Lois Carroll Livres

Torie Bond, the owner of a costume and tuxedo rental store in Tucson, Arizona, can't shake the feeling that she has to rush to her shop one morning. In her rush, she saves an injured puppy that she finds in the road to town. Caring for the puppy leads her into a mystery involving a puppy farm where dogs are kept in close quarters and made to produce as many puppies as possible for income. Wanting to rid Tucson of the illegal business, her curiosity leads her to being kidnapped by the felons. She has no choice but to do what they ask. Her only hope is that her unofficial-fiancé Jack Brewer, a Tucson police lieutenant, will get her secreted messages and rescue her.

A Recipe for Romance: Start with one widow, desperate to avoid romantic relationships and determined to protect her young daughter. Sprinkle a liberal amount of fear after being victimized. Add one hardened cop, assigned to investigate the burglary. Allow the cop to simmer, unwilling to allow himself involvement with any woman, fearful his job would put her in jeopardy. Blend the issues with an unlikely attraction between them. Dust with a small-town false sense of security. Fold in a hired gun from the hero's past. Spice with a manhunt. Let the mixture heat up when she thinks her "happily ever after" is destined to be just a memory.

Karn Winters' husband died over a year ago, so she buys a country house to get a fresh start with her young son Gary. The house seems perfect with a very low asking price. Her lawyer is Bart Sinclair, a helpful friend of her husband's. She doesn't know he is eager to help her because of his secret agenda. Life in the new house is not ideal. Gary says he is getting toy trucks from the lady next door, but Karn knows she doesn't exist. The house there is empty. When the trucks are found to have blood on them, how can they ever feel safe? What is lurking in the woods behind their fence?

Cara remembers when she was a private investigator looking for a design thief stealing from James' company. Worried about her, he wanted to help. His actions put them in jeopardy when they face a gun in the criminal’s hands. When a gun goes off, their lives are changed forever.

In 1670, Lady Elizabeth and other women were kidnapped from the streets of London and shipped to Virginia Colony. The women who survived the voyage were sold to colonists seeking wives or unpaid household workers. Each one was given a piece of paper saying they were married to the man who bought them, but no ceremony was performed. Lady Elizabeth certainly never agreed to any marriage as she was engaged to a Lord back home. Unable to escape, she is auctioned to widower, Glen Maclean, who promises to send her home to England in the spring if she'll stay on his farm for the winter to cook and care for his young daughter. The fact that Liz's mother died young and Liz spent her childhood years playing in the kitchen where she learned to cook means she can do what he asks. She wants only to return home to England, but she has no option but to accept Glen's offer and pray he keeps his word to send her home in the spring. Arriving at the farm, she is shocked to see the farmhouse has only two rooms...a kitchen and one bedroom. Given no choice, she must live in the sparse conditions so unlike living in her rich father's manor. She can only hope Glen will return her to England in the spring, or that her father will send someone to rescue her.