Women Criminals

Peter was shot on the job a couple of months ago and takes a temporary transfer to the probation department. He can’t say he loves the job, but it’ll do until he can get back to active duty with his partner, Mark. Dixie turned herself in for a spree of crimes, but thanks to good behavior, is being paroled after only a year served. They’re on opposite sides of the law, and the thoughts and feelings that flood their minds are completely forbidden. Will they ignore the chemistry? Or plunge into the realm of forbidden love? NOTE: These books contain two versions to suit YOUR preferences. ...

Sheila and her husband, Darren have been in a stale relationship for some time. They were caring and supportive to each other, but when one is a therapist and one is an attorney, the daily conversation leaves little more than, "Fine. Yours?" to the question "How was your day." Sheila, plagued with the guilt of crossing two forbidden lines, has left Darren, so when Darren meets a younger woman who needs his legal expertise to help save many government aides from the same harassment she went through on the job, Darren is cautious about his intentions appearing equally self-serving as the ...

Turn of the Key: A novel of the Cold War and family secrets revealed Can she find the missing pieces of her early life? 1980, Washington DC: Margaret Richardson dreams about an emaciated little girl in torn and dirty clothes who speaks a language she cannot understand. Margaret discovers that she is that little girl born in the turmoil and destruction of World War II Germany. But who was Margaret's mother and why did she abandon her?Margaret finds two documents and a newspaper clipping in a secret compartment in her father's desk. A woman in the 1944 newspaper article standing next to ...

They took her children away, and she will fight to the end to get them back . . . In 1941, mixed race Ruby Darke is born into a family that seem to hate her, but why? While her two brothers dive into a life of gangland violence, Ruby has to work in their family store. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman she crosses paths with aristocrat Cornelius Bray, a chance meeting that will change her life forever. When she finds herself pregnant, and then has twins, she is forced to give her children away.

Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood may be a fictional character, but her bravery, compassion and determination exist in real-life policewomen serving across Yorkshire today. In The Real Happy Valley, former policewoman Alice Vinten reveals what life on the beat is really like for those protecting the cobbled streets and windswept hills of this historic county. From domestic abuse to kidnap, gang crime and murder, these women will stop at nothing to bring their criminals to justice and in the most extraordinary circumstances, they never fail to put others' safety before their own.

Recently returned from a harrowing vacation, FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek tries to settle into her day job in sunny Hawaii. But practically before her feet hit Oahu, a crisis catapults her back to the mainland. The Popularity Contest: Somebody kidnaps Megan’s sister to star in an online gambling contest. The Hero Contest: When the Club seeks to run a contest for heroes only, Megan tops their list of candidates. The Criminal Contest: Megan’s recent adventures have put her in the Club’s crosshairs again.

The truth is just another lie. Draken Kosset, a high-ranking officer in the Manderian militia, is a man haunted by loss. His brother's death, orchestrated by the enigmatic Kaileegh Tokal, a powerful hybrid vital to the Directorate's security, has left him with a thirst for vengeance. But when he's ordered to prepare Cressel Prime Station for the Director's arrival, ensuring the station's safety rests on a forced alliance with the very woman he blames for his brother's death. As the lines between ally and enemy blur, Draken must walk a path of deceit, wrestling with a moral dilemma that ...

Deutschlands profilierteste psychiatrische Gutachterin berichtet von ihren Erfahrungen mit Frauen und dem Bösen. Wie kann es sein, dass eine Frau ihren eigenen Mann umbringt? Dass sie ihr Kind nicht vor einem gewalttätigen Partner schützt? Oder dass sie ihr Baby sogar selbst tötet? Solche Gewalttaten lösen häufig große Erschütterung aus, denn Frauen gelten als empathisch, warmherzig und friedfertig. Doch diese Attribute führen dazu, dass die Gefährlichkeit von Frauen unterschätzt wird.

Can the lighthouse keeper lead Ann's broken heart home? The last thing Jeb Miller ever expected to see washing up on the shore of his little island was the body of a woman—but there she was. When it turns out she's still alive, he has a problem. The ports are closed, and no one will be out to see him for weeks. He'll be forced to share his little cottage with the woman he found shackled at the wrists and ankles. Not knowing her past, he isn't sure what to think of her. Despite her past, the more Jeb gets to know Ann, the more he wants to keep not just the lighthouse—he wants to keep her...

AN EDGY REVENGE THRILLER THAT WON'T LET YOU SLEEP Hannah Riley was just fourteen when intruders broke into her home. Four loud shots rang out and suddenly their home was on fire. In the blink of an eye, she was alone and her privileged life took a horrible turn. Nine years later, waiting in line at a car wash, one of the killers walks by her car. Should she tell the police or come up with her own justice for those on The List? As prepared as she is, not everything goes as planned. How will she use her quick wit to overcome an insane killer in a remote spot in the middle of the night? Never ...

Abby is looking forward to a perfect day of card reading for the tourist types that invade Santa Fe this time of year.But when one of her regulars dies in her store her thoughts turn to murder. And with a nose for mystery and Tarot cards built for trouble she embarks on finding out why Doris had to die.Buy Your Copy Today!

Special Agent Ana Grey (familiar to Smith's readers from North of Montana) becomes both criminal investigator and criminal when she shoots her own partner during a Santa Monica kidnappiDid ng investigation.

One look is all it takes for me to become instantly obsessed. Bianca is mine. I know it as surely as I know my name. Never mind that we’ve never met before and she doesn’t have a clue who I am. Laying eyes on my tiny angel makes this business trip all worth it. But then the universe throws a wrench in my plans because as luck would have it, Bianca is the daughter of the Bratva king I was sent here to do business with. I’m in love with a mafia princess who’s more guarded than the president. But none of that matters because I’m a stubborn Scotsman, and nothing will keep me from what...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - February 2022 First Gold: A graphic designer is called out when he wins a design prize for an advertisement he plagiarized. Poll Watching: In a future where everyone is required to vote, and public political discussion is forbidden, election results turn deadly. We Don't Do Faux: A mother steals a cure from her medical employer to save her sick daughter. Tuesday: A female android is forced to lie when she is brought to the repair shop by her abusive owner. The Only Punishment: A street-hardened criminal is forced to live his crimes from the perspective...

How do you get away with murder? You lead the world to believe that it has already been solved. Erica Nolan has lived a perfectly normal life. That is, until the day that she discovers that she is not Erica Nolan after all. That she is someone entirely different. But who? She struggles to unpick the lies that surround her until finally she is left with a crime - one that was solved decades ago. A family dead in a river, all that was left of the baby girl a carseat and a single shoe. Could she possibly be that baby? The thing about closed cases - no one is investigating them.

Heaven I’m the preacher’s daughter, and I have a secret. It’s a most forbidden secret, one that everyone in our mountainous Tennessee town would disapprove of. I hoped that I could keep it. No one was ever supposed to find out. Not until it was safe. But I should have known better. Caleb I’ve been in love with Heaven Leigh from the moment I first set eyes on her. But she’s the preacher’s daughter, and I’m the worst sort of sinner. But can’t even sinners be forgiven? I don’t know if Heaven is my redemption or my damnation, but I don’t really care because there’s one ...