Risking it All (45 page)

Sassy bartender Ginger Peet just

committed the perfect crime. Life-sized

Dolly Parton statue in tow, Ginger and

her sister flee Nashville. But their new

neighbor,

straight-laced

Chicago

homicide cop Derek Tyler, knows

something’s up—something
big
—and he

won’t rest until Ginger’s safe…and in

his bed for good.

OFFICER OFF LIMITS

ASKING FOR TROUBLE

STAKING HIS CLAIM

PROTECTING WHAT’S THEIRS

UNFIXABLE

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the exciting new

Crossing the Line

series...

HIS RISK TO TAKE

RISKIER BUSINESS

Coming Soon

UP IN SMOKE

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HONOR RECLAIMED
by Tonya Burrows An interview with a runaway Afghani

child bride lands photojournalist Phoebe

Leighton in the middle of an arms deal.

Forming an unlikely alliance with a

ragtag team of mercenaries, she meets

Seth Harlan, a former Marine sniper

with PTSD. He ignites passions within

her she thought long dead, but she’s

hiding a secret that could destroy him.

Racing against the clock, Seth, Phoebe,

and the rest of HORNET struggle to stop

a ruthless warlord bent on power,

revenge…and death.

RULES OF PROTECTION
by Alison Bliss

Rule breaker Emily Foster just wanted

some action on her birthday. Instead she

witnessed a mob hit and is whisked into

witness protection, with by-the-book

Special Agent Jake Ward as her

chaperone. They end up deep in the

Texas backwoods. The city-girl might be

safe from the Mafia, but now she has to

contend with a psychotic rooster, a

narcoleptic dog, crazy cowboys, and the

danger of losing her heart to the one man

she can’t have. But while Jake’s

determined to keep her out of the wrong

hands, she’s determined to get into the

right ones. His.

CONVICTED
by Dee Tenorio Retired Marine and new Sheriff’s

Deputy Cade Evigan is on a mission to

weed out a violent motorcycle crew

from a small mountain town. Deep cover

DEA Agent Katrina Killian is the last

person he needs to fall for—especially

when she appears to be one of the

criminals he’s out to take down. Unable

to risk either of their lives with the truth,

Katrina has to play both ends against the

middle to keep Cade safe. But lies can

only last so long and her time has just

run out…

FIANC
ÉE FOR HIRE
by Tawna Fenske Former Marine MacArthur Patton is

used to handling top-secret government

contracts and black-ops missions, but his

new assignment involves something

more dangerous—
marriage
. Enter his

little sister’s best friend Kelli Landers.

She can’t wait to bring Mr. Tall-Dark-

and-Detached to his knees, and her

longtime crush on the commitment-phobe

makes her plan to seduce him even

sweeter. Love wasn’t part of the plan,

but soon Mac and Kelli find that more

than a weapons deal is on the line…

ALIVE AT FIVE
by Linda Bond When Samantha’s mentor dies while

skydiving,

she

suspects

he

was

murdered. Her investigative instincts

lead her to irresistibly gorgeous Zack

Hunter. An undercover police officer,

Zack is investigating his uncle’s diving

death with the same adventure vacation

company. He doesn’t want Samantha’s

help because he’s terrified of being

responsible for a partner again. Still,

Samantha’s persistence is quite a turn-

on, and he finds it harder and harder to

stay away from her. But when the killer

turns his attention to Zack, Samantha

could be the only one who can save him.

HIGH-HEELED WONDER
by Avery Flynn

Sylvie Bissette is the woman behind
The

High-Heeled Wonder
, a must-read blog

for fashionistas everywhere. Tony

Falcon wouldn’t know a kitten heel from

a tabby cat, but when a murder

investigation leads him to Sylvie, he

realizes the feisty fashionista may be his

best chance at catching the criminals

who killed his best friend. But solving

that case means going after the people

Sylvie cares about, and soon his

attraction for her—and the danger she’s

in—has him wondering if solving the

case is worth hurting the woman he can’t

stop fantasizing about…

• Chapter One
  
• Chapter Two
  
• Chapter Three
  
• Chapter Four
  
• Chapter Five
  
• Chapter Six
  
• Chapter Seven
  
• Chapter Eight
  
• Chapter Nine
  
• Chapter Ten
  
• Chapter Eleven
  
• Chapter Twelve
  
• Chapter Thirteen
  
• Chapter Fourteen
  
• Chapter Fifteen
  
• Chapter Sixteen
  
• Chapter Seventeen
  
• Chapter Eighteen
  
• Chapter Nineteen
  
• Chapter Twenty
  
• Chapter Twenty-One
  
• Chapter Twenty-Two
  
• Chapter Twenty-Three
  
• Chapter Twenty-Four
  
• Chapter Twenty-Five
  
• Chapter Twenty-Six
  
• Epilogue
  
• Up in Smoke
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Find out where it all began with Tessa Bailey’s bestselling Line of Duty series…
  
  • Protecting What’s His
    
  • Officer Off Limits
    
• The story continues in the exciting new Crossing the Line series...
  
  • His Risk to Take
    
• Coming Soon
  
  • Up In Smoke
    
• For more Sexy, suspenseful reads, check out...
  
  • Honor Reclaimed by Tonya Burrows
    
  • Rules of Protection by Alison Bliss
    
  • Convicted by Dee Tenorio
    
  • Fiancée for Hire by Tawna Fenske
    
  • Alive at Five by Linda Bond
    
  • High-Heeled Wonder by Avery Flynn