11 Linda Howard Romance Novels Full of Thrills and Chills

Cathryn Ashe just wants to make a quick trip back to the ranch she's inherited before returning to her life in the big city. Being in the country brings back too many memories, mostly of Rule Jackson, the ranch manager with whom she had a torrid relationship. That was eight years ago, and Cathryn feels ready to confront him and get on with her life, but Rule has other ideas. 

He's older, wider, and just as passionate about Cathryn as he was when he last saw her. Rule can't help but fall for her all over again, but Cathryn isn't ready to give him a second chance. He'll have to prove to her that they're meant to be together, no matter what life throws their way.

Nikolas Constantinos is your typical Greek billionaire playboy, the kind of man who has everything he could ever desire at his fingertips. He plans to conclude his latest business deal as soon as possible, even though it means dealing with the infamous Jessica Stanton, better known to her enemies as the Black Widow. 

Her scandalous past is the stuff of intense speculation, as are her magnetic charms. Nikolas should resist her, should stay as far away from her as possible. But one can't control love, and soon a one-night stand evolves into so much more.

Max Conroy is a highly ambitious businessman who won't let anything get in the way of his job. He's working on leading a corporate takeover that could take his career to the next level. To do so, he needs information, and that means working his magic on Claire Westbrook. 

Seduce her, get out, and get the job done. Easy enough, right? But then Claire dares to let down her defenses and open her heart to him, and Max suddenly finds himself wondering where his true loyalties lie. Dare he choose his heart over his head? And what will happen when Claire discovers the truth?

Kathleen Fields, pregnant and alone during a blizzard on Christmas Day, is struggling to get to the hospital in time to deliver her baby, a month before her due date. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, but now she’s going through the biggest moment of her life with nobody by her side and the dangers of a snowstorm hindering her journey. 

It seems like there's no hope for her or her unborn baby, but then Derek Talifero arrives on the scene. He'll help bring her child into the world, and maybe steal her heart in the process.

When Jaine Bright and her three girlfriends get together to discuss what would make the perfect man, they just imagined a light-hearted conversation. But when that conversation turns into a cheeky checklist, then an overnight sensation, things get serious. And when tragedy strikes, the dream of Mr. Perfect becomes a chilling nightmare. 

Jaine must rely on her neighbor, an unpredictable detective, to discover a killer and save her friends… and herself.

Seven years after their brief, passionate, and painful marriage had ended, Sally and Rhys Baines find themselves once again thrown together. Things have changed since they last saw one another; Sallie is now one of the top reporters in the country. Rhy, a newspaper magnate, left her broken so long ago. 

She's picked up the pieces, made her dreams come true, and become the independent, confident woman she's always dreamed of. Now Rhy is back, and she's over him. Or is she? Is the heat still there between the former lovers?

Grant Sullivan is a former military expert who now uses his particular set of skills for unusual and risky rescue missions. His newest job involves delving deep into the jungles of Costa Rica to find Jane Hamilton Greer, a wealthy socialite who has been taken hostage by rebels. 

She's not wild about being saved by the rugged soldier who tosses her over his shoulder, but as the rebels pursue them, they're forced to work together, and soon their passions flare up in a big way. They’ll need to get out of the forest in one piece and keeping their hands off one another is getting increasingly difficult, even with their lives on the line!

Susan Blackstone is a young widow who has had to get used to looking after herself. She runs a major business empire that was once her husband's and must stay on the good side of his family. Things are fine until the black sheep of the Blackstone family, Cord, returns home. He wants to fight for his birthright, which he feels his family robbed him of, and Susan is caught in the middle of a messy war. 

Susan has never known anyone like Cord Blackstone, and he knows the best way to hurt his family is to ruin the woman whom they all adore. But he's long harboured feelings for the widow and can't stop loving Susan. Will vengeance win over love?

Sela Gordon is the epitome of the quiet type. The shy owner of a Tennessee general store, she prefers solitude. Ben Jernigan is also a loner but in a different way. He's been living off the grid for two years amid the wilds of Cove Mountain, Tennessee. He's serious about keeping people at a distance, with the security system to back it up. 

But then he discovers that a catastrophic solar storm with the capability of taking down the power grids is approaching, and he has to tell Sela about it. As panic spreads, Sela and Ben discover that in the dark, cut off from the outside world, there's no more playing it safe.

Love and hate are tied together when it comes to Faith Devlin's view of the golden boy of Prescott, Louisiana. Faith used to adore Gray Rouillard, but he ruined that when he called her white trash. She ought to loathe him entirely, but she can't quite bring herself to do it.

Meanwhile, Gray plans to ruin Faith. Why is it, then, that whenever he looks at her, he imagines tangled bedsheets and the touch of silken flesh?

Small-town librarian Daisy Minor has decided to step out of the safety of her life and try a new persona. Suddenly, she's partying at night clubs, flirting, and determined to have some fun. When she witnesses something she shouldn't, though, she finds herself desperate for safety. Before she finds her Mr. Right, she needs to make sure she stays far away from Mr. Wrong…