HE WAS HER FIRST LOVE, THE FATHER OF HER SON–AND A COMPLETE STRANGER…Eden Miller had once loved and lost the man of her dreams. But twelve years later he returned, and she learned he'd been undercover for the FBI, investigating her family. Payne's kisses still thrilled her, but did Eden dare trust her heart or let him in on her–their–big secret?Payne Magnuson was considered a renegade agent–and a wanted man who'd been framed for murder. The stakes couldn't get any higher…until Eden told him he was a father! Now nothing would keep him from the woman he'd never stopped loving and the child he had yet to meet. But would fate and a vengeful murderer allow this joyful reunion?
After rescuing Sonya Silverstein and her four-year-old daughter from a vicious attack, Brack Falcon had every intention of retreating into the Colorado mountains.But with a blizzard raging, a scared Sonya was desperate to safeguard her child. Now Brack's protective instincts – and his attraction to the single mother – had him ready to battle the forces obsessed with Sonya's vulnerability.Never before had Brack questioned his instincts…but never before had he had so much to lose….
THE QUIET TWINHeartskeep heiress Leigh Thomas hated the label. But the one night she'd dared to rebel had ended in disaster. When sexy and forbidden bad boy Gavin Jarret had rescued her from a dangerous situation, she'd seduced him with all the secret passion in her wild heart–and had become his alibi for murder.Coming home to Heartskeep seven years later brought Leigh face-to-face with the past–with Gavin as attorney for the estate. He was more off-limits than ever, but the heat in his deep gray eyes said Gavin still remembered that night. Now their professional relationship stirred a killer at large–one whose desperation to keep them apart would make their «strictly business» vows impossible to keep….
THE LAST LANDRYShane Landry's life was simple: He ran the Lucky 7 ranch and steered clear of his tempting housekeeper, Taylor Reese. The first was embedded in his blood, the second almost impossible to resist, considering Taylor slept right down the hall.Then everything changed. Shane's long-missing parents were discovered to have been murdered years ago and his paternity was suddenly put into question. As suspect number one in a double homicide, he had to clear his name…and only one woman could help.Would Taylor be his salvation…or the last Landry's undoing?
Breaking in to the home of the man suspected of killing her father was reckless. But Cassy Richards had to confront Lieutenant Gabriel Lowe and learn the truth. She found a man with the aura of a predator–and the scars of a wounded soldier. His eyes held a conviction that told her this man was innocent. And by coming there, she'd put them both in imminent danger.Gabe had lost his memory of the day a bomb exploded, killing the man he'd been ordered to protect and covering the theft of a deadly toxin. He'd retreated to heal from his wounds–and to investigate outside the bounds of military law. Cassy led the enemy to his door. And now the beast would protect his beauty and see that justice was finally served.
It was the one case Detective Sam Vernelli couldn’t solve: the murder of his fiancée more than a decade ago.So he’s not about to let her sister Claire Fontaine go it alone against whoever is threatening her. As Sam and Claire begin to uncover the truth, the price of revealing it could be more than they bargained for.
Colorado ConfidentialAgent Night Walker could track like a wolf and gentle the wildest beast. But learning that his night of forbidden desire with Colorado's own society princess had produced a son, and that his baby had been kidnapped, cut the fierce Cheyenne to the soul.Now Holly Langworthy – the mother of his child, the woman who had seduced him and entered his heart against his will – was also missing. Holly and their baby were prisoners, and all leads pointed to a madman.And though he feared he and Holly could never bridge the gap between their opposite worlds, the primal warrior in Night could never rest until he brought them safely home….
An estate haunted by over a hundred years of tragedy – and Donovan Black stood at the heart of it. Like Darkwood Manor, Donovan was an utter mystery. An FBI sharpshooter who couldn't break away from his past, he only wanted to make sure that history didn't repeat itself – especially now that the manor had a lovely new owner. Isabella Ross had either discovered the perfect vacation spot or her final resting place.Now her only hope for survival is a man who doesn't want her around – a man she can't seem to resist. But the secrets in his family's attic threaten to consume them both, and something – or someone – won't rest until the manor house is empty.
A MANSION OF HORRORS DEEP IN THE LOUISIANA BAYOUS…For Olivia Markham, laMalediction is the ideal setting in which to complete her work. But something is sending a chill up the usually fearless author's spine. There are the unearthly noises, the sliding panels, the hidden passagewaysand John Landry, the sexy caretaker who seems less than welcoming.John has work of his own to do and he doesn't need the distraction of a mysterious beauty claiming the old mansion is cursed. But he can't ignore the fact that someone is doing everything to scare Olivia away – permanently.Working together to uncover laMalediction's alarming secrets and root out the evil stalking them, John finds Olivia impossible to resist, and he knows it's only a matter of time before something unexpected – and undeniable – happens between them.
Texas Ranger Sloan McKinney was hired to solve two different murders – with one eerily similar M.O. Sheriff Carley Matheson had her hands full: A sixteen-year-old unsolved murder and a strong hunch that the killer had resurfaced and struck again.As if things couldn't get any worse, the Texas Rangers had sent Sloan McKinney – the one man she'd always tried to keep at a distance – to spearhead the investigation. Now the only way to keep the citizens of Justice, Texas, safe – and solve two connected crimes – was to join forces.But someone resented Carley and Sloan digging up the past, and before long two of Texas's finest found themselves caught in the crosshairs of a murderer.