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To survive two strangers will have to rely on only each other. Stephanie Fuller has had the year from hell and a vacation to Mexico was supposed to be a way to find her equilibrium again. Instead she's snatched off the streets and wakes up in a dark, dank underground prison. Nothing could prepare her for what's going to happen to her there, or the connection she builds with her fellow captive. When Patrick "Trick" Kramer wakes up in a small cell and learns he's not alone he quickly puts together the pieces of who took him and why. Despite a rocky start in life he's a protector, and there is nothing worse for a man like him than having an innocent woman who needs his protection but being unable to save her from the hell that's coming. There is no way Stephanie won't hate him for what he has to do.

He's the last person she wants messing up all her hard work. Jessica Bowen knows responsibility, learned it at a young age. Living through something horrific she somehow managed to hold most of her family together and build a life for herself. A life that isn't the one she planned but it's one she can be proud of, where she can make a difference and save lives. Until he shows up threatening to destroy everything she's worked so hard to achieve. Mason "Scorpion" Markson was looking forward to a vacation when he gets a call that the spoiled, selfish sister of an old friend is in trouble. He shouldn't go into a cult after her, it's more hassle than its worth, and yet he owes it to his friend to save his sister. The last thing he expects to find when he goes undercover is a calm, competent, capable woman who has a whole lot of anger and hostility towards him. She's not who he was led to believe she was, so why did her brother lie about her?

His second chance disappears along with her. Ariel Emerson knows what it's like to lose everyone you love and she has no intention of going through that again. Ever. But then she's snatched off the streets, sold to a monster, her only hope of being rescued is the man who very thoroughly destroyed her. Not a day has passed for Sebastian "Rock" Rockman that he hasn't regretted lashing out in grief and guilt and destroying the best thing to ever happen to him. He always knew one day he wanted a second chance but when Ariel is kidnapped right in front of him he'll have to fight not just to win her heart and her trust, but to save her life. Sometimes a happy ending isn't in the cards.

Can Detective Paige Hood survive her stalker's attempt to kill her? Sometimes you have to do something even if it hurts someone you love. Annabelle Englewood just made the biggest decision of her life. She's moved out of the home she has shared with her boyfriend for the last five years. She's not sure she made the right choice but she felt like it was something she had to do. Her decision might wind up costing her more than just the man she loves, it might also take her freedom and her life. A woman disappears without a trace. Another four women vanish on the same night. The case takes a personal turn for Detective Xavier Montague when his estranged girlfriend, Annabelle, also goes missing. Is her disappearance related? Is someone else responsible? Or did she simply walk away from her life of her own volition? ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Maybe this family deserve what they get. Someone is killing off members of the Everett family and the only family member talking to the cops is Sofia Everett. Shunned by her father and battling a mysterious illness, Sofia's childhood dreams may be the key to stopping the killer. Nothing could prepare her for what she will uncover about the people she has known all her life and once she knows the truth she will never look at herself the same way again. When his newest case brings Detective Ryan Xander right to the doorstep of the woman he's been watching from afar it doesn't take long for him to fall for her. But between Sofia's illness, a killer hellbent on destroying every last member of the Everett family, and his own insecurities, this fledgling relationship may be over before it even begins. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

To save the woman he loves he has to let a killer walk free. Annabelle Englewood's life is crumbling around her. Her entire family is slaughtered, she's accused of committing the crime, and the detective working the case is making her feel things she doesn't want to feel and challenging her belief that she is unworthy of being loved. Her fears are intense, as is the compulsion to push everyone away, and if she can't break their hold then she won't just end up alone but dead. Detective Xavier Montague knows better than to get involved with a woman in a case he's working. Especially one who is so emotionally vulnerable. And yet, against his better judgment, he's drawn to Annabelle, but this forbidden attraction will force him to confront the darkest time in his life. If he can't let go of the past and finally look to the future then he will leave the woman he's falling for alone and vulnerable to a violent psychopath. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Sometimes love can't conquer all. With his relationship to wife Tessa strained almost to the point of breaking, Detective Parker Bell finds himself once again becoming too invested in his latest case, that of a young woman who was kidnapped and is suffering from amnesia. As he becomes intrigued by and attracted to the beautiful and mysterious young woman he names Hope his friends and family feel that he is losing his objectivity, and risking everything he cares about in the process. Meanwhile Tessa is working to battle her demons and finally become the woman who can give her husband what he needs. When Parker pulls away from her, intent on helping his newest project, Tessa must figure out what secrets Hope is hiding before it's too late. Unfortunately Hope's secrets will end up costing someone their life. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse ** Complete series1. A Secret to the Grave2. Winter Wonderland3. Dead or Alive4. Little Girl Lost5. Forgotten

A terrifying ordeal irrevocably changed her, leaving her trapped in a prison of her own making. Ten years ago Laura Opal endured a four day long ordeal that left her broken and traumatized. But the men who hurt her were caught, tried, found guilty and imprisoned, so what's happening in her apartment building doesn't have anything to do with her. She's sure of it. Detective Jack Xander and his partner are investigating the sudden spate of crimes at an apartment building, but every time they think they're making progress another assault leads them in a completely different direction. As they hunt for the killer's real target Jack is about to come face to face with someone from his past he thought he'd never set eyes on again. Is the woman he's never been able to forget the potential victim he's been looking for? And if she is how is he going to keep her alive long enough to make up for past mistakes? ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

The body count rises when two serial killers fall in love. He targets couples, attacking them in their bed, killing one and leaving the other alive. She targets wealthy businessmen, luring them to a hotel and drowning them. When the two killers meet up a wild killing spree erupts. Annabelle Englewood is still struggling to cope with what a vicious psychopath did to her eight months ago. Sofia Everette has spent five months recovering from the physical and psychological trauma inflicted on her by her sister. When the two women and their respective boyfriends, Detective Xavier Montague and Detective Ryan Xander, meet up they will have to deal with the fallout from two killers' love affair, all under the ever-present eye of an escalating stalker. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

They survived a hostage situation now someone is killing them off.Sofia Xander runs a center for abused women and children, some of whom have fled for their lives, their abusers still out there. One of those violent husbands tracks his family down and holds eight people hostage in a bid to get his wife and daughter back. With no choice but to kill him to protect herself and the others, Sofia is unprepared for the impact it will have on herself and her life.Detective Ryan Xander is proud of his wife for doing what she had to in order to save lives, but he knows taking a life will affect her. He just didn't know those effects would be her pushing him away. Then someone starts killing off the surviving hostages. Now he could lose his wife to a killer or she could walk out on him.** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

Keep her mouth shut and let a killer get revenge or risk the truth about her coming out?Daisy Xander has spent her entire life trying to hide who she really is and where she's come from. But no matter how many measures she has taken and how many sacrifices she has made the truth is about to come out and she's already chosen how she's going to deal with it-she's going to let herself get killed. For Mark Xander life keeps getting worse and worse. Left to raise his four kids alone, then his youngest son comes face to face with a killer, and his estranged wife seems to have a relationship with the victim. Daisy won't tell anyone what's going on and when more victims keep falling it soon becomes clear, Daisy is either involved or she's on the killer's list. ** Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse **

One moment in time you wish you could take back. That's how Dahlia Black feels about her life. When she was fifteen she made a mistake that got her best friend killed and she hasn't been able to forgive herself for it. Banishing herself from River's End, she's lured back when someone decides that the past hasn't been laid to rest. Returning to town doesn't just mean facing the family she let down but the one man she's always loved but who nearly died saving her. Fletcher Harris grew up as an honorary member of the Black family, Dahlia like a younger sister to him. Then he lays eyes on her for the first time in eight years and in place of the kid he remembers finds a beautiful, strong, but hurting woman who he can't get out of his mind. Determined to help Dahlia learn to forgive herself so she can finally move on he can't help but hope that he might be a prominent part of her future.

He's trying to prove her friend is guilty of murder. When Clara Candella is carjacked it brings the past she thought was firmly behind her crashing into her present. Now the sexy detective who saved her life is trying to prove that her childhood friend is guilty of the same horrendous crimes they both survived. Can she set the fact that they're on opposite sides of this investigation aside and allow the attraction simmering between them to grow into something more? A car chase leads Detective Jonathon Dawson to a woman he instantly feels a connection to, unfortunately, she's hellbent on proving that her friend is innocent, even though he knows differently. Despite her being involved in his case he asks her out, only to be turned down flat. He knows there's something between him but winning Clara's affections while simultaneously searching for proof of her friend's guilt isn't going to be easy.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Ruby Hatcher escaped human traffickers, and she has her life back, but a nagging voice at the back of her mind keeps telling her the world would be a better place without her in it. When a home invasion throws her together with Detective Judah Willow, she learns that she's not as alone as she thought. Judah wants to ask Ruby out, but he knows about her traumatic past and won't push her into doing something she isn't ready for. But when Ruby gets mixed up in his latest case, he is determined not only to keep her safe but also to prove to her that not all men treat women like property. Earning her trust and her heart will push him to confront his own turbulent past, but if it helps Ruby, it's worth it.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky. She was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won't let her. Gideon Barlow travels the country working with police departments on the most depraved of cases. When he meets Sapphire, the attraction is instantaneous, but if he can't help her realize that there is more to life than her job, she might end up losing not just her chance at happiness but her life as well.

Being the bodyguard for a friend you're secretly in love with isn't easy. Ashley Fallon narrowly survived an assault by a serial rapist and murderer. As the only surviving victim she finds herself in need of a bodyguard after her assailant makes it clear he doesn't like loose ends and intends to finish what he started. Sawyer Watson is trapped in his own kind of Hell. He's secretly in love with Ashley but as far as she's concerned they're just friends. Now he's living in her house and spending his days-and his nights-with her, and while he won't take advantage of her while she's vulnerable he can't help but hope that spending so much time together might make her see him differently. The truth always has a way of coming out, and sometimes at the worst possible time.

Tragedy tore them apart. Now it's giving them a second chance. He walked away because he thought it was what she wanted. When FBI Agent Tom Drake arrives at the scene of a robbery, the last person he expects to see is his ex-wife. Seeing her again reminds him of everything he lost when they divorced, and the only way he's going to survive being around her again is to keep reminding himself this is just another job. She let him walk away because she thought it was what was best for him. Hannah Buffy is conflicted about seeing her ex-husband again, especially when he starts claiming he thinks the robbery at her store wasn't random. Positive it is just another way for him to paint her as a victim, she ignores his warnings at her own peril. If the couple can't reconcile their differences they might not make it to Christmas morning alive.

He broke her heart when he wasn't there for her when she needed him the most. FBI Agent Jett Crane is hunting his ex-partner who has gone off the rails. When his onetime girlfriend, Savannah Watson, becomes an accidental casualty, he is both thrilled to see her again and terrified that she might now become a target of the man he is searching for. Savannah, on the other hand, is not the least bit pleased with the prospect of seeing Jett again. He let her down and broke both her heart and her trust, and she has no interest in rekindling old feelings. But with a dangerous killer circling closer, reconciliation might become a moot point.

The greatest loss a couple can suffer tore them apart. FBI Agent Chloe Luckman is shocked and dismayed when she finds out that her ex-boyfriend has gotten himself mixed up in a case she's been working. Surprised to find she's jealous to see another woman in the arms of her ex, she wonders whether it's possible to reclaim what they once shared. Dr. Fin Patrick is no more pleased to be forced to spend time around Chloe than she is to spend time around him. She broke his heart when she walked away from him, and now he's so angry with her that any hope of reconciliation is nonexistent. But feelings are still there whether either of them like it or not, and as danger lurks it might be too late for them to do anything about it.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Diamond Hatcher was always the quiet girl-the shy one. Her ordeal at the hand of human traffickers left her more reserved, expressing through her paintings what she cannot put into words. She took the biggest risk of her life when she let Detective Elijah Newton know she was interested in him, but he didn't return her feelings. Elijah's life was turned upside down in a way he never could have expected, and although he has feelings for Diamond, there is no way he's going to drag her into the mess his life has become. Until fate forces his hand. When someone starts using Diamond's paintings as inspiration to commit murder, there isn't anything he won't do to keep her safe, including tell her his biggest secret.

He'd rather walk away than let the darkness inside him tarnish her light. Meadow Smith's yearning to belong led her to make a terrible decision, one she regrets but can never take back. Now she's on the run and has to decide if she can put her trust in another man or if it's safer to keep moving. Problem is, she can't run from her mistakes forever. Abe Black tries to forget the haunting things he witnessed while serving his country by immersing himself in his role as Sherrif in the small town of River's End. But as soon as he spots Meadow, he knows she's in trouble, and that brings the nightmares flooding back. Meadow needs saving and Abe wants to save her, but neither of them can afford these growing feelings. Not with her secrets, and not when he's been burned before. Badly. Can Abe settle for just trying to keep her alive and then walk away? Or will avoiding the truth of their feelings only put them both in more danger?

Florence Harris thought if she ever fell in love it would be with someone sweet, dependable, boring. Nope. Turns out she likes arrogant, annoying, ego so big it wouldn't fit in the ocean Eli Lennox. Just because he saved her life he thinks it gives him permission to meddle in it. He's determined to save her from herself. Problem is she thinks she's beyond saving. She's beautiful, intelligent, and the sexiest woman Eli had ever laid eyes on, and she turns him down flat when he asks her out. That doesn't happen to him often. Or ever. And it makes him determined to prove to her she's worth every ounce of effort he's going to put into winning her heart. Eli Lennox always gets what he wants.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Amethyst Hatcher was supposed to die on her eighteenth birthday, against all the odds she survived, and now lives her life searching for her next adrenalin rush. When the firefighter is assigned to work with the cops, she finds herself completely unprepared for the sexual tension smoldering between her and Detective Zeb Tuck to develop into something more. Zeb can't deny the sizzling attraction between him and Amethyst, but he fights against it. He's already lost so much and doesn't want to get involved with someone who seems to have a death wish. When his newest case, hunting a sadistic fire-starting killer forces him and the sexy firefighter to work together, he'll have to decide whether falling for Amethyst is worth the risk.

Fifteen years is a long time to be missing. Emerald Hatcher was the baby of the Hatcher family. Sweet, kind, compassionate, a dreamer who would give the shirt off her back to someone who needed it more than her. But that was then. What have fifteen years away from her family, tortured and abused, done to her? The Hatcher sisters have been desperate to find the last sister and bring her home, but what they get is not what they bargained for. Is anyone really ready for Emerald Hatcher to return home?

Trust is fragile. Mia Taylor-Black loves her job as the head of the River's End search and rescue team. When the children of the town start going missing, turning up unharmed in the forest, she starts feeling like someone is watching her. She's been there before, had a stalker whose reign of terror ended up costing her everything, and the idea of going back to that dark time in her life terrifies her. Julian Black loves his wife but guilt over not protecting her tore them apart. Seeing his brother get a second chance with the woman he loves makes him hope that he might get that same chance with Mia. He knows it won't be easy to regain her trust, but nothing worth having in life is easy and he vows that nothing and no one is going to stop him from reclaiming his marriage.

Perception is truth. Renee Miller sacrificed over and over again in her relationship with Will Black, and then when she needed him the most he wasn't there for her. Now she's back in River's End and Will is determined to win her back, only she's not the same person she was when they were together. Her world has been tilted on its axis and she has no idea how to right it. Will knows that he messed up when he didn't give Renee what she needed, instead doing what he thought was best, but he is desperate for a second chance. This time he is determined to put her first, show her with words and actions how much he loves her. When Renee's life is threatened and it becomes clear someone is targeting her he now faces two threats to reclaiming the woman he adores, a killer and her lack of trust in him.

How do you give an answer when you don't understand the question? Sydney Clark moved to River's End for a fresh start, desperately wanting to put the past behind her. What she didn't expect on her first day as a deputy in the Sheriff's department was to be working a serial killer case, and a disturbing one at that. What she expected even less was to meet a man who will challenge everything her childhood taught her about men. Levi Black knows what it's like to watch the woman you love die, he's been there twice before and it sucks, which is why he took himself out of circulation, flirting is fine-fun even-but anything deeper risks your heart. Then he meets Sydney. He can see in her eyes that she's battling some pretty rough demons, and getting involved with a cop might be more than he's prepared to risk, especially with an unpredictable serial killer stalking the town.

Everyone has told lies, but hers might get her killed. Maggie Wilson told a lie she desperately wishes she could take back. When a childhood friend saves her from a fire and offers her a place to stay, she never expects to fall for him. But when that's exactly what happens, it means taking a risk she'll lose him by admitting her lies ... Firefighter Theo Black has fallen for friends before, and that didn't work out. So as he walks through the flames to rescue his friend Maggie, he knows the boundaries he must set. Bur when someone keeps setting fires around her, he'll be forced to confront the feelings he's fighting against if he wants to keep her alive.