She had one reckless one-night stand and now Grace Sinclair has to face the fact that Justin Johnson, her triplets' father, is an irresponsible cad. But his cowboy brother Jake -- smoldering hot and single -- welcomes Grace and her infant daughters to their family's Oklahoma ranch. It's a quiet place...until someone tries to kill the single mom! After years of cleaning up Justin's messes, Jake wants no responsibility for him -- or anyone. Even as he protects Grace and feels a powerful sexual desire for her, he assures her they have no future. But when the killer makes another brazen attempt on Grace, Jake finds himself rethinking his life alone...and those three adorable babies.

The breathtaking finale to *The Coltons of Oklahoma saga by New York Times* bestselling author Carla Cassidy!  Wrongly imprisoned for murder, renowned horse trainer Greta Colton gets sprung by Tyler Stanton's falsified alibi. The incredibly handsome oil tycoon's desire has been burning for Greta ever since they met. Now that she's no longer his brother's fiancée, he wants her in his bed and working in his corral. In that order.  Throwing caution to the wind, Greta accepts Tyler's brazen invitations. And with danger mounting, they reluctantly risk their hearts. But when a shocking Colton secret surfaces, can Tyler protect Greta from a treacherous family reunion? Someone means to kill her…and take all that's hers! **

TWO FBI AGENTS WERE ON A CASE THAT COULD COST THEM THEIR CAREERS - AND THEIR LIVES.  Only a life-and-death mission could make FBI special agent Jackson Revannaugh leave Louisiana for Kansas. But a husband and wife have gone missing in a case with disturbing similarities to an unsolved one, and Jackson's desperate for answers. And the trick is keeping his taboo desire for his gorgeous new partner from compromising the operation.  Marjorie Clinton knows Jackson's type only too well. But with passion - and the case - heating up, she soon has to trust the Southern charmer with her life. Because someone in this friendly lakeside town is a killer. Someone who's made Marjorie a target and could expose the secret Jackson hoped would stay buried forever.

The Price of Deadly Secrets...Someone is killing waitresses at the Cowboy Café. Three women are dead, and Sheriff Cameron Evans means to find out why. But as he works to solve the case, the hunky sheriï¬â?¬ must push beyond his feelings for the café's owner. There's a murderer on the loose. Passion has no place here.For Mary Mathis, the crime is personal. Not only are the victims her employees, they may be a sign of something deeper. Eight years ago she came to Grady Gulch fleeing a violent past that has scarred her for life. Now she has to discover if that history is dooming the women who work for her. She already knows it has made new love impossible--no matter what she may secretly desire.

Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy! Seized by vise-like contractions, Colette Connor prayed she wasn't going to deliver on the Connor ranch doorstep. With no recollection of who she is or how she got pregnant, she has nowhere else to turn. Only the knowing eyes and the incendiary kisses of stranger Hank Cooper disturb her more. With the keen instincts of a professional bodyguard, Hank had anticipated Colette's arrival. But he wasn't prepared for her amnesia—or the baby. While her missing memories might help protect her from a killer, they're defenseless against Hank, who is the only man who holds the answers to all her questions…and more. Originally published in 1997

Catch up with the crime-fighting Coltons! Witnessing a murder plunges Nina Owens into nerve-shattering danger. Police chief Flint Colton is sure the perp is taking down witnesses, so the handsome cop orders Nina into protective custody...in his home! And while she's grateful to him, Nina just can't shake her deep distrust of police. But all that falls away when Flint's scintillating kiss awakens something deep within her. As Thanksgiving approaches with Dead River quarantined, the search for a missing child puts Nina and the killer on a collision course. She knows Flint is haunted by a past failure to save a witness...and that he'll put himself in the line of fire before he ever lets her down.

SOON YOU'LL BE MINE... A t first Ann Carson thought the notes were a prank. Then came more sinister threats... and the eerie awareness that someone was watching her. Ann dreaded the long, hot summer nights--until rugged policeman Clay Clinton became her bodyguard. She would finally be able to sleep at night--if only thoughts of Clay would stop invading her dreams.... In daylight, Clay had no trouble focusing on his mission: hunting the stalker. After sundown, however, he found it harder to concentrate. For his wary gaze couldn't ignore Ann's sultry blue eyes--or her heat-flushed skin bared by sheer, silky nightgowns. As Clay struggled against the fire storm of desire, the killer closed in--and still, the temperature was rising....

WHEN WOULD RUSS BLACKBURN FIND A WIFE? "Never. I'm going to scare off any woman who comes within fifty feet of my dad...and make sure nobody hurts us again!" --Daniel Blackburn, age 8 "I don't know much about kids, but 1 do know that little 'darling' needs a mom. And Daniel's dad sure is gorgeous...." --Bonnie Baker, mom in the making "The one woman my son actually likes is the least likely to be suitable mother material!" --Russ Blackburn, single dad

HER REAL NAME WAS ALLISON WELCH... But he knew her as Cecilia Webster. Just weeks ago, she'd had everything. Then came the tragedy that stole it all - along with her eyesight. The blindness was only temporary. So were her new name and stay in rural Montana. But what about her feelings for the gruff, tender lawman who'd taken her in? Tormented by his own past, Sheriff Jesse Wilder had a beautiful, vulnerable witness in his protective custody - and more on his mind than keeping her safe. But his charge's life depended on his guarding her secret - and resisting his own forbidden urges...

The Second Time AroundSheriff Reese Walker thought he could tackle any obstacle head-on--until his former flame showed up with a little girl whose eyes mirrored his own. He'd always believed he wasn't good enough to raise a child. But someone was trying to kill Sarah and her daughter--and he would be damned if he'd lose them both a second time....Leaving her hometown six years ago hadn't been easy, but it had been right. At least, that was what Sarah Calhoun had always believed. Now coming home forced Sarah to face the small-minded town and the man she'd loved but run from. And now she would have to explain the reason why she'd never said goodbye.

THE HARD NOSED DETECTIVE The Minute she walked in, he sensed trouble. Said her name was Colleen and that she was looking for someone named Sam Baker. Who was he? Her husband? Her Lover? Private eye Gideon Graves could smell a scandal a mile a way, and this mysterious gal sure had him curious.... THE SECRETIVE WOMAN If Colleen told Gideon about San, he'd never take the case. Yet now the sexy detective thought he was searching for her runaway husband! So what was a very unmarried lady in love with Gideon Graves supposed to do?

In New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy's latest thriller, a loner cowboy meets his match! A man who keeps his secrets close to his chest, gruff rancher Brody Booth is used to things being complicated. The last thing he expects is for a beautiful woman to be his undoing. But Mandy Wright's as unpredictable as the snowstorm that traps them together. Mandy is independent and trusts no one. When it comes to relationships, she's always the first to walk away. Letting Brody close enough to protect her from a killer feels strange—and thrilling. Having feelings for him is as risky as surrendering to the threat. Can she find a way to outrun danger and fall in love?

WHO SHOULD RAISE THE TWINS "Me, their godfather Just because I'm a mars doesn't mean 1 can't warm up formula or read bedtime stories. Besides, I love those two little rascals--and love doesn't come so easily to me." --Beau Randolf "Me, their godmother. Those poor kids need a stable, parental figure, and what could a carefree bachelor know about raising babies?" --Carolyn Baker "Both. After all, there are two of us who need constant amusement and 3 a.m. feedings. We'll just cry until they give us what want--two parents!" --the twins

BANG, BANG BRIDE AND GROOM Baiting a serial killer is risky enough. But FBI Special Agent Mick McCane knows he's in real trouble when he and by-the-book Cassie Miller have to pose as loving newlyweds to do it. Ever since their one sizzling night together, she's determined to keep their relationship strictly business - even as an undeniable attraction pulls them deeper into their undercover personas. Then their real identities are discovered and the hunters become the hunted. Now, the only way for Mick to protect the woman he can't live without is to sacrifice the life he was used to putting on the line - and the badge he never thought he'd have to.