Joyce Sullivan

"You are a princess, betrothed to Prince Laurent of Ducharme. My duty is to train you in royal protocol. And to keep you alive."

Learning of her secret birthright shocked Rory Kenilworth, but with "accidents" befalling her and deadly bullets flying, she had no time for regrets. She had to claim her heritage and somehow resist the fierce emotion blazing in the eyes of her tutor and self–appointed bodyguard, compelling and mysterious royal secretary Sebastian Guimond.

The unpolished and dangerously charming princess left Prince Laurent, alias Sebastian, speechless. His plan to safeguard Rory by going undercover as his own secretary had backfired because stopping the relentless killer depended on hardening his own heart against the woman he was honour bound to marry, but forbidden to love .

A STAND–IN FATHER

After his brother's death, Gil Boyer cared for a new mother and her child, his nephew. So when the young woman suddenly disappeared with the baby he'd come to love, Gil went to lady P.I. Paulina Stewart for help, thinking this an open–and–shut case. Then his sister–in–law turned up dead .

Something about this big man's fierce devotion to the little baby touched Paulina's heart. Somebody had the child, and with Gil's help, she had to find the kidnapper. Paulina had an unblemished track record: she always solved the case and she never got emotionally involved with a client . Until Gil Boyer stepped into her office. He needed more than her professional support. He needed her.

To Laney, With Love,
I know you have questions but I can explain. Meet me at The Rendevous, Valentine's Day. Make this our little secret.
R.

The note stunned Laney Dobson. Before she could move on, Laney had to know if her husband was still alive. So she turned to her son's coach, Ben Forbes, and together they searched for answers and found unexpected desire.

But Laney also found her husband newly murdered! She sought refuge in Ben's arms, his lips his body, and despite her fear, dared to dream of love again.

But Ben feared Laney and the boy he thought of as his own were still at risk. Now Ben would protect Laney at all costs, even if it meant stopping their own wedding to catch a killer!