Best Selling Books by Leona Karr

WHAT LIES BENEATH… A lonely houseboat on an isolated dock was not what Courtney Collins expected when she and her infant son arrived at Hidden Cove for the summer. But their cold, mysterious host was Courtney’s reclusive aunt and the only family they had left. As the days passed, the hostile atmosphere was broken only by their landlord Neil Ellsworth’s charming attention to Courtney. The sexy-but-forever-single businessman offered a strong shoulder for Courtney’s uncertain fears and for once Courtney could foresee a happy future. But her dream was shattered the moment her baby was kidnapped. With few clues and a nearly spotless crime scene, could Neil hold the key to unlocking the truth?

Colorado detective Ryan Darnell found the quiet of his small mountain town shattered when a young, hearing-impaired boy witnessed a brutal murder. With the help of the boy''s summer guardian, Marian Richards, protecting the child became his first priority. Yet as he closed in on the truth behind the crime, Ryan found that sharing long days and even longer nights with the beautiful, brown-eyed Marian was a temptation he couldn''t resist. As both the investigation and the summer drew to a close, Ryan knew it was only a matter of time before Marian returned to the city...and left him wanting a future he''d never imagined possible.

HER INHERITANCE CAME WITH AN ENIGMATIC STRANGER A powerful storm delivered heiress Stacy Ashford into the iron-hard embrace of a shadowy stranger, a man as rough-hewn as the craggy Colorado mountains. But their meeting seemed more fate than chance. Gaining her inheritance depended on Stacy''s rebuilding the eerie hotel where Josh Spencer''s sister had died. And though she shouldn''t trust Josh''s motives for helping her, his commanding presence kept her strong when someone-or something-tried to scare her off. Then the incidents turned deadly ... She was Josh''s means to end the search for his sist.

Bodyguard by Leona Karr released on Dec 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.

HEAVEN ON EARTH Allie Lindsey had never forgotten the glorious Colorado church camp where she and fellow counselor Scott Davidson had shared a romantic summer. Now, with a couple of kids in tow, she was determined to save both her beloved canyon retreat—and the man whose tragic loss had shattered his belief in God…. Scott had barely survived the emotional storm that had cast him spiritually adrift. Now another kind of tempest loomed on the horizon. This time he had nowhere to turn for salvation but to the faith he had forsaken—and to the steadfast woman from his past who believed anything was possible….

After her sister was attacked and left for dead, Ashley Davis traveled to the remote Greystone Island in search of answers. But identifying her sister''s assailant while on the imposing and mysterious Langdon estate seemed impossible--especially when she sensed a sinister force lurking in the shadows. Now the only way to uncover the truth--and stay alive--was to join forces with Brad Taylor, the island''s mysterious police officer. But forging this unlikely union with the one man who made her pulse race seemed even more frightening than the long-buried secrets of the past that were about to resurface....

The Mysterious Twin by Leona Karr released on Jun 24, 2001 is available now for purchase.

HER INHERITANCE CAME WITH AN ENIGMATIC STRANGER

REDEEMING SHANNON… The last thing Shannon Hensley expected when she rented a summer cottage was to be confronted with a life-threatening forest fire. Used to being in control in the high-powered corporate world, she’d come to the small Colorado town to find herself. Instead she found herself stranded on Ward Dawson’s ranch with his adorable daughter. And wondering what message God was trying to send her…. Ward Dawson didn’t know what the emptiness in Shannon’s life might be, but he found himself powerless to resist this strong-willed beauty. Now he prayed that Shannon would find her way back to God…and see the bright future he’d planned for them together!

Rocky Mtn. RESCUE STALKED… Jill Gaylor wasn''t supposed to have gone out that fateful day of the blizzard. But when she heard Hal Haverly''s desperate plea for help over the wire, she knew she could no longer avoid the sexy cowboy she''d been skirting for months. She hadn''t forgotten hid bedroom eyes, though his velvet voice made her forget that there was a stalker out there…with her name on his lips. TRAPPED… Snowbound with six men and one very pregnant woman, Jill was terrified to realize her stalker might be among them. She''d thought she could count on Hal—her hero in shining cowboy boots—to protect her, but that was before she discovered his secret. Now she was not sure who to trust—with her life or her heart. An icy blizzard rages…and heated passions burn…

FICTION-ROMANCE/GOTHIC

Hidden Serpent by Leona Karr released on Feb 23, 1992 is available now for purchase.

Instant Father Mark Richards opened the door to his bachelor apartment and there they were—a little boy and girl, and a baby. Looking to "Uncle Mark" for care and shelter...since his late brother''s widow had vanished without a trace. Instant Danger Desperate, he hired P.I. Kerri Kincaid to find the missing woman. But the seemingly simple case turned sinister...and when danger drove Kerri into his home, desire drew her into his arms.... Instant Family? Watching over Kerri and the children roused instincts Mark hadn''t experienced. He wanted to protect them. To keep them close. And to just plain keep them...

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME… And Melissa Chanley’s apartment was much too cramped for two rambunctious, motherless little boys. But they needed more than spacious accommodations and a foster mom. They needed a father figure to look after and love them. In desperation, Melissa turned to the one man who might be able to help—and the last man likely to become a dad…or husband. Busy attorney David Ardell reluctantly agreed to house the young orphans and their temporary caregiver in his sprawling home, though he never expected that the move would make him feel like the head of a family—much less battle a fierce attraction to a spiritual woman like Melissa….

IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT... She''d washed up on his beach with no name and no clue how she got there—and Andrew Davis''s life would never be the same.The reclusive hero was immediately drawn to the breathtaking stranger, but the fear he saw reflected in her mesmerizing blue eyes told him she needed his protection. Struggling to keep his desire at bay, Andrew threw himself into discovering the truth behind his mystery woman. Before long, every clue they turned up thrust them into a dangerous web of power, deception...and murder. But how much would Andrew ultimately have to sacrifice in order to save the woman he''d grown to love?

A BURIED SECRET The isolated country manor where Robyn Valcourt spent her childhood was cold, imposing and shadowed by a decade-old murder. But her domineering grandmother had planned the estate’s one hundredth anniversary celebration, so despite her apprehension, she’d returned to Stoneview for the summer. A HIDDEN AGENDA Yet from the moment Robyn arrived, a sinister atmosphere echoed the evil of the past. Someone didn’t want the festivities to take place, didn’t want the estate’s secrets to see the light of day. Everyone was suspect. Everyone except Brian Keller, one of the invited guests. He was kind and strong, and seemed the only person Robyn could rely on. But Brian was not who he pretended….

BEING TRAPPED IN THE MOUNTAINS SEEMED SAFE…UNTIL A KILLER TARGETED THE INNOCENT After tragedy struck, Caroline Fairchild reluctantly moved her young son to the remote Colorado lodge she’d been hired to redecorate. There she had no choice but to deal with owner Wes Wainwright, the Texas millionaire who represented everything she detested…and everything she desired. Wes thought he’d gotten past it—the pain, the loneliness, the guilt. But meeting Caroline and her boy only reminded him of his missing child. As sparks ignited between Wes and Caroline, old dangers emerged from the shadows. And they were soon bound by an instant attraction and a frantic race to save two children’s lives. But could Wes prevent history from repeating itself?

A child''s only hope Little Penny Drake had witnessed a murder and would no longer speak. Only Dr. Steve Sherman could help bring the child out her shell. Seeing her daughter respond to the psychologist brought tears to Deanna Drake''s eyes—and warmth to a place in her heart that had been cold for a long, long time. Steve never mixed business with pleasure, but the beautiful, elusive Deanna breached his defenses and roused the man behind the professional mask. Somewhere out there, a killer watched mother and child—and Steve vowed that to get to them, the killer would have to go through him first!

AVENGING ANGELS Mortals can miss things… Ever since a car accident temporarily took single mother Shanna Ryan''s eyesight, a little guardian angel had been operating as her eyes. Shanna needed heavenly protection more than she knew—because she and her daughter had been targeted by a killer. Dr. Jay Harrison had heroically pulled Shanna from the wreck. His sensuous voice and tender touch ignited her desires. But could Shanna put her trust in a man she couldn''t see? And could the littlest angel save the family she''d taken under her wing—the family she would have wanted for her own, if only she were human? The sexiest angels this side of heaven!

ONE DAY THEY WERE STRANGERS AND THE NEXT THEY WERE HUSBAND AND WIFE! After Carolyn Leigh learned that the grandfather she never knew had died and left her a fortune, she discovered that he might actually have been murdered—and only she could help find the killer. But first she’d have to consent to “marry” Adam Lawrence, the sexy agent assigned to the case. There was no denying the attraction between them, but they couldn’t let love get in the way of the case. After all, solving this mystery was personal—for both of them. Could they unmask the killer before the killer revealed their covert conjugal bliss?