He lost her once. He won't lose her again.Despite an illustrious career as a top hostage negotiator, Joe Matarazzo is haunted by the past. It was a year ago that three innocent lives were lost under his watch. But Joe isn't the only one who remembers that day. When Joe's exes begin to fall victim to a violent stalker, Joe seeks the help of Laura Birchwood–a lawyer and the woman he once loved. Despite old wounds, Laura agrees to help Joe find out who's framing him. And while...
The scene was one she'd long fantasized but fate had denied: a strong, handsome man protecting her, a gurgling baby gazing adoringly at her. Yet, snowbound with police chief Luke Sutherlin and a rescued infant, Dana Langston had never felt so alone. For she knew this precious taste of family was as fleeting as the melting snow…and as fragile as the life a killer sought to extinguish.Then she and Luke became lovers.She would have settled for passion-filled memories, yet, despite the danger,...
He could handle raising his orphaned little brother. He could handle his demanding career.But what Joe Salazar couldn't handle was this quirky little town where people actually cared. People like Taylor McIntyre. She had worked wonders with his heartbroken little brother, but she scared the hell out of Joe. Because no kindergarten teacher he'd ever met before could make him hot with desire just by looking at him. Could make him want things he had no business wanting–not when the only...
CAN YOU TAKE THE HEAT?From street-smart kid to respected cop, Killian «Chili Pepper» Cray had left her old life behind eight years ago and never looked back. But after an attempted murder left her foster father in a coma, Killian was forced to wade through the bitter memories back home in Syracuse and dig up evidence that would bring down the killer. Facing her past had never been easy, but it was reuniting with the man who'd loved and betrayed her that really shook Killian to the core....
As a private investigator, jaded Hunter Strahm thought he'd seen every kind of cruelty. But someone had kidnapped his precious daughter, and Hunter would move heaven and earth to bring her home safely–even if that meant inviting beautiful, bewitching Shauna O'Leary back into his life.Shauna had never forgiven Hunter for dismissing her psychic ability to channel a killer's mind–and leaving her with a broken heart. But now she was the desperate father's only hope to track down...
Heck, the reclusive officer hardly spoke to anyone other than his faithful K-9 companion.So what harm could come from Patience Cavanaugh letting the haunted rebel protect her from a dangerous stalker? She might be a veterinarian, but Patience had enough cop sense from the rest of her family to know that her life was on the line and Brady Coltrane just might be the one to save it. So despite the fact that one look at her brooding bodyguard in blue made her heart trip, certainly she was safer in...
Murder in Montana is never simpleEvery dead body in Butte is someone’s kin. Detective Jeremy Lawrence has investigated so many wrongdoings, but he still never imagined how it’d feel to be standing over his own brother. Until now. Thankfully, he has the help of Deputy Blake West, a woman he's known his entire life—and wanted for as long as he can remember.It’s been forever since Blake has seen Jeremy, and she has questions for the hot-as-sin lawman. But her interrogation must wait once she...
SEEKING A SAVIORWhen Sandy Vale was forced to enlist the help of Travis Cantrel–the last man on earth she wanted to see–she didn't expect a more intense, more in-control version of his former self. Since he was a member of the top secret Shey Group, Sandy knew he would use every available source to search to find a kidnapper before time ran out…except she had to use all of her strength to keep him firmly at bay.Working with Travis 24/7, Sandy was soon consumed by a passion that defied all...
A sexy cowboy comes to the rescue of a beautiful woman who has no idea who she is…When Tyler O'Brien finds a woman lying helpless after an ATV accident on his ranch, nothing adds up. Especially his real, sudden attraction to «Red.» But aiding the amnesiac only compounds the rich Texas cowboy's doubts. How can he unlock the truth?Learning that Red is desperately searching for her twin sister who may have come to harm, Tyler—who doesn't «do feelings»—promises help and protection....
SECRET GUARDIANHe'd been assigned to shadow Dianna Englander's every move and keep the young widow safe from the murderer who killed her politician husband. Piece of cake if veteran cop Travis Bronson could convince the stubborn businesswoman to follow his orders. The scarred officer knew the price of carelessness and would do whatever it took to keep his beautiful charge alive–even if it meant spending days and nights together. But they were in more danger than either of them...