Take 5.
By: Linda Lael Miller, Jasmine Cresswell, Rebecca York
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780373835041
Description: Part of the bargain  -- Linda Lael Miller - HOMECOMING...

Libby Kincaid has returned to the ranch where she grew up to heal the wounds that a broken marriage and the death of her beloved stepson have left. But instead of the solace she craves, she finds Jess Barlowe.

For years Jess had been her greatest adversary. But after seeing him again, Libby finally admits her anger was only a way of hiding her softer, truer feelings for him. Now that they've been given a second chance, not even malicious rumors can keep them from marriage. Unfortunately, Libby knows all too well that being married to a man is no guarantee of his love.
 
Undercover  -- Jasmine Cresswell - A deadly game of cat and mouse ...

U.S. Customs agent Diana Mackenzie was sent to London to investigate Peter Foxe. But her real target was his stepbrother, Lord Matthew Raleton, who was suspected of masterminding the smuggling of U.S. high-tech equipment.

After Peter was mysteriously killed, Diana -- posing as his widow -- arranged to see Matthew at Raleton Manor. On the way there, she narrowly escaped death when her car skidded out of control.

Did Matthew Raleton set up her accident? If so, did he also murder his brother? Diana had to work fast before her cover was blown....

 Free fall  -- Jasmine Cresswell - A sequence of three suicides with only one thing in common -- they had all been roommates of Liz Meacham. And Liz was the only person in Denver who was convinced that they had all been murdered. Was she being set up to be the next victim? Her only hope was to get the help of a man she never wanted to see again -- Dexter Rand, U.S. Senator from Colorado. But her life -- as well as the security of the nation -- was on the line. 

Liz and Dexter followed the trail...all the way up to the nation's capital. Then suddenly the stakes were raised -- world peace hung in the balance. In a place where friends could be deadly enemies, no one was safe.

Bayou moon  -- Rebecca York - he bayou bred danger

Those who lived on the bayou were wily as gators. Those who died on the bayou took their secrets with them. It was Tess Beaumont's bad luck to be in deep with both the living and the dead. 

The drowning in Savannah Bayou was no more than a grim headline to Tess until she attempted to interview the victim's brother. Vance Gautreau was hard-bitten, dangerous, a man whose keen mind wouldn't settle for easy answers - and whose savage heart would settle for nothing less than a love as fierce as his own. 

But Tess was a stranger to the society that lived by its own rules - and died by them. For in the bayou, passion was deadlier than hate.

Trial by fire -- Rebecca York - Death was only the beginning . . .

Though the Graveyard Murders took place in modern Baltimore, they were linked to an old evil -- black magic. 

Herbalist Sabrina Barkley knew little about witchcraft, yet she was the prime suspect in the macabre murders. Though she claimed innocence, something -- someone -- was telling her otherwise. Strange voices beckoned her ...voices of lovers long buried.

Fear engulfed her when she laid eyes on assistant state's attorney Dan Cassidy. Neither could deny their sudden heated passion -- or their feeling that it was somehow meant to be. 
Nor could they deny that the Graveyard Murders had opened a door to their past . . . to the unknown ... to the horrifying. A door they'd have to go through the fires of hell to close -- if they ever could ....
Notes: "5 quick reads. 5 great escapes."
Table of contents: title: Part of the bargain  -- Linda Lael Miller - HOMECOMING...; title: Libby Kincaid has returned to the ranch where she grew up to heal the wounds that a broken marriage and the death of her beloved stepson have left. But instead of the solace she craves, she finds Jess Barlowe.; title: For years Jess had been her greatest adversary. But after seeing him again, Libby finally admits her anger was only a way of hiding her softer, truer feelings for him. Now that they've been given a second chance, not even malicious rumors can keep them from marriage. Unfortunately, Libby knows all too well that being married to a man is no guarantee of his love.; title: Undercover  -- Jasmine Cresswell - A deadly game of cat and mouse ...; title: U.S. Customs agent Diana Mackenzie was sent to London to investigate Peter Foxe. But her real target was his stepbrother, Lord Matthew Raleton, who was suspected of masterminding the smuggling of U.S. high-tech equipment.; title: After Peter was mysteriously killed, Diana -- posing as his widow -- arranged to see Matthew at Raleton Manor. On the way there, she narrowly escaped death when her car skidded out of control.; title: Did Matthew Raleton set up her accident? If so, did he also murder his brother? Diana had to work fast before her cover was blown....; title: Free fall  -- Jasmine Cresswell - A sequence of three suicides with only one thing in common -- they had all been roommates of Liz Meacham. And Liz was the only person in Denver who was convinced that they had all been murdered. Was she being set up to be the next victim? Her only hope was to get the help of a man she never wanted to see again -- Dexter Rand, U.S. Senator from Colorado. But her life -- as well as the security of the nation -- was on the line.; title: Liz and Dexter followed the trail...all the way up to the nation's capital. Then suddenly the stakes were raised -- world peace hung in the balance. In a place where friends could be deadly enemies, no one was safe.; title: Bayou moon  -- Rebecca York - he bayou bred danger; title: Those who lived on the bayou were wily as gators. Those who died on the bayou took their secrets with them. It was Tess Beaumont's bad luck to be in deep with both the living and the dead.; title: The drowning in Savannah Bayou was no more than a grim headline to Tess until she attempted to interview the victim's brother. Vance Gautreau was hard-bitten, dangerous, a man whose keen mind wouldn't settle for easy answers - and whose savage heart would settle for nothing less than a love as fierce as his own.; title: But Tess was a stranger to the society that lived by its own rules - and died by them. For in the bayou, passion was deadlier than hate.; title: Trial by fire -- Rebecca York - Death was only the beginning . . .; title: Though the Graveyard Murders took place in modern Baltimore, they were linked to an old evil -- black magic.; title: Herbalist Sabrina Barkley knew little about witchcraft, yet she was the prime suspect in the macabre murders. Though she claimed innocence, something -- someone -- was telling her otherwise. Strange voices beckoned her ...voices of lovers long buried.; title: Fear engulfed her when she laid eyes on assistant state's attorney Dan Cassidy. Neither could deny their sudden heated passion -- or their feeling that it was somehow meant to be.; title: Nor could they deny that the Graveyard Murders had opened a door to their past . . . to the unknown ... to the horrifying. A door they'd have to go through the fires of hell to close -- if they ever could ....