The Gamble: British aristocrat Thomas Clayborne anticipated a grand adventure in America--but what he imagined is a far cry from the rough-and-tumble reality. When his journey West brings a bold young woman into his life, will he risk everything for true love? Her Frontier Bandit: When Rebecca and her physician father relocate to a frontier town in desperate need of a doctor, Rebecca believes it will be an opportunity to mend her recently broken...

The ex-cop detective, Kinsey Millhone, helps a young man who muddled his memory after being forced off the edge of a canyon, but three days later he is dead.

Trisha McFarland goes on a hike with her mother and older brother, but wanders off into the forest to escape their bickering. She has only her wits for navigation and her Walkman, tuned to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox games and the gritty performances of her hero, Tom Gordon.

When an actor performs research at the Miami Police Department and becomes fixated on Dexter Morgan, the blood-spatter analyst finds his every move shadowed and analyzed in ways that make him fear exposure by the paparazzi.

"Montague has devoted his life to managing the wealth of London's elite, but at a huge cost: a family of his own. Then the enticing Miss Violet Matcham seeks his help, and he finds an intriguing new challenge professionally-- and personally"--Page 4 of cover.