Beverly Barton - Close Enough To Kill


Barton (Killing Her Softly) is a veteran of romantic suspense, and it shows in her latest, a well-paced love story interwoven with a graphic portrait of a serial killer and rapist. When the body of a young, raven-haired beauty is found brutalized in Adams County, Ala., levelheaded sheriff Bernie Granger and her new chief deputy, divorced former Memphis detective Jim Norton, work overtime to prevent the killer from striking again. When a nearly identical crime is committed, the peaceful county goes into a tailspin. As Jim and Bernie work longer hours together, their feelings for each other deepen, especially as Bernie becomes involved in the life of Jim's son, Kevin. When a third local woman is killed, Bernie and Jim pull out all the stops to find the killer"before he gets bold enough to target them. The sleepy Adams County setting makes for a pleasant contrast to the unspeakable crimes committed there, and Barton captures the bucolic feel of smalltown life"complete with its shallow pool of eligible (and desirable) romantic partners. Barton succeeds in keeping the killer's identity a guessing game, making this a fun and satisfying page-turner.

Beverly Barton - Raintree 3 - Raintree Sanctuary

War with their archrival, the evil Ansara clan, is unavoidable. For Mercy Raintree, a war means she must assume her position as guardian of the Sanctuary—the sacred Raintree home place deep in the Smoky Mountains. But doing so threatens to disclose her most prized secret—one Mercy has kept to herself for six years.

As the solstice looms and the battle heats up, Dranir Judah Ansara gathers his forces, intending to wipe every Raintree from the face of the land. Including Mercy, whom he's claimed as his to kill. Then he comes face-to-face with her—and with her daughter, Eve. Will Mercy's closely guarded secret change not only the outcome of the battle—but also Judah's own bitter heart?




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On Her Guard by Beverly Barton


SOMETIMES LOVE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME OF ALL

As the powerful head of one of the strongest protection agencies in the world, Ellen Denby believed she was invincible. Invulnerable. Until she came face-to-face with the one man who made her remember what it was to feel. To love...

He couldn't resist her, though he knew he could never truly have her. For anyone secret service agent Nikos Pandarus claimed as his own became fodder for his vengeful foes. But now that fate had brought his beautiful Ellen into his arms once more, he swore to protect her — and hungered to possess her again. But would their passion come at too high a price?