Hallie Madison couldn't help but reach out to the brooding lawman, to help him connect with the lonely teenager who might be his daughter–who needed him to be her father. She risked her tattered heart on a man who couldn't promise her anything and a girl who was someone else's daughter.Life had taught Brady that the safest way to live was alone, but after one night with Hallie, alone was the last thing he wanted to be. And when his newfound «daughter» wound up kidnapped, Brady knew there was nothing he wouldn't do for the women he loved and the chance to be a family.
Falling for him was not an option…Because he was bad news. Everything about Jake Norris, from the determined gleam in his eye to his tight, worn denims, screamed rebel with a cause. And Kylie Riordan knew that Jake's probing questions–and soul-searing glances–could only lead to trouble. A true crime writer, he was on a mission, investigating a twenty-year-old murder that implicated several powerful men…including Kylie's father, the senator. If Jake's instincts were right, Kylie would have to choose between family loyalty and the only man who'd ever seen her for who she really was.
Nev Wilson believes in dreams—because hers come true. Her latest nightmares are worrisome enough to draw her to Copper Lake, where a dangerous truth awaits. Luckily, she’s under the protection of hunky detective Ty Gadney.As the only black cop in town, Ty has faced his share of hardship. When Nev needs his help untangling mysteries of her past, he discovers that hatred and fear are very much alive today.But as they work together, he feels he’s met the woman of his dreams—if her dreams don’t get them both killed.
Romance writer Jayne Miller was determined to make a new life for herself and her daughter, far from the heartache she'd left behind. She arrived in a late-winter storm–only to collide with a snow-dusted stranger.Her neighbor Tyler Lewis seemed to live a solitary life on his own terms, but his constant presence soon made her see past the brooding loner to the passionate man ready to break free of his brutal past. What would it take to convince Tyler that he wasn't somebody's tarnished hero–but the love of this woman's life?
"This is far from over." After being the target of a mob hit intended for his twin brother, Joe Saldana had settled in to his trauma-free life in Copper Lake. But when his brother's girlfriend, Liz Dalton, entered the coffee shop looking for his twin, Joe found his new life suddenly unraveling. The threat still existed–and so did the white-hot attraction between Joe and Liz.A U.S. Marshal, Liz had taken precautions to ensure her pretend boyfriend's safety. Now that he had escaped protective custody, she had to find him and bring him in to testify. She didn't count on needing Joe's help, on deceiving him yet again. She could only count on wanting him despite all the reasons she shouldn't….
No one believed Anamaria Duquesne when she had premonitions of her mother's death.Now, years later, the town pariah has returned to Copper Lake to unearth what transpired on that fateful night. Although she has the gift of foresight, she didn't predict falling under the tantalizing spell of a rich playboy who's been hired to spy on her.Robbie Calloway scoffed at Anamaria's psychic mumbo jumbo about an unsolved murder and eerie family curses. But before long, the prominent attorney was entrenched in her crusade… With danger swirling around them, could they overcome incredible odds to be together?
In this book from USA Today bestselling author Marilyn Pappano, one family's scandal is responsible for a rising body count…Even for an experienced NCIS agent like Alia Kingsley, the murder scene is particularly gruesome. Someone killed in a fit of rage. Being the long-estranged son of the deceased, Landry Jackson quickly becomes a person of interest. But does Landry loathe his father as much as the feds suspect?It’s clear to Alia that Landry Jackson has secrets, but his hatred for his father isn’t one of them. Alia feels sure Landry isn’t the killer, but once more family members start dying, she’s forced to question herself. What if the fierce attraction between her and Landry has compromised Alia’s instincts?
"I wish to God you were dead." Little did Ellie Chase know those would be the last words she ever spoke to her estranged mother. When Martha's body was found the next morning, all eyes were on Ellie… who couldn't remember what she'd done that night. So when Tommy Maricci–the man she refused to let herself love– came to her rescue, she couldn't say no.Tommy believed in his former girlfriend's innocence–no matter how damning the evidence against her was. She may have broken his heart, but he took her into his home for protection. Because if Ellie wasn't the killer, someone had set her up. And Tommy refused to let anyone hurt the woman he loved.
A kiss is still a kiss….MAN WITHOUT A PASTSarah James knew the stranger who had staggered out of the rainswept night and fallen into her arms was bad news. And yet she couldn't turn him away, this man who knew nothing about himself–not even his own name….Night after night she cared for his wounds, fighting her growing desire for him–and her rising fear. For as fragments of his shattered memory returned, it was becoming clear that he could be a fugitive from justice–or something far worse….Yet night after night she was falling more and more deeply in love with a man who was a complete stranger to her–and even to himself….
The detective reunites with his runaway brideWhen a stalker targets Natasha Spencer—and her exes—Tash must warn the man she abandoned at the altar. She reconnects with Detective Daniel Harper, but a history of heartbreak still lingers between them. Daniel is determined to protect, but not trust, Tash. Every clue they pursue and chance they take reignites desire…and leads straight into an inescapable trap.