It's why he and his former Navy SEAL brothers created the Resting Warrior Ranch.They aren’t doctors, but they can offer the healing freedom of their Montana range. And they specialize in training service and emotional support animals to help sooth even the worst emotional scars.Usually, soldiers show up at their door. But this time it's Evelyn Taylor—a soldier in a very different kind of war.She's as skittish as one of the horses Lucas gentles. But he’s learned how to be patient with animals, and he’s more than happy to be patient with this quiet beauty too.When Evelyn’s past nightmares show up in Montana, she thinks she has to run again, but Lucas isn’t going to let that happen. He’s protected his country against the worst types of threats, and he’ll protect her too.She’s met the rancher, but now she’s about to meet the SEAL.

    Yet something about this case stirs her in unexpected ways. Like the startling connection she feels to Dr. Abigail Caine, a fiercely intelligent witness with a disturbing knack for making Laurel feel like she has something on her. Then there’s Laurel’s attraction to Huck Rivers, the fish and wildlife officer guiding her to the crime scene—and into the wilderness… A former soldier and a trained sniper, Huck’s thirst for blood is rivaled only by his fierce pursuit of Laurel. He’s been burned by love, wounded by the government, and betrayed before, and to say he has trust issues is the ultimate understatement. Plus, he might be closer to this killer than anybody knows… Once in the heart of darkness with Huck, Laurel must negotiate her distracting desire for him, her complex rapport with Abigail—and her mission to find a serial killer among a growing list of suspects and a danger that’s far too close to home. So close in fact, Laurel fears she will never find her way back to the woman she once was…

    Jensen Montgomery. Now I'm treading that area between right and wrong, good and bad, where sin and honor meld to become gray. Not that I haven't been here before. Hell, I’ve made my career in the gray. I never hesitate going to battle when my gut tells me I'm right. And right now, my gut—among other things—is speaking loud and clear about Jen Montgomery. She’s in a bad situation. Not just bad—deep and black and ugly. And I’m about to make it worse. She just doesn’t know it yet. Warning: This author is also a mom who runs a PG-13 home. This book is not PG-13. If you are under the age of 18, do NOT pick up this book. This author doesn’t enjoy mama-drama of any sorts. Do her a favor and walk away.

    Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths.One night changed them both forever. Their lives shattered, beyond repair, with jagged edges and pieces askew. Now, Everly has a chance to make things right. To bring healing to the place where everything fell apart. But it means facing the family her father almost destroyed, and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts her dreams.Just one breath away from having your life ripped out from under you.The last thing Hayes wants is another reminder of all the ways he failed sixteen years ago. When Everly drives back into Wolf Gap, his only mission is to get her to leave. For his family’s sake, and for his own, those demons need to stay buried for good.But everything about this woman is a surprise, from her spine of steel to the sanctuary she hopes to create with the land her mother left behind. And Hayes is powerless to stay away. As a careful friendship sparks into something more, someone watches. And they’ll do anything to tear it all apart…

    A recent addition to the area, she is not impressed when the animal's taciturn owner shows up. With his less-than-stellar disposition, he’s the kind of man she normally avoids at all costs, unfortunately, he owns the ranch just down the road.However, when the manhunt for a pair of escaped prisoners gets a little too close for comfort, Jonas turns out to be a better neighbor than she expected.The Alex who shows up at his ranch to help with his prize stud’s recovery is not exactly who Jonas Harvey expected. This is the same bleeding heart he met on the side of the road. Worried she’s not up for the job, he’d prefer to keep a close eye on her but his High Mountain Trackers team gets called in to track down a group of domestic terrorists.But the slip of a woman proves him wrong. On all fronts. Alex not only charms his horses but him as well, and when trouble comes calling she proves to be a worthy ally to boot.

    She survives with FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield's help. But she's not out of the woods yet.In the ensuing days, Penny finds herself under attack. And when news reaches Holt that he may not have gotten his man after all, it will take all he and Penny have to catch a killer--before he catches one of them.Bestselling and award-winning author Lynette Eason is back with another high-octane tale of close calls, narrow escapes, and the fight to bring a nefarious criminal to justice.

    A series with all the elements you’ve come to love, plus so much more… including psychics! A betrayal from within has Terkel frantic to protect those he can, as his team falls one by one, from a murderous killer he helped create.With the bulk of his team down, Terk tries to establish a new base, while struggling to heal the team through the special connection each has. Damon is concerned about finding Tasha, one of their admins, and keeping her safe. But, without any secure place to take her, Damon’s making do with the little they have—whether she’s happy about his plan or not.Tasha, barely surviving an assassination attempt, is not sure who to trust. When Damon comes to check on her, she can only hope her instincts and her heart are right about him. This man meant everything to her for the years they’d worked together, but he’d always kept her at arm’s reach. Now to learn that he and Terk are the only fully cognizant members of her old team, she wants to help but doesn’t want to risk her life … again.Still struggling with their new reality, both Tasha and Damon need to find out who did this to them. It’s the only way to get their lives back—and to have a future together …

    

    One terrible night, I blacked out. The next morning, my best friend, Melanie, was gone—vanished without a trace. Today, I go back. To the island. To my sister's wedding. To a group of privileged people with whom I've never belonged. To my best friend's brother, a man who hates us all. To secrets that someone will kill to keep. A storm is coming. A storm that will cut off the island from all hope of help. A storm that could allow a kidnapper to escape or a killer to murder again. A storm that will wash away all the lies and deception and reveal the true faces of All the Pretty People.Will I be the next one to disappear?

    Yet the deference and rules he has lived by his entire life feel like a straitjacket compared to the wild feeling in his heart that seeks freedom and the cool bite of purpose. When an incident with his family ends in his arrest, he feels his life is over—until a mysterious man offers him hope and a future he yearns for. With ten years of military service under his belt, he retires from the Army and takes his place in the Shadow Elite. With his life everything he ever wanted it to be he can’t understand the nagging doubt in his heart until he meets the wild Irish Mafia Princess who could be his destruction.Aoife Doyle grew up as the princess of her father’s Irish Mafia reign but when he offers her hand in marriage to a man she hates, to forge the bonds that will stabilise his power, she runs. Fleeing her life and everything she knows Aoife finds herself in a tiny Welsh town with no money or food. Taking a job at a local pub she begins to put her life back together and regain some of her hard-won control. When a sexy man with a deep brogue and eyes she could drown in walks into her pub, she knows she’s in trouble, their chemistry is off the charts and the heart wants what the heart wants.Just as Bram and Aoife are making a path for themselves the worst happens and the happiness they’d found is destroyed in a bloody carnage. Bram must now fight like never before to save the woman who makes him whole and holds his heart in her hands, but outside forces want only his death.Will they survive the fallout, and will the prince finally get his princess?

    

    

    

    Each book stands alone but has interconnecting characters.**Riley's Biker is a dark romance with mature themes. Please check my website for a list of triggers.

    

    She’s a waitress going bankrupt. Will their gamble on a marriage of convenience pay off in true love? Alex Wilde desperately wants to be free of the family’s mob business. But when his infamous father is murdered, the family attorney makes a suggestion he can’t ignore: find a bride before the funeral or they'll force a wedding with a nice Russian gangster girl. When he meets a feisty cocktail waitress, he thinks he’s found his way out. Faye Tandy is desperately in debt and hard-pressed to find help. Alex’s offer of a phony marriage for a ton of cash couldn’t come at a better time and she’s happy to help him exit the criminal world. The fact that he’s tall, dark, and handsome is an attractive bonus. But when she discovers the Russians have a contract out on her head, she wonders if divorced and bankrupt would be a better choice than rich and dead... As Faye’s fake feelings for Alex turn real, she’s terrified her trip to the altar might be her last. Will Alex and Faye’s throw of the dice succeed or will they lose the lawless game of love? Betting On Him - A Wilde Love Novel is a hilarious contemporary romance. If you like feisty heroines, sharp heroes, and passion that’s meant to be, then you’ll love Kelly Collins’ sure bet story. Buy Betting On Him - A Wilde Love Novel to bet big on love today!

    He’s wealthy and powerful, but he’s no prince.He’s a ruthless monster who thinks he can have everything he wants. My vineyards. My obedience.My secrets.Me. He thinks I’ll marry him just because my father signed a deathbed deal.He thinks I’ll surrender to the temptation he offers so freely.But I won’t play his games – regardless of how seductive he makes them.I have too much to lose. A dangerous billionaire and a young heiress play a high-stakes game, where nothing is as it appears. Forbidden fruit has never been sweeter…

    When she returns home, she has to face down every nightmare she's ever had. Is the resurgence of a series of all too familiar deadly crimes the work of a former ally, or a mastermind who has been pulling her strings all along?Recluse and artist Jacob likes his life. It's how he's managed to cope with who he became all those years ago. But he can't avoid the past any longer. Not when Addie walks back into town, and right back into his life.The past returns in a wave of unexplained crimes. Addie and Jacob find themselves at the heart of it all, at the place where their lives were torn apart.This stand-alone story is the start of the accountant’s office series – a spinoff from Last Chance County.A Christian romantic suspense novel.

    

    Captured by Amaru rebels during a mission gone FUBAR, he’s facing certain death. His body broken, his eyes blind, he can’t escape on his own, and the rebels have made sure his teammates will never find him. But then he hears a voice. He might be blind, but his ears work just fine. And that’s a woman’s voice. A young, American woman. Exactly the kind of prey the rebels traffic in. Even if she frees him from his chains, she’ll never get him to safety before the rebels return. By trying to save him, she condemns herself to death. He tries to drive her away, knowing that when she leaves, she takes his life with her.But this is no ordinary woman. And she’s far from helpless.When life loses meaningAndressa Almeida is in the rebel camp for one reason, and it isn’t to rescue a broken and dying man. She’s barely staying ahead of the pig who slaughtered her entire family. Freeing this man and taking him to safety could cost her her own life. And she’s not yet ready to join her family on the other side. Her vengeance is not complete. But when he tries to save her life, at the expense of his own, she knows she can’t leave him to such a slow, agonizing death.At the crossroads of luck and loss, deep in the Amazon Rainforest, love slowly grows. A man with no luck is given his greatest prize of all. A woman with nothing to live for is offered a life worth living.But a powerful enemy is gathering his forces and hunting them down. He’ll stop at nothing to take what he wants and punish those who defy him.Read less

    

    or my touch. I will have her. Even though she’s the beauty and I’m the beast. Emma Varma remembers me as the black hearted prince of Eton prep... but the hardened man I’ve become won’t be so easily burned.Her return to London has nothing to do with me and everything to do with retribution. Gone is the wild child I remember and in her place a striking beauty, tempting me with a second chance to break all the rules that I missed the first time... before I was man enough to make her mine.

    When he tries to protect her will she fall for him or head for danger to spite him?Grady Holman knows the Lanza family murdered his father but the Lanza men are charming, wealthy, and they fund the healthcare for the small town of Emerald Coast. When the Lanzas bring a new pediatrician to town, Grady vows to protect her at all costs. She seems to return his feelings, until he punches Jonathon Lanza without provocation.Can Grady gain her trust and be able to protect her, or will she be the Lanzas’ next victim?

    Nor may she ever. But she’s better than she was, and now devotes her time and energy to helping other women…until someone connects her old life to her new one. Suddenly, she’s forced to do something that goes against her conscience, her moral compass…her heart.In the aftermath, her only choice is to seek redemption.Former special forces soldier Logan Snyder is intimately familiar with captivity. He was taken, kept from loved ones, irrevocably changed. Now finally free, all his enemies dead, Logan is operating a security business with his team. Just as he’s moving on with his life, the world learns his incredible story.And one woman is to blame.When Grace appears in Cradle Mountain, Logan isn’t certain he can offer the absolution she seeks. As the couple attempts to build trust and overcome past hurts, Grace is unexpectedly in jeopardy when old demons cause new threats.Danger has a way of putting everything in perspective. Logan can forgive the woman he’s coming to love…but it might be too little, too late.

    

    Complete standalone.WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly. THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT.

    Will she pay for hers with her life? Bellamy Have you ever felt like you were being watched? You get that spine-tingling uneasiness. Maybe you heard a noise that you couldn’t place, or thought you saw someone in the shadows. Imagine having that feeling every time you leave your house. That’s my life right now.I’m Bellamy Shaw. Artist of the Year. Height of my career. Teetering on the edge of falling for my sinfully hot bodyguard. And I can’t even enjoy it. Why? Because I have a stalker. Someone has snaked his way into my inner circle, but I have no clue how and I’m afraid that by the time I figure it out, it’ll be too late. Tai I’m a detective with the Special Investigations Task Force, but my mom’s hefty medical expenses have forced me to take on a side gig doing security for a popstar. It was supposed to be simple: keep Bellamy safe while she played her residency in Manhattan. Except, I’ve started to catch feelings for the princess of pop. And I really can’t go there.To make matters worse, some psycho keeps sending her creepy “gifts.” And he’s escalating. Suddenly, my easy side gig has gotten way more complicated than I’ve bargained for, but I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her. I’ve trained my entire career for this. I just hope it’s enough.This is book two in the Flirting with the Finest Series and, while interconnected, it can be read as a standalone.

    Chloe Pascale feel safe. And when a young woman is discovered buried alive, the Colorado ME knows the relentless serial killer she barely escaped has found her. To stop him, she must trust police chief Weston Ford with her darkest secrets. But getting too close is putting their guarded hearts at risk—and leading into an inescapable trap…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

    Each is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities. They are passionate about those they love, relentless when fighting for a cause they believe in, and all believe that no case is too hard, no danger too dark. Dedication is what they deliver, results are their reward.Meet Lucifer, one of those men...A man with demons that run deep and dark...The only woman who can bring him to his knees...As one of the newest members of Walker Security, Lucifer lives up to his name. He’s a man with demons that run deep and dark. A man with secrets. A man betrayed by a woman, and that betrayal has shaped every part of his life moving forward.He lives on the edge with fast cars, faster women, and some might say a death wish. That is until he crossed paths with Walker Security and one of their own pulled him from the bowels of his self-created hell.But his own personal devil is about to show herself again. That woman from his past is back, and nothing is as it seems.Lucifer's Trilogy is a Tall, Dark, and Deadly and Walker Security trilogy, but all three books can be read together without reading the previous series.

    

    Convinced her senator brother-in-law is behind the attack on her and her sister’s disappearance, Shaylee needs Jamie’s expertise. But can they uncover a deadly conspiracy before the killer buries the case—and them—for good?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

    Living the reclusive life of a mountain man gave him more than enough of that. But just as he starts settling into a comfortable routine, he runs across a damsel in distress who turns his world—and his heart—upside down.Taliyah Trent is not having a good day. Instead of getting married, she’s fleeing to the California wilderness from a fiancé who might’ve put her father in prison…and might be trying to kill her. Luckily, her sexy-as-sin neighbor steps in to help. She can only hope his good deed doesn’t get him killed.Now, Taliyah and Bishop must search for a way to clear her name—and her father’s—while their enemies circle like vultures. And if they’re not careful, they could lose a lot more than their potential happily ever after on this mission…

    Wealthy tech investor Jack Harlow, known to the FBI as Mad Jack, has been running a personal development program for the past ten years. Locals call it a cult. Few leave, and those who try, end up dead under mysterious circumstances. Six couples in all over the last five years.FBI Agents Kate Walsh and Declan James are sent in undercover, posing as a married couple interested in the program. Out of her normal FBI profiler role, Kate is challenged by Jack Harlow’s instant recognition of her insecurities. Even her relationship with Declan is under the microscope.Kate and Declan must work together to figure out who is friend and foe in the tight-knit community where nothing is as it seems. When Kate is targeted similarly to the other women, she and Declan’s lives are on the line. Can the two stop a killer before they become the next victims or will Jack Harlow continue to wreak havoc in the community?

    Carefree. She has the world at her fingertips and a bright future ahead of her.Someone wants to steal that future.Someone wants to twist Violet's beauty into suffering and pain.There are monsters in the world, and this one is willing to pay a premium to ensure the innocent beauty cannot escape him.Every bounty, every job demands something new from Lionel "Beast" Plantier.This time he's been hired to kidnap an innocent maiden and deliver her to the devil in disguise.This time, the rejection, the repulsion and disgust caused by his horrible scars is taken from him with one soft, feminine caress.This time, he will risk everything to save an untouched beauty from a true monster, even marry her himself.But what will happen when this beauty is forced to marry a beast?

    Winnifred Winters hasn’t left the house, not for two years, not since her mama passed.So when she wakes up in the backseat of a taxicab in a town she’s never been to, she’s extremely alarmed. Panicked even. As if she needs anything more to add to her anxiety, she's been losing time lately—something made all the more frightening because dead girls have been showing up on the side of the road every other week.Winnie—her alternate personality—takes over when Winnifred has a hard time coping with things. Dead girls too close to home has allowed Winnie to take control more often. She would never say that she is thankful that girls are being murdered, but it has afforded her more time of her own. Time to meet Thorn Pearson, the director of Pearson’s Home for FuneralsWhile Winnie becomes entangled with Thorn, Winnifred spends her time obsessing about the identity of the River Town ReaperWhat happens when the only person between you and living your life…is you?This story contains MATURE and GRAPHIC content. For readers 18+.

    

    Could the bitterness that has been carried through the years have anything to do with the death of the pilot?Meanwhile, Detective Constable Nerida Sterling is already deep undercover in the Snowies, her assignment to infiltrate a drug ring operating in the mountains and to ultimately hunt down a murderer. As her cover becomes more and more tenuous, what lengths will Sterling go to in order to get the information that she needs?

    First up is Ezra Stone in this opposites attract, instalove story, Relinquish.I'm the man you'll never see coming. A killer who doesn't bat an eyelash when taking a life.I go in, do my job and move on to the next hit. But one night, everything falls apart when I stumble upon an exotic beauty standing over my dead target.The last thing I have room for in my broken existence is an innocent woman.For her sake, she'd better be.At first touch, it's obvious this might be the one job I can't walk away from. She may be the one who forces me to relinquish control.

    A homicide victim robbed of one of her organs fits the motive behind two previous serial cases, and she senses a connection. But when her former partner—the ex who chose his job over her—is asked to consult on the case, January will do whatever it takes to ensure he can’t compromise her or this investigation.Lincoln Dunn’s legendary career with the BAU is at risk. On probation with the unit, his only option is to solve this case ahead of January. But all too soon her insights, her compassion, and her determination to bring down a killer remind him of why he fell for her years ago. And threaten everything he’s set out to achieve.As January and Lincoln unravel a puzzle of greed and desperation, they must rediscover the trust they once shared to stop this new brand of serial offender. Before the killer’s collection is complete.

    Working for Levi allows him to use his vast array of skills in new and varied ways. He doesn’t expect to be sent undercover in a supremacy group, loaded with weapons. Yet what he finds is much more complicated than that.Amber had joined the group to help get her friend away from the members, only to find out her friend is dead, and no one will talk about it. The group is in the middle of a coup from within, as the leader barely maintains control. It’s a dangerous place to be, but she is not leaving without answers. Needing help, she contacts an old friend. Tomas isn’t what she expects.Still, as long as he will help her do what she needs to do—before she gets into further trouble—he is fine with her. Except it doesn’t take long for both of them to realize that the danger is escalating to the point where it is possible that neither of them will leave the compound—at least not alive.

    

    

    

    Now the sexy detective who saved her life is trying to prove that her childhood friend is guilty of the same horrendous crimes they both survived. Can she set the fact that they're on opposite sides of this investigation aside and allow the attraction simmering between them to grow into something more?A car chase leads Detective Jonathon Dawson to a woman he instantly feels a connection to, unfortunately, she's hellbent on proving that her friend is innocent, even though he knows differently. Despite her being involved in his case he asks her out, only to be turned down flat. He knows there's something between him but winning Clara's affections while simultaneously searching for proof of her friend's guilt isn't going to be easy.

    It's a major financial relief when his enigmatic Spanish son re-hires her, but the seductive Carlos Ortega is strangely silent about his reasons for funding a feel-good bio about a father that he clearly despised. There's enough amour in the air for Melody to ignore this apparent paradox… at least until she uncovers a hidden cache of death threats addressed to the actor. For the French police, the sexy, secretive Spaniard – and sole heir to the actor's immense fortune – is suddenly a prime murder suspect. Can Melody's research into the Ghosts of Carlos-Past be enough to save her lover from prison?

    It's a major financial relief when his enigmatic Spanish son re-hires her, but the seductive Carlos Ortega is strangely silent about his reasons for funding a feel-good bio about a father that he clearly despised. There's enough amour in the air for Melody to ignore this apparent paradox… at least until she uncovers a hidden cache of death threats addressed to the actor. For the French police, the sexy, secretive Spaniard – and sole heir to the actor's immense fortune – is suddenly a prime murder suspect. Can Melody's research into the Ghosts of Carlos-Past be enough to save her lover from prison?

    And now they’re after her!Janie doesn’t know who or why, only that she can’t run forever and Bullet seems as good a place as any to start over. Ross’s protective instincts are instantly aroused by the beautiful young widow, even as he senses she’s fleeing from something or someone in her past. Can he win her trust enough to ensure her safety? Will helping Janie redeem him from the mistakes in his past?

    As the owner of Harper Security Ops, Royce is well aware of everything and everyone inside his building. When he’s about to go in after the biggest lead on latest case that’s landed on his desk, Royce didn’t expect he’d have to abort the mission early. It might have seemed like Tarryn Hendrix was simply looking to learn some new skills, but dedicating two years of her life to training her mind and body is all part of Tarryn’s plan. She’s seeking retribution, and she has every intention of getting it. Unsure if she’s aware of just how much danger she put herself in, Royce lashes out at the woman who’s been training at his facility. But when he realizes just how determined Tarryn is to mete out justice, Royce resolves to get to the bottom of the case before Tarryn gets hurt. And now that he’s gotten a taste of her, Royce thinks it’s time to break the rules.

    A standalone, genre bending, romantic suspense novel with paranormal and magical realism elements.Miles Moore will stop at nothing to make his dreams of a music empire a reality.Fame. Secret powers. Fortune. An unrelenting drive for success. He has all the building blocks he needs.Except for one thing... and the woman he loves holds the keys to his future.Bella Moore, the Chief Marketing Officer of their growing company, wants nothing more than to help her husband realize his goals. But for her, the choice of family over business is a no-brainer. After discovering more about the competitive nature of the music industry, she fears a growing feud with their competitors will result in bloodshed.In this romantic and suspenseful tale filled with the power of magic and ignited by the threat of revealed secrets, Miles and Bella discover that the price of their shared success is too high, if it means endangering their lives and the lives of those they love.

    On the ground, by-the-book police officer Shea Ramsey becomes his unlikely partner in survival. Shea was headed to New York to fight for custody of her son, but now she's fighting for her life with an ex-cop who's equal parts inscrutable and unpredictable.Trusting a Stranger - Melinda Di LorenzoWanted for murder, Graham Calloway has hidden for years in a remote mountain cabin, desperate to find the killer who framed him. Keira Niles, too, is running from her shattered life when, during a blizzard, Graham pulls her from her wrecked car. Their attraction is instant; mutual trust is not. Then an unforeseen betrayal threatens Keira, causing Graham to risk exposure -- and his life -- to rescue her and redeem himself.

    Specifically the one who destroyed his life. When his obsession intersects with Detective Willow McCray’s serial killer investigation, they join forces. But Willow falls hard for the haunted investigator—even as danger mounts. Stopping the River Road rapist will save the victims…but will it save their future together?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the A Tennessee Cold Case Story series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Murder on Prescott MountainBook 2: Serial Slayer Cold Case

    I was the second born but my brother was different and believed in equality … of power and responsibility. We ruled Moldova as one team. Me, Arian, and Vanya. So, when I was instructed to ensure our family association with one of the most powerful global industries wasn’t disclosed as threatened, I didn’t protest at what he expected of me. Taking a wife was something I intended to do at some point in my life. Now was a good a time as any … except the fiery redhead wasn’t of like mind. It didn’t matter. I needed to make sure our ‘business’ remained deep secret and as my wife, her entire family would be forced into compliance. She refused my decent proposal but I wasn’t fazed. I married her anyway. Making her fall in love with me was the easy part, keeping her in line would be the fun part … one spanking at a time. Except nothing was ever as easy. Our union unearthed a betrayer in our midst, out to destroy everything we have worked to achieve. The family name we’d given our all to become equally respected and feared, depending on which side of the fence you were, had to be saved. Now, it was up to me to keep her safe while I had to do whatever it took to keep our secret secure and eliminate those who weren’t prepared to play by our rules … Note: Although the blurb is in 1st person, the book is written in 3rd person.

    She’s determined to find her deaf student and knows more than she should from reading the lips of the man involved in the boy’s disappearance. Now she’s in the killer’s crosshairs too. Aubrey has little choice but to accept Navy SEAL Mason Gray’s protection, grateful for his help in searching for Lucas.Mason’s last op as a Navy SEAL had gone sideways, leaving him deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other. But he’s not going to let his handicap prevent him and his K9 scent tracker, Bravo, from rescuing a deaf child. Mason has never balked at putting his life on the line for his country or to ensure the safety of women and children. But risking his heart? That wasn’t supposed to be part of the plan . . .

    They call themselves the Foundation for an Active, Optimized and Rich Youth.We call them the F.ACT.O.R.Y.They took us in as broken kids, spared no expenses to put us back together.
When they thought we were ready they sent us out to the world to live our lives.
We were set loose but not free.
Each of us owes them one Favor.
And now they’ve come to collect.--------------------------------Factory ControllerHeatherThere are two things in life that you can’t outrun: death and taxes.The Factory sent me to Brazil to investigate a nun’s questionable tax returns.But instead of finding simple tax fraud, I discovered a human trafficking ring.Great.Now I’m running from mercenaries intent on keeping their dirty little enterprise a secret.I’m in a world of trouble.My escape plane was shot down and now I’m on foot.All I have to do is escape the Amazon rainforest.Escape from giant anacondas ready to coil and squeeze me to death.Avoid fuzzy spiders with venomous fangs.Evade poison dart frogs with skin so toxic that one tiny frog can kill ten people.And keep my hands off the most dangerous animal of all: Trent.He’s hotter than the afternoon humidity.Wilder than the jaguars that hunt us at dusk.More dangerous than the armed men on our heels.Now is not the time to fall in love.But I may not have a choice.He’s stolen my heart, and the only way to get it back is to make it out alive.TrentJust my luck!I picked up a crazy woman who thinks someone’s after her.She’s clearly paranoid, and probably delusional.She keeps ranting about a secret group called “The Factory.”I don’t believe a word of it.Besides, I’ve got bigger problems.I need to keep us alive long enough to prove that she’s nuts.I shouldn’t be drawn to her, but I am.Maybe I’m going crazy too.Keeping her safe in the jungle is the honorable thing to do.But what I’m feeling right now is anything but honorable.I want to kiss her luscious mouth.I want to stroke her irresistible curves.We may not live to see daylight, but in darkness, anything can happen.I just hope we live long enough to figure out what’s happening between us.

    Who wouldn't, after falling in love with their partner, only to have him up and leave? Unfortunately, her captain, who's also her father, is determined to pair her with someone. His latest recruit, former Boston detective Dominic Delgado, is turning out to be harder to shake than the others. Dom's as talented at his job as he is gorgeous, and the worst part is...he knows it.Lulu can't understand why a big-city cop would want to work for a small Rhode Island police department—until he's brutally attacked after his first day on the job. Dom didn't exactly give up his old life by choice, and some pretty terrifying bad guys want him dead. Things only get stickier when Lulu's ex-boyfriend Rob resurfaces with a far-fetched explanation for leaving her, and an interesting connection to Dom.Forced to team up with the man who shattered her heart, her dangerously charming new partner, and even her bored teenage sister home on summer break, Lulu discovers her little town isn't as crime-free as she thought — and that maybe, just maybe, having a partner to watch her back isn't the worst thing in the world.If you like Janet Evanovich, Kellye Garrett, or Gemma Halliday, you'll adore this jam-packed story full of romance, comedy, mystery, and snappy characters you'll root for.

    Bane and Cane find their dad and speak to him about why he never found them, why he let his own father raise Bane and why he left Cane behind.…When they get their answers, they hunt down their mother but dear ole Mom has a surprise waiting for them.

    So, despite her attraction to Tyler Bishop, finding his runaway missing niece isn’t a priority. Besides, the charming PI’s penchant for bending rules exasperates the by-the-book cop. But when a leak in her department brings Cassie under suspicion, joining forces with the tantalizing rebel is her only option.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:

    On their way home from finding out who Angel really was and who she was related to, they come across an accident where the driver and the front seat passenger are dead, but there’s a woman in the back with rope around her wrists, she’s knocked out but she’s still alive.Only problem is when they get her back to the compound, she has no idea who she is or why she was taken prisoner or who might still be after her.

    That plan does not include losing her mind, and she had a to-do list to prove it. Opening her own bridal boutique — check. Design her own line of bridal gowns — check. Date a dependable, self-made gentleman — check. Nowhere on her list are hallucinations or paranoia, but that’s what she feels is happening. Someone is disrupting her orderly life in ways so subtle no one believes they are anything more than just coincidences or flukes. But she has no time for chaos, so she heads to the security firm next door for help.He didn’t know what he was missing until she appeared.After a successful military career, Brick Coffey landed at Knight Security and Investigations and discovered a job he loves and a family with the men and women he works with. He never imagined he could need or want more in his life — until he sees her. One quick look through the boutique window, and Brick can’t forget the vision dressed in a brilliant white wedding dress. He knows she is out of his league, but when she hires KSI to protect her, he realizes he can’t stay away from her.Opposites may attract, but can they stay together?Hope is French food and fine wine. Brick is barbecue and beer. She loves all things lace and bling. He loves shooting guns and solving mysteries. He’s everything she thinks she doesn’t want. She’s everything he didn’t realize he had been missing. When her so-called paranoia turns into a credible threat, he’ll stop at nothing to protect her because when this case is over, he plans to show her they are more right than wrong.

    And it’s about to ignite…Samantha CaineI used to be a rising star in the FBI’s Art Crimes unit. Now I’m stuck in my tiny Michigan hometown, working as a bored-out-of-my-skull insurance adjuster. Until, finally, an assignment that’s right up my alley—a claim for a million-dollar painting damaged in a fatal house fire.From the get-go, something’s not adding up. The police are blowing it off. My boss is dropping broad hints that he wants the case wrapped up ASAP. Worse, I’m paired up with a contractor who’s the kind of dark-haired, chisel-faced, Italian-accented distraction I don’t need.Antonio Ferraro, Ph.D.The first time I spot Samantha, there’s something hauntingly familiar about her striking jade green eyes. The second time our paths cross, I remember where I’ve seen those eyes before. So when we’re thrown together to discover the truth behind the charred remains of the canvas, I begin to believe our attraction is something more than mere chance.It doesn’t take long to figure out Samantha's a professional lie detector. And as the pressure to close the claim mounts, I can only hope the secrets she uncovers won’t include my own…This award-winning romantic suspense contains secrets, danger, and slow-burning passions. It is the first of a series but can be read as a standalone.

    So, when she’s targeted by a ruthless killer, accepting the help of a persistent private investigator is the smart choice, but it isn’t easy. Reeve may be hot as hell, but she has no intention of letting him call all the shots and invade every corner of her privacy. It’s bad enough that unless they can stop the madman who is stalking her every step, she may have no choice but to reveal the painful secret that has kept her alone for years. Jessie knows her sexy new bodyguard will do everything he can to keep her alive, but he may be powerless to stop her past from destroying her future.He can’t let another woman die.Determined to make up for a mission gone lethally wrong, former Navy SEAL turned P.I. Reeve Buchanan is hot on the trail of the cunning murderer who got away. He’s got no time to waste catering to the exacting demands of the luscious red-head who’s reluctantly tolerating his protection. Especially when he’s sure she’s not telling him all there is to know. But as he finds himself falling for Jessie, his need for revenge takes a backseat. With the killer closing in, Reeve must figure out a way to gain her trust before she becomes the next victim. Because if he loses her, it will kill him too.

    She refuses to speak to anyone but Special Agent Jack Carter. She reveals there are more women held captive. Can Carter find the missing women before it’s too late?Officer Samantha McKellar is assigned to work alongside Special Agent Jack Carter. Working with him should be no problem, right? Wrong, it’s getting harder and harder for Samantha to keep her feelings for him under control.With the odds stacked against them, can they save the missing women and make it out together in one piece?

    Munch kidnapped a woman and it was her that shot him, then come to find out she knows more about his operation then we did.She’s the link we need to take down the Prince brothers!

    When Kota is free of the murder charges, he comes home and not everything is the same.His club is learning to accept Cat but his friend Nash disrespects her and Kota will not have that.Then, he finds a wounded woman that Cat knows from her past.This woman, Luna, seems to know more about Isobel than Cat does… and none of it is good.While Isobel and Billy Ray are still on the loose, no one knows when they will strike again.Then Luna’s identify may become another problem.Can the club figure out what’s going on before a war breaks out and blood is shed?

    Unless you count the power she quickly has over Alastair’s rough and ragged heart.Together, the unlikely duo travels the Highlands, seeking clues to the ancient one.But the scars of Alastair’s past prevent him from seeing where the clues are leading.And when the enemy closes in, Ivy wonders if she’ll ever be enough to save her wild and damaged lover.Read the series reviewers call “paranormal romance at its best” and “a must read!” For fans of Kresley Cole and Jaymin Eve.

    One hot fireman. One tent. Two days in the forest that change them forever.Drew was determined to find clues to connect the arson cases in the national forest to the decade-old missing person case that is now the talk of his hometown. What he does not expect is to get pepper sprayed in the eyes when tries to help a damsel in distress. When Drew’s eyes finally clear, he can’t get enough of Lucy’s luscious curves. Could the free-spirited and unpredictable woman be just what Drew needs to shake him from safe and comfortable life? Maybe if he can get them out of the forest alive and away from the real danger, he might just find out.What was supposed to be an easy hike to cross off her bucket list turned into two days on the run in the forest with a hot fireman…Lucy has always been afraid to give in to her desire to embrace her wild side. In an effort to connect with her late father, she’s on leave from her job and traveling the country in a camper van to check out all his favorite spots. But when she’s accosted near a trail just outside the small mountain of Pinegrove Mountain, she’s thrust into a bigger adventure than she was expecting.Fighting for survival, snuggling for warmth, and sharing a tent may bond them while they are in the forest, but how will things change when they get back to their regular lives? Or will they find that nothing will be the same again?Rescue is the steamy third novel in the five-part Pinegrove Mountain series. Each book will have a different couple and a HEA, but there is an overarching mystery that connects all the books, so it's best to read them in order.

    One of her students touches her heart more than the others because he doesn't speak. He stays with Gabby rather than play with the other children. She eats in the cafeteria with the kids rather than have him eat alone. She arranges for a meeting with the boy's father, Jack Saunders.The FBI has put Jack Saunders is in hiding to protect his son. The boy is the only witness to his mother's murder but he hasn't spoken since that day. Jack knows who's behind it but doesn't have any proof and will do anything to protect his son, even remain in hiding as a rancher in Montana.When Jack and Gabby meet, the air sizzles between them. Their attraction is instant and all consuming. What will happen when the man who murdered Jack's wife now comes after Gabby? Can Jack keep her and his son safe?

    But Kenzi Horton had my attention from the day I met her. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Her spit-fire personality drew me in from day one, and there was no way I could pull back and get the hell away from her.My life was too complicated to bring another person inside. If Kenzi found out who Axel Layton Riley really was, she would run for the hills. The shit storm I left behind was about to hit. I thought for sure I buried that life for good. Boy, was I wrong! Finding out that the man you’re dating blew up buildings for a living isn’t exactly a hot topic of conversation. “Oh, yeah, Kenzi. Did I happen to mention that I blow up buildings."

    But when her life is threatened, Aurei whisks her away to Rome to protect her, and she learns the man she’s fallen for isn’t the man she thought he was. As it turns out, the helicopter pilot has secrets buried inside of secrets. Not only is he the heir to an Italian dynasty, but he's considered the most eligible bachelor in Europe. If she wants a life with him, she must face off against his old flames, the paparazzi, and a scheming family that wants her out of his life. Will Siri and Aurei live a life together or will they be forced apart? **This is the first time in the series that you get Aurelius Moore’s point of view. **Read in this order:Undeniable Chemistry - The Sweet Home Alabama Collection - contains Sexy, The Cocktail Party, Perfect, Ladies Night, and part of Battle.Unbridled Passion - Intimate Italy Collection - contains Battle, Sex Pot, Heaven, Shakeup, and part of Hardcore.Unwavering Devotion - Sin City Las Vegas Collection - contains Hardcore and The End.

    

    

    Finally, her life seems on track when she starts doing what she loves the most: teaching second grade. However, the best-laid plans are not always the right path as Raven learns when fate puts her in the direct path of mega-billionaire, Jaxson James Phillips, owner of Raiders, Inc., a corporate raiding company. With the spotlight now focused on Raven, her past is threatening her future. So, she does what she does best-run! This beautiful girl, with the violet eyes, has left Jax, who never gets rattled, totally speechless. Used to getting what he wants, he can't understand why she's running from him. As time goes on, he slowly unravels the many layers of Raven. What he finds . . . puts everyone around them in danger. Can anyone survive? Tragedy has struck and now it's a waiting game. New beginnings, so full of promise, are overshadowed by a past that is continuously haunting them. Secrets are uncovered. Lies are revealed. Raven and Jax will fight for their lives and the ones they hold dear. Will a normal life ever be in their reach? Will anyone truly be safe, again? Too much has happened. How can anyone survive this? Lies are shattered, leaving death and destruction in its path. To save a child, they must make a deal with the devil himself. They had a plan: two days-get in, ask the questions, and get out. Seemed simple enough. But you know what they say about best-laid plans. Life always seems to get in the way of living.

    

    She hates him to the core. So why is Wesley the one person trying to save her from her old crew? He killed her father, thrusting her deeper into this world of crime and death. She will never forgive Wesley for taking what should have been hers: her father's life.Black Ops Operative Wesley Gonzalez has an impossible task: recruit the woman whose father he just killed for a dangerous mission and use her as bait to capture an FBI assassin who has slipped his leash. Putting Dimitra and Wesley together is a recipe for disaster. Not only because Dimitra is deadly with a knife, but because she's the one woman he can't get out of his head.Bound together out of necessity, it isn't long before their passionate game of cat and mouse ignites the night. But their secrets are catching up to them. While Wesley shows Dimitra exactly how a lady should be treated and tries to keep his heart safe from the deadly temptress, danger is closing in. And it's coming for both of them.

    His reckless and roguish ways have always been a liability to the Campbell Clan of ba’vonn-shees—blood-drinking fae from the Scottish Highlands.But then Rory meets Serena—a human woman who gives him more credit than he’s ever given himself. He has no business loving her, but then that’s just like him, isn’t it?And when Serena turns out to be the greatest threat to the revolution, Rory must stomp out the fires he’s unintentionally set. For failing could mean the end of the fae and the demise of his entire world.If only he could have the woman he loves, and still find lasting peace.But that’s the stuff of fairytales, right?Read the series reviewers call “paranormal romance at its best” and “a must read!” For fans of Kresley Cole and Jaymin Eve.