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If you like romantic suspense, try one of these novels, recommended by Reader Advisor Carol Mathews.

All or Nothing by Elizabeth Adler.
Lawyer and professor Marla Cwitowitz is looking for excitement. She gets plenty by teaming up with her private investigator boyfriend, Al Giraud, who is hired to prove the innocence of a faithful husband accused of murdering a real estate agent. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. RC 50462.

Annie’s Rainbow by Fern Michaels.
Annie Clark finds a cache from a bank robbery and keeps it to help her family and start a business. After becoming wealthy and falling in love, Annie anonymously repays the money. But years later, a determined insurance investigator and a paroled bank robber remain suspicious. Some strong language. RC 49061, BR 12345.

Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts.
Famous violinist Caroline Waverly has come to the town of Innocence, Mississippi, to mend her broken heart by relaxing at her deceased grandmother's house for the summer. Instead, a serial killer's latest victim is found in her backyard, and her notoriously flirtatious neighbor, Tucker Longstreet, is having a strange effect on her. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. RC 34831.

Darcourt by Isabelle Holland.
Romantic suspense novel set on an island off the South Carolina coast where a young journalist investigates the rich and powerful Darcourt family. A mysteriously missing wife, a temperamental teenage daughter, and a lively terrier add to the intrigue. RC 10815.

Eye of the Beholder by Jayne Ann Krentz.
Murder, revenge, art fraud, and mysticism abound as hotel owner J.L. Trask and art expert Alexa Chambers search for a murderer at an Arizona resort. Alexa also tries to restore her reputation, which was destroyed several years earlier by an unscrupulous dealer. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. RC 49160.

Finding Laura by Kay Hooper.
Ever since childhood, Laura Sutherland has had a fascination with mirrors. She is searching for something in their reflections, although she is not sure what it is. After she finds the right mirror at the Kilbourne family estate sale in Atlanta, she becomes a pawn in a struggle between the family matriarch, Amelia, and her grandson David. Some descriptions of sex. RC 47221, BR 11817.

The Frenchman by Velda Johnston.
Hoping to forget an unhappy love affair, Joan Creighton goes abroad with her cousin, the widow of a former United States President, and her ever-present Secret Service guard. A plan to kidnap the ex-first lady creates danger and romance for Joan. RC 52480.

Night Whispers by Judith McNaught.
Policewoman Sloan Reynolds never knew her father and has no desire to see him when he begs her to join him in Palm Beach. A few days later, Sloan is persuaded to accept the invitation by FBI agent Paul Richardson, who says her father is suspected of committing several crimes. Some strong language. RC 48834.

The Quicksilver Pool by Phyllis A. Whitney.
A romantic suspense tale that begins with the loveless marriage of a wounded Union officer and the Southern girl who nurses him and eases the tragic and mysterious loss of his first wife. RC 10430.

Still Waters by Tami Hoag.
Elizabeth Stuart flees to a small Minnesota town after a sensational divorce from her media mogul husband. When Elizabeth and her troubled teenage son become murder suspects, Sheriff Dane Jantzen both attracts and antagonizes her. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence and some strong language. RC 48906.