Methods of Madness (Stephanie Black)

It's been three years since the terrible night Emily Ramsey suffered a double tragedy-the death of her sister and the disappearance of her fiance. She deserves another chance at happiness, and gentle, adorable Zach Sullivan is the perfect man to mend her shattered heart. But from the moment Emily opens the hand-carved box holding a glittering diamond solitaire, she's seized by an unshakeable fear: she's going to lose Zach. That's exactly what Monica, Zach's ex-girlfriend, is banking on. Bitter with envy, Monica will stop at nothing to sabotage Zach and Emily's romance. Troubling notes show up in Emily's mailbox, fanning the flames of suspicion. A bloody photograph sends her reeling. But when someone is brutally murdered, will Emily be able to escape suspicion and the possibility that she might be next? Whitney Award-winning author Stephanie Black treats readers to another of her brilliantly thrilling stories that will leave the reader no choice but to keep reading well past the stroke of midnight.

I enjoyed this book. The author kept the twists just perfect, to the point you have to keep changing your theory on who the murderer really is. The story keeps you second guessing yourself all the way through the book.

Bewitched & Betrayed (Lisa Shearin)

My name is Raine Benares. I’m a seeker. I find lost things and missing people — usually alive. Finding the specters of six evil mages who escaped the Saghred, a soul-eating stone of unlimited power, was easy. Stopping them before they unleash Hell on earth just may be the death of me.
Being bonded to the Saghred wasn’t my idea — neither is hunting down its escapees. Especially not when one of them is also hunting me. He’s regenerating his body by taking the lives of powerful victims, along with their memories, knowledge, and most important of all, their magic. The dark mage wants control of the Saghred, and if he gets it, he’ll become an evil demigod whom no one can stop. The only thing in his way is me.
One of us doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.

This latest edition to the Raine Benares series seemed to have more emotion in it than the others. It stil had plenty of Raine's wise-cracking humor but you could definitely feel her stress. This also had a steamy scene in the middle of the novel that completely took me by surprise because the others hadnt had any in them...just a fair warning if you want to read it.

Jenna's Cowboy (Sharon Gillenwater)

Jenna Callahan has a young son and rewarding work on her father's ranch. But she never expected to see Nate Langley back in town-the first guy she noticed, the one her father sent away all those years ago. And she never thought the attraction they felt would be as strong as ever.
Jenna's cowboy has some healing of his own to do, though, after two tours of duty in the armed forces. With the help of good friends, strong faith, and a loving family, he hopes to put the horrors of the past behind him and become the man Jenna deserves.
With an emphasis on simple acts of love, Jenna's Cowboy gives romance readers what they want most, a love story with a Texas touch.

This is a modern day western love story. It is also a good look at the reality of what our servicemen go through when they return home from a war. After reading this book and looking it up on line to post on here, I found that it is the 1st book in "The Callahans of Texas" Series. The second book, Emily's Chance is do to release in September 2010. I am looking forward to following this family's adventures through this series.

Jude's Law (Lori Foster)

There's only so much frustration a guy can handle before he gets a little nutty. For Jude Jamison, his frustration has a name--May Price. She's everything the former Hollywood badboy actor came to Stillbrook, Ohio, hoping to find: open, honest, lovable, and full of those luscious curves you dont find on stick-figure starlets--curves May doesnt seem to appreciate in herself. Every time Jude tries to get close to the skittish business woman, to take her in his arms, she thinks he's joking. Joking? Joking does not involve lots of cold-shower therapy.

Time for new tactics. If May can't respond to his sly compliments and sexy innuendos, He'll just have to spell it out for her. Jude Jamison going to lay down the law for May Price. And after that, she'll have no delusion about just how much he wants her...

I actually liked this author's style. I would have preferred that she didnt have the sex scenes but I guess if I would have read the back of the book before I started reading I wouldnt have been surprised.

I liked how Jude wanted to take such good care of May and how her confidence and feistiness seemed to grow under his affectionate care.

The story kind of ends on a bit of a cliffhanger but I found out there is a second book called Murphy's Law that finishes the story.