Новинки Кэти Лав

Пропала: одна лама весом примерно 150 кг, белая. Любит мятные конфеты и отзывается на имя Джек Керуак.

Когда Софи Лафлер бросила Голливуд и свою актерскую карьеру и переехала в Бухту Дружбы, она ожидала океанского бриза, дружелюбных соседей и спокойной жизни. Но никак не кражи своей любимой ламы...

И точно не убийств!

Разве не в Лос-Анджелесе должно быть опасно?

Софи копает глубже, и ей открывается темная изнанка местной ярмарки: кражи, месть и даже смерти.

Очередной труп, похоже, никого не удивляет, но Софи понимает, что по Бухте Дружбы расхаживает убийца, гоняющийся за призовой ленточкой.

А еще говорят, что в Голливуде сильная конкуренция.

Ликёр, ложь и ламы в городе под названием Дружба... что может пойти не так? Бывшая актриса Софи Лафлер осваивает новое амплуа владелицы паба, а в Бухте Дружбы снова неспокойно. Поговаривают, что Санни, бабушка Софи, довела до смерти или даже собственноручно прикончила мужа в восьмидесятых. Кажется, начинающей сыщице Лафлер пора снова оказаться в свете софитов. История, достойная Голливуда! Вот только в сценарии не было убийства... И трупака в стене. Придется угрюмому красавчику-бармену помочь с расследованием Софи и Джеку Керуаку - ее надоедливой, но такой милой ламе. Может, лама-детектив уже знает мотив?

You know what they say...when it rains, it pours. But in Friendship Harbor, Maine, when it snows, it blizzards, and when there’s a white-out, anything can happen… even murder.

Sophie is thrilled her life is going so well. Her pub is (mostly) financially secure. She’s dating her hunky pub manager. Her best friend, Oliver, is visiting from California and she’s rented out her macabre guesthouse to a group of skiers on holiday. She’s even handling the cold weather with aplomb.

That is, until they are hit by an unexpectedly bad Nor’ Easter. Three feet of snow overnight is no joke. Now, the skiers, along with most of her staff, are stuck at Steamys pub. Sophie is creative, so she’s confident she can make the most of a bad situation. Charades, anyone? Then one of the skiers is found dead, frozen outside her llama, Jack’s, barn.

Accidents happen, right? Except this doesn’t exactly look like an accident. And now everyone trapped at Steamy’s could be a suspect. Or the next victim...

Ликёр, ложь и ламы в городе под названием Дружба... что может пойти не так?

Безработная актриса Софи Лафлёр готова к смене обстановки. Когда она обнаруживает, что унаследовала и дом, и паб в причудливой Бухте Дружбы, штат Мэн, она приходит в восторг. Это именно то, что ей нужно, — свежий старт, свежий воздух и свежие лица.

Что ей точно не нужно — а точнее кто — это бедовая лама по имени Джек Керуак и безразличный управляющий паба, которые случайно оказались в ее доме. И в момент, когда хуже уже быть не может, все, разумеется, становится хуже.

Два слова: Мертвый. Мужик.

Теперь новенькая в городе — враг народа номер два. Первое место принадлежит ее унаследованной злобной ламе, которая оказалась подозреваемой в смерти прелестного дедули.

Вот только Софи быстро понимает, что почившего любили не так уж и сильно и, скорее всего, ее ворчливая лама тут не при чем.

Неужели Софи променяла Лос-Анджелес на криминальную драму с таинственной ламой... и расследование убийства?

It’s time to deck the halls! The holidays have arrived in Friendship Harbor, Maine and pub owner Sophie LaFleur is eager for the extra tourism money to save her struggling business. With her pet llama the star of the school Christmas pageant, Fleece Navidad, and a pub holiday party in the works, it’s going to be a holiday to remember.

Especially when the out-of-town choral vocalist staying in Sophie’s guesthouse is found dead. She’s hit her last high note, and now it's up to Sophie to solve her murder while ensuring everyone in town is having a holly jolly good time.

Missing: One 350lb llama. White, loves peppermint candies and answers to the name Jack Kerouac.

When Sophie LaFleur left Hollywood and her acting career for the quaint, coastal town of Friendship Harbor, Maine, she expected ocean breezes, friendly neighbors and a relaxing way of life. What she didn’t expect was the theft of her beloved, pet llama--but then again, she never expected quite so much murder either. And L.A. was supposed to be dangerous.

Fortunately, her llama is found alive and well–stolen by a competitive 4-H Club mom, who wants her daughter to win a blue ribbon in the local fair’s animal competitions. But Sophie soon discovers its a world with a dark underbelly, full of stolen farm animals, pay offs and even murder.

And when she stumbles upon a body, the victim apparently killed in the pursuit of a coveted college scholarship, she realizes she is up to her neck in more than manure. She’s got a murderer on the loose.

And they say acting is competitive.

As ex-actress Sophie LaFleur settles into her new role as pub owner, her past gig as an amateur sleuth keeps sneaking into her current reality. Local gossip and a cryptic message have her on a new case and this time, it's personal. Rumor has it her grammy killed none other than Sophie's grandfather back in the eighties. That's a plot twist straight out of Hollywood.But this murder isn't scripted. Nor is the dead body in the wall of her guesthouse. Which results in her difficult and oh-so gorgeous bar manager staying with her and Jack Kerouac, her often pesky but loveable llama. With a list of suspects reading like a casting call for reality TV, Sophie has to pick through all the lies and secrets in Friendship Harbor. Who could imagine moving to a small town in Maine could be filled with so much evidence of murder? And this time, the mystery is a family affair...

Liquor, lies and llamas in a town called Friendship... what could possibly go wrong?

Out-of-work actress, Sophie LaFleur is ready for a scene change.

When she discovers she’s inherited both a house and pub in quaint Friendship Harbor, Maine, she’s thrilled.

This is exactly what she needs— fresh start, fresh air and fresh faces.

What she doesn't need is a trouble causing llama named Jack Kerouac or a hunky, disinterested pub manager who just so happens to live in her guesthouse.

Just when you think it can’t possibly get worse, it does.

Two words. Dead. Guy.

Now the new girl in town is public enemy number #2. The honor of #1 currently belongs to her inherited ornery llama, which just so happens to be the suspect in the death of a well loved, elderly man.

Except Sophie quickly learns he isn’t as well loved as she first thought. She also suspects that his death might not have been at the foot of her cantankerous llama.

Sophie didn’t leave the theatrics of L.A. just to be caught up in llama drama... or a murder investigation.

Edited by New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster--a deeply moving anthology of all-new stories! These six stories by beloved and bestselling authors are a bounty of riches for those who enjoy reading about love and the potential it has to change our lives. As with previous collections in this series, the authors are donating proceeds to charity. Features all-new novellas from Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Sylvia Day, Jamie Denton, Kate Douglas, and Kathy Love. The authors are donating all of their proceeds from The Promise of Love to One Way Farm, a charitable organization.

Book 5 Hot? Hell, Yeah. If you ask Killian O'Brien, Hell gets a bad rap. True, he's a demon, so he's bound to be a little biased. But he's got great job security, all the women he can handle, a body to die for --literally -- and free reign to do as he likes. Or he did, until teenager Daisy Reed and her two friends got hold of a book of spells and summoned him to do their bidding. Their demand; find Daisy's older sister, Poppy, a boyfriend. Can't be that difficult, right? It's not like the woman is unattractive. Truth be told, Poppy is irresistible -- and mind-blowingly sexy. Which is exactly why finishing this simple little…

Book 4 She's No Angel. A bodyguard? Why in the world would a demon need a bodyguard? Yes, it's true Ellina Kostova is only half demon...and an author with a cult following, but that just means strange stuff happens. She isn't in real danger. Heck, she's in more danger from Jude Anthony, the guy her brother has hired to protect her. In big danger, actually. Because she just cannot be attracted to...well, anyone. She's too much of a demon in bed. No, really. Jude has grown accustomed to being an outcast, adrift in both the mortal and preternatural worlds. Being a paid fighting machine isn't glamorous, but he does it - and many…

Book 3

A Demon...Not Just In Bed

Practical Josephine "Jo" Burke has no patience for the paranormal;even if she's been having some strange visions lately. But if she is losing her mind, at least it would explain her new attraction to her co-worker, the least suitable man she could ever fall for...

Maksim Kostova has no idea why he's so drawn to feisty mortal Jo, but he does know how she feels about the supernatural. Forget about her accepting him for what he really is, she'd never even believe him in the first place. Or would she? When Jo confesses to him that she's been seeing visions of a dead girl, it seems anything's possible...

Book 2


Erika Todd moved to New Orleans because she needed a change - and, well, yes, because that's what her fortune teller said she would do. Not that she'd admit that to many people. But so many of the psychic's predictions - about her work, even finding that stray black cat - have already come true. Now all the lonely sculptor needs is to meet and fall in love with the prophesied dark-eyed prince.

Reclusive musician Vittorio Ridgewood has a new neighbour he's been trying to avoid. Sure, she's gorgeous, but she's coming on strong, and the last thing the 200 year-old vampire needs is to get involved with another mortal. Especially since several of his former human paramours have lately been turning up dead.

Sensing the relentless beauty needs someone to watch over her, Vittorio agrees to sit for a sculpture, and their attraction to one another quickly ignites. But is passion even this hot worth dying for?

Oh, Brother!
There are Christmas mornings and then there are Christmas mornings like this one: watching my brother, Rhys, swagger through our New York City apartment -- smiling. We are talking about Rhys, the detached, surly and annoying; the man who turned brooding into an art form. But he s not brooding now. No, he s practically threatening to pistol whip me for shaking hands with the beautiful, sweet, half-dressed creature named Jane who just tried to sneak out of his bedroom. Weird. And who knew Brother Grim even had a sex drive?


But it isn t just the smiling and the sudden libido that has me freaked out. Something terrible happened last night, something that made my brother break his own rule and save the life of a mortal. Whatever it was, now he doesn t remember anything from the past two hundred years. He wants Jane so bad that he s forcing himself to forget he s a vampire, taking himself back to a time before he crossed over and our family was destroyed. He s sauntering around the place like a Regency viscount with an English accent, saying things like "I behaved like a randy, soused caper-wit." Did we ever really talk like that? So, Rhys doesn t know he s a vampire, and neither does Jane. This is what we call a problem.


All I know is, this mortal woman has managed to touch my brother s frozen heart, and I, Sebastian Young, will do whatever it takes to help him keep her.

Book 1

Is That A Treble Clef In Your Pocket-- Or Are You Just Glad To See Me?

Maggie Gallagher spends her nights with lots of men. Of course, they're all dead composers, but why nitpick? Her love life is just like the musical compositions she researches--undiscovered. It's time for Maggie to let loose and go wild. In a dive bar on Bourbon Street, Maggie makes a real find in the house band's keyboard player. He's hot. Sexy. Flirtatious. Soulful. And she could swear he's playing an unknown piece she's been researching, which is impossible, unless he's dead...

Centuries before he was a badass vampire with a rock-star wardrobe and Big Easy charm, Ren was Renauldo D'Antoni, a composer on the verge of great success until he was betrayed. No one could ever know that, but tonight, the shy strawberry blonde with the big eyes and obviously borrowed outfit actually seemed to recognize his long-lost composition. Now, she wants to know about the composition, and Ren wants to know her...intimately. But what starts as attraction--and distraction--just might lead to the biggest discovery of their lives...

Bite Me One thing you have to know about my brother Sebastian: he loves being a vampire. He's eternally twenty-five. He's single, and frankly, he's a chick magnet. Yeah, undeath is good. The only thing he's serious about is his nightclub, Carfax Abbey. It's the sort of dark, happening spot where vampires can really let their fangs down. My brother Rhys and I have tried to get Sebastian to clean up his bad-boy ways like we did, but then he went and called us «fang-whipped.» Okay, Bite Boy, chew on this. . . The ultimate righteous reformer, Wilhemina Weiss, is on a mission to shut down Carfax Abbey. It seems the spirited, sexy-without-knowing-it vampire is working undercover as a cocktail waitress while waging a secret war to bring him down. Sebastian's A-positive he can convince Miss Goody-Vampire-Two-Fangs that nothing beats the ecstasy of a good vampire bite. I gotta tell you, the suspense would kill me–if I weren't already undead. . . «A unique blend of heat, humor and heart!»–Erin McCarthy

There's Nothing Uglier Than A Vampire Singing «Feelings» If I hadn't seen it for myself, I'd swear it couldn't be true: my brother, Christian, living in a trailer park and working at a karaoke bar. We're talking about the snob who'd probably sniff the plasma packets and send 'em back in a huff if the blood type wasn't the right vintage. But after centuries of living in the undead fastlane, he's made up his mind that this is exactly where he needs to spend the rest of eternity, atoning for his many, many, sins. But sometimes things just don't work out like you think they will. Sometimes your hell can turn into your heaven. And thanks to Christian's chatty neighbor and boss, Jolee, things seem to be getting a whole lot nicer in Shady Fork Mobile Estates. Not that either of them has the first idea how to have a normal relationship–we are talking about a woman's who's only dated dead-beats, and a guy who's only dated the dead. Well, nobody's perfect.