Brown, Sandra
Play Dirty
RC 65353,
CL 13134
Former quarterback Griff Burkett, just released from jail after serving time for throwing a game for the mob, is hired by Texas paraplegic millionaire Foster Speakman to impregnate his wife Laura. Griff takes the money while being stalked by crooked Dallas cop Stanley Rodarte. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2007.
Collins, Jackie
Lethal Seduction
RC 50871,
CL 6949
Magazine writer Madison Castelli discovers that her father is a hit man for the mob and becomes suspicious about her stepmother's recent death. Meanwhile, Madison's best friend, Jamie, is divorcing her bisexual husband and meets kinky playboy Joel Blaine in Las Vegas. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000.
Cruise, Jennifer
The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes
RC 65579
The three magical Fortune sisters--Dee, Lizzie, and Mare--are on the run from their evil aunt Xan. Xan casts a spell to send each girl her true love, but it will cost them their powers. The girls try to beat Xan at her own game. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007.
Dodd, Christina
Scandalous Again
RC 55892,
CL 7683
England, 1806. When Madeline de Lacy discovers her father has gambled away her hand in marriage to an American, she sends her cousin to London to halt the engagement. Meanwhile she tries to prevent further gambling but encounters her former lover in the process. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.
Gibson, Rachel
I'm in No Mood for Love
RC 63603
Boise, Idaho. After romance writer Clare Wingate catches her fiancé with the Maytag repairman, she has a one-night stand. The guy turns out to be her childhood nemesis Sebastian Vaughan. Now a journalist, Sebastian begins to appeal to Clare. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.
Howard, Linda
Son of the Morning
RC 48552,
CL 12147
Grace St. John is translating manuscripts involving the Knights Templar when her husband and brother are murdered. Grace flees and finds herself transported back to fourteenth-century Scotland, where she falls in love with Niall MacRobert, the guardian of a treasure. Explicit descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violence. 2000.
Osborne, Maggie
Silver Lining
CL 7326
Low Down was just as scruffy as the other gold prospectors in the Rockies, and she really wanted nothing for nursing a raggedy bunch through the pox. Pressed to reveal her heart's desire, she admits she wants a baby--not a forced marriage to Max McCord who feels honor bound to marry her. Some violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.
Patterson, James
Sundays at Tiffany's
CL 13321
Thirtysomething Jane is reunited with a sweet, funny, and handsome man from her past named Michael who happens to be her imaginary friend from childhood. But not even Michael knows the real reason they have been brought together. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008.
Phillips, Susan E.
Hot Shot
RC 65239
California, 1976. Susannah Faulconer leaves her groom at the altar and runs away with long-haired visionary Sam Gamble who has developed a microcomputer prototype. Realizing that neither Sam nor his partner has business sense, Susannah helps market their technology. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 1991.
Robb, J.D.
Memory in Death
RC 61764,
CL 12986,
CL 12750
Lieutenant Eve Dallas's former abusive foster mother, Trudy Lombard, shows up in Eve's office at Christmastime 2059 and then tries to blackmail Eve's husband, Roarke. When Trudy is later murdered, Eve and Roarke set out to prove their innocence. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2006.
Tyree, Omar
What They Want
RC 66022
African American model Terrance Mitchell pursues his self-indulgent ways in a world of beautiful women and exotic locales. Everything changes when a woman from his past forces him to reassess his lifestyle and inspires him to give her what she truly wants. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2006.
If you're interested in any of these books or in finding books like them, please contact the library.
Revised February 2009
