Colette Alaine

As raging wildfires decimate Northern California, the government
invites the nation's most formidable water expert to advise on
containment. Turning to his attorney, Billy Solomon, for legal input,
Billy punts the issue to his primary associate, Tawny Martinique, who
also happens to be his fiancé. Stunned with the
assignment, surprisingly she suggests a plausible solution and the
California authorities ask to meet in the Sonoma Valley. Billy's
largest client decides to forego this jaunt to finish putting his
house in order so Billy uses his client's absence to justify bringing
his newest partner, Mark Malone, along, The junior partner proved
himself in other matters and was open to following directions from an
associate on large agency cases that Tawny handles exclusively with
the department head. Mark is not as agile as the boss and his love but
Billy and Tawny give him a hand and keep him on track.

The journey to the Pacific Coast should be quick and easy but instead,
the laborious trip is filled with heartache and bodily risk.
Encountering seasoned firefighters, the three attorneys struggle to
learn all they need to know to address the government's inquiry. Known
as 'hotshots' because they have faced the most challenging and the
most intense of the wildfires, the firefighters are not pleased the
attorneys are wandering in their territory. Dismissing them after
providing only basic information, the attorneys must examine the
protected perimeter alone. The task is a boring one until the heat
between Billy and Tawny matches the intensity of the out of control
blaze headed their way.

‘The Martinique Files’ thriller series is now complete so if you have
not read any of the earlier novels, please check them out! They are
listed at the front of this novel and available on Amazon.com. You
will enjoy the action, adventure, romance and intrigue in each book,
even if you read them out of order.

In this first novel in The Martinique Files series set in a powerful Chicago law firm environmental attorneys Billy Solomon and Tawny Martinique become international crime fighers when their case with a famed environmental engineer steers them to an illegal toxic dumping in the Atlantic Ocean that spreads to a small inhabited island where they are trapped. Using skills honed growing up on her family's farm, Tawny devises escape plans to save her arrogant boss. Working with him teaches Tawny about herself, while she helps Billy learn how to listen to his heart.

Innocent teenagers are lured into the self-serving, absurdly ritualistic church compound of the Enlighened Ones by the enticing Sister Malcedonia.Smothered by their parents' influence, Nick Carmellit, Karen Landom and Phoebe Stiles seek to escape their chaotic lives and willingly join when Sister Malcedonia encounters them. Once inside the compound all three college students learn the dreadful mistake they've made as the door to the outside world closes behind them. 

Innocent teenagers are lured into the self-serving, absurdly ritualistic church compound of the Enlighened Ones by the enticing Sister Malcedonia.Smothered by their parents' influence, Nick Carmellit, Karen Landom and Phoebe Stiles seek to escape their chaotic lives and willingly join when Sister Malcedonia encounters them. Once inside the compound all three college students learn the dreadful mistake they've made as the door to the outside world closes behind them.

In this first novel in The Martinique series set in a powerful Chicago law firm, environmental attorneys Billy Solomon and Tawny Martinique become international crime fighers when their case with a famed environmental engineer steers them to an illegal toxic dumping in the Atlantic Ocean that spreads to a small inhabited island where they are trapped. Using skills honed growing up on her family's farm, Tawny devises escape plans to save her arrogant boss. Working with him teaches Tawny about herself, while she helps Billy learn how to listen to his heart.

Leveling Lawyers, the third novel in The Martinique Files series, brings the attorneys and their largest client to the California coast. The underwater lab moves to the area to observe the effects of fracking in the ocean on sea life. But drilling for oil rocks much more than the fish. Defending her victims, Tawny hits the courtroom as hard as Billy punches out her dangerous stalker.

'Limiting Liabilities' begins where 'Legal Lessons' ends in The Martinique Files series. Tawny Martinique and Billy Solomon's relationship remains volatile as they once again work on a major environmental disaster and both attorneys look elsewhere for love. This case is in their backyard--Lake Michigan. But as they unravel one mess, another reveals itself in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea where sea bandits want to hold them for ransom.

'Limiting Liabilities' begins where 'Legal Lessons' ends. Tawny Martinique and Billy Solomon's relationship remains volatile as they once again work on a major environmental disaster and both attorneys look elsewhere for love. This case is in their backyard--Lake Michigan. But as they unravel one mess, another reveals itself in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea where sea bandits want to hold them for ransom.

Tawny and Billy engage in another life-altering saga with Ken Shelton, their largest client. The trio joins the team of scientists and marine biologists in the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Puerto Rico Trench, to conduct research in the mobile, underwater laboratory.

As she is learning how to litigate with her boss, Tawny is pondering her relationship with Drew and deciding whether they can make a lifetime commitment all the while Billy is trying to win her back.

During this once-in-a-lifetime exploration voyage, the group finds themselves trapped along the shelf wall surrounded by dangerous hammerhead sharks and other life-threatening situations.

Nancy Rogers has it all, including the curse that comes with having it all. She fought for part of what she has and falls into the rest. Now, she cannot wait to free herself from her secret life of fame, power, success and wealth. But will she be able to mysteriously diappear as quickly as she mysteriously appeared? Her first attempt to escape nearly kills her. And can she really leave all the men, all the glory and all the attention forever?

Nancy Rogers has it all, including the curse that comes with having it all. She fought for part of what she has and falls into the rest. Now, she cannot wait to free herself from her secret life of fame, power, success and wealth. But will she be able to mysteriously diappear as quickly as she mysteriously appeared? Her first attempt to escape nearly kills her. And can she really leave all the men, all the glory and all the attention forever?

Ambitious broadcaster Samantha Morgan lives for the limelight, and if she is not careful she will die for it too. Her friends claim she is reckless. When Samantha loses her love to a drunk driver she becomes the obsession of a serial killer. Everyone assumes she will recover from Michael's death, instead the popular Ms. Morgan falls victim to a killer's intentions.

Ambitious broadcaster Samantha Morgan lives for the limelight, and if she is not careful she will die for it too. Her friends claim she is reckless. When Samantha loses her love to a drunk driver she becomes the obsession of a serial killer. Everyone assumes she will recover from Michael's death, instead the popular Ms. Morgan falls victim to a killer's intentions.