HE WENT FROM HOPING FOR A LITTLE R 'N' R TO PUTTING HIS LIFE ON THE LINE FOR A READY-MADE FAMILY...FBI profiler Sam Connelly had come to Daniella Butler's remote Louisiana bed-and-breakfast to escape the consuming horrors of his job -- and the dark demons he fears lurk in his own soul. But finding a dead body on her property changes everything. There's no room in his life -- in his heart -- for a family. Or so he thinks, until a killer's threat places his irresistible innkeeper and her young daughter under his protection. Now, as the obsessed psychopath inches closer to possessing Daniella, Sam must call upon his elite skills to track his target and keep the beautiful blonde and her child safe. Defending them becomes his greatest challenge. Losing them is not even an option.

A ROSE IN LOVE -- AND DEATHWhen Sheriff Matt Buchanan discovers FBI profiler Jenna Taylor snooping around his crime scene, he isn't pleased. The last thing he needs is the FBI meddling. But Jenna is determined to find her best friend's murderer, and she won't be bullied out of town. Then the madman strikes again. His calling card? A red rose.Realizing they're dealing with a serial killer, Matt accepts Jenna's help. But when Jenna becomes the madman's target, the danger -- and their unrelenting attraction -- is imminent. Will Jenna find safety in Matt's arms -- or will the next rose she receives be her last?

BURIED ALIVE FBI agent Seth Hawkins was on a mission to catch a serial killer. Yet his only lead - a mysterious azure-eyed beauty found buried alive in the local sand dunes - had no memory of how she'd been abducted. Or anything else about her identity. The only thing Tamara Jennings knew for sure was the undeniable attraction she felt for the strong, handsome man who saved her life. It wasn't long before their passion flared out of control. But as memories of her forgotten past returned, would they lead her to the killer - and to a life she could share with Seth?

"The crib is empty." Peyton Wilkerson's world is shattered when her baby is taken from her very own home. Distraught, she finds comfort -- and a growing attraction -- in Sheriff Tom Grayson's arms. But knocking down the wall that Tom has erected around his heart will be tough.... Tom knows the heartbreak of losing a child. He aches for Peyton, but refuses to give in to desires he thought long dead. When her life is threatened, Tom discovers that resistance is futile -- he'd move mountains to keep mother and baby safe.

How many blondes does it take to bring the bad guys to justice? Only one, if you're talking about gutsy Cassandra Newton. She'd put worse criminals behind bars than the street thugs she now dealt with as a Kansas City cop. But her life as a secret agent was behind her -- until Kane McNabb showed up. The agency needed her to take down a suspected drug lord with a weakness for leggy blondes. It was no mistake they'd sent her former partner and lover to persuade her. After all, she owed him. But after this, she and Kane were even -- because no one gets Blondie for free....