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Author
Series
In Death series volume 36
Language
English
Description
"On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn't seem the type to be on anyone's hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta's murder was the work of a killer who's...
Author
Series
Cleopatra Jones mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
4) Sweet spot
Author
Series
Boys of summer series (Kate Angell) volume 5
Publisher
Kengsington Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When James Law Lawless, the very same man with whom she had a hot one-night stand at a costume party, hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire, Catherine Cat May must keep her identity secret from the star second baseman in an attempt to avoid mixing business with pleasure.
Author
Series
Sins brothers volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When her husband, who mysteriously disappeared two years earlier, is found at a crime scene with no memory of how he got there, Josie must help this man who has no recollection of their life together unravel his dangerous past to discover why he is being framed for murder.
Author
Series
Cleopatra Jones mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After a very public blowup with her arch rival, Cleopatra's Mama is rigid with fury. Two days later Mama's rival is dead, a victim of a hit and run in the church parking lot, and the police finger Mama as the main suspect.
9) Sweet haven
Author
Series
Home sweet home (Shirlee McCoy) volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her grandfather is injured, accountant Adeline Lamont must run the family store, Chocolate Haven, and, unable to get the recipe right to save her life, must rely on her ornery new tenant, Sinclair Jefferson, who, daring her to taste her wild side, helps make things right.
Author
Series
Ava Lee novels volume 2
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Fifty million dollars has disappeared into thin air from the accounts of one of the richest men in the Philippines, Tommy Ordonez. His one hope is forensic accountant and sleuth, Ava Lee. With the help of her Triad-connected partner, Uncle, Ava follows the money trail from San Francisco to Costa Rica to the casinos and illegal gambling dens of Las Vegas. Will Ava recover the stolen cash without stepping into the crosshairs of a growing list of enemies?...
11) A desperate hope
Author
Series
Empire State volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A female accountant in 1908, Eloise Drake thought she'd put her past behind her. Then her new job lands her in the path of the man who broke her heart. Alex Duval, mayor of a doomed town, can't believe his eyes when he sees Eloise as part of the entourage that's come to wipe his town off the map. Can he convince her to help him--and give him another chance?
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Samantha Winters lives her life the way a good accountant should-- measured, deliberate, and safe. After her father died in a skiing accident, she decided never to allow risk into her life again. She didn't count on falling for Nick Chastain. Against Samantha's warnings, Nick plans a dangerous kayaking trip over spring break, and she ends their fledgling relationship with harsh words. Two years later, Samantha learns her grandmother has had an accident...
Author
Series
Cleopatra Jones mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Five Star, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Accountant Cleopatra Jones shifts into overdrive when her boyfriend is accused of murder. Cleo's relationship with Rafe Golden was supposed to be casual: a little golf, a little flirting, a little steamy sex. But the lovebug has sunk his teeth into the sultry redhead, and now all she can think about is how to get the handsome golf pro to take their affair to the next level. That's too bad, because Rafe faces bigger decisions than how many carats to...
14) Sunset Bay
Author
Publisher
Pocket Star Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"L.A. accountant Megan Greene has a successful job, a handsome cardiologist fiancé, and a doting father. Surely they make up for her estranged sister and hypochondriac mother ... and a niggling sense that something, somewhere, got lost along the way. But then Megan's life falls spectacularly apart. Faced with the knowledge that neither her father nor her fiancé are the men she thought they were, she is loath to trust Travis--the high school boyfriend...
15) Wolf's mate
Author
Series
Shifter rogues volume 1
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Cougar shifter Abby Carter always plays it safe. That's why she's an accountant--no excitement, no danger, and no cocky alpha males. She loves her quiet life, but fate has other plans. When Abby uncovers the shady dealings of an anti-shifter organization, she'll have to trust the too-sexy-for-her-peace-of-mind werewolf Declan Reed... or end up six feet under. Declan Reed is starting over. After two years with Shifter Operations Command, it's time...
Author
Language
English
Description
Tall, trusted Tandy Caide, CPA, is a long-time patron of the arts in her town, which is why you will find her sitting in the front row of the high school's annual musical production. This year is an Annie year, and it would be no different than other years were it not for the high school's hiring of a new vocational agriculture (Vo-Ag) teacher. With his beguiling ponytail and decorative beaded belt, Kenny catches Tandy's eye immediately. Ignoring...
17) Heartbeat
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
When a series of exploding helicopters crashes into their mountain town of Jubilee, Kentucky, CPA Amalie Lincoln and IT technician Sean Pope believe there's something more sinister at work -- something they'll have to stop or risk losing the love they've rediscovered.
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