Mapleton, Colorado’s police chief, Gordon Hepler, would rather be on the streets than behind a desk, but he promised his late mentor he’d accept the position. And to Gordon, a promise is a promise, even if the person you made it to isn’t around anymore. However, doubts creep in, and he wonders if he was shoved into the job because his mentor thought he couldn’t cut it on the streets.Everything changes when a fatal traffic accident well outside Mapleton seems connected to the elderl...

Note: This is an updated cover, but aside from making a few corrections to the text, this is the same book originally published hereIf someone asks single mother Frankie Castor to clear a room, she’ll smile and find a vacuum cleaner. Ryan Harper uses a gun. Can they work together when their lives depend on it?Frankie’s returned to her childhood home in Montana to help care for her mother. Her biggest worries are balancing the budget and the upkeep ...

Being robbed at gunpoint wasn’t part of Sarah Tucker’s business plan. Neither was falling in love with the detective who arrived to solve the case.For police detective Randy Detweiler, a routine robbery investigation turns into the biggest challenge of his career when he falls in love with the victim and ends up having to save more than her business.All Sarah wants is success for her gift boutique, the one she and her husband created. Now, she’s living a hand-to-mouth exist...

He needs a cook, she needs a place to hide…In her new romantic action adventure, Terry Odell spins her popular Blackthorne, Inc. series off into a new world of adventures filled with mystery and suspense. The Triple-D Ranch novels are set against the backdrop of a Colorado cattle ranch, where cowboys find love and danger while they're working the range.Derek Cooper has left the violent life of an Army Ranger and a covert ops agent for Blackthorne, Inc. in f...

She’s my captive. A witness to my crime. I'll never let her go.I’m a desperate man. One week out of prisonand trouble found me again. When a mafia hitman comes after me,I end him with my bare hands. But the beautiful florist witnesses my crime.Now she’s my prisoner. I can’t let her go.My soul's unsalvageable, forever living in a den of sin.But the rest of me knows what it wants.And I want her.

Solving a crime is like piecing together a puzzle. But what happens if the pieces don’t fit?When Police Chief Gordon Hepler’s doctor orders him to cut down on the stress in his life or risk losing his vision, Gordon books a winter retreat at a remote Bed and Breakfast. Hours away from Mapleton, where nobody knows he’s a cop, he plans to relax and try to forget about his eyes.However, traveling “incognito” doesn’t mean he’s left his cop instincts behind. His...

Who do you call when Uncle Sam can't help you? Blackthorne, Inc., of course. Behind the public façade of a high-end private investigation firm lies a band of elite covert operatives. Read the first three full-length novels, filled with action, adventure and romance.When Danger Calls:If someone asks single mother Frankie Castor to clear a room, she'll smile and find a vacuum cleaner. Ryan Harper uses a gun. Can they work together when their lives depend on i...

** A New York Times Bestseller **NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time • The New Yorker • NPR • GQ • Elle • Vulture • Fortune • Boing Boing • The Irish Times • The New York Public Library • The Brooklyn Public Library**"A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging politica...

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance returns with a new pulse-pounding installment in her gripping mystery series featuring beloved private investigator J. P. Beaumont as his investigation of a seemingly accidental death uncovers a complex web of evil.Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont faces trouble in the small town of Ashland, as both his personal and professional lives are thrown into turmoil. Beau’s daughter and son-in-law are having m...

When life seems too good to be true—watch out.Mapleton Police chief Gordon Hepler thinks his troubles with the small-town politics are behind him. The town council has even awarded him a reserved parking place. But an early-morning summons from the new mayor has Gordon on alert.Instead of yet another budget dispute, the mayor announces an independent film company is making a movie in Mapleton. For the mayor, it means good press for Mapleton—and more importa...

**#1 London Times Bestseller“A gripping historical story.” —The Independent“This powerful . . . trilogy opener beautifully walks the line between gutting and hopeful.” —BuzzFeed, Best Books of March 2022Sold by her impoverished mother. Enslaved in an infamous brothel in Pompeii. Determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. . . . Enter into the Wolf Den.**Amara was once the beloved daughter of a doctor in Greece, until her fath...

The Blackthorne, Inc. covert ops team is back with another action-adventure romantic suspense from Terry Odell. This time, it’s Dangerous Connections, where Computer Nerd meets Cartel Lord.For Jinx, interacting with people is highly overrated. Computers are his life. On the job, he’s an intel gathering expert for Blackthorne, Inc. Off duty, he’s a shooter in computer role playing games. But what happens when he’s sent into the field to fac...