Sign: Taurus He's stubborn, but he loves his rewards...especially the sensual kind. Rafe McCall has a reputation as the Closer. He rakes in serious cash to make deals happen. Convincing small restaurant owner Frankie Ritacco to sell his business for property development should have been a piece of cake. So Rafe blows into Wilcox, Iowa on his Harley, convinced the deal is all but done. But he is so, so wrong... For starters, "Frankie" is a woman. A stunning, stubborn woman who wants to preserve her idyllic small town. The Crossroads Café is a family legacy Frankie plans to leave to her future children, and there is no way she's selling-even to a sexy millionaire who makes her heart race. But her café is in serious trouble, and Rafe must decide if he can close the deal...or if he's found the deal breaker of a lifetime. Each book in the Men of the Zodiac series is STANDALONE: Impulse Control The Millionaire's Deception The Millionaire's Forever Ten Days in Tuscany The Millionaire Daddy Project Revenge Best Served Hot The Prince's Runaway Lover Seducing the Colonel's Daughter One Night with the Billionaire The Greek Tycoon's Tarnished Bride Blurring the Lines Her Sworn Enemy

The worst thing that could happen to Abby Warren is to run into her ex-boyfriend Jack at her best friend's wedding. When the man who broke her heart strolls in with Abby's beautiful ex-roommate clinging to his arm, Abby is sure things can't get any worse. Dateless herself, Abby plans to immerse herself in the lavish, weeklong festivities at the McAlister mansion and meet someone new out of all the single, handsome men, no matter how much Jack's being there haunts her. Moving back to town to purchase his family's old company, Jack McAlister has tried to wipe away memories of Abby any way he can. After what happened between them, and the trouble she caused him, he can't stand the reminder of everything they once shared. He is determined to stand fast against the temptation when he's near her and the jealousy evoked when other men surround her. However, when they come face to face, old feelings surface, making them both wonder how something so right could have ended so wrong. As if dealing with Abby's presence isn't bad enough, his new girlfriend is clamoring for an engagement ring, and Jack soon becomes aware that he has enemies and business rivals-there is obviously someone who has an ax to grind and wants a bit of revenge...

In this gripping detective novel set in early 20th-century Canada, Footner weaves a tale of mystery and suspense. As events unfold among the country's elite, readers are drawn into a world of intrigue, deception, and unexpected twists. Footner's narrative style keeps readers on the edge of their seats, eager for the next revelation.

Crime Series:- For the Love of Money: Part OneDeception Love & Murder ~ Death of a Millionaire.Michael Fairchild has it all. A millionaire with a beautiful girlfriend, fabulous house and a brother who wants him dead. The race is on for Samuel Fairchild to arrange his brother's death before he marries Antonia so he can inherit his wealth. The internet can be a dangerous place when looking for a killer, as Samuel discovers when he becomes the hunted.

'The Millionaire Baby' is a dramatic novel written by Anna Katharine Green. The story follows Phil Ocumpaugh as he offers a desperate plea for help in finding his beloved daughter, Gwendolen, who has vanished without a trace. The six-year-old has been missing since the scorching afternoon of August 16th and has not been seen or heard from since. In a desperate attempt to bring her home, Ocumpaugh is offering a staggering reward of $5,000 to anyone who can provide information that leads to the recovery of his precious daughter, whether she is found alive or dead.

Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least that's what their middle school teachers think. To everyone's surprise, they are the three students chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham. It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception -- a truth that involves a lot more than just a scholarship. With a narrative style as varied and intriguing as the mystery itself, this adventure involving clever clues, plenty of perks, and abhorrent adults is pure wish fulfillment.

“A rollicking tale that is one part The Sting, one part The Great Gatsby, and one part The Devil in the White City.” —Karen Abbott, author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy In a time of unregulated madness, nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. It was the perfect place for a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz to entice hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million--upwards of $400 million today--in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama. It was an ingenious deceit, one that out-Ponzied Charles Ponzi himself. In this rip-roaring tale of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man on the town and then on the lam, Empire of Deception proves that the American dream of easy wealth is truly a timeless commodity. “Captivating . . . Dean Jobb tells the story of Leo Koretz, a legendary con artist of Madoffian audacity, with terrific energy and narrative brio.” —Gary Krist, author of Empire of Sin “A brilliantly researched tale of greed, ambition, and our desperate need to believe in magic, it’s history that captures America as it really was--and always will be. A great read.” —Douglas Perry, author of Eliot Ness “Reads like a Gatsby-Ponzi mashup . . . Kudos to Jobb for unearthing this overlooked story and bringing to life a charming, witty, naughty, iconic American crook.” —Neal Thompson, author of A Curious Man “The granddaddy of all con men, Leo Koretz gives Jobb the opportunity to exhibit his impressive research and storytelling skills . . . A highly readable, entertaining story.” —Kirkus Reviews