Works by
Linda Lael Miller
(aka Lael St. James)
(Writer)

Series

Clare Westbrook Series

1. DON'T LOOK NOW (2004)
   When hard-working attorney Clare Westbrook learns that her ambulance-chasing boss has been murdered, she's shocked - but not exactly surprised. Harvey Kredd was known for his less-than-ethical business dealings, and even his acts of generosity were tinged with greed; Clare is working at Kredd and Associates to pay off the law school loan Harvey granted her several years before - indentured servitude, twenty-first-century style.
   
   When Clare's ex, homicide detective Tony Sonterra, shows up to investigate the murder, Clare finds it's not beneath him to use the heinous crime to get close to her again. But jump-starting her affair with Tony is the last thing Clare needs. She's got enough on her plate raising her niece, Emma, without throwing a bull-headed cop into the mix.
   
   Then another murder - clearly meant to target Clare - rocks the law firm. With no real leads, too many suspects, and a growing chain of menacing violence, Clare decides that teaming up with the devil she knows - Sonterra - is her only option.

2. NEVER LOOK BACK (2005)
   Several months have passed since Clare and Tony re-ignited their passionate love affair, but lately the two have been on the outs. Having inherited millions from the estate of the father she never knew, Claire is now a wealthy woman. Ready to make a fresh start, she opens a law office in a tough Phoenix neighborhood. Money she doesn't need, so she aims to do pro bono work for those less fortunate than herself. Almost before the firm's doors open, bullets shatter the windows, barely missing Clare. It doesn't take her cop boyfriend to figure out she's the target of an unknown assailant. Who could be after her now?
   
   Sonterra has designs on a career move to the FBI - and on rekindling his scorching, no strings-attached affair with Clare. But can the man who sparks her passion be trusted with her life? Or is someone using Clare, the one person Tony has dared to get close to, to get to him.

3. ONE LAST LOOK (2006)
   The Arizona desert steams up with the conclusion to the romantic suspense series that began with the New York Times bestsellers DON'T LOOK NOW and NEVER LOOK BACK. In the third and final installment in the series, attorney Clare Westbrook and homicide detective Tony Sonterra return in their sexiest, most riveting adventure yet.
   
   As Tony and Clare leave the battle-scarred streets of Phoenix behind them, they look forward to a quieter life in the hills. Tony has been offered the position of sheriff in a sleepy little Arizona town, while Clare looks forward to starting up a new law practice and preparing for the birth of their child - far away from the line of fire. But as fans of these two star-crossed lovers have come to know, things aren't always as they seem. And Tony and Clare soon find themselves drawn into a mystery that has the body count rising and both of them fighting for survival.

Corbin Series

1. Banner O'Brien (1984)

2. Corbin's Fancy (1985)

3. Memory's Embrace (1986)

Detective Mojo Sheepshanks Series

• DEADLY GAMBLE (2006)
  She’s got an uncanny knack for winning at slots, but her home-sweet-home is Bad-Ass Bert’s Biker Saloon. She’d love to go deep undercover with an irresistible hot cop, but he’s got baggage as big as his biceps.
  
  She’s survived a mysterious tragedy, but Mojo Sheepshanks hasn’t quite figured out who she is or how to get on with her life. Now the wisecracking Mojo is seeing ghosts—the real, ectoplasmic kind—and turning up baffling clues to her real identity.
  
  Suddenly a wealthy man is claiming to be her long-lost uncle, and she’s being shadowed by an ex-con brother with a talent for killer mind games. As Mojo races to finally uncover the facts, she’ll need all her savvy and strange new talent to keep someone from burying her—and the truth—for keeps.

McKettricks Cowboys Series

1. High Country Bride (2002)

2. Shotgun Bride (2003)

3. Secondhand Bride (2004)

4. McKettrick's Choice (2005)

McKettrick Men

1. McKettrick's Luck (2007)

2. McKettrick's Pride (2007)

3. McKettrick's Heart (2007)

McKettricks Series

• McKettrick's Heart (2006)
  When news arrived of trouble back in Texas, Holt McKettrick left his mail-order bride on the spot. But that’s how it had always been for Holt – trying to do the right thing inevitably got somebody mad at him. He just prayed he’d be in time to keep his best friend from the gallows and save the man who’d raised him as a son. The arduous trip from Arizona to San Antonio would be rife with rustlers and thieves – both of which Holt could easily handle. But nothing in his checkered past could have prepared him for a woman like Lorelei Fellows.
  
  Setting fire to her wedding dress in the town square probably wasn’t the best way for Lorelei to make her point, but she was sick of men – as far as she was concerned, they were nothing but cheats and liars. And why should she be in such a hurry to marry anyway? All she wanted was to stake her claim on her own little piece of Texas. And with Holt McKettrick as her new neighbor, she might be able to do just that. The man was a straight shooter with a strong will, a steady aim and a hungry heart. Before long, the sparks are flying . . . and two people determined never to believe in love can’t believe they’ve their hearts are bound as tight as a rope on a lassoed heifer.

• MCKETTRICK'S LUCK (2007)
  Like his celebrated ancestors who tamed the wilds of Arizona, Jesse McKettrick's Indian Rock ties run deep. The Triple M Ranch is in his blood, along with the thrill of risk. But with his land at stake, Jesse won't get involved in Cheyenne Bridges' scheme-despite the temptation she brings.
  
  Cheyenne grew up in Indian Rock and left its painful memories behind to become a self-made woman. Now her job is to convince Jesse to sell his property. Jesse's not the kind of man Cheyenne could ever forget, but he's too wild and dangerous for a woman committed to playing it safe. Yet sparks of attraction fly, tempting Cheyenne to lay it all on the line for the passion she sees in Jesse's eyes and the tenderness she discovers in his heart.

• MCKETTRICK'S PRIDE (2007)
  The only wide-open space Rance McKettrick wants to see in his future is his hometown in his rearview mirror. The down-to-earth ex-rancher is determined to make a fresh start with his two young daughters-and leave his heartbreaking loss and family's successful corporation far behind.
  
  He sure doesn't need Indian Rock's free-spirited new bookstore owner Echo Wells confusing his choices . . . and raising memories he'd rather forget. But her straightforward honesty and reluctance to trust is challenging everything Rance thought he knew about himself. And when their irresistible attraction puts their hearts on the line, Rance and Echo must come to grips with who they really are, to fine a once-in-a-lifetime happiness.

• MCKETTRICK'S HEART (2007)
  Keegan McKettrick has learned the hard way that women can't be trusted. The only female in his life these days is the young daughter he sees all too rarely, and his sole passion is for his job overseeing his family's corporation. Until beautiful but mysterious Molly Shields comes to Indian Rock on a mission, and keeping a suspicious eye on her becomes Keegan's full-time hobby.
  
  Molly doesn't know why she's attracted to a man who's determined to dig up dirt on her, even if he is gorgeous. But cynical Keegan might be the one person who can truly understand her shadowy past—and if the two can risk opening their hearts, they just might forge a brighter future.

McKettrick Women

1. SIERRA'S HOMECOMING (2006)
   When she moved to her family’s ancestral ranch, single mom Sierra McKettrick was disconcerted by the Triple M’s handsome caretaker, ex-rodeo star Travis Reid. But when her son claimed to see a mysterious boy in the house and an heirloom teapot started popping up in unexpected places, Sierra wondered if the attraction between herself and Travis might be the least of her worries.
   
   In 1919, widowed Hannah McKettrick lived at the ranch with her son and her brother-in-law, Doss. Her confused feelings for Doss and her son’s health problems occupied all her thoughts…until the family teapot started disappearing.
   
   Could Sierra and her ancestor, Hannah, be living parallel lives?

Orphan Train Series

1. Lily and the Major (1994)

2. Emma and the Outlaw (1997)

3. Caroline and the Raider (1997)

Quade Series

1. Yankee Wife (1993)

2. Taming Charlotte (1993)

3. Princess Annie (1994)

Springwater Seasons

1. Springwater (1998)

2. Jessica (1999)

3. Miranda (1999)

4. Rachel (1999)

5. Savannah (1999)

6. A Springwater Christmas (1999)

7. Springwater Seasons (omnibus) (2000)

8. Springwater Wedding (2001)

Stonecreek Series

• The Man From Stone Creek (2006)
  There’s trouble in Haven, Arizona, and Ranger Sam O’Ballivan is determined to sort it all out. Badge and gun hidden, he arrives posing as the new schoolteacher, and his first order of business is to bring the rough rancher’s children under control. To that end, he calls on Maddie Chancelor, the local postmistress, whose younger brother is in firm need of discipline.
  
  Sam isn’t sure what to expect—but it’s definitely not this graceful woman whose prim, proper stance is so at odds with the fire in her eyes. Working undercover to capture a dangerous band of rustlers and train robbers is a job that has always kept him apart from other people. He is a man with his heart firmly in check—until Maddie. Now she is unwittingly tempting him down a path he swore he’d never travel.

• A WANTED MAN (2007)
  The past has a way of catching up with folks in Stone Creek, Arizona. So schoolmarm Lark Morgan and Marshal Rowdy Rhodes are determined to hide their secrets—and deny their instant attraction. That shouldn't be too hard, since each suspects the other of living a lie. Her too-fancy clothes and big-city ways inspire gossip all over town; his blond good looks and impudent grin belong to a man sporting a gunfighter's coat.
  
  But Rowdy and Lark have one truth in common: the very real dangers they face. Like the gang of robbers wreaking havoc on the railroad heading toward Stone Creek—the men Ranger Sam O'Ballivan expects Rowdy to nab. And as past and current troubles collide, Rowdy and Lark must surrender their stubborn pride to the greatest power of all—an undying love.

Valerian Series

1. Forever and the Night (1993)

2. For All Eternity (1994)

3. Time Without End (1995)

4. Tonight and Always (1996)

Women of Primrose Creek

1. Bridget (2000)

2. Christy (2000)

3. Megan (2000)

4. Skye (2000)

5. The Last Chance Cafe (2002)

6. The Women of Primrose Creek (omnibus) (2002)