A vacation haven…hides a sinister secret from the pastWhen a dead body is found at her family’s mountain resort, manager Cait Cameron's world turns upside down. To safeguard the property and find justice, Cait enlists guest Matt Harkney, a single father trying to reconnect with his troubled teenager. While Cait and the ex-soldier investigate, undeniable desire threatens their loyalties. And when a killer looms, they must put everything on t...

Gunfire disrupts a Christmas wedding in this 2-in-1 collection of original, connected novellas.Rescuing the Witness by Beth CornelisonBullets are fired at a ranch wedding in Texas and the only witness to the unknown sniper's identity is wedding guest Kara Pearson. When the rifle turns to her, Kara runs for her life. Her only hope for survival? The man who broke her heart years ago. But Sheriff Brady McCall vows to p...

Undercover investigator Jonah Devereaux barely knew Annie Compton, but that didn't stop him from nearly blowing his cover to save the pretty waitress from a ruthless killer. Convincing the stubborn single mom that she needed his protection 24/7 was a fiery battle of wills, but fighting his burning desire to make love to her was a war he wasn't sure he could—or wanted to—win.Annie didn't like a mysterious man keeping watch over her, especially one as dangerously attractive as Jonah. ...

Megan Hoffman was desperate to keep her past hidden.She'd moved to a small town, started a new job andchanged her name. A fresh start couldn't erase the dangershe'd left behind. Or heal the scars fear had branded on hersoul. But she was making it, one day at a time.Until Jack Calhoun moved in next door. The crack reporterhad an instinct for rooting out lies—and an overprotectiveurge honed as a single dad. With her enemy still lurking,Megan found trusting Jack with her secrets meant ...

During a Christmas Eve blizzard in Seattle, three couples find themselves in a citywide blackout…Stranded with the Bridesmaid by Beth CornelisonWhen their car skids off the road, the best man and bridesmaid are snowbound. While struggling to stay warm, they spend long hours getting to know each other in the most intimate ways.…Santa Under Cover by Sharron McClellanOn a trip to see Santa at the mall, the lights go out and a child goes missing. T...

Crisis counselor Ginny West confronted danger every day. But when a bomb blast trapped her in a burning building, she never thought she'd make it out alive.Just in time, Riley Sinclair rescued her from the deadly blaze. The ruggedly sensual firefighter awoke a different danger, arousing a need that rocked her to her core.Riley had risked his life to save Ginny. And he'd do it again. Yet even as he swore to keep her safe, he couldn't reveal his tragic secret. Until desire igni...

**A hero for the rest of us?**Escaping the cheating fiancé and sheltered life her father has arranged for her, Claire Albritton wants nothing more than to take control of her life and learn to fight her own battles.Kevin Fuller believes he must rescue damsels in distress and Claire is decidedly out of her element in small town South Carolina. When trouble inevitably finds Claire, Kevin's white knight protection and heroics are exactly what Claire doesn't want. But his kisses...that's anoth...

Firefighter Max Caldwell promised to care for his sister's newborn son, but he didn't know the first thing about babies. He had to learn fast, especially with ruthless drug smugglers, who wanted control of their "heir," chasing them.After witnessing a fender-bender, day-care worker Laura Dalton was wary of the baby-toting driver claiming "Elmer" as his son. A woman on a mission, she jumped into his car for the ride of a lifetime. Her noble efforts were to protect the child, but she ...

"I WANT YOU TO MARRYME, LIB. I NEED A WIFE."Two years ago, Libby Hopkins and Cal Waltersscorched the sheets with their steamy affair. Thenhe shattered her heart. Now divorced, Cal neededa stable home for his daughter. For her ownsafety, Libby agreed to a strict "hands-off"marriage of convenience, but quickly found herselfcraving the touch she remembered....He may have promised temporarily wedded bliss,but regardless of Libby's well-guarded secrets, Cal had so...

In a serial killer’s sightsAnd nowhere to hide…During a rescue mission, firefighter Brody Cameron and nurse Anya Patel are trapped by a landslide in a murderer’s remote mountain lair. The pair struggle to escape and, in so doing, uncover a killer’s long brutal history. Unexpected freedom gives them a second chance, but was their intense attraction just a reaction to shared captivity—or did the experience put them in even greater danger? As Anya becomes the murderer’s next t...

She's running from a nightmare...Tess Sinclair must hide. Hunted by a powerful man who wants her dead, Tess flees her Texas home in search of anonymity, safety, and a new life. While a flat tire and stormy weather slow her escape, they prove the least of her worries. Just hours after her getaway, a hired gunman tracks her down.Grabbed in a parking lot, Tess is certain she'll be killed...until a handsome hitchhiker intervenes. But can she trust the blue-eyed c...

Stumbling across a dead body…Has put a bull*’*s-eye on her back.Sheriff Callum Colton finds interrogating murder witness Jules Bailey…challenging. The young gift-shop clerk is prickly, to say the least. Despite her demeanor toward him, Cal enjoys their sparring and recognizes Jules’s hidden softer side. But he can’t help wondering why a chemist is working in an Enchanted Highway gift shop in the middle of nowhere North Dakota. Discovering Jules is...