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In the second installment of the new Daisy Thorne Mystery series by Louise R. Innes, after Daisy, a hairdresser and owner of Ooh La La Beauty Salon, finds her missing scissors in a customer's back, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder...When Ooh La La regular Mel Haverstock left the hair salon that morning, no one expected it would be her final parting. But when Daisy closes shop Saturday night, she finds her client dead as the mullet cut. Homicide is back in style in the quiet village of Edgemead in Surrey, England. But who would want to harm a hair on poor Mel's head?Suspicions higher than a beehive pile on Daisy when it's revealed that she and Mel had tangled back in high school, and DNA evidence seems to color her guilty. Handsome DCI Paul McGuinness gives the hairstylist new accessories--a lovely pair of silver handcuffs. To clear her name, Daisy must highlight the real backstabber, or she'll end up shaving heads in the prison barbershop.

Three men of honor. One impossible mission. No turning back. The Jackals ride again--in the Johnstones' gunblazing chronicle of the wild and lawless West...In Texas's Big Bend country, every man has a price. For crime lord Harry Holland and his ruthless gang of cutthroats, that price is $20,000--a ransom demand for the kidnapped daughter of a retired Army colonel. So far, neither the Army, the Rangers, nor bounty hunters have been able to penetrate Holland's guarded fortress. In desperation, the colonel turns to the Jackals. As a longtime friend, retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan is determined to bring the man's daughter back alive--with or without the ransom money--but first he needs to convince his partners, former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch and bounty hunter Jed Breen. This is no ordinary job. There's a very good chance it's suicide...When word gets out that the Jackals are on the case, all hell breaks loose. They're up against trigger-happy mercenaries, marauding Apaches, and one final, jaw-dropping surprise--a kidnapping victim who doesn't want to be rescued. This time, the Jackals have no one to save...but themselves.

Qua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner comes with two brothers who can't stand Qua with their baby sister. In spite of it all, Qua grabs Wynner's hand and marries her at the courthouse.Flash forward five years, and Qua has kept all his promises to Wynner, supporting her through constant illness. As a wife, she's supposed to nurture and cater to her husband, but she's always sick, and she feels like less than a wife. When Qua's childhood friend comes to the city, she's sure to shake things up between the couple. Will they take their vows to heart?Uzi is feared by everything with a beating heart in New York. He has no time for a steady woman, but when Remi, a smart-talking bartender at his favorite strip club catches his eye, he chases her like a lion does an antelope. Remi is so over men wasting her time that she doesn't want to play. Will Uzi eventually shoot an arrow in her heart? Remi's younger sister, Tweeti, was always overlooked as a child. Now, all the boys who played her for being plus-sized are the same men chasing her. Tweeti doesn't know what she wants to do with her life. One week she wants to save lives; then the next she wants to take them. When Jahquel rolls into her life, she's taken aback. Will he eventually capture her heart?In New York where you gotta go hard, these kings need to reign with an iron fist. Will they do it with or without queens?

Red Ryan is one of the fastest guns in the West. But this time, he''s in for the longest, hardest ride of his life. Where danger lurks around every turn--and all roads lead to hell . . .Gold. Silver. Cold hard cash. Stagecoach guard Red Ryan and his driver Buttons Muldoon have ridden shotgun on some pretty valuable cargo in their day. But they''re about to learn--the hard way--that the most dangerous cargo of all is human. They''ve been hired to escort a cowardly traitor facing an army court martial in New Orleans. Every hired killer in Texas wants him dead, including gun-handy Hannah Huckabee, a woman with a mysterious past and an agenda of her own. But she''s just one of the dangers they''ll face along the way. There are cutthroat gangs bent on slaughtering anything on two legs. And 700 miles of the deadliest terrain Red Ryan has ever had to shoot his way out of...

"Love isn''t about how much you say I love you, but how much you can prove it..."Finding love in the club wasn''t working for Soraya after she dumped her ex for going to jail, so she tries to find love online. Thousands of women have found love with a simple click of the mouse, and she wants to test it out for herself. Just when Soraya thinks that spending hours online looking for a man is a complete waste of time, she finds YoungGucci90''s profile. Looking at his hazel eyes in his pictures, she falls in love instantly.Though her roommate is convinced that he''s a catfish, Soraya sees him at a concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. Fast romance blossoms and everything seems to be too good to be true. Though he is the guy from his online profile, he hasn''t been honest about who he really is. Hiding behind a persona he''s created to keep his real identity safe, will he find it''s too late to come clean?

Greed is defined as an excessive desire to possess more than what one needs or deserves. A gold-digger is defined as a person who dates someone simply to extract money from them. Twenty-six-year-old Chanel Franklin fits both definitions to a tee. On the road to riches, she gets caught up in a whirlwind affair with a certified baller. After losing her mind and common sense, she gives up a good job, a great man, and a comfy lifestyle just to live life in the fab lane. On Chanel''s journey to obtain the finer things in life, she quickly realises the grass isn''t always greener on the other side.

Anissa Burke has one goal, and that''s to be the baddest bitch to ever walk the earth. Using seduction to her advantage, she stays laced in designer clothes, in the best homes, and behind the wheel of fancy cars. Things are good, and when Anissa meets a pimp named Leon, he promises to make them even better.At first Leon treats her like royalty. He tells her she''s better than his other girls and even shows her the game. Soon, though, she begins to see the evil in him take root, and his love turns to brutal blows. Tired of seeing bruises on her skin and giving him all her money, Anissa can''t take it anymore. After witnessing Leon commit a murder, she calls in an anonymous tip that leads to his arrest.With Leon gone, his spot is up for grabs, and Anissa knows she''s the only one who can step into it. The girls trust her, and under her wing, they become the highest paid underground escort business in South Beach. However, sometimes the things buried in the past can dig themselves up. When escorts start turning up dead around the city and an attempt is made on her life, Anissa discovers that Leon has been released from prison. With vengeance in his heart, he wants back what he''s started, and he won''t stop until there is no more breath in Anissa''s body.

A refuge in good times and bad, there''s nothing the four very different Richardson sisters won''t do to sustain their family''s legacy--a historic bed-and-breakfast in Charleston, South Carolina. Now, as one sister celebrates new love, another''s heart is sorely tested...One night only--that''s all Robin Richardson-Baptiste will give the husband she once adored. She thought nothing could shatter their storybook marriage--not illness or a life-saving operation that left her unable to have children. For her husband, Dr. Logan Baptiste, told her in a thousand unspoken ways their love was all he needed. But now, in the face of overwhelming evidence, his co-worker, Kamrie, claims Logan fathered her son. Logan can''t recall what happened with Kamrie--and DNA never lies. He does know he''s never stopped loving his gentle, courageous wife. But doing whatever it takes to uncover the truth, and save his marriage, not to mention his career, will challenge them like never before. And one night of undivided attention and desire may be the only thing to heal their hearts, reveal all--or shatter things beyond repair...

The New England Fall Food Fest has begun, and for competitive cook Sherry Oliveri, it''s a chance to take home a prize--and take down a killer...Sherry''s hoping her Savory Shrimp Lettuce Cups will impress the judges, and she''s invited her brother, Pep, to serve as her sous-chef. The good news is that she takes first place in her category, the bad news is that it''s easier to win when your toughest competition is dead...After contestant Fitz Frye is found with a fishhook in his neck, Pep''s strange behavior doesn''t help his case when the police consider him top suspect. While Pep sits through a shakedown, Sherry searches near and far for the real culprit--before another deadly course is served...

Known for its mouthwatering traditional breads, the Yeast of Eden bakery has gained fame across Northern California''s coast. Now the shop is bound for Reality TV--but a murder may kill its reputation...People come to the beach town of Santa Sofia as much for the healing properties of Yeast of Eden''s breads as for a vacation getaway. And now a cable food channel has selected the bakery as a featured culinary delight for a new show. Baking apprentice Ivy Culpepper is excited as the crew arrives, ready to capture all the ins and outs of the renowned bread shop. But instead they capture something much harder to stomach: the attempted murdered of the show''s cameraman just outside Yeast of Eden...With no motive and no clues, and the town craving answers, it will be up to Ivy to sift through the evidence to find the truth. But she''ll have to move quickly before someone else is targeted or the wrong person gets the heat--and the business collapses like a deflated soufflé, right before her eyes.

As Stella Wright''s Nantucket candle store thrives, her knack for solving mysteries burns equally bright--especially when a Halloween haunted house uncovers evidence of a centuries-old murder...When Stella''s friend inherits a creaky, abandoned home in Nantucket, she knows it''s the perfect setting for the town''s annual Halloween fundraiser. A deserted, boarded-up building on the property--once used as a candle-making shop--adds to the creepy ambiance. But as Stella explores the shack''s dilapidated walls, she discovers a terrible secret: the skeleton of a Quaker woman, wrapped in blood-soaked clothing and hidden deep within a stone hearth...While police investigate, Stella wastes no time asking for help from friends with long ties to Nantucket''s intricate history. The key to the murder may lie within a scorching 18th century love triangle that pit two best friends against one another over a dubious man. But before the case is solved, another life will be claimed--leaving Stella to wonder who in Nantucket is friend, and who is foe...