Sandra Brown

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Title: Hello, Darkness: Description:
Talk show host Paris Gibson blames herself for her husband's death and her affair with police psychologist Dean Malloy has turned sour. But Dean and Paris are unexpectedly thrown back together when a caller announces that he has kidnapped a woman and plans to kill her within 72 hours.

Title: Where There's Smoke: Description:
A womaniser and an adventurer, Key Tackett lives fast and loves loosely, savouring life and all its pleasures to the full. As a pilot he flies wherever the mood takes him until, on his return to his Texas roots, he is stopped in his tracks by Doctor Lara Mallory, a woman bound up with the scandal of his family's past. Defying the seething hostility of the entire community, Lara Mallory has come to settle in Eden Pass - Key's home town. She has come for a purpose.

Title: Love's Encore: Description:
Camille is shocked to learn that the owner of a mansion she has agreed to decorate is the same man with whom she shared a brief but torrid affair two years earlier.

Title: The Crush: Description:
When Dr Rennie Newton is summoned to jury duty, she brings to the courtroom the same degree of dedication and composure that she displays in the operating room. And it is this commitment to duty and precision that compels her to return a not guilty verdict in the trial of notorious killer, Ricky Lozada. But it might prove the most regrettable decision of her life...When a rival colleague is brutally slain, Rennie is cast as prime suspect even though Lozada's menacing shadow looms over the murder. Not only does Lozada seem to be insinuating himself into every aspect of her life, but the police also seem intent on invading her privacy - particularly Wick Threadgill, an embittered detective with vengeance on his mind and a point to prove. As the stakes continue to rise, Rennie and Wick decide to forge an uneasy alliance - but what they both have yet to realise is that when the killer strikes, they won't see it coming... About the Author Sandra Brown is a regular on the New York Times bestseller lists and she is one of very few authors to have three simultaneous New York Times top ten bestsellers. Her novels have been published in thirty languages and close to sixty million copies of her novels are in print worldwide. She and her husband divide their time between homes in Texas and South Carolina. Excerpted from Crush by Sandra Brown. Copyright © 2003. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Dr. Lee Howell’s home telephone rang at 2:07 A.M. His wife, Myrna, who was sleeping beside him, grumbled into her pillow. "Who’s that? You’re not on call tonight."The Howells had been in bed barely an hour. Their poolside party had broken up around midnight. By the time they’d gathered up the debris and empty margarita glasses, stored the perishable leftovers in the fridge, and visited their sleeping son’s room to give him a good-night kiss, it was nearing one o’clock.As they undressed they had congratulated themselves on hosting a successful get-together. The grilled steaks had been only a little tough, and the new electric mosquito zapper had sizzled all evening, keeping the insect population to a minimum. All things considered, a good party.The Howells had felt mellow but agreed that they were too exhausted even to think about having sex, so they’d kissed each other good night, then turned to their respective sides of the bed and gone to sleep.Despite the shortness of time Dr. Howell had been asleep, his slumber, assisted by several margaritas, had been deep and dreamless. Yet when the telephone rang he was instantly awake, alert, and responsive, as years of conditioning had trained him to be. He reached for the phone. "Sorry, hon. A patient may have taken a bad turn."She nodded grudging assent into her pillow. Her husband’s reputation as an excellent surgeon wasn’t based solely on his operating-room skills. He was dedicated to his patients and interested in their well-being before, during, and after their surgeries.Although it was unusual for him to be telephoned at home in the middle of the night when he wasn’t the doctor on call, it wasn’t altogether rare. This inconvenience was one of the small prices Mrs. Howell was willing to pay for the privilege of being married to the man she loved who also happened to be in demand and well respected in his field."Hello?"He listened for several moments, then kicked off the covers and swung his feet to the floor. "How many?" Then, "Jesus. Okay, all right. I’m on my way." He hung up and left the bed."What?""I’ve gotta go." He didn’t turn on the lamp as he moved toward the chair where he’d left the pair of Dockers he’d been wearing earlier in the evening. "Everybody on staff has been called in." Mrs. Howell came up on one elbow. "What’s happened?"Serving a busy metropolitan area, Tarrant General Hospital was constantly on alert to handle major disasters. The staff had been trained to provide immediate emergency treatment to victims of airplane crashes, tornadoes, terrorist attacks. By comparison this night’s emergency was mundane."Big pileup in the mix-master. Several vehicles involved." Howell shoved his bare feet into a pair of Dock- Sides, which he loved and his missus despised. He had owned those shoes for as long as she had known him and refused to part with them, saying the leather was just now molding to his feet and becoming comfortable."A real mess. A tanker trailer overturned and it’s burning," he said as he pulled his golf shirt over his head. "Dozens of casualties, and most are being sent to our emergency room."He strapped on his wristwatch and clipped his pager to the waistband of his slacks, then leaned down to kiss her. Missing her mouth, he caught her between nose and cheek. "If I’m still there at breakfast time, I’ll call and update you. Go back to sleep."As her head resettled into the pillow, she murmured, "Be careful.""Always am." Before he got downstairs, she had already fallen back to sleep.

Title: Where There Is Evil: Description:
Sandra Brown was eight when her friend and neighbour, twelve-year-old Moira Anderson, disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near Glasgow in 1957. Moira has never been seen since. Twenty-seven years later, at a family funeral, Sandra's estranged father confessed to her that he had been involved in the girl's disappearance. Appalled and fascinated by his curious half confession, Sandra began to delve into the case and in so doing discovered that her father was an acknowledged child molester whose activities were known not just to everyone in Coatbridge but also to the police. The horrifying jigsaw she pieced together, along with the admission her father had made, ultimately convinced Sandra that he had indeed been responsible for Moira's disappearance nearly fifty years ago. "Where There Is Evil" is the remarkable story of Sandra's quest to unravel the mystery and see justice done. 'Completely gripping...Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done...Everyone will want to read this amazing story.' - Andrew O'Hagan. 'Inspirational...This book is not only important but unique.' - Jimmy Boyle. From the Author Thanks to reader in Germany & Others who have made contactI am thrilled to have been awarded 5 star reviews by the Daily Mail and Sunday Times and readers of Best magazine, as well as by many ordinary people who have also felt this book ( now the subject of tv interest) has touched their lives. What happened to Moira may remain unproven, but her memory will live on in the book I have written and in the Foundation named after her which I am launching Spring 2000. It will help victims of abuse negotiate the justice system and get cases to court and will work closely with the Assoc. of Child Abuse Lawyers in the UK, which was founded by a survivor. Diana Lamplugh OBE is coming north to Scotland to support the launch. I take this opportunity to thank her and all the people who have written to me from around the world or who have left messages of support... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Title: Standoff: Description:
A fearless reporter trapped in a volatile siege, two young lovers turned fugitive and a hold up that transforms a small desert town into a powder keg . . . TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving to New Mexico for a well-earned vacation when she hears on the radio that Fort Worth millionaire Russell Dendy’s daughter has been kidnapped. Calling her editor she finds out that the girl is pregnant, the kidnapper is the girl’s boyfriend and that they may be heading, as she is, to a small town in New Mexico. She puts her holiday plans on hold to chase the story but as she stops for gas she gets caught up in a standoff at a gas station. If she survives she knows this will be the biggest scoop of her life. But as the night-long siege continues she is forced to put aside her reporter’s impartiality and become involved . . . or lives will be lost.

Title: Standoff: Description:
An ambitious female television reporter is driving through New Mexico when she hears that a Texas millionarie's teenage daughter has been kidnapped. Knowing the girl's father lives nearby, she quickly lines up an interview.

Title: Breakfast In Bed: Description:
After allowing her best friend's fiance to stay at her inn to finish the final chapter of his book, Sloan Fairchild faces a painful choice between her loyalty to a friend and her growing love for the dashing Carter Madison.

Title: Envy: Description:
Sandra Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, keeps readers turning pages with an explosive tale of a long-ago crime and the victim's plan for revenge...When New York publisher Maris Matherly Reed receives a tantalizing manuscript from someone identified only as P.M.E., its blockbuster potential-and perhaps something else-compels her to meet its author. On an eerie, ruined cotton plantation on a remote Georgia island she finds Parker Evans, a man concealing his identity and his past. Maris is drawn into his tale of two young friends and a deadly betrayal ... and to Parker himself. But there's something especially chilling about this novel, its possible connection to Maris's own life, and the real-life character who uses her, or anyone, to get what he wants.