Shelley Cooper

"WILL YOU HELP ME HELP MY SON?"

The beseeching words were spoken by the most enchanting woman police chief Carlo Garibaldi had ever encountered. But Samantha Underwood was off–limits, the widow of an officer he'd lost during his watch. Now she stood before him, enlisting his help to make her boy smile again.

Carlo's gut told him to refuse, but in his heart, his very soul, he wanted to be a hero to mother and son. He couldn't resist trying to coax quiet Jeffrey to talk again, laugh again, be a little boy. And he couldn't resist falling for the one woman he didn't have the right to love .

PROTECTOR

As far as security specialists went, Steve Gallagher was the best. Driven and downright tenacious, he'd never lost a client. And he refused to let harm befall the woman who'd once been his wife.

LOVER

With just a look, Kate owned his heart. She always had. But though loving this lady was as natural and necessary as breathing, Steve feared his dark past would spell disaster for her, even more than the threat dogging her now.

HUSBAND

Guarding Kate by day and night was absolute torture. Because, for Steve, their marriage had never ended. Kate was his bride. He was her groom. But to make this second chance last, first they had to survive .

Police officer Laura Langley's objective was clear: pose as art appraiser Ruby O'Toole and infiltrate suspected drug kingpin Joseph Merrill's organization. Yet thoughts of another man consumed her day and night. Joseph's mysterious employee Michael Corsi had a sensual stare that made Laura forget her purpose, his magnetism threatening her guarded heart. With the undercover investigation at stake, Laura had to resist the desire Michael awakened in her. Because she knew how deadly falling for a man who might be on the wrong side of the law could be.

Then she discovered that she wasn't the only one masquerading. But with their covers nearly blown, would their passion survive another night?

Conveniently Wed

BRADY ROSS ALWAYS DID THE RIGHT THING

And that meant finding the daughter he hadn't known existed. But when he encountered his child's guardian, he found himself wavering. Not just because Haven Adams wouldn't give up little Anna without a fight but because she awakened explosive longings a jaded soldier didn't dare explore.

Brady had fully intended to claim his child. Yet somehow, he couldn't do it or walk away. So when Anna's inheritance–seeking relatives sought custody, the solution seemed simple: a short, platonic marriage, followed by a guilt–free divorce. They agreed it was necessary but it was also dangerous. Because the moment Brady and Haven said "I do," everything changed .

They married for convenience but can love be far behind?

"Have a wild, crazy affair.

Of all the promises Gretchen Montgomery was asked to keep after her friend's death, this one posed a problem. Gretchen was not wild or crazy. She didn't even know any eligible men except her tenant, Dr. Marco Garibaldi. A look from him made her toes curl. Could she have an affair with him? Well, she had promised....

Marco had made a promise, too. Never marry. A physician's life was too demanding. But as his attraction to Gretchen grew, he couldn't resist her sweet seduction. Their wild, crazy affair had begun. But it was suddenly interrupted when Gretchen announced she was pregnant. And Marco amazed himself when he considered doing something he'd promised never to do propose!