Tara Taylor Quinn
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Where secrets are safe volume 4
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Will her secret tear them apart?
At sixteen, when Talia gave her son up for adoption, she knew she was making the right decision. Now, as an adult, she's come home to Santa Raquel, California, where she volunteers at the Lemonade Stand and provides art therapy at local schools. One of her students is a troubled boy named Kent-;the son she gave up all those years ago!
She meets his widowed father, Sherman, and they develop an intense connection...
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Shelter Valley stories volume 5
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Phyllis Langford is everybody's friend and nobody's lover. Until she succumbs to the unexpected temptation of Matt Sheffield--and soon after, discovers she's pregnant.
Matt's a loner, a man who hides from the possibility of love and family. Just as well, in Phyllis's opinion, since she doesn't want or need anything from him. Not one single thing. But Matt can't quite leave it at that....
Matt and Phyllis arrive at an agreement--he'll help her out....
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The best things in life are those you don't expect...;
Dana Harris's world has turned upside down. So when she receives the unexpected opportunity to attend Montford University in Shelter Valley, Arizona, she sees it as the perfect time to start over. Especially when Josh Redmond adopts a puppy she's rescued. That's the beginning of an instant friendship between them, even though she senses that he's holding something back...;. Still, their friendship...
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A man of his word
Dr. Bloom Freelander thought it was safe to breathe again when Detective Sam Larson put her abusive ex away for good. She's been moving on, running a private practice and providing psychiatry services to The Lemonade Stand women's shelter. But now that her ex is a free man, she's in danger once again.
Forced into protective custody, Bloom can't help but fall for her protector. But she has every reason to doubt the handsome...
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Coltons of New York volume 2
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English
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USA TODAY Bestselling Author
In a stalker's sights…
Unless they can stop him.
When someone tries to abduct Assistant District Attorney Emily Hernandez, even the cool-as-nails prosecutor is rattled. Enter young hotshot private investigator Cormac Colton, who's determined to protect the ADA. Problem is, after a whirlwind week of passion, Colton disappeared from Emily's life and shattered her trust. And now Emily's not only the target of a stalker,...
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Jane's rule about marriage: if at first you don't succeed, don't try again
A bigamist ex-husband, an anonymous stalker, a murder inquiry. Magazine editor Jane Hamilton is not having a good month. But with the support of her best friend, Brad Manchester, she's coping-until they become lovers and Brad complicates things even more by proposing marriage.
Brad understands Jane's fears, but he's ready for a wife and family, ready to move forward. Especially...
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Rick Thomas stole drug-cartel evidence from a government facility. And spent three years in a federal prison.
Attorney Erin Morgan has a rule: never defend the bad guys. But Rick Thomas, quiet and self-assured, doesn't seem bad. That's why she agrees to defend him against what he swears is a trumped-up murder charge. She's ignoring her experience and listening to her instincts instead.
But psychologist and expert witness Kelly Chapman is listening...
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Will the truth heal him-;or tear them apart?
The baby she gave up for adoption long ago is a secret Eliza Westin has concealed from her husband. With good reason. Wounded soldier turned police officer Pierce Westin was Eliza's high school sweetheart. He's also her son's father.
Seventeen years ago, Pierce went off to war unaware that he'd fathered a child. Eliza's shot as a contestant on the Family Secrets cooking competition show is her chance...
9) Shotgun Baby
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Marriage of Inconvenience
He's fathered a baby-;now he needs to find a wife!
FBI agent Con Randolph's six-month-old son has been abandoned. The state has arranged an adoption-;they just need Con's signature.
Con knows they've made a mistake. He's never fathered a baby. But it turns out he's wrong.
Horrified and guilty, he tries to claim his son. Yet, as far as the state is concerned, Con doesn't have much to offer a child. He has a risk-filled...
10) Sophie's Secret
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Sophie Curtis lives a big secret. She's been having an affair with Duane Koch. Their days-;and nights-; together are their own oasis away from the world. It's unconventional but, given the difference in their ages and her troubled past, it works for them.
Then Duane is asked to step into the political ring-;an opportunity he's been waiting for. Too bad about the timing, though. Because Sophie's just found out she's pregnant, and an instant family-;with...
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In the shelter of this town...;
Mark Heber accepts a mysterious scholarship to a prominent college in Shelter Valley, Arizona. Being a mature student is a big change from his hardscrabble life in the mountains of West Virginia, one that could transform his whole future.
For attorney Adrianna Keller, Shelter Valley is the scene of a childhood tragedy and she returns for one reason only-;her loyalty to college president Will Parsons. Somebody's...
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This Christmas, she's got her very own St. Nick!
With her business sold and her family out of reach, Abby Hayden's at loose ends.
But if Abby doesn't have enough to occupy her time, Dr. Nick McIntrye has too much. So many people rely on him for help and guidance...;. No wonder Abby calls him "St. Nick."
Nick has a proposition for Abby, one he thinks will benefit them both. He persuades her to work at a home he's established for pregnant teens,...
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Attacks against her are escalating…
And protecting her is his mission.
His investigation into the threatening occurrences befalling Aimee Barker leads Sheriff Jackson Redmond into a thirty-year-old mystery. Aimee's nightmares have brought her to Evergreen in search of her past. The incidents seem intended to scare her off. But when an attack leaves Aimee without lodgings, Jackson offers her his home. Now their sizzling chemistry makes keeping...
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Anyone could be hiding a secret...;
Marie Bustamante does not trust or love easily. Growing up with a philandering father and an overprotective mother, she comes by her reservations honestly. So after only three months, how can she be falling for her best friend's bodyguard? This isn't like her at all. But Elliott Tanner is strong, gorgeous and...;trustworthy. Honest. At least he seems to be. Of course, some things about him remain a mystery. Protecting...
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9 Months Later
Her baby. His heartache.
Her baby. His heartache.
Marcus Cartwright is rich and handsome. What's more, he's in love with his wife. And Lisa Cartwright adores her husband. Their marriage, however, is falling apart.
That's because Marcus can't give Lisa the baby they've always longed for.
Now he's determined to give Lisa her freedom-;to find and marry someone else. To have her own child. It's a freedom Lisa doesn't want, but she...
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Where secrets are safe volume 17
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On a quest for justice, it's a battle of duty versus desire
Emma Martin does her best to keep her past to herself, her heart hidden. But working closely with parole officer Jayden Powell has the attorney considering breaking her own rules. When a dire threat turns lethal, Jayden proves just how far he'd go to protect Emma. Would she go just as far to let him in-guarding her body and her heart?
USA TODAY Bestselling Author
17) Mother by Fate
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Where secrets are safe volume 5
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To trust a stranger...;
Sara Havens helps others. Mothers. Children. Those who seek to escape from violence. Her work with The Lemonade Stand-;a unique women's shelter-;also lets her forget the loss of the child who should have been hers. And when a handsome stranger strikes up a poolside conversation, it's no coincidence.
Bounty hunter Michael Edison is tracking a former resident of the shelter. Fearing for the missing woman's safety, Sara...
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She can't afford to lose this...;or him
There's no way that struggling single mom Janie Young is going to lose Family Secrets. Not even to Dr. Burke Carter. The prize money and media exposure from the cooking-competition show will secure the future for her and her son, who has special needs. Sure, Burke is a talented chef with his own reasons to win, but he already has so much: wealth, a beautiful daughter, great looks...;and definitely her attention....
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Leslie Sanderson's brother, Cal, is dead--and he's left behind two children no one knew he had. She and Kip Webster, Cal's closest friend, "inherit" these secret kids.
As they form their makeshift family, Leslie and Kip decide to share a house. And that leads to other kinds of sharing.... One night, just before Christmas, Leslie tells him about the devastating thing that happened when she was young--something she's kept secret all this time.
Because...
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Juliet McNeil has been keeping a secret for more than eight years--a secret from Blake Ramsden. They spent one night together all that time ago...and Mary Jane McNeil was the result.
Juliet and Mary Jane are a pair, a family of two, and they're happy that way. So what happens when Blake, the man who unknowingly fathered Mary Jane, returns to San Diego? What happens when Juliet, an attorney, develops a professional--and then a personal--relationship...