Karen Robards is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including Whispers at Midnight, To Trust a Stranger, Paradise County, Scandalous, and Irresistible. Her next novel, Beachcomber, is available in hardcover from Atria Books. Her short fiction was featured in Pocket Books' romantic-suspense anthology Wait Until Dark. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, Doug, and their three sons.

"She came home to start a new life.Now she's haunted by"Whispers at MidnightCarly Linton returns to her hometown of Benton, Georgia, to open a bed-and-breakfast in the house she inherited from her grandmother. She's also dead-set on burying her former good-girl image -- by seducing the one man who can give her a guided tour of the wild side....Matt Converse, the local sheriff, was once the town's bad boy who shared one magical night with Carly at her senior prom. But igniting the sparks of the past can lead to a blaze of danger: first, her house is burglarized, then someone comes after "her." A mysterious enemy wants Carly out of Benton for good, and now she needs Matt more than ever -- to keep her alive."One of the most popular voices in women's fiction" "(Newsweek), " Karen Robards delivers a tour de force of suspense and sensuality in this sultry "New York Times" bestseller.Includes an excerpt from "Beachcomber, " Karen Robards' thrilling new novel -- available in hardcover from Atria Books