Twisted Bond Holly Woods Files 1

"I'm an Italian-Texan woman in a family full of cops. I'm passionate and shoot before I think. You only f*ck with me if you're stupid." Photograph cheating spouses. Hand over the evidence. Cash my check. That was my plan when I returned home to Holly Woods, Texas, and became a private investigator. Finding the dead body in my dumpster? Yeah... Given the choice, I think I would have opted out of that little discovery, especially since all three of my brothers are cops. And my Italian grandmother is sure the reason I'm single is because of my job. Of course, my connection to the victim is entirely coincidental. Until I'm hired by her husband to investigate her murder and shoved bang-smack into the path of Detective Drake Nash. My nemesis, a persistent pain in my ass, and one hell of a sexy son of a bitch. Shame he still holds a grudge from that time I shot him in the foot twelve years ago, or we could have something. In another life. So now all I have to do is avoid my nonna's blind dates, try not to blackmail my brothers into giving me confidential police files, and absolutely do not point my gun at Drake Nash. Or kiss him. Or jump his bones. All while I hunt down the killer. Sounds totally simple-until a second body proves that sometimes things that start as coincidences don't always end up that way...

One date with the sexier-than-sin Detective Drake Nash. Simple. Until you take into account that my brother finally proposed to his girlfriend, so Nonna is on a warpath-and the crazy old bat has Cupid by the balls. The upcoming mayoral elections has everyone running on full speed, and while I couldn't give any less craps about the corrupt Holly Woods mayor's office, a dead body in the middle of a campaign speech has me thrown right into the middle of it. The victim is close to the mayor, but all he cares about is minimizing the damage to his campaign, so he hires me to work alongside Drake to close the case as quickly as possible. Bad news for our tentative relationship. We disagree far more than we agree, but being at loggerheads won't get this murder solved... Or deal with the arrival of someone from his past. The mysteries behind the murder aren't the only things unraveling, and despite being knee-deep in lies and corruption and bonds so tangled they're almost indecipherable, I have to figure out if I'm willing to fight for Drake the way I do justice... Or if he'll be my one who gets away. (TANGLED BOND is the second book in the Holly Woods Files series. Although there isn't a cliffhanger, this book does not stand alone and TWISTED BOND must be read first.)

Brody Bond. The youngest homicide detective in Holly Woods. My best friend's younger brother. Off. Freaking. Limits. I've told myself that for the past five years, and I'm going to keep telling myself that. Besides--I'm kind-of dating Jason. I don't need Brody. I shouldn't even want him, but want him, I do. Not that I have time to think about it. With Noelle and Drake in Mexico for two weeks, I'm holding down the fort at Bond P.I. Or I was ... until I stumbled upon a young woman who'd been attacked while walking my dog. Jason thinks it's the latest in a long line of gang-rapes happening across three states. Brody thinks I've added a target to my back. Getting to the bottom of it is at the top of my to-do list. Two men, both determined to protect me. I think I could love one. I'm almost certain I'm in love with the other. Ride or die just got a whole lot realer.(Burning Bond is book six of the Holly Woods Files series and tells Bek's story. While it can be read as a standalone, it's highly advised to read the complete series in order.).

Detective Drake Nash: hot, alpha, bossy, and... mine.Now, if someone could tell his ex that... I don't care if the summer fayre is coming to Holly Woods and she's on the planning committee. What I do care about is sugar-filled food, bright lights, late nights... and danger. The type that won't come in the form of Nonna's new cantankerous British parrot, Gio. (Please see the damage done to Mom's new curtains.)Unfortunately, when the danger comes, it comes in the form of something Holly Woods has never seen. The town is rocked to its core, and once again, I'm in danger. Only this time, it isn't because of my clients--this time, I'm in danger because of who I am... Because of my heritage.And despite the HWPD's best efforts, the bodies keep on piling up.Drake's determined to protect me. I'm determined that I can do it myself.Danger. Mystery. Darkness. Malice.It'll be a miracle if any of us make it out of this with guns unfired, cupcakes still frosted, and hearts intact...

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A killer targets single women at weddings: “[An] intense plot…McDermid keeps each twist believable.” —The Washington Post In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is crashing the festivities and luring the women away—only to leave the victims’ bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are called upon to investigate—but this may be the toughest case they’ve ever had to face. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Paula McIntyre and her partner Elinor must deal with a cruel cyber-blackmailer targeting their teenage ward. Impeccably plotted and intensely gripping, Insidious Intent comes from Val McDermid, Diamond Dagger Award winner, multiple Edgar Award nominee, and “one of crime fiction’s most eminent writers” (Entertainment Weekly).

Joey King won’t stop until he breaks me. If my assailant doesn’t kill me first. Joey She made a mistake when she crossed me. I’m the king of this school and I rule it with a tight fist. Like a drug addict feigning for a fix, I must have her. Imagine my surprise when I discover the wallflower has thorns. The more it hurts the deeper I fall, until she becomes my obsession. This unhinged obsession I have for her will be our undoing. Missy It already sucks that I had to relocate across the country to a new school my senior year but I managed to stumble upon a lunatic’s path. All I wanted to do was lay low, and in the blink of an eye, I am now public enemy number one. Joey King is a vicious devil wrapped in bronzed sun kissed skin, long blond hair, and chiseled abs. He’s calculating, persuasive and ruthless. Everyone envy’s him like he’s a hero but I see the darkness inside him. There are times that I am willing to give my last breath to be with him. Someone doesn’t want me with the king. Deep down is he my knight in black armor, or will he snuff my light out for good?