The return of the wife he thought was lost and a baby he never knew existed will make this a Christmas to remember…Captain Connor McGinnis has seen a ghost. Staring at a surveillance photo of a Kaziri immigrant, there can be no mistaking the starkly beautiful–and visibly pregnant–woman in a head scarf is his wife Risa. The woman he presumed dead after her plane crashed into the ocean.Risa McGinnis, relocated by the CIA when they learned of a price on her head, has settled into the guise of a widowed immigrant. Confronting Connor again resurrects sweet memories and a burning passion. But until this unknown enemy is captured, Risa must focus more on Connor's protection than on their attraction. After all, the strength of her marriage—and the safety of her baby—depends on it…
A WAR HERO FIGHTS FOR WHAT HE LOST LONG AGOThe Timberline Trio was the cold case everyone in town was doomed to remember. Scarlett Easton may have just been a child then, but the fear it spread throughout the reservation haunts her to this day. Jim Kennedy ran off to war to escape this place, and has now returned to fight his own battle on the homefront. And when that puts Scarlett in danger, both their loyalties will be tested. Finding themselves on opposite sides of a town that’s never recovered from the kidnappings decades ago, Jim and Scarlett discover that not only are their pasts forever tied together, but so are their futures…
The hunted becomes the hunter as the past threatens a small Texas town once again… Rancher Brody Fields stops cold when he receives a plea for help from Rebecca Hughes. The onetime love of his life, who was abducted along with her brother fifteen years ago, now believes the kidnapper has returned to tie up loose ends. Rebecca needs Brody's help bringing the kidnapper–or killer–to justice.For Brody, the job is risky, but the real danger is their unexpected Texas-sized attraction. As they uncover answers to difficult–and deadly–questions, Brody has a question of his own: Can he trust the woman who once shattered his heart?
Don't miss USA TODAY bestselling author Rita Heron's new miniseries, The Heroes of Horseshoe Creek…Sherriff Maddox McCullen cradled Rose Worthington, every protective fiber of his being firing as she shuddered against him. She told him how she had been brutally attacked and had killed the man—her fiancé!—in self defense. But when Maddox investigates the crime scene, he finds nothing. No bullet casing, no blood, no body.The deeper Maddox probes, the more questions arise, revealing a mysterious past that shatters all Rose has ever known. Caught in the crosshairs of escalating danger—and his powerful desire for Rose—Maddox vows to protect her. He’ll risk his life to find a desperate enemy who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.
Husband and wife reunite in USA TODAY bestselling authors Debra Webb & Regan Black's sizzling Colby Agency: Family Secrets series!When someone tries to kill security expert Sophia Leone on a dark road, she's rescued by her husband—a US army general she thought died a year ago. Suddenly, Frank Leone is back, very much alive, and insisting that someone is trying to kill Sophia. Convicted of treason before his supposed death, Frank claims a shadow group is behind everything. Now Sophia must put her life in the hands of the handsome desperado she married for better or worse thirty years ago…the man she never stopped loving.
A woman and baby on the run. A Texas lawman sworn to protect them both.A tip about a serial killer's next target sends former big-city lawman Levi Crockett on a fool's errand. The willowy blonde he finds isn't the intended victim. But Alexa Dearborn is on the run and needs Levi's protection. So does the newborn she's guarding with her life.With Alexa's WITSEC identity compromised, the Texas deputy is Alexa's best hope of survival. And although Levi isn't ready to trust her after the tragedy that tore his family apart, he'd never turn his back on the PI and baby girl in her care. Still, as a ruthless murderer stalks them, Levi finds himself fighting an even more powerful enemy: the dangerous desire bringing them closer together…
He's an investigator on a mission, but it's impossible to ignore the brilliant woman helping him complete it…His sister's life is at stake, and despite his wealth and power, Sheik Emir Al-Nassar feels helpless. At least heading his family's security agency provides him with resources to track down her kidnappers. But when the ace profiler he's sent turns out to be K. J. – Kate – Gelinsky, Emir is furious. Finding the kidnappers' desert hideout is dangerous enough without the distraction of a beautiful woman.But K.J. is unlike any woman he's ever known. Her fearlessness and incisive mind inspires Emir's admiration. And her compassion breaches his guarded heart. Still, rescuing his sister is a perilous mission. And allowing desire to cloud his focus could endanger them all.
An FBI agent must protect his ex and her newborn baby in the latest saga by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen Meet the Lawmen of Silver Creek RanchFBI agent Drury Ryland is no stranger to surprises. But upon returning to his family's cattle ranch in Texas, he's confronted with the ghosts of his past…and a threat to his future. Caitlyn Denson is the beautiful woman who broke his heart and the last person Drury expected to reunite with. But his ex didn't arrive at Silver Creek Ranch alone.With a killer on her trail and a newborn daughter in her arms, Caitlyn must put aside her tumultuous history with Drury and focus on survival. Drury feels obligated to protect the family he never had, but professional boundaries begin to blur as their enemy shifts into stark focus.
When a baby goes mising, a Texas marshal and a woman from his past discover there's a whole lot more behind this kidnapping…Holden Ryland certainly didn't become a marshal just to end up busting his ex, Nicky Hart, for taking files from Conceptions Fertility Clinic. But only Nicky knows just what was really stolen: a newborn being held for ransom. A newborn who is kin to both her and Holden. The missing boy is only the start of a mystery that snakes through Texas, winding its way through their families. Bad blood may linger between them, but Holden can protect his nephew back at the Silver Creek Ranch. If they can lay their past to rest to rescue this child, is it possible for them to have a future together?
Specialist agent Jason Grant is sent to Vegas to rescue CIA operative Ginger Olin after her cover is compromised, but wakes up married to the woman he was sent to save.When a rogue sniper starts plucking off criminals and making it look like Jason is pulling the trigger, Jason and Gin must unravel the plot in order to save her life and his reputation.
It had been fifteen years since Pierce Westin stepped foot on the Open Sky Ranch. But after a mysterious phone call disrupted a life lived on the edge, the security expert agreed it was time to come home.And although his presence in Wyoming was only temporary, Pierce fell back into the easygoing lifestyle he'd once been desperate to escape. Unfortunately, that peace was shattered when gorgeous Princess Analise showed up, claiming she'd angered all the wrong people and needed his protection. As cases went, it certainly wasn't his most dangerous. But after a day spent looking into her crystal-blue eyes, and stealing breathtaking kisses, Pierce knew the outcome of this mission would change his life. Forever.
Emma Wadsworth couldn't remember the car wreck that put her in the hospital-or the past five years of her life. But there was no denying her instant attraction to the sexy stranger she saw when she opened her eyes. Grant Wadsworth – her husband…?With every look, every tough, Grant showed her how much he wanted her. And seeing Grant with their baby daughter stirred emotions that seemed like memories. But whoever had caused Emma's wreck wasn't finished with her yet. As a killer closed in, Emma sought shelter in the one place she felt safe – the arms of the stranger she married…
Lindsey Payne's feelings for her former bodyguard had exploded in one passionate night.But Detective Gavin McCord had no room in his life for love or family. And so Lindsey kept her pregnancy to herself, only to have her child taken from her in a sinister plot. Now, Lindsey suspected her son was somewhere close…and someone would kill to keep her from finding the truth.When no one believed her, Lindsey turned to Gavin – and found hope. For this Gavin was not the cool, collected cop who'd left her – this was a man fighting for his child – and his woman….
Cole Hunter had no memory of who he was or where he came from.Why did nothing or no one seem familiar – except Megan Wells? And why did memories of passionate nights in her arms flash through his mind at the sight of her? Grieving widow Megan Wells didn't believe Cole could be her late husband, yet he seemed to know everything about their life together.Soon she couldn't deny the passion she felt in the stranger's arms…or the safety. Could this mystery man possibly be the man she'd loved and lost – and hoped to love again?
Someone was out to get Thomas Casey. His job as a spy had taught him to trust no one. So when his ex, Johara di Rossi, abducted him, Thomas assumed the worst.Now, snowbound in an isolated cabin, with danger closing in, suspicion melts away as the embers of their passion reignite…
"You're safe from those monsters now."It's supposed to be the final confrontation. Philly detective Tate Colton will go under cover to bust the sex trafficking ring targeting young Amish women. He doesn't count on his sting operation falling apart–or being forced to escape with the breathtaking key witness he's sworn to protect.Hiding in New York City with a handsome detective? Amish seamstress Hannah Troyer's more than a little out of her element. The big city–and men like Tate–are part of a world that's nothing like what she's used to. As danger inches closer, he's her only route to safety…and a forbidden attraction she dares to indulge in.
When a confidential file was stolen from the prestigious Colby Agency, it was A. J. Braddock's mission to retrieve it.His assignment: locate Gabrielle Jordan, the enigmatic woman who'd vanished with it. Except he never expected to find her hiding out in Mexico, safeguarding two boys – the victims of a failed kidnapping plot. But Gabrielle's fierce tenderness toward the youngsters stirred the ex-military man's own protective instincts.… Now, forced to rely on each other to stay alive, neither could resist the passion that simmered between them – leaving A.J. torn between duty and desire…
Detective Nick Jeffries moved to Vengeance hoping to leave behind grisly homicides, but the triple murder that hits his desk nixes that idea. Being attracted to the widow of one of the victims is the last thing he needs, but when Suzy and her baby are threatened, he’ll risk all to keep them from a killer’s crosshairs…
His job was to keep her safe. Dr. Samantha Andrews, the head of E.R. at Camp Reed–and Captain Roc Gunnison's nemesis. But as the world-weary marine led the lady M.D. across the earthquake-ravaged landscape, unexpected passions flared. For Roc had never seen such compassion, such strength, in a woman before.And though he'd believed he would never give his heart, he was suddenly in danger of losing it to a certain stubborn beauty who'd gotten under his skin. This siren he had been assigned to protect was quickly becoming the one woman he hungered to claim as his own….
She made the final cut! Scraping by for years on bar gigs, Fern Kendal has always suspected she might actually have a decent voice. But caring for her feuding parents and sickly nephew took all her energy–until now. During one crazy week, she lands a spot on the reality television talent show Fame Game and a glam new job as personal assistant to world-famous singer Evan David.Fern's handsome new boss lives in the spotlight.Though she can't seem to master her assistant duties, Fern brings a rare smile to his face and makes him long to rejoin the real world. Through a twist of fate, Evan becomes the newest judge on Fame Game, a sour note for Fern, who has reasons for keeping her ambitions under wraps.She goes on the run, but Evan can't forget her. And thus begins the adventure of a lifetime–both onstage and off!
Cast #OK0773: Reckless Endangerment of a single mother's sanityInvestigating Officer: Breanna JamesSuspect: Adam Spencer, officer's next-door neighborBackground: From the moment she'd drawn her gun on him, Breanna knew he would be trouble. His touch thrilled her, his kisses floored her. And his tea-party manners had little Maggie dreaming of daddies. But Breanna knew better than to trust her own judgment when it came to men.And as a cop, she couldn't help but wonder why he was here, in Cherokee Corners, in the abandoned cottage next door? And why, since he'd claimed no interest in family, was he so interested in hers? Case status: Open, pending further investigation
Truck-stop waitress Luanne Evans had known the customer who wound up in her trailer one night was not exactly one of the local boys. As to who he was, she didn't care. For when he was gone, she would have nothing but memories. Or so she thought…. Prince Aleksander Vlastos had run out on Luanne eleven years ago, and he'd lived with regret ever since.But regret wasn't the only thing he'd left behind. There was a ten-year-old child – the heir to Alek's throne. Luanne had had him for ten years, and now it was his turn. She owed him. And he'd come to collect….
PLAYING BODYGUARD TO A SPOILED HEIRESS HAD BECOME A DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENTPhoenix Brotherhood agent John Edmonds's job was on the line. He had one last chance to prove he was a team player. His mission: go undercover and keep Kelly Lockett, heir to a charitable foundation with suspected involvement in terrorism, under surveillance. Kelly's brother had recently been killed in a suspicious «accident,» and it appeared that whoever had murdered him was now after Kelly. Between John's unexpected attraction for the beautiful heiress and the attempts on her life, the operation was quickly becoming more than the simple surveillance job John had anticipated. And as the desperate struggle for their lives began, could John and Kelly unravel the truth before time ran out…?
UNDER THE CLOSE WATCH OF HER ALL-TOO-HANDSOME AGENT PROTECTOR, ONE WOMAN NEVER FELT SO EXPOSED…After escaping an obsessive serial killer, Dr. Cara Messinger hoped to forget her days in captivity. But life would never go back to normal. Dash Adams and his proposition saw to that. The hands-on FBI agent could protect the half-Navajo beauty–but only if she gave up all control.Whisked away to a safe house on a remote sandstone mesa, Cara felt her world closing in. It was only a matter of time before the killer came back for her. But Cara was more than an innocent victim. She was tired of running, and Dash was a man of action who showed little restraint. And with their business becoming more than personal, could he protect her against a killer who knew no boundaries?