Suspicious (2003)

Partners
He had wanted Laurel Armand for years -- though professionally she was his nemesis. But once the two rival reporters headed down to steamy New Orleans to investigate a murder, Matt Bates was determined to make his lovely adversary his willing partner in passion. The Art Of Deception
Supposedly he had come to her father's estate looking for respite. But was handsome Adam Haines the man he pretended to be? Or was Kirby Fairchild in danger of falling hard for a stranger who was even more practiced in the art of deception than she was? Night Moves
The small town offered peace to the widowed Maggie Fitzgerald. But when sexy Cliff Delaney unearthed a skeleton in her backyard, she found herself playing detective with ... full descriptionhim -- and wondering what was possible in the heat of the night . . . in the heat of passion. (less description)

Author: Nora Roberts

Categories: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance