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This Side of Midnight (Tildas Islands #4)
Tamsen Schultz - 2021
But when tourists start dying under suspicious circumstances, she never imagines that the biggest battle she’d have to fight is within her own department. That is, until her friend, Dominic Burel, and the FBI Task Force he’s a part of, prove she’s right to be concerned.As an FBI agent and former PJ with the elite Air Force Pararescue Unit, Dominic Burel has been happy to move through life solely focused on work. But when a family visit leaves him shaken, he realizes his friendship with Anika could, and should, be so much more. Now he has to change her mind about them and he’s not above using his investigative skills to finagle his way into her case—and life—to do it.As Anika and Dominic hunt a killer, they quickly realize they’ve uncovered something much more sinister. The simple murders aren’t so simple and there’s a much grander plan at play. And when they find they aren’t the only ones hunting, it will take everything they have to stay out of the true killer’s crosshairs.If you revel in escaping into a story, this friends-to-lovers romantic suspense will keep you turning the pages.
Eye of the Abductor
Elaine Meece - 2012
To regain custody of her four year old son. If the courts won’t give him back, she has a backup plan. Abduct him.The hotter-than-hell detective living above her not only finds his way into her dreams, but also into her life. As Detective Brance Stone gets acquainted with the sexy woman living in the apartment below him, he makes plans to get the lady into his bed. But she makes it clear she's not looking for a relationship with him or any man. That doesn't stop Brance from trying. He soon discovers she's a felon hoping to regain custody of her little boy and decides to help, despite the fact that his involvement could possibly destroy his career and alienate his all-cop family. When a big-time drug lord comes looking for Allison and the five million her dead ex-husband stole from him, she has to take drastic measures to ensure her safety as well as her son's. She doesn't have the money, but she doubts anyone believes her, and she has no idea who to trust anymore.Is Brance just another dirty cop, or will he be able to save her heart along with her life?
Renegade: Desert Knights MC
Kara Parker - 2016
Anton Murdoch had been my first. Lover. Mistake. Call it what you want, but he was unforgettable. His rough hands took my body, his thundering pulse claimed my heart, and his searing kiss stole my soul. Then the worst thing happened. I got pregnant. And my father found out—found out and threatened to take my baby away. I had no choice. So I ran… And prayed that Anton would come for me. For his child. His family. Before it's too late... RENEGADE is a full-length, standalone romance novel with steamy hot sex, strong language, a happily ever after ending and NO CLIFFHANGERS. Contains dark and disturbing themes, and over the top sexiness that may be uncomfortable for some readers. Perfect for fans of Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow, L Wilder, Sabrina Paige, Lauren Landish, Vanessa Waltz, Jordan Marie and Nicole Snow
Farewell Apathy
Jenn Hype - 2016
Try to picture having no family or friends to help you try to remember and adjust to a totally new life.If only my problems stopped there. If only I didn’t have someone trying to torment me at every turn. If only my life didn’t become more and more complicated the more I started to remember.It started out okay enough - my friend-turned-psychiatrist Mark found me a job and a place to live. My neighbor Keegan took me in under her wing and helped me adjust. Wyatt, a dark, brooding and dangerously sexy new tenant moved in the day after me, taking on the task of reminding me what blinding lust feels like.What goes up, must come down, and as soon as life starts to feel like something I can handle, the gravity of my messed up life yanks me right back down on my ass. Kind of crazy how quickly you can go from being completely apathetic about your unknown future, to fearing that your future might not even exist at all….
The North Wind
Bronwyn Parry - 2016
Her life is elsewhere, and the ties that have for decades bound her family to the struggling town and its old hotel may soon be broken.But the arrival of two strangers in town – Owen Caldwell and his grandfather – along with the hot, dry north wind herald a time of challenge and unexpected change.Owen has no idea why his grandfather has quietly insisted on this Christmas visit to Dungirri, a town he's never been to. But the old doctor has a final quest, and as long-held secrets come to light and Owen and Angie use their skills to assist those in need, they both must decide where they belong, and where their future is.
Flirting with Forever (Flirting with the Finest, #1)
Kaye Kennedy - 2021
And he definitely wasn’t supposed to fall for her. But it did. And he did. Now, he’ll do anything to protect her. Even if it costs him everything.
Hunter
When I’d caught the garter at a friend’s wedding, I hadn’t anticipated having sparks with the woman who’d caught the bouquet because that was a bad cliché, right? Things in Lauren’s life were...complicated. As for me, being a detective on the NYPD’s Special Investigations Task Force made having a relationship nearly impossible, so I’d decided we were better off as friends.Fast forward a year...Lauren stumbled into my undercover investigation of the Vosstaniye Bratva so, in an effort to keep my cover from being blown, I blurted out that she was my girlfriend.Huge.Epic.Mistake.Now, she’s been sucked into my investigation and I’ve fallen for her. Complicated or not, I have to convince Lauren that our fake relationship is anything but because we just might have a forever kind of love. But first, I have to keep her safe from the Russian mafia. No big deal, right? Wish me luck.Fall in love alongside Detective Hunter Albanese and Lauren Powers in this debut of a new series following members of the Special Investigations Task Force in New York City as they fight crime and fall in love.You'll recognize Lauren as Zoe's sister in Burning for Her, and Hunter plays a role in Burning for Love and Burning for Trouble. While this novel can certainly be read as a standalone, you'll get the most out of it having read the preceding series, Burning for the Bravest, which features NYC firefighters who love hard and make love harder.
Caught in the Middle
Jennifer Hayden - 2018
Her two young children are clinging to life at a local hospital. Their parents are dead, their house burned to the ground. And Aria has been listed in her sister’s will as their guardian. The children are literally strangers to Aria, but she finds she can’t turn her back on them. With the police breathing down her neck, desperate for answers to two unsolved murders, Aria finds herself in the middle of a nightmare. Casey Gage was there that night. One of the firefighters who helped rescue Aria’s niece and nephew, he feels a bond with the children—and soon enough, with Aria herself. But a killer is still on the loose. And that killer has failed to tie up a very important loose end. A very important loose end that may cost Aria and the children their lives.Contains alternate cover.
Red River Deep: Uplifting Southern Romantic Women's Fiction
Carolyn Brown - 2021
Their differences drove them apart...but fate is giving them one more chance.Six years ago, one fight ended it all... And now Tracey Walker has bittersweet memories and a secret that she keeps close to her heart. A fresh start in a new town is just what she and her five-year-old son need to move on from the past. But when she discovers her old flame lives a few doors down from her, she's confronted with the urge to tell him everything.
Protecting Stella
Victoria Paige - 2020
Shots are fired and, in the ensuing bloody mess, she's catapulted into a world of conspiracy and hate.Former Navy SEAL Jake Banning is having a bad day. A covert op gone sideways means the only way to live another day is to abduct a cop. What he hadn't counted on was his heart getting hijacked by the fiery officer with mesmerizing blue eyes.Captor.Savior.Lines are crossed and emotions become blurred.Jake's actions put a target on Stella's back.And when the price of freedom becomes too high, she must decide whether to leave or stay.As for Jake, the mission was everything before Stella.Now salvaging the op is secondary to protecting her at all costs.
The Accidental Hero
Angel Vane - 2019
Ex-Navy SEAL Julian Montgomery thinks rescuing the alluring conservator will be simple … until he recognizes the gunman as the missing woman he’s been looking for—Ella Sapphire.Finding Ella could be Julian’s one chance to make up for the mistakes of his past, mistakes that led to the destruction of his SEAL Team. Dodging a blaze of bullets, Julian rescues Mena and Ella’s newborn son as Ella escapes into the night.Days later, Ella’s corpse is found on a secluded beach. Struggling to fight the sizzling attraction brewing between them, Julian and Mena search for answers to the gruesome murder. But a killer lurks, willing to stop at nothing to keep Julian and Mena from discovering the twisted truth.
Confessions of a Once Fashionable Mum
Georgia Madden - 2015
Facebook-worthy baby? Tick. Bikini-body six weeks after giving birth? Um … not so much.Fashion PR exec Ally Bloom got her happy ending. Okay, her marriage might be showing the odd crack, her battleaxe mother-in-law might have come to stay, and she might not be the yummy mummy she'd imagined, but it's nothing a decent night's sleep and a firm commitment to a no-carb diet won't fix.But when Ally returns to work and finds she'll be reporting to a 22-year-old airhead, she decides to turn her back on life as a professional fashionista and embrace her inner earth mama instead.So it's out with the Louboutins and champagne and in with the sensible flats and coffee mornings with the Mummy Mafia. From attending her first grown-up dinner party only to discover that placenta is top of the menu to controlling her monster crush on local playgroup hottie Cameron, Ally must find her feet in the brave new world of the stay-at-home mum.
Rescuing Hi`ilani
Reina Torres - 2019
Meeting with “Ghost” and “Truck” from a Texas based Delta Force unit opened his eyes. These men… their entire unit were all happy, in love, some with kids. It gave him hope that he could have it all too. He just has to plead his case to the woman whose heart he broke. Hi`ilani Ahfong was ready to give everything up for love and follow Jackson where ever he was stationed around the world, but he didn’t just put the brakes on, he left her on the side of the road wondering where she’d gone wrong. Her manager barely managed to hold onto the ‘I told you so’ she so richly deserved and helped her focus her energy on performing and building her career. Now, she’s back on track. Everything changes when Hi`ilani walks into the middle of a murder. Fleeing for her life, she runs smack dab into the very man who’d broken her heart. Now the murderers are after her, needing to shut her up, and that’s trouble that can hurt the people she loves. Jackson wants to take care of her and keep her safe while the police track down the men. But she’s put her trust in Jackson before. She’d given him her heart and soul and he’d left her bleeding. How can he make her believe that this time he’s in for the long haul and not just ‘Rescuing Hi`ilani’?
Protecting the Single Mother
Leslie North - 2021
Single mom Nicole Zito may have been the love of his life, but he’s confident his second chance rule will keep him and his heart perfectly safe. But he can’t deny his protective instincts when Nicole shows him the threatening email she received that disturbingly included a picture of her young son, Grant.They both agree to keep things on a professional level. But protecting Nicole means being with her, and being with her and ignoring his heart is turning out to be a lot tougher than he thought.Even though Nicole still has feelings for Michael, she knows he’s the best man for the job. No one is more focused than he is. No one is better at shutting down his emotions. One thing she never expected, though, was how perfect it would feel to be with him again, tucked away in a quiet cabin with him and her son…almost like a real family.It’s everything she wants, but she doesn’t know if it’s something she can have. If they ever get rid of the danger chasing her, will their fragile new bond come to an end, too? She’s falling fast for her sexy SEAL, all she has to do is convince him their love is worth a second chance…USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invites you to indulge in a heart-pounding military romance with a hot, super-alpha Navy SEAL protecting the woman he loves at all costs...
Moving Home
P.J. Fiala - 2018
Then Kayden disappears during a routine gas stop, and JT is torn between going after the woman he loves, and protecting her daughter. The Devils are known to have the local law in their back pockets, so JT calls in reinforcements. Time is not on their side and the clock is ticking.Moving Home is the sixth book in the exciting Rolling Thunder series. If you like sizzling sex scenes, suspense and happy endings, you’ll love PJ Fiala’s page turning series. Moving Home is the wrap-up of JT and Kayden's story from Moving to You. While it is a stand-alone, you will enjoy it much more if you read Moving to You first.
Cowboy Boss and his Destiny
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel - 2014
Then Nora came into their lives. Together they share sunny days and passionate nights, but all of their days aren’t filled with sunshine. Darkness falls over the entire Carlson family when a near-repeat of a devastating memory comes back to haunt them, and Tristan fears he and his child will have to suffer all over again. Nora Trinity moves back home to Canyon Junction with forgiveness on her mind. She didn’t expect to fall for the handsome cowboy she’d rescued. However, he has a past that nearly destroyed him, and now she can lose everything if she can’t find it in her heart to trust he’s a changed man. But has she lost him, anyway? Out of a compassionate act of love for his little girl, Tristan disappears, but it's when Nora needs him more than she's ever needed him before.Tristan and Nora’s bond is put to the test. They need to be strong enough to overcome issues of trust, family complications, and painful memories. A man and his family vow to love without limits, to prevail, when circumstances beyond their control attempt to prove them wrong.Note: Don't forget to check out the Spin Off Series-- Canyon Junction: Hearts in Love Series.