Move over, Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple! Make room for another aging woman amateur sleuth—Carolyne Santire, plant-hunter extraordinaire! Carolyne's search for the next major botanical find takes her to Brazil in South America, where she encounters political machinations, mayhem, and...murder. The suspect list is long—fellow scientists, Brazilian land barons, prospectors, a cuckolded video director, a rock star—and, eventually, even her! During the shooting of an entertainment film in the Amazon jungle, amidst threats from a man-eating jaguar, cannibals, and a mysterious British kidnapper, Carolyne finds the prospect of ferreting out the real killer anything but a leisurely stroll in the park. Can she solve the mystery before the next murder occurs?A great "cozy" mystery read by a master storyteller.

ROMANCE IN AFRICA!He was young and handsome, standing there beneath a blue-gum tree, the sun in his gleaming hair and golden eyes, and she had no choice whatever but to fall for him, innocent as she was. But years later when she returned to Africa as a journalist, she sought to expose the man she had once loved as an unscrupulous profiteer exploiting the native wildlife. Secretly, though, she longed to rediscover her lost and one true love. "Welcome to Lionspride," he said. And she walked right through his door and into his arms!

Did Lalo Montego commit suicide in the bullring—and if so, why? And why did he leave his ranchero, hacienda, and bulls to his once-upon-a-time stepdaughter, Alyssa Dunlap, rather than to his only son, Adriano? Alyssa is left wondering if Adriano's sudden romantic interest in her is the result of true love, or just a maneuver to reclaim an inheritance he believes is rightfully his. The popular matador Funuco de Galena also warns her about Adriano's intentions, but he has his own reasons to disrespect Adriano, since the handsome young bullfighter threatens to surpass Funuco's renown in the ring. And someone is shooting Montego bulls before they even reach the corrida. A heart-felt story that will thrill all lovers of romantic suspense!

For Marie Camaux, her arrival on the volcanic Caribbean island of Saint-Georges to reunite with her new husband, Charles, exposes her to a hot and humid tropical environment that's nothing like what she's left behind in England. Stranger still is the disconcerting change in her husband, from cool aristocrat to passionate lover, and his constant murmuring of another woman's name—Cécile. And what about the interfering old hag seemingly determined to destroy Marie's marriage? Or the cursed young voodoo priestess who's gone to her early grave? Or the legend that has Marie's husband becoming a victim of Mont d'Esnembuc's next fiery eruption? When the earthquakes begin to shake, and the lava starts to run, will any of them survive the coming calamity? A riveting novel of romantic suspense and intrigue.

Erotica/Romance. 85965 words long.

First, there was the devastating holocaust that gutted Seattle's Marine World and made extensive renovations to that facility necessary.Then, Janine decided to advantage of her unscheduled hiatus to join the staff researching and monitoring the renewed volcanic activity on Mt. St. Helens.Even more heat flared when Janine suddenly developed a romantic relationship with the handsome and brilliant geologist, Chad Samuels.But when the mountain explodes, seemingly bent upon the annihilation of everyone and everything within striking distance, only a heart on fire can save her love!