After a successful career as a Texas rodeo champ, Johnny Long quit living on the wild side. Now he was devoted to a cause he understood all too well: giving kids a second chance.But when he hires a mysterious woman, Johnny knows trouble has reentered his life. Not only is Rachel Presley beautiful, but the fear in her eyes–and in those of her five-year-old son–practically breaks his hardened heart. It isn't long before strange «accidents» put Rachel in serious jeopardy, convincing Johnny her past has caught up with her. Sharing some of his secrets is the only way to get to the bottom of Rachel's…even if revealing them could have their own dangerous consequences.
Their worst nightmare has returned…Ever since Violet Baker's childhood companion was brutally murdered, she's been plagued with visions of the girl's last hours. Now, on the twentieth anniversary of Darlene's death, Violet's father is found dead, a note beside him confessing to the murder. But something doesn't feel right, and Violet returns to Crow's Landing looking for answers.Facing the judgmental town as a murderer's daughter is difficult enough, but the scalding tension between her and Sheriff Grady Monroe, Darlene's half brother, is worse. As the two of them race to unravel the mystery, it quickly becomes clear that Violet is in grave danger…and Grady suddenly knows that he'll do anything to protect her, no matter what the cost….
A columnist for the Big Easy's hottest erotic magazine, Britta Berger has heard her share of wild, hidden desires.But beneath her sophisticated facade, Britta is running from much darker secrets – including the terrifying night she barely survived. Now someone from her past has returned to play a merciless game. And only one man can help her. Detective Jean-Paul Dubois knows instinctively that Britta is the key to ending the string of vicious ritualistic murders that plague his city.But still haunted by his past, he must resist the dangerous attraction between them. For lurking deep in the shadows of the bayou, a killer waits to end her life – and their future – with one devastating final strike.
Tough, jaded Adam Black was the best cop in Savannah. And the loneliest.All work and no play made for empty days and nights until a dark-haired beauty appeared in his office and aroused his passion – and his curiosity – with a bizarre tale that no one would believe…. Sarah Cutter had heard a woman being kidnapped from the mysterious Nighthawk Island research center after she'd been living in silence for years.So when the mysterious kidnappers targeted Sarah next, Adam had to risk it all to protect her from harm as he struggled to contain the desire that might threaten to consume them both….
In one tragic moment, Claire Kos had lost everything – her sight, her unborn child, the love of her life – but she survived.However, when a serial killer started calling the beautiful radio psychologist, bragging about his «conquests,» Claire had to turn to the one man she never thought she'd meet again. Mark Steele had been her whole world. Now he was simply an FBI agent working on the Midnight Murderer case.She couldn't allow personal feelings to interfere, but how could she stop remembering his roguish smile, his passionate touch? When the killer targeted Claire as his next victim, could Mark truly protect her when he had the power to hurt her most of all?
He'd been a top-notch cop until a fire forced Parker Kilpatrick out of uniform and into the healing hands of nurse Grace Gardener.Grace's bedside manner and haunting blue eyes pulled at every protective string in Parker's body–and threatened to soften his famously gruff facade. Then Grace was attacked, thrusting them both into the line of fire. As Parker learned more about Grace's past, new clues inextricably linked a cold case to the recent violence on Nighthawk Island.Now the enemy had left Parker no choice but to put his beloved job on the line… and break every rule to keep an innocent–and irresistible–woman safe.