Bøger af P. J. O'Dwyer

One Girl. Two Horses. And a past itching to catch up. Fourteen-year-old, Colorado juvenile delinquent Mackenzie Lynn Stonebreaker doesn't do horses. But the volunteer gig at Hunter's Moon Ranch has its perks. With cold, hard cash she lifts from their boarding fund, Mac's poised for escape to search for her birth mom when an Arabian mare named Bella is viciously struck by a shotgun blast. Alive and talking-well, telepathically only to Mac-the horse begs for her help. Talking to horses totally freaks Mac out. But leaving Bella and her colt Raider isn't an option. Ditching her plans for now, Mac becomes a modern-day Dr. Doolittle, looking for justice. Only Mac tends to act first and ask questions later. When her protective instinct for the horses gets in the way of her good sense, Mac finds herself, once again, on the other side of the law. Dodging a return trip to juvie, thanks to the ranch owner's partner Dr. Rachel Hunter, Mac is now in the pediatrician's custody and living a life she could only dream. With newfound friendships, the gift of gab with two quirky horses, her first kiss, and a chance at that family she's always wanted, she can't quite let go of one thing. Abandoned and unloved by her mother, Mac wants to know why. But sleuthing for answers puts Mac on a collision course with the past-one that will shatter everything she believes in about herself and those she's come to love and trust at Hunter's Moon. Mac just may find that what she's been looking for her whole life is the exact opposite of what she will get.

Maryland State Police counter-sniper Brit Gentry took that fatal shot. Only she doesn't remember pulling the trigger. Now after a psych evaluation and being placed on administrative leave while the brass investigates, Brit's packing it up. If there's one place where she can make sense of what happened, it would be in the mountains of western Maryland and the solitude of her cabin on Deep Creek Lake-drama can take a hike. Too bad someone didn't tell escaped convict Colt Rivers to stay clear of one on-the-edge cop in designer heels. It was no accident this ex-Army Ranger commandeered Brit Gentry and her Pathfinder on Interstate 68. The wife of his double-crossing Army Ranger comrade is the mother of all bargaining chips. But first he'll have to use her to flush him out. Being a fugitive on the run makes recon difficult, and Colt's unaware his gorgeous, brown-eyed captive is trained to kill. And it's Brit's mission to keep him in the dark-her life depends on it. But when hidden agendas are exposed, they are surprised to find they were betrayed by the same man. When wounded souls collide, anything can happen-even love. But first they'll need each other to survive.

A trifecta of trouble for one man, and a horse race meant to be won . . . by one woman. On her own since the age of eighteen, after the death of her dear ma, Irish barmaid and racetrack groom Dani Flynn works three jobs to stay afloat. Only it's the third one-the one along the docks after midnight-that just might find her at the bottom of the Irish Sea. Running for her life with a thumb drive that could bring down all of Parliament, Dani does the sensible thing. She hops a freighter, destination unknown, and spends a week on the high seas. Curse or Divine intervention, Dani can't decide which when she finds herself docked in the U.S. penniless, illegal, and within two hundred miles of a farm called Grace. Swallowing her pride and twenty-six years of resentment, she makes her way to the one man she swore she'd never have anything to do with-her da. Handcuffed, frisked, and charged with assaulting a police officer isn't casting her in a warm glow of endearment nor keeping her illegal status under wraps. But when a little scrap of paper called a birth certificate proves her claim, she's met with open arms and even finds a home away from home at a Thoroughbred training center. Except it's not her family's blessing she needs. Nor a maddening attraction to the one hell-bent on sending her home-the cop she sunk her teeth into while trying to escape. The sparkling shores of freedom may not be enough to keep her past from catching up with her. Especially since blending in and keeping a low profile proves difficult when Mr. Law and Order, in the form of a gorgeous American sheriff, is doing his best to unearth her past. Kevin Bendix never came out on top as a kid against the Fallon sisters. As the Sheriff of Washington County, it's not as simple as taking his licks and calling it a day, especially now that there are three. Win or lose, he'll uphold the law and defer to his training. He knows a liar when he sees one. Only Dani Flynn isn't your average lawbreaker. She's female and all of about five-foot-two with a face of an angel and a body of a sinner. He'll get to the truth. It's his job. But in the end, he could lose more than his quiet way of life. It's not only his heart she'll steal. Loving this woman could cost them both their lives.

When love turns deadly, the beloved play dead. Western Maryland farm girl Kate Fallon wanted more than horse pastures. Now a trial lawyer in the affluent Annapolis law arena and married to multi-millionaire Jack Reynolds, also the U. S. Attorney of Maryland, she's got it all-at least everyone thinks so. Behind closed doors, Jack is as cruel as he is intelligent, as controlling as he is handsome. When his tirades turn physical, Kate must fight for her life. But her efforts to leave him will take her down a rabbit hole to secrets she doesn't fully understand, and that Jack will kill to suppress. Two years later, Kate's keeping secrets of her own. Living as Charlie Robertson, a take-no-crap general contractor, she's secure most days knowing her nightmare is right where she left him-two thousand miles due east under FBI scrutiny. Wielding a nail gun instead of a briefcase suits her, as does the small mining town of Creede, Colorado. With its scenic views and open spaces, life is simple and so are her rules: Lock all doors, check for signs she's been followed, and don't get involved romantically ever again. Unfortunately, retired Navy SEAL and tourist Nick Foster didn't get the memo. Mysterious, sexy, and powerfully attracted to Charlie, Nick typically likes things easy. Only "easy" isn't in Charlie's vocabulary, and neither is trust. Worst part is, she's right not to trust him, and yet he can't help falling for her. But love won't save either one of them if she discovers his true identity or doesn't give him what he came for. His boss won't tolerate failure.