"Showcases each author's incredible talent"

"Bougainvillea" by Heather Graham. Almost two decades ago her mother drowned. Her father never explained why, but he left their Bougainvillea home and never returned. With his recent death, his daughter Katherine "Kit" Delaney goes back to the family home. There she meets David Moore, a friend from her childhood. As they fall in love, Kit's tragic past catches up to her present fueled further by her doubts about whose side her beloved is on.

"Shelter Island" by Carla Neggers. Dr. Antonia Winter feels someone is stalking her. Not wanting to hurt her boyfriend's run for the senate with unsubstantiated stories, Antonia decides to leave for Shelter Island for awhile. However, Hank Callahan would rather not be a politician if he must give up his beloved Antonia. With a hurricane coming and a stalker following Antonia, Hank has his work cut out for him if he wants to keep her safe.

"Capsized" by Sharon Sala. In Mexico, DEA Agent Kelly Sloan realizes her cover is blown, which means she needs to escape before Ortega disposes of her in his malevolent manner. She manages to get to the sea, but drifts for three days before being found by Texas Ranger Quinn McCord. As she recovers her strength she and her male nurse fall in love, but Ortega and his in-law Gruber need her dead.

All three tales are taut romantic suspense thrillers that will please sub-genre fans except for the fact that readers will know each one could have been a stand-alone full- length novel.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 24, 2003

Summary

Heather Graham:
"Will they make it? And if they do, how on earth will they manage? And last, but never least, will they survive together? The combination of romance and suspense is irresistible. I love the genre, and hope to give back just a percentage of the pleasure I've enjoyed over the years."

Carla Neggers:
"Romantic suspense has it all—a great love story, interesting characters, pulse-pounding action, a sense of adventure and drama and more than a dash of fun. I love to write romantic suspense, and I love to read it."

Sharon Sala:
"Writing romantic suspense is, for me, a challenge, both creatively and emotionally. I love the freedom of developing stories that not only challenge the reader to figure out 'who done it,' but also, to give them characters that they will never forget."