Books with author Linda Howard

Instantly Kathleen drew herself up. There was nothing to gain by letting herself panic. She had toclear her mind and concentrate on nothing but driving, because her baby's life depended on it. Thebaby was all she had left. Everything else was gone: her parents; her marriage; her self-confidence;her faith and trust in people. Only the baby was left, and herself. She still had herself. The two ofthem had each other, and they didn't need anyone else. She would do anything to protect her baby.Breathing deeply, she forced herself to be calm. With deliberate movements, she inserted the keyin the ignition and turned it. The starter turned slowly, and a new fear intruded. Was the batterytoo cold to generate enough power to start the old motor? But then the motor roared into life, andthe truck vibrated beneath her. She sighed in relief and turned on the wipers to clear the snowfrom the windshield. They beat back and forth, laboring under the icy weight of the packed snow.It was so cold! Her breath fogged the air, and she was shivering despite the layers of clothingshe wore. Her face felt numb. She reached up to touch it and found that she was still coveredwith snow. Slowly she wiped her face and dusted the flakes from her hair.The increasing pressure in her lower body made it difficult for her to hold in the clutch, but shewrestled the stubborn gearshift into the proper position and ground her teeth against the pressureas she let out the clutch. The truck moved forward.Visibility was even worse than she had expected. She could barely make out the fence that ranalongside the road. How easy it would be to run off the road, or to become completely lost in thewhite nightmare! Creeping along at a snail's pace, Kathleen concentrated on the fence line andtried not to think about the things that could happen.She was barely a quarter of a mile down the road when another contraction laced her stomach iniron bands. She gasped, jerking in spite of herself, and the sudden wrench of the steering wheelsent the old truck into a skid. "No!" she groaned, bracing herself as the truck began goingsideways toward the shallow ditch alongside the road. The two right wheels landed in the ditchwith an impact that rattled her teeth and loosened her grip from the steering wheel. She cried outagain as she was flung to the right, her body slamming into the door on the passenger side.The contraction eased a moment later. Panting, Kathleen crawled up the slanting seat and wedgedherself behind the steering wheel. The motor had died, and anxiously she put in the clutch and slidthe shift into neutral, praying she could get the engine started again. She turned the key, and onceagain the truck coughed into life.But the wheels spun uselessly in the icy ditch, unable to find traction. She tried rocking the truckback and forth, putting it first in reverse, then in low gear, but it didn't work. She was stuck.Tiredly, she leaned her head on the steering wheel. She was only a quarter of a mile from the house,but it might as well have been twenty miles in this weather. The wind was stronger, visibility almostzero. Her situation had gone from bad to worse. She should have stayed at the house. In trying to saveher baby, she had almost certainly taken away its only chance for survival.

A fabulous lost Amazon city once inhabited by women warriors and containing a rare red diamond: it sounded like myth, but archeologist Jillian Sherwood believed it was real, and she was willing to put up with anything to find it -- even Ben Lewis. Ruffian, knock-about, and number one river guide in Brazil, Ben was all man -- over six feet of rock-hard muscles that rippled under his khakis, with lazy blue eyes that taunted her from his tanned face. Jillian watched him come to a fast boil when she refused to reveal their exact destination upriver in the uncharted rain forests -- and resolved to stand her ground. Neither of them could foresee what the days ahead promised: an odyssey into the fiery heart of passion and betrayal, and a danger that would force them to cast their fates together, immersed in the eternal, unsolved mysteries of love....

A Level 1 DK Reader that accurately portrays a day in the life of a real firefighter, perfect for young children who are just learning to read.The fire alarm goes off! Rob Green and the other firefighters go into action. Is there time to save a little girl's dog? Find out in DK Readers: Jobs People Do — A Day in the Life of a Firefighter (Level 1: Beginning to Read).Perfect for 3–5 year-olds learning to read, Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently used words. Stunning photographic images with labels provide visual clues to introduce and reinforce vocabulary.

In the first novel of this steamy contemporary Western romance series by two blockbuster authors, a cowboy and a woman on the run take a stand and fight for love. Carlin Reed lives in fear, off the grid, moving from place to place. So Battle Ridge, Wyoming, a small town in the middle of nowhere, seems like a good place to lie low for a while. But after becoming cook and housekeeper to cattle rancher Zeke Decker, Carlin suspects that she’s made her first mistake. Rugged, sexy, and too distracting for his own good, Zeke is pure temptation mixed with something deep and primal that makes Carlin feel almost safe. Soon things are getting way too hot in the kitchen. Zeke doesn’t challenge Carlin’s terms: cash, dead bolts, and no questions. It is easy to see that she’s a woman in trouble. Problem is, he’s so blindsided by his attraction to her he can’t think straight. Zeke tries to stay all business, no complications—but that game plan is sabotaged the second Carlin gets under his skin. And when her terrifying past follows her to the ranch, Carlin faces a heartbreaking choice: run away from the man she loves, or put him in the crosshairs of a madman.

A young mother finds herself in labor during a terrible blizzard and is rescued by an intelligent, handsome, and charismatic doctor who happens to specialize in babies in trouble. He rescues the mother, delivers her premature baby under stormy conditions and marries the deserted and destitute mother to provide the baby with all the advantages a doctor can give it. But his heart is captured by the young mother and he waits for her to find her way to him. A charming and heartwarming story of family love and support, and of a man's dedication and honor.

Dinosaurs provides children ages 7-12 with comprehensive information about Prehistoric animals. Topics covered in the book include the anatomy of dinosaurs, their eating and communication habits, dinosaur babies, fossils, extinction, and facts about specific types.This book features:- Illustrations on every page- Large font for easy viewing- Simple but effective grammar- Definitions for every chapter - An easy-to-navigate table of contents system- A resource guide for more information* This is a Revised & Updated Edition of a previously published book

Officer Ann Young and her partner drive their police car down the street. A little boy is lost. Can they help him? This unique Level 1 series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from while helping them improve their reading skills.Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!

After a painful divorce, Blair Mallory follows a dream and opens a health club. But Nicole Goodwin, a troubled member of the club, develops a strange fixation on Blair, imitating her style and dress, even the car she drives. Then Nicole is gunned down in the club's parking lot. And Blair is the only witness to the murder. At first the police investigation concentrates on Nicole and her acquaintances, but then someone tampers with Blair's car, and sabotages her home and business. The police - including Blair's old flame Lieutenant Wyatt Bloodsworth - are baffled because these attempts, while serious, are very different in tone from Nicole's murder. Is Nicole's killer seeking to remove a troublesome witness? Or was Blair the intended victim after all?