WILL YOU HELP ME HELP MY SON?The beseeching words were spoken by the most enchanting woman police chief Carlo Garibaldi had ever encountered. But Samantha Underwood was off-limits, the widow of an officer he'd lost during his watch. Now she stood before him, enlisting his help to make her boy smile again.Carlo's gut told him to refuse, but in his heart, his very soul, he wanted to be a hero to mother and son. He couldn't resist trying to coax quiet Jeffrey to talk again, laugh again, be a little boy. And he couldn't resist falling for the one woman he didn't have the right to love….
Six weeks earlier, U.S. Army Captain Eve Paris's entire life had changed when the Black Hawk she was piloting crashed in the Central American jungle, leaving her bruised, battered and wracked with guilt at the loss of her copilot and best friend.Her injury had also forced her to rely on the survival skills of her passenger, Captain Rick Bishop, a man she had no business being attracted to, especially once she learned he had helped put her career on the line.Now, in an attempt to learn what had really happened that fateful day, Eve and Rick had returned to the crash site and vowed to keep their attraction at bay. But being back in enemy territory soon proved safer than revisiting the scene of their first heated kiss.
No sooner did number-crunching dynamo Ilene O'Hara uncover fraud in her company than she needed protection for herself and the son she'd been hiding from detective Clay Cavanaugh, a man she still loved. When Clay appeared as their protector, she wondered if the truth would destroy their fiery connection–or bind them forever?Clay had the reputation of being a ruthless law enforcer–and a Casanova. After Ilene, he ensured that love never entered the equation again. But now, years later, she needed his help. As the forbidden attraction between witness and protector raged out of control, Clay could tell she was keeping a secret from him. But would it stop him from taking the ultimate risk?
Experience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger.Melting the cowboy’s heartFor Nick Law, the case of the Snow Globe Killer had grown as cold as the snow-covered Colorado mountains. Then architect Sasha Myer came to town – fitting the profile of every victim. After an avalanche trapped her, the wilful woman wished she’d heeded Nick’s warning.Stranded in a blizzard, Sasha and Nick generated a searing heat of their own. But Nick had to stay focused, because only his strength would stand between a cold-blooded predator and his prey.
Bodyguard Wyatt Hawk’s new mission is to protect photographer Carrie Mitchell when she testifies about a terrorist plot – instead, an ambush sends them on the run.But saving Carrie from the terrorists was the easy part…because all too soon he finds himself succumbing to Carrie’s seductive allure. Now all he’s left unguarded is his heart.
I've courted danger all my life. –Walker James, international spyWalker James felt a rush of adrenaline when he was assigned to infiltrate a terrorist compound and discover the location of a deadly virus. However, the brazenly sexy spy was incensed to learn he would be partnered with Jasmine LeBarr on this perilous mission. Walker had had the misfortune of tangling with the bewitching Moroccan beauty once before, and her savvy one-upmanship had dented his fierce macho pride. Still, as they raced against time to safeguard the royal Kamal sheikdom from a diabolical scheme, he couldn't deny the aching, elemental needs Jasmine stirred in him. Now their electrifying attraction promised to either rekindle a once-in-a-lifetime love–or totally consume them both!
How could he tell the woman who touched his heart about the nightmares that haunted him? Mack Dorsey's scars served as a permanent reminder of the children he couldn't save in a school bombing, even though he had been hailed a hero.The tortured teacher had come to the Ranch Milagro foster home in the remote New Mexican desert to start anew with a group of children who desperately needed him. What he hadn't planned on: meeting beautiful, spirited Corrie Stratton, a former journalist and ranch co-owner who knew there was more to his story than he was telling. And more to their soul-searching kisses than he admitted. But could Corrie heal his wounded heart before danger struck again–and Mack was called to be a hero one more time?
HE WAS THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD PROTECT HERSpecial agent Trent Burnell was Risa Madsen's only hope to help her rescue her sister from a dangerous marriage and keep Risa alive in the process. But having the sexy agent this close, touching her, holding her, only reminded her of all she'd lost…all she still wanted.SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN HE HAD EVER LOVEDAs an FBI agent,Trent Burnell was just doing his job. But as a man who had–who still–loved this woman, protecting Risa from a killer was no longer just standard procedure…it was crucial to their long overdue lifetime of happiness.
A MAN WAS POINTING A GUN AT HER…and he was her father. A man Lou McAndrews hadn't even known existed until a few days ago; a man whose political clout gave him enough incentive to make her disappear. With the shattering discovery that her whole life was a lie, the last thing the beleaguered veterinarian needed was Will Jamison back in town. The six-foot-tall heartbreaker had been the secret love of Lou's young life and now he seemed intrigued by her. As a crusading reporter, Will fought to unlock the secrets of her past…and give her hope for a future neither might live to see….
HIS JOB WAS TO PROTECT THE CLIENT, NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH HER…AGAINMedical expert Raine Montgomery never dreamed the drug she created would be responsible for so many deaths. Suspicions on high alert, Raine was convinced someone was out to destroy her reputation–and her life. Turning to the best for help, Raine knew she and investigator Maximilian Vasek had to put aside their rocky history and focus on who wanted her eliminated….Being around Raine reminded Max of a past he'd tried hard to forget. Still, he couldn't ignore the vulnerability in her brown eyes, or the sizzling tension between them. Keeping her safe he could do. Walking away in the end might not be so easy….