She needed a doctor, STAT!Rachel Martin was through with men. But she desperately wanted a baby– and was convinced a doctor should be the father. Where would she meet a medical man in Hunter's Ridge? Enter Turk Garrison, M.D.– the tiny town's answer to McDreamy and her next-door neighbor.Turk wasn't thrilled with Rachel's plan, but A) he found himself falling for her, hard, and B) he had his own issues with the opposite sex…mainly in the form of a persistent ex-girlfriend. And when said ex turned up anew, vowing to terminate the competition, Turk knew he had to protect Rachel at all costs. Crazy scheme be damned….
The mysterious explosion at the crime lab had cost one man his life, and had pitched Mac Taylor into perpetual darkness. Now, as the evidence mounted against the temporarily dismissed forensic expert, one person had dedicated herself to proving his innocence: the former girl-next-door, Julia Dalton.Before long, Mac's predicament had them racing against time and running for their lives, a life Mac could no longer imagine without the experienced nurse by his side. Suddenly Mac was seeing more with his heart than he ever had with his eyes….
HEIRESS BY DAY…BOUNTY HUNTER BY NIGHWhen the man who attacked her best friend skips bail, heiress-turned-bounty-hunter Chantal Worthington swears on her designer spiked heels to hunt him down. Problem is, another hunter's already on the case–and «Crazy» Luke Coleman's not about to let a snooty socialite nab his prey.When Chantal gets a tip that the rapist's gone to ground in Mexico, she's off like a shot with sexy Luke close on her high heels. They can either fight it out tooth and nail, or work together to bring the bail-jumper into custody–or maybe both!
Notes from the Captain's log:My destination: An island not marked on any mapMy mission: To rescue my sister from her drug lord husband, come hell or high waterBut first, I need to figure out which of the undercover DEA agents aboard my ship–men sworn to protect Natalie and me–is a traitor.I'd been poisoned by exhaust fumes and nearly sucked into propeller blades–and these were no accidents. Unfortunately, the agent I took into my confidence–and into my bed–has been lying to me all along. Suddenly, navigating the good guys from the bad is a lot harder. But I'm one mistress and commander no one wants to cross….–Captain Christina Hampton, the Obsession
Somehow Ford Lancaster seemed to turn up just when Rozalyn Sawyer needed him most. And as much as she hated to admit it, she couldn't help but want more of his steady presence…his smoldering kisses. Rozalyn was sure a crime had been committed against her family, but was her desperate search for the truth based on fear or madness?Ford had come to settle an old score only to find his investigation colliding with a killer's next target: Rozalyn. She had every reason to doubt his hidden motives, but Ford knew he would pay any price to reconcile the past and claim Rozalyn as his wife.
Months ago, arsonists burned Dr. Damon Sinclair's laboratory. Now Damon is a recluse, shut in at the top of his unfinished Sinclair Tower. And at the very bottom is the affectionate Kit Snow and her down-home diner.After stopping a back-alley mugging, Kit earns the gratitude of the dark knight doctor. Only, she doesn't want his charity–just all of his most intimate secrets–putting her between her mysterious protector and the black marketers seeking to pillage the Sinclair pharmaceutical empire. But the only thing Damon guards more closely than his multimillion-dollar formulas is his heart.
COWBOY SHERIFF IN COMMANDDespite his previously unblemished reputation, for years, cowboy sheriff Cash McCall had been the prime suspect in his fiancée's disappearance and presumed murder. So when a woman claiming to be her showed up in his office, Cash was finally off the hook…even though his instincts told him he'd never before held this woman in his arms.Posing as a missing woman had seemed like a good idea to on-the-run Molly Kilpatrick…unfortunately, she'd made the mistake of stealing the wrong identity. Someone wanted the woman dead and would stop at nothing to make sure, this time, she stayed dead. Molly needed Cash's protection and had to trust in his innocence, but if she was wrong, she'd be dead wrong.
In jeopardy and running for her life, Kelly Parker was the lone witness to a ghastly triple murder. And her only chance for survival rested on the impossibly broad shoulders of Trent Tucker. His mission: Protect Kelly from a deadly threat while unraveling the clues of a complicated case.Though the ex-bounty hunter turned Colby Agent knew he should keep his professional distance from Kelly, his feelings for the young beauty became increasingly personal. But would the combustible passion that raged between them be extinguished by the killer on their trail?
This Firstborn Son thought he was prepared for anything – except teaming up with his beautiful former flame on a crucial rescue mission.Lives were at stake when Dr. Elliot Hunter was called on by his father to report to Montebello after a bombing. Word had it that this terrorist act was the result of the long-raging feud between the powerful Kamal and Sebastiani kingdoms.Years ago, an emotionally bereft Elliot had ended his short-lived affair with Katherine Remson, and returned to the field, shattering her dreams. But now, working together around the clock was healing old wounds and rekindling pent-up desires. Could Elliot restore hope to Montebello – and the heart of the woman he loved?
Marise Merrick had sacrificed everything to achieve perfection as a championship figure skater. But now everything she had worked for was threatened by a crazed stalker. And all that stood between her and certain death was one hard-as-nails detective – a man who made her dream for the first time of a life beyond the ice….Cassidy MacKay knew better than anybody that a cop couldn't afford to have a woman in his life – and that went double for this woman, whose world was so different from his own. But as he raced to save her from a ruthless killer, he couldn't stop wondering what it would take to melt this ice princess's heart….