Bøger af Margaret Watson

When Helen Brody needed her office repaired, she never expected that the contractor would be Jamie Evans, the man with whom she shared an unforgettable night a year earlier. Jamie hasn't forgotten Helen, either, and now that he's found her, he's determined not to let her get away again. Helen can't get involved with Jamie, because he wants something she can't give him, but she can't deny the explosive, out of control attraction between them. As they try to work through their feelings, they find that the hit and run driver who destroyed Helen's office has more plans for her. Will they have only a handful of nights together, or will they have the chance to build something lasting?

The minute Tess Phillips crossed the finish line in the Chicago Marathon, her life began to change. As the female winner in this year's race, she was handed a check for fifty thousand dollars! The money would keep her fledgling recycling business afloat for awhile, but there was one catch. If she wanted to keep the money, she had to let a local sports writer shadow her for an entire week. Although Tess didn't mind sharing her training tips, she couldn't afford to have a reporter prying into her personal life. Especially a reporter like Nick Bartholomew. With his mocking grin, his aggressive style, and his intense blue eyes, Nick wouldn't let one detail slip by. Once Nick started nosing around, Tess's business problems were sure to leak out. She had to avoid him - even if he was the most attractive man she'd ever met. From the start, Nick Bartholomew was not pleased with this assignment. He was sure that Tess Phillips was a complete fraud. No one could win a marathon on their first try. But one look at Tess's clear blue eyes made Nick doubt his reporter's instincts. They weren't the eyes of a hustler. They were too trusting, too vulnerable. If a man stared into Tess Phillips's eyes long enough, he would begin to believe in all sorts of fairy tales. Before he lost his objectivity, Nick had to cut to the chase. It was time to uncover Tess's secret-and he was the best man for the job.

After witnessing the murder of an FBI agent in a parking garage late one night, Lizzy Monroe meets with the FBI and agrees to work with a sketch artist. But on her way out of the office, she comes face to face with the killer - another FBI agent. She knows from experience what happens when a criminal is a member of law enforcement - cops protect their own. So when the killer shows up at her door later that morning, she knows she has no choice but to run. From the moment he sees her, Mac Donovan is intrigued by - and in lust with - their beautiful witness. After Lizzy disappears, he spends his free time tracking her down. When he finally finds her on a remote island in the San Juans, their chemistry is explosive and the sex is even hotter. But he's hiding his identity from her. What will happen when she discovers who he really is? Will she be able to forgive his betrayal? Or will the killer find them first?

Raine Taylor has one goal - justice for her murdered sister. She knows Genie's husband strangled her and left her in an alley - Peter had been threatening to kill his wife for years. The police said there was no proof Peter Northrup killed Genie. So it was up to Raine to make him pay. When Detective Connor Donovan answers a call about a trespasser outside Northrup's house, he finds a woman running down the street. When he tries to stop her, he's left holding her hoodie as she strikes out like a ninja then vanishes like smoke. Connor quickly realizes Raine is his mysterious trespasser. Now he has to figure out why she was outside Northrup's house at three A.M. Raine isn't his usual criminal - she's a schoolteacher who coaches a tae-kwon-do team of under-privileged girls. And he's wildly attracted to her. Raine needs to stay away from Connor. She has a plan to deal with Northrup, and she can't get involved with a cop. But like two magnets drawing together, she can't resist him. Can Connor help her find justice for Genie? Or will her sister's killer claim another victim before they can stop him?

When Tessa Porter returns home from work one evening to find her apartment has been broken into, the Chicago nurse is shocked when the detective who responds to her call is her sexy neighbor - the one she's been fantasizing about. She'd caught a naughty glimpse of him through her window one morning, but Quinn Donovan is even hotter in the flesh. Quinn had spotted Tessa through his window, as well, and when he meets her in person, his reaction is hard to conceal - or control. Their passion and desire are overwhelming, but what will happen when Quinn wants more - and Tessa is hiding a secret?

When Fiona escaped Spruce Lake, she had a plan - art school and jewelry design. Ten years later, she's succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. She returns to Spruce Lake to help her sisters clean out their father's house. She plans to get in, do the job, and get out.Rebuilding relationships with sisters takes time. And her upcoming jewelry show requires focus. There's no room in her life for anything else. But when her childhood sweetheart Jackson, now a sexy veterinarian, walks back into her life, she's falling in love all over again.She's torn between Jackson and her career. But this time, Jackson has two kids. When she walks away, she'll hurt three people. Fiona has to return to New York and Jackson can't leave Spruce Lake. Do they dare risk a second chance?

Running away is what Bree McInnes does best. So when the single mother returns to Spruce Lake to help clean out her father's house, she plans on getting the job done and getting out again before anyone in the small town ferrets out her secrets.Her plans are complicated, however, when she falls for her boss, a celebrity orchid hunter at the local college. Bree is appalled by her attraction to Parker Ellison, but she's having a hard time resisting him. And her defenses are demolished by Parker's kindness to her son Charlie.Between rebuilding her relationship with her sisters and taking care of Charlie, Bree doesn't have time for a relationship. Which is fine with Parker, because he's not interested in long term. But could home and family be exactly what the world-traveling celebrity needs?

Zoe McInnes is used to the stares. The whispers. They started when she and her sisters were young - the triplet daughters of a famous father. Now, the people of Spruce Lake watch her for a different reason - they think she murdered her husband.When her former father-in-law has a stroke, Zoe is blamed. When she's thrown in jail, the man she assumes was sent by her attorney turns out to be the stroke victim's son - and her former husband's brother. She's appalled by her attraction to Gideon Tate. Horrified to find that he's equally attracted to her. There's no way she'd get involved with another Tate.She and her sisters are trying to rebuild their ruptured relationship, and Zoe insists she's not interested in Gideon. But she finds herself spending more and more time with him. Could Mr. Wrong be Mr. Right?

Maddie's teenage crush humiliated her fifteen years ago. Now Quinn runs the Otter Tail pub that Maddie inherited and needs to sell. Too bad Maddie's high school crush on Quinn is still alive and kicking.Quinn wants to buy the pub, but can't afford Maddie's price, so he plays dirty. His smile, bright blue eyes, and broad shoulders are just his initial bid. As they get reacquainted, they realize someone else has plans for the pub. Plans that endanger Maddie and Quinn - and the rest of Otter Tail.Can Maddie and Quinn save the pub? Can they put their past behind to create a future together?

Darcy Gordon is hiding, watching for her past to catch up with her. So when her boss is injured in a suspicious accident, she's certain it was meant for her. But instead of fleeing, as every instinct screams, guilt forces her to stay and help her boss's brother run the restaurant where she works.There's just one problem - Patrick Devereux is an FBI agent. His too-sharp eyes threaten to reveal all her secrets. Expose her for who she really is. She wants to lower her guard and let Patrick know her. But when he learns the truth, will he understand? Or will he arrest her?

Tough, tender-hearted Frankie Devereux doesn't have time to babysit a smooth-talking football player who's supposed to be doing community service at her after-school center for troubled teens. She's dealing with serious stuff - gang problems, a homeless pregnant girl and scraping together enough money to keep her center open.But when a dark secret from her past threatens Frankie and the existence of her program, Cal tries to step up and help. But with his career on the line, which will he choose? Football? Or Frankie and her vulnerable kids?

Seth Anderson arrives in Sturgeon Falls determined to prove two things -- he never fathered a child, and Kat Macauley is a counterfeiter.Fiercely protective, passionate and loving, Kat is not what he expected. Also unexpected are his growing feelings for her. To protect his investigation, he doesn't tell Kat the whole truth. But as he unravels the crime, he has second thoughts about choosing a career over a family.That won't matter if Kat can't forgive him for lying to her. Will his lies, and Kat's doubts, make it impossible to create a new family?

Although she doesn't realize it, Kendall is drowning in secrets. About her husband Carter, who died in a car crash. About Gabe, who was driving the night Carter died. About her brother George's girlfriend. Gabe's return to Sturgeon Falls brings the secrets bubbling to the surface. Since Carter's death, Kendall's been too busy running a B&B, managing a cherry orchard and raising two girls to think about Gabe. But when he shows up at her B&B, memories come rushing back - including the crush she'd had on him. Can Kendall and Gabe face the past and find forgiveness? Or will the secrets bury them?