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New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham choreographs a sexy thriller of passion and murder… Accomplished dancer Lara Trudeau drops dead of a heart attack brought on by a lethal combination of booze and pills. To former private investigator Quinn O’Casey, it’s a simple case of death by misadventure. But when his brother Doug, a Miami-Dade patrolman, asks for help, he can’t refuse.Especially when he learns that Lara and Doug–a student at the Moonlight Sonata dance studio where Lara occasionally taught–were having an affair. And despite Quinn’s lack of interest in the case and even less in dancing, experience has taught him not to count on the obvious when it comes to murder. Going undercover as a dance student, Quinn meets studio manager Shannon Mackay, a beautiful, graceful woman who has left world-class competition to teach.He also uncovers some disturbing facts. Everyone there had a reason to hate Lara Trudeau, a woman as ruthless as she was talented. As a drama of broken hearts, shattered dreams and tangled motives unfolds, Quinn begins looking for a killer. In a city where pleasure drugs are a fast and dangerous high, Quinn is alarmed by the growing number of deaths due to overdoses, illegal substances and execution-style shootings connected to the Moonlight Sonata.Shannon, too, has begun to wonder if strange events surrounding the studio have a deeper source. She suspects she’s being followed. Worse, she fears someone may be trying to kill her. Shannon is about to discover the risks she is willing to take to fight for what she wants–to dance, to compete again, to share her life with Quinn.Yet someone has another plan for her, a dangerous shadow figure made all the more deadly by wearing the face of a friend. But someone just hadn’t counted on Quinn O’Casey–a man who doesn’t give up and never backs down, especially when it comes to protecting the woman he loves.

Former actor Dylan Childress left the L.A. scene behind years ago for a quiet life running an aviation company in Montana.But with business slowing down, Dylan is starting to wonder whether he should take one of the offers Hollywood keeps sending his way. He figures a motorcycle trip to Virgin River with his buddies might help him decide what path to take.But his own troubles are left at the side of the road when he spots a woman stranded on the way into town. Katie Malone and her twin boys’ trip to Virgin River is stopped short by a tire as flat as her failed romance. To make matters worse, it’s raining, the boys are hungry and Katie is having trouble putting on the spare. So when some bikers pull up beside them, offering to help, all Katie feels is relief.Then she sees sexy, leather-clad Dylan Childress, and in one brief moment the world turns on its axis. Katie’s a sensible single mother and Dylan’s a die-hard commitment-phobe. Neither one is looking for long-term romance. But sometimes it takes only a moment to know you’ve found something that could change your life forever.

Dr. Jamie Hampton talked sex – and all of Manhattan listened.She had the hottest nighttime radio show. Her racy topics and sizzling innuendo made Jamie the number one topic around water coolers all over the city. Her motto? «Go for it!» She was the expert on relationships and sex – in theory. In practice it was another matter….Bad boy Chase Newman loved talking to Jamie. On the airwaves, her voice aroused him. In person, he planned to seduce her. To teach her everything he instinctively knew she craved. So why wasn't she taking her own advice and going for it?

Opposites ignite…Champion stock car driver Brody Palmer's bad-boy reputation has forced him into early retirement. What no one knows is that his «retirement» is actually a publicity stunt. All Brody has to do is clean up his act and settle down. Unfortunately, every single woman with a pulse is now gunning to become the new Mrs. Palmer.Hannah Morgan needs to shake things up, and Brody is the best way to do just that. So they strike a deal–a fake relationship…with all of the sexy strings included! Brody gets his improved image, and Hannah gets a whole lot more of Brody's unpredictable wildness. Hot days, hotter nights–it's the perfect plan! Provided, of course, they don't do something to wreck it, like fall for each other…