Shirlee McCoy

Attacked in her classroom, widowed teacher Ariel Martin's only thought is for her unborn child. When her student's brother rookieK-9 officer Tristan McKeller, and his faithful dog save her life, she can't thank him enough. She knows Tristan won't rest until she is safe, but she doesn't want him or his police colleagues digging into her dangerous past. After all, the only person who would want to hurt her is dead or is he? With her and her child's...

Valley of shadows: "It isn't just DEA agent Hawke Morran who's at risk when his undercover assignment is blown. The lovely Miranda Shelton saved him - so now she's in danger, too. It's up to Hawke to keep them both safe. His heart will accept nothing less."--Page 4 of cover. Stranger in the shadows: "When disaster shatters Chloe Davidson's life, she comes home to Lakeview, Virginia, to find some peace. But someone bent on revenge has other plans...

THE WIDOW'S PROTECTOR. Lark Porter thinks she'll find answers about her husband's death when she returns to their former home, but someone doesn't like the questions she's asking. She's quickly taken captive, and all that stands between her and certain death is a mysterious stranger telling her to trust him if she wants to get out alive. Hostage Rescue and Extraction Team member Cyrus Mitchell marvels at Lark's strength and determination to survive....

Apricot Sunshine Devereux-Miller needs to stay lost. Her eccentric aunt's home in Apple Valley is the perfect place to forget her cheating ex-fiancé and get her no-longer-perfect life back under control. Plus, it couldn't hurt to fix up the house and turn its neglected orchard into a thriving business. And if Apricot can keep deputy sheriff Simon Baylor's two lively young daughters out of mischief, maybe she can ignore that he's downright irresistible....

"Her husband's murderer has his sights set on Katie Jameson. With the killer on the loose again, she'll have to trust K-9 officer Tony Knight to protect her and her baby from the stalker who will stop at nothing to get his way. It will take all of Tony's and his furry partner's skills to find the killer before it's too late."--Provided by publisher.

An ex-marine saves a missionary from her kidnappers in Mexico.

Master gemstone cutter Carly Rose Kelley will do anything to keep her son safe, but with blackmailers insisting she forge priceless antique stones, she needs help. With Christmas days away, the desperate widow has only one hope, the brother-in-law she never met. Hostage rescue specialist Dallas Morgan never knew about his nephew or his estranged late brother's wife. Now their lives are in his hands. But the sweet child and vulnerable woman remind...

"Caring family and friends, tranquil streets--ex-prosecutor Willow Lamont wishes these could make her feel truly at home. She's back to help her grandfather manage Chocolate Haven, a long held dream come true. But she's struggling to make their unique fudge--and to cope with a secret trauma that haunts her. Yet when she finds an abandoned baby who breaks her heart wide open, she wonders how long she can hide her emotions--especially from warm, handsome,...