Kathleen Creighton – författare

Virgin Seduction by Kathleen Creighton A stolen kiss, a midnight visit – and suddenly oil baron Cade Gallagher found himself married to a virginal Tamiri princess! Honour demanded Cade pledge himself to Leila Kamal to save the lovely princess’s reputation. Cade’s honourable intentions were no match for a princess determined to be a wife…in every way! Royal Spy by Valerie Parv Princess Nadia Kamal was preparing to marry the man her father had chosen. Then mysterious Gage Weston appeared. Gage’s smooth confidence hid the most important mission of his life: investigating Nadia’s fiancé – and Nadia – as possible traitors. Then the spy’s suspicion turned to blazing desire…

Coming out of the shadows Keeping a low profile was Corbett Lazlo’s secret for success. But now the super-spy and elusive owner of the Lazlo Group had to confront the faceless assassin who was killing his agents – by making himself the next target. Then sexy Lucia Cordez stepped into the line of fire. And the only safe haven for her was Corbett’s isolated home, where guarding her suddenly became very risky…to his heart.For although Lucia claimed to love him, she could be the assassin’s partner – and Corbett’s deadly betrayer. Mission: Impassioned Find the traitor…lose your heart.

A chilling secret, an untamed passion After tracking a serial killer through six brutal murders, detective Wade Callahan didn’t know where to turn. Then Tierney Doyle, an empath and the police force’s secret weapon, joined the search. Wade was immediately attracted to her – but he didn’t trust her abilities. Until Tierney uncovered a fact he couldn’t deny.Someone was watching Wade – someone who might be connected to the recurring nightmare he’d had since childhood. And, as he and Tierney both came into the killer’s sights, Wade knew he’d face down death to keep this woman by his side.

The murder of Crown Prince Reginald, heir to the throne of Silvershire, sets off a torrent of violence and intrigue that threatens to tear the lovely little kingdom apart. Struggling to unearth answers and bring peace to the beleaguered realm, the investigators of the Lazlo Group must protect the royal family, as well as innocents swept up in the surge of events. But amidst the escalating danger, passion flares, desire awakens, and new love is born.Bundle includes The Heart of a Ruler by Marie Ferrarella, The Princess’s Secret Scandal by Karen Whiddon, The Sheik and I by Linda Winstead Jones, Royal Betrayal by Nina Bruhns, More Than a Mission by Caridad Piñeiro and The Rebel King by Kathleen Creighton.

Eight years ago, Jessie Bauer's life had changed forever. Now it was about to change back. For the man she had loved with all her heart and soul – the one she had finally learned to live without – was coming home to her at last. Alive and in one piece – or was he? Military pilot Tristan Bauer had spent eight years in a living hell, not sure if he was dead or alive, with only the memory of his beautiful Jessie to keep him going.Now she was in front of him, his for the taking. If only he could. Because in every way that mattered, Tristan knew the husband he'd been had died that day. And left his ghost in his place…

Thirteen years ago Eric Lanagan fled his tiny Iowa hometown with wanderlust in his heart and a vow never to return. And yet, all these years later, who should pull into the old family homestead but Eric – now a world-renowned photojournalist – with a little pink bundle strapped to his chest. Not to mention a beautiful redheaded attorney on his tail . And said redhead, Devon O'Rourke, was more than just an attorney.She was the child's aunt, and she had serious doubts about Eric's claim that he was the baby's father – and even more doubts about her own growing attraction to him. For his very presence was making her think thoughts she had no business thinking and want things she could never have.

When agent Ellie Lanagan's "husband” was suddenly taken ill, she knew she needed a replacement, pronto. The least likely candidate for the job: seeming drifter McCall – no last name, just McCall – who had saved her neck three times already. So should she offer her…hero the chance to save her from the enemy? Or was he the enemy? Obviously McCall had a soft spot for the pretty tourist he called Cinnamon, but she was driving him crazy in more ways than one.Who was she, really? An innocent, married woman with incredibly poor judgment? Or part of the biggest scam this side of the Caribbean? And by getting involved with her, would he wind up in jail? Or in her arms?

Royal Betrayal An explosion left Zara with disturbing visions, no memory and a sexy American doctor. Walker was thrilled when his new patient turned out to be Zara. They’d shared an unforgettable night seven years before and he was determined to reignite Lady Zara’s memories… More Than a Mission Restaurateur Elizabeth Moore looked more like a princess than a prince killer, an assassin. Whereas undercover agent Aidan looked like a real bad boy to Elizabeth, but she needed a bartender. Then she discovered what Aidan suspected… Now Elizabeth faced irreparable danger to her heart. The Rebel King Paris is a perfect haven for a runaway prince. But then Rhia is assigned to bring Prince Nikolas, a man she once shared a heart-stealing kiss with, back to Silvershire. Trouble is brewing and Nikolas plunges into a hotbed of scandal and intrigue, ready to risk the throne for a love that comes only once in a lifetime…CAPTURING THE CROWN Silvershire’s monarchy is in upheaval…

Bulletproof Marriage As a highly trained spy, Natalie had faced trouble before. But this time the man sent to protect her was none other than her ‘dead’ husband, Sean McGregor. She’d spent two years mourning this man who apparently had never died; would she be able to forgive him…or would the brutal actions of a madman leave her widowed for real? Kiss or Kill Special Agent Renee LeBlanc was close to exposing the leader of a terrorist cell. Then he showed up in the midst of her op. Mark Alexander, a man who could blow her cover with a word. The desire between them was as strong as ever, but who was Mark really – ally or foe? Hero or villain? Lover…or assassin? Lazlo’s Last Stand Corbett Lazlo, super-spy and elusive owner of the Lazlo Group, had to confront the faceless assassin who was killing his agents by becoming the next target. Then sexy Lucia Cordez stepped into the line of fire and guarding her became very risky…to Corbett’s heart. Although she claimed to love him, Lucia could be the death of him!

The gun trained on his chest left him with no choice....Turning Caitlyn in to the police was the right thing to do, the law-abiding thing. So why did it have to hurt so bad...and cost her so much?Caitlyn Brown had never expected C. J. Starr to walk back into her life after all they''d endured. Never imagined she''d draw strength from his voice, the memory of his smile, the gentle touch of his hand. She could allow him to protect her from a danger she could no longer see, but she could never forget that he''d sworn to uphold the law, and--as long as there were innocent victims in need of her help--that she had vowed to break it.

FOR HER CHILD''s SAKEYears ago, Charlene "Charly" Phelps had been talked into leaving her hometown and her baby behind—to giver her son the life she never could. Then, on a visit home, she saw a picture of a boy who seemed impossibly familiar—and knew she had to get out of town. Again. How she ended up in jail was another matter—the question was, how could she get out? She had only one phone call….…which Troy Starr happened to answer. He knew that Charly had a reputation for trouble, but troubleshooting was Troy''s business. And though she acted as if he was the last man on earth she wanted to be near, Troy figured it was only a matter of time before this soft-at-the-core lady fell for him—and time was something Troy had plenty of….

RITA Award Winning AuthorAppearances can be deceiving….THE MAJOR PLAYER: Embittered Interpol agent Tom Hawkins. He''d sworn off women and family—until he met a suspect he couldn''t forget, maddeningly attractive Jane Carlysle….THE PAWN: Divorced small-town mom Jane Carlysle—known to complain that nothing exciting ever happened to her. But that was about to change—all because of an irresistible, enigmatic stranger whom she found captivating in more ways than one….THE GAME: Who Can You Trust?THE STAKES: Higher than either one of them could have imagined. They were playing for keeps—as far as each other was concerned!

Away in a…truck stop?FA LA LA LA…LABOR!Okay, maybe driving solo cross-country in her eighth month wasn''t the most brilliant idea Mirabella Waskowitz had ever had. And maybe she should have turned back when she heard the blizzard warnings. But the feisty mom-to-be certainly didn''t need advice from that strapping Southern trucker who kept crossing her path….UNTIL HER WATER BROKE.Here it was Christmas Eve, and single dad Jimmy Joe Starr wanted only to be home with his young son. Instead, he was snowbound with a beautiful "virgin" who was about to give birth. Jimmy Joe had long ago stopped believing in miracles. But Mirabella and her baby were about to change that….

Pregnant and on the run, Rachel Malone Delcorte is the only witness to the murder of two federal agents. Mob boss Carlos Delcorte wants her baby–his grandson–and he wants Rachel dead. But as fate would have it, sheriff's deputy Jethro "J.J." Fox gets to Rachel first.After delivering her baby and seeing her safely to her billionaire grandfather's estate, he's sworn to protect the beautiful widow. Keeping mother and son safe isn't the problem for J.J.–he's used to handling the bad guys. Matters of the heart–that's a whole different story. He's always had his own agenda. One he's not sure Rachel can accept….

Struggling actress Abigail Lindgren feels it's her duty to notify her roommate's family of Sunny's murder. Problem is, a tangled web including lies, a reclusive grandfather and an inheritance makes things more than complicated.Impersonating Sunny in the mountains of California–just for a while–is part of the plan. Getting tangled up with sexy rancher Sage Rivera is not.Sage stands to lose it all. He doesn't need an attachment to Sunny or her well-kept secrets. He can't shake the feeling she's hiding something big. But she needs a protector, a friend, a lover to give her the passion she's been missing…and he decides he's the only man for the job.

"Is my father a murderer?"Caring for a mother with Alzheimer's was heartbreaking enough for Lindsey Merrill. But when her mother made bizarre but adamant claims that Lindsey's loving father was a killer, it was too much to bear. So she turned to detective Alan Cameron for guidance. Before long, the single dad's soothing reassurances morphed into a smoldering attraction….Evidence quickly mounted that all was not as it seemed in the Merrill family. As a professional, Alan was obliged to pursue the case–as a man, he had to shield this special woman from pain. Would his shocking discovery break her heart just as he was making it his very own?

Brooke had good reason to lie about her past. Falsely arrested for the murder of her ex, she's learnt never to trust a man again. Until journalist Tony arrives, storming onto her Texas ranch with irresistible charm and his own sizzling-hot agenda!

Gorgeous P. I. Holt was so close to finally reuniting a long-lost family until Brenna foiled his plans. Undeterred, Holt knows his smouldering sex appeal can win her round. But when danger strikes, he soon learns that he'd also give his life to keep her safe!

He feared nothing...until an accident changed his life. Now former daredevil Matt keeps his heart guarded and himself to himself. Yet could feisty Alex bring back to life a desire that Matt once thought dead?/

Reporter Cory Pearson's penchant for working in war zones had gotten him into hot water before, but this was uncharted territory, even for him. Because the pilot assigned to fly him into danger was none other than Samantha Bauer.Once she'd been Sammi June, an eighteen-year-old girl who'd looked at him starry-eyed. Now she was Sam, a very competent professional, whose eyes seemed to hold all manner of secrets.If Sam was thrown by learning who her new client was, she couldn't afford to show it–or the fact that her strong feelings for Cory hadn't changed. But if he couldn't accept who she was back then, what would he possibly want with her now–now that her life had taken a direction neither of them could have imagined…and left them both clinging to each other for their very survival?

The gun trained on his chest left him with no choice…. Turning Caitlyn in to the police was the right thing to do, the law-abiding thing. So why did it have to hurt so bad…and cost her so much?Caitlyn Brown had never expected C. J. Starr to walk back into her life after all they'd endured. Never imagined she'd draw strength from his voice, the memory of his smile, the gentle touch of his hand. She could allow him to protect her from a danger she could no longer see, but she could never forget that he'd sworn to uphold the law, and–as long as there were innocent victims in need of her help–that she had vowed to break it.

EMERGENCY! Well, not of the medical sort. But one look at young, idealistic Dr. Ethan Brown and Joanna Dunn realized she had it bad– and only the good doctor could cure her. And while she knew that dreams of white lace and wedding bells were not for her, was it so wrong to pretend, just for a little while, that she and Ethan belonged together?When it came to Joanna, Ethan, too, was stymied– for here was a woman whose stock-in-trade was in reinventing herself. Yet whatever form she was taking now, Ethan was finding her impossible to resist. Dare he indulge his dreams of a future together– even if she had a nightmare of a past?

CAPTOR…OR LOVER? 0ne minute they'd been dancing…the next Laurie Brown found herself abducted, with a charming renegade, Apache cowboy Johnny Bronco, as her jailer. She was angry at his deception, but more furious with her own body for wanting the man with the fierce eyes and the skin-shivering voice. For wanting the man who held a politician's daughter captive in the name of blackmail…Though logic said otherwise, the mysterious cowboy's kindness and sympathy hinted at a hidden agenda. And even more inexplicable was the feeling that, if she could trust him, everything might turn out all right….

Small-town sheriff Roan Harley arrested plain-as-all-get-out Mary Yancy because he couldn't afford not to. She'd had motive, means and opportunity to kill the son of a senator–plus a gun. And yet…Clearly, Mary had something to hide–those shapeless clothes covered a knockout figure; damned if her dirt brown hair wasn't the result of a botched dye job; and her name just didn't check out. Not to mention her lovely eyes couldn't disguise the fact that she was not only innocent, but in dire need of protection. His protection?

Exiled soap star Celia Cross had taken a lot of diverse parts in her life, but when she rescued a clinging-to-life man off the Malibu shore, she also found the role of a lifetime. Because said man was in fact a federal agent who had uncovered a deadly plot.And for once, "dippy" Celia was in a position to do some good. If only she could convince the rapidly recovering Roy Starr to cast her as his partner….That was something lone wolf Roy was extremely reluctant to do. His hesitations were twofold: one, the last thing he wanted to do was put his beautiful blond benefactor in danger. And two, when the play-acting was over, would he be tempted to turn this bit of stunt casting into the real thing?

A sexy soldier comes back from the dead to protect his daughter and her beautiful guardian. Desperate to save his young daughter’s life, widowed soldier Hunt Grainger tasked war correspondent Yancy Malone with smuggling Laila to the U.S. Now, years later, Yancy and Laila are back in Afghanistan—and face to face with the man they both thought was dead.Hunt is desperate to reconnect with the child he barely knows and the headstrong redhead he never forgot. When Laila and Yancy are targeted by a group hell-bent on revenge, Hunt’s protective instincts kick into overdrive. Their only option: hide out at Yancy’s family ranch until the threat subsides. But Hunt’s own secrets might lead everyone he loves into even more danger!