Submission by Tori Carrington
Submission wraps up the Dangerous Liaisons series and ties up all the loose story threads. The mixture of first and third person takes a little getting used to at first, but it seems to work for the Karayiannis. However, I think the hero and heroine are arguably the most unlikely pairing I’ve ever seen in a romance novel. It’s worth reading this book just to try to figure out what the gorgeous lady sees in the scruffy detective. On the other hand, the suspense is top notch and once you reach the middle of the book, you don’t want to put it down until you reach the very end.
Details: Blaze #249, May 2006
Bottom line: A great book
After Anna Jackson had a small breast cancer lump removed about six months earlier, she made a vow to live life to its fullest. She quit her job as a lawyer and now chauffeurs people around in her limousine. But after starting her business, Anna fell back on her old habits. When Marc Lewis climbed into her car, she decided to seduce the seriously hot man. Marc was in the final stages of his divorce and welcomed the fling. Along the way, however, both Marc and Anna started developing feelings for each other, which one neither wanted nor expected. Now both are afraid of what could happen next. 
The press portrays Daniel Burke as a modern life Indiana Jones, but the stories that surround him are mostly due to the fact that Daniel did the right thing at the right time in the right place. But Daniel doesn't like the fame and glory. He just longs after a woman he met on an archeological dig eight years ago. After the archeological dig, Cate Wells poured herself into her studies and was soon to be awarded tenure at her rather prestigious university. Then someone gives her a mysterious carved wooden box for analysis. When she realizes that Daniel is the only person she knows that can help her understand the secrets locked inside, Cate finds the strength inside to see him in person again. When they meet, Daniel realizes that he should have never let Cate leave. But, can Cate live life in the eye of the media or will she be forced to leave Daniel again? 
Miki Fortune started out her day taking pictures of sexy models for a South Seas Islands calendar. But before nightfall, she was stranded on a deserted island, in the path of a hurricane with a Navy Seal who thinks she’s working for an international criminal, Cruz. Max Preston believes the gorgeous blonde is lying when she denies working with Cruz as nothing else would explain her presence here. Even his enhanced senses tell him she’s innocent. With time running out, can Miki convince Max of her innocence or will Max be forced to neutralize Miki so he can complete his mission? 
Las Vegas was like heaven for a dancer like Roxy O’Malley. That is until her ex-boyfriend insured that Roxy wouldn’t dance again, forcing her to earn a living by escorting high stakes gamblers. Her first assignment is millionaire Max Williams, who came to Vegas for a few days of relaxation while in the middle of a complex takeover. From the moment he met Roxy, the only takeover Max could think about was the sexy dancer, but Roxy isn’t free to return Max’s interest. Roxy knows that if she gives in to Max’s attention, her past will spoil his million-dollar deal. 
Paul van Dorn knew Katie Fisher when she was the overweight nerd in high school, but he missed the chance to see her blossom into a lovely lady at college. Katie is now a respected college professor, who’s taken a year’s sabbatical to write a book. Paul on the other hand lived to play hockey, so when he was offered a chance to play in the pros, he left college to live his dream. Unfortunately, his dream was short-lived, when a series of concussions forced him into early retirement. When Paul saw Katie at their high school reunion, he knew that he wanted her, but can Katie put those high school years behind her and accept Paul into her heart? 
Scott Rivers, a rich and famous TV star decided to appear on World Champion Celebrity Poker Showdown, a reality TV show directed by Raine Montgomery. Upon seeing Raine for the first time, Scott decided he had to have her. So when his friend bet him $50,000 that he couldn’t bed her before the show was finished, Scott took the bet, not knowing that Raine had overheard their conversation. Raine decided to play Scott like a game of poker and lead him into thinking he’d win, but turn him down at the last minute causing him to lose his bet. Unfortunately, Raine didn’t realize that the stakes in the game she was playing was for much more than money. If she lost, she stood to lose her heart. 
Robert Langdon, a professor of Religious Symbology finds himself accused of murdering Jacques Sauniere, one of the senior curators at the Louvre. Saved from arrest by Jacques’ granddaughter, Sophie Neveu, he found himself involved in a much bigger conflict between the ancient society of the Priory of Sion and the Roman Catholic Church over a truth so shocking that the world isn’t ready to hear it. The only way for Robert and Sophie to stay alive is to solve a series of clues dating back to the time of Leonardo Da Vinci and expose the secret before the real murder catches them. 
This paranormal anthology contains four different stories that show women surviving their own dates from hell.
Dirty Harriet born Harriet Horowitz, lived the typical glamorous life of a Boca Babe. She married the perfect husband, and spent her days spending his money. As Harriet’s husband became more successful, he became physically abusive. Finally, when her husband started beating her in front of 500 people at a wedding reception, Harriet reached inside his jacket, and enlisted the law firm of Smith and Wesson to divorce her husband. With the shooting deemed self-defense, the new widow vowed to change her life. She sold everything she owned to pay off the debts they accumulated and used the remaining money to buy a Harley, and a house in the middle of the Everglades. Now she runs a detective agency specializing in busting scams. Then one day, an old friend from her Boca Babe days brings her a sad case involving a dead migrant farm worker and now Harriet finds herself revisiting places and people from her past – ones that she would have been happy never to see again. 
Sofie Metropolis is a private investigator - or at least that’s what’s written on her business card. She joined her Uncle Spyros’s detective agency shortly after dumping her fiancé, who decided that Sofie wouldn’t mind if he had quicky with the maid of honor at the church shortly before the start of the wedding. Now Sofie takes pictures of cheating spouses and finds missing pets. Yet when the latest cheating spouse case lands on her desk, Sofie finds herself assulted for taking pictures, chased by the FBI when the spouse turned up missing and targeted by a killer. Fortunately, a mysterious Australian pops up just in time to save her body and to steal her heart. 
Beth Randall is on her fourth year of life after marriage and has succeeded in turning the old family home into a cozy bread and breakfast. Sure things are a little tight financially, but what new business isn’t that way in the beginning? Unfortunately, Beth is surrounded by secrets: mysterious bones in the basement, her aunt’s fiancé who mysteriously disappeared fifty years ago and a chef who’s afraid to be interviewed by the local newspaper. When Dr. Brad Donovan arrives at the bed and breakfast looking for his missing father who was last seen at the inn, Beth is torn between Brad’s pointed questions about the inn and the depth of her attraction to the doctor. Is she ready to open herself to someone for the first time after her divorce or will the doctor’s probing reveal these secrets shattering her life. 
Maggie Farnsworth has a secret - a big secret. Fourteen years ago, her boyfrend, Carl Lee Stanton, was sentenced to jail for the murder of an FBI agent during an armored car robbery. Unknown to both Maggie and Carl Lee at that time, Maggie was pregnant with Carl Lee’s child. Forced to raise her daughter by herself, Maggie studied to become a pediatrician and is struggling to start her medical practice in her home town of Beaumont, South Carolina. When Carl Lee escapes from prison, the FBI assigns Zack Madden to protect Maggie, despite the fact that Zack’s father was the FBI agent gunned down by Stanton. While Maggie feels a strong attraction to Zack, which is the first time she has thought about a man since Carl Lee, she must find a way to stay alive long enough to act on her feelings. 
A year after the saucer incident, Rip Cantrell and Charlotte “Charley” Pine are trying to get their lives back on track. Rip is confused and doesn’t know what to do, while Charley decided to take a job flying a space shuttle to the moon as part of a French project to establish a viable lunar base. Unfortunately, the lunar base is merely a ruse for a madman’s plan to rule Earth. Now Charley and Rip are the only ones in a position to stop the madman and save the earth. 
While working in a Middle Eastern desert, Rip Cantrell sees a flash of light reflected from a piece of metal. When Rip investigates the reflection, it turns out to be a flying saucer buried underground. A US satellite spots the saucer and the government dispatches a team of Air Force personnel, including former Air Force test pilot Charlotte “Charley” Pine. When attacked by several military groups representing both government and private interests, Rip and Charley manage to escape and fly the 140,000-year-old saucer away from the desert in the nick of time. They return to the US only to come face-to-face with a billionaire who plans to auction the saucer to the highest bidder. Now Rip and Charley must dodge bullets and mayhem while they search for a way that insures that all mankind will benefit from this incredible discovery. 
Dumped by her latest boyfriend, breast cancer survivor Rei Davis is in the market for a new man. When her girlfriend takes her to a dance club, Rei meets the hot looking Chris London, who gives her the best orgasm of her life. While Rei is ready to keep Chris as a boy toy, Chris is looking for something more. So when Rei walks into his computer dating service, he compares his profile to hers and finds their compatibility nearly off the scale. Now it’s up to Chris to convince Rei that they belong together. 
Hannah Garrett is a woman with many secrets. Secrets that Ward Coleman of the FBI needs to know in order to solve his latest case. Hannah is at the top of his list of suspects for a crime and her suspicious behavior is triggering alarms all over the place in his mind. Hannah’s secrets are necessary because if anyone found out who she really was, she’d be dead in no time. But Hannah is torn. Can she spend the rest of her life in hiding or is she willing to open herself up to the handsome FBI agent?