Kay Hooper

New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper brings together romance and suspense in this classic love story of a woman who must lie to keep a safe distance from the man she loves—because telling him the truth is too dangerous for them both. From the moment Raven Anderson literally knocks Josh Long off his feet, he's determined to keep this elusive beauty in his tight embrace. While Raven denies their electrifying attraction and fends off his advances, Josh uses the resources of his business empire to crack the mystery surrounding Raven's true identity. But Josh can't bring himself to believe what the background check confirms—that Raven is an international criminal wanted for her connections to worldwide terrorism. Raven has discouraged Josh's help and his love, but she's going to need both. For she is playing a part in a deadly game against an adversary who never loses, who takes no prisoners, and who threatens her very life.

This killer dreams in shades of death. In each of her New York Times bestselling novels, critically acclaimed author Kay Hooper has led readers to unforgettably chilling encounters with fear and evil. Now, in her latest thriller, she takes us on a terrifying manhunt for a serial killer no ordinary cops can stopa psychopath who seems to step out of a living nightmare. Hes the kind of killer we instinctively fear the most. A killer without boundaries, without conscience, without any fear of being caught. And his latest victim is terrifying proof that no one is safe: the daughter of a powerful U.S. senator. Now, with the national media calling for justice and a grief-stricken father seeking vengeance, Bishop and his FBI Special Crimes Unit find themselves in a unique situation. This time even psychic cops arent enough to stop evil. Aid comes in the form of a fledgling civilian organization of unorthodox crime stoppers. Operating outside of any government oversight, without sanction or official authority, they are comprised of a membership every bit as talented and eccentric as Bishops SCUif not more so. And that is no coincidence. For Bishop helped launch this organization barely two years before. Dani Justice knows all about monsters. They haunt her nightmaresand her life. But she never expected to find herself doggedly on the trail of a real flesh-and-blood predator so cunning, hes eluded the best law enforcement could send up against him; so deadly, he doesnt hesitate to kill even a senators daughter. Or a cop. Dani doesnt want to hunt this killer. She doesntwant to risk the life shes made for herself, or her hard-won peace. But she doesnt have a choice. Because his bloody rampage has hit far too close to home. Because Dani alone commands a weapon powerful enough to destroy him. And because Dani knows something even Bishop doesnt. Dani knows how the hunt ends. It ends in fire. And blood. And death. What she doesnt know is who will survive.

La agente especial Riley Crane está en serios problemas. Una tarde se despierta en la habitación de una bonita casa en la playa, con todo el cuerpo cubierto de sangre y una enorme laguna en su cabeza: no recuerda nada de lo sucedido en las tres últimas semanas de su vida. Pero ahí no acaba todo, también parece haber perdido sus poderes paranormales. Por otro lado, ha aparecido el cuerpo decapitado de un hombre y el sheriff de la localidad propone a Riley que le ayude en la investigación. Todo apunta a que se encuentran frente a un caso de ocultismo y ritos satánicos, ya que el cadáver ha sido la víctima de un sacrificio humano. Y por si fuera poco, Ash, el fiscal del distrito, parece haberse convertido en el hombre de su vida, en su media naranja; alguien que la protege y se vuelca en ella más de lo que Riley hubiera esperado, aunque ella sigue sin recordar cómo apareció en su vida, ni por qué se enamoró de él.

Quentin Hayes, agente de la Unidad de Crímenes Espeluznantes del FBI, sigue atormentado por el misterioso asesinato de Missy, ocurrido hace veinte años en El Refugio, un hotel de Tennessee al que vuelve una y otra vez en busca de nuevas pistas. Diana Brisco ha ido a El Refugio para participar en una terapia con la que espera resolver su pasado. Pero desde que esta alli le asaltan terribles pesadillas y extrañas visiones de un niño desaparecido hace años. Ademas, un agente del FBI se empeña en convencerla de que no esta loca, sino que posee un don especial para contactar con el mas alla. Quentin sabe que es su ultima oportunidad para resolver el homicidio de Missy y que necesita la ayuda de Diana, pero ¿como persuadir a la joven para que traspase el umbral y entre en el mundo del frio y la muerte?

Lucas Jordan es un reputado criminólogo con poderes paranormales que trabaja para el FBI, en la Unidad de Crímenes Especiales. Un secuestrador psicópata tiene en jaque a toda la Unidad: tras raptar a sus victimas, y cobrar el rescate, las somete a una macabra situacion letal sin escapatoria, mientras un reloj marca, inexorablemente, el tiempo de vida que les queda. Samantha Burke, una medium que trabaja en un circo, con capacidad para ver el futuro, se cruza de nuevo en la vida de Lucas, con una inquietante premonicion: el asesino conoce perfectamente el patron mental de Lucas, y cada uno de sus movimientos forma parte de una retorcida partida de ajedrez en la que todos son piezas de tan macabro juego. Samantha se convertira en la pieza clave del tablero y la unica capaz de salvar no solo la vida de Lucas, sino tambien su corazon herido.

A spellbinding tale of contemporary suspense that begins with a mysterious homecoming and ends in a shattering explosion of passion, greed, and murder. And all because a stranger says her name is... Amanda. Others have claimed to be Amanda Daulton, but now a beautiful, self-assured woman has stepped out of the shadows of the past, insisting she''s the missing heiress to a multimillion-dollar fortune. One look is all it takes to assure the family patriarch that she''s his beloved granddaughter. But others at the magnificent Southern mansion called Glory are not as easily convinced, others with much to lose from her sudden reappearance. Soon suspicion erupts in a chilling attempt on her life, and after the traumatic ordeal, she begins to have flashes of a nightmarish vision. What, if anything, happened twenty years ago to drive a mother and her nine-year-old daughter away from their privileged life? The struggle to find the elusive answer exposes a frightening trail of secretsa trail that leads shockingly to the present and to the enigmatic woman who calls herself... Amanda.

Joanna Flynn was lucky to be alive. Twice in a matter of minutes she almost died on a patch of oil-slicked highway. But when the doctors told her that she would suffer no lasting effects, they were wrong. For that night the dream began... It was only of a house perched high above the sea, of a ticking clock and the lingering scent of roses. Yet night after night it awoke Joanna with a sense of panic. Its terror lingered throughout her days, urging her to do somethingbut what? Then two strangers on the street called her Caroline, and Joanna knew she had to find an explanation for what was happening, or she''d lose her mind. What she finally uncovered was an obituary for a woman named Caroline McKennaa woman who looked enough like her to be her twin, a woman who was killed in a car accident on the same day Joanna should have perished. Now her torturous nightmares and a tenuous connection have brought Joanna three thousand miles across country to the town where Caroline lived--and died. Almost everyone has stories to tell about Cliffside''s leading lady, and yet no one seems to have known her. Was she the shy wife or the seductress of men? The devoted mother or the selfish beauty? Too soon Joanna realizes that it''s not her sanity at stake, but her life. For unraveling the mystery of Caroline means uncovering the secrets in this picturesque town, secrets someone may have killed to hide. And that someone appears all too willing to kill again.

From New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper comes this classic romantic tale of two men entangled in the nets of deadly temptation—and one irresistible, ambitious woman caught in a trap of her own devising. . . . At twenty-six, Serena Jameson is a handful—brilliant, manipulative, and passionate, at least when it comes to righting the wrongs of the world. Her father, a renowned computer magnate, is worried about Serena's impetuous nature—as well as a far more tangible threat—and entrusts a colleague, handsome Brian Ashford, to ferry her on a trip across the country. But as usual, Serena has ideas of her own. A novice in affairs of the heart, Serena asks Brian to give her a crash course in seduction so that she can tame the notorious womanizer Joshua Long. But what starts as a simple lesson in love becomes a complex erotic dance, as both men find themselves caught in the snares of Serena's undeniable wiles. Is Serena trying to attract her declared target or her teacher? Who is really ensnaring whom? And can she finish weaving her web before the mysterious cabal eager to kill Serena's father manages to succeed—over her dead body?

Lucas Jordan es un reputado criminólogo con poderes paranormales que trabaja para el FBI, en la Unidad de Crímenes Especiales. Un secuestrador psicópata tiene en jaque a toda la Unidad: tras raptar a sus victimas, y cobrar el rescate, las somete a una macabra situacion letal sin escapatoria, mientras un reloj marca, inexorablemente, el tiempo de vida que les queda.Samantha Burke, una medium que trabaja en un circo, con capacidad para ver el futuro, se cruza de nuevo en la vida de Lucas, con una inquietante premonicion: el asesino conoce perfectamente el patron mental de Lucas, y cada uno de sus movimientos forma parte de una retorcida partida de ajedrez en la que todos son piezas de tan macabro juego. Samantha se convertira en la pieza clave del tablero y la unica capaz de salvar no solo la vida de Lucas, sino tambien su corazon herido.

In the thrilling, "New York Times" bestselling conclusion to Hoopers spellbinding Fear trilogy, Special Agent Riley Crane of the FBIs Special Crimes Unit wakes up alone in a beach cottage covered in blood, unable to remember what has happened. Riley soon realizes shes entered a new kind of nightmare.

The priceless, rarely displayed Bannister collection is about to be exhibitedand the shows director, Morgan West, cant ignore her growing uneasiness. Shes certain she hasnt seen the last of the infamous cat burglar Quinn. But she never expected him to turn up at her apartment one dark night in desperate need of her helphelp she cant refuse. The mysterious master thief is playing a dangerous game, and its a game that just might get him killed. With Morgans help, Quinn sets a trap intended to catch someone far more elusiveand more deadlythan a thief. But an unseen threat shadows him in the fog-shrouded San Francisco night, an unknown adversary more cunning than any he has yet encountered. Now, just when the stakes are higher than even Quinn can imagine, no one can be trustedand everythings at risk.

Danger wears many faces.... Ten years ago Rachel Grant''s fiancé, Thomas, disappeared. His body was never found. Now there''s a stranger in town, a man who could be Thomas''s twin--or his ghost. His name is Adam Delafield. He''s been watching Rachel for days. He has the locket she gave Thomas before he vanished. And he says he owed her father three million dollars. But there''s no record of the loanor a shred of proof that Adam is who he claims to be. And he''s always nearby as accidents begin to threaten Rachel''s life. Is he an innocent man who only wants to repay a debt? Or a figure from the past with a score to settle? Rachel must expose lies and unravel stories, find out who wants her dead and why...before the next attempt to kill her succeeds.

Danger wears many faces.... Ten years ago Rachel Grant''s fiancé, Thomas, disappeared. His body was never found. Now there''s a stranger in town, a man who could be Thomas''s twin--or his ghost. His name is Adam Delafield. He''s been watching Rachel for days. He has the locket she gave Thomas before he vanished. And he says he owed her father three million dollars. But there''s no record of the loanor a shred of proof that Adam is who he claims to be. And he''s always nearby as accidents begin to threaten Rachel''s life. Is he an innocent man who only wants to repay a debt? Or a figure from the past with a score to settle? Rachel must expose lies and unravel stories, find out who wants her dead and why...before the next attempt to kill her succeeds.

A picture-perfect Tennessee town has just become a monster''s hunting ground. Two bodies are found tortured to death. A third person goes missing. What little evidence is left behind defies all explanation. Is the terror just beginning? Or have the good citizens of Gladstone harbored a dark secret for a long time? Sheriff Miranda Knight is determined to make her small town safe once more. And she does what she swore she would never do: involve FBI profiler Noah Bishop. He''s the one man who knows about her unique abilities, and that knowledge almost destroyed her and her sister years ago. Now, as Bishop arrives with his team of agents, Miranda must learn to trust him and use her abilities once more. For they''re about to go on the hunt for a killer whose madness has no bounds, a killer who knows exactly how to destroy Miranda: by preying on her sister.