The Arsonist

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Mary is also the author of The Insider's Guide to Direct Marketing (1995 by Zwieg White Associates), a marketing manual geared toward architectural/engineering firms. She has worked as a freelance writer and written (or ghostwritten) dozens of articles for publications including The RWR, Virginia Review, and Innsbrook Today.

A 1983 graduate of Hollins University, Mary was the marketing director for a 100-person civil engineering firm before deciding to write full time. She is based in Richmond, Virginia, where she lives with her husband and two children.

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When Danger Took Root, Her Courage Grew Strong

And Rachel Emmons fled her violent marriage, seeking a safe haven. Her brave escape led her to the saving embrace of Ben Mitchell, the man who rescued her from the depths of the ocean and made her determined to heal .

The island locals claimed he'd drawn a mermaid from the sea, and light keeper Ben Mitchell agreed. Certainly Rachel possessed siren like beauty her widow's weeds could not hide, and the bruises she bore testified to secrets as deep and dark as any hidden beneath the waves. But could he help her see that happiness together was on her horizon?","rating":"3.83","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11742,"isbn13":"9781460854334","title":"Heart Of The Storm","seo":"heart-of-the-storm","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460854334.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC014000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

He Could Never Love Again

Of that, Matthias Barrington was certain, despite the well-intentioned meddling of his neighbors. But now they'd sent him a special delivery in the form of the very comely Miss Abigail Smyth, who'd stepped off the stagecoach and announced that he needed a wife–and she was just the woman!

Mail-order bride Abby Smyth just wanted a place to belong–preferably at rancher Matthias Barrington's side, making a home for his motherless boys. Ever practical, she knew love wasn't necessary, really. Yet the more she learned of this decent, honorable man, the more she knew the only place she wanted was one securely in his heart!

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Their Grand Passion Had Burned Too Brightly To Survive

But faced with wedding another, Alanna Patterson was determined to reignite any smoldering embers of desire Caleb Pitt might still harbor for her. Would her brawny captain, now a solitary lighthouse keeper, rescue her from a sea of regrets? Or had tragedy both public and private sunk any hopes for a lasting love?

Caleb Pitt had once believed love was eternal as the sea, for Alanna Patterson had promised him forever. But despite her vow, she'd left him to drown in disgrace. Now, years later, she'd reappeared on a storm-tossed wave, beautiful as a siren…and just as seductive!

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His game

A monster who left the charred, savaged remains of twelve innocents in his wake, ?Nero strikes fear wherever there is fire. ?As new fires have been ripping through a small Virginia town, the countdown to Nero's thirteenth murder has begun. His rules Haunted by the agonising screams of Nero's victims, investigator Michael Gannon refuses to let the arsonist claim another life.

Especially reporter Darcy Sampson, who Gannon knows is treading too close to the flames in her determination to unmask the killer. Your nightmare But relentless Nero is watching, waiting for them. And he doesn't like players who try to best him at his own game. Now he intends to teach Michael and Darcy one last, fatal lesson.

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Blood bonds Kristen Rodale is haunted by the spine-chilling screams of the people her brother murdered in cold blood.

The fear she can't forget forced her to run and hide far from where he would ever find her. Can't protect you She's built her own safe world in a small Virginia town, out of terror's reach. Until Former FBI agent Dane Cambia, desperately seeking revenge for his own sister's gory death at the monster's hands, pleads for her help.

From Evil's Grasp Using Kristen as bait to catch her murderous brother is Cambia's last hope. Only her blood can quench his thirst for vengeance. But playing into the killer's hands is just the beginning of Kristen and Cambia's new nightmare.

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Deadly secrets Beneath the peaceful lake of a quiet Virginia town lies a disturbing mystery – a long-dead body, a woman no-one's missed – but for one woman, the remains hold the answers she's been seeking her whole life.

Don't stay buried Kelsey Warren may now be a high-flying journalist but she's never forgiven her reckless mother for abandoning her as a teenager. Yet when Kelsey discovers Donna Warren's body, she knows that something more sinister than her mother's wild lifestyle is to blame.

Forever Despite Sheriff Mitch Garret's pleas to leave the case alone, Kelsey swears to uncover the truth. But as Kelsey and Mitch dig deeper, someone is just as desperate to keep the past hidden – and is intent on silencing Kelsey for good.

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Even a cold case can heat up

One year ago a wealthy socialite disappeared. No body was found, and the case was never solved. Lead detective Alex Kirkland knows all they had were dead ends. But when sexy, sassy reporter Tara Mackey decides to ask more questions, he respects her intuition enough to reopen the case.

Professionally, they're a perfect match. Personally, Tara is wary of the sparks between them. Alex plays in a different league, one with money, power things she's learned not to trust. And every step they take toward the truth and each other brings them closer to danger .

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