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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.

Get in, save the girl and get back out.That was CHAIM agent Brice Whelan's mission. But saving missionary/nurse Selena Carter might be more difficult than expected. Selena's run-in with a drug cartel put the people in her care in danger. Yet the danger doesn't end when Brice brings her home.The counterfeit drugs have entered Georgia, and this time Selena isn't about to run away. Brice's mission hasn't changed he still needs to keep her safe. And that means staying by her side–whether she wants him there or not.

GET CLOSE TO HIM BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.Seduction was a weapon CIA Special Agent Nova Blair had never resorted to before. After a tragic childhood, she'd dedicated herself to ridding the world of criminals, not entertaining their wildest fantasies. It didn't matter that her target was extraordinarily handsome and charming. What did matter was that he was a suspected terrorist, and millions of innocent lives were at stake. Failure wasn't an option–but was sleeping with the enemy?

When hotshot financier Carver Dane attends a masked ball, he isn't expecting a fiery encounter with a woman who ignites the same compelling desire he once knew with Katie Beaumont.Katie is stunned by her response to a sexy stranger. The last time she felt such intense longing was ten years ago – in the arms of a man she was forced to give up.When the masks come off, and the past comes alive, Carver is determined to claim Katie. But as his mistress or more?

After three years in jail for a crime he didn' t commit, bounty hunter Chase McCloud made one vow: to steer clear of the Harpers, who' d tried and convicted him long before a jury ever did. Then beautiful Raine Harper came along with an offer he should have refused: help her find her missing twin brother.If Chase could find him, there was a chance he could clear his own name. So Chase agreed. But he promised himself that once this was all over he would stay away from anyone with the last name of Harper–starting with Raine. Of course, there was always the possibility that she could change her last name….

One look at the shirtless cowboy sauntering toward her, and Rebecca Wallingford knew she was in trouble. Now Jackson Rand was telling her in a husky drawl that sent shivers up her spine that she'd be living with a houseful of men!Jackson had expected the company to send a man–not this beautiful, big-city female who played poker with the boys and was making herself right at home on his ranch. But it was more than chance that had brought Rebecca out west. Now it would take all the love this cattleman had to give, once he uncovered her shocking family secret….

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.

HE INSTILLED FEAR IN FRIENDS AND FOES. But there was one woman who could see beyond Marcus Carrera’s notorious reputation and imposing stature to the gruffly tender man inside. And their destinies collided when Delia Mason was unexpectedly swept up in the kind of trouble only a man of mystery like Carrera could resolve–if he chose to step out of his dangerous social circle.Would he leave it all behind to make Delia his bride?

Angus Keir, a self-made millionaire, considers Domenica to be a social butterfly. Her privileged background is in direct contrast to his own. But their fortunes are reversed when he saves her family from bankruptcy. And this tough Australian makes it clear that Domenica is in his debt!Keir seems determined to keep Domenica at his side, and gradually he discovers the passion behind her cool, sophisticated exterior.But they're worlds apart – surely marriage between them is out of the question?

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!

DADDY BY DEFAULTWhen Chicago sophisticate Clair Fletcher hit rough-hewn Elk Creek, Wyoming, seeking custody of her orphaned nephew, she thought she'd landed on another planet. And when she confronted rancher Jace Brimley, the mountain of a man who'd given his all to become the toddler's guardian, the oxygen whooshed from her lungs.Combining tantalizing brawn with heart-stopping tenderness, Jace clearly adored tiny, hero-worshiping Willy, who mulishly resisted Clair's inept parental efforts. Still, didn't Willy belong with his blood relative? Yet how could Clair battle big-hearted Jace when he and little Willy evoked such unthinkable longings…for a future of small-town family bliss?