New Releases by Karen Rose

Neil Kane arrived at Walnut River General Hospital to invetigate charges of insurance fraud, knowing he''d be greeted as Public Enemy #1. To his surprise, though, he soon discovered an unexpeteced ally in—and an undeniable attraction to—Isobel Suarez. The sexy social worker was unfailingly loyal to the hospital that was being threatened by a hostile takeover—a takeover that Neil was making a reality. Yet the intriguing investigator was a tempation she couldn''t resist, and even by-the-book Neil couldn''t hide from the sparks they generated. But everything changed once Isobel herself was accused of wrongdoing, and Neil had to decide which was more important: his job…or the woman who''d stolen his heart.

Could he be her little boy? Six years ago, Sara Hobart helped a childless couple create their own miracle. Now she needed one of her own. All her instincts were telling her she was Kyle Barclay''s birth mother. Only one thing stood in her way: Kyle''s widowed father. Ever since his wife had died, Nathan had tried to be the best parent he could to five-year-old Kyle. Then this sensual stranger showed up. Legally, Sara had no claim on his son. But how could he keep her from the little boy who already adored her? That went double for Nathan, who was suddenly yearning to go from single dad to devoted family man.…

He''s there. Stalking you. Killing for you. YOU CAN''T HIDE is a nail-biting thriller from bestselling author Karen Rose, and part of the Chicago series. Someone is tormenting psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli''s patients, pushing them to commit suicide, and setting her up to take the blame. But even police pressure won''t make her break her oath to protect their secrets. Detective Aidan Reagan understands Tess''s need to safeguard her clients but all the clues suggest that a nameless, faceless enemy is set on destroying her career, her family and, finally, Tess herself. As Reagan and Tess race to stop the killer, one thing becomes clear - the noose is tightening around Tess''s neck and there is nowhere for her to go...

A killer with a passion for the past, his victims tortured beyond endurance, and all done in the name of a game: DIE FOR ME is bestselling Karen Rose at her most chilling best. Part of the Philadelphia/Atlanta series. ''Delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat'' Lisa Gardner. When a multimedia games designer decides to take his research to the next level for his new game, The Inquisitor, fantasy ends and murder begins. Vito Ciccotelli, homicide detective in Philadelphia PD, is expecting the worst. Called to a remote murder site in a wooded area on private property, he is confronted with numerous bodies, all with horrific injuries, all it seems the victim of the same killer. When the medical examiner reveals that the wounds are consistent with instruments of medieval torture, Ciccotelli turns to Sophie Johannsen, museum curator and specialist in medieval warfare, to learn more about the killer''s methods and to try and find the killer before he spirals out of control... With a rising body count and a ruthless killer at large, this is classic Karen Rose.

After kidnapping 12-year-old Alec Vaughn, Sue Conway poses as an abused mother at a shelter for battered women. However, the more shelter director Dana Dupinsky gets to know Sue, the more alarmed she becomes. The only hope may be security expert Ethan Buchanan, who has joined the search for the missing Alec--his godson. Original.

A dramatic new 12-book series centering around the Children''s Connection fertility and adoption clinic begins. In this first title, a young couple faces its most difficult challenge as infertility puts a strain on the marriage neither had expected. Original.

A dark secret keeps Chicago assistant state''s attorney Kristen Mayhew as tightly wound as the springy red curls she works to pin down. Meals at the nearby diner, sleepless nights renovating her empty house and days in court where the bad guy more often than not doesn''t face justice make up her life--until she finds the bodies of three criminals she failed to convict in the trunk of her car. Each dead body comes accompanied by a sinister letter, the writer informing "Dearest Kristen" that justice has been done on her behalf.

Her Tycoon Boss by Karen Rose Smith released on May 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Be My Bride? by Karen Rose Smith released on Dec 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Wishes, Waltzes And A Storybook Wedding by Karen Rose Smith released on Sep 24, 1999 is available now for purchase.

Wealth, Power And A Proper Wife by Karen Rose Smith released on Jul 25, 1998 is available now for purchase.

The journal entries of a compulsive overeater record her feelings of despair, the futile and short-lived attempts to diet that marked her steady increase in weight and the help she finally found with Overeaters Anonymous

Parallels the lives of a Negro youth beginning a possible journey into crime and a white boy uncertain of his self-image in his new neighborhood.