Secret Star by Nora Roberts

Grace Fontaine just needed some time to relax so she went away. She didn't realize that doing so would lead to her cousin's death. Nor did she think that her friends might believe she was the one who died. So when she walks into her trashed home and is accosted by Detective Seth Buchanan, she reacts badly, playing right into his assumptions about her personality.
Rich girl, party girl, doesn't care about others are Buchanan's thoughts. Here, her friends are mourning her, and she's just wandering around blithely. But he is soon proved wrong. Grace is more than that. More than just her wealth and beauty. But there are others who don't see that and she may be in danger from the one who doesn't just covet her but the three giant diamonds at the heart of this series.
Definitely a 90s romance first written as a Harlequin romance. Not a lot of room for much (e.g. Character or romance development) other than the story.

Three stars
Follows Captive Star
This book came out January 1st, 1998
Hard copy I didn't keep
Opinions are my own

Captive Star by Nora Roberts

MJ O'Leary doesn't understand why her friend Bailey sent her a giant diamond but she doesn't have a lot of time to try and figure it out as she is confronted by a man in her own home and he claims that he is there to take her in since she's skipped her bounty.
Jack Dakota is a skip tracer and he's seen a lot of things. But this job seems a bit odd. Even more odd when someone else barges in demanding that Jack turn her over. He decides that taking off with MJ is going to be the better bet. Maybe not safer but something is definitely hinky and he wants to know what's going on.
I would read the whole series in order. I don't think you absolutely need to but it is much better with all of the info. This is a very 90s romance but still enjoyable (if a little dated - flip phones anyone?)

Three stars
Follows Hidden Star
Followed by Secret Star
This book came out November 1st, 1997
Hard copy I didn't keep
Opinions are my own

Hidden Star by Nora Roberts

Having a character lose their memory is a common trope in romance. It allows the reader, the love interest, and the character to learn about each other all at the same time. It can also set up a mystery. Like why Bailey (last name as yet unknown) is carrying around millions of dollars in diamonds and a gun.
Cade Parris immediately pegs her as a woman he's going to fall in love with. She's gorgeous (and, of course, that's all that matters in 90s romance.) Then he gets to know her and falls into True Love.
And that is part of my problem with this book. Cade is a private investigator but he leaps to all of these conclusions about Bailey. Yes, I do remember that this was put out as a Harlequin Romance but, c'mon.

Three stars
Followed by Captive Star
This book came out October 27th, 1997
Hard copy I didn't keep
Opinions are my own