A Drake's Rakes Short Story!Fiona Ferguson wants nothing more than to flee Miss Lavinia Chase's Finishing School. Rather than the safe haven the girls' families presume it to be, the school is intent on making its charges conform to the rules-by any means necessary. For Fiona, the only thing worse than staying at the dreaded "Last Chance Academy" would be abandoning the friends she's made there. But when she receives word from home that her sister is in trouble, Fiona plots her escape . . .A devoted spy in service to the Crown, Alex Knight takes his duties very seriously. His latest assignment-to ensure that the incorrigible Fiona remain safely at school-turns out to be far more of a challenge than he expected. After matching wits with the fiery Scottish beauty, he learns that the greatest danger of all . . . begins with a kiss.

New York Times bestselling author Eileen Dreyer delivers a swoon-worthy story of second chances in this Regency romance perfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Kelly Bowen.Fiona Ferguson's troubles began with a kiss . . .It feels like a lifetime ago that Alex Knight saved Fiona from certain doom . . . and stole a soul-shattering kiss for good measure. Wanting nothing more than to keep her safe, he left her in the care of her grandfather, the Marquess of Dourne.But Fiona was hardly safe. As soon as he could, the marquess cast her and her sister out on the streets with only her wits to keep them alive.Alex has never forgotten that long-ago kiss. Now the dashing spy is desperate to make up for failing his duty once before. This time he will protect Fiona once and for all, from a deadly foe bent on taking revenge on the Ferguson line-and anyone who stands in the way . . .He can't help it if the passion he'd felt for Fiona flares high once more, or that his fiery...

Trauma Nurse Faces Life and Death Searching for her Lost Sister in City of the Dead, a Medical Thriller from Eileen Dreyer—2005 - St. Louis, Missouri—Forensic Nurse Chastity Byrnes courageously stood up to her father, exposed his secrets, shattered her family, and sent herself into exile. But after a decade of struggle, she's finally found peace, until a sister she hasn't seen or heard from in years disappears, and her sister's husband—a man she's never met—turns to her for help.Old guilt twisting inside her, Chastity leaves for the French Quarter of New Orleans searching for a sister she suspects doesn't want to be found.Aided by fellow Forensic Nurse Karina Boudreaux, and ex-firefighter-turned-cabbie James Guidry, Chastity navigates the diverse culture of New Orleans and her own past, searching for answers.But as the people around her begin mysteriously dying, Chastity discovers she's in the sights of a serial killer.Publisher's...

Trauma nurse and part-time death-investigator Molly Burke is having a pretty normal night at her St. Louis Emergency Department. Then a well-connected lawyer is wheeled in, victim of a suspected suicide. One suicide is bad. But when one grows to four in a matter of days, and all the victims are lawyers, the trend stops being an oddity and becomes a real problem.Were these really suicides? Why would successful, hot young lawyers want to kill themselves?Then Molly unearths secrets that powerful people don't want exposed and the puzzle suddenly becomes a threat. Now she must find killer, or become the next victim.AWARDS:4 1/2 Stars, Gold Metal - Romantic TimesREVIEWS:"With her own unique blend of dark humor, complex motivations and riveting suspense, Eileen Dreyer is a very tough act to beat. A nerve-shattering suspense." ~RT MagazineOTHER SUSPENSE/TRILLERS by Eileen Dreyer:Nothing PersonalBrain DeadA Man to Die ForIf Looks Could KillABOUT EILEEN DREYER:New York Times bestselling author Eileen Dreyer has been inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, nominated for the Anthony Award and is a retired trauma nurse. Also trained in forensic nursing and death investigation, Eileen doesn't see herself actively working in those fields, unless this writing thing doesn't pan out.

ALL SHE WANTS IS HER OWN HOMEMiss Felicity Chambers is the new teacher of piano and deportment at Miss Manville's Academy for Superior Girls. There is no reason a duke should contact her. There is certainly no reason she should marry his son. But that is evidently what the duke wants. Felicity should be delighted. But the orphaned schoolteacher has long since stopped believing in fairy tales. If only the duke's son weren't so compelling…ALL HE WANTS IS THIS HOMELord Flint Bracken knows just what is behind the duke's command, and it isn't an attempt to secure a happily-ever-after for his son. The proposal is one of the duke's schemes. Flint has no choice but to cooperate, though, or he risks more than his home. He risks national security. So court a penniless schoolteacher he must. He should be furious. But Felicity Chambers isn't at all what he expected. She might very well be what he wants… 

St. Louis Trauma nurse Casey McDonough thinks her life is interesting enough. Her best friend still drops acid, her ex-husband is a cross-dressing psychiatrist, and her mother has turned the third floor of the family home into the Chapel of Eternal Vigilance.Then, things begin to really go wrong when OB/Gyn Dr. Dale Hunsacker arrives. Handsome, wealthy and charismatic, the good doctor is enchanting the patients of the St. Louis hospital. But, Cassy believes he is a serial killer. And the only person who takes her seriously, is Hunsacker himself.Caught in a spiral of suspicion and intimidation, Casey approaches ex-Marine, ex-Jesuit homicide sergeant Jack Scanlan for help. All she has are hunches for proof, but she'll do anything to stop the monster walking the halls of her hospital.AWARDS:RITA Winner – Romance Writers of AmericaNominated, Anthony Award in mysteryREVIEWS:"A wicked prescription guaranteed to give you sleepless nights." ~Nora...