From BooklistAfter her parents were killed, young Rachel Vandermere decided that her mission in life was to find and stop the monsters responsible. Now, as an Interpol agent working to thwart an assassination, she meets art history professor Nathan Cross, who is brilliant, gorgeous, and her prime suspect until he stops the real assassin. Rachel catches a glimpse of a monster who leaves the fingerprints of an orphaned boy who has disappeared from the same boarding school where Nathan, also an orphan, was raised. Centuries ago, a priest turned the men of a village into gargoyles, paranormal beings who could shift into monstrous shapes to protect and save the weak. They are also immortal through reincarnation, providing that in each life they father a son. Taylor's fascinating premise provides an atmospheric setting for an accomplished romance between two strong but prickly and suspicious protagonists. Fans of Christine Feehan's Dark series will find much to like in Carved in Stone. Diana Tixier HeraldCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedReview"...Ms. Taylor did a great job of creating characters that you care about..." -- Fresh Fiction 4 Stars! "...a sexy, sensual, dangerous romance." -- Romantic Times Bookclub, June 2005

THE LAST MAN SHE WANTED... Del Cooper was the only person who could spare Elisa Reyes from a fate worse than death. Though she had every reason to distrust the Texas Ranger accused of accidentally shooting her fiance, Elisa knew that without his help her unborn child had no future. And so she made a deal with the devil -- and accepted Del's honor-bound proposal. AND THE ONLY MAN SHE NEEDED... Elisa thought a paper marriage would be enough. But that was before Del put his career on the line to protect her. Before his lips unleashed all her pent-up desires. And suddenly Elisa knew that nothing Del could offer her would be enough -- without his whole heart!

Mariah Morgan had every reason to fear the stranger in her bed. He'd kidnapped her, was running from the local deputies, and thought she was responsible for his brother's disappearance. Still, she knew Eric Randall was an honorable man who would find the answers her murky mind couldn't summon. But her darkly handsome houseguest was a threat... Because he made the independent ranching woman wonder about the life of laughter and love she'd denied herself. And wonder what it would be like to have him in it.

Hostage negotiator Matt Burkett couldn't have said what had drawn him back to the wife he'd lost when tragedy tore their world apart. All he knew was that he had to see her. And the moment he did, he realized he had to make her his again....Caroline Everett was torn by his sudden reappearance in her life. She wanted desperately to believe that they could overcome the past and make a future together. But so much pain stood between them now—and so many secrets....And what would happen to their undying yet fragile love when he learned the most painful secret of all—about the precious child he didn't know was his...?

THE AGENT WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD... Duty had compelled undercover agent Jason Stateler to rescue the beautiful woman who'd been captured by truck hijackers. But now his cover was blown, henchmen were in hot pursuit, and Lane McCullough - the rescued - was the only person he could trust. Being holed up in a remote cabin with Lane, however, was pushing him to the limit. She'd melted the ice around his heart and made him believe in love again. But could he make her see past the burned-out agent to the loving man behind the badge?

The woman who called herself Gigi McCowan had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and it had nearly cost her her life. Now all that stood between her and the cold-blooded killers on her trail was one solitary man, a burned-out federal agent who believed in nothing and no one... She could never tell Shane Hightower the terrible secret that had forced her to live in the shadows. But she ached to share with him everything that was in her heart. And more and more, she dreamed of showing him that there could be life, and love, for the two of them - if they lived to see tomorrow...

EVER SINCE THE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE SABINE NATIIONAL FOREST, MY LIFE HASN'T BEE THE SAME. I, Dr. Macy Attois, am racing against time to contain the deadliest virus known to man, along with a handful of locals who have no blasted idea what they're up against. And the only person who can really help me is one very stubborn Ranger. Clint Hayes causes my pulse to race about as much as this global crisis does. Think my life can't get any more complicated? Guess again. Because my ex-fiance was supposedly killed in this crash. And I'm already more attracted to Clint than I've ever been to any man. Nothing like stepping from the hot zone into the fire!