If You Like Elizabeth Lowell

The Devil’s Heiress  by Jo Beverley
Returning from the Battle of Waterloo and yearning for a little peace, Major George Hawkinville learns that his aging father has pledged his beloved estate in order to gain a peerage and that they will lose everything unless he can either prove a will false or marry the brazen gold digger who inherited the wealth. But quiet, sensible Clarissa Greystone is not at all what he expected, and in spite of themselves, they are attracted to each other.

Ricochet by Sandra Brown
When Savannah detective Duncan Hatcher is summoned to an unusual crime scene, he knows discretion is key. Influential Judge Cato Laird's beloved trophy wife, Elise, has fatally shot a burglar. She claims self-defense, but Duncan suspects she's lying, and puts his career in jeopardy by investigating further. Then Elise makes an incredible allegation, which he dismisses as the lie of a cunning woman trying to exploit his intense attraction to her. But when Elise goes missing, Duncan finds that trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between life and death for both of them.

Glass Houses by Stella Cameron
London photographer Olivia gets what seems to be a plum assignment when she is hired by an interior decorator who is doing a feature for a magazine on the remodeling of a home in Notting Hill. Olivia's glee is short-lived, however, when a man claiming to be from the magazine contacts her, offering a kill fee in return for the negatives and all copies of the shots she has taken. At first Olivia agrees, but then, thinking it an odd offer, she calls the magazine back, only to discover that they were not the ones who contacted her. After a hair-raising episode with the man who did contact her, Olivia fears the term "kill fee" may be taken more literally than she would like.

The Cove by Catherine Coulter
FBI agent James Quinlan has been on Sally Brainerd's trail since her arms-dealing father, Amory St. John, was murdered. Sally is the key witness, and it's Quinlan's job to bring her in. Quinlan, whose cover is working as a PI hired to find an old couple who had mysteriously disappeared three years earlier, quickly learns that when he starts asking questions, bad things start happening.

Puppet by Joy Fielding
Amanda receives news from her ex-husband, Ben - her mother has shot and killed a stranger in the lobby of Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. Ben, also a lawyer and serving as her mother's counsel, informs Amanda that her mother has confessed to the murder but refuses to reveal her motive. Amanda then tracks down the victim's sister, who tells Amanda that the murdered man stole her real brother's identity twenty years ago. Amanda doggedly and testily pursues the truth, which emerges through revelations and shocking blood ties among the victim's widow, Amanda, and her mother.

Slow Burn by Julie Garwood
While attending a reception at a friend's estate, Kate is nearly killed by an explosion. Once home, Kate is hit with the news that the prosperous fragrance company she has nurtured from the ground up is in jeopardy: It turns out that her late mother used the business as collateral for a huge loan, and full payment is due in three weeks. Kate's still reeling from this devastating news when her younger sister's volatile ex-boyfriend shows up and threatens her. Coming to her senses, Kate returns home determined to get back on track and save her business. But the mishaps keep coming.

On the Run by Iris Johansen
For eight years, single mother Grace has been living a picture-perfect life raising her daughter in the small town of Tallanville, Alabama. Watching Frankie grow into a confident young girl has made Grace as happy as any mother could hope to be. Happy enough, even, to forget the past. But the past never quite goes away. Which is why a certain man also moved to Tallanville eight years ago to watch over her. The ghosts of the past have returned. And they're hungry for blood. Now Grace must resume an identity she thought she had cast off forever, and match wits with an opponent as deadly as he is cunning.

Married to a Stranger by Patricia MacDonald
Emma embarks on a nightmarish journey that begins with small glitches that raise doubts on the day she marries David. Things take a more serious turn during their honeymoon in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. After David goes out to chop wood for their cabin fire, a hooded figure attacks Emma with an ax. Though seriously wounded, Emma is saved by a passing hunter who loses his life protecting her. Where was David? Was he the attacker?

Vanished by Karen Robards
Ten years after her five-year-old daughter disappears without a trace, Sarah Mason receives a phone call from a child with her daughter's five-year-old voice, causing Sarah to turn in desperation to private investigator Jake Hogan.

Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Reece Gilmore has come a long way to see the stunning view below her. As the sole survivor of a brutal crime back East, she has been on the run, desperately fighting the nightmares and panic attacks that haunt her. Reece settles in Angel's Fist, Wyoming--temporarily, at least--and takes a job at a local diner. And now she's hiked this mountain all by herself. It was glorious, she thought, as she peered through her binoculars at the Snake River churning below. Then Reece saw the man and woman on the opposite bank. Arguing. Fighting. And suddenly, the man was on top of the woman, his hands around her throat...