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The Angel

Her passion for myth and magic leads a woman into the heart of a murderous evil

On a remote stretch of the rugged coast of Ireland, folklorist and illustrator Keira Sullivan pursues the mysterious Irish legend of an ancient Celtic stone angel. As she searches an isolated ruin, she's certain she's discovered the mythic angel, but before she can examine her find, she senses a malevolent presence...Is someone in there with her? Then the ruin collapses, trapping her.

Keira's uncle, a Boston homicide detective, enlists the help of Simon Cahill to find his missing niece. Simon, an expert with Fast Rescue, a rapid response search-and-rescue organization, is trying to keep a low profile after secretly assisting the take-down of a major criminal network, but he rushes to Ireland, pulling Keira out of the rubble just as she's about to free herself.

Simon isn't interested in myths or magic, nor is he surprised when Keira can't find a trace of her stone angel. He doesn't believe it exists. But the gruesome evidence of a startling act of violence convinces him that whatever she found in the ruin, the danger she faces is real.

When the violence follows them to Boston [and escalates], Simon and Keira realize that the long-forgotten story that has captivated her has also aroused a killer...a calculating predator who will certainly kill again.

Suspenseful and evocative, THE ANGEL is a riveting novel of dangerous myths, haunting secrets and the shattering truth concealed within them. It is Carla Neggers at her best.

Polly (The Best of Betty Neels)

Enchanting Samantha (The Best of Betty Neels)

Stormy Springtime (Best of Betty Neels)

Heidelberg Wedding (The Best of Betty Neels)

Night Scents

When Piper Macintosh learns that her quirky great aunt has sold her historic Cape Cod home to a stranger, she just rolls her eyes. Eighty-seven year old Hannah has always done things her own way. Southern businessman Clate Jackson doesn't understand what compelled him to buy the historic home of a self-proclaimed witch. Hannah claims she brought the Tennessee native to town for her niece because Piper needs a man, and there aren't any good ones to be found locally. Although Piper is embarrassed by her aunt's obvious machinations, she finds herself attracted to Clate. When Hannah reveals that she has been haunted by an age-old family secret, Piper and Clate bond together to protect Hannah from the past. Is it just another ploy of Hannah's to bring the couple together, or is there really danger in the small New England town?

Carla Neggers has a magic touch for weaving spine-tingling suspense with romance so sensual it takes your breath away. Here she's at her best, in a delightful potpourri of dangerous intrigue, enchanting wit, and spellbinding desire....

This time Piper Macintosh's great-aunt has really gone too far. Eighty-seven-year-old Hannah, who fancies herself a witch, has sold her historic Cape Cod house to a Tennessean whom she claims is the man for her niece. Piper doesn't think they're a likely match -- particularly not after she meets the reclusive tycoon while trespassing in his garden.

Clate Jackson has come to the windswept Cape to forget, not to get involved with the woman who's digging up valerian root for her great-aunt's crazy potions. But when Hannah reveals an old family secret and warns of danger on the horizon, Clate reluctantly works with Piper to solve a long-ago murder. Unraveling the secrets of Clate's past, however, will take what only Piper can supply: her healing love and her own boldly passionate heart....

"Carla Neggers has a magic touch for weaving spine-tingling suspense with romance so sensual it takes your breath away. Here she's at her best, in a delightful potpourri of dangerous intrigue, enchanting wit, and spellbinding desire.... This time Piper Macintosh's great-aunt has really gone too far. Eighty-seven-year-old Hannah, who fancies herself a witch, has sold her historic Cape Cod house to a Tennessean whom she claims is the man for her niece. Piper doesn't think they're a likely match -- particularly not after she meets the reclusive tycoon while trespassing in his garden. Clate Jackson has come to the windswept Cape to forget, not to get involved with the woman who's digging up valerian root for her great-aunt's crazy potions. But when Hannah reveals an old family secret and warns of danger on the horizon, Clate reluctantly works with Piper to solve a long-ago murder. Unraveling the secrets of Clate's past, however, will take what only Piper can supply: her healing love and her own boldly passionate heart.... "

Dark Sky (MIRA)

New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers is at the top of her game with this gripping tale of action, drama and suspense.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Juliet Longstreet has made her share of enemies, and now one of them is out of prison and threatening to kill her. Her mission: find him first.

But hot on her suspect's trail is Special Forces officer Ethan Brooker, who has a way of dropping into Juliet's life without warning. Haunted by his wife's death, Ethan is a man Juliet knows she should avoid. And now he's focused on a related mission of his own and can't -- or won't -- give Juliet any details.

When she finds her doorman dead and her New York apartment ransacked, Juliet tracks down Ethan -- this time she wants answers. They agree to team up, and as they fight their growing attraction to each other, their race to stop a ruthless killer takes them north to Juliet's family in Vermont . . . and into the heart of a dangerous web of lies, greed, deceit -- and murder.

Fresh from providing crucial information to help free an American hostage, Deputy U.S. Marshal Juliet Longstreet returns home to find her doorman dead and the killer ransacking her apartment. Certain that the intruder is one of the hostage's kidnappers, Juliet tracks down Special Forces officer Ethan Brooker for answers. Juliet and Ehtan must rush to end the murderous scheming before it comes crashing home.

On Fire

An Apple From Eve (Best of Betty Neels)

Finding You

Once again, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers masters the nonstop suspense and pulse-pounding romance that keep her millions of readers up all night.

Vermont newspaper editor Cozie Hawthorne is astounded by the money she makes when her collection of Yankee essays becomes a bestseller. But that doesn't mean she'll let success go to her head: she still drives a rusted Jeep and lives in a house -- built in 1790 -- that seems more amenable to bats than it does interesting men.

Daniel Foxworth, renegade son of the Texas oil Foxworths, specializes in putting out chemical fires. At least he did until someone sabotaged his helicopter and almost killed him. The prime suspect is Cozie's brother, Seth, and evidence is piling up as fast as attraction is growing between Daniel and Cozie. When she finds out that the sexy Texan is out to prove her brother's guilt, Cozie is determined to find out who's really after Daniel. But as danger mounts, Daniel faces an even greater challenge: winning Cozie's trust...before someone ends up dead.

"Vermont newspaper editor Cozie Hawthorne was shocked at the money she made when her book of Yankee cracker-barrel wisdom hit the bestseller lists. That didn't mean she was ready to buy a dress that cost more than her rusted jeep. She prided herself on her traditional values. Her house was built in 1790. Sometimes she thought the last interesting man she met was around that date too.... Daniel Foxworth, renegade son of the Texas oil Foxworths, specialized in putting out fires. At least he did until someone sabotaged his helicopter and darn near killed him. His major suspect was Cozie Hawthorne's brother Seth. His major problem was that his suspect's sister had gotten under his skin. But when Cozie found out what the tall, dark, and sexy Texan was doing, Daniel would face his greatest challenge: to win her trust and turn hot-blooded anger into all-consuming passion.... Finding You, the long-awaited new novel by the bestselling and award-winning romance author Carla Neggers, has everything her millions of fans enjoy -- wickedly funny dialogue, non-stop suspense, and a deliciously spicy love story guaranteed to make your heart beat faster! "