A Widow's Guilty Secret
by Marie Ferrarella

"Watch over my baby."

As the mother of a newborn, Suzy Burris is accustomed to sleepless nights. But tonight, she's waiting up for her husband, Peter, to tell him she wants a divorce. Instead, she learns he's been murdered. And the sexy detective who's just delivered the shocking news is asking questions indicating she's a suspect.

When Detective Nick Jeffries left Houston for the sleepy town of Vengeance, Texas, he hoped to leave behind the city's grisly homicides. The latest triple murder to hit his desk nixes that idea. Being attracted to the widow of one of the victims is the last thing he needs. But when Suzy and her baby are threatened, he'll risk all to keep them from a killer's crosshairs....

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Matchmaker on the Ranch
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Meeting His Secret Daughter
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Cavanaugh Justice: Detecting a Killer
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Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set

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Cavanaugh Justice: Up Close and Deadly
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Texas Baby Surprise

Her Texas Hero

Her Lone Star Cowboy

A Ranch to Come Home To
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Serial Affair
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More Than a Temporary Family
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The Baby Trail
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Colton's Pursuit of Justice
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The Best Man in Texas
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The Late Bloomer's Road to Love
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Colton 911: Secret Defender
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An Unexpected Father
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Texas Country Legacy: All a Cowboy Wants
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Cavanaugh in Plain Sight
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Coming to a Crossroads
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Cavanaugh Stakeout
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Cavanaugh's Missing Person
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Second Chance Colton & The Colton Bodyguard
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Colton Cowboy Standoff
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Adding up to Family
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Cavanaugh's Secret Delivery
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Cavanaugh Vanguard
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Colton Baby Rescue
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The Kelley Legacy Complete Collection
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A Baby for Christmas
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Christmastime Courtship
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Twins on the Doorstep
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The Maverick's Return
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Cavanaugh Encounter
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A Second Chance for the Single Dad
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Cavanaugh Standoff
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Cavanaugh on Call
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A Maverick and a Half
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Cavanaugh Cold Case
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Safe Harbor
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Flash and Fire
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Cavanaugh Hero
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Island Promises

A Wedding for Christmas
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The Cowboy's Christmas Surprise
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A Small Town Thanksgiving
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Mission: Cavanaugh Baby
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His Forever Valentine
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The Colton Ransom
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Innkeeper's Daughter
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Wish Upon a Matchmaker
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A Perfectly Imperfect Match
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Cavanaugh Rules
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The Last First Kiss
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Fortune's Valentine Bride
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The Second Time Around

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The Woman Who Wasn't There
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Starting from Scratch

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Her Good Fortune
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In Broad Daylight
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Internal Affair
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The Baby Mission
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Undercover M.D.
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Mac's Bedside Manner
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M.D. Most Wanted
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A Mother's Day

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Marie Ferrarella's Bio

Born in West Germany, arrived in the U.S. at four, I began writing when I was eleven. I began selling many years after that. Along the way, I acquired a Masters in Shakespearean Comedy from Queens College in N.Y, a husband and two kids (in that order)---the dog came later. My first romance was bought by Second Chance At Love November of 1981. The road from there to here has a hundred and thirty-seven more sales to it. I've been published by Silhouette, Harlequin, Zebra, Harper, Bantam and Berkeley. I've been fortunate enough to have received several Rita nominations from the Romance Writers of America Association over the years, with one win for Father Goose (in the Traditional Romance Category). I've also been nominated several times in various categories by Romantic Times Magazine. I hope to be found one day---many, many years from now---slumped over my computer, writing to the last moment. But before then, I would dearly love to write a successful screenplay. My goal has always been to entertain. Entertainment Weekly 2015 named me the fifth most prolific romance author of all time---and I have since moved up to the fourth position, having published 296 works.