Ten years ago, Black Ops commando Deke Bronson's bullet left up-and-coming journalist Lexie Murrough paralyzed. It's taken years of painful physical therapy to bring Lexie back from the brink. And Deke is just grateful that she has no memory of his part in the incident that left her injured and him emotionally scarred. He's tried to put the past behind him, leaving the military and joining the Dundee Agency, but he's never been able to forgive himself....

While on a mission to save the world from global warming, Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, who wants to auction them off.

She had always been the good girl, putting herfamily first, never thinking of herself. But nowElsa Leone was a woman on a mission, and herwell-meaning attempt to put an end to crime inher town had earned her enemies. Deadlyenemies.Enter Rafe Devlin, top-notch bodyguard and justabout as bad as a man can be. Or so he said. Butthe moment Elsa saw the tender lover beneaththe hard-bodied protector, she knew the stakeshad just gotten higher. Because if...

HER SECRET WAS OUT!
They shared a brief, passionate affair, beforeAgent Frank Latimer moved on to his next mission. Leenie hadn't expected anything more from Frank than those beautiful encounters they shared. Until she gave birth to his child, and wondered about the wisdom of keeping his baby secret. Especially when her son was kidnapped!
Frank would have punished Leenie for keeping the truth about his son from him, if he weren't hell-bent...

When Penny Sue Paine got Lucky, everyone was in an uproar. Because Lucky was the sweet-faced dog who had inherited the Paine millions! Now somebody wanted Lucky dead. So Penny Sue hired herself a tall, well-muscled hunk of a bodyguard....
When Vic Noble found out his latest client was a dog, he nearly lost his cool. Then he got an eyeful of Miss Penny Sue Paine, a brunette with a body to die for and an innocence that could do a lesser man in. Good...

The Protectors are back! From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Beverly Barton come the first two chilling stories in this beloved series.
Defending His Own
Once Deborah Vaughn had loved Ashe McLaughlin with all of her teenage heart. Then he'd disappeared, leaving Deborah with nothing...except their son. Now Ashe was back, insisting she play the part of his lover.
Ashe had never forgotten Deborah and the night...

Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.

After her father's disappearance, Gwen Arnell was desperate to find him—even follow his route to a legendary island. She would do anything to shield him from harm, but who would protect her from the sensual private investigator who'd just become her unlikely rescuer?
Ex-CIA agent Will Pierce came to Puerto Nuevo for a missing-persons case and didn't expect a beautiful partner. The paradise teemed with unseen perils, and Gwen could be the...

He was the hot-blooded cop who once stole her heart—right before he turned in his fellow cop: her own father! Now Navajo Joe Ornelas was back, playing the "good guy" once more. And—sweet mercy save her!—Andi Stephens was powerless to deny the passion that still beat within her proud heart....
She was the only woman he'd ever loved. The only one who'd mattered when his duty had torn their tender union apart. And now that Andi needed...