Double Dare Series by Pamela Burford

Double...or Nothing Zara Sutcliffe had always been the bad-girl twin, the darker half of her double, Emma. But one six-foot-four-inch so-called FBI agent had her quaking in her high heels the moment he engaged her with his amber eyes, gripped her with his massive hands. He said his name was Logan Pierce and that he would protect her ...but then he spirited her away to a safe house and held her captive... moreDouble...or Nothing Zara Sutcliffe had always been the bad-girl twin, the darker half of her double, Emma. But one six-foot-four-inch so-called FBI agent had her quaking in her high heels the moment he engaged her with his amber eyes, gripped her with his massive hands. He said his name was Logan Pierce and that he would protect her ...but then he spirited her away to a safe house and held her captive. Zara's latest business deal had now endangered her family, put her in jeopardy from a madman ...and in close proximity with the all-too-sexy Logan. Worse, when Logan held her tenderly, Zara couldn't help but wonder who posed the most danger-the killer or her bodyguard. less

Jane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people.Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake—on behalf of the rightful owner, supposedly... moreJane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people.Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake—on behalf of the rightful owner, supposedly. Well, a girl’s got to make a living, and this assignment pays better than scattering ashes, placing flowers on graves, or bawling her eyes out as a hired mourner. Unfortunately for Jane, someone else is just as eager to get his hands on that brooch, and he’s even sneakier than she is, not to mention dangerously sexy.Just when she thinks her biggest problem is grand theft mermaid, things take a murderous turn. But hey, when you’ve teamed up with a neurotic seven-pound poodle named Sexy Beast, how can you go wrong? less