RULE#1: POSITIVELY NO FALLING IN LOVE ALLOWEDSam Case had a killer smile and a laid-back charm that had women swooning at his feet and crying their hearts out over his playboy ways. Suave on the outside, but vulnerable on the inside, Sam wanted out of the dating game….But as a single mom, I, Mandy Hillman, had given up on Mr. Right, until my smooth-talking neighbor, Sam, proposed…something more than friendship. I agreed to his no-strings-attached affair, and ...

THEY WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHERGabriel Marsden was on a quest for the truth, and he didn't want anyone's help. This tall, dark, enigmatic man was used to living his life alone in the shadows. But then Shawna Collins fell into his arms—and she refused to let Gabriel to back to the life he had been living….Shawna had no doubt that Gabriel was her destiny—she just needed to convince him that their passionate embraces meant more than he thought. B...

A real Western lover…SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECTSecret agent Jack Fain had chased his archenemy around the world to a small dude ranch in the heartland…and to captivating Carly Castagne. Now Jack was the only thing that stood between the killer and this innocent woman.Jack's job description didn't include an undeniable attraction to the fiery cowgirl or a fatherly bond with her adorable daughter, who desperately wanted a daddy....

And then there's the other kind…THE WRONG KIND OF MANSince her husband's death, there hadn't been any room in by-the-books Detective Tessa Hadley-Bryant's life for anything but police work—and that was exactly the way she wanted it. Especially right now, when she was handling the toughest case of her career—a murder investigation that reached into the highest levels of Philadelphia society….So why did the department have to pi...

Daredevil Hunter Hawk-Cole had a restless spirit and a thirst for adventure that had always ruled his life. He hadn't planned to stop for anything or anyone¿until he came face-to-face with the daughter he had never known about.Liv Slade was a woman who valued home and hearth and family¿things Hunter hadn't been able to provide. Now the only man she'd ever loved was back in her life, demanding his daughter. But once he got what he wanted, would this footloose father head out on the r...

After six years in jail for a crime he didn't commit, ex-mobster Danny Gates was ready for a new life, and hoped to find it helping troubled kids at the local rec center. But when sassy, sexy Molly French showed up, Danny knew playtime was over. Officer Molly French was a handcuff-toting, law-abiding lady cop--the most beautiful one he'd ever seen. Still, ex-cons and cops went together like oil and water, didn't they? However, when Molly uncovered evidence of a police conspiracy behind the...

The beautiful Philadelphia socialite with the drop-dead attitude wasn't exactly the kind of murder suspect Fox Whittington was used to. He couldn't figure out whether he should haul her off to jail—or just take her in his arms and kiss her senseless….Tara Cole had to find out who wanted her most precious family heirloom badly enough to kill for it. Just one thing stood in her way—a disturbingly handsome policeman with a soft Southern drawl and a steel-trap mind. And the trouble was,...

This was the case that could make or break Grace Simkanian's career as a defense attorney, but her client, Aidan McKenna, wasn't making it easy for her. The charming cop enjoyed provoking and challenging her--inspiring emotions that were anything but professional. Grace was determined to win this case, but would she lose her heart in the process?Framed for extortion and set on proving his innocence, Aidan was forced to depend on the sleek, sophisticated Grace to help him find out wh...

SURPRISE #1: Her client, dead in his salad plate.SURPRISE #2: Detective Raphael Montiel.Caterer Kate Mulhern's life was suddenly full of surprises. And her knee-buckling attraction to the rogue cop assigned to protect her was the biggest shock of all. For steel-bodied Raphael wasn't the sort to get cold-cocked by Cupid. So Kate had to remember that his strong embrace was merely a tactic to make her safe. His heated, watchful eyes wer...

She was the hotshot CEO of a multimillion-dollar company. But when it came to Maxwell Padgett, Danielle Harrington was lost. Though he was too arrogant, he was also too darn hot—to let get away! What she needed to win this man was a plan….Maxwell Padgett had never been so irritated—or so aroused—in all his life! Every time he turned around, the vulnerable beauty who was messing up all his plans was plying him with home-cooked meals and soul-stealing kisses...

Uncompromising attractionDEADLY DESIRES…PASSIONATE ALLIANCESA prominent socialite had been murdered. And all the evidence pointed to District Attorney Jesse Hadley and Chief Medical Examiner Angela Byerly—but they were both innocent. Now they had to work together to catch the real killer—and find out why they were being framed.Jesse and Angela were total opposites, total strangers bound by deadly circumstances—and undeniable desires. B...

CANDLE ISLAND HIDES ITS SECRETS WELLPERHAPS TOO WELLMadeline Brogan has blocked out almost all memories of her childhood on the remote island off the coast of Maine. Including that tragic day when her parents vanished and she was found covered in blood—the sole witness to Candle Island's most infamous event.Now, fleeing from her deranged ex-husband, Maddie returns to the island with her six-year-old son in search of a safe haven. Everyone—from the vicious town gossi...