Caroline Burnes

• Aug-2009
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Good thing I have nine lives... But it's too bad Stephanie Ryan doesn't have as many lives as me. The humanoid horse gentler is up to her pretty neck in trouble -- thanks to drifter cowboy Johnny Kreel. He shows up, and just like that, someon...

• Jan-2009
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ALL THEIR BICKERING... I SENSED SEXUAL TENSION... AND MORE OBSERVATIONS FROM FAMILIAR, THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVE I took on this case when a beautiful, headstrong photographer accidentally blew the cover of a federally protected witness. In stepped...

• Mar-2006
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FAMILIAR ALWAYS KNOWS BEST Molly Harper's sister had been killed -- and her baby niece had been kidnapped. Now, the only man she could depend on to help her solve the crime -- and bring Baby Kate to safety -- was Thomas Lakewood. Trouble was, ...

• Mar-2005
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FAMILIAR TROUBLE Hank Dalton couldn't resist a damsel in distress -- and beautiful city-slicker-turned-rancher Stephanie Chisholm certainly fit the bill. She'd come home to Pecos, Texas, to settle her aunt and uncle's ranch estate, but when she le...

• Aug-2004
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Sadie Harte's Chihuahua is head over heels for the Chihuahua next door. It's impossible for Sadie and neighbor Buck Bosworth to keep them apart. And soon Sadie and Buck are finding it impossible to stay away from each other, too. Clever Chihuahua! ...

• Oct-2003
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PICTURE PURRRFECT Someone wanted gorgeous stunt double Nicole Paul out of the picture in more ways than one. Except Familiar, the crime-solving black cat, knew only her rugged boss, Jax McClure, believed she was being framed for a jewel theft. But...

• Jun-2003
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A CRY FOR HELP Rebecca Barrett had come to Mississippi to oversee the excavation of priceless artifacts at Blackthorn. But it was the search for a heard-but-never-seen baby that became the focus of her days. However, the harder Rebecca looked for an...

• May-2003
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THE BLACKTHORN HEIRESS Aurelia Agee had come to Natchez, Mississippi, to claim her unexpected inheritance, the Blackthorn estate. But her arrival stirred up age-old hatreds that wouldn't rest. Anonymous threats and eerie cries wouldn't drive her awa...

• Sep-2002
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A body lands on the Florida shore. Another shark attack...or something else? Marine biologist Libby Phillips isn't sure. What she does know is modern-day pirate -- and suspect -- Chad Watson is distracting her from her work in more ways than one....

• Aug-2002
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Amelia Corbet rushed into the desert to save her sister and wound up a captive! But not for long. First a strange black cat appeared, followed by a dark rescuer with the eyes of a hawk and a fierce embrace that stirred her deepest longings. But was H...

• Jul-2002
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Proud and fierce as the windswept sands he ruled, Omar Dukhan was sworn to protect his people and to guard their ancient secret. To keep lovely scientist Beth Bradshaw from exposing it, he became her desert guide. But when Beth's life was threatened,...

• Oct-2001
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MAN OR MYTH? "Where he goes, fire follows..." At least, that's what Lacy Wade had heard about the elusive Turner McLeod. His story lured her like a moth to a flame. Now she'd been hired to track him down and expose his secrets.... Facing Turner...

• May-2001
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MYSTERY BABY ON THE DOORSTEP! Patience and calmness under fire always got police detective Mel Haskin what he wanted. But he was fast losing both -- because of Lily Markey. The fiery-haired, jade-eyed reporter refused to tell him what she knew abo...

• Jun-2000
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Every night, he slipped into her dreams Millionaire Duke Masonne had vanished years ago and was presumed dead. But Liza Hawkins never forgot her lover's face, his touch, and never gave up hope he would return. She saw Duke everywhere -- in her dre...

• Feb-2000
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From enemies...to lovers? Proud Apache Anna Red Shoes had sworn revenge against Jeremy Masterson for the lies he'd written about her family. But when she confronted the famous author, the passion that burned in her wasn't anger, but the scorching ...

• Dec-1999
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Fear Familiar: Join the coolest feline detective to ever take on mystery, mayhem and matchmaking! Kidnapped by a sexy Santa! Sylvie West had stopped believing in Christmas miracles. Then the sexiest Santa she'd ever seen took her captive -- a...

• Aug-1999
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He came to her by night and left before dawn, never knowing they had created a child. Now their son has been kidnapped, and Molly Lynch must find her mystery lover. Little does she know he'll find her first -- and take her captive for her own safety!...

• Feb-1999
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Fear Familiar -- Meet the coolest feline detective to ever take on mystery, mayhem and matchmaking! Follow her. In the midst of an undercover operation, Dan Carson should never have listened to a seeming message from -- a cat! But when a beauti...

• Oct-1998
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Cowboy come home Amnesia and a cruel twist of fate forced Slate Walker away from Comfort, Texas. Now he was coming back--to the ranch he didn't recognize, the woman who haunted his dreams ...and someone who couldn't afford to let him remember the pa...

• Jan-1998
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THE HEAT WAS ON... Burning, scorching, searing heat. That's what new sheriff Kate McArdle felt every time she encountered Silver City's fire chief, Jake Johnson. Which was often, since a rash of arsons was forcing them to work together. Desper...

• Jul-1997
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The man had a way with cats -- and with women Animal trainer Brak Brunston was reputed to have a mystical link with his animals -- a connection so strong that even Ashley Curry felt its power the very first time she laid eyes on the man. When Bra...

• Mar-1997
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Her Childhood sweetheart was all man now... But renegade U.S. Wildlife Service Agent Hank Emrich seemed intent on destroying the very land Shadoe Deerman cherished. For half-Lakota Shadoe, her horse ranch in the Montana mountains was her soul, he...

• Dec-1996
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In steamy New Orleans; three people witnessed the same crime, testified against the same man and were then swept into the Witness Protection Program. But now there's new evidence, and these three witnesses are about to come out of hiding... WI...

• Oct-1995
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She was suspected of being a witch... After narrowly escaping death in 1995, Abigail West mysteriously awakened in Salem. The year was 1692, she was living someone else's life, and as a self-supporting female she was viewed suspiciously. Even ...

• May-1995
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Fear Familiar: Join the coolest feline detective to ever take on mystery, mayhem and matchmaking. Once upon a time... scandal rocked a Southern town. When Mobile's favorite son was accused of kidnapping, reporter James Tenet scooped the story...

• Oct-1994
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The riddle Who hated Sarah Covington enough to frame her for murder? Or were the secret ingredients in her meals the way she disposed of her enemies? The romance It was Daniel Dubonet's job to get close to Sarah. And the sexy maverick agent...

• Jun-1994
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The ghost and Mrs. Muir? Though Mary Muir had once dreamed of becoming William McEachern's bride, after their unexpected reunion she found his abrupt proposal of marriage surprising. And when her long-lost love insisted on a hasty wedding, sh...

• Mar-1994
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Lightning split the night... As a furious sea raged over the dark island, Dr. Michael Raybin found a half-lifeless body washed ashore. A faceless man, burned beyond recognition. A desperate man, whose hysterical pleas for secrecy Michael was force...

• Dec-1993
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Once Patrick Shaw was the happiest man in the world, as owner of both Beltene, the most famous breeding Farm on the Emerald Isle, and of Limerick, the pride of its stables. But that was before the family fortune was lost to a green-eyed she-devil...

• Sep-1993
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Betrayed! The word pealed in Emma Devlin's head like a death knell. Her murdered husband's ghost had appeared to her, claiming he'd been betrayed by those he loved. As much to preserve her sanity as to quell his restless spirit, she sought answers at...

• Jun-1993
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An arrow through the heart.... David Malachi's devil-may-care bravura made him a prime suspect as 'Robin Hood,' the burglar who had chosen Natchez as his personal Sherwood Forest...and his emulation of the fictional outlaw frustrated the hell out...

• Feb-1993
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They say cats have nine lives... An ominous black cat crossed paths with Cassandra McBeth just as she discovered that her nightmares were tomorrow's headlines. A night stalker was about to bring terror to Gatlinburg, Tennessee...and to Cassandra. ...

• Nov-1992
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Murder is hard to swallow On the first day of the cook-off Ginger Peko organized at the fabulous Sea Brim resort on Florida's gulf coast, one of the competing chefs swallowed a fatal forkful of Sacher torte. And Ginger had reason to believe that m...

• May-1992
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The Call of the Wild There was a secret hidden in the Tabuga River -- one that Miranda Conner was never meant to find. But now that she had, she was having a hard time staying alive. The preservation of the pristine Appalachian waterway depende...

• Jan-1991
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She wasn't a typical tourist Hard work on the Maya excavation wasn't all that distinguished Celeste Coolridge. The villagers claimed a mystical tie to the fiery-haired stockbroker. They invited her to their secret rites. And when a man was mauled ...

• Mar-1990
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They say that cats have nine lives It was Familiar's most recent life that worried her. Since she'd found the cat in the university parking lot, Professor Eleanor Duncan had been assaulted, interrogated by the CIA, her apartment invaded by a craz...

• Jun-1989
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Speed Dancer was missing, and the mysteriously sent video was the first clue in three years that he might still be alive. As horse trainer at Dancing Water Ranch, Dawn Markey had every reason to want to get their prize stallion back. Even when the tr...

• Oct-1988
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Someone was out to ruin her. Ann Tate was not going to stand by and let the dream of success for her horse breeding farm come to failure. With the arrival of Matt Roper and his mare at Singing Water Ranch, her dream of creating a Derby winner had...

• Mar-1988
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Ronnie Sheffield had the scoop of her career At stake was the most controversial bill in Mississippi's history. At risk was State Senator Jeff Stuart, who'd introduced the bill, and who'd been the target of a would-be murderer. But at the center o...