Meryl Sawyer

Madison Connelly is tired of lies and betrayal. First her husband and business partner leaves her for another woman. Then Detective Paul Tanner arrives to tell her that the man she thought was her father isn't. Madison wants answers answers about her past that someone is going to deadly lengths to keep hidden.

Falling for Madison isn't in Paul's job description: find the girl, bring her to his employer, Wyatt Holbrook, the end. But as Madison bravely agrees to cross over a dangerous threshold into Holbrook's privileged, secretive world, she'll need more than Paul's growing attraction to keep her safe. Because she's about to be drawn deep into a complicated web of intrigue, deceit and murder.

In the secluded guesthouse of a lavish California estate, Whitney Marshall has finally found a refuge... a place to heal after the painful end of her marriage. Until her newfound peace is shattered by the arrival of the property's distractingly handsome heir, Adam Hunter–and she finds herself drawn into a deadly game of danger and desire.

Adam Hunter needs Whitney's help to prove that his uncle–the estate's original owner–was murdered. But as the two begin to unearth the truth about Cal Hunter's shadowy past, it's Whitney's own life that is suddenly on the line. Because someone nearby thinks she knows too much...

How do you stop a killer when everyone thinks you're dead?

When Newport Beach heiress Hayley Fordham heads to Costa Rica on an art commission, she has no idea she's narrowly escaped an assassin's car bomb. But before the paint's even dry on her mural, her stepsiblings have arranged her funeral and redivided the family trust. The fact that Hayley is still very much alive remains a secret to everyone but FBI investigator Ryan Hollister, who intercepts the \victim\" returning home in the flesh.

Ryan has zero tolerance for the pampered elite. But there's something about the complex Hayley that sets his blood racing. With evidence pointing to a Fordham family associate, Ryan needs her cooperation––and her closeness––more than he dares admit. Because now, especially now, he's prepared to risk anything to stop Hayley from being killed...again.

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More Than Words

Bestselling authors & Real–life heroines

Each and every one of us has the ability to effect change to make our world a better place. The key is to begin in our own backyards, look at needs within our communities and then decide to do something about them. The dedicated women selected as this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award have changed lives, one good deed at a time. To celebrate their accomplishments, bestselling authors have written stories inspired by these real–life heroines.

In this book, Meryl Sawyer honours the work of Gracie Cavnar, founder of the Recipe for Success Foundation.

We hope More Than Words inspires you to get in touch with the real–life heroine living inside of you.