Bøger af Judy Kentrus

Julie Keaton is an attractive widow, raising two children on her own. It's a never ending challenge being both mother and father, but she's worked hard and is proud of what she's been able to provide for her children. She's never accepted the circumstances behind her husband's death. Was it a tragic accident or was he killed because he knew too much?Fate steps in when Julie's sister asks her for a last minute favor. Mardi owns a party specialty and catering business. Julie is to pop out of a birthday cake, do a little bump and grind, for an 85 year old senior citizen. It's an easy $200.00 for a half hour's work.Julie's favor turns into a nightmare when the banquet staff delivers the cake to the wrong party. The birthday boy is no geriatric senior citizen, but a virile, handsome male no older than 35.Scott Landis was losing interest in his surprise birthday party. His boredom is cut short when his special birthday gift arrives in the form of a sexy, blond stripper. It had been a long time since he felt this instant attraction to a woman, especially a female who makes her living entertaining men. When he gets hit in the face with a lacy red garter, he decides its time to have a little fun and wonders how much she would charge to celebrate his birthday in a more private setting.

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide 'no more.' As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. Ryder Wayne's dream to become an FBI agent was stolen from him two months before high school graduation when a handgun was found in his locker. Determined to follow a career in law enforcement, he joined the Beacon Pointe Police Department.Jillianne Bennett has loved Ryder Wayne since high school, but swore she'd never marry a cop. When she's charged with embezzlement, her only option is to turn to the man she loves, unaware she's being used as a pawn by the Association's enemy.

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide 'no more.' As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. As an investigative reporter Mason experienced horrors that have caused lingering nightmares and he decides to take over the Beacon Pointe Gazette. His world is shattered when he receives a Dear John letter from the only girl he's ever loved. Secrets prevent him from trying to win her back.Mollie Anderson has loved Mason since they were in high school. To him, she's that old comfortable shoe, but wants more. For a man who lives his life through words, there's one he's never used - commit. She decides to show him what life is like without "Dependable Moll."

Preston Reynolds and Cindi Pearl Sullivan, the loving couple from "Winner Takes All," have planned the perfect winter wedding. Two weeks before they say "I do", Cindi is invited to a holiday get together for the graduates of Stevensville High School. Three months before graduation, Cindi fell in love but suffered teenage heartbreak a week before she got her diploma. The invitation brought back all of the humiliation she suffered. She confesses all to Preston and he encourages her to attend, hold her head high and show everyone she has made a success of her life. She also has a man who loves her more than life itself. Thomas Leland has returned to reclaim the woman he pushed away and plans to pick up where he left off. His cheerless moth has transformed into a Monarch butterfly and he's a man who gets what he wants. First, he has to break up her engagement.

Russell Long, a care-free bachelor, returns from vacation to discover an ad in the personal column: Wanted: Wife, little or no experience. Willing to pay $20,000. Send all inquiries to R. Long, c/o this newspaper. The intended joke backfires and he is drawn into the scandalous life of Alexis Snow, owner of Mary Maids Janitorial Services and a former world-class fashion model. Once framed for smuggling stolen jewelry, someone from her past is out to destroy her life, once and for all.Fun, romantic-suspense and the follow-up book to Elusive Obsession.

'Fate can be cruel, but one should never ignore second chances..." Iris Templeton has been in witness protection for 18 years. When she gets an announcement about her 35th high school reunion in Beacon Pointe, she decides to "escape." She's willing to risk everything, even her life, for one more night with the only man she's ever loved. As a prosecuting attorney dealing with high-profile cases, Leif Nielson decides that attending his high school reunion is the perfect way to escape for a few days. Would his best friend be there? He'd lost touch with Iris eighteen years ago. His letters had been marked return to sender, with no forwarding address. If anything, he wanted to know why she'd severed all ties. Page turning, suspense. Later-in-life romance

Lincoln Adams, a successful businessman, closed the door on the painful memories of his past, eighteen years ago. When a friend from another lifetime calls in his marker, Linc is duty-bound to fulfill his promise. Forced to save the dying town, he uncovers secrets that will change his life, forever. Sgt. Jessie Taylor has worked hard to gain the respect of her fellow police officers and the people of the town she has sworn to protect. When Lincoln Adams returns to Laurel Heights, a small town in the Highlands of Pennsylvania, he becomes a threat to everything she has achieved and loves. A fun, sexy, romantic suspense you won't be able to put down.

Cameron MacGregor's lifelong dream was to become a US park ranger. In school, she'd earned the nickname Paula Bunyan. She knew more about the ecosystem of the forest than her teachers. Raised by her grandfather from the time she was nine years old, she'd come to appreciate the beauty and wonder of nature in the Alleghany Mountains of Pennsylvania.Only one boy looked beyond the un-female personage and saw the warmhearted, sweet girl she kept hidden from her classmates. Now, after twenty years, he's come back home to Laurel Heights. She's well trained and devoted her life to the job she loves, but is hesitant to act on the feelings she's harbored for Treig Taylor all these years. Could she risk him finding out about the secrets and guilt she's harbored all these years? Treig John Taylor hadn't a clue what it was like to live a "normal" life. For the past eighteen years, he'd worked undercover, associating with the slime of the earth. Darkness had grown inside him and he didn't know how to stop it from festeringHis best friend and boss brings TJ in to save himself and offers Treig a job as head of security for the Laurel Heights Inn. He's reluctant at first, but accepts the position for six months. There's more to the "temp" job than he anticipated, including getting reacquainted with US Park Ranger Cameron MacGregor. The woman was heart-stopping beautiful, but a whole different class. Inside he was tainted and not worthy of her. He hadn't associated with a nice woman who wasn't part of an assignment, in a long time. Could he climb out of the darkness and turn his life around? No matter what TJ does to try and live a normal life, someone from his past comes back, seeking revenge in a way he never saw coming.

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide 'no more.' As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their lives have been manipulated by their unknown enemy. Everett Troy, returns to his hometown, Beacon Pointe, to fulfill a life-long dream - produce and direct the musical play he has written. He was forced to leave home when he was eighteen, breaking the heart of the only woman he ever loved. Laura Davis has been the wardrobe coordinator at the Footlight Theater since she was twenty-five years old. A mother and a grandmother, her life is about to change when the only man she's ever loved is coming home. Would she be able to work alongside him and hide her love and secrets? Confronted by unforeseen challenges, their newly awakened love is tested by the unknown enemy that wants to prevent their happily ever after.

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason, and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school. As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions. As adults, they decide 'no more.' As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. Jackson Vance is the highly respected principal of Beacon Pointe High School. Raising his teenage daughter alone hasn't been easy and he's been forced to lock away his love Tamie Elise since he was a teenager. Loving her openly would draw her into his private misery. Tamie Elise's specialty is helping children. After working with Doctors Without Borders, she returned to Beacon Pointe to take up the high school psychologist position. Her love for Jackson has never died, but would he still love her after he learns the secrets she's been hiding from him?

Samantha Kingsley's dream is about to come true, opening Tea in Time, her teashop and small bakery in Laurel Heights. Her boss asks her to take on one last job as an undercover insurance investigator. Her assignment is to investigate Trans American Motor Freight, a huge trucking conglomerate and find out the cause of unexplained accidents. In the process of reviewing the information on the company, she is given photos of the owners. She recognizes the president of the company. Sam is torn between doing her job and fighting the love she has for the only man who has ever made her feel like a woman. The last time she'd seen that compelling handsome face. She was half naked and giving him a lap dance.

Preston Reynolds, a former Army Ranger, left a part of himself in the desert from hell. Life as he knew it was over. No woman would ever want to look at or touch him. He never figured on Cindi Pearl Sullivan sashaying in and turning his world upside down.Cindi's personal motto had always been, "do a good deed, for a friend in need." In her sometimes klutzy way, she shows Preston life is to be lived and he could enjoy the loving caress of a woman.