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From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes Whispers in the Sand, set in richly mysterious Egypt, where past and present collide.Recently divorced Anna Fox decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa made in the mid-nineteenth century – a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. Anna carries with her two of Louisa’s possessions: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle and an illustrated diary of the original cruise that has lain unread for over a hundred years.As she follows in Louisa’s footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary a wonderful Victorian love story – and the chilling secret of the little glass bottle. Meanwhile two men from the tour party develop an unfriendly rivalry for her attention, while showing a disturbing interest in Louisa’s mementoes. Most frightening of all, Anna finds herself the victim of a spectral presence that grows in strength and threat as the dramatic stories from three different eras intertwine in a terrifying climax.

Why are the bad ones always so very, very good? FBI special agent Nicola Guthrie is on her first field assignment. To find security expert turned art thief Gabe Wilder. And, late one night, she does. Not to mention a whole lot more! Who knew her traitorous body would respond so strongly to Gabe’s sensuous lips, her own irresistible need?Gabe can’t believe that Nicola thinks he’s the bad guy! Then again, he’s almost tempted to confess, just so he can keep tasting her incredible mouth. But a daring criminal is terrorising the city’s wealthiest collectors.Gabe and Nicola quickly realise the smartest way to catch their quarry is to join forces. Of course, they’ll have to find their way out of bed first…

Lucy Karmon always does the right thing, even if her methods are sometimes questionable. So when the mercenary is offered a chance to dole out her own brand of justice against Athena Academy's darkest enemy, she takes it.She'll use her contacts to gather intelligence and her expertise in explosives to blast apart Arachne's global network. What her complicated plan doesn't include? Being thwarted at every turn by a follow-the-rules military man. Though Lucy will stop at nothing–not even fireworks–to bring down the bad guy, she suddenly finds herself torn between duty and explosive desire.