Works by
Lisa Jackson
(aka Susan Crose, Susan Lynn Crose)
(Writer)

Writing as Lisa Jackson

Anthologies

• Most Likely to Die (2007) by Beverly Barton, Lisa Jackson, and Wendy Corsi Staub

• Kiss Me Again (2005) by Debbie Macomber, Lisa Jackson, Lori Foster, and Suzanne Forster

• Deck the Halls (2004) by Fern Michaels, Linda Lael Miller, Lisa Jackson, Marcia Evanick, and Virginia Henley

• Santa Baby - A Baby For Christmas (2002) with Elaine Coffman, Kylie Adams, and Lisa Plumley

• Slow Heat (2001) with Jill Marie Landis and Stella Cameron

• Tis the Season/Two Novels (1999) with Debbie Macomber

• The Parent Trap: Three Novels (1996) with Dallas Schulze, Lisa Jackson and Kasey Michaels
  Includes "Donovan's Promise," in which a troubled marriage finds hope in a second child; "Million Dollar Baby," about an abandoned child who brings a couple together; and "His Chariot Awaits," in which a precocious boy matchmakes for his mom.

• Lover Come Back: Three Complete Novels (1994) with Diana Palmer and and Patricia Gardner Evans
  Contains three complete romance novels--including Eye of the Tiger, in which Keegan Taber desperately tries to win back the woman whom he spurned four years earlier.

• 1993 Silhouette Christmas Stories: Four Novels (1993) with Emilie Richards (Contributor), Joan Hohl, and Lucy Gordon
  Four holiday stories--by Joan Hohl, Lucy Gordon, Lisa Jackson, and Emilie Richards--feature a mountaineer who finds a lost love, a woman haunted by her childhood, a stepbrother and sister fighting their passion, and estranged, formerly engaged lovers.

Contemporary

• Stormy Nights (Hurricane Force and Summer Rain) (June 2010 release)

• Missing (2009)
  Two books in one novel:
  
  Innocent by Association
  A lot of money, cold, hard cash, has "ended up" in stockholder Garrett Reaves's bank account.. Someone is trying to frame him. Investment house president Megan McKearn—his former lover—had motive, means and opportunity. Is she guilty? It looks as though Garrett will have to, once again, get very close to Megan to find out.
  
  Zachary's Law
  When a divorced mother's young children are kidnapped by her ex-husband, Lauren Regis exhausts every possibility of finding her son and daughter—until maverick attorney Zachary Winters agrees to take the case. Zach operates under his own set of rules. But even his unconventional methods don't include getting emotionally involved with the client…no matter how tempting.

• Risky Business (2009)
  Two classic stories in one volume!
  
  A Dangerous Precedent
  Kirsten McQueen's life had become one giant headline: Newswoman Sues Station for Age Discrimination! She had won the first round, but the network brought in its secret weapon for round two: brilliant attorney Dane Ferguson. And Dane was determined to win Kirsten for himself!
  
  Double Exposure
  Gavin had loved Melanie—a long time ago. Now, returning to Taylor's Crossing, he wanted only to forget the woman who had broken her promises to him the first chance she got. Would secrets revealed keep them apart—or make their worlds collide forever?

• High Stakes (2008)
  GYPSY WIND
  Passions run high in horse-racing circles, but thoroughbred breeder Becca Peters keeps a tight rein on her emotions. Except when it comes to Brig Chambers. Six years after he shattered their relationship with dangerous accusations, he's back, stirring up trouble...and undeniable heat.
  
  DEVIL'S GAMBIT
  Tiffany Rhodes's horse farm was in trouble long before she met Zane Sheridan, a breeder with a shady reputation. Yet she couldn't help but feel relieved when Zane offered to buy her out. Though Tiffany didn't trust him, she was drawn to him like a magnet. What did this mysterious man want from her...and why was he using a gambit with her heart?

  HIGH STAKES is actually two books in one, both of them centering around the volatile and passionate world of horse racing, as relevant today as when they were first written. There's a little bit of mystery, a lot of suspense and a hot love story in each book. Both of the books, GYPSY WIND and DEVIL'S GAMBIT are named for the sleek Thoroughbreds within the stories.

• Secrets (2007)
  Pirates Gold Maren McClure and Kyle Sterling are enemies in a cutthroat, fast-track industry. He's threatening the company she fought to build; she's endangering his empire. But their instant attraction will raise the stakes from risky...to explosive. Dark Side of the Moon Ten years ago, Andrea Monroe loved politician Jefferson Harmon, and watched helplessl as their relationship was destroyed by his brother's lies. Now they are thrust back into each other's lives, and their hardest challenge will be to trust each other--and resist their long-simmering hunger.

• Strangers (2005)
  STRANGERS, two harrowing tales of love on the run:
  
  MYSTERY MAN
  Chelsea Reed is hot on the trail of Devlin McVey, the man who jilted her. Her search for the truth leads her to the balmy Caribbean--and a brusque, bearded stranger.
  
  Mitch Russell looks nothing like clean-cut Devlin, but he arouses the same frustrating brew of anger and fascination that Devlin always had. There is only one way to find out if Mitch is really her long-lost flame . . . but if she goes through with her seductive plan, will Chelsea be able to live with herself in the morning?
  
  OBSESSION
  Zane Flannery had always been overprotective of his famous wife, Kaylie. He was, after all, her former bodyguard.
  
  Years before, in the aftermath of an averted tragedy, his protective instinct proved to be too potent, too controlling for independent Kaylie. She began to feel more like a prisoner than a wife, so she saw no other option than to leave her husband.
  
  Now, years later, even with a new deadly threat of danger, Kaylie isn't convinced she should let Zane back into her life. But try as she might, she can't erase the memory of moments in his arms that have nothing to do with protection.

• Mystic (2002)
  He was her first love...and her first lesson in betrayal.
  
  Savannah Beaumont once loved Travis McCord with all the intensity of adolescence. And one summer night she'd believed he loved her, too. But the light of day brought with it the truth--Travis was gone, leaving Savannah feeling like a fool. Nine years later, she's still telling herself she despises Travis McCord.
  
  Now, Travis has returned to the Beaumonts' California horse ranch and Savannah is determined to keep him at a distance. But deception has many faces, and Travis is asking for her trust to help reveal secrets hidden within her own family. Can she forgive the betrayal of the past--or deny the desire that still smolders between them?

• Wishes (1999)
  Fifteen years ago Kate Summers secretly adopted a precious baby boy that helped her heal from the tragic death of her husband and daughter. Now Kate’s world is rocked again when a wealthy family fights her for the son she vows she’ll never surrender. In desperation, Kate turns to the only man she can trust, but sensual and dangerous Daegan O’Rourke has his own past to hide — and a past with shocking ties to Kate’s.

• Twice Kissed (1998)
  Marquise Walker has vanished without a trace. There are few clues and much speculation on her sudden disappearance. But the truth is more terrifying than anyone can even imagine...Maggie McCrae would do anything to find her identical twin sister - even if it means stepping into her unfamiliar shoes. Walking through Marquise's wild, uninhibited life is a revelation for Maggie, proof that she knew very little about her twin's darker side and her connection to the only man Maggie ever loved, Thane Walker. Now he's the man she shouldn't trust, a man who could be her best hope...or a cold-blooded killer...The deeper Maggie digs, the more she is drawn into the web of her own past...to a twisted family legacy of desperate deceit, betrayal, and revenge...each secret bringing her closer to a final, shocking truth - and to the identity of a killer who's closer than she thinks...

• Intimacies (1995)
  A TOWN SEETHING WITH SIN AND SCANDAL
  The youngest daughter of the town's richest man, Cassidy Buchanan, was sixteen the summer all hell broke loose in Prosperity, Oregon...the summer she fell hard for Brig McKenzie, the handsome hell-raiser from the wrong side of town. But when a mysterious fire at the Buchanan lumber mill pointed the finger of guilt at Brig, he fled Prosperity...never to be seen again.
  
  A WOMAN BURNING WITH FORBIDDEN PASSIONS
  Now, seventeen years later, it's summer in Prosperity again, and Cassidy has returned to her hometown as the wife of a powerful business tycoon. But the past catches up with her when another fire rages through Prosperity. Suddenly, Cassidy's husband is a stranger. Suddenly, a shocking long-buried secred rocks the town. And suddenly, a smoldering passion rises from the ashes to burn bright, hot, and dangerous...

• Treasures (1995)
  THERE ARE SOME SECRETS...
  Adria Nash has come to Oregon to reclaim her life-and prove that she is really London Danvers, the child kidnapped twent years before from the wealthiest hotel dynasty in the Pacific Northwest. But the powerful Danvers clan refuses to accept her. They call her a fortune hunter. An imposter. Then Adria meets the notorious and irresistibly seductive Zachary Danvers...
  
  ...A WOMAN SHOULD NEVER REVEAL
  Fighting her attraction to the man who could be her half-brother, Adria is drawn into Zach's opulent and treacherous world. As their passion explodes, she learns a shocking secret that threatens her legacy-and her life. To keep what is hers, Adria will have to reveal her own most intimate secrets-even if it means losing Zach and the love she prizes above all else...

• Sail Away (#720) (1992)
  The pampered daughter of a successful hotelier, Marnie Montgomery had everything she ever wanted— except independence. Now that would change. No man would ever again tell her what to do—certainly not infuriating, domineering, undeniably attractive Adam Drake.
  
  Adam was determined to clear his name of the false charges that had ruined his career at Montgomery Inns. If that meant deceiving the Montgomery daughter, and even stowing away on her boat, so be it. If she had secrets, he would discover every single one.…

• Tears of Pride (1984)
  Her legacy has just gone up in flames.
  
  Sheila Lindstrom is reeling from the aftermath of the devastating fire that claimed the life of her father and all but destroyed the Cascade Valley Winery, the family's pride and joy. Without the insurance proceeds needed to rebuild the winery, Sheila risks losing everything to corporate monolith Wilder Investments. When she confronts company president Noah Wilder, an undeniable attraction hits both of them with the force of a tidal wave. Will mistrust and deceit undermine this volatile union -- or will love rise from the ashes?

• A Twist Of Fate (1983)
  They didn't trust each other . . . and couldn't resist each other.
  
  When Kane Webster buys First Puget Bank, he knows he is buying trouble. Someone is embezzling funds, and the evidence points to Erin O'Toole. Kane is determined to see her incriminated -- until he meets her. He never expected to feel such an intense attraction to Erin -- or to fall in love with her.
  
  After her divorce, Erin has no desire to get involved with anyone -- especially not her new boss. But she can't resist Kane Webster . . . even if she doesn't always understand his mysterious manner. Before she can help it, she's swept into a passionate affair with a man she barely knows . . . a man she already loves. But when she discovers Kane's suspicions, she must decide -- can she stay with a man who suspects her of criminal intent?
   

• See also The McCaffertys

Historical Romantic Suspense

• Temptress (2005)
  A bloodied warrior is brought to the Castle Calon, battered, nearly unrecognizable. And yet Morwenna sees that he resembles Carrick of Wybren, a man who not so long ago broke her heart. Is he friend or foe? Lover or enemy? As the days pass and the unknown soldier revives, Morwenna senses that, together, they will face a new peril. For the Redeemer, a mysterious man who stalks the halls of the castle is moving now-and in his wake he brings with him destiny, desire and death

Medievals

• Wild and Wicked (2002)
  Every eye in the great hall was on Lady Apryll. In a clinging white gown, she floated through the revelers like a wanton angel, inflaming the interest of Lord Devlynn. Brazenly he took her in his arms and promised her ecstasy. Before the night was over, she vanished--along with the castle jewels, the lord's finest horses, and his young son. All that remained of the kidnapping temptress was her gown pooled upon his chamber floor, mysteriously stained with blood. . .
  
  But Devlynn's plan to punish her goes awry when he discovers Apryll's true motives and her own betrayal by those she trusted. For his greatest weakness is his undeniable attraction to the seductive woman whose kisses can still carry the sting of treason.

• Enchantress (2003)
  THE DREAM
  With her raven hair tossed by the gale that shrieked over Wales from the north, Morgana shivered violently as she was the vision that had come to her. Now she was certain a dark rider would bring death to her ancestral home at Tower Wenlock unless she could convince her father that her dreams were real…unless she found a way to change the destiny coming to ravage all she know…

  THE DANGER
  Garrick Maginnis, Baron of Abergwynn, strode, fierce with rage, into the clearing where the green-eyed maid sat praying. Someone had stolen his son, cruelly snatching the boy away as death had snatched Garrick’s wife at the boy’s birth. Garrick’s last hope was Morgana, rumored to be a sorceress, who know faced him dagger in hand…with a defiant beauty that took his breath away.
  
  THE PASSION
  With her family forfeit if she failed to find Garrick’s child, Morgana wanted to hate this fearsome lord, not meet his bold desire with a passion so intense it held her spellbound and caught them both in a bond of love neither the treachery of a traitor not the steel of war-swords could break…

• Dark Ruby (1998)
  For years, Lady Gwynn has kept the ultimate secret from her long-time love Trevin McBain after their singular night of forbidden passion--she has raised their son in the home of his long time enemy. But when the boy is suddenly accused of murder, Lady Gwynn will do anything to protect him, including marrying a scheming new suitor she does not love. Now only Trevin's return can save his son, rescue Gwynn from an unjust marriage, and rekindle their unbreakable bond of undying love. .

• Dark Emerald (1999)
  Banished from Tower Twyll by his brutal half brother, Rhys has carved out a new life as the Outlaw. But then he captures a raven-haired beauty named Tara who may be the true heir to Twyll. She not only inflames his desire, but carries the legendary jewel that threatens his very quest for revenge. From the first, the infamous criminal stokes a passion seductive yet frightening in Tara. For if she is the true heir to Twyll, then she is the sworn enemy of the man who has captured her heart...

• Dark Sapphire (2000)
  She'd once saved his life helped him escape from a fiery hell in Wales, and then the thankless youth abandoned her to the cruelty of her father.
  
  Years later, the rogue is Captain Keegan, a ruthless pirate on whose ship, the Dark Sapphire, she stows away, now fearing for her life. Accused of a ruthless crime, she's fled her home at Castle Ogof, a massive bounty on her head. The dark captain has no memory of her fearless endeavor on his behalf and has vowed never to allow his heart's passion to outweigh his mind's cold calculations. And yet, a hot desire ignites aboard ship, and this time they must both run for their lives.
   

  • Dark Jewels (2005)
    Two book package includes Dark Ruby and Dark Sapphire.

Romantic Suspense

• Without Mercy (March 2010 release)
  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes a pulse-pounding thriller that goes behind the doors of an exclusive academy with a terrifying secret…
  
  Ever since her father was stabbed to death in a home invasion, Julia “Jules” Farentino has been plagued by nightmares. Her half-sister, Shaylee, now seventeen, has had her own difficulties since the tragedy, earning a rap sheet for drug use, theft, and vandalism. Still, when Jules learns of her mother’s decision to send Shay to an elite boarding school in Oregon, she’s skeptical. The Academy has a reputation for turning wayward kids around—but one of its students went missing six months ago and her body has never been found. There are rumors she may have died during one of the school’s questionable treatments. Once enrolled, Shay grows fearful, convinced her every move is being watched. And the deeper Jules digs, the more concerned she becomes.
  
  On impulse, Jules applies for a teaching job at the Academy. Though the facility boasts state-of-the-art equipment and a breathtaking campus, Jules senses cracks in the director’s do-good demeanor. Shortly before Jules arrived, a student was found hanged, and a hysterical Shay believes it was murder. Staff members are wary and unwelcoming—all except Cooper Trent, another recent hire who has his own suspicions, and his own secrets.
  
  Then another girl goes missing, and yet another is found dead. There’s no doubt something sinister is at hand—but Jules may be too late to stop it. Behind the Academy’s idyllic veneer lurks an evil force on a brutal and terrifying mission. And Jules has become the next target of a bloodthirsty killer without limits, without remorse, without mercy…

• Montana Fire (November 24, 2009 release)
  Aftermath
  Naive and in love, Tessa Kramer had lost her innocence to Denver McLean under the Montana sky. But when a fire blazed through the McLean ranch, casting deadly suspicion on Tessa's ardor, Denver left and never looked back. Now, years later, he's returned. But will their scars from the past undo the connection they still feel?
  
  Tender Trap
  Sweet Cassie Aldrige had tempted Colton McLean like no other. But then she had tried to lure him into marriage. He'd bee on the run ever since, taking on dangerous assignments in war-torn countries. Now, home to recuperate, he found Cassie even more tempting. Was it time for Colton to set aside his wandering ways for good?

• Missing (2009)
  Two books in one novel:
  
  Innocent by Association
  A lot of money, cold, hard cash, has "ended up" in stockholder Garrett Reaves's bank account.. Someone is trying to frame him. Investment house president Megan McKearn—his former lover—had motive, means and opportunity. Is she guilty? It looks as though Garrett will have to, once again, get very close to Megan to find out.
  
  Zachary's Law
  When a divorced mother's young children are kidnapped by her ex-husband, Lauren Regis exhausts every possibility of finding her son and daughter—until maverick attorney Zachary Winters agrees to take the case. Zach operates under his own set of rules. But even his unconventional methods don't include getting emotionally involved with the client…no matter how tempting.

• Risky Business (2009)
  Two classic stories in one volume!
  
  A Dangerous Precedent
  Kirsten McQueen's life had become one giant headline: Newswoman Sues Station for Age Discrimination! She had won the first round, but the network brought in its secret weapon for round two: brilliant attorney Dane Ferguson. And Dane was determined to win Kirsten for himself!
  
  Double Exposure
  Gavin had loved Melanie—a long time ago. Now, returning to Taylor's Crossing, he wanted only to forget the woman who had broken her promises to him the first chance she got. Would secrets revealed keep them apart—or make their worlds collide forever?

• Absolute Fear (2007)
  Every Serial Killer...
  A serial killer is stalking the streets of New Orleans. The victims are killed in a ritual fashion, a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies. There are no clues, no connections except one: a crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of unspeakable madness--and is now the calling card of a new kind of fear.
  
  Is Searching For...
  Eve Renner knows Our Lady of Virtues Hospital well. As the daughter of one of its doctors, she spent her childhood exploring its secrets chambers, hidden rooms, and forbidden passageways. Now, somewhere in the decaying asylum lies the key to a betrayal from the past whose echoes are being felt with a vengeance--a crime beyond imagining that seems to lead to Eve herself.
  
  The Perfect Victim...
  As each new body is found and forgotten, memories surface, and Eve must race to put together a deadly puzzle, one terrifying piece at a time. A killer is watching, planning, luring her back to the ruins of Our Lady and the shocking truths hidden there. For the sins of the past must be revealed, and the price paid--in blood...

• Final Scream (2005)
  The haunting story of an inferno that sears the night, snuffing out lives and dreams, and of a killer who goes unpunished....
  
  White-hot flames ignite the dark sky, a killer waits in the trees, watching the mill burn, listening for the screams, the only proof that justice, long delayed, has finally begun. For journalist Cassidy Buchanan, the blaze is a living nightmare, a reminder of the horrible, mysterious fire that destroyed her wealthy family seventeen years ago. The tragic crime has never been solved, and so the whispers have already begun in Prosperity, Oregon - another fire, more deaths, and one common denominator - Cassidy.

• See How She Dies (2004)
  As a child, London Danvers was kidnapped from her wealthy family. Over the years, many women have come forward claiming to be the long-lost heiress - only to be exposed as frauds. Now, another woman has arrived in Oregon, claiming to be London. But Adria Nash is different. She knows personal details only London could have known, yet she can't remember what happened the night of her abduction - a fact that makes family rebel Zachary Danvers suspicious. Still, Adria is determined to prove her identity...there's a paralysing sense of dread she just can't shake. And she's right to be afraid - because someone does believe her. Someone who is watching Adria's every move. Waiting for the right moment to see how she runs...see how she screams...see how she dies.

• Whispers (2003)
  It's been 16 years since Claire St John fled in terror from the family home on Lake Arrowhead - 16 years since her fiance's tragic death and the shocking secret she promised never to reveal. Now she returns home to face a past she's tried to forget.

• Unspoken (1999)
  When secrets are revealed and lies are exposed, anything can happen . . . even murder. Shelby Cole thought she'd put Bad Luck behind her. Bad Luck, Texas, that is. She left her hometown ten years ago, her world shattered and her illegitimate baby dead. Now she's receiving anonymous letters claiming that her daughter is alive. But going home means demanding answers that her father won't be happy to give and facing Nevada Smith, the man who broke her heart. But Shelby's not the only person returning to Bad Luck. Falsely accused of murder and sent to prison for ten years, Ross McCallum is coming home to settle the score, especially with Shelby and Nevada. Shelby's search for the truth boils over into violence as a lethal web of secrets threatens everything she believes about the man she loves and even her very own life.

• Twice Kissed (1998)
  Marquise Walker has vanished without a trace. There are few clues and much speculation on her sudden disappearance. But the truth is more terrifying than anyone can even imagine...Maggie McCrae would do anything to find her identical twin sister - even if it means stepping into her unfamiliar shoes. Walking through Marquise's wild, uninhibited life is a revelation for Maggie, proof that she knew very little about her twin's darker side and her connection to the only man Maggie ever loved, Thane Walker. Now he's the man she shouldn't trust, a man who could be her best hope...or a cold-blooded killer...The deeper Maggie digs, the more she is drawn into the web of her own past...to a twisted family legacy of desperate deceit, betrayal, and revenge...each secret bringing her closer to a final, shocking truth - and to the identity of a killer who's closer than she thinks...

Series

Montana

1. Left to Die (2008)
   NOTHING'S MORE TERRIFYING...
   One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. The police can't yet see the beauty in his work--but soon, very soon, they will...
   
   THAN BEING LEFT ALONE...

   In the lonely woods around Grizzly Falls, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come...
   
   TO DIE...
   When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane MacGregor, pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting...watching...poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim...

2. Chosen to Die (2009)
   Sequel to Left to Die
   HE’LL CHOOSE THEM…
   Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the “Star Crossed Killer” case for months, never imagining she’d be captured by the madman she’s been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he’s capable of—the way he leaves his victims to freeze to death, terrified and alone. And avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning.
   
   ABDUCT THEM…
   Regan Pescoli is unlike any woman Nate Santana has met before. But now she’s missing, and Nate knows something is dangerously wrong. The only person who can help him find his lover is Detective Selena Alvarez, Regan’s partner. As Selena digs deeper into the Star-Crossed Killer case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan’s disappearance becomes chillingly clear.
   
   AND KILL THEM…
   In the desolate Montana woods, evil is lurking. And with time running out, the only way to save Regan will be to get inside a killer’s twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that is being revealed, one body at a time…

3. Born to Die (2011 release)

New Orleans (Detectives Bentz and Montoya)

1. Hot Blooded (2001)
   First One Dead Body...
   
   A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night radio host Dr. Samantha Leeds receives a threatening crank call. All in a day's work for a celebrity. Who would think to link the two?
   
   Then Another...
   
   A second hooker's corpse turns up. Samantha's ominous caller persists, along with a mysterious female claiming to be a woman from her past -- a woman who's been dead for years. With Detective Rick Bentz convinced that the serial killer prowling the shadowy streets of New Orleans is somebody close to Samantha, she doesn't dare trust anyone. Especially not Ty Wheeler, her seductive new neighbor who seems to know more about her than a stranger should.
   
   ...And Another
   
   Somebody has discovered Samantha's darkest secret. Somebody is convinced that lives must be sacrificed to pay for her sins. So far, the victims have been strangers. Prostitutes. But as a cunning, cold-blooded killer grows bolder, Samantha wonders in dread if she will be the next to die...

2. Cold Blooded (2002)
   HIS VENGEANCE WILL BE REPEATED
   A woman's slashed, incinerated corpse is found in a seedy New Orleans apartment. Her killer is certain there were no witnesses, unaware that his every move was seen by a beautiful stranger-from her bed in a bayou cottage on the outskirts of town...
   
   AND REPEATED
   Weeks later, another violent vision shatters Olivia Bechet's sleep. Convinced a serial killer is stalking the city, Olivia turns to the authorities. But jaded detective Rick Bentz doesn't believe her-even when a second body turns up, slain in exactly the same bizarre, ritualistic manner Olivia described...
   
   AND REPEATED
   As New Orleans panics in the icy grip of a merciless killer, Olivia is frustrated by Bentz's skepticism-and captivated by her attraction to him. But soon her dreams are invaded by images of another murder. One that has yet to be committed. This time, Olivia recognizes not only the victim's face-but the murderer's. And both are closer than she ever imagined...

3. The Night Before (2003)
   Blood Will Be Spilled…
   
   In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It’s an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before…every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated…
   
   Night After Night…
   
   The next morning, Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes covered in blood. But Caitlyn has no memory of the night before, when her estranged husband was brutally murdered like so many others she has known…
   
   After Night…
   
   Wanted by the police and haunted by horrifying, fragmented memories, Caitlyn turns to Adam Hunt, the town's new psychologist. But how far can she really trust him? For as a twisted killer strikes again and again, Caitlyn's about to discover that those who appear the most innocent are usually the most evil...

4. Shiver (2007)
   Detective Reuben "Diego" Montoya is back in New Orleans. Thanks to years of working with the dark side of society, his youthful swagger is gone, replaced by straightforward determination. He'll need it, because a serial killer is turning The Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs -- no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. Somebody's playing a sick game, and Montoya intends to beat him at it.

5. Absolute Fear (2007)
   ABSOLUTE FEAR, the sequel to New York Times bestseller, SHIVER . . . .
   
   From the New York Times bestselling author of FATAL BURN and SHIVER comes a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit, and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear…
   
   For the past three months, Eve Renner has struggled to remember the night she was nearly killed and her lover was tried for murder. She remembers getting the anxious call from a friend from her past: “Meet me at the cabin. I’ve got evidence.” She remembers seeing that friend lying in a pool of blood. And she remembers a horrifying glimpse of her lover Cole Dennis’s face as a gunshot plunged her into darkness. Now, her memory and emotions scarred, Eve has returned to New Orleans to forget the past. But the past will not be forgotten. Eve’s shattered memory has helped Cole walk on murder charges just as a new series of killings begins.
   
   The latest murders are bizarre and baffling. The victims are killed in ritual fashion, a series of numbers tattooed into their bodies. 212. 101. 111. 323. There is no clue to their meaning, no connection to the victims except one: Our Lady of Virtues Hospital, the crumbling old asylum that was once the scene of unspeakable madness. For Eve, it was a second home as a child. Her father was a doctor there and she spent hours exploring its secret chambers, hidden rooms, and forbidden passageways. Somewhere in its decaying rooms lies the key to a terrible crime, a betrayal beyond imagining whose echoes are now being felt with vengeance--a crime that seems to lead to Eve herself. And the only man she can trust with the search is Cole, her former lover and, just possibly, a cold-blooded killer.
   
   sAs forgotten memories begin to surface, bodies are found and each twist leads to another terrifying piece of the puzzle. Someone is watching, planning, luring her back to the ruins of Our Lady and the shocking truths hidden there—someone who has been waiting for this moment to strike. He is deadlier than she could ever have imagined and closer than she knows. For the sins of the past must be revealed, the crimes brought to justice, and the price paid—in blood.

6. Lost Souls (2008)
   New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson delivers her most harrowing novel yet as a young woman's determined hunt for a serial killer draws her into a twisted psychopath's unspeakable crimes. Twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz is lucky to be alive. Not many people her age have nearly died twice at the hands of a serial killer, and lived to tell about it. Her dad, New Orleans detective, Rick Bentz, wants Kristi to stay in New Orleans and out of danger. But if anything, Kristi's experiences have made her even more fascinated by the mind of the serial killer. She hasn't given up her dream of being a true-crime writer--of exploring the darkest recesses of evil--and now she just may get her chance.
   
   Four girls have disappeared at All Saints College in less than two years. All four were "lost souls"--troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, no one to come looking if they disappeared. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them, something terrifying. She decides to enroll, following their same steps. All Saints has changed a lot since Kristi was an undergraduate. The stodgy Catholic college has lured edgy new professors to its campus and gained a reputation for envelope-pushing, with classes like the very popular "The Influence of Vampirism in Modern Culture and Literature," and elaborately staged morality plays that feel more like the titillating entertainment of some underground club than religious spectacles. And there are whispers of a dark cult on campus whose members wear vials of blood around their necks and meet in secret chambers--rituals to which only the elite have access. To find the truth, Kristi will need to become part of the cult's inner circle, to learn their secrets, and play the part of lost soul without losing herself in the process. It's a dangerous path, and Kristi is skating on its knife-thin edge.
   
   The deeper she goes, the more Kristi begins to wonder if she is the hunter or the prey. She's certain she's being watched and followed--studied, even--as yet another girl disappears, and another. And when the bodies finally begin to surface--in ways that bring fear to the campus and terror to the hearts of even hardened cops like Detective Bentz and his partner Reuben Montoya--Kristi realizes with chilling clarity that she has underestimated her foe. She is playing a game with a killer more cunning and bloodthirsty than anyone can imagine, one who has personally selected her for membership in a cult of death from which there will be no escape.

7. Malice (2009)
   #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson delivers a gripping, edge-of-your-seat tale of deception and betrayal as New Orleans detective Rick Bentz is forced to confront the ghosts of his past—and a killer’s twisted vengeance…
   
   The scent is unmistakable—gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he’s recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn’t have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago…
   
   Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere, haunting and taunting him, then vanishing without a trace. Could she still be alive? But it was Bentz who identified Jennifer’s body after her horrible car wreck, and there had been no question in his mind that it was her crumpled form behind the wheel, her clothes, her wedding ring. He’s never doubted it—until now. He can’t tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret fear that he’s losing his mind, even though he knows she suspects something is wrong. But Olivia is also hiding a secret…
   
   When a copy of Jennifer’s death certificate arrives in the mail, emblazoned with a red question mark, Bentz follows the postmark trail to Los Angeles, returning to the painful memories he’s tried so hard to forget, and straight into a killer’s web. Reconnecting with his former LAPD colleagues, Bentz begins to piece together Jennifer’s last days, but each new discovery only serves as a chilling reminder of how little he really knew about his first wife. Then the murders begin, each victim a part of Jennifer’s past, each grisly corpse pointing to Bentz as the prime suspect.
   
   sSomeone’s been waiting patiently, silently. Someone who knows exactly what happened that night twelve years ago and has been anticipating Bentz’s every move. Soon it will be Bentz’s turn to suffer for his sins. But he won’t be the only one made to pay the ultimate price. For a diabolical killer has now made Olivia the prime target...

Oregon/California

1. If She Only Knew (2000)
   SHE WOKE UP WITH A NEW FACE . . .
   Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion . . . and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside — her family — are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror . . .
   
   SHE WOKE UP WITH NO MEMORIES . . .
   Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong . . .
   
   . . . AND SHE WOKE UP TO MURDER
   Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law, Nick — a man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another life . . . of cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. Marla's life isn't just different — it's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strike . . . the moment Marla remembers . . .

2. Deep Freeze (2005)
   Jenna Hughes has had it with her seemingly frivolous Hollywood lifestyle. The tragedy of her sister's death on the set of Jenna's last movie still haunts her, her marriage has fallen apart, and her spoiled teenagers are giving her nothing but grief. Determined to start fresh in a more peaceful area she packs up her reluctant children and moves to a quiet existence on the shores of the Columbia River . . . or so she thinks.
   
   What she doesn't realize is that terror is lurking in the raw wilderness. The peaceful winter becomes deadly with the worst blizzard in over a hundred years. As the temperatures plunge below freezing, Jenna's biggest fan, an obsessive maniac, has tracked her to the rambling log house in the Pacific Northwest. Women start to disappear and soon Jenna realizes that the bizarre abductions and killings are happening because of her. She's at the vortex of a twisted murderer's horrifying scheme and no one can help her, not even Shane Carter, the sexy, irreverent local Sheriff. She's on her own, trapped in a blinding snow storm and no matter what she does, the killer keeps getting closer to her and her daughters.

3. Fatal Burn (2006)
   The police don't believe Shannon Flannery when she says someone is out there, watching her, trying to kill her. The only person on her side is Travis Settler. The former Special Forces agent is convinced Shannon's dark past has something to do with the disappearance of his daughter, Dani--a child whose connection to Shannon is just the beginning of a nightmare...

4. Almost Dead (2007)
   Sequel to IF SHE ONLY KNEW
   
   Ten years ago teenager Cissy Cahill witnessed a blood chilling horror in her elegant old San Francisco home. Now, in the sequel to IF SHE ONLY KNEW, Cissy's grown up, married, with a baby of her own, the nightmare nearly forgotten. Until her happiness is shattered, the terror returning in a new Lisa Jackson thriller . . .
   
   ALMOST DEAD.
   
   A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO GET EVEN . . .
   
   The first victim is pushed to her death. The second suffers a fatal overdose. The third takes a bullet to the heart. Three down, more to go. They're people who deserve to die. People who are in the way. And when she's finished, there will be no one left . . .
   
   WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR REVENGE . . .
   
   Cissy Cahill's world is unraveling fast. One by one, members of her family are dying. Cissy's certain she's being watched. Or is she losing her mind? Lately she's heard footsteps when there's on one around, smelled a woman's perfume and noticed small, personal items missing from her house. Cissy's right to be afraid--but not for the reason she things. The truth is much more terrifying . . .
   
   INCLUDING MURDER . . .
   
   sHidden in the shadows of the Cahill family's twisted past is a shocking secret--a secret that will only be satisfied by blood. And Cissy must uncover the deadly truth before it's too late, because fear is coming home . . . with a vengeance.

Oregon Coast (With Nancy Bush)

• Wicked Game (2009)
  ONE BY ONE, THEY’LL DIE…
  Twenty years ago, wild child Jessie Brentwood vanished from St. Elizabeth’s high school. Most in Jessie’s tight circle of friends believed she simply ran away. Few suspected that Jessie was hiding a shocking secret—one that brought her into the crosshairs of a vicious killer…
  
  UNTIL THERE’S NO ONE LEFT…
  Two decades pass before a body is unearthed on school grounds and Jessie’s old friends reunite to talk. Most are sure that the body is Jessie’s, that the mystery of what happened to her has finally been solved. But soon, Jessie’s friends each begin to die in horrible, freak accidents that defy explanation…

  BUT HER…
  Becca Sutcliff has been haunted for years by unsettling visions of Jessie, certain her friend met with a grisly end. Now the latest deaths have her rattled. Becca can sense that an evil force is shadowing her too, waiting for just the right moment to strike. She feels like she’s going crazy. Is it all a coincidence—or has Jessie’s killer finally returned to finish what was started all those years ago?

• Wicked Lies (February 2010 release)

Northwest Series (with Travis Settler, Sheriff Shane Carter, and Officer Larry Sparks)

1. Deep Freeze (2005)
   Jenna Hughes has had it with her seemingly frivolous Hollywood lifestyle. The tragedy of her sister's death on the set of Jenna's last movie still haunts her, her marriage has fallen apart, and her spoiled teenagers are giving her nothing but grief. Determined to start fresh in a more peaceful area she packs up her reluctant children and moves to a quiet existence on the shores of the Columbia River . . . or so she thinks.
   
   What she doesn't realize is that terror is lurking in the raw wilderness. The peaceful winter becomes deadly with the worst blizzard in over a hundred years. As the temperatures plunge below freezing, Jenna's biggest fan, an obsessive maniac, has tracked her to the rambling log house in the Pacific Northwest. Women start to disappear and soon Jenna realizes that the bizarre abductions and killings are happening because of her. She's at the vortex of a twisted murderer's horrifying scheme and no one can help her, not even Shane Carter, the sexy, irreverent local Sheriff. She's on her own, trapped in a blinding snow storm and no matter what she does, the killer keeps getting closer to her and her daughters.

2. Fatal Burn (2006)
   The police don't believe Shannon Flannery when she says someone is out there, watching her, trying to kill her. The only person on her side is Travis Settler. The former Special Forces agent is convinced Shannon's dark past has something to do with the disappearance of his daughter, Dani--a child whose connection to Shannon is just the beginning of a nightmare...

Note:  Detective Anthony Paterno of the San Francisco/Cahill series makes an appearance in Fatal Burn.

San Francisco (Cahill Family)

1. If She Only Knew (2000)
   SHE WOKE UP WITH A NEW FACE . . .
   Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion . . . and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside — her family — are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror . . .
   
   SHE WOKE UP WITH NO MEMORIES . . .
   Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong . . .
   
   . . . AND SHE WOKE UP TO MURDER
   Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law, Nick — a man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another life . . . of cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. Marla's life isn't just different — it's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strike . . . the moment Marla remembers . . .

2. Almost Dead (2007)
   Sequel to IF SHE ONLY KNEW
   
   Ten years ago teenager Cissy Cahill witnessed a blood chilling horror in her elegant old San Francisco home. Now, in the sequel to IF SHE ONLY KNEW, Cissy's grown up, married, with a baby of her own, the nightmare nearly forgotten. Until her happiness is shattered, the terror returning in a new Lisa Jackson thriller . . .
   
   ALMOST DEAD.
   
   A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO GET EVEN . . .
   
   The first victim is pushed to her death. The second suffers a fatal overdose. The third takes a bullet to the heart. Three down, more to go. They're people who deserve to die. People who are in the way. And when she's finished, there will be no one left . . .
   
   WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR REVENGE . . .
   
   Cissy Cahill's world is unraveling fast. One by one, members of her family are dying. Cissy's certain she's being watched. Or is she losing her mind? Lately she's heard footsteps when there's on one around, smelled a woman's perfume and noticed small, personal items missing from her house. Cissy's right to be afraid--but not for the reason she things. The truth is much more terrifying . . .
   
   INCLUDING MURDER . . .
   
   sHidden in the shadows of the Cahill family's twisted past is a shocking secret--a secret that will only be satisfied by blood. And Cissy must uncover the deadly truth before it's too late, because fear is coming home . . . with a vengeance.

Savannah (Detectives Reed and Morrisette)

• The Night Before (2003)
  Blood Will Be Spilled…
  
  In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It’s an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before…every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated…
  
  Night After Night…
  
  The next morning, Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes covered in blood. But Caitlyn has no memory of the night before, when her estranged husband was brutally murdered like so many others she has known…
  
  After Night…
  
  Wanted by the police and haunted by horrifying, fragmented memories, Caitlyn turns to Adam Hunt, the town's new psychologist. But how far can she really trust him? For as a twisted killer strikes again and again, Caitlyn's about to discover that those who appear the most innocent are usually the most evil...

• The Morning After (2004)
  His Victims...
  
  A woman is frantic as she awakens in a dark, closed space. From above her comes the muffled sound of cruel laughter, followed by the hard splatter of dirt. Pure terror takes over as she realizes she’s being buried alive, and her last breath is a scream that no one but a sadistic killer will hear...
  
  Will Take His Secrets...
  To journalist Nikki Gillette, this disturbing story is a ticket out of small-town Savannah and on to the big time. She’s already given the killer a nickname—The Grave Robber—and she’s spending every minute dogging tough cop Pierce Reed’s investigation, trailing him through Savannah’s deep thickets and crumbling cemeteries…even though she’s starting to wonder about the secrets he’s keeping...
  
  To The Grave
  Another body is found. And another. Each gruesome discovery unnerves Nikki a little more…there’s something familiar about it, something she should know. Now, as a serial killer pulls her ever deeper into his sick game, she has no idea how close she’s getting to the truth—or how deadly it will be...

Silhouette Fortune's Children

• A Fortune's Children Christmas (1998, 2004)
  Stories by Barbara Boswell, Linda Turner, and Lisa Jackson.

• The Millionaire and the Cowgirl (1996)
  Raising her young daughter alone and in secret for ten years after a whirlwind romance with restless millionaire Kyle Fortune, Samantha Rawlings reencounters Kyle, who is intrigued by the daughter he has never known.

Silhouette Intimate Moments

• Mystic (#158), Harlequin
  He was her first love . . . and her first lesson in betrayal. Savannah Beaumont once loved Travis McCord with all the intensity of adolescence. And one summer night she'd believed he loved her, too. But the light of day brought with it the truth -- Travis was gone, leaving Savannah feeling like a fool. Nine years later, she's still telling herself she despises Travis McCord. Now Travis has returned to the Beaumonts' California horse ranch and Savannah is determined to keep him at a distance. But deception has many faces, and Travis is asking for her trust to help reveal secrets hidden within her own family. Can she forgive the betrayal of the past -- or deny the desire that still smoulders between them?

• Dark Side Of Moon (#39) (1984)
  Ten years before, Andrea Monroe had loved politcian Jefferson Harmon, then watched helplessly as their relationship was destroyed by her brother's lies.

• Gypsy Wind (#79) (1984)
  Passions run high in horse-racing circles, but thoroughbred breeder Becca Peters keeps a tight rein on her emotions. Except when it comes to Brig Chambers. Six years after he shattered their relationship with dangerous accusations, he's back, stirring up trouble…and undeniable heat.

Silhouette Romance

• Love Letters: Three Complete Novels (2000)
  The manipulative patriarch of the McKee family has mysteriously died, but he left behind letters to his children to set right some of his misdeeds particularly where they concern matters of the heart.

• Lone Stallions Lady (Montana Mavericks, 1) (2000)

• The Parent Trap: Three Novels (1996) with Dallas Schulze, Lisa Jackson and Kasey Michaels
  Includes "Donovan's Promise," in which a troubled marriage finds hope in a second child; "Million Dollar Baby," about an abandoned child who brings a couple together; and "His Chariot Awaits," in which a precocious boy matchmakes for his mom.

• Lover Come Back: Three Complete Novels (1994) with Diana Palmer and and Patricia Gardner Evans
  Contains three complete romance novels--including Eye of the Tiger, in which Keegan Taber desperately tries to win back the woman whom he spurned four years earlier.

• 1993 Silhouette Christmas Stories: Four Novels (1993) with Emilie Richards (Contributor), Joan Hohl, and Lucy Gordon
  Four holiday stories--by Joan Hohl, Lucy Gordon, Lisa Jackson, and Emilie Richards--feature a mountaineer who finds a lost love, a woman haunted by her childhood, a stepbrother and sister fighting their passion, and estranged, formerly engaged lovers.

• His Bride to Be (Silhouette Romance, 717) (1990)

Silhouette Special Editions

• New Year's Daddy (#1004) (1996)

• Sail Away (#720) (1992)
  The pampered daughter of a successful hotelier, Marnie Montgomery had everything she ever wanted— except independence. Now that would change. No man would ever again tell her what to do—certainly not infuriating, domineering, undeniably attractive Adam Drake.
  
  Adam was determined to clear his name of the false charges that had ruined his career at Montgomery Inns. If that meant deceiving the Montgomery daughter, and even stowing away on her boat, so be it. If she had secrets, he would discover every single one.…

• Million Dollar Baby (#743) (1992)

• Mystery Man (#653) (1991)

• Obsession (#691) (1991)

• With No Regrets (#611) (1990)

• Double Exposure (#636) (1990)
  Gavin had loved Melanie—a long time ago. Now, returning to Taylor's Crossing, he wanted only to forget the woman who had broken her promises to him the first chance she got. Would secrets revealed keep them apart—or make their worlds collide forever?

• Aftermath (#525) (1989)

• Tender Trap (#569) (1989)

• Hurricane Force (#467) (1988)

• In Honor's Shadow (#495) (1988)

• One Man's Love (#358) (1987)

• Renegade Son (#376) (1987)
  With unscrupulous enemies, a rebellious child and a ranch that was slowly being sabotaged, Danielle Summers had to shore up her defenses! It she wasn't careful, rugged Chase McEnroe would invade more than just her property--he'd trespass on her heart.

• Snowbound (#394) (1987)

• Summer Rain (#419) 1987)

• Yesterday's Lies (1986)

• Zachary's Law (#296) (1986)
  When a divorced mother's young children are kidnapped by her ex-husband, Lauren Regis exhausts every possibility of finding her son and daughter—until maverick attorney Zachary Winters agrees to take the case. Zach operates under his own set of rules. But even his unconventional methods don't include getting emotionally involved with the client…no matter how tempting.

• A Dangerous Precedent (#233) (1985)
  Kirsten McQueen's life had become one giant headline: Newswoman Sues Station for Age Discrimination! She had won the first round, but the network brought in its secret weapon for round two: brilliant attorney Dane Ferguson. And Dane was determined to win Kirsten for himself!

• Innocent by Association (#244) (1985)
  A lot of money, cold, hard cash, has "ended up" in stockholder Garrett Reaves's bank account. Someone is trying to frame him. Investment house president Megan McKearn—his former lover—had motive, means and opportunity. Is she guilty? It looks as though Garrett will have to, once again, get very close to Megan to find out.

• Midnight Sun #2 (1985)

• Devil's Gambit (#282) (1985)
  Tiffany Rhodes's horse farm was in trouble long before she met Zane Sheridan, a breeder with a shady reputation. Yet she couldn't help but feel relieved when Zane offered to buy her out. Though Tiffany didn't trust him, she was drawn to him like a magnet. What did this mysterious man want from her…and why was he using a gambit with her heart?

• Pirate's Gold (#215) (1984)
  Maren McClure and Kyle Sterling are enemies in a cutthroat, fast-track industry. He's threatening the company she fought to build; she's endangering his empire. But their instant attraction will raise the stakes from risky…to explosive.

• The Shadow of Time (#180) (1984)
  After four long years, Mara Wilcox had finally come to accept that her lover, Shane Kennedy, had been tragically killed in Northern Ireland. But now, inexplicably, he was back -- as handsome, arrogant and sensual as ever -- and he was mad as hell with Mara. Furious and disappointed that she hadn't cared enough to wait for him while he had been in the hospital, recovering from a horrific terrorist bombing. But was Shane's blood boiling just from anger . . .or was it their long-denied passion that made it race?

• A Twist Of Fate (1983)
  They didn't trust each other . . . and couldn't resist each other.
  
  When Kane Webster buys First Puget Bank, he knows he is buying trouble. Someone is embezzling funds, and the evidence points to Erin O'Toole. Kane is determined to see her incriminated -- until he meets her. He never expected to feel such an intense attraction to Erin -- or to fall in love with her.
  
  After her divorce, Erin has no desire to get involved with anyone -- especially not her new boss. But she can't resist Kane Webster . . . even if she doesn't always understand his mysterious manner. Before she can help it, she's swept into a passionate affair with a man she barely knows . . . a man she already loves. But when she discovers Kane's suspicions, she must decide -- can she stay with a man who suspects her of criminal intent?

A Family Kind of Guy

1. A Family Kind of Guy (#1191) (1998)

2. A Family Kind of Gal (#1207) (1998)

3. A Family Kind of Wedding (#1219) (1999)

Alphabet Series

1. A Is for Always (#914) (1994)

2. B Is for Baby (#920) (1994)

3. C Is for Cowboy (#926) (1994)

4. D Is for Dani's Baby (#985) (1995)

He's ...

• He's a Bad Boy (#787) (1993)

• He's Just a Cowboy (#799) (1993)

• He's the Rich Boy (#811) (1993) with Barbara Faith

• A Husband to Remember (#835) (1993)

• He's My Soldier Boy (#866) (1994)

The McCaffertys

1. Thorne (#1364) (2000)
   Thorne had returned to Montana with one thing on his mind...and it wasn't romance. Yet from the moment he came face-to-face with former flame Nicole Stevenson, keeping focused on the purpose of his hometown visit became harder and harder. And keeping his hands off Nicole was even more of a challenge. Soon, Thorne wondered if he was longing for much more than a night of passion...

2. Matt (#1406) (2001)
   Matt had never met a woman who didn't succumb to the McCafferty charm. But beautiful Kelly Dillinger proved indifferent to his attractions. Although they didn't get along, her all-business attitude pricked his ego...and fired his blood. The more she resisted, the more determined he became to break down her defenses. For the lucious lady detective touched his soul, and there was no way he was going to let her get away without claiming her as his own blushing, breathless bride...

3. Slade (#1480) (2002)
   Fifteen years ago, daredevil Slade took wild child Jamie Parson's innocence--then broke her young heart. But now Jamie was back in town, a lady lawyer, all polished, feminine professionalism. And seeing her again set off a tidal wave of emotions Slade thought he'd dammed up ages ago. What had happened between them was ancient history, right? Still, something about Jamie made Slade ache for more. A helluva lot more...

4. Best Kept Lies (2004)
   GUARDING HER BODY AND SOUL
   
   Was hiding the identity of her child's father worth risking her life? Only Randi McCafferty seemed to believe so, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell-bent on changing her mind. Hired by her well-meaning but overbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe, Kurt knew the only way to eradicate the danger was to reveal Randi's darkest secret...any way he could.
   
   But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forced to confront his own well-hidden desires: He wanted the very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. There was no denying they shared a fierce attraction, yet Kurt feared having Randi in his bed would leave them both vulnerable to a force neither had ever imagined...

5. Randi (2004)
   GUARDING HER BODY AND SOUL
   
   Was hiding the identity of her child's father worth risking her life? Only Randi McCafferty seemed to believe so, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell-bent on changing her mind. Hired by her well-meaning but overbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe, Kurt knew the only way to eradicate the danger was to reveal Randi's darkest secret...any way he could.
   But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forced to confront his own well-hidden desires: He wanted the very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. There was no denying they shared a fierce attraction, yet Kurt feared having Randi in his bed would leave them both vulnerable to a force neither had ever imagined...

Writing with Nancy Bush

• Wicked Game (2009) with Nancy Bush
  ONE BY ONE, THEY’LL DIE…
  Twenty years ago, wild child Jessie Brentwood vanished from St. Elizabeth’s high school. Most in Jessie’s tight circle of friends believed she simply ran away. Few suspected that Jessie was hiding a shocking secret—one that brought her into the crosshairs of a vicious killer…
  
  UNTIL THERE’S NO ONE LEFT…
  Two decades pass before a body is unearthed on school grounds and Jessie’s old friends reunite to talk. Most are sure that the body is Jessie’s, that the mystery of what happened to her has finally been solved. But soon, Jessie’s friends each begin to die in horrible, freak accidents that defy explanation…

  BUT HER…
  Becca Sutcliff has been haunted for years by unsettling visions of Jessie, certain her friend met with a grisly end. Now the latest deaths have her rattled. Becca can sense that an evil force is shadowing her too, waiting for just the right moment to strike. She feels like she’s going crazy. Is it all a coincidence—or has Jessie’s killer finally returned to finish what was started all those years ago?

• Wicked Lies (February 2010 release) with Nancy Bush

Writing as Susan Lynn Crose

• The Brass Ring (1988) (Loveswept #264)

Historical Trilogy

1. Enchantress (1993)
   Every eye in the great hall was on Lady Apryll. In a clinging white gown, she floated through the revelers like a wanton angel, inflaming the interest of Lord Devlynn. Brazenly he took her in his arms and promised her ecstasy. Before the night was over, she vanished--along with the castle jewels, the lord's finest horses, and his young son. All that remained of the kidnapping temptress was her gown pooled upon his chamber floor, mysteriously stained with blood. . .
   
   But Devlynn's plan to punish her goes awry when he discovers Apryll's true motives and her own betrayal by those she trusted. For his greatest weakness is his undeniable attraction to the seductive woman whose kisses can still carry the sting of treason.

2. Kiss of the Moon (1994)
   Lady Sorcha of Castle Prydd, a mischievous and beautiful young woman who bears a fateful birthmark, finds true love with Lord Hagan of Erbyn, an avowed enemy of her family, when she tries to rescue her kidnapped sister.

3. Outlaw (1995)
   Stealthy and dangerous as the name he bears, Wolf, outlaw knight of Abergwynn, has no quarrel with the struggling young beauty in his arms. He has come to Tower Dwyrain to take his revenge against her bridegroom, a brutal nobleman Wolf has sworn to dishonor. Through this woman, Wolf thought he could carry out a carefully wrought vengeance. Instead, he finds a different fate -- a lady to fight for and to ennoble his dark, wayward soul.
   
   Megan of Dwyrain has been haunted by a sorcerer's prediction that her castle would be destroyed, her arranged marriage doomed, and her enemy made her beloved. Now, in the iron grasp of the abductor who invaded her wedding, she beholds eyes that glitter not with hate but with devilment and spirit. She will challenge him, try to escape him, and yet find in him a Wolf she hungers to tame -- a knight who inspires a love that nothing, not dungeons dark nor the risk of death itself, can end.

• Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down (2009), Clive Cussler, ed.
  Twenty-three bestselling and hot new authors in the genre have submitted original stories to make up this unforgettable blockbuster.