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Megan O'Brien is at her wits' end. Her three-year-old son has been kidnapped. No police, says the ransom demand. Fearing for her son's life, Meg has no choice but to turn to her former bodyguard, Dirk Reynolds. Dirk's never forgiven Meg for the way she left him after their brief affair. But with bounty hunter Luke Brodie on his side, Dirk knows he's got to help Meg rescue her son. The few clues they've gathered send them spiraling into a murky world of high-stakes gambling and international crime.

Since my neighbor and his daughter moved in that stormy night, I’ve been trying to restore what was lost. I would do just about anything for those two. Acting as Nolan’s reliable doormat is getting old, though. Especially when he seems incapable of accepting love. Nolan Jasper has pushed me away for the last time. If only he would realize it before I’m already gone. USA Today and Amazon top 10 best-selling author Harloe Rae delivers a heartfelt romance featuring a jaded single father and the woman desperate to rescue him from the clutches of grief.

Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living, and then uses it as a pickup line to get girls in bed with him. That should’ve been enough for me to call in sick that day. I’ve worked with male cover models like him before, and they’re all the same - smooth-talking, sexy as sin, egotistical know-it-alls who think they’re God’s gift to women - all traits I know to steer clear of.

Maya Goodwin doesn't believe in holding back. Ever. As a cop, she never hesitated to throw herself into harm's way to save someone. Even after an injury on the job forces her to retire, she's not afraid to keep risking it all to get the life she wants. With a new career teaching martial arts to kids already underway, she's looking forward to the future - and taking a chance on the unbelievably hot Dr. Alex Nolan.

Holden Locke is a brilliant man who’s always relied on logic to steer him in the right direction. But his good sense flew out the window the moment he saw Leni standing outside her torched yoga studio. Now he’s got a choice to make. Listen to reason and stay away or surrender to his feelings and take a risk.

Olivia thought she knew who Sawyer Redmond was. She was wrong. But he’s fiercely determined to keep her, and she can’t avoid him. He’s everywhere—in class, at events, in her head. Even as she vows to forget him, he stops her. He forces her to discover a side of herself she never knew. One that terrifies her almost as much as it excites her. But there’s no way she can love the man she’s discovered… Is there?

A boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Trent Michaels never cared what anyone thought of him. That is, until the girl he fell in love with broke his heart in the worst way possible. Delaney Rogers knows she made the biggest mistake of her life when she allowed Trent to walk away from her. So when Trent unknowingly rescues her baby 15 years later, Delaney’s relieved she’ll finally have the chance to make things right.

As a best-selling romance author, most assume my life’s glamorous, filled with combustible chemistry, and most of all, romance. Ha! I can only wish. With a deadline looming, I’ve escaped to my family’s cabin on Anderson Island to free myself from distractions. My plan's great until a man who could pass as a cover model on one of my books comes to my rescue. Is there chemistry? Sure. Is he everything I’d look for in a guy? Absolutely. But will my career be at risk if I give into my desire?

Hanna Briggs was just as riveted to the news as the rest of the town when a seemingly innocent man was murdered. The difference was that while they all prayed for justice, Hanna felt relief. But then someone else Hanna knows is murdered. And another. And another.

When an injury sidelined my career as a pro cricketer, my American mate Chelsea convinced me to take a coaching position at a girls' school. I never thought I'd love that job, but I do. So yeah, I owe Chelsea a lot. But we're still just friends.

I had a brilliant life, living in England where everyone knew me as just Ben, the massage therapist. Then my mother summoned me home, determined to marry me off. You see, I'm not just Ben. I'm Bennett Worthington Montague, crown prince of Mithoria, and my mother has arranged for every eligible aristocratic girl to compete to become my princess. Does anyone care what I want? When a mate offers to let me stay at his house in New Hampshire for Christmas while he's on holiday in Switzerland, I jump at the chance. But on my way there, I get lost. Then a sexy girl rescues me. 

Have yourself a steamy little Christmas...After three years in prison, freight train engineer Lacey Gallagher doesn’t expect this Christmas to be very merry and bright. At least chopping down trees for her brother’s Christmas tree farm will help her save money to get her life back on track. All her plans derail, though, when her new job puts her in territory patrolled by the man who haunts her dreams - the forest ranger who sent her to prison. Austin Wilder isn’t thrilled about Lacey working in his forest - but he soon realizes he needs her help.

I ran into Derek while trying to escape the neighbor from hell. Instantly, we hit it off. Since he’s only here for three months and the microbrewery leaves me little time for commitments, it’s the perfect setup for a fling. He’s adventurous, challenges me, and he just gets me from the inside out.

1988 doesn’t end well for Jessica Abraham. In just one week, she turns 30, loses her day job, and loses the role of Ophelia to a younger actress. Rallying, she goes after a part at a theater outside of the city, but the director’s plan to hide her beauty behind hair, makeup, and wardrobe from Cosmo’s “Don't'' column shakes her confidence to the core. For the first time in her acting career, she won’t be able to rely on her carefully managed physical charms. Only her craft will count.

Cameron Hunt wins, whatever it takes. The tech mogul destroys every obstacle in his path. Until Sienna. The inexperienced college student is his best friend's kid sister. Gorgeous, feisty, incredibly off limits. So why is Cam dreaming about her kiss? He's desperate to claim her, and struggling to keep his distance.

Love is a battlefield, and divorce attorney Sadie Howard is entrenched on the front lines. She thought she might have met the right man once, but he was a career military guy who got shipped overseas and left her heart on the tarmac. These days, the only commitment Sadie wants is the one she's made to her Denver law practice. Combat photographer Roman Dvornakov is back. Fresh out of the U.S. Army, he’s using family connections to snap photos at a few weddings while he builds his civilian photography practice.

Phoebe Miller just made the biggest mistake of her life. Fleeing the country after embezzling thousands from her boss, she's in big need of a distraction. And one just appeared, in the form of a handsome stranger.... Luca von Kartmeier understands Phoebe's dilemma better than she could possibly realize. The truth is, he's a prince, with a troubled past of his own.  

She has a broken heart and revenge on her mind...Last year Karrie was riding high. She had a boyfriend she loved, a softball scholarship, and the best roommate a girl could have. When it turned out her man was a lying, cheating ballsack, she may have gone off the rails a bit. Now, it's a new year and Karrie's ready to build herself back up and move on to bigger and better things. Still, a little revenge would go a long way in helping the healing process. He's got a plan for revenge that will suit them both...

Marietta Kindergarten teacher Kate Canaday is doing perfectly well without the ex-love of her life mucking up her intention to stay gloriously uncommitted. So what if she’s become - according to her sisters - a serial dater? If pro-bull rider Finn Scott's untimely defection six years ago taught her anything, it was that men come with an expiration date. And she’s more than happy to oblige them. Trouble is, the sexier-than-ever Finn, now a devoted single father, has just moved to Marietta with his adorable 5-year-old twins.

Event-planner Eve Canaday and her secret crush Dr. Ben Tyler are unexpectedly drafted to help a little girl fulfill her late-mother’s wish - to have a magical Christmas that creates some happy memories. Eve sees this opportunity as a sign; Ben, as a glitch in his plan to leave Marietta behind for good.