Linda Barr

For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag - cars, houses, women. That"s why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice cut of the action. But as a favor to his ex-wife, he meets with the mother of twelve-year-old Joel, a boy poisoned by tainted children"s medicine. While the official story is that a psycho tampered with bottles, the boy"s mother believes something much more sinister is at work...and the trail leads right back to the pharmaceutical company.

Lord Ferdinand Dudley is accustomed to getting what he wants... that is, until he appears at the door of Pinewood Manor, attempting to claim his rightful estate, and is met by the bewitching fury of Lady Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. And so the contest begins....

An arrogant duke does the unthinkable - he falls in love with his mistress.... She raced onto the green, desperate to stop a duel. In the mêlée, Jocelyn Dudley, Duke of Tresham, was shot. To his astonishment, Tresham found himself hiring the servant as his nurse. Jane Ingleby was far too bold for her own good. Her blue eyes were the sort a man could drown in - were it not for her impudence. She questioned his every move, breached his secrets, touched his soul. When he offered to set her up in his London town house, love was the last thing on his mind.

Senior Chief Will Curtis is as straitlaced as they come. While his fellow Sailors have partied their way through their enlistments, he"s had his eye on the prize - making master chief and retiring after 30 years of service. Lieutenant Brent Jameson is a Navy brat turned Annapolis grad. He"s lived and breathed the military his whole life, and he knows he"s destined for great things - once he"s done paying his dues at the bottom of the ladder.

Anthony Talbot is in Anchor Point to visit family, but after two days of strife, he needs a break. A local gay bar is calling his name. When Chief Noah Jackson sees that red head stroll into the club, he immediately wants him. They’re perfectly matched, and before long, they’re burning up the sheets. Noah can’t get enough. Anthony can’t stay in Oregon for long, but as soon as he leaves, he’s counting down the days until he can fly back for more.

Cute hipster and interior designer Michael doesn"t do love - not after his ex screwed him over. Sex is a different story, though, and the gentle giant who"s painting the mural in the old mansion they"re restoring might be perfect hookup material. Gil is just Michael"s type with his solid muscle, wicked sense of humor, and the hazel eyes that seem to see into Michael"s soul. Trouble is, Gil does do love. He wants romance and forever, and he"s set his sights firmly on Michael. Michael"s not going there again.

Neil Dalton"s foundation is already cracking. Grief, guilt, and PTSD have ruled his life since a terrible crime tore his world apart last year, and he"s dreading a holiday visit with the family he simultaneously needs and resents. Then someone from his past shows up and rattles that shaky foundation right out from under him.

In the beginning, Detective Andrew Carmichael and paramedic Nick Swain barely escaped Nick"s delusional stalker with their lives. Now, months later, the physical scars haven"t quite healed, and neither have the emotional ones. Lingering guilt and resentment threaten to tear their relationship apart, but Andrew isn"t ready to give up. He"s nearly lost Nick once, and he"s not giving him up this time without a fight.

On the scene of a multiple murder that"s grisly even for a veteran homicide detective, Brian Clifton is stunned when one of the victims bears an uncanny resemblance to his boyfriend, James. As the similarities keep piling up, so do the bodies...and the evidence pointing to James as the killer.

When paramedic Nick Swain responds to a shooting in a seedy neighborhood, his life is threatened...twice. Allegations of racism and medical neglect threaten his career and his ability to sleep at night. Not that he"ll be sleeping any time soon after the incident throws him into the path - and arms - of Detective Andrew Carmichael. But with the media hounding him and the city watching his every move, he starts to wonder if the world is out to get him. The world may not be out to get him, but someone is. And that someone wants Nick dead.