Mary Burton

First you beg Then you die No Pity Each skeleton is flawless - gleaming white and perfectly preserved a testament to his skill Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath And the collection is growing No Compassion When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient of Dr James Dixon, Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst...

He Will Never ForgetThe broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country. . .the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker. . .only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning...Never ForgiveOne devastating moment changed Greer Templeton''s life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer''s nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec''s case grows, and soon it will be too late to run.And Never Let Them Live. . .Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he will track down his victims, finish what was started--and make Greer''s dying wish come true. .

Será que a sua paixão ardera até desaparecer por completo?Estando comprometida com outro homem, Alanna Patterson decidiu voltar a estimular qualquer vestígio de desejo que ainda sentisse por Caleb Pi

Seria o amor capaz de superar a traição?A vingança era a sua missão… Ninguém fizera o sangue de Travis Rafferty ferver tanto quanto a enfermeira da Guerra Civil Meredith Carter. No entanto, quando o

Ómnibus Julia 459Aventura amorosaKelly HunterÉl era el hombre perfecto para una aventura amorosa.Charlotte Greenstone no tenía tiempo para los hombres, de modo que se inventó uno muy conveniente que, sin embargo, guardaba un parecido altamente inconveniente con el atractivo Greyson Tyler. Para proteger su humillante mentirijilla, Charlotte tuvo que rogarle a Grey que se hiciera pasar por su prometido.Cuando vio las impresionantes curvas de Charlotte, Grey no se pudo resistir a la tentacion de hacer su propia y extravagante propuesta: El fingiria ser su prometido con la condicion de que los dos pudieran disfrutar de todos los beneficios de ser pareja.Un asunto para dosMary BurtonAquel era un caso muy caliente.Hacia un año que la millonaria Kit Westgate Landover habia desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Pero no se encontro su cadaver y el caso quedo cerrado. El sargento Kirkland sabia que la investigacion se encontraba en un callejon sin salida, pero cuando la reportera Tara Mackey empezo a hacer nuevas preguntas, decidio reabrir el caso.Profesionalmente eran una pareja perfecta, pero personalmente, Tara se resistia a dejarse llevar por la atraccion que habia entre ellos. Alex Kirkland se movia en un mundo de dinero y poder cosas en las que ella no confiaba. Y cada paso que daban hacia la verdad, y el uno hacia el otro, los acercaba un poco mas al peligro.

Estaba seguro de que jamás podría volver a amar… Por mucho que sus vecinos se esforzaran en que volviera a enamorarse era imposible. Aunque acababan de enviarle a la bella Abigail Smyth, que nada más

Jenna Winslow sabía que las mentiras y los secretos no eran buenos ingredientes con los que comenzar un matrimonio, pero ¿qué otra cosa podía hacer una mujer huyendo del escándalo como hacía ella? ¿Quien iba a querer a una chica sin estudios y con un pequeño ilegitimo a cuestas? Desde luego, no seria el ranchero Rowe Mercer, un hombre exigente... y guapisimo. Rowe Mercer era un ex cazador de recompensas que habia pasado toda la vida enfrentandose al peligro, pero en aquel momento no deseaba otra cosa mas que tranquilidad. Cuando llego Jenna Winslow, la novia que habia pedido por correo, se pregunto si aquella mujer era de verdad la respuesta a susoraciones. ¿Tendria algun futuro la relacion entre un angel refinado como ella y un hombre deseoso de olvidar su pasado?

The New York Times bestselling author of Dead Ringer and I''m Watching You returns with her latest thriller The Seventh Victim , which will keep avid fans of dark psychological suspense up all night. Mary Burton is Suspense! The one who got away - is the only one he wants...If at first you don''t succeed It''s been seven years since the Seattle Strangler terrorized the city. His victims were all young, pretty, their lifeless bodies found wrapped in a home-sewn white dress. But there was one who miraculously escaped death, just before the Strangler disappeared. Kill Lara Church has only hazy memories of her long-ago attack. What she does have is a home in Austin, a job, and a chance at a normal life at last. Then Texas Ranger James Beck arrives on her doorstep with shattering news: The Strangler is back. And this time, he''s in Austin. And kill again...He''s always craved her, even as he killed the others. For so long he''s been waiting to unleash the beast within. And this time, he''ll prove he holds her life in his hands - right before he ends it forever. For everyone who loves the works of Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs and Karen Rose, The Seventh Victim by Mary Burton will fulfil all your darkest thriller dreams! A twisted tale...I couldn''t put it down . (Lisa Jackson). Will have readers sleeping with the lights on . ( Publishers Weekly (starred review)). Mary Burton is the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of I''m Watching You , Dead Ringer , Dying Scream , Senseless , Merciless and Before She Dies - all set in Virginia, USA, where Mary lives with her family.

Jenna Winslow sabía que las mentiras y los secretos no eran buenos ingredientes con los que comenzar un matrimonio, pero¿ qué otra cosa podía hacer una mujer huyendo del escándalo como hacía ella? ¿Quien iba a querer a una chica sin estudios y con un pequeño ilegitimo a cuestas? Desde luego, no seria el ranchero Rowe Mercer, un hombre exigente... y guapisimo. Rowe Mercer era un ex cazador de recompensas que habia pasado toda la vida enfrentandose al peligro, pero en aquel momento no deseaba otra cosa mas que tranquilidad. Cuando llego Jenna Winslow, la novia que habia pedido por correo, se pregunto si aquella mujer era de verdad la respuesta a sus oraciones. ¿Tendria algun futuro la relacion entre un angel refinado como ella y un hombre deseoso de olvidar su pasado?

Hacía un año que la millonaria Kit Westgate Landover había desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Pero no se encontró su cadáver y el caso quedó cerrado. El sargento Kirkland sabía que la investigación se encontraba en un callejon sin salida, pero cuando la reportera Tara Mackey empezo a hacer nuevas preguntas, decidio reabrir el caso.Profesionalmente eran una pareja perfecta, pero personalmente, Tara se resistia a dejarse llevar por la atraccion que habia entre ellos. Alex Kirkland se movia en un mundo de dinero y poder cosas en las que ella no confiaba. Y cada paso que daban hacia la verdad, y el uno hacia el otro, los acercaba un poco mas al peligro.

HE IS THEIR JUDGEIn death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt.JURYNo one knows about defense attorney Charlotte Wellington s murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that s just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what s past is past. But others don t agree. And as a madman s body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that s become terrifyingly personal.AND EXECUTIONERAt last, she is within his reach. All his victims deserve their fate, but her guilt is greatest. And with every scream, he will make her see what it means to suffer and repent before she dies.

His Victims: the first kill was easy. The second even easier. No guilt, no remorse, just a rush of adrenaline surging through him as each life drains away, and the pleasure of knowing that their deaths will help his beloved Lindsay. And there are many more who will die ...His Game: the first twisted gift to Lindsay O''Neil arrives hidden in a bouquet of flowers. When her estranged husband, Detective Zack Kier, is assigned to the case, Lindsay''s past comes back with a vengeance. Because only Zack knows the dark secret she lives with - or so she thinks. Now nothing can prepare her for the nightmare to come ...His Obsession: everything Lindsay''s stalker does, every life he takes, is for her. But when Lindsay spurns his gifts, she and those she loves most become targets of a depraved madman whose rage is growing, and who is waiting, watching, closer than she ever feared...

Some Nightmares Beside each body, the killer leaves a simple charm bearing a womans name. The victims are strangers to each other, but they have been chosen with the utmost care. Each bears a striking resemblance to Kendall Shaw, a local TV presenter, and each is brutally strangled by a madman whose obsession will never end.

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 hed drawn a mermaid from the sea, and light keeper Ben Mitchell agreed. Certainly Rachel possessed sirenlike beauty her widows weeds could not hide, and the bruises she bore testified to secrets as deepand darkas any hidden beneath the waves. But could he help her see that happinesstogetherwas on her horizon?

Blood bonds Kristen Rodale is haunted by the spine-chilling screams of the people her brother murdered in cold blood. The fear she cant forget forced her to run and hide far from where he would ever find her. Cant protect you Shes built her own safe world in a small Virginia town, out of terrors reach. Until Former FBI agent Dane Cambia, desperately seeking revenge for his own sisters gory death at the monsters hands, pleads for her help. From Evils Grasp Using Kristen as bait to catch her murderous brother is Cambias last hope. Only her blood can quench his thirst for vengeance. But playing into the killers hands is just the beginning of Kristen and Cambias new nightmare.

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, shed left him to drown in disgrace. Now, years later, shed reappeared on a storm-tossed wave, beautiful as a sirenand just as seductive!