She'd bring down a criminal With or without his lawyer's help. Deputy Lori Cabrera is shocked to discover that a powerful local businessman is a front for a drug-trafficking ring tucked away in her own rural Georgia community. It figures his defense attorney is none other than the distractingly handsome Simon Wingate. Can Lori convince Simon his client is guilty as sin? If she can, the big-city attorney could be putting more than his heart on the line to see that justice is served. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Raising the Bar Brief series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: An Absence of MotiveBook 2: For the DefenseBook 3: Bench Trial in the Backwoods

The only thing between her and a murderer Is the special agent assigned to keep her safeTargeted by her husband's killer, injured and pregnant widow Kayla Powers needs a protection plan—pronto. But 24/7 bodyguard detail challenges Special Agent Ryan Hastings's security skills...and professional boundaries. The determined heiress will do anything to neutralize the threat to her unborn child, even offer herself as bait. But will her plan to step out of the shadows jeopardize Ryan's mission and his heart?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Arkansas Special Agents series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Ozarks Missing PersonBook 2: Ozarks Double HomicideBook 3: Ozarks Witness...

An officer and his K-9Stand between a mother and her worst nightmare... When two kids are kidnapped from plain sight, Officer Brady Nichols and his intrepid canine, Winnie, spring into action. Single mother Cassie Whitaker thought she'd left big-city peril behind—until it followed her to Jasper. Brady and his K-9 are on the case, but can they protect Cassie from a stalker who won't take no for an answer?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the K-9s on Patrol series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Decoy Training by Caridad PiñeiroBook 2: Sniffing Out Danger by Elizabeth HeiterBook 3: Foothills Field Search by Maggie WellsBook 4: Alpha Tracker by...

He was an outsiderAnd the only man she could trust. Attorney Marlee Masters's brother was murdered. Proving it means working with Sheriff Ben Kinsella and facing down the nasty whispers in their rural Georgia town. Although the gossips accuse Marlee of being the real threat, there's a stalker vowing retribution if the two don't end the investigation. Ben won't abandon Marlee in her hour of need, but will she have to place herself in even more peril to catch the killer? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Raising the Bar Brief series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: An Absence of MotiveBook 2: For the DefenseBook 3: Bench Trial in the Backwoods

A double homicide implicates powerful people... And jeopardizes an undercover operation. Michelle Fraser's undercover probe into a prestigious law firm has hit a snag. After she's spent years accumulating evidence, the murder of two partners threatens the FBI operative's assignment. Tasked with defending the prime suspect, she's torn between helping investigator Ethan Scott and preserving her cover. Ethan senses Michelle isn't what she seems. But as the case heats up, can Michelle trust Ethan with her secret?From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Arkansas Special Agents series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Ozarks Missing PersonBook 2: Ozarks Double HomicideBook 3: Ozarks Witness...

A woman's disappearance Leads to a mysterious but powerful family The disappearance of his sister has filled prosecuting attorney Matthew Murray with guilt over their estrangement. Then she's found dead and special agent Grace Reed's inquiries expose a politically influential family. Joining Grace in her investigation, Matthew must choose between his political ambitions and his desire for justice. But Grace's fearlessness and resistance to intimidation inspire admiration—and more—in Matthew.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Arkansas Special Agents series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Ozarks Missing PersonBook 2: Ozarks Double HomicideBook 3: Ozarks Witness...

Mixing business and pleasure is a dangerous game... Tyrell Ransom, the new men's basketball coach, is ready to whip his team into shape and start winning some games. But when compromising photos of his soon-to-be-ex-wife with one of his players go viral, everything comes crashing down. With reporters thick on the ground, Ty and his team need some serious damage control—now. When public relations guru Millie Jenkins arrives in her leopard-print cape to save the day, things really heat up... Soon they're going to have to work double time to keep their white-hot chemistry out of the headlines. Love Games Series: Love Game (Book 1) Play for Keeps (Book 2)What People Are Saying About Maggie Wells:"Fun, feisty, and flaming hot." —Epilogue Book Blog for A Will and A Way"Will steal your heart...romance at its finest." —Harlequin Junkies for Going Deep

Jasmine is a 19-year-old college freshman studying accounting at UNLV—and a professional dancer in Las Vegas. After being date-raped by the director of her show, Jasmine gets pregnant. She tries to keep the baby and support it on her own, but is finding it hard. She no longer can practice enough to be a great dancer, and drops out of school. After a fateful decision, she is forced to acknowledge that she can't take care of her daughter and gives her up for adoption. She returns home to New Jersey where she gets a job as a waitress. One day her dance instructor from high school comes into the restaurant where Jasmine is working and offers her a job teaching dance to teens. When she finds herself back on her feet and self-sufficient, she is determined to get her daughter back.

A small-town DA faces a deadly threat...And fatherhood. Thanks to the upcoming trial of a millionaire trafficking drugs and humans, Masters County district attorney Harrison Hayes finds himself the target of escalating attacks. So when the woman who once shared his bed blows back into town, claiming to be pregnant with his baby, Harry doesn't want her anywhere near a situation that's becoming deadlier by the day. But impending motherhood won't stop DEA special agent Alicia Simmons from springing into action. As the former lovers join forces, they confront danger from all sides—and an imminent threat that could take them both down...From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Raising the Bar Brief series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the...

Making Headlines Brooke Hastings almost won a Pulitzer Prize for her hard-hitting reportage. Now she’s sitting on the story of a lifetime and wants to prove she’s not a one-hit-wonder. But in order to get the world to take notice, she’ll need the help of the one person she loves to hate—Brian Dalton. Brian Dalton stumbled into celebrity when he landed a show on the Earth Channel. But the hunky marine biologist never forgot the serious, studious boy who left Mobile a decade before. Now back in Alabama, he’s looking for the quiet life he always wanted and hoping for a chance with the girl he always loved. When Brooke asks him to help expose some of the lingering effects of the Gulf oil disaster, Brian jumps at the chance to help preserve the place both call home…

At age 14, Luciana is ready to be grown up, but makes some very bad decisions to prove it. After having unprotected sex with many partners, Luciana gets pregnant but is not entirely sure who the father is. After court ordered paternity testing confirms that the father is a 19-year-old man, Luciana and her family decide to press charges. Ultimately, Luciana wants a clean break from her past. She aborts the baby and finds a new life as a YouTube sensation.

Nothing draws a magnate like a steel magnolia... Harley Cade is back in town--and the former bad boy is downright irresistible now that he's donned a hard hat and set to work restoring the South's finest homes to their former grandeur. While wealth may have gained Harley entry into high society, it's going to take a lot more than a fat bank account to win the lovely Laney Tarrington. Laney isn't open to giving the self-made magnate a second chance--no matter how much she needs him. With her family fortune gone, Laney finally has to stand on her own two feet. The last person she'd ever lean on is Harley, the man who left her behind with nothing more than memories of the passion they once shared.... With the attraction still burning hot between them, Harley isn't above seduction--or secretly buying Laney's bankrupted family's estate. After all, he no longer has to prove himself to anyone, least of all the daughter of Mobile, Alabama's most...

Aleecia is 15 years old, living in Fort Pierce, Florida. She can't believe it when Kyle, the 18-year-old captain of the football team, falls for her. She would do anything to keep him, even have sex without a condom. When she gets pregnant, she tells Kyle, and he stands by her. Together, they move into the garage of her mother's house to raise the baby. She finishes high school while he goes off to college. But by the time the baby is born, they've grown apart and she is left to raise the baby alone.

It's never too late to make the best impulsive decision of your life.Jo Masters isn't the party girl she used to be, but now that she's a woman without obligations, she's ready to recapture a little of her misspent youth. Her niece's wedding, with its open bar and dark dance floor, proves to be the perfect opportunity to let loose.Gregory Stark is just trying to make it through his son's wedding day... and make some time with the gorgeous brunette on the bride's side of the aisle. His kid's wedding probably isn't the best occasion to put the moves on the sexy woman, who introduces herself only as 'Josie', but his best friend is closing in on her too and he has to act fast. With a couple of tequila shots under his belt, Greg propositions Josie — and neither wants to refuse.25,666 Words