BLACK TIE REQUIREDThe wedding invitation sent to Cordell Turner had looked innocent enough. But the person who had sent it, notorious serial killer Dryden Kane, was anything but. With the calculating murderer on the loose, Cord was headed for a most unexpected family reunion.Melanie Frist never imagined she'd see Cord's icy blues ever again. But after she was targeted by a killer, Cord reappeared on her doorstep expecting to find only one life at stake. Instead he found one more than he bargained for. Would Cord be able to keep his newfound family safe from harm, or would the joyful reunion end in tears?
Coming to the rescue of beautiful nurse Lacey Kirk while she interrupted a murder wasn't the encounter Dr. Nick Marino had in mind when he first set eyes on her. Now, as he held her and offered protection, he wanted to believe the attack was random. Unfortunately, the chilling death threats made it clear that it wasn't. An expert at covering up his infamous past, clues proved Lacey's attack was connected to Nick's true identity.But as much as he wanted the sexy brunette in his bed, Nick couldn't admit he was to blame for endangering her life. And experience taught him it would be far more dangerous–even fatal–to reveal his secret loyalties….
Olivia Capri knew giving birth to quads would cause a stir in her media-starved small town.But she didn't realize it would bring back Zac Bishop, the boy she'd once loved with all her teenaged heart. Luckily, as sheriff, he'd returned just in time. It seemed someone was after her and her babies thanks to a past she knew nothing about.And though she knew whoever it was didn't stand a chance against Zac and his protective nature, reminiscing about old times stirred up too many long-buried emotions. Still, Zac assured her everything would be okay, all she had to do was trust him. And she did. With everything but her heart.
Former cop Brady Skye hadn't seen Lara Kirk in nearly a year, and yet she could still penetrate his soul with a twitch of her lips.But with a murderer hot on his trail, seeking revenge, Brady had no time for reminiscing. For whoever was after him also had his sights set on Lara…and the child Brady had never known existed. Now, in order to keep them safe, Brady appointed himself their protector.Spending time with Lara and bonding with his son made the closed-off Brady rethink his self-imposed solitude. But how long before the past–and a killer–reminded him of all he had to lose?
SHACKLED HEARTOn a stormy Texas night, Tyler Blackwell awoke from a car crash to find himself in a castle dungeon, bound under lock and key by an ephemeral jailer with haunting eyes and virginal flesh that begged for a man's touch. Mysterious Melissa Carnes–the woman Tyler had been sent undercover to defend from a deadly enemy intent on destroying her life–was more tempting to Tyler than any assignment. And being her «prisoner» had its advantages. But could Tyler penetrate the cold stone wall Melissa had built around her heart before the past emerged like the grim reaper to sentence them both to life terms…?
THE STALKER WAS GETTING CLOSER…TO THE WOMAN THIS MAN LOVED!Protecting people was Mike Landis's job. And this former military man now living in the urban jungle was good at it. But his new client was the last person on earth he wanted to see and the only woman who knew what was beneath his tough exterior. He could help her, but at what cost?It was a game of cat and mouse, as a dangerous stalker was getting closer to Brianna Kent every day. Was it a colleague? Someone from her past? Mike and Brianna couldn't deny their attraction for each other, but could they figure out who the stalker was and catch him before he caught them?
WITH A MYSTERY MOUNTING, A MEDIEVAL FANTASY WAS FAST BECOMING ALL TOO REAL FOR AN UNLIKELY PAIRLeo McKenzie was an American investigator tracking a hard-to-find woman through the English countryside. But trailing antiques agent Jennifer Rowan through an impassable blizzard only amounted to a concussion and a developing cold crush.After finding haven for the detective in a centuries-old monastery, Jenny sought a silent monk who had the answer to recovering the priceless Warley Madonna. But when someone else got him to spill his guts first–literally–everyone stranded in the castle became a suspect. The two reckless Americans made an imperfect match–and with eyes the color of whiskey, the headstrong P.I. was dangerously close to intoxicating Jennifer. But with only each other to trust, the two strangers in an even stranger land would have to stop a killer who stalked the frozen hallways if they hoped to weather the storm.
GHOSTLY WHISPERSRocking chairs moving to and fro in the night…and an inherited house straight out of the eeriest of ghost stories. These were the things Sasha Michaelson found when she arrived on Sunset Island to collect the body of her identical twin…and take charge of her newly discovered niece.But even more frightening to Sasha than her sister's shadowy presence in the old house, and the killer still running loose on the small island, was the fact that Sheriff Reed Blakeslee stopped her breath and made her heart pound fast.But was the brooding lawman's determined search for answers caused by a love that hadn't stopped with death…or by a desire–for Sasha–that he couldn't deny?
COP TO THE RESCUECrashing his high-school sweetheart's society wedding might be going above and beyond the call of duty, but Officer Joseph Lowery instinctively detected something unsettling–sinister, even–about Erin Marshall's impending union with a man she couldn't even remember saying yes to.After her harrowing «accident,» Erin's memory had been wiped clean of the day she'd nearly been killed. And now the bewildered heiress was spending what would have been her honeymoon dodging bullets with the blue collar cop who risked his badge–and his life–to shield her from a dangerous criminal. If only she could recollect something…other than how badly she'd once wanted–still wanted–her dynamic protector….
THE CHILLING TRUTHTo learn the truth behind her great-grandmother's past–and the curse that still surrounded both her family and the old woman's tiny country village–Taylor MacKenzie made her way to England. But from the moment she arrived at her ancestors' manor house, an eerie chill echoed the evil of the past and a shadowy figure seemed to follow her every move.Donovan Sedgwick, the new lord of the manor, had eyes that pierced Taylor's soul and held her in an otherworldly thrall. But he seemed ravaged by demons of his own–demons that only her kisses were able to calm.