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Lawyer Lennox Kemp’s newly-wed happiness is slowly being eroded by a series of anonymous threats. Is it an aggrieved past client? A criminal he has helped put away?His friend Detective Inspector John Upshire points out that there is a multiplicity of enemies from which to choose. But then a colleague of Kemp’s is murdered and Lennox is convinced that he was the intended victim. Weighed down by guilt, he feels disinclined to investigate the matter further, so it is left to his feisty wife Mary to follow the confusing clues.Is the murder connected to the anonymous threats and sabotage attempts against Kemp? or does it relate to the victim’s own affairs? A mysterious commission in London, an arrogant property dealer, an unbalanced young woman, are only some of the elements of the mystery which Mary must disentangle. But is she on the right path? And will Lennox regain his interest in the affair before another murder is committed?The return of Lennox Kemp, M. R. D. Meek’s popular lawyer sleuth, is an intricate and suspenseful puzzler that will delight his many fans.

Jenny Wright dreamed of adventure–and longed to be chosen by her boss, Morgan Trayhern, for a true mercenary mission. But no one saw Jenny as anything more than Morgan's mousy assistant. Until the fateful day Jenny got her first assignment–with mercenary Matt Davis as a partner! Matt was a legend in Jenny's mind–until their assignment forced her to go deep undercover as his wife.As the innocent young woman shared close quarters with Matt, she discovered the man beneath the armor–a heart she longed to heal. Now the spirited beauty faced her greatest challenge yet: showing this proud soldier the power of love!

To discover the truth… He’ll keep his beautiful adversary close For brooding tech billionaire Massimo Brunetti, a cyber-attack on his company is unacceptable. Tracking down the savvy Manhattan hacker, he’s stunned to find gorgeous genius Natalie Crosetto. Yet naïve Nat isn’t the saboteur. To uncover who she’s protecting, Massimo returns to Italy—with Nat playing his fake fiancée! But this untameable Italian might have met his match in innocent Nat, who challenges him…and tempts him beyond reason!

Fresh, flirty and stylish – sexy stories for the modern woman who loves to live life to the full!T is for… Trouble?Elle Amery knows her late mother’s bad-boy-loving reputation was not the best inheritance… Tempted? So when smooth-talking Sean McElroy turns up with a pink and white ice cream van called Rosie – that’s apparently hers – Elle’s ‘playboy’ radar flashes red, and she tries to ignore the traitorous flicker of attraction! Or the Time of their lives?Family-orientated Elle is the last girl Sean should ever want – he’s not a fan of responsibility in any form! Yet as they embark on a journey filled with ice cream, these two misfits find that life comes in many flavours – and that they’re better all mixed up than apart…