<p><em><strong>New friends, a book signing, and a dead author. All the makings of an exciting cozy mystery.</strong></em><br type="_moz"></p><p><br>When Jessica Murdoch, the successful, established author, Fiona, Lori, and Christie convene at the East Coast's largest book signing, they never expect to find one of the authors dead at the foot of the stairs. With the help of a nosy basset hound and their own detective skills, the four authors form the Mystery Writers' Murder Club to begin uncovering the truth. Was it an accident... or murder?<br><br><em>Invitation to Murder, a thrilling prequel to the Mystery, She Wrote series.</em><br><br>If you like fast-paced mysteries with quirky characters, an inquisitive basset hound, and unexpected twists, you're going to love this series.<br type="_moz"></p>

Fated... wolfen society said their fates had been sealed by the exploits of their parents.
Follow the exploits of the sons and daughters of the Wayward Mates. Starting with Touch of Fate which tells the story of the time of their parents to the time of their destinies through the eyes of Jean-Michel, the Alpha of New Orleans, and his mate, Darby.
See how the stories of the past and present come together to tell a new tale of an old enemy that wants to destroy them. They're all there: the children of Skylar and Dylan, Jean-Michel and Darby, Oliver and Roz, Griffin and Maddie, Marco and Catherine, Ava and Declan, Riley and Cameron, and James and Shea.
Each book is a complete story of how each new fated pair find each other and everlasting love as well as confronts an ancient evil out to destroy them all.
Will the Darkness win? Or will destiny and the children of the Wayward Mates prevail?

Included in this set:

Touch of Fate

Touch of...]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:22:35 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740938-deadline_to_murder.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740938-deadline_to_murder.html

<p><em><strong>A writing convention, a guest list full of secrets, a murder to solve in three days.<br></strong></em><br type="_moz"></p><p>Lori Sykes is invited to be the keynote speaker at the writer's convention in Bleakridge, Maine. While walking that evening she witnesses a chilling murder under the moonlit pier. The victim, a renowned author known for his gritty crime novels, has been brutally strangled.<br><br type="_moz"></p><p>Ryker McKay, a one-man shop, small-town newspaper man with a reputation for unearthing hidden truths, is intrigued by Lori's story and the undeniable chemistry between them. He agrees to assist her in solving the murder, recognizing that this could be the story of a lifetime for his struggling newspaper.<br><br type="_moz"></p><p>As Lori and Ryker delve deeper into the lives and secrets of the suspects, they discover buried rivalries, suppressed...]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:25:08 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/642591-the_scoundrel.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/642591-the_scoundrel.html

<p><strong><em>He was hired to protect her.</em><br><br>Samantha</strong><br>Someone doesn't like what I write. That's okay, erotic romance isn't for everyone, but I like it and it pays the bills. First, there were private messages on social media, followed by emails—both full of vitriol and venom. Coming home after a day out in London, I knew someone had been in my home. I got on the first flight out of London and landed in Chicago.<strong><br><br>Kingston</strong><br>A mercenary with a dark history. I thought I'd never see the light of day again until Robert Fitzwallace walked through the door and dragged me out. After two years of healing, Fitz recruited me to head up the operations for the new Cerberus Group in Chicago. Like our counterpart in London, headquarters are located over a lifestyle club—the Windy City's newest and best...Club Southside.<br><br>After pacing in...]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:55:51 +0200 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/641459-strong.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/641459-strong.html

<p><em><strong>I won't let my mate slip away again.</strong></em><br><br>I will have to use all my CIA skills to solve the murder of my father and clear my brother's name. My brother hired Kennedy Greyson, lawyer extraordinaire and my bonded spirit, to defend the family.<br><br>We have a past neither wants to admit to, much less try to fix. I move in a shadowy world that frightens and repulses her. But she knows the core of the man she's fallen in love with is honorable and worthy.<br><br>As a human, she is unaware of the existence of shifters. She must work her way through the mire of small town jurisprudence and her own feelings to solve not only the whodunit of Cyrus's murder but the secrets that lie at the heart of Looking Glass Falls deceptions.<br><br><em><strong>Author note:&nbsp; STRONG is a steamy, second chance, paranormal romance. It is a complete story in the Ghost Cat...]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:30:16 +0200 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740929-defiant_vow.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740929-defiant_vow.html

<p><strong>She had given up on finding her hero. He would make her believe in happy ever-after again.<br type="_moz"></strong></p><p><strong></strong><br type="_moz"></p><p><strong>Serena</strong><br>There was a time, a very long time ago when I believed in fairytales and happily-ever-afters. Those dreams died a painful death he night my parents were murdered. I need to get close to Aries Borgia in order to get information about my parents' murderer. What started as a sizzling affair on Aries yacht tuns dangerous when we are attacked.<br type="_moz"></p><p><strong>Aries</strong><br>I am the head of the Lionheart Syndicate and she is my fated mate. I know she is seeking information but I will do what is needed to claim her. I will teach her to believe in dreams again.<br type="_moz"></p><p>Can they find their happy-ever-after before the...]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:22:25 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740946-alliance.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740946-alliance.html

<p><em><strong>Alliances are made. Complications are kept. Judgments are demanded.<br>I am a pawn in a dangerous game. One he will take by any means.</strong></em><br type="_moz"></p><p>Years ago an alliance was made between the Tiamat Syndicate and the Northern Lights Coalition. I was promised to Gunnar, the head of the Blood Eagle Syndicate. Our families believed an alliance was the only way to prevent all-out war.</p><p>With my father dead, my brother Joshua refuses to force me into Gunnar's bed until he needs to forge an alliance with Gunnar against a common enemy-the Bratva.</p><p>I am a pawn to both sides. So I ran. I ran as far as I could to get away from him. I should have known better... Lions love to hunt.</p><p>Once he catches me he expects me to play by his rules. He thinks he can bend me to his will. It would be so much easier to fight him if we weren't fated...]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2021 18:25:20 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/652081-silent_predator.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/652081-silent_predator.html

<p><strong><em>A predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.<br></em></strong><br>Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone... even the curvy redhead who's determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea. Mason's family has been part of a clandestine patrol since the USS Kracken went down. He has taken on a solemn duty to protect its final resting place and its covert mission.<br><br>Twenty years ago, Shiloh Whitaker's mother was murdered to keep her from revealing what she knew. As a child, Shiloh watched as her mother's killers got away, running from her home into the black of the night. Now later, she's a celebrated marine biologist and treasure hunter, but her real calling is to find the Kracken and prove her mother's suicide was...]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:31:06 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740928-relesae.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/740928-relesae.html

<p><strong><em></em></strong><strong><em>She only knows me from the online games she plays...</em></strong><br></p><p><strong><em></em></strong><br></p><p>During the day Mazie Bridges is the electronic surveillance expert for the Savoy, but at night she takes refuge in becoming her alter ego, Knight Fury. In a newly released online game, she has teamed up with the mysterious Holden Tremayne to defeat the malevolent protagonist of the game. They seem to be the perfect partners. After all, Holden only plays after the sun goes down.<br></p><p><br></p><p>What happens when the online world tries to push through the Veil to perpetuate its evil in the real world? They say my kind keeps the evil spirits at bay... but what if I'm one of them<br></p><p><br></p><p>~~~</p><p>Welcome to the...]]> Tue, 01 Aug 1995 18:22:23 +0300 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/530998-marked_and_mated_wayward_mates_series_book_2.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/530998-marked_and_mated_wayward_mates_series_book_2.html

<p>There is legend that when the Big Ben chimes thirteen times, the lions in Trafalgar Square will come alive to roam the City of London.<br><br>Corinne Adler, Night Concierge for the famed Savoy Hotel, knows just how wrong that legend is for each time Big Ben has struck thirteen, demons have tried to escape their prison in another realm. The responsibility of being Guardian of the Tower Clock has fallen to her, a duty which her family has served for almost two centuries.<br><br>Eddy Chastain is the last of the reoccurring characters in the erotic romance novels written by Sage Matthews. He is a hacker extraordinaire and prefers to remain deep with the pages of Sage's books. But there is something about the Night Concierge of the Savoy that haunts him... a memory of sorts from a man who's creator never gave him much of a backstory.<br><br>When the stars align to cause Big Ben to strike thirteen, Corinne knows she and the lions must...]]> Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:01:15 +0200 https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/530996-captured_and_claimed_wayward_mates_series_book_8.html https://poetry.library.land/delta-james/530996-captured_and_claimed_wayward_mates_series_book_8.html