Karen Nichols: 36 books

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...

Faith Morrison stood with two seventeen year olds, talking games and waiting. They had a match set and a room reserved for them for a four played shooter game in the arcade at the resort. They’d been working together and talking to one another for almost three months before the teens had moved into...

Long dark brown hair tumbled from the solid black helmet, leather gloved hands hooking it on the back bar on the large motorcycle. Something was definitely off. Mariah Peyton moved toward the gas pump, one finger raised to her lips as she met the wide blue eyes watching her from the back seat of the...

Abby Murray worked to maintain her professional demeanor as she escorted the new manager around, showing him the locations and introducing him to various heads of departments. Donovan Banner looked at the woman dart past them for the second time since they began their tour. He glanced over...

Samantha Elliott woke up with a headache and a really handsome man staring at her. He had dark hair, a sexy goatee and eyes that smouldered and made her twitchy. It's too bad she didn't remember him. Or her, for that matter. She stared down at the snowy robe with the WindSwept Narrows logo...

Fleur Delacort was a chef who loved her job and enjoyed her new adventure: working with her cousin in the newly flourishing WindSwept Narrows Resort and Casino. Hiding in the bushes to avoid a younger man who wouldn't take no for an answer was something she'd never imagined she'd be doing. Liliana...

Morgan Kelley stood beside the large SUV, quietly watching those around him as he filled the tank for fuel. There were several cars there at the same time, so he didn’t think anything of it when he heard a door open before capping off the tank and going inside to get his change. He thought...

Breanna Cooper had a quiet kind of life. When she went to open the shop that one morning, everything turned upside down. One minute she was standing before the ornate door in early May and the next she was lying in front of a fireplace with pair of men staring down at her. A blonde and a brunette. Then the pounding in her head registered and she panicked.