"It's been twelve years, but very little in Hyattown, Maryland has changed. Vanessa Sexton, a successful concert pianist, has finally come home to the small town after having her heart shattered all those years ago. In some ways her high school sweetheart, Brady Tucker, hasn't changed much either - he is still lean, athletic, rugged . . . But the once reckless boy has become a solid, dependable man. He'd stood her up on the most important night of...

"Shelby Cole thought she'd put Bad Luck behind her. Bad Luck, Texas, that is. She'd left her hometown ten years ago, her world shattered and her illegitimate baby dead. Now she's receiving anonymous letters claiming that her daughter is alive. But going home means demanding answers that her father, Judge Jerome Cole, won't be happy to give - and facing Nevada Smith, the man who broke her heart." -- P. [4] of cover.

On the eve of her wedding to the exotic Crown Prince Jascha of Cabriz, Kristin Myers realizes that her fiance is turning into a cold, cruel stranger, and Zach Harmon, the man who had broken her heart long ago, is the only one who can rescue her when the palace comes under attack by violent insurgents.

"Moira Hayes hadn't seen Kenneth Woodfall in nearly eight years. Nor did she want to see this man who stirred such feelings of anger in her. After all, their families had been rivals since their great-grandfathers' day. And he was the reason--though indirectly--for her own brother's death. But Kenneth has returned from war and is home for good. And he isn't willing to forget the past--a time he shared with his first and only love, Miss Moira Hayes....

"I don't want to be alone tonight." Caroline Lake can hardly believe she would ever say these words to someone she'd never met before. When a tall, dark stranger arrives wanting to rent a room in her beautiful empty shell of a mansion, she hesitates. Though she is in dire financial straits, the man looks dangerous-dangerously sexy. She's overwhelmed by the desire he sparks in her-hotter than anything she's ever felt before, making her ache to experience...

"He didn't just break her heart, he broke her soul. He is the last person she wants to see again. And the only person who can help her solve a deadly case... When a bomb exploded at her college, Caitlyn Carlson's life changed in an instant. Ten years later, she's no longer a vulnerable, trusting girl, but a tough, ruthless, FBI agent. But her hard exterior covers a deep, aching hole in her heart. Quinn Kelly has changed his life, too, trying to...

Cardwell Christmas crime scene: Dee Anna Justice's world had turned upside down. She'd believed her convict father was her only living relative. Now Walter Justice, fearing for his daughter's safety, urges her to seek out her cousins in Montana. Calling in a decades-old debt, he also enlists Beau Tanner to protect her. Trust doesn't come easy to DJ. But the warm, embracing family she finds at Cardwell Ranch softens her suspicious nature. Still,...

Treasures lost, treasures found: Kate Hardesty hires deep-sea diver Ky Silver to help her find the sunken treasure her late father was searching for. The welcoming: FBI agent Roman DeWinter works to break up a smuggling ring operating out of Charity Ford's inn.