Amanda Jean Kelly

• eBook ISBN: 978-1-59426-909-7
• Published By: Phaze
• Release Date: May 28, 2007
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

Author Miranda Franklin has a deadline and a dilemma: if she doesn’t turn in the last book of her three book deal in thirty days, her publisher will cast her back into the waters of obscurity. A felicitous run-in with a psychic cures her nasty case of writer’s block when Miranda accepts a job at the paranormal shop-around-the-corner. Special Agent Matt Archer has spent his life proving his worth to his father by following in his FBI footsteps. He hopes to nail one of the shops providing false fronts for a counterfeiting ring getting away with millions. They’ve eluded the Bureau for months, but if Archer can take them down, he’ll finally get a promotion and win his father’s approval.

When Agent Archer poses as a client for Farra’s Fortunes, an immediate attraction sparks between him and the lovely little liar keeping up appearances for the shop. After finding all the proof needed, he reads Miranda her rights, booking her for conspiracy to counterfeit unless she agrees to go back to Farra’s Fortunes to nail the rest of the ring. If Miranda busts the ring for Archer, will she finish her book by deadline… or wind up just plain dead?

• eBook ISBN: 978-1602729971
• Published By: Amber Quill Press
• Release Date: April 11, 2007
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

A sexy first date, an unexpected encounter, and a torrid reunion. Three smoldering stories of reckless passion stoke the fires of one very wicked winter…

Dear John

In her last year of high school, Dane Harley, a foster kid with no direction, met John Stratton, a Pittsburgh rich kid with a penchant for trouble. She visits him a decade after disappearing from his life, only to discover he’s moved on. Their subsequent affair speaks of the torrent of passion and love that still binds them.

Santa’s Helper

CEO Noel grants a boy’s Christmas wish by escorting sexy single mother Maura around Manhattan on Christmas Eve. The spark between them is immediate, but the distance between Park Avenue and the Jersey suburbs is immense. Are their worlds too dissimilar to merge or can they bridge the distance with love?

What Lies in Winter

Workaholic Hayley vacations in the mountains and meets author, Nicholas. He might be a solitary beast but Hayley is hell-bent on disrupting his peaceful balance. A blizzard makes them share quarters and their fiery personalities melt the ice caps off the mountains.

• eBook ISBN: 1-59426-524-0
• Published By: Phaze
• Release Date: March 12, 2007
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

After a quick and painless divorce, fashionista Diana Radford is ready to start over. With a settlement of three million and a resort island off the coast of Grenada, she decides to realize her culinary dreams by taking over Dolce, the island’s restaurant. Chance Kohler is a culinary celebrity like no other, with an arrogance to rival his talent. After helming several 5-star restaurants in the States, Chance jumped at the opportunity to host “Fighting Chance”, his own reality cooking series.

From the moment Chance sees Diana dicing mangoes in designer couture, she whets his appetite and leaves him craving for second helpings. Diana can’t stand his antagonistic edge, but there’s no denying the delectable sensuality in his every movement. After all, even if she loses to him, it means press for her resort. But if she wins, Diana will be the series’ new host and Chance will suffer the humiliation of losing. Either way, the competition will be fierce but tasty, and the whole world will be watching!

• eBook ISBN: 978-1-59279-670-0
• Published By: Amber Quill Press
• Release Date: February 18, 2007
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

Dane Harley grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, a foster kid with no true home and no direction. In her last year of high school, she met John Stratton, a Pittsburgh rich kid with a penchant for trouble. When they both ended up in jail for petty theft, Dane realized she’d been dragging John down. She left town in hopes that he’d have a better life without her.

Ten years later, Dane is a social worker devoted to placing foster kids in stable, nurturing homes. She returns to Pittsburgh two weeks before her ten-year reunion to reconnect with her childhood friend, Roxy Jordan. While reminiscing about their high school days as goth-girls, Roxy reminds Dane of her turbulent relationship with John and their messy break-up. Dane decides to get in touch with her first love again, with disastrous results.

When a pretty young woman answers at his door, Dane knows he’s moved on. Perhaps John hasn’t exactly been holding his breath for her return, but he can’t resist the allure of Dane and their subsequent affair speaks of the torrent of passion and love that still ties them together. Will they be able to reconcile their past and have a future? Or will she accept the inevitable and settle for a life without him…

• eBook ISBN: 1-59279- 628-1
• Published By: Amber Quill Press
• Release Date: October 15, 2006
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

When workaholic Hayley goes on a much needed holiday to her favorite cabin hideaway tucked deep in the mountains of the Mammoth ski resort, she doesn’t expect to meet the beast of a man occupying her rental.

Bestselling mystery author, Nicholas Rhiordan, happens to have the same plan in mind, vacationing in his luxury cabin. He wants nothing better than to be left alone to finish his next novel, but when Hayley makes a surprise appearance, he discovers she’s hell-bent on disrupting his peaceful balance. Like any feral beast, his only recourse is to throw her out on her ass in a heap of snow and hope that she gets the hint.

When a relentless blizzard forces them to share the same quarters, their fiery personalities and equally combustible attraction could melt the ice caps off the snowy mountains. Once the storm blows over, will their connection fizzle like a snow flurry or will they pen a perfect ending?

• eBook ISBN: 1-59426-498-8
• Published By: Phaze
• Release Date: October 1, 2006
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

Raleigh Campbell just learned that her five year marriage was a sham. Not only did she find her husband in their bed with a co-worker, but he has been carrying on the affair for four years! To cheer her up, Raleigh’s friends take her to Rio during Carnivale to celebrate her 30th birthday and pending divorce.

Little does she know that her soon-to-be ex has cheated his company more than her. Private investigator Cristo Santiago has been assigned to watch Raleigh’s every move in search of twelve million dollars of embezzled corporate money and that’s landed him in the hot waters of obsession. His love for Raleigh is sealed under the starry Rio sky, but can he find the missing money without losing Raleigh’s trust?

• eBook ISBN: 1-59426-497-1
• Published By: Phaze
• Release Date: September 24, 2006
• Written as: Amanda Jean Kelly

An archaeologist and cave expert, Raul Ignacio has been offered a million dollars to find the staff of an ancient Mayan ruler in the ruins of Luchitak Temple in Belize. Using his life savings, he has anonymously funded an excavation of the temple in hopes of finding the artifact.

A newcomer to the excavation scene, Theresa Tustin desperately wants to make a name for herself in the archaeology world. She seduces Raul with her competitive spirit, as she needs to distinguish herself to obtain the well-paying jobs she needs to support her ailing mother’s massive debts. When it’s anounced that the excavation’s funding has run dry, Theresa makes one last attempt to find the ruler’s tomb and Raul tails the sexy vixen into the ruins.

An unexpected cave-in leaves them stranded in the belly of the temple, their only escape a winding maze of caves beneath the mountains of Belize. With all of his money gone, will Raul find the staff and lead Theresa to safety or will he be left…in ruins?

• eBook ISBN: 1-59279-559-5
• Published By: Amber Quill Press
• Release Date: June 11th, 2006
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

When Manhattanite CEO Noel Ford decides to adopt a letter addressed to Santa Claus, he never expects to end up escorting sexy single mother Maura Kelly around the city on Christmas Eve. Because of her son Kyle’s selfless wish for her to find love again after her husband’s death, Maura agrees to spend the day with the handsome stranger, against her better judgment.

The spark between Noel and Maura is immediate, but the distance between Park Avenue and the New Jersey suburbs is immense. Are their two worlds too dissimilar to merge or will they be able to bridge the distance with love?

• eBook ISBN: 1-59426-563-1
• Published By: Phaze
• Release Date: April 24th, 2006
• Written as: Cassidy Kent

Freesia Daniels, personnel specialist and consummate planner, wasn’t prepared to get the boot from her company for possessing a heart. When she decides to return home from Boston to the sunny beaches of Key West to lick her wounds, she discovers her heartbroken past has finally caught up with her in the form of Zachary Gray, her childhood sweetheart.

He lures her to his island getaway and lands them smack in the middle of a raging hurricane. Lightning doesn’t often strike twice, but this storm might give them both a second chance at love.

• Release Date: Coming soon!

Alex Kennedy doesn’t wear makeup, has never seen the inside of a beauty salon, and doesn’t know the first thing about how to dress. A staunch feminist, she writes for a popular women’s magazine. In order to reveal the fallible nature of online matchmaking, Alex has agreed to register with a dating website.

In an effort to distract successful restaurateur Jake Vaughn from his divorce-anniversary depression, his buddies have registered him for his own online match. Jake has had it with the plastic women he sees everywhere in Los Angeles. He just wants a naturally lovely woman with brains who isn’t afraid to be herself.

As luck would have it, Jake and Alex are matched with each other and announced as the winners of the website’s sweepstakes: a trip to Santa Barbara. At the suggestion of her best friend, Alex undergoes a complete makeover before the trip. Upon arriving, Jake and Alex discover that the “exotic resort” is actually a sexual fantasyland for couples. With mirrors on the walls, a vibrating bed, and Kama Sutra class in the mornings, it’s tough to keep each other at arm’s length.