Bøger af Lynn Emery

Lyrissa Rideau is on the hunt for a priceless painting that rightly belongs to her family. An art expert, she finds a way to get inside the wealthy and powerful family that has possession of it. She's working her plan and planning her work to get her hands on the heirloom worth tens of thousands. There's only one thing standing in her way, painfully gorgeous Noel St. Denis. She can't stop the heat she feels when he's close by that distracts from the prize. Worse, he's not the bad guy she'd expected him to be; and he wants her, too. Lyrissa and Noel are on different sides of the tracks, but they don't stay that way for long. Soon they're caught up in a hot romance. They have to fight a family feud, and allegations of crime to get some love.

Andrea Noble leaves Detroit and her big city blues when she returns to her small hometown. At least that what she thinks. Bayou Blue, Louisiana has changed. When she takes over a small health clinic Andrea begins to uncover foul play, missing drugs and medical equipment. Lee Matthews is hired to find out just what's going on at the clinic. He's a sharp private investigator who has to consider everyone suspect. Lee just hopes that Andrea is the woman he thinks she is.Lee and Andrea fight each other, then fight as a team to save a young man's life, the clinic that her small community needs so much, and most of all the love they've finally found in each other's arms.

Jade Pellerin survives a shake-up in state government and lands her dream job. As the top assistant to a powerful government official destined for even greater things, Jade is poised to rise along with him. Her professional life seems set. Her personal life may be quiet, but after a drama-filled marriage and divorce, boring is good. When she meets sexy Damon Knight, Jade tries to resist his charms. Yet his caring and commitment to helping others convince her that he's more than a handsome face. Just as they seem to be running down the road to happiness, old and new enemies emerge. Rumors are flying. Whispers reach a fever pitch and an investigation of Jade's decisions on the job heats up. Scandals, lies, and half-truths test Jade and Damon. Together they rip the cover off deception and come through it all stronger than ever. Read One Love to find out what happens to Jade's sister Lanessa.

Lanessa Thomas is proud of her life. She recovered from addiction and started her own successful business. She wants to repair the damage she did to those who loved her most, especially Alexander St. Romaine. When Lanessa uncovers possible criminal wrongdoing, ruthless businessmen set out to destroy her reputation. She must turn to Alex for support. But can he trust her? Lanessa and Alex overcome a painful past to find the truth and each other again "Ms. Emery writes with style and class" Romance Reviews Today"A gifted storyteller." Baton Rouge Advocate, Greg Langley"Put on some blues and zydeco, and step into a Louisiana Creole treat once again with One Love." Affaire de Coeur

Neva Ross returns to her small hometown of Solitude, Louisiana; a fitting name for the life she's decided to live. She's given up on romance after her loveless marriage ends with the death of her husband. But when she meets handsome Chandler Macklin their mutual attraction is undeniable. Neva faces a nasty fight over her inheritance, threats from a powerful family, and doubts about taking a chance on love again. Neva gains confidence as she faces each new challenge, surprised at her own inner strength. She learns to let go of the past, believe in the future, and to trust in love.

Michelle Toussaint is an ambitious television news reporter with her eye on the prize, becoming an anchorwoman at the station where she works. Love is on the back burner, until Anthony Hilliard comes back into her life. Anthony comes home with one thing on his mind: to win back the one woman he's never been able to forget. Despite success as a contractor and having beautiful women pursue him, Michelle is the only one that makes him think about forever. His dream comes true when Michelle reveals she wants him just as much. Then the past comes back to haunt them. Michelle has the story that will put her on top, but there's one big problem. Anthony's uncle, a man he loves and admires, is up to his neck in dirty dealing. Intrigue and scandal threaten to turn all of their hopes to dust. They have to trust each other to save their future and their love.

Monette Victor comes out of prison more than ready to put her old life behind her. After a long hard fight, she is granted parole. She's determined to clear her record and her name; nothing less than a full pardon will do. With a bestseller about her scandalous past, Monette is ready to take on the real world. At least that's how it seems to those looking from the outside. Inside, Monette is scared. She has a lot to make up for, and a lot of burned bridges to rebuild. Love isn't on her busy schedule. Until Jayson Odum walks in. On the surface they're from two different worlds, the nice guy from a stable family vs. the bad girl who came up hard and made all the wrong choices. The sparks fly, and Jayson sweeps away Monette's attempts to keep him at arm's length. Monette starts to believe in happily ever after. But when her former lover launches a new campaign to get her sent back to prison, Monette and Jayson have to find a way to stand together and claim the happiness they deserve.

**Nominated by Romantic Times Magazine for Best Mainstream Multicultural of 2005**Erikka Rochon hits a major speed bump in her fast lane life of work, partying and more work in New Orleans. A successful accountant, she's convinced everything is adding up. Suddenly the party is over; her alcohol fueled work and play hard schedule lands lead to a major pile up. With her personal and professional life a wreck, Erikka accepts her aunt's invitation to take a break in tiny Loreauville. When she meets serious, brooding Gabriel Cormier Erikka is definitely not in the mood for love. With his own troubled history to overcome, Gabriel has opted for a solitary life in his own home on family land. He's not looking for romance either. But he sees something in Erikka that she doesn't even see in herself. Two people who are lonely, but don't know it, cautiously moved closer and closer until love finds them.

Social Worker Shani Moore is determined to save the community center and programs she believes offer so much hope. What she doesn't count on is an opponent as sexy as Eric Aucoin. A former college football star turned Black conservative politician, Eric is just as determine to cut waste and get help to the people who need it most. Still he can't stop thinking about the lovely social worker whose passion about her cause has inspired a different kind of passion in him. Shani and Eric fight against family disapproval and conflicting political views to make it work. The skirmish turns from a battle over budgets to a fight for true love.

When their daughter Ellie gets in trouble at school, LaShaun Rousselle and her deputy husband Chase Broussard find themselves pulled into a murky web of secrets, lies, and murder. What starts as a simple disciplinary issue soon turns into a complex investigation, with Ellie's tutor charged with murder and links to Chase's latest case. As the evidence against Zulime Glapion mounts, LaShaun must rely on her psychic abilities and the help of an eccentric old woman living in the swamps to uncover the truth and save an innocent life. With the help of an unlikely ally, LaShaun must unravel the mysteries of Blood Bayou and confront the dark forces that lurk there before it's too late.

Devil’s Swamp holds three hundred years of deadly secrets and the blood of murder victims beneath its murky waters according to legends. What’s the connection to psychic LaShaun Rousselle’s latest case?Two leaders of the Third Eye Association die under suspicious circumstances, throwing the global paranormal research and investigative organization into turmoil. LaShaun is brought in to help figure out what is going on when a Louisiana connection is uncovered. When a third TEA member is murdered, a local man LaShaun knew well, it hits close to home. A powerful rare earth mineral being extracted from Devil’s Swamp, a suspected serial killer, murder, and the supernatural. LaShaun must make sense of dangerous pieces of the puzzle before more lives are lost and a destructive paranormal power is unleashed on the world.

Female private investigators Charmaine and Jessi Joliet track down the claim of a bestselling horror author that his fictional monsters are trying to kill him. Soon enough they’ve got three murders, an annoyed homicide detective demanding answers, and more paranormal shenanigans than these two psychics can count; let alone stop the string of crimes committed by dead folk walking.New Orleans urban legends come to life. The city is full of spirits hanging around like they own the place. And to top it off, the ghost of Marie Laveau shows up to put in her two cents on what from hell is going on. Charmaine and Jessi have their hands full slapping the lid closed again on the supernatural Pandora’s Box that someone opened.

 LaShaun Rousselle is on the hunt againA six-year-old girl vanishes. The main suspect is found brutally murdered. What’s the connection? LaShaun is pulled into both bizarre cases because of a cryptic message left at the crime scenes. Written in Bat’s Blood Ink. Clearly these won’t be routine criminal investigations. Supernatural evil has reared its lethal, ugly head again, and LaShaun is the psychic who can sort it out. As she follows the clues, LaShaun discovers a spider web of wickedness. More children have fallen into the trap. Will her own child be next? The war against hell lands on LaShaun’s doorstep, but doesn’t end there.LaShaun and her husband, Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Chase Broussard, strike back against a doomsday organization. Paranormal weapons, demons, betrayal and a dangerous drug cartel. LaShaun and Chase will take them all down.

MiMi Landry takes what promises to be an unforgettable trip to an exotic Caribbean Island with a sexy, wealthy new boyfriend. Unforgettable is right. When MiMi ends up behind bars she calls for help from her two best buddies, Willa Crown and Jazz Vaughn. MiMi finds herself on the wrong side of the law in an even deadlier way. Not one, but two murders. A Dominican gang, the local police, and the FBI are on her tail. But if any of them think she’s going to get pushed around this time, they better think again. This eye candy has toughened up. She gets to the bottom of whodunit in MiMi Landry designer label style all the way.Pretty Dangerous is the third book in the Triple Trouble Mystery Series. Book 1 is Best Enemies. Book 2 is Devilish Details. 

Only By Moonlight is the third book in the paranormal series featuring psychic LaShaun Rousselle and Deputy Chase Broussard. Lovely Vermilion Parish, Louisiana is teeming with bloody secrets. LaShaun is once more called on to use her paranormal ability to solve a mystery.In Only By Moonlight what starts out as a simple case of wild teenagers dabbling in the occult turns out to be just one layer to a far darker and deeper plot. A formidable cult is determined to unleash a malevolent force on the world. To her horror, Chase seems possessed by the threat LaShaun is fighting to defeat. Will she have to kill Chase to save him? LaShaun wages a war she can''t afford to lose.

Rae Dalcour is no longer the wild child she was growing up in small town Louisiana, but she still lives life on her own terms. A blues guitarist and singer, she leads her band and loves every minute of being on the road. When her father dies Rae does something she vowed never to do, she goes home to Belle Rose. Simon heard all the stories about Rae''s reckless youth, and the scandal that made the entire Dalcour family outcasts. He''s unprepared for the powerful desire the sultry blues musician awakens in him. Forced to re-examine pre-conceived notions of who Rae really is, Simon savors the intense passion they share.When a destructive fire, and the discovery of human bones seem linked to a fifty year old mystery, Rae and Simon must confront history to save their love, and put right a decades old injustice.