Mystery and peril are dangerous shipmates for an ocean voyage.While travel presents opportunities to meet new friends and see new places. Isabella also encounters puzzling crimes and dangerous intrigue as she sails from England to India.. ~ . ~ . ~ ."Amber Dreams"Blackmail threatens a young bride when her secret diary is stolen. Her marriage of convenience is threatened if the contents are revealed to her new husband and his autocratic mother.Can Isabella recover the diary before the bride loses all hope?. ~ . ~ . ~ ."Purple Poison"A flurry of poison pen letters unsettle the passengers on the ship Nomadic. Even Isabella is not immune from the vicious invective.Will the culprit be discovered before tragedy occurs?. ~ . ~ . ~ ."Black Heart"Pranks and tricks cause inconvenience, misery, and embarrassment.After one prank goes too far and injury occurs, will Isabella locate the trickster...

When Murder Paints with BloodIsabella Newcombe Tarrant must finish her commission to paint a portrait before she can join her husband in India.She travels to Greavley Abbey School in the sleepy village of Upper Wellsford. There she meets the young photographer Flick Sherborne, and they become friends.Then murder intrudes.Isabella and Flick stumble upon the body George Webberly, a teacher at Greavley Abbey School. He's been bludgeoned to death.Why would anyone kill a school master? Motives abound, and suspects increase. Fellow teaching masters. A former soldier haunted by the nightmares of the war. Three ladies were rivals for Webberly's attentions. Their husbands may have clubbed him and cracked open his head. A photographer. Three fishermen. A medic. The pub owner and his wife. The local constable.Who committed the murder? Can Isabella find the answer?Or will a murderer paint with more blood?A tangle of motives and hidden...

Imagine having your entire world turned upside down. That is what Leigh faced when she discovered the plan she had set for her life had just imploded when she caught her fiancé, Jamie, cheating on her.Now, facing the fear of starting over, Leigh sets off on a life-changing road trip to follow the dreams she once thought were unattainable. Along for this wild ride is her ultra-sexy friend, Brandon. While on their journey to self-discovery, Leigh and Brandon learn that their chemistry and sexual attraction is stronger than they had ever imagined.With romance, heartbreak, anger, and lots of naughty fun, this novel will make rock you and make you swoon for more. 

Welcome to A Game of Hearts, where red-blooded commoners find the doors of the blue-blooded haut ton difficult to open. Two Hearts, Shadowed by their Pasts Self-made financier Rafe Lockhart needs a titled wife. His beloved daughter Connie dreams of a society debut. A quick marriage to Lady Margaret Symonds, widow of an earl, seems the answer to his problem. Her beauty and wit sweeten his plan. After twelve years in an emotionally abusive marriage, Maggie Symonds hesitates to enter another marriage, especially to a man whose wealth is the sole reason that society accepts him. Yet financial difficulties and her own budding attraction to Rafe drive her to accept his proposal.Neither expects passion to fire up their marriage. Yet even as they discover each other, two blows deal wounds to their blossoming love. Two Hearts, Crossed by Circumstance Falling in...

Christmas is for miracles, merriment, and murder. An English country Christmas in 1919 should be a joyful celebration. Isabella Newcombe, however, discovers only petty sniping and bitterness when she and her friends (Cecilia Arkwright and the brothers Madoc and Gawen Tarrant) are invited to Emberley. Sir Reginald and the Malvaise family filled the grand house with friends, acquaintances, and business associates. With money tight, Isabella and her friends enjoy the rich meals, hot fires, and comfortable rooms. Yet rumors of affaires and drug addiction as well as accusations of blackmail sour the holiday atmosphere. And the invitation to the four friends was driven by an avid relish to hear about Cecilia's upcoming divorce from her gaoled husband and the two deaths at Gawen Tarrant's archaeological dig in October. They plan to leave before New Year's Eve, then Isabella and her fiancé Madoc discover...

Christmas is for miracles, merriment, and murder. An English country Christmas in 1919 should be a joyful celebration. Isabella Newcombe, however, discovers only petty sniping and bitterness when she and her friends (Cecilia Arkwright and the brothers Madoc and Gawen Tarrant) are invited to Emberley. Sir Reginald and the Malvaise family filled the grand house with friends, acquaintances, and business associates. With money tight, Isabella and her friends enjoy the rich meals, hot fires, and comfortable rooms. Yet rumors of affaires and drug addiction as well as accusations of blackmail sour the holiday atmosphere. And the invitation to the four friends was driven by an avid relish to hear about Cecilia's upcoming divorce from her gaoled husband and the two deaths at Gawen Tarrant's archaeological dig in October. They plan to leave before New Year's Eve, then Isabella and her fiancé Madoc discover...

Has the love of her life enticed her straight into death? Stranded on Crete, Isabella Newcombe finesses a refuge with English archaeologists resuming their dig after WWI. Her sketches fortuitously land her a job illustrating the dig for Prof. Gawen Tarrant. His magnetic brother Madoc charms her with his interest. The dig seethes with undercurrents, revealed when a worker is murdered. The archaeologists dismiss his death as a village vendetta. Then the dig sites are vandalized. Artifacts go missing. And Isabella's former employer may be involved in buying stolen artifacts. With evidence amassing, they must admit the worker was killed when he spied something incriminating—but what? And who murdered him? Suspicions escalate. All three professors have motives beyond simple profit. Are the Tarrant brothers stealing to fund more digs? Is Nigel Arkwright undermining the dig as revenge for Gawen's flirtation with Nigel's...

Is love enough?When Lauren and Isaac set off to plan their live together, they never expected the lies, deceit, and danger that was about to take over their lives.After Isaac falls into the trap of an illegal car theft ring, he discovers that he can't resist the money or temptation of power it offers.When Lauren discovers what Isaac is up to, she ends her engagement and relationship with the man of her dreams.Broken and determined to get Lauren back, Isaac stops at nothing to win her back. Only, his plan is deflated by a girl with a plan and a secret that could destroy Isaac's chances of ever getting Lauren back.Find out what happens with this epic couple in the third installment of the Breaking Boundaries Series.

Heartache and Anger seem to follow Melanie wherever she goes. Melanie used to be the beautiful college student from a wealthy Lexington, Kentucky family that everyone admired. She appeared to have the perfect life; a loving family, great friends, and a fairy tale engagement to her soulmate, Brody. Everything was wonderful until one tragic night left her broken and caused a devastating car accident that took the life of a close friend and ended her engagement to her once thought of soulmate Brody. Cole is a twenty-two-year-old auto mechanic who was bounced from one foster home to the next all his life. He is still mending from a tragic car accident two years ago that changed his life forever. This once angry, brooding alcoholic turned his life around after witnessing the death of Alice, a young woman involved in his car accident. After a chance encounter, Melanie and Cole find that their lives are bound together by one tragic and unforgettable night that transformed the way they viewed themselves. As they begin to embark on a complicated and at times, volatile friendship, Cole falls madly in love with Melanie. Refusing to be damaged again, Melanie fights her growing feelings for Cole, only furthering her decent into a dark depression. Can Cole bring light to Melanie's life again? Will Cole be able to share his secret with Melanie? Will Melanie allow herself to break through the barriers she has created and find happiness? **

Can his desire survive her secret?Lila isn't your typical college student.Sassy and full of attitude, Lila uses her snarky comments to mask her dark secret that threatens to expose who and what she really is.Jagger is a tattoo covered, motorcycle riding, hottie who has only stayed faithful to one thing- his motorcycle. When the pair meet, sparks fly as they set off on an epic romance. With her secrets threatning to escape, Lila builds boundaries to keep Jagger at a distant. Only, this hot-tempered alpha-male won't give up without a fight.Can Lila push through her own boundaries to be with Jagger? Find out in this new adult romance novel.