Author: ellenbutler

The rainbows-and-unicorns period of her friends-to-lovers relationship with Mike Finnegan officially over, Karina Cardinal is taking a tactical retreat. No way is she calling him for rescue from one of her infamous “scrapes.” Too bad trouble, if not her middle name, is a close relative.Sadira Manon, friend and colleague of Karina’s sister Jillian, has been dropping way too much cash on designer … designer labels for a middle school teacher. Even one who moonlights as a jewelry store clerk. But when she’s accused of theft, the loose diamond falling out of her purse is enough for the police to sing…

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Lawmaking can be a murderous affair.If any day calls for a soothing glass of wine, it’s today.One moment, Capitol Hill lobbyist Karina Cardinal is having a heated discussion with Senator Harper, who just torpedoed her latest health care legislation initiative. The next, after a cryptic remark, the senator is dead at her feet. Hours later, she’s still so rattled she wakes to a freezing apartment … rattled she wakes to a freezing apartment because she forgot to close her back door. Or did she?When her boyfriend, FBI cybercrimes expert Mike Finnegan, is suddenly reassigned to work a new case, he’s…

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Inspired by true events: In 1938, covert agent Lily Saint James goes undercover as a nanny for a German military officer. But as she secures vital intelligence, she finds the Nazi secret police on her trail — and must risk everything to complete her mission…

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