Best Selling Books by Cherry Adair

Seven years ago, Joshua Falcon burst through the doors of a local diner and asked the woman working there if she would marry him. It wasn’t meant to be a marriage of love, but one of financial responsibility?he had to be married to take over his family’s company. The woman was Vera, and she was a ravishing blonde…or at least that was what Joshua thought. In actuality, she was Jessie, a chocolate-haired coworker of Vera’s who’d borrowed her uniform! Jessie has lived for seven years as Joshua’s hidden wife and was paid a monthly stipend, but Joshua never bothered with her, keeping mistresses instead. One day, he meets this intriguing woman and chooses to make her his mistress. The trouble is, it’s Jessie and she’s already married to him…but she might just hold off on telling him that.

A KILLER CHRISTMAS SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A REAL KILLER Dispatched to an isolated ranch during a fierce Montana blizzard, T-FLAC operative Joe Zorn has been sent to protect a woman who is in impending danger. This isn''t an op, but it beats spending the holidays alone at nearby T-FLAC headquarters. Things get complicated fast when the gorgeous, redhead event planner proves to be a dangerous distraction. HOLIDAY TRIMMINGS CAN BE DEADLY SEXY Kendall Metcalf tries to anticipate every contingency when she''s commissioned to decorate a clients home for a large, weekend Christmas party. What she doesn''t count on is the raging storm, or her intense attraction to the sexy counter-terrorist operative who shows up unannounced. He claims he''s there to protect her from the notorious serial killer obsessed with her. The killer who has escaped prison... vowing to finish what he started. THE CLOCK IS TICKING Stranded by the weather, anticipating the arrival of her worst nightmare, Joe and Kendall’s strong attraction roars like a winter fire. Their white-hot passion is impossible to resist, but their sexual chemistry could prove a fatal distraction.

A steamy, heart-stopping thrill ride through the jungle as a woman living a lie is forced to trust the one man who can expose her secrets. . . . Posing as the spoiled girlfriend of an international crimelord, Delanie Eastman braves a remote mountain in South America to find her missing sister. The last person she expects to see is Kyle Wright, the man she had a torrid affair with four years ago. What is he doing so far from home? Though frightened and suspicious of this man who is not what he seems, Delanie cannot resist the dangerous attraction that draws her ever closer to him like a moth to flame. Kyle is in the middle of his own secret mission and he’s not about to let the gorgeous, unpredictable Delanie ruin his carefully laid plans. He will guide Delanie out of the jungle by any means necessary–including seduction. But just one touch is all it takes to rekindle the intoxicating flame that still burns between them, igniting an arsenal of desire that could cost them their lives. For soon both are on the run, playing a lethal game of . . . HIDE AND SEEK

Rydell Case has one last chance to get back his ship and salvage his business, he just needs the one person who hates him the most, his ex-wife, Addison D’Marco, to help him.

Cat has been in love with her stepbrother, Luke, since she was little. Her love for him has never wavered. But Luke treats her like a child and doesn’t take her seriously as a woman. And yet, he is the only one she can love forever. Feeling at a loss, she tries a new approach. She enlists Luke to help her find the perfect husband, sure that if he looks hard enough, he’ll discover that he’s her man.

New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair is back with an action adventure with a paranormal twist. If you like bestselling authors Maya Banks and Heather Graham, you’ll love Black Magic. This steamy, thrill ride mixes wizards and a love that cannot be denied. She hates using magic... Ever since the death of her parents, Sara Temple has rejected her magical gifts. Then, in a moment of extreme danger, she unknowingly sends out a telepathic cry for help—to the one man she is convinced she never wants to see again. He’s a powerful wizard… Jackson Slater thought he was done forever with his ex-fiancée, but when he hears her desperate plea, he teleports halfway around the world to aid her in a situation where magic has gone suddenly, brutally wrong. They’ve been chosen to save the world… But while Sara and Jack remain convinced they are completely mismatched, the Wizard Council feels otherwise. A dark force is killing some of the world’s most influential wizards, and the ex-lovers have just proved their abilities are mysteriously amplified when they work together. But with the fate of the world at stake, will the violent emotions still simmering between them drive them farther apart…or bring them back into each other’s arms?

Award-winning author Cherry Adair broke thrilling new ground with On Thin Ice–her stunning romantic suspense hardcover debut. Now Cherry’s turning up the temperature, amping up the action, and raising the degree of danger and desire to irresistibly hot new heights. Diamonds–jewels of every kind, in fact–are Taylor Kincaid’s best friends. The only thing she enjoys more is the challenge of stealing them, at which she excels like few others in the world. And specializing in plundering precious stones from wealthy international criminals just makes it all the more satisfying . . . and dangerously exciting. So for Taylor, there’s no resisting the double allure of snatching the elusive Blue Star diamonds–a prize she has pursued across three continents–from the South American stronghold of the murderous Morales terrorist organization. The heist goes down without a hitch. Until Taylor discovers she has made off with more than she bargained for, namely the secret security-system codes that provide access to a South African diamond mine–packed with enough gems to sink a battleship. Suddenly, Taylor’s no longer just an ultrachic freelance jewel thief, but a reluctant player in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against elite global trouble-shooters and bloodthirsty terrorists. There’s nothing reluctant, however, about Huntington St. John, the top T-FLAC operative who’s hot on Taylor’s trail. And in Taylor’s opinion, just plain hot. The feeling, emotional and otherwise, is very mutual. Though they’re on opposite sides of the law, Hunt and Taylor swiftly come to appreciate each other’s well-honed skills. But since ecstasy is fleeting, and diamonds are forever, Taylor soon slips from the sheets and hits the streets . . . to reclaim the jewels she stashed overseas. And true to his name, Hunt is close behind–but this time, he’s after more than the codes. With the clock ticking, and two groups of terrorists closing fast, they’ll have to mix pleasure with some very risky business. If they can survive danger at every turn, outwit the ultimate high-tech security system, and somehow conquer each other . . . they just might get everything they desire.

The first of bestselling author Cherry Adair''s edgy, sexy Lodestone trilogy following an exhilarating adventure of two thrill-seeking brothers who are kidnapped in Venezuela alongside a beautiful stranger and must risk their lives to escape. Extreme sports enthusiasts Zakary and Gideon Stark travel the globe in search of thrilling adventures, but a trip to Venezuela to jump off the world’s highest falls catapults them into a perilous game of life or death where they don’t know the rules. Kidnapped with a beautiful woman Zak had previously spent the night with but knows nothing about, the three are held as prisoners deep in the jungle. Waiting for a ransom they know will never come, the brothers must make a risky, death-defying escape that ultimately separates them, with Gideon on his own and Zak with the woman. Though the escape nearly claims Zak’s life, his recovery reveals a baffling new sixth sense: visions of a string of numbers run through his mind like a news crawl, though the meaning of the numbers remain unknown. Now, to find his missing brother, Zak and the mysterious Acadia Gray will have to out-smart, out-gun, and out-maneuver not just the brutal kidnappers, but also a new player who joins the adrenaline game: a ruthless opponent who wants the Stark brothers dead—at any cost.

Isis Magee is aided by Lodestone agent Connor Thorne in her dangerous search for the elusive tomb of Cleopatra, but while Isis wants to restore her archaeologist father''s reputation, Connor has a dark secret agenda of his own.

She was looking for adventure. Marnie Wright has seen more than her fair share of testosterone. Growing up with four overly protective brothers was one thing. Now a mountain man named Jake Dolan has invaded a peaceful day of soul-searching at her grandmother''s secluded cabin. Sure, she was trespassing on his private property, but did he have to pull a gun on her? There''s more to this longhaired soldier of fortune who calls himself the Tin Man, but she''s not sure she wants to stick around to find out what. Then he stashes her in his secret lair--an underground techno-fantasy complete with security monitors and an arsenal--and Marnie realizes the guy is military, top secret military. He''s also got the most beautiful mouth she''s ever seen. He could get her killed.

Never have the stakes been higher. Never have two people faced greater risks or grappled with deeper desire. Never has Cherry Adair–award-winning author of Hot Ice–burned the pages with so much blazing action and blistering passion. Professional art restorer Emily Greene is in no mood to see the devil-may-care Max Aries. She hasn’t forgotten–or forgiven–the way Max dropped into her life a year ago, stole her heart, then vanished without a word. Max hadn’t kept in touch with his father, Daniel, either. Daniel Aries had been a master of art restoration and reproduction, and not only Emily’s longtime mentor, but a trusted friend. His unexpected suicide devastates her. And when the prodigal playboy Max returns, her welcome is less than warm–even though his timely arrival in her bedroom saves her from a lethal intruder. But her fury gives way to fear when Max reveals that his father’s death was actually murder . . . and that Emily’s life is now in danger. Like it or not, to stay alive, Emily must put herself in Max’s hands. And once upon a time, that wasn’t such a bad place to be. But what killer would target professional restorers of Renaissance artworks? Max suspects that a pencil sketch found in his father’s studio, inscribed with a cryptic code, may hold the key. His hunch is confirmed when intel from his control at the counterterrorist organization T-FLAC reveals that the Black Rose terror cell is involved–a chilling revelation that elevates the threat level almost as high as the tension that’s bristling between Max and Emily. Max isn’t about to take his eyes off Emily–though only partly for professional reasons–and even Emily’s rage over Max’s take-charge attitude can’t compare to her anger at herself for so long denying the truer, deeper feelings she has for him. As they crisscross Europe, piecing together the shocking clues to an insidious international plot, dodging increasingly lethal traps, and passionately making up for too much lost time, they realize that–in more ways than one–they can’t live without each other. With no chance of turning back, Max and Emily must put their lives on the line, put their true feelings to the test . . . and get ready to take the heat.

Calista West, a marine archaeologist, pursues Jonah Cutter, a salvager of ships, but not for romance...for revenge.

A "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the next book in her latest paranormal romance series following "Hush." Original.

Seducing Mr. Right Catherine Harris can''t think of a time she wasn''t in love with Luke Van Buren. Unfortunately, he''s too stubborn to see it. He treats her like a kid sister and clearly doesn''t see her as a woman...with needs. Determined to get her man, Cat tells Luke she wants to meet Mr. Right–with his help! Luke can''t believe his bad luck. He''s watched out for Cat for years. Now that she''s older and gorgeous, the feelings he has sure aren''t brotherly! So when she asks him to teach her the art of seduction...well, he''s more than a little reluctant. But when could he ever say no to Cat? Take Me Business exec Joshua Falcon is used to getting his way in the boardroom–and in the bedroom. And when he meets gorgeous Jessie Adams at a party, he wants her. Now. Naked in his four–poster. Together the two of them could have a hot sexual affair–with no commitments. That suits Jessie to a T. Long nights of incredible sex. No ties. All she wants is a baby by the man she''s always secretly hungered for...and then she''s moving on. Except Jessie and Joshua share a surprising past. One that''s about to take them where they never ever expected to go...

Searching for a sunken ship off the coast of Peru, treasure hunter Logan Cutter manages to pull a very different kind of prize from the sea--a stunningly beautiful woman. Her name is Daniela Rosada, an exotic gallery owner tossed overboard by ruthless drug dealers. But something about her story is as fishy as the sea--and twice as dangerous...

Beauty can be deceiving. . . . Tally Cruise has come to Paradise Island for a long-awaited reunion with the father she never knew. But when she arrives, he is nowhere to be found. Still, she is so thrilled by the seductive beauty of the island that she doesn’t see the danger that is boiling right below the surface—until a mysterious explosion nearly kills her. She is rescued by an enigmatic man whose intensity is as undeniable as his sex appeal . . . a mysterious stranger who is not what he seems. Michael Wright is on Paradise to settle an old score with Tally’s father, the man responsible for the accident that ended his Navy SEAL career . . . and killed his best friend. But even though he hopes to use Tally to reach his target, Michael cannot deny the deep feelings she inspires within him, or the fact that her life is in serious danger. Paradise Island is a place full of hidden intrigue and peril, as deadly as it is beautiful, and Michael will need every skill he learned as a SEAL to ensure that he and Tally escape alive. . . . IN TOO DEEP

Victoria Jones was a lousy liar. Not that the sensible bookkeeper was accustomed to lying—or anything else that would have disrupted her safe, dull existence. But her world took a terrifying turn when her twin brother, Alex, an agent for T-FLAC, the elite antiterrorist task force, went missing. Now she’ll do anything to find him…lie, cheat, even subject herself to the predatory advances of Alex’s T-FLAC partner, Marc Savin, if it will help get her brother home safe. But trusting the sexy, brooding operative might just be the risk of a lifetime.

Determined to win this year''s Iditarod race across Alaska, Lily Munroe matches skills with her chief competitor, Derek Wright, unaware that Derek is a counter-terrorism agent assigned to protect Lily in the wake of suspicious accidents threatening her life.