Elizabeth’s heart is breaking with worry about her twin sister. April went missing the day after their last argument. Elizabeth contacts the nightclub where April works, but to no avail. Her neighbor John is there to listen to her when she’s at her wit’s end. He’s a detective and his kindness encourages her to open herself up to him. With the possibility that her sister might be in danger, the two begin their own investigation.

A SWAT team is only as good as its weakest link. The Listener works hard to make sure that no link breaks. She's constantly watching the team, testing to see if anyone's getting too close to the edge. But she can't do much when her help is refused.Dr. Maria Worley is the Listener.Maria's latest case is the hardest she's ever had. In her experience, no patient has walked closer to the edge than Ryan Lukas. Worse, he's convinced himself that he's just fine. And to ma...

For the Negotiator, talk is never cheap. In a moment, he has to make connections with the crazed and the desperate and the lost. He has to promise, cajole and placate. Success is a rush. Failure would cripple a lesser man. Above all, he must stay detached.Beck Winters is the Negotiator.Despite everything he's seen and done, Beck's still sane, but only because he never allows himself to get close to anyone. Then during a hostage incident, he hears a...

Texas Hold 'Em (A Smokin' ACES Novel) by Kay DavidPart law enforcement. Part criminal. And all deliciously bad…Working undercover as part of an elite team of Rangers disguised as the Smokin' ACES biker gang, Timothy Santos walks the thin line between law-enforcer and law-breaker. With one of his informants missing—and possibly dead—at the hands of vicious cartel leader El Brujo, Santos will do whatever it takes to find justice. Even if it means head...

Hoping to start over, paramedic Andrea Hunt has come home to Courage Bay. But even she couldn’t have known how her new life would begin-with a tragic accident that leaves her responsible for her nephew.Kevin’s a very special boy who copes with the changes he faces by not talking. His dad, Grant Corbin, feels increasingly desperate about being kept from Kevin. Now he’s come to Courage Bay-and he discovers that his son’s life is more than complete without him. Becaus...

"You're going to have to act like his wife, whether you want to or not."After seven years, the marriage of Conley and Lara Harrison is over. Lara still cares for Conley, but he's hurt her once too often. She wants nothing more than to get her divorce and move on. But that's not going to be easy. Not once she learns there's a stalker pursuing Conley.Lara's a bodyguard and, according to everyonefrom her father to Conley, the perfect agent for the job. After all...

One bullet changed her lifeIn a heart-stopping moment she’d never stop reliving, Risa Taylor lost everything-her partner, her friends, her career and her self-confidence. The family she was never close to has taken a step back and there’s nowhere else to turn. Things can’t get much worse.Except, of course, they can. Every officer-involved shooting is investigated by Internal Affairs, and the man in charge is Grady Wilson, who’s known for his unorth...

King of Hearts by Kay DavidShe loved him so much, she was willing to kill. He loved her so much, he was willing to die.One night with bad-girl biker Jessie Delacort should have been enough for straight-laced cop Kingson Landry. But she got under his skin and hasn't let go. Discovering she's an undercover Texas ACES agent makes it even harder to resist her. But he must, because his past could kill Jessie just as easily as it has the other people he loves.

Ninety percent of what every cop hears is a lieAnd Daniel Bishop knows it. Which is why he’s surprised to realize he wants the beautiful Anise Borden to be telling the truth.Anise’s soon-to-be ex was shot as she hugged him goodbye. And that makes Anise the prime suspect. If she’s guilty, it’s Bishop’s job to put her away.But as he starts building his case, another body turns up. Is Anise a coldhearted killer? Or a potential victim? He has t...

Cole Reynolds is an outsider.He's lived in High Mountain all his life but never felt he belonged. That's okay, though. He's a man who likes his space-and in West Texas there's plenty of it.But everything changed the day he met Taylor Matthews. He was guiding Taylor and her husband through a remote part of the desert when someone shot at them. Cole and Taylor were wounded and her husband was killed.Now Taylor's back-determined to find out what really...

To some, the members of the bomb squad are more than a little left of normal. After all, when everyone else is running away from a bomb, they’re heading toward it. In this line of work, precision, knowledge and nerves of steel are requirements-especially when a serial bomber makes the team his next target.Hannah Crosby and Quinn McNichol are perfect for each other-everyone thinks so. But sometimes being perfect isn’t enough. Hannah wants more. Marriage, children, a...

Julia Vandamme’s nightmare began after she said, “I do.”Her only comfort is her sweet little boy, and she’s stayed in her marriage just for him. Jonathan Cruz is their one chance for escape, but before she and her son can know freedom, Julia has to learn to trust Cruz. But how can she, when she’s not convinced he’s the man he claims to be?To save a friend. To protect a child. To end an evil. Most of us could not bring ourselves to do the unthinkable-even if it ...