Karen Diroll Nichols: 27 books

Dark eyes and glasses, her head always bent and reading something as she moved purposefully through the admin halls of the WindSwept Narrows Resort and Casino, Sophie Addison was always preoccupied. Even attending the masked ball as the Baroness from an animated series, her thoughts were splintered. Then...

Danielle Hudson had changed into her jeans and tee shirt, fingers absently buttoning the front of her thick jacket when she stepped onto the wide walkway outside the casino. She walked for awhile, a half smile in place when a few flurries of snow came fluttering down around her. She pulled the collar...

Hannah Taylor ran after the three year old, laughing and tossing little snow balls in the side yard of the inn where they were staying. She didn’t notice the man watching them until he wandered a little unevenly to the snow covered bench and plopped down. Pale hair blown by the winter winds and...

Chapter One Wolf. Lacie Barton had never seen one so close, or so large in her life. Regal, she thought, opening the front of the large drawing pad. Tawny, pale brown eyes remained on the majestic creature not twenty-five feet from her while her left hand held the pencil and began...

Emily believed it would be a grand day when she wandered into the unique jewelry shop next to the adult costume store where she worked. She created and displayed exotic and interesting outfits. But she decided she wanted a wedding ring to ward off the pigs who occasionally entered the shop. Then things went wrong.

It was Sunday when he came in from his run that he picked up the phone and tapped in the number Sam had given him. His voice curt and flat. “I want to talk to you. I’ll be at your place tomorrow at six,” Zach told her flatly, breaking the connection before she could say a word. Eve...

Rose Maddock knew it was taking a great deal out of her friend to accept the guard that had been assigned to her. She dropped to her knees, barely breathing and waved the two of them past, ignoring the laughter from Daphne, continuing on when Rose weakly waved a couple palms at her. “You’re...

Anna Carson knew it was a dream. It replayed itself now and again through the years since it had been reality. She never tried changing things. Never gave more than a passing thought to the colors and textures of a place that had been home for ten years. As far as she could recall, at least. They...

Alice went to the ball to forget that she'd quit her job because the boss was aggressive and personnel couldn't help her. Dressed like a fairy princess, she enjoyed the many dresses, sipped wine and felt her knees quaking when the very man she'd run from was at the ball. Nick had escorted...

Diana simply wanted to paint. Nothing more complex. When her grandmother found a grand-daughter she didn't know she had, a whole new world opened when she met Jane Foster. They'd raised her to fit into society. Taught her to be diplomatic and polite. They'd taken all the color out of her life...

Three friends with a history and a future with the WindSwept Narrows. Nico found Charity leaning against a car fender in the cold of January, unable to remember anything but the bright lights of fireflies flitting around in her head. Faith thought she was over him. Then the wolf showed...

Extended family was an amazing thing, Gwen thought, brushing the bangs from her eyes as she took the wide staircase to the main entrance. She flipped light switches inside the foyer and opened the door with a smile. “Mr. Collier…please, come inside. It’s promising to be a wicked winter,”...

Cassidy Parker met Mac Lawson in her favorite MMO - playing games, chatting and eventually shifting to voice chat. That was six months ago. Now. Finally. They live in the same area, both have new jobs and make an arrangement to meet. Face to face. If Cassidy doesn't chicken out. Abigal Murray...

“Stop what you’re doing and put your hands out to the side where I can see them,” she said quietly, firmly. Her arm was extended, her left hand cupping the right and the small .38 caliber aimed and steady. “You’re making a mistake,” came the very quiet, deep voice. “You...