Bøger af Dale Mayer

Charged with murder. Betrayed by her lover. Shunned by her friends.After being acquitted of the murder, botanist Fern Geller runs from her past to learn everything she can about poisonous plants. She ends up doing a six month contract at the Garden of Death before finding the answer she's seeking...When she returns to the same conservatory where she'd worked before, the new boss is missing and several other men are dead. Once again, all eyes turn her way.FBI agent, London Behring hadn't expected Fern to look like she does now. Ethereal. Gorgeous. Gentle. Why and how had she been a murder suspect? Even more intriguing, how had she been acquitted of all charges? And more mysteriously, she'd come back to the scene of the crime... at the perfect time to fall under suspicion - again.What magic did she possess to walk away from such crimes? And how can he stay free of her charms... a lure he's finding impossible to resist.

Riches to rags. ... Chaos never calms. ... Time fades memories. ... Or at least most of them!Who knew two small maker's marks could lead to such chaos? Doreen has been enjoying a few well-earned days of peace and quiet after solving her last mystery. But all good things must come to an end. Like when Thaddeus, her independently minded African gray parrot, digs up two rectangular metal pieces from the path along the creek. Then Doreen is sent down another rabbit hole of the past: connecting the dots from a long-defunct tool repair company and a young girl who disappeared at the same time.Corporal Mack Moreau doesn't think these events are connected. He doesn't believe the spate of recent deaths is suspiciously tied in either. Mack wants Doreen to focus on the materials and the cost analysis to replace her backyard deck and to leave the detecting to him. But how can she, when she knows so much more is going on than Mack believes?Heart attacks, unfair wills, and a missing ice pick are all related. She just needs to understand how ...

Life is never easy but when her family is killed by a serial killer - one who is never caught - it becomes impossible.As she grows up, Tavi works to appear normal while hiding in law enforcement, determined to get answers and if she can - extract revenge.Jericho is a hunter. Now he''s caught the scent of an old prey, a serial killer he''s been one step behind the whole way. ThenJericho catches wind of the killer''s next victim... Which is none other than a detective with a little too impressive track record for getting her man.Only she wants nothing to do with him. Or his protection. And he can''t leave her alone...Sparks fly from the first meet - in more ways than one.But when energy flares it also attracts. And the killer realizes he can kill two enemies in one swoop. He''s cleaning up. Turning a new leaf.And wants no one left alive who can stop him...

Riches to rags ... Chaos might be slowing ... Only a new murder occurs ... Sending her off the trail again ...It's been a tough few weeks since Robin and Mathew, Doreen's ex-lawyer and her ex-husband, slid back into her life.Okay, so maybe Robin isn't here any longer to cause torment, but Mathew is. And he's not planning to leave Doreen alone anytime soon, although thankfully he's gone back home for a while. Trying to recuperate looks doubtful for Doreen, when a local gardener is kidnapped, while picking nasturtiums for dinner.The case heats up when the missing man's niece appears on Doreen's doorstep, looking for help, including asking Doreen to accompany her to the police station.Not at all sure what's going on, but willing to help someone in need-particularly after having been a suspect herself-Doreen tags along, looking to do her good deed for the day.But no good deed goes unpunished, and, when Mathew calls, Doreen gets more than she bargained for, including all the usual suspects: love, jealousy, and ... greed. It takes everything from her feathered and furred critter team to keep her safe, as she digs to the bottom of yet another crazy case ...

Catherine. DeeDee. Paris. Kano had hoped to never deal with the three again. The woman he loved, her dragon of a mother, and a city to bring the best-and worst-memories to mind. A return trip leads to a conversation with DeeDee, which sheds more light on who is behind Bullard's murder in that planned plane explosion.After seeing Catherine again, Kano can't stop thinking about her. That young woman matured into someone he couldn't have imagined and now can't forget. However, he's afraid her powerful mother is setting him up to die-yet again.Catherine hadn't expected to see Kano again, but this time she's not letting him walk away. And she's prepared to face off against her snake of a mother to save him. Catherine must plumb the depths of her own soul and that of her family to save Kano-and herself.

Nash has been struggling to get back on his feet after his last set of surgeries. He pushed for a transfer to Hathaway House on an old friend's recommendation and finally made it there-after multiple frustrating delays-only to find that he isn't ready for the strides he hopes to make in the new facility. To add insult to injury, on his first day at Hathaway House, he comes face-to-face with Alicia, the only woman he's ever loved and the last woman he'd want to see him in his current condition.Alicia let Nash go more than a decade ago, unwilling to settle for a long-distance relationship with the sailor, certain that her future would bring other dreams and other loves. But, when her brother fell ill, all her dreams shattered. She devoted herself to nursing him and, after his death, to helping others.Seeing Nash again is both pleasure and pain. The rapport between them is instant, as if the years apart had never happened. But, if they couldn't make things work back then, when life was bright and new, do the people they've become in the years since have a shot at a future together?

Remember ...The haunting refrain torments Bethany, almost as much as the horrors of what she's forgotten. Chased, terrified, and injured, she races away from a gunman into the woods, determined to once again escape those after her.Hunter's first meeting with Bethany reveals an injured, exhausted, and possibly dangerous psychic. Plus she was uncooperative, barely civil, keeping everyone at arm's length. Only she needs help, ... and he is the one available. Time for the hunted to turn hunter, and that is his domain. Especially if he gets to champion the underdog, which, in this case, is a prickly and way-too-beautiful woman, whom he doesn't want to let out of his sight.Not only is she being tracked but they want her back as a captive. A captive to do their bidding. And they've enlisted another of their group, her ex-best friend Lizzy, to hunt down Bethany.They want, no need, her to remember who she really is ...With Hunter at her side, Bethany fights for survival, racing toward an explosive reveal that leaves them all gasping, as their world turns upside down.

Traveling to China to retrieve a kidnapped scientist shows Diesel the depths of human depravity. Not that he needs more proof. He's been doing this type of work for a decade. This is the first time though the person he was rescuing was this interesting.Eva Langston had been kidnapped while walking across the street and then locked up in a lab half a world away. Joining two other scientists, both letting her know there was no escape, she refuses to give up hope. When the rescue does come, it wasn't smooth or easy.Still she was damn glad to be free. Until she realizes that freedom is a long way off, as, one by one, her science team is picked off, leaving her the last one to be dealt with.

Zack wasn't someone to focus on his mistakes, but he'd made a big one, and it was hard to move on from it. Still he was determined to work with Levi's team to find new meaning in his life and to get his head on straight. At least that was the plan. When he ends up part of a two-man team to rescue a kidnapped woman, the daughter of a former politician, Zack doesn't know how to react-she's certainly unique. Not the least of which, she didn't appreciate the rescue.... At least not once she learns the details. Zadie knew her father was guilty of the crimes he'd been accused of. She was more concerned about her mother, who'd always been the downtrodden and obedient wife. But, as more and more evidence shines a light on their lives and her kidnapping, the issue is no longer as clear. Heartbroken at the losses that keep mounting, Zadie knows she needs a second rescue-hopefully by her same rescuer. Only it's not as simple this time, and it's infinitely more dangerous...

Sheriff Angela Zimmerman is not what Bonaparte expects when he arrives in her district. But he was here to help her out at Levi's request. A little matchmaking by Levi was going on too but didn't change the fact that she was in trouble. When Levi said he was sending a man over, she didn't realize he meant this gentle mountain of a man. Still Bonaparte was confident and capable, and that's what mattered. Something rotten was happening in her town, and getting to the bottom of it alone was nearly impossible. Especially when all her deputies had been coerced to quit.Sensing something much bigger was going on is one thing, but proving it is another. So the two set out to get the proof they need-no matter the danger. No one expected what they found ...

Her kidnappers demanded Shane arrive. Finding out his best friend was held as a pawn just pissed him off. Finding out rescuing her was a test made him seriously angry. He hates being used. These men mean business though, as Shane finds a body count too high for comfort.Shelly knew Shane would come for her. No way he wouldn't. She was lucky to have Shane there for her, especially when learning a second woman had been kidnapped and held for over six months. The simple rescue of Shelly turns into something more to find this second woman.But is there one killer boss out there or two? As the pair try to secure their own freedom, it gets even murkier, until finding a way through is paramount. Otherwise no one gets a happy ending.

Riches to rags ... Chaos has never been so supreme ... Now a suspect herself ... No calm in sight ...Being a suspect in the murder of her ex-lawyer is not the fun Doreen thought it would be. And, of course, she's been ordered to stay away from the case, ... but she can't help being interested. So she enlists Mack's brother, Nick-her new lawyer-to help.Mack's first priority is to clear Doreen as a suspect. No one in their right mind would seriously believe she'd done the deed, of course. ... But, the fact is, she had both motive and opportunity, so clearing her of suspicion isn't the walk in the park that Mack would like it to be. Especially not when she insists on sticking her nose into his case, where it doesn't belong.And just when Doreen is certain things can't get any worse, answering her doorbell shows her that this nightmare has just started. Who just walked into her life? None other than her soon-to-be-ex-husband, ... Mathew ...

Riches to rags. ... Chaos calms. ... Suddenly it's quiet. ... Too quiet if Doreen's involved!What was supposed to be a leisurely stroll through a peaceful cemetery after a recent funeral turns into the start of a new case. Someone clobbers Doreen over the head and leaves her facedown among the funeral flowers.Is it random violence? Revenge? A warning of worse to come?No one knows, not even Doreen, but one thing is certain: the attack enabled the disappearance-perhaps the abduction?-of Doreen's beloved African gray parrot, Thaddeus. Frantic, Doreen foregoes a trip to the emergency room in favor of heading straight home, where she hopes Thaddeus will return sooner rather than later.When he does show up, riding a branch down the river, coming right home, he's different, and all he can talk about is Big Guy. He's also sporting an SOS message fastened around his ankle... Doreen sets out to retrace Thaddeus's path, while Mack hunts down her attacker.Between birds and boys and Corporal Mack Moreau's brother, the lawyer looking into her divorce situation, Doreen has her hands full. And that's before her former lawyer shows up unexpectedly at her home! Off-balance by all these events, Doreen opens her door to someone with a serious grudge to take her down ...

Garret's Gambit book 4 in Bullard's BattleStronger than he had any right to be after the plane explosion and still angry about it all, Garret's seriously unimpressed to fly to London to speak with an ex-fiancée who'd screwed him over with his own brother. But she had information on his missing brother, who was a link to the plane crash that sent Garret into the ocean.Yet Astra, not Amy, waits in London for Garret, to explain the little she knows, hoping he'll let go of some of his resentment and help her look for her sister, Amy-who disappears just before Garret's arrival. Some coincidence there. Then her sister hasn't faced the music for any of her actions in a long time. Today is no different. Too bad Amy and Garret hadn't broken up much earlier. It might have given Astra a chance with the man she has loved since forever.Still, if finding Astra's sister leads Garret to finding his brother, who might be able to give them answers regarding the sabotaged plane, then Astra's happy to play the game. However, it's not that easy, as the men who failed to kill the two team members are still looking for their chance to finish the job. And to take out anyone who is close by ...

Eton's Escape book 3 of Bullard's BattleEton journeys to Switzerland, unimpressed at finding Garret there as his backup. Barely recovered but pissed and mobile, Garret refuses to be kept out of service any longer. Eton's intel leads them to a small village, to a woman in distress, and to someone who likes cleaning up a trail a little too much.Living a quiet life with her aging father, Sammy is surprised by an offer of help when she gets an unexpected flat tire. Strangers in this area are not common, and neither are they well received. Still this stranger's a can-do person, and she instinctively turns to him when she soon needs additional help.Only to find he's partly why she's in trouble-and he's got bigger troubles of his own. Now they both had to get out of this nightmare and somewhere safe and sound, ... before it's too late.

Cain's cross book 2 of Bullard's Battle.Cain-hearing a killer's last words, "You're next,"-knows his time is running out, not only for him but for his entire team. As members of his team search for the still missing Bullard in the ocean, Cain has focused on tracking the killer's history, hopefully to lead to the madman after them all. A trip to Sicily brings more information to light but also more puzzles to sort out. And an unexpected light in Cain's life.When Petra picks up the two men at the airport, she has no idea how fast her personal life is about to unravel. Not only do these men bring up old terrible memories but they also shine a light on an ugly corner of town. People she avoids at all costs.Still she can't afford to dwell on the past, as her present blows up. With Cain and Eton at her side, they're all trying to stay alive, as the bodies drop around them.

For Caleb, returning to his hometown for his brother's wedding should have been cause for a wonderful celebration. However, since his brother is marrying Caleb's ex-wife, Caleb doesn't want to go anywhere near the event. Yet Caleb returns, as his best friend, Laysha, is in the same town, and they are overdue a reunion. Plus Caleb's been asked to look into a War Dog adopted out but now missing.Having Caleb back in town, at her house even, Laysha couldn't be happier, all the while knowing Caleb still had issues with his ex-wife. When Caleb and Laysha take a trip to the last known residence where the War Dog had been and instead find a human corpse, life takes a dark turn.Even worse, they are seen at the house and have both become targets ... in a game Caleb has to win or will lose everything that's important in his life.

Rowan hopes that the deep emptiness inside him might possibly heal-if he just finds the retired K9 Hershey, named after an old trainer buddy. Nothing can hold Rowan back from locating his old K9 friend. What he didn't expect was his old friend had found a new friend, with puppies of her own.Brandi had just lost her grandmother, her home, and her best four-legged friend, Lacey, in a horrible forest fire that swept through town. Everyone said to not give up on Lacey, as dogs often disappeared only to reappear later. That one thought calls her to spend every spare moment she has at the site, calling for Lacey. When she realizes someone else has the same idea, she's happy to join forces.When things get ugly, she's glad to have someone at her side because she hadn't seen what ugly could really look like ... until now.

When four members of one family-owned corporation are kidnapped off the streets in Honolulu, Gavin's intel says this is a corporate espionage case ... but is it?There's not much to like about this case. Too many people are involved, ... including an old friend of Gavin's. But, as Gavin digs deeper into the motives of the suspect pool, events get uglier, and bodies start to fall.Rosalina has no idea how she ended up in this nightmare, but all she cares about is her ailing parents who have been separated from her and her sister. Even when she and her sister are freed, Rosalina finds no sign of their mother or father. Trying to rescue them means deciphering friend from foe ...It comes down to the wire as this close family corporation falls apart, revealing the core of darkness inside, ... and leaves Gavin and Rosalina struggling to stay safe as enemies work to take out them both.

Welcome to a new stand-alone but interconnected series from USA Today bestselling Dale Mayer. This is Bullard's story-and that of his team's. All raw, rough, incredibly capable men who have one goal: to find out who was behind the attack on their leader, before the attacker, or attackers, return to finish the job.His rescue from the ocean after a horrible plane explosion was his top priority, in any way, shape, or form. A small sailboat and a nurse to do the job was more than Ryland hoped for.When Tabi somehow drags him and his buddy Garret onboard and surprisingly gets them to a naval ship close by, Ryland figures he'd used up all his luck and his friend's too. Sure enough, those who attacked the plane they were in weren't content to let him slowly die in the ocean. No. Surviving had made him a target all over again.Tabi isn't expecting her sailing holiday to include the rescue of two badly injured men and then to end with the loss of her beloved sailboat. Her instincts save them, but now she finds it tough to let them go-even as more of Bullard's team members come to them-until it becomes apparent that not only are Bullard and his men still targets ... but she is too.

This bundle contains the following books:CarterRecovering from an accident was hell on anyone, but, for a stubborn guy like Carter, it was worse. No way would he be a burden. So he stayed away from Montana, where his best friend lived ... and his best friend's sister.Until Geir and Cade ask Carter to check up on a dog delivered to a small town close by, but the dog never arrived. Considering this was one of the missing War Dogs that Titanium Corp was handling, Carter was happy to assist. Maybe even relieved as it gave him a reason to go where he'd been afraid to go before.Walking into her partner's office to find his dead body on the floor had sent Hailey down a nightmarish path that never seemed to end. Then it had started with Carter's arrival. What else should she expect from the man who she'd always loved and who had rejected her time and time again. She'd hoped the attraction to him would have lessened by now, but it was even worse.As the body count mounts, and the town takes sides, Hailey realizes that Carter was always the one to back her up, even when it meant he could die in this fight that's gone to hell. Particularly when Carter finds the missing K9 dog, and his current owner is on the wrong side of the war ...Only Carter doesn't care, knowing he'd always stand on the side of right, but maybe-if he was lucky this time-he wouldn't be standing alone ...WestonWeston was at an impasse in his life, after hearing about his unknown daughter, who'd already been adopted by another family. Only the father had since passed away... So ... accepting the mission to track down the missing, blind-in-one-eye, limping war dog named Shambhala-in Alaska-was exactly where he needed to be to sort out this other issue in his life. Finding the dog turned out to be easier than Weston had expected, but sorting out how and why this dog's owners had been murdered was something else again.Now a widow, Daniela knew her daughter also needed a father, so she'd contacted Weston, not sure if he even knew of the baby's existence. When he said he was on the way, she was concerned at what she'd started and that emotion then turned to terror when Sari's birth mother showed up at Daniela's doorstep, looking for her daughter again.Things turn ugly when Weston's war dog investigation impacts his daughter's life and her new mother. He must do something, or everything he's finally found will be lost.

Welcome to a new military romance series by USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. A series where you meet new friends and just might get to meet old ones too in this raw and compelling look at the men who keep us safe every day from the darkness where they operate-and live-in the shadows ... until someone special helps them step into the light.This bundle contains the 9th and 10th books in the series:KeaneLennox

This bundle contains the following books:LucasThe world of dogfighting is an ugly place ...When Tophat, a missing K9 dog, is accidentally sent to Canada as part of a group of rescued dogs looking for adoption, Lucas knows he's the natural pick for this job. Plus he has another reason to be in the country. His sister lives there, and ... so does his ex-fiancée.But when he arrives, Lucas finds Tophat was handed over to a trainer who deals with aggressive dogs. The news isn't good, especially after Lucas arrives at the trainer's property and is thrown into the dark underworld of dogfighting.Tanya used to share her home with her two best friends, until one was killed in a hit-and-run and the other badly injured. Now living alone in a small apartment, Tanya realizes how much she's lost-including Lucas. Unexpectedly seeing him flips her world once more ...As Lucas digs deeper into Tophat's disappearance, the dogfighting ring rises up to protect their own ...ParkerHeading back to Iraq was never in Parker's plans ...But, when his brother is killed in action, he makes the journey to bring his brother back home to his final resting place.When one of the K9 War Dogs disappears at the military airport in transit, and all attempts to locate him fails, Parker agrees to investigate during the few days he's there.Sandy is making the same journey as Parker-both of their brothers were killed in the same incident. Both brothers had been the best of friends, but this is the first time she's met Parker. From that initial moment, she realizes something odd is happening in his world. When they find a K9 dog in a rebel stronghold, she's sucked into a much more dangerous trip than one of compassion and grief.There's a reason why the first investigation didn't turn up anything. ... As Parker rattles cages and shakes up a ring of thieves, the bodies start dropping, one by one.

What happens when the very men-trained to make the hard decisions-come up against the rules and regulations that hold them back from doing what needs to be done? They either stay and work within the constraints given to them or they walk away. Only now, for a select few, they have another option:The Mavericks. A covert black ops team that steps up and break all the rules ... but gets the job done.Welcome to a new military romance series by USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. A series where you meet new friends and just might get to meet old ones too in this raw and compelling look at the men who keep us safe every day from the darkness where they operate-and live-in the shadows ... until someone special helps them step into the light.This bundle contains the 7th and 8th books of the Mavericks:MilesNico

What happens when the very men-trained to make the hard decisions-come up against the rules and regulations that hold them back from doing what needs to be done? They either stay and work within the constraints given to them or they walk away. Only now, for a select few, they have another option:The Mavericks. A covert black ops team that steps up and break all the rules ... but gets the job done.Welcome to a new military romance series by USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. A series where you meet new friends and just might get to meet old ones too in this raw and compelling look at the men who keep us safe every day from the darkness where they operate-and live-in the shadows ... until someone special helps them step into the light.This bundle contains the 3rd and 4th books of the Mavericks:JaxBeau

What happens when the very men-trained to make the hard decisions-come up against the rules and regulations that hold them back from doing what needs to be done? They either stay and work within the constraints given to them or they walk away. Only now, for a select few, they have another option:The Mavericks. A covert black ops team that steps up and break all the rules ... but gets the job done.Welcome to a new military romance series by USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. A series where you meet new friends and just might get to meet old ones too in this raw and compelling look at the men who keep us safe every day from the darkness where they operate-and live-in the shadows ... until someone special helps them step into the light.This bundle contains the 5th and 6th books in the Mavericks series: AsherRyker

This bundle contains the following books:KerrickOn the precipice of change ... Just not the way he'd expected ...Kerrick is tagged to join a new elite group, where he'd have more say and less rules on missions. Working mostly alone, he's to track down a kidnapped victim suspected of being in England, and likely she's not the only one. This is his kind of job; finding out a longtime friend is his backup makes this mission a go.Amanda is snatched at the end of her workday while walking to her vehicle. Days later she wakes to find she's imprisoned, alone in a small cement cell. One rotting meal a day is provided, and that is it. Once she realizes someone else is here-a young boy-she's even more determined to escape. And to take him with her. Running into Kerrick wasn't the plan ...Escaping is only one part of the puzzle as the truth drags them to Europe and beyond as they sort out how the two kidnappings are related, who's behind it all and why ... Before they are run aground and imprisoned all over again ...GriffinHelping Kerrick was one thing, getting tagged for a mission of his own quite another ...His heart ached to hear a young girl had been kidnapped while at a hotel in Thailand, waiting for her father to arrive. But nothing is ever as it seems, and this case isn't even close to simple.Lorelai spent the last seven years enjoying her young charge, Amelia Rose. Tutoring the daughter of a wealthy business owner added perks to the job, like holidays around the world. In all these years Lorelai had never once seen the downside to having big money-until the holiday in Thailand where Amelia Rose is targeted, and they were both kidnapped.Griffin managed to rescue the kidnapped victims, but tracing the kidnappers was a whole different story and brought the group a little too close to home ...

Contains the first two books of the K9 Files series.Book one: EthanWhen one door closes ... second chances open another ...Ethan was lost after a major accident abruptly shifted him from a military life to a civilian one, from working with dogs to odd jobs ... In that time, he'd spent months healing from his physical injuries. When he connects with Badger and the rest of his Titanium Corp. group of former SEALs, Badger offers Ethan an opportunity he can't refuse. A chance to do the work he used to do ... with a twist.Cinnamon works from home as a project manager plus is heavily involved in global dog rescues-dogs of all kinds. When Ethan walks into the next door's vet's office with an injured shepherd in his arms, she sees another lost soul-just like the canine ones she helps.Ethan knows he's about to take a dangerous step, but he's on the job, and no one-on the job or not-hurts animals while he's around. This poor shepherd has taken enough abuse, and Ethan fears she is only the tip of a nightmare he's determined to uncover. But he knows she's going to lead him in the right direction.He has his sights set on saving one dog in particular, Sentry: K9 File 01.Book two: PierceJust because helping out is the right thing to do doesn't make it easy ...Pierce is on the hunt for Salem, a K9 military dog that belonged to Pete, a veteran, who can no longer look after himself or the dog. So the dog has been handed from owner to owner-until she's become too much to handle-and now the law is involved. No one has Salem's best interests in mind ... and they definitely don't have Pete's either. Pierce is about to change all that ... whether they like it or not.Hedi, a young deputy, has lived in Arrowhead, Colorado, all her life and knows Pete and Salem but was helpless to do much when greed overtook his friends and family. She recognizes in Pierce the same qualities that Pete has, and, by Pierce's actions alone, she knows a corner has been turned. She also understands the locals won't take it lying down, and this means war ...Pierce served his country overseas for many years, and seeing another veteran in trouble makes him realize the fight isn't over, even after life in the navy ends. In fact, this battle has just begun. But ... this one ... Pierce will finish. And he plans to win.

A new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery-and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot-as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.This bundle contains the following books:Ice pick in the IvyJewels in the Juniper