PRAISE FOR PATRICIA RICE:"PATRICIA RICE IS A MASTER STORYTELLER." -MARY JO PUTNEY, New York Times bestselling author of A Distant MagicHer voice was a curse... When Dylan "Oz" Oswin's son is kidnapped, the high-powered producer will do anything to get him back. Desperately following an anonymous tip, he seeks help from a former child singing sensation called Syrene, only to find she's vowed never to sing again. Immune to her voice but not her charm, Oz is convinced she holds the key to his son's disappearance-and he'll stop at nothing to make her break her vow. Only he can make her sing ... She knows the devastation her talent can bring. There's more than a child's life at stake, but Syrene cannot unleash her dangerous siren's voice upon the world, even for a man who is impossible to deny... PRAISE FOR MERELY MAGIC: "A SENSUAL, COMPELLING STORY COMPLETE WITH A CAST OF...REMARKABLE CHARACTERS." -RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ stars "AN AMAZING STORY. A MUST READ...IF YOU LIKE YOUR ROMANCE WITH A TOUCH OF MAGICAL FANTASY!" -Long and Short Reviews "INCREDIBLY WELL WRITTEN ... A LOVELY STORY." -Love Romance PassionReviewRice writes stories with so much attention to detail the characters truly seem to come to life... [an] enchanting concoction of magic, suspense, and an unlikely love. STARRED REVIEWA truly terrific story... Rice brings you great characters, a dynamite plot and plenty of magic. 4 1/2 StarsAwesome. 5/5 Stars, Reviewer Top PickCompelling characters... The conflict kept me eagerly turning the pages.Rice pours her heart into this story and her characters, and this makes for a beautiful story.Once again Patricia Rice serves up a blockbuster hit. It is a fast-paced magnetic romantic suspense with intense and realistic characters.Ms. Rice's writing was just spot on and had me wanting to turn that page to discover what was next About the AuthorPatricia Rice is the author of over thirty bestselling romances with over 5 million copies sold. Winner of the RT Book Review Book of the Year and the RITA awards, she is a member of RWA, the Authors Guild, and Novelists, Inc. She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

Samantha Moon arrives in Hillvale—population 325 lives and countless ghosts—in a fog as thick as the one circling the aging mountain town. Bereft of friends and family, money and memory, all she has to her name is a stray cat... but that's apparently enough for the people of Hillvale to take her in. L.A. investigator Chen Ling Walker's problem is too many memories. He's come to bury his tragic past in this remote California town, where his father vanished years before. Ever watchful, Walker sees how Sam's arrival disturbs the deceptive peace of Hillvale. Old bones lead to new death, stirring ancient fears and feuds. Sam will need Walker's help to uncover the truth of who she is and face the burden that brings. But how can he accept a reality that stretches beyond the borders of what he knows—one that contains spirits, psychics, and imaginary voices—the weirdness that ruined his life before? And if they survive what lies ahead, will they find any way to...

Mockery, menace, murder.   All Ana Devlin has ever wanted was a home for her younger half-siblings. Now she has half a mansion plus half a fortune to go with it. But what good is sanctuary when her family insists on creating chaos and endangering lives in their relentless pursuit of justice? Bent on revenging old debts, Ana’s mother, Magda, is back in town, making a mockery of a powerful presidential candidate. Ana’s brother Nick has found a boyfriend—who nearly gets them both killed for blowing the whistle on a pharmaceutical company’s dangerous painkiller. Ana’s lover, Graham, is out to destroy a Russian hacker who dared attack his secret servers. Her sister Patra is breaking the news story of the century—connecting drug lords and politicians and dangerously wealthy industrialists. And Ana is the one who is in jeopardy. Can a family of geniuses really be worth the effort?  ~~~~~~ On EVIL GENIUS: "This thought-provoking story includes a convoluted mystery and some fascinating characters. The interactions between Ana and the mysterious Amadeus are delightful. The ending will leave readers longing for more stories about this captivating heroine and her gifted half-siblings." Susan Mobley, RT Book Reviews 4 stars

The death of Celeste Rochester's father on the voyage from Jamaica to London leaves her and her young siblings nearly penniless in a foreign country. Forced to battle lawyers for her inheritance and the roof over their heads, Celeste uses her only weapon: her mysteriously compelling voice. Having become a barrister to fight injustice, Lord Erran inexplicably incites a riot with his first impassioned speech. Barred from the courtroom, he acts as solicitor for his brother, the Marquess of Ashford. His first job for Ashford requires moving tenants from his brother's townhouse—a simple task until Erran meets the uncommon beauty living there and realizes she is under attack. Erran cannot heave Celeste's desperate family from their home, even though his blind brother needs the property. Nor can he sit back and watch unseen enemies do the job for him. Can Celeste trust him to defeat their foe? And if Erran succeeds in saving the lady with the intoxicating voice, can he bear to...

Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when her abusive stepfather begins negotiating with impecunious aristocrats to sell her for her dowry. When opportunity offers, she daringly takes a position in an eccentric household until she can claim her fortune.Once a dashing rakehell, Duncan Ives, Marquess of Ashford lost his eyesight in a murderous assault. Abandoned by his fiancee, unable to ride the vast fields of his estate, he vents his frustration on political reform. On impulse, he hires the intriguing smoky-voiced Harriet even though he knows she's lying—like him—with almost every word she speaks. At first Harriet is a godsend, oddly anticipating what he needs and abating his worst rages. But when her stepfather accuses Duncan of ruining her, the scandal threatens everything he's salvaged from the wreckage of his life. For the sake of his country, Duncan agrees to marriage. With her secret gift of empathy, Harriet isn't so certain....

As an astrologer, Lady Azenor Dougall sadly realizes her stars are a danger to her beloved siblings and has banished herself from her Scots home. As the Malcolm family librarian, she dutifully creates zodiac charts for her often eccentric and mysterious relations—until the day she realizes a dire conjunction of planets spells a fatal threat in a distant branch of the family. Lord Theophilus Ives, heir presumptive to the Marquess of Ashford, Earl of Ives and Wystan, is a dedicated astronomer who has perfected a telescope capable of seeing beyond Saturn's moons. Living in an all-male family that distrusts the women who regularly abandon them, Theo is undaunted by the tumult of his life—until the day the luscious Lady Azenor arrives to warn them that the marquess is in danger...

JD Marshall is on the run with his adolescent son, his computers, and his raw nerve - trying to stay alive while he finishes creating the software program that will put his company on the map. But an accident derails him in Madrid, KY, and his angel of mercy is Nina Toon, an independent blond pixie who diverts his formidable attention from his work.Nina is equally unsettled by the Harley-riding stranger negotiating his way into her life. He claims to have the money to make her dreams of a botanical garden come true. But how can she trust a rugged charmer who's bringing a possible murderer to her quiet town?Even worse, how can she not?

The beautiful and restless heiress Georgina Hanover faces the perfect marriage. Peter Mulloney is everything any woman could hope for in a husband—and all Georgina's father wants in a financial partner. Then she meets the mysterious Daniel Mulloney, a crusading Texas journalist claiming to be Peter's brother. With his pen, Daniel attacks Peter's wealth and power. With stirring words, he makes Georgina question her choices. And with searing passion, he ignites her desires as Peter never has. Now Georgina must decide which brother's bride she will be: the one offering ideal marriage, or the one leading to ecstasy—and danger—beyond her wildest dreams. Previously titled: Paper Tiger AWARDS: 5 Bells – Bell, Book and Candle REVIEWS: "...well-written and absorbing love story" ~Anne Cleary, Paperback Forum "Fast paced, adventure filled romance... impossible to put down." ~Donita Lawrence, Bell, Book, and Candle "Pure romantic fun... a sheer delight!" ~Mary Jo Putney TOO HARD TO HANDLE, in series order Texas Lily Texas Rose Texas Tiger Texas Moon ABOUT PATRICIA RICE: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patrica Rice is married to her high school sweetheart, has two children and is a firm believer in happily-ever-after. Her emotionally-charged romances have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards. A native of Kentucky and New York, and a past resident of North Carolina, Patricia Rice currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

Aelynn, a tropical island veiled from human sight, magically protects a sacred chalice. When a beautiful maiden washes ashore from the outside world and steals the chalice, she sets in motion dangerous and far-reaching consequences...Trystan l'Enforcer is Aelynn's powerful guardian. To guarantee the isle's safety, he plans to marry into a magically powerful family. His ambition is thwarted when his ship carries a sultry beauty onto the island's hidden shores. She stirs a carnal hunger that risks everything he is and must be...and now he must work with her to recover Aelynn's most sacred object before chaotic forces can destroy paradise.

Arianne Richards, at her cousin Melanie’s urging, asked handsome Lord Locke to sell a painting for her. But the painting was stolen, after Rhys Llewellyn had identified its subject. Rhys, though he loved Lady Melanie, asked Arianne to consider marrying him. Lord Locke convinced her to pretend an engagement to himself so they could get her ailing mother into the country air… Regency Romance by Patricia Rice; originally published by Signet

Brighid Darrow, Countess of Carstairs, has endured years of a loveless marriage in order to aid her friends and the people of Northridge. Yet once she is widowed, the village shuns her with accusations of witchcraft—vilifying her unique gift of reading auras. Released from past restraints, Bridey rebelliously embraces her dream of establishing a forbidden school for midwives. Having spent his life being all that is proper in hopes of earning a title in return for services to the crown, Aaron Pascoe-Ives, illegitimate son of a marquess, is ordered to Northridge to save the royal mines from rioters. Any hope of aid from the beautiful but aloof countess is dashed when his incorrigible twins endanger their young lives by following him, mystifyingly insisting that the Countess of Carstairs is their new mother. Bridey and Pascoe face ghosts, assassins, and riots—but nothing as perilous as the irresistible attraction between them. With hard-fought goals at risk, they must...

He's a tradesman; she's a marchioness. They have only one thing in common....Having married once out of desperation, the Virgin Widow Lady Belden has no intention of giving up her independence...until her long-lost siblings arrive on her doorstep. By law their guardianship belongs to the power-hungry marquess of Belden, but Bell will defy law and society to keep her newly reunited family together. Formidable in trade, unlucky in love, Lord Quentin Hoyt has eyed Lady Bell from afar—not just because she possesses the family fortune, but because she's the most desirable woman he's ever met. Now that the widowed Bell is ripe for seduction, the shrewd Scotsman is prepared to negotiate the business merger of his lifetime. Who will be the victor when the imperial Lady Bell engages the clever Lord Quentin in a battle of wits over life, lust, and love?