Best Romantic Suspense Novels

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Silent Scream
Karen Rose
Grand Central Publishing, 2010
Romantic Suspense

When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister: a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He's not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken. More...

“... Rose is a genuine suspense maestro!” – Jill M. Smith, RT Book Reviews …full book review

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best romantic suspense, thriller, Live to Tell

Live to Tell
Wendi Corsi Staub
Avon, 2010
Romantic suspense/thriller

Secrets can scandalize . . .

In a lovely suburban town just north of New York City, the gossip mill runs more efficiently than the commuter-train line. And in every impeccably decorated house, they're talking about Lauren Walsh. They say that nothing could be worse than being abandoned by your husband for another woman. They're wrong . . . More...

Starred Review from Publishers Weekly

“…once Staub’s brilliant characterizations and top-notch narrative skills grab hold, they don’t let go.” – Publishers Weekly …full book review

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Waking the Dead
Kylie Brant
Berkley, 2009
Romantic suspense

A former forensic anthropologist and an outdoor guide search for clues to seven deaths in the Oregon wilderness. But as desire burns between them, a cold-hearted killer closes in.

“Once again Kylie Brant kept me awake until three in the morning to finish her book.” – Theresa, A Romance Review …full book review

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Sleeping With Skeletons
Doralynn Kennedy
The Wild Rose Press, 2009
Romantic suspense

Former CIA operative Margaret Garrison is not the woman she appears to be when she arrives in rural Ireland, hoping to find a quiet respite from running for her life. The last thing she needs is to catch the eye of Aidan Grimes, the wildly popular Irish actor filming the movie Jane Eyre in Ballyrick. Rumored to have broken a thousand hearts, Aidan is also a man of many surprises. More...

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Long and Short Reviews
“Doralynn Kennedy gives us page after page of an edge of your seat, nail biting, heart racing read.” – Larkspur, Long and Short Reviews …full book review

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Take Me For a Ride
Karen Kendall
Signet (Eclipse), 2009
Romantic suspense

Art restorer Natalie Rosen never expected a legendary family heirloom, rumored to be owned by Catherine the Great, to suddenly turn up in her office. Then, just as quickly, it vanishes-along with the impulsive Natalie. More...

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Fallen Angel Reviews
“…a fast-paced, easy flowing story with sensual characters and lots of danger and suspense.” – Tammy, Fallen Angel Reviews …full book review

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Hard to Hold
Stephanie Tyler
Dell, 2009
Romantic suspense

THE SPECIAL OPS HERO FEARED NOTHING—
UNTIL HE MET A WOMAN TOO HOT TO HOLD.…

Lieutenant Jake Hansen has survived some of the riskiest missions known to man. But now the wounded Navy SEAL faces his toughest job yet: smuggling Dr. Isabelle Markham out of Africa without triggering an international incident. More...

“Tyler (Beyond His Control) bundles thriller and romance in a very appealing package…” – Publishers Weekly …full book review

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My Brother Michael
Mary Stewart
Chicago Review Press, Reprint 2009
Romantic suspense

Perhaps Camilla Haven unintentionally invoked the gods that afternoon in the crowded Athens café when she wrote to a friend, “Nothing ever happens to me.” But a few hours later, an extraordinary train of events had dispatched Camilla to Delphi, to be in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to “appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. More...

“I have reread My Brother Michael several times… each time with great enjoyment.” – Rike Horstmann, All About Romance …full book review

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Madam, Will You Talk?
Mary Stewart
HarperTorch, Reprint 2003
Romantic Suspense

Much of a strange and tragic drama of revenge, lust, fear, and death has already been played by the time Charity Selborne arrives at a plush resort in the South of France. But by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage.

“Madam, Will You Talk? remains one of my all-time favorite romances.” – Rike Horstmann, All About Romance …full review

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Hunt Her Down
(Bullet Catchers)
Roxanne St. Claire
Pocket Star, 2009
Romantic suspense

Fourteen years ago, undercover FBI agent Dan Gallagher watched his lover, Maggie Varcek, flee into the Miami night as gunfire exploded around them. Now a Bullet Catcher, Dan has learned that drug lord Ramon Jimenez is out of prison after the FBI bust Maggie unwittingly aided, and is looking for revenge. Determined to protect the woman who still haunts his memory, Dan tracks Maggie down, undercover once again -- until his identity is stunningly blown. More...

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from CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
“Hunt Her Down is a non-stop, breathtaking, nail-biting ride of pure adventure and second chance romance.” – Crystal, CK2S Kwips and Kritiques …full review

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Pitch Black:
A Black CATs Novel
Leslie Parrish
Signet, 2009
Romantic suspense

Former profiler Alec Lambert would give anything to catch The Professor, a serial killer who lures his victims with Internet scams. Now working with reclusive scam expert Samantha Dalton, he finally has his chance. But as they draw ever closer to discovering The Professor's identity and stopping his murderous rampage, they realize Sam is the psychotic killer's new obsession-and possibly his next target...

“If I had to sum up Pitch Black with a single phrase, it would be this: really, really good.” – Katie Mack, All About Romance …full review

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Deadly Secrets
Leeann Burke
Lachesis Publishing, 2008
Romantic Suspense

PHILIPPE LAFRANCE is a well known reclusive writer whose life is suddenly thrown upside down. The grandfather he never knew existed dies. Throughout his own investigation, Philippe learns that his family has kept secrets from him, deep, ugly secrets. A killer is murdering the men in his family. First his father then his grandfather have succumbed at the hands of another. This murderer is trying his utmost to keep secrets buried. Bereft, Roxanne St-Clair is left to manage a restaurant when the only person who ever mattered to her, her foster parent and mentor, is murdered. She puts her life on hold to find his killer and bring him to justice. More...

“ This book definitely has all the elements of a great who-done-it, intrigue, suspense, murder, lies, and suspicions.” – Matilda, Coffee Time Romance …full review

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Evil Without a Face
Jordan Dane
Avon, 2009
Romantic Suspense

Haunted and obsessed . . .

She sleeps with a Colt Python in her nightstand and her senses on alert—Jessica Beckett isn't taking any chances. Hiding a chilling secret, living in a world of snitches and felons, good cops and bad dreams, Jessica is a bounty hunter who brings lowlifes to justice. But not even she can imagine what she'll face when she tracks an online predator who has abducted a naïve teenage girl. More...

"It reads like a thriller- which is part of the story - but when the characters come to life between the pages you see a different side - the side of sexual attraction for some of them. I loved this book..." -- Theresa, A Romance Review full review...