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It was supposed to be a friendly round of paintball. But blood, not paint, covers Kyle Morrissey's body. Though admired by the public for his charity, the businessman was no choirboy. Could it be that more than one person wants him dead? Sergeant Jefferson Chene and his detective squad catch the case. With two new faces on the team, he finds himself in the unfamiliar role as mentor. He is also cautiously beginning a relationship with Simone Bettencourt, the beautiful woman he met while pursuing a serial murderer. Complicating the case are two retired gangsters, a fortune in jewels, and Detroit's history of organized crime. But the squad must utilize every resource available to catch a killer.

Storm Thompson wants to be anywhere but Liberty Ridge. Especially since his hometown also contains his childhood nemesis, Colleen Gardner. With a young daughter and mentally ill mother to care for, he struggles to simply make ends meet. Every day, his goal of owning an organic farm slips further out of reach. Psychiatrist Colleen Gardner has her sights set on starting a retreat to help veterans suffering from PTSD. She's done well but her small town fundraisers just aren't enough. "The Great American Scavenger Hunt" TV show offers a million-dollar prize, and Colleen and Storm are selected as competitors. Both resolve to do whatever is needed to win, even using the other to get ahead. Storm and Colleen compete to fund their dreams, but their already tattered relationship becomes more strained. Only one will win the money. But will love prove the ultimate prize?

Botanist Andreas Bauer, passionate about saffron, plans to reintroduce organic farming of the world's most expensive spice to a region of Austria now known for its wine. Meeting resistance from vintners, he does research in a local abbey and discovers a dark secret regarding a king's ransom gone astray hundreds of years before. Heiress Savannah Sutherland is on her way to learn the wine business from her uncle, who owns one of the largest vineyards in the area. She has no idea she is expected to marry the heir of a neighboring estate to expand her uncle's empire. Sparks fly when Andreas sets eyes on Savannah, and he knows they're destined to be together. But their growing attraction is threatened by her uncle-and by whoever orders a deadly attack on Andreas. Dark family secrets and a dangerous, centuries-old conspiracy cast deathly shadows over the love Andreas and Savannah share.

At Lavender House, Evie McIntyre is haunted by the whispers from her bedroom closet. Before she can make sense of their murmurs, the house "warbles" between times and transports her to the Civil War. Past and present have blended, and Evie wishes she'd paid more attention to history. Especially since former Confederate officer, Jack Ramsey, could use a heads up. Torn between opposing forces, Jack struggles to defend the valley and people he loves. Meeting Evie turns his already tumultuous world upside down. Will solving the mystery of the whispers return her home, and will the handsome scout be by her side? Against the background of Sheridan's Burning of the Shenandoah Valley, Jack and Evie fight to save their friends and themselves - or is history carved in stone?

Mitch Carter's a hard man. He's clawed his way up from Buffalo's gutter through a combination of ruthlessness and stark loyalty to become the King of Prospect Avenue. But when he sees lovely Tessa Verdun, a crack appears in his tough veneer. He wants her for his wife even if making it happen requires coercion, dirty dealing, and a touch of blackmail. Mitch is the last man Tessa would choose to wed, but he's forced her into marriage, even though she's ready to give her heart to another man. Now he tries to win her with lavish gifts and watches her with veiled passion in his eyes. But when everyone else turns against Tessa, it's Mitch who's there offering strength. And when vying factions in the city place Tessa in danger, it's Mitch for whom she longs, though loving such a man is certainly a tough prospect.

A tiny premature infant is delivered into the caring hands of NICU nurse, Annie Billodeaux. His father, Matthew Keaton,is the newly hired running back for the New Orleans Sinners football team. His mother is deceased, victim of a stray bullet fired in a gang war. Matt blames himself for having brought his wife to the city. Annie's heart goes out to little Daniel and his suffering father. As she teaches Matt the ins and outs of the NICU and the handling of his child, her affection for both grows into a love she cannot confess so soon to the grief-stricken man. Matt feels the pull of Annie's tenderness, but won't act on it out of respect for his wife's recent death. When Daniel is able to go home, how can Matt keep Annie near until the right time comes for him to voice his love for the Angel of the NICU?

Blathers and Duff, private investigators, introduce their sons, amid political strife between England and the Irish people, in three related tales. In the first, Blathers asks his former partner, Duff, to come to Ireland and help solve an apparent murder. During that visit, young Blathers is born. He grows up experiencing armed conflict and famine. Secondly, Young Duff has been raised in America, where he was led to believe that his father is dead. He is told about his father by his mother on her deathbed. When he is sent to London on behalf of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, he finds his father and they track down an assassin together. Finally, young Blathers and young Duff meet and get involved in solving several killings in Ireland.

"You met them in the Order of the Dragon Knights. Now, journey to the realm of the Fae and witness their legends!" A warrior sentenced to die. On trial for breaking a supreme Fae law, Fenian Warrior, Liam MacGregor has no regrets. He is prepared to accept his sentence-even if it means his death. However, freedom comes in an unexpected manner, and brings with it certain dangers as he travels through the Veil of Ages. A princess honor-bound to remain hidden. Princess Abela might be a priestess and the daughter of royalty, but that doesn't prevent her from doing the unimaginable. She sacrifices duty and honor to set free the man who captured her heart so many years ago. No matter the severity of his crimes, she cannot let Liam die. A rescue that will bring about a war and divide a kingdom! In their quest to secure a treaty to forestall Liam's death sentence, they must fight their desires for one another, as well as the Fenian Warriors sent to capture them.

A vicious break up with her high school's quarterback leaves sixteen-year-old Alexis Brewer isolated and with no real friends. Even her widowed father, who channeled his grief into a prodigious military career, doesn't notice the bruises on her arms. Or the terror that stalks her. In order to move forward, she makes the only choice she can-hide her abuse from everyone. Lex knows her plan is far from foolproof, but she must break free from the violence holding her hostage to find some kind of peace. The problem is, she may not remain alive long enough to do it.

Harley Kenyon has guarded a secret for eighteen years. Telling would only hurt her son, and Harley would do anything to protect Knox. Colton Savage-the wild, impetuous rock star-is back in town to clean up a few of his messes. She could never resist his charms. His promises prove empty, and more than once, he's left her for his seductive music career. But when the high school orchestra needs Colton's skills, he promises to stick around. He's not the man he was before and vows to spend his life proving it. Does she dare to believe him? Being with Colton means telling her secret. Will Harley finally reveal what she knows and risk losing her second chance at happiness, or will she keep her secret and send away the only man she ever loved?

Gina Thornton's life is in flux. Her only son is about to deploy, and her business is being sold. And she must deal with the persnickety man who leased her beachfront rental home for six months. An accident leaves musician Joe Peretti unsure if he'll ever regain full use of his hands. The concept of never again playing an instrument terrifies him. He didn't count on meeting Gina, his temporary landlady. Only after they meet does he again begin to hear music inside his head, something he thought he'd lost forever. Joe's arrogant attitude complicates their relationship. Can he redeem himself or have his actions ruined their possible future for?

In Manhattan for a special art course, small-town teacher Lauren Howell meets her roommate's gorgeous brother and sparks fly. Stiffed by an ex-fiancé and wary of another relationship, she establishes a rule-friends and only friends. City-bred and wealthy, entrepreneur Deems Lambert is fascinated by the fiercely independent Lauren and would love to make her New York stay easy. Her insistence on friendship proves puzzling, but he accepts her terms. An assault in Central Park changes everything. Deems discovers two men in hot pursuit of Lauren's backpack. When one man winds up dead, the other man attempts a desperate move, and Deems scrambles to tighten Lauren's security. Throwing the friendship pact out the window, Lauren turns to Deems for comfort, and their relationship grows hot and heavy fast. But Deems overlooked one security flaw. With Lauren's life in grave danger, Deems struggles to reach her before he's too late.

Isn't it enough Cleora Butterfield has agreed to be her enormously pregnant BFF's back-up birth coach? Does she really have to repeat last year's disastrous New Year's Eve blind date with Ross Hollister-one of said friend's favorite people-even if the man is smokin' hot? She has enough on her Christmas platter with planning and delivering the annual holiday pageant for her 5th and 6th graders. Ross returns to the charming small town of Green Earth, Minnesota to get away from the rat race in New York City, where he babysits his celebrity clients. He longs for the peace and quiet the Christmas season can deliver here. So being Cleora Butterfield's plus one isn't in his plans-even if the woman is exquisitely tempting. If Melah, a celestial messenger, doesn't step in, Ross's long-held secrets and Cleo's badly broken heart might get in the way of any hope for a Christmas romance.

When Jolene Claiborne learns her mother has a ticket on Heaven's long, black train, she's hell-bent on stopping the Grim Reaper from murdering her mother. Even a stern warning, from her ghost pal, Scarlett Cantrell, about dire consequences should she interfere with Heaven's plans fails to halt Jolene's impulsive rush toward disaster. And when an uninvited demon takes up residence in the facial room, a string of near fatal accidents seem posed to remove her mother from among the living. Desperate, Jolene seeks help from above, but instead finds herself face to face with Hell's version of the Terminator with a tempting proposition-Jolene's soul in exchange for her mother's life. Will Jolene accept the offer and spend eternity in Hell? Or will her mother catch the train for the Golden City in the sky? And if Jolene makes the ultimate sacrifice will this be the end of Dixieland Salon?

Roxie Maeda is a college senior who hears voices in her head. When she first sees the demonic creature haunting her crush, she blows it off as a hallucination, but then it shows up in her Psych class, visible to everyone. Its appearance triggers a police search of the campus, which reveals a bag of guns right outside the classroom. Someone was planning to shoot up the school. Over time, the creature discloses that he is a pain eater-a cursed, undead human who eats pain demons that arise from injuries, taking the pain into himself. His selflessness sways her, and she befriends him only to fall in love. Together, they resolve to break his curse and save Prometheus University from its unknown attacker.

In 1999 Australia, Sergeant Rick McCoy investigates the murder of a woman found packed inside a suitcase.The Killer abducts another victim and threatens to dismember her slowly. His life is further complicated by a marriage in tatters. Frustrated at every turn, he is paired with glamorous Criminal Psychologist and profiler, Patricia Holmes. While trying to rebuild his marriage, he finds himself in a desperate race against time to free the victim and fight his desire for his new partner.

One impulsive tryst. One unforgettable fling. Culinary columnist Aurora Daring adores creating desserts with fresh fruit and dreams of becoming a pastry chef. Always on the lookout for new food places to review, she visits Love's Farmer's Market, an old barn converted into a 'green store' with all the wonders a gourmet cook could possibly want. She finds something else as well-a ruggedly handsome man who fulfills all her sexual fantasies in one impromptu encounter. Bryce Lovella loves his family's farm. His idea of expanding the farm to include a produce market is just the beginning of his aspirations. He also wants to start a family. When his twin brother, Brent, challenges him to find the perfect woman in two weeks' time and get her to say I love you, Bryce eagerly agrees to play. He's already seduced the woman of his dreams. There's only one problem-he never got her name.

Arianna Miller tosses her luggage and her hopes into her Subaru and sets out to prove her talent-by decorating a Victorian mansion thirty miles from nowhere. She needs a fresh start and a break from painful memories. However, she is soon haunted by reminders of her past and endangered by foreboding mysteries. Christopher Flemming is determined to stop his father's crime spree, which began in nineteenth century London and now threatens present day Colorado. He must find and destroy the time-traveling machine that brought them forward in time. More importantly, he needs to save Arianna. Because of Christopher's blurred focus, Arianna finds her attraction to him untenable. She wants to help him, but he refuses to reveal his connection to the mansion. Everything changes when Arianna stumbles onto the time machine before Christopher does. Will her future end up in the past?

After a successful mission, Laura Black and her colleagues finally feel free to live the "normal lives" they have desired for so long. But, after only eight months of an ordinary existence, team members discover they are still in danger. Apparently, their mission is far from over. Banding together to confront their hidden foe, the misfit group prepares to fight the war of their lives. The battle will be bloody, the losses great, but Laura and the team are determined to find their happily ever after. Whatever it costs.

Turning a New Paige: A Groundhog Day Romance More than her car is snowed in on Groundhog Day... The loss of her job spurs Paige Myers to a rash decision. She needs a new start. With her car packed to the roof, she leaves behind her expensive Atlanta apartment and ex-boyfriend and heads to her aunt's home in the snowy north. When a storm forces her to seek refuge in a small town restaurant, a flamboyant waiter introduces her to his hot, straight cousin celebrating his Groundhog Day birthday. Paige isn't looking for a man, but this one is hard to resist, especially when her car gets plowed in and he's offering a warm room at the B&B. Rebound or not, it's a Groundhog Day that melts more than the ice around them. A Paige in Cupid's Book: A Valentine's Day Romance His touch could melt the snow surrounding her... After leaving her life in Atlanta, Amelia Paige Myers lands on the doorstep of her aunt's inherited farmhouse in the dead of a Pennsylvania winter. Instead of a quick fix, Paige's temporary home is hoarded to the rafters and needs serious work. Her new-found love "interest" is there to help but distracts her with his sizzling touch. She's not sure if Michael's a rebound or the real thing, but their romance and a fast approaching Valentine's Day inspires a little matchmaking. Clocks, a cat, roses, and a cranky aunt who doesn't believe in love-things never go according to planned, and time is running out. Paige could sure use a page from Cupid's book. Paige's Lucky Charm: A St. Patrick's Day Romance Temporary job, temporary home...will her hot new guy be temporary, too? With a bounce to her step, southern-bred Paige Meyers looks like she has it all together. Far from the truth. Her family's inherited farmstead is a snow-covered shamble and a hoarded mess. Each touch from her man, Michael Lukas, sends her reeling, but he's only in town on business. She can't keep track of the growing renovations, her free-spirited aunt or the crazy cat, let alone tight schedules and her own wits. Her funds are shrinking, and the clock is ticking away to the possible end-date on her heart-pounding time with Michael. Everything collides with weighty decisions made lighter with green drinks and new friends on St. Patrick's Day. If only her luck will hold.

Top notch CFO Sydney Raines is devastated when her coveted job working for a high profile conglomerate is yanked out from under her. Determined to restore her mangled reputation, she finds her second chance when the owner of an upscale art gallery hires her as his personal assistant. Straight arrow cop Vince Miller is assigned to crack an international art theft ring. Working undercover, he never counted on meeting Sydney Raines, let alone falling in love with her. Then an unexpected twist in the case reveals the identity of a serial killer, along with the shattering realization that Sydney could be the psycho's next victim.

Raven Hunter, a musical prodigy, flees to the Hawaiian Islands to pick up the pieces after her marriage to her manager collapses. Instead, she experiences extraordinary and unsettling events that are beyond her understanding. Living in paradise, marine biologist, Finn Taylor has the unconscious but effortless ability to understand the needs of the animals he cares for. His playboy lifestyle is most men's fantasy. That is, until the night he meets the shy and elusive new island resident. Suddenly his life no longer feels like his own. The attraction is undeniable. However, vastly contrasting lives, peculiar dreams, and an unbelievable proclamation that they could be the direct descendants of Poseidon and Apollo threaten to divide them forever. Will they accept their destiny and begin the quest of a lifetime or will they remain in their comfortable yet separate existence?

Born of heaven, forged in hellfire and damnation, Xander roams the earth as an unlikely protector of the innocent. Embroiled in a demon uprising, Xander must help his brothers-in-arms recover four Sacred Relics rumored to be Lucifer's downfall. The stakes are simple. If he fails, the boundaries between Hell and Earth will crumble. If he succeeds, long-awaited salvation could be his. But when a beautiful innocent is caught in the crossfire, the price of redemption could be too steep. Kyanna Hughes has been sworn to protect a Sacred Relic at all costs. From the cradle, she was taught to hate all things demon, but her attraction to Xander turns everything she's been taught upside down. But Kyanna is not only a Guardian, she's also in possession of secrets so dangerous that to keep them out of demon hands even the angels in Heaven would see her dead.

Ghosts of the dead swirl around Jessie Reynolds seeking her help. Two bodies have washed ashore in Blue Cove. When a third body is discovered evidence links the victims to a group of missing college students. A fourth student is still missing and the spirits will not rest until he is found. Police Chief Matt Parker, the love of Jessie's life, will have to handle this case alone. Further investigation shows the murders are more than local hate crimes. Matt finds himself targeted by the same suspects as the victims and must rely on experience and training to survive. It will take more than his skills to bring the criminals to justice and survive what they have planned for him. He will need Jessie and the spirits' otherworldy help to make it back alive. Will love triumph over evil and give Jessie and Matt a chance at love?

Hey, y'all-I'm Tucker Frye, pub mistress and transplanted Southerner, minding my bar and my business here in Iowa. Then my nephew, an undercover animal rights activist, was murdered right in my back yard. I've got the evidence that might prove who killed him and it might put that god-forsaken operation out of business. First I need to figure out who I can trust, and that might be tough because as my daddy always said, good men are harder to find than deviled eggs after a church picnic. But I think John Smalley might be a keeper, and Alan Dale, too. With their help, maybe I can make Fitz Agribusiness pay for my nephew's death. Or maybe I'll die trying ...

A shy, late bloomer, the Honorable Judith Leslie survives her debut into Regency society despite ridicule of her height and her ruddy Scottish complexion from her more delicate contemporaries. But she surprises even herself when she boldly greets the eligible yet reluctantly marriageable Peter Tenwick, Viscount Caxton, at her first ball. Their mutual attraction is instant, but when they speak to their respective parents, they learn that opposition to the union runs deep and personal. So deep that Peter's father arranges for him to marry instead the worst of the ill-tempered shrews who have made Judith's season so unpleasant. In order to marry, Peter and Judith must not only overcome their parents' objection but find a substitute suitor for Peter's fiancée. Those obstacles become the least of their worries when Judith is kidnapped by a gang of smugglers and Peter must act fast to rescue his heart's treasure.

Terri Quinn lives a double existence. Half of it is as a bestselling author, the other is as a collie, which makes Ugly Creek the perfect place to be. The unique town and its odd residents fuel her muse, and she feels accepted there as both human and shapeshifter. Hunter Deveraux has spent most of his life trying to prove his worth to his father. He's in Ugly Creek to write a book aiming to debunk tales of the weird and unexplained that are as much a part of the town as the beautiful scenery. Jeopardizing this plan is falling for the one woman who can prove him wrong. Terri has no idea how to handle loving a man who must choose between his lifelong view of reality and the woman he cares about. In the clash, when fantasy proves to be reality, will love be enough?

Biology Professor Kevin Ballard finds his quiet life rocked by a series of vicious mysterious events. First, his mother is slain in his childhood home. Then his girlfriend (and research assistant) is kidnapped from their cabin and he finds that the plant he's studying is apparently being used in strange local rituals. To top it all off, the police think Kevin is somehow involved. Who wants to wreck his life and why?

Perception is a sizzling reality that enflames two hearts. When it comes to sex, school teacher Camille Weatherby considers herself an exhibitionist. She refuses to allow anyone to control her life, and relationships are out of the question. Any affairs are one-night stands, and the only thing that matters is the pleasure she garners from the thrill of possibly being caught. But an encounter with a hot stranger at a costume party leaves her disregarding that rule. Millionaire bad boy Garrett Gerard craves control, especially in the bedroom, and money buys what he enjoys. His indiscretions have caught up with him, and his father presents an ultimatum--straighten up or lose the chance to be president of the family business. Camille tests his willpower, and he can't resist showing her what it's like to be with a dominating lover. When their fling is discovered, Camille and Garrett are forced to fake an engagement to save their jobs. But the more they're thrown together, the more sparks fly.

Dodging a future she wasn't sure she wanted in the first place, Flora MacDonald spins a new story for herself as a shopkeeper in a small Southern town, complete with a budding romance. When her lover Owen Drummond disappears, she discovers he is supposedly dead. Then a mysterious woman presents her with a unique opportunity. With nothing to lose but her future, Flora crosses the veil into the Otherworld, armed with only a fleeting knowledge of the Welsh Mabinogion texts, a paltry collection of artifacts, and a trio of unlikely guides to save the man who doesn't remember her. Her goal becomes survival for them both. But when gods are involved, Flora discovers saving the man she loves might not be her mission after all.