GINNY MATTHEWS HAD A SIX-FOOT-ONE-INCH, COMPELLING REASON TO STAY AWAY FROM GOLD PEAK, OREGON: A LONG AND LEAN COWBOY BY THE NAME OF CULLY BLACKBut when her beloved foster parents were brutally murdered, Ginny knew she had no choice but to return. Facing her past–and long-buried feelings for the handsome sheriff who still owned her heart–was harder than she'd anticipated. The long months of hiding had taken their toll and Ginny could feel a presence lurking in the shadows. Watching. Waiting. And soon, she became a killer's next target. She'd have to once again place her trust in Cully, the only man who could keep her alive. But was his protective embrace part of his official duty…or something more?
LIKE FATHER…LIKE SONThe empty crib, the warning note–Jenny Granger recognized the signs that her secret life had been discovered. To save her son, she became the willing captive of a man arrogantly convinced that her baby was his child. But proof of paternity lay in the birthmark on her baby's back. One just like his real daddy…Nick Mason had always seemed too honorable to be a corrupt man's henchman. After all, he'd helped Jenny to escape once…but not before branding her his. Now, Jenny prayed that Nick could be trusted again, especially with a truth that could get them all killed.
Undercover cop Cole Taylor had his hands full sustaining a secret identity as he worked to expose a Kansas City crime boss–while living under the enemy's roof! The last thing he needed was a snooty intellectual type interfering in his investigation, asking suspicious questions and snooping where she shouldn't.Besides, with all that fiery red hair and miles of silky skin, Victoria Westin didn't look like any professor he knew….She had the touch-me-not beauty of an aristocrat and fit right in with their upper-crust hosts. But the streetwise Taylor from working-class roots would have to persuade Miss High-and-Mighty to cooperate with his plan to save his life–and now hers, too. And if he couldn't gain her cooperation by his usual methods, he'd blackmail her with bedroom fantasies to «maintain cover.»
Arson investigator Gideon Taylor had his hands full with three suspicious fires and no leads. Complicating matters were his unresolved feelings for former colleague Meghan Wright–the one woman he'd never got out of his system.She'd become the target of a stalker, whose proximity to Gideon's assignment was no coincidence. But as Gideon and Meghan joined forces to uncover the secrets scorched to cinders, it was clear a five-alarm inferno was about to ignite between them. Could they reveal who was responsible for what appeared to be an elaborate plan before the sizzling embers of their relationship were permanently extinguished…?
A BURIED SECRETThe isolated country manor where Robyn Valcourt spent her childhood was cold, imposing and shadowed by a decade-old murder. But her domineering grandmother had planned the estate's one hundredth anniversary celebration, so despite her apprehension, she'd returned to Stoneview for the summer.A HIDDEN AGENDAYet from the moment Robyn arrived, a sinister atmosphere echoed the evil of the past. Someone didn't want the festivities to take place, didn't want the estate's secrets to see the light of day. Everyone was suspect. Everyone except Brian Keller, one of the invited guests. He was kind and strong, and seemed the only person Robyn could rely on. But Brian was not who he pretended….
$10k is on the line. So is her reputation. And retrieval specialist Samantha Ballanger is about to risk it all.For a retrieval pro like Sam, extracting a deluded cult member and transporting him across the country should be a piece of cake. Right? Too bad the people who hired her to snatch Matt Granger left out a few vital details. Such as that Matt was a total babe–and irresistibly charming. And he was an undercover reporter on the verge of nailing a reputed Russian mob boss. With bullets flying, it was all Sam could do to keep her quarry safe and her professional reputation intact. Because if they survived, she might just want to keep Matt for herself!