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His protection had a price Sexy ex-cop Geoff is all that stands between a madman and his next victim. When he learns that beautiful Resa is being targeted by the same suspect who had cost him his family and his career, he feels duty bound to protect her.Keeping her safe means keeping her with him – even though his instincts warn him that her presence poses a threat to his guarded heart. The closer they get, the more angry her stalker becomes.Is giving in to unexpected passion the best way to lure out the suspect…and will Geoff and Resa be able to walk away when all is said and done?

SHE WAS A WOMAN IN NEED OF PROTECTION…and Matthew 'Hawk' Hawkins was the only man who could keep pregnant-with-his-child Renee Girourd safe from the hired killer pursuing her. The rugged lawman promised to guard Renee with his life. Trouble was, his best hope to protect his former flame was to marry her….Commitment-wary Hawk had vowed never to let any woman break down the protective walls around his heart. Yet sharing close quarters with Renee had him remembering how natural it had felt to held her in his arms, how much she'd touched his soul. And soon Hawk wondered who posed the most danger to him–the killer or his lovely wife?

Honour demanded that he protect her, passion made him claim her.She planned to be all business, but nothing could have prepared Sara for the strength and sensuality of Sheikh Tariq Abdullah. When they met she couldn’t help but respond to the magnetism of this powerful man. Born to rule, Tariq was accustomed to being obeyed.When their convoy was brutally ambushed and business consultant Sara was attacked, he’d do anything to protect the woman at his side. Trapped in the desert, surrounded by unseen enemies, he would fight to get Sara to safety…but they couldn’t fight a desire hotter than the burning sands!

She was hiding from a stalker – and from Brayden O'Malley, the man who blamed her for his wife's death.But when Brayden asked for the incredible, Ashley Palmer couldn't refuse: He wanted her to give him a child, so his toddler son would live to see another Christmas. But forging a frightening intimacy with her ex-brother-in-law meant coming out of hiding…and evading the reach of a killer.Now the key to Ashley's safety lay in solving the clues of a perilous puzzle that only brought her and Brayden closer. But was the combustible desire threatening to consume them the greatest risk of all?

Nine people have gathered for the reading of Aurore Gerritsen's will. Some are family, others are strangers. But all will have their futures changed forever when a lifetime of secrets is finally revealed.Aurore Gerritsen left clear instructions: her will is to be read over a four-day period at her summer cottage on a small Louisiana island. Those who don't stay will forfeit their inheritance. With the vast fortune of Gulf Coast Shipping at stake, no one will take that risk.Tensions rise as Aurore's lawyer dispenses small bequests, each designed to expose the matriarch's well-kept secrets. Longtime loyalties are jeopardized and shocking new alliances are formed as the family feels the sands of belief shifting beneath their feet. As a hurricane approaches and survival itself is threatened, the fourth day dawns and everyone waits for the final truth to be revealed.

PROTECTING HER BECAME HIS JOB…AND HIS OBSESSIONDr. Meg Corning detested the way Erik Falco stormed the halls of Boston General Hospital as if he owned the place. The fallen-cop-turned-ruthless-businessman was throwing his weight around in his bid to gain control of her breakthrough medical technology. But putting this sexy stranger in his place seemed impossible once he swooped to the rescue during a series of mysterious «accidents.» Before long, the explosive heat between them set off a chain reaction of pleasure and pain that nearly immobilized her. After Falco made a heart-stopping move to keep her safe, the data-obsessed doc knew it was time to analyze his true motives–and her own traitorous desires. Could they forge a bond of trust in time to outsmart a cold-blooded killer?

She'd kissed goodbye a world of wealth and safety for dirt floors and man-eating animals. But beautiful American park ranger Wynne Sperling wasn't prepared for the real dangers of living in the African bush.Determined to protect the animals she loved, Wynne had to expose the man behind a deadly poaching ring–handsome, eccentric Noah Hellstrom, a proclaimed conservationist and owner of a big-money safari tour operation. With her ragtag team that included a young ranger, an elderly tribesman, her pet albino leopard and a smart-mouthed Texan who might or might not be on her side, Wynne began a hunt that threatened to put her on top of the endangered species list….

When Mac Weston found himself the guardian of his sister's children, he knew he was in trouble. He was a man who worked so hard he barely had time to look after himself, let alone a pair of mischievous toddlers. Which was why he hired Paris Barbour as the new nanny…Paris could see straightaway that Mac adored the children–he just didn't know how to show it. What he needed, she decided, was to learn how to be a daddy. But during his lessons, was Mac going to realize he was also ready to be a husband?

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.Being spirited away by armed men in a black helicopter is the last thing Hayley ever expects. And why is she so attracted to their dark-haired leader? She’s determined to escape. Unfortunately, Quinn and his intense, searching gaze is always three steps ahead – and much, much too close…

Johnna Delaney's hectic world stood still the moment she laid eyes on Jerrod McCain again–and her heart instantly leapt into motion. He was back in tiny Inferno, Arizona, to request an impossible favor–and to remind her of what might have been….If Johnna weren't the only defense attorney in town, Jerrod could have gone on devoting the rest of his life to trying to forget her. But seeing her again had awakened more passionate memories than he could possibly ignore–if he still even wanted to….