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The moment she drew her gun on him, Officer Breanna James knew that Adam Spence would be trouble. His touch thrilled her, his kisses floored her! But Breanna didn't trust her judgment when it came to men. And the cop in her couldn't help but wonder why Adam was here in Cherokee Corners-in the abandoned cottage next door…After discovering her father unconscious and her mother missing, Homicide Detective Savannah Tall feather teamed up with the one...

A lone wolf cowboy comes to the rescue But can he outwit a deadly stalker? Sawyer Quincy unexpectedly awakes in a stranger's bed and is mortified. The rancher wants to get to know Janis Little, but threatening notes, slashed tires and gunshots warn him to stay away. Despite the danger surrounding them both, Sawyer falls hard and means to protect her at all costs. When Janis suddenly disappears, Sawyer puts it all on the line to save her.

She'd been watching the handsome rancher for a while, just a lone cowboy eating pie with an empty chair beside him. One night, Lizzie Wiles, Cowboy Café's feisty new waitress, went over and dared to interrupt his tortured solitude. Daniel Jefferson seemed shocked by her boldness as he buried himself in guilt over his wife's mysterious death. Lizzie tried to penetrate his gloom, but in the end, found herself falling in love. Having plans to leave...

She'd been stranded by a snowstorm with nowhere to turn. But when all seemed lost, mom-on-the-run Janette Black saw the sign for Wild West Protective Services-;and found Dalton West. The loner of the West clan had no time for love and family. But protecting was in Dalton's blood-;and he knew when a woman carried secrets. He would take Janette and her baby into his home to wait out the storm, and bar the door from any danger. And when Janette's demons...

Bestselling author Carla Cassidy brings danger and deception to Dead River Ranch for the Coltons of Wyoming   Ranch foreman Gray Stark and heiress Catherine Colton may live together on Dead River Ranch, but they're from different worlds. She made that clear when she broke his heart years ago. With their passionate, complicated past, marriage is not an option. Until he finds out that she-;and her unborn baby-;are targets.  Making Catherine his...

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...

Trained to protect, Meredith West had always been self-sufficient.That is, until she discovered she had a stalker. Suddenly, the tough,trained bodyguard was a damsel in distress-;and too embarrassedto ask for help. Lucky for her, she didn't have to. Under the guise of needing a vacation, disturbingly handsomeinvestigator Chase McCall arrived in Cotter Creek, Oklahoma. The purpose of his trip was complex-;and a conflict of interest givenhis sizzling...

Opposites attract in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy.  Forensic pathologist Patience Forbes is a whiz with the dead-;it's flesh-and-blood men who wreck her equilibrium. And cowboy Forest Stevens isn't fooled by the guarded beauty's icy facade. So when she's attacked, he appoints himself her personal bodyguard. Her very personal bodyguard...;  Patience is determined to investigate mysterious...

A MAN RETURNS TO HIS HOMETOWN TO SOLVE A COLD CASE IN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CARLA CASSIDY'S NEW SCENE OF THE CRIME BOOK.   A family tragedy brings Bo McBride to his Mississippi town two years after a devastating loss made him leave. Now he's back and only Claire Silver is ready to welcome him home. The sassy blonde teacher wants his help in finding a killer who has plagued the town...;  Although she could only admire him from afar,...

"It's party time." That's the "invitation" shoved under her door. It's got Brittany Grayson fearing for her life...;and her sanity. She's sure the monster who once held her captive for months is dead, so why his chilling words in the note? His menacing face in the window? And why won't anyone-;even her lawmen brothers-;believe that somehow he's after her again? Brittany just wants a normal, independent life in Black Rock. Romance is out of the question...;although...