One hot summer night in Baltimore, eleven-year-old Reena Hale watches as her family’s restaurant goes up in flames. She decides in that moment to become an arson investigator. That fire shaped another’s destiny also, as Joey Pastorelli sees his father arrested for setting the fire. Reena’s close-knit Italian family rebuilds and she goes on to complete police and firefighter training. While she excels at her job, she is unlucky in love – all of her relationships end with a fire. Things start looking up when she meets Bo Goodnight, the hunky carpenter next door. Reena’s one problem: the pyromaniac psychopath determined to kill everyone she loves. With wonderful characterizations and attention to detail, Nora Roberts offers another thrilling combination of danger and romance.

When a body turns up in the cemetery in the quiet town of Bakerhaven, Police Chief Dale Harper finds himself investigating his first homicide. A baffling clue leads him to consult the resident puzzle expert, Cora Felton. But while she may look like everyone's favorite grandmother, the white-haired, bespectacled "Puzzle Lady" swears, smokes, gambles and can't tell you how many husbands she's had. She also doesn't know a thing about crossword puzzles - that's her niece, Sherry's, area of expertise. Cora's is poking into unsettling events. Soon Cora's mischief-making behavior drives Chief Harper to distraction. But when another body turns up, Cora must find a killer before she's next. So cruciverbalists, pick up a pencil and get ready to solve a puzzling murder and an actual puzzle.

Sophie and Amy Dempsey come to Temptation, Ohio to make an audition tape for their old friend Clea, an aspiring actress and former porn star. Their arrival and film make the locals suspicious. They have good reason - the tape has become an erotic video. Sophie expects to leave town in a few days, but things like gossip, small-town politics, a sexy mayor, and murder keep getting in her way. With interesting characters, snappy dialogue and exhilarating situations, Crusie's newest will make you laugh and blush at the same time.