Bøger af Nat Burns

Olivia Jeffries has neither time nor interest in relationships. When she isn't operating the market garden she inherited, she uses her computer skills to deal out her own brand of justice. In an effort to solve the mystery behind the targeted shooting of her farm manager and his family, she enlists the aid of Cat Harris, a local private investigator. Cat Harris makes her living uncovering other people's secrets. It doesn't take her long to realize that Olivia has more than her share of them. Not least of which is her ability to bypass alarm systems and move objects without touching them. When an elderly woman writes to Cat, asking her to find out if Olivia is the daughter who went missing more than thirty years before, Cat is compelled to bring the information she uncovers to Olivia's attention. Not until Olivia confronts the dying woman and is finally able to forgive her is she able to let go of the past. Olivia Jeffries has neither time nor interest in relationships. When she isn't operating the market garden she inherited, she uses her computer skills to deal out her own brand of justice. In an effort to solve the mystery behind the targeted shooting of her farm manager and his family, she enlists the aid of Cat Harris, a local private investigator. Cat Harris makes her living uncovering other people's secrets. It doesn't take her long to realize that Olivia has more than her share of them. Not least of which is her ability to bypass alarm systems and move objects without touching them. When an elderly woman writes to Cat, asking her to find out if Olivia is the daughter who went missing more than thirty years before, Cat is compelled to bring the information she uncovers to Olivia's attention. Not until Olivia confronts the dying woman and is finally able to forgive her is she able to let go of the past.

Nathan Casy escapes the mines of Mars while working on a shanghaiing mission to Earth. On the run, he encounters a band of people with telepathy, a mutation spawned by War Four. They believe he is the Heavensent of prophecy who will deliver their people from Phillip Pope, the despotic NewMerica ruler who is trying to wipe them out. Nathan, though doubtful, joins forces with the rebels and they soon invade the seat of empire where Pope resides. During this invasion, Nathan discovers a profound evil that must be overcome if the rebels and, indeed, the entire world can survive. This evil greedily inhabits the minds of all who encounter it, preying upon their weaknesses. Nathan, though taken to his knees, realizes something about this too close to home evil that may just allow him to vanquish it.

On the list of things that Gray Graham thought she'd never do is "hire a psychic." Her new bookstore on South Padre Island, however, appears to be haunted. Unable to explain why, she's convinced that the restless ghost is her late partner, Mary. The locals tell her that Angie June is the real deal, though, and she seeks out the young woman but is leery of being conned.Angie is desperate to save her local youth program, and a paying client will really help. There is definitely something off about the bookstore too, and she can sense that the spirit won't be easy to vanquish. As the days go by she also finds that the ghost isn't the only reason she's drawn to the bookstore, but Gray is far more interested in the dead than the living. Known for her exquisite settings, Nat Burns brings the south Texas world alive as two women confront a haunting secret and their feelings for each other.

River Tyler leaves her life in Virginia behind, setting out for the paradise of the Florida Keys. As a jewelry designer she's been hired to manage a high-end jewelry store owned by one of the area's wealthiest and most influential men.She doesn't understand that he has plans for her--plans that become impossible to contemplate once she meets store buyer Larken Moore. Larken is determined not to get burned, but Key West sunsets are hot and the passion that blazes between her and River burns even hotter. This edition of Nat Burns heartfelt tale of surprising love and high stakes is the author's revised and edited version.

Vandalism and violence at Fortune Farm have pulled investigator Denny Watkins home to Southern Louisiana. Her insistent ex-girlfriend, Patty Price, expects Denny to get to the bottom of an endless nightmare of trouble. For Denny, it means watching Patty with Yolanda Cousins, the creepy, conniving low life who stole Patty away. Denny had hoped Patty was exaggerating, but the chaos at the farm borders on evil. The Price family is well-loved but nothing has been right since the death of Patty's mother. A war-crazy neighbor and a business competitor are just the beginning of the list of suspects. But just as Denny feels she's making progress, Yolanda asks for help from an old friend of her own: police officer Bonita Corcoran. The move is so typical of Yolanda--it's an already difficult situation, but now Denny must deal with the most attractive, seductive woman she has ever met.

Shay Raynor doesn't need to learn anything twice. After a three-year disastrous relationship she now knows what happens when you let someone inside your heart, body and mind--they take everything. Her career as a prominent D.C. dog trainer is in tatters, but that pales next to the wounds she carries inside and out. Liza Hughes has left her business in Montgomery for the even smaller Maypearl, Alabama, to care for her ailing father. Distance from her clinging ex is also welcome. She's not expecting to meet someone like Shay, but the attractive newcomer in the small town is clearly keeping her distance from life. Shay might eventually open up to Liza's friendship and more, but the arrival of a woman named Pepper changes everything. Clearly, she wants Shay back. Finally, facing Shay's terror, Liza understands what it will take for the two of them to have a future--they must deal with Shay's past. Identity is a story of survival, tenacity and the strength of true love.

Dorry Woods is notorious in Schuyler Point. Her antagonism plagues Bobbi Oliver from the day they meet. Having left Seattle in favor of the small South Carolina town, Bobbi is finding it hard enough to settle without butting heads with the town crank. When Dorry finds out that Bobbi is the new reporter, it gets worse. Five years ago, the town paper led the charge in branding Dorry a pariah for being a lesbian and accused her of being complicit in her lover's death. Peace might have finally been possible, but Dorry's brother-in-law's body is discovered on Bobbi's front lawn. Under equal suspicion they both know that the only ones who will help them is themselves. With hostilities set aside they are confronted with the other feelings that smolder below the surface, but Bobbi finds no comfort in them. She read the reports from five years ago--how can she care for a woman that she doesn't trust?