Former military intelligence officer Noah Drake exiled himself to a small island off the coast of Georgia after the side effects of an untested drug destroyed his body's tolerance to light. But because of his sacrifice, he brought down a dangerous traitor.Now, five years later, Noah's adversary is back to settle the score. The man moved as stealthily as a shadow, but Specialist Maggie «Blue» Callahan had her assignment–to protect Noah at all costs. And no matter how much Noah...
Two images kept Mitch McCluskey fighting for life on the secret mission he'd sworn would be his last: reuniting with his sons…and seeing sweet Melissa Carroll. Without hesitation, his childhood friend had made her home his boys', but Mitch sensed that some man had made Lissa doubt her desirability…just as someone was making her fear the last person who would ever hurt her.Him.Lissa wanted to believe that Mitch was one of the good guys, just as she wanted to believe that the feral look...
They'd shared one wild weekend of passion, then she'd left without a word. Five years later, Nola Seabrook tracked down Captain Rick DeMassi to apologize for her hasty departure, not realizing this fresh encounter would lead to Rick moving in with her…as her bodyguard.Playing protector to his ex-lover had not been Rick's plan. But disturbing letters and a nearly fatal car bomb soon had him jumping into action. He fully intended to protect Nola with his life, find out why...
BEAUTIFUL WEAPONTess woke up naked, confused…and without a single memory. But she knew something terrible was about to happen. She could trust no one, but Dr. Ryan Donovan's soothing voice calmed her fears and called to her woman's heart. The trouble was, he worked for the enemy….Ryan had heard of sleepers before…ordinary men and women brainwashed to perform horrible acts, but he couldn't believe Tess was capable of violence. She was beautiful and funny, and in desperate need of a...
Devil-may-care detective Jared Cavanaugh dove into his undercover assignment–investigating a money laundering operation in a popular restaurant–but working in close proximity to his beautiful «boss» was sweet torture.With her killer looks and cool attitude, restaurant manager Maren Minnesota was proving to be Jared's most irresistible challenge yet.The new man on her staff was tempting, but Maren had worked too hard for her independence to have a short-lived fling with the charmer....
HOT BODIESAfter another patient mysteriously turned up dead, Dr. Ripley Davis began desperately seeking answers. Until radiation safety officer Zachary Cage stormed into her office with an array of accusations and brimming with male sex appeal. Ripley didn't have time to convince the brooding man she was innocent. She was trying to save her next patient and stay alive.Cage had once sworn to protect innocent patients from their doctors' mistakes, but Ripley's fiery resolve to seek...
Temporarily retired dancer–and big-city girl– Carly Stewart was aghast when a fender bender caused her to set up housekeeping in Sam Frazier's house in tiny Haven, Oklahoma. But «aghast» didn't begin to describe her reaction as she realized she was attracted to this tall, dark and handsome…farmer! And father…of six!Widower and single father Sam had become an expert at reading signs, and the petite and feisty beauty currently residing with him might as well have had «Just Passing...
A CHILD IN JEOPARDYIt wasn't every day that P.I. Teri Johnson pulled a gun on a man in his own home, but she was desperate. Her sister was in a coma and her missing nephew was in grave danger. She had to find the little boy before he was lost forever–and contractor R. J. Monroe would help her, even if it meant keeping her eyes and gun trained on him at all times. When their search led them to an eerie mansion with too many secrets, Teri wondered if she was in over her head. Even with R.J....
Romance writer Jayne Miller was determined to make a new life for herself and her daughter, far from the heartache she'd left behind. She arrived in a late-winter storm–only to collide with a snow-dusted stranger.Her neighbor Tyler Lewis seemed to live a solitary life on his own terms, but his constant presence soon made her see past the brooding loner to the passionate man ready to break free of his brutal past. What would it take to convince Tyler that he wasn't somebody's...
The Honorable Brenton Montgomery would break every rule to recover his kidnapped little girl. But he wasn't prepared to clash with the one woman he'd secretly loved for years, Detective Callie Cavanaugh, whose job it was to find Rachel. And when tensions grew hot between them, Brenton knew he'd have one helluva fight on his hands…and in his heart.Every time the troubled single father touched her, kissed her, he made Callie's job that much harder. When this nightmare was over,...