Stories by Roxanne

Cooperation
Too Many Jarod's

 

Ambition 
No one has ever challenged Parker's position inside the Centre, but when Broots suddenly disappears from the Centre records, Parker realizes someone is mounting a serious offensive against her.  By the time she discovers the enemy, she's already in the hands of the Committee, and Jarod, expecting Parker, may be unable to outwit this new, more ruthless opponent.

In Dreams 
Faced with personal consequences for her failure to bring in Jarod, Miss Parker redoubles the efforts of her team to locate him.  While they race to catch him, one of Jarod's elegantly planned revenge scenarios goes critically wrong, robbing him of the will to make his escape.  But now that she has Jarod firmly in her grasp, doubts begin to creep into Parker's mind -- about her father, the Centre, and her own ability to sentence Jarod to a life of slavery.

Legacy 
Broots' discovery that Jarod's one-time lover Nia has vanished leads Parker to believe that the Centre is behind it, and that Nia may be carrying a Pretender's child -- something Dr. Raines will kill to possess.  Parker must weigh her ethics against her position, and find a way to save both Nia and the child from her own people.

 

Permanent Vacation 
Parker is officially persona non grata at the Centre, and her father sends her on an enforced vacation to her least favorite spot in the world, Cozumel, Mexico.  She's thoroughly miserable by the time that an unexpected visitor shows up ... Jarod, who's well aware that she can't get word to the Centre.   What starts as a simple flirtation quickly takes a more serious turn ... and then a deadly one

Stalking the Tiger 
A tiger preserve can be a dangerous place, even for Jarod, when events begin to spiral out of control.  Alone, wounded, hunted by tigers, unforeseen enemies, and Miss Parker, Jarod must come to terms with his most tenacious pursuer.  As survival becomes more and more a matter of cooperation, Miss Parker must choose between her desire for Jarod's capture and her desire to see him alive at all. 
[animal lovers beware]

Whiteout 
Miss Parker is walking a delicate line -- chasing Jarod, but with conflicted loyalties that make her job doubly dangerous.  When she ends up trapped with her prey in an isolated mountain cabin, the dynamics of the situation shift ... and shift again as another, deadlier player enters the game.