"One rule," he said against her lips."Anything makes you nervous, brings back bad memories—you tell me right away. You don't try to power through anything. We go as slow as you need."Meet Zac Mackay. Military codename: Cyclone. He's a widower, a protector, a hero.And the person who could destroy Anne's life.Doctor Anne Griffin is back in Oak Creek, Wyoming, only because she has no other options. Here, she was always the shy, stuttering girl, invisible to everyone.Except Zac Mackay. The very reason she left in the first place.Zac’s years in Special Forces taught him survival skills, and he’s created a company—Linear Tactical—to teach those skills to others, so they never have to live in fear.Then why is Annie, the last person he’d ever want to hurt, afraid of him?Zac’s determined to wipe the fear from the eyes of the woman who has never been far from his mind. And fix the mistakes—his mistakes—that put that look there in the first place.But a predator has set his sights on Annie. And now survival skills will become much more than lessons…?????Entire series complete!USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Janie Crouch brings you that perfect book you've been looking for to escape everyday reality—and a hero you can believe in. Don't miss this former-military warrior and the woman he'll risk everything to protect. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed.

A woman with a destiny. The man who vows to protect her.Malerie recognizes death. It whispered in her ear twice without taking her. She’s the only survivor of a bombing which left her an orphan at the age of seven. Then a crazed gunman kills her beloved guardian on her eighteenth birthday.Malerie suspects there may be more to her survival than luck.Ace knows more about security systems than women. His job as a bodyguard entails one thing—earn his pay by guarding the girl. She’s one feisty female who ignites feelings he never knew he existed.Now, someone is out to kill his newest assignment. Protecting her might cost his heart.She knows her first love might be her last. He knows he’d do anything to save her.**This book was previously published under the title Chasing Luck.The Surviving Love series:Kismet HeartReckless SoulMagnetic Love

"Like most guys, I'm a sucker for easy sex and a fast buck. Unlike most guys, I should know better." Finalist for the Lambda Award in Gay Mystery, Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries takes place in Chicago during the early 1980s. Haunted by his abrupt departure from the Chicago Police Department and the end of his relationship with librarian Daniel Laverty, Nick Nowak is a beat cop-turned-dogged private investigator. In this first book of the best-selling series, Nick works through three cases: a seemingly simple missing persons search, an arson investigation, and a suicide that turns out to be anything but. While working the cases, Nick moves through a series of casual relationships until he meets homicide detective Bert Harker and begins a tentative relationship.

The Project Morpheus series: Military romance, steamy passion, and heart-stopping suspense.The Morpheus Squad: Ultimate soldiers who hide in plain sight, fierce protectors risking their existence for those they love... and virally-altered, ticking time bombs. Ex-Green Beret Jake Zimmerman’s Georgia mountain seclusion is shattered when the one woman he should never have left, pregnant Kiera McNeill, shows up on his doorstep. Her life is in danger, thanks to a botched Morpheus Squad mission. If the nature of her baby is discovered, evil forces will stop at nothing to capture Kiera. When Kiera learns of Jake’s top-secret Morpheus Virus running through his veins, she realizes that her protector is the deadlier threat.Kiera knows the secrets of Fallen Comrades, a billion-dollar “charity” which siphons donations away from wounded veterans and into the pockets of power-hungry CFO Beau Lequire. Now her sadistic ex-boss, Lequire, wants revenge. Her only chance of escape rests in the lethal hands of the man who once rejected her: Jake. All she needs to do is suppress her feelings for Jake long enough to destroy Fallen Comrades, stay alive, and save her baby.

A holiday rescue at Thunder Horse ranchEn route to investigate an illegal crossing, Border Patrol agent Dante Thunder Horse's helicopter goes down in a fiery blaze. He makes it out of the wreckage?just barely?and tackles his assailant to the ground. Paleontologist Emma Jennings is no killer?but she's now in the crosshairs of one. Sworn to protect the woman who saved him, Dante needs to find out who shot him down and why. When Emma accompanies Dante back to his Badlands ranch, where a vengeful enemy threatens his family and their proud heritage, she's in even more danger?of falling for the brave Lakota pilot. But can there be a future with a man haunted by the past?

WINNER OF THE 2023 BIBA BOOK AWARD IN THE CATEGORY OF SUSPENSE!? Former Undercover CIA Officer and Navy SEAL? Damaged hero? Gorgeous hacker FMC? Unexpected pregnancy? Small-town steamy romance? Twists, turns, and ghosts? Stay-up-late page-turner????? This story overloaded my senses in such a wonderful way that I hated reaching the end. - Jonetta (GR Review)????? This series is full of intense suspense and beautiful love stories. I think this might be the best book yet in the Bishop Security Series! - Mary (GR Review)????? The suspense had me up VERY late, and the romance is dreamy. I’ve never rooted so hard for two characters. (There is also the steamiest, most original love scene I’ve ever read!!!) I never wanted this book to end!!! Bravo!!! All the stars!!! - Annabelle (GR Review)A freelance reporter is murdered in Philadelphia.A tech billionaire is poisoned in a Tampa restaurant.Are these seemingly random killings connected?Former CIA officer Finn McIntyre is out of options. After being captured and tortured on a SEAL mission, he was left with a scarred face and a mountain of rage. Years of working undercover in a drug cartel have only augmented his ruthlessness and isolation. His best friends at Bishop Security have all but given up on him, and the one woman–the only woman he has ever loved has let him go. Finn has to get his head straight or end up dead.With no one to turn to and nowhere to go, Finn takes off and finds himself in the strange town of Purgatory, West Virginia. The whistlestop is haunted and entrancing, and soon, Finn finds himself with a home rehab project, an older neighbor in need of his help, a judgemental wolf, and a loitering little boy. Purgatory is a town full of secrets, and Finn is determined to unravel them while exorcising his own demons.Charlotte Devlin–”Twitch” to those who know her–fell in love with Finn seven years ago. Before he was captured, before he became an angry, heartless man, before he discarded her like a regrettable one-night stand. If she hadn't welcomed him into her bed that final time, maybe she could forget about him. Unfortunately, the baby growing inside of her makes that impossible.To make matters worse, Twitch can't stop the constant anxious feeling that she is being watched. When it becomes clear that someone is trying to harm her-and that the suspect is much more than an obsessed stalker-Twitch is forced to turn to the one man who can help her uncover what is really going on and keep her safe.Finn and Charlotte finally realize their love was meant to be, but can they stop a madman threatening to take it all away?Fans of Lori Foster, Sandra Brown, and Colleen Hoover will love Buried Beneath.Be advised: this story contains scenes of violence equivalent to an R-rated movie and explicit sexual situations.