"HE RUSHED UP THE STEPS TO FIND A HONEY-BLOND HEIRESS WAITING TO BE ROUSED FROM HER DEEP, TERRIBLE SLEEP…"Flynn O'Shay never thought twice about rushing into a deadly blaze if it meant saving someone's life. But untangling the mystery of the enchanting Whitney Charles? That took a different kind of guts. Sure, he'd been brave enough to steal a kiss from the sleeping beauty while she was still unconscious. But now that she was awake and tight-lipped about her involvement in the suspicious fire, Flynn needed to proceed with caution. Could he charm her into confessing the truth in time? Or would a killer's next move incinerate his dreams for a happily ever after?
THE SECRET TRIPLETFind Heartskeep. Trust no one. Run! With her dying father's words ringing in her ears and a gunman at her heels, Alexis Ryder fled to the deserted mansion called Heartskeep and learned the shocking truth–she wasn't Alexis Ryder, but an identical-triplet heiress, a secret someone would kill to keep. Desperate to learn more, she assumed the identity of a sister she'd never met…and landed in the strong arms of the law.Officer Wyatt Crossley's warm brown eyes and sexy smile promised safety–and tempted Alexis to forget that Wyatt thought she was someone else. Avoiding the rugged lawman would be prudent, but in a world gone mad, prudence was no match for a swirling maelstrom of forbidden desire….
By day, these agents are cowboys: by night they are specialized government operatives. Men bound by love, loyalty and the law–they've vowed to keep their missions and identities confidential….THE MISSION: TRANSFORM PLAIN JANE TO FEMME FATALEGoing undercover in a powerful criminal's organization was Texas Confidential agent Rafe Alvarez's specialty, but he'd never had a partner before. And never one like Kendra Kincaide. He'd transformed the mousy woman into a deadly beauty for the sake of the assignment, but now his own heart was in jeopardy….Rafe's every kiss made Kendra forget her purpose, his every touch threatened to expose her secret past. Their passion boiled over in the midst of a dangerous mission and put them both at risk. With their cover blown and their identities bared, would their passion survive another night?
A WOMAN AND CHILD TO PROTECTGruff rancher Cade McGovern had been burned by love in the past and he had no intention of it ever happening again. But when he found an unconscious woman and her newborn baby, he had no choice but to open his reluctant and battered heart.Someone had tried to take Jayne's baby girl and had hurt her deliberately in the process.Where Cade came from, no one hurt a woman–and got away with it. So the solitary rancher made a vow to protect the two females suddenly thrust upon him.But who was Jayne really? Because there was no way she could be the child's mother–not when she'd been a virgin until she met him!
Welcome to Mystery Junction–where danger and desire are just around the corner!He was a man of secrets, and enigmatic newcomer Jake Collins had the whole town talking.Yet one woman knew who he really was. He'd been Amy Thomas's first and only love, and he'd vanished from her life without a trace. But the ex-Navy officer had left her with one precious secret of her own…their daughter.Now, when the time had finally arrived to reveal the truth, Amy found her life suddenly jeopardized by skeletons of the past. And her only source of protection was Jake's strong embrace. He was a man who'd battled danger daily, who would win at any cost. But dare Amy trust in Jake's honor once more–allowing herself to succumb to him body and soul? For this time, she could be the one to pay the ultimate price.
A CHILD IN JEOPARDYIt wasn't every day that P.I. Teri Johnson pulled a gun on a man in his own home, but she was desperate. Her sister was in a coma and her missing nephew was in grave danger. She had to find the little boy before he was lost forever–and contractor R. J. Monroe would help her, even if it meant keeping her eyes and gun trained on him at all times. When their search led them to an eerie mansion with too many secrets, Teri wondered if she was in over her head. Even with R.J. at her side, she still didn't like things that go bump in the night. But Teri would complete her mission at all costs–even at the risk of losing her heart….
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….
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.
THE MAN FROM HER PAST Struggling waitress Brie Dudley had managed to keep the identity of her daughter's father a secret for years. Until wealthy, powerful Drew Pierce came back to Moriah's Landing. With one glance, Drew saw what the town hadn't–his own eyes staring back from his daughter's innocent face. And primitive instinct warned him to stake his claim on mother and child….Brie had dreamed about marrying Drew, but now the vows they made were of necessity, not love. Or were they? With a storm of scandal brewing, news of their daughter had provoked a deadly enemy. Together they could keep her safe–but only if they shared the secrets in their hearts….
THE BOLD, FEARLESS TWINThat was Heartskeep heiress Hayley Thomas–until the blackouts, slamming doors and nighttime whispers began. Was someone at Heartskeep toying with her or was she going crazy? With her sister away and the eerie family estate full of estranged relatives, Hayley sought help from a disturbingly sensual stranger….With his sinful smile and aura of mythic power, Bram Myers could have been Satan himself. So how had he become a guardian angel to the stubborn benefactress whose very presence wreaked havoc with his senses? Yet when a shaken Hayley trembled in his shielding embrace, he knew he would walk through fire to keep her safe from the evil closing in.