Beneath the lies is truth-and temptation that neither of them can resist. Book Five of the Hearts of the South series. Investigator Celia St. John is hopelessly attracted to the one man she shouldn't want, district attorney Tom McMillian. Arrogant and completely alpha, McMillian is the type of man she likes-a tough son of a bitch. The problem? He's her boss, and he's still hung up on his ex-wife. Since his marriage to a law enforcement agent failed after the death of his infant son, Tom has avoided emotional involvement with any woman. Despite his attraction to Celia, he refuses to get involved with another cop. Their no-strings affair quickly becomes a tangled web of intrigue as they investigate an illegal baby adoption ring and more than one murder, one of which points to Tom as a suspect. The more they dig under the lies, the higher the risk, not only to their relationship, but their lives. Warning: this title contains the following: explicit sex, language, violence.

She keeps a secret buried in the past. He wants the truthnow. But an unknown killer could destroy their future. For FBI profiler Caitlin Falconetti, immersing herself in her job is the only way to quell the memories of a vicious, near-fatal attack and all it cost her, including the only man she ever loved. Investigator Lamar "Tick" Calvert is determined to clean out the corruption-riddled sheriff's department in his hometown. While he understands Caitlin's drive to excel, it doesn't mean he's happy about the prospect of working with his former lover, the woman he tried and failed to hold onto. A rash of unsolved murders brings them together to find the murderer. Daily contact re-ignites the attraction between them, but Caitlin won't risk opening herself and revealing her secret. Tick plans to solve this case, too, but now that Caitlin's back in his life, he also plans to finally dig up the truth about why she left him. But the killer isn't done, and Caitlin could be the next target.

It's not the past that wounds us.it's the ghosts we hold on to. Hearts of the South Book 6 A lifetime ago Mark Cook's pregnant wife vanished, taking everything and leaving an empty, aching hole in his life. Since then, as penance for his failure as a husband and father, he's refused to allow himself to live. Refused to lay his sleeping heart on the line for any woman. Enter Tori Calvert, his best friend's baby sister. Suddenly, against his will-and against his better judgment-that same damaged heart seems determined to reawaken. And Mark's not sure he can withstand the pain. When she was a teenager, a vicious attack ripped away Tori's very essence as a woman. Finally she feels ready to focus her existence on something other than her job as a rape crisis counselor. And to step outside the shelter of her loving, protective family. She trusts Mark more than any man, yet fear holds her back. Fear that even the healing light of love may not be enough to banish the shadows of the past.

Will her need to do the right thing cost them everything? Book Four of the Hearts of the South series. Public Defender Autry Holton, honor-bound to defend an accused serial killer, is in a "shunned if she does, disbarred if she doesn't" position. To complicate matters, she's pregnant and hasn't yet told her ex-lover he's the father. The reason? She's pretty sure he won't want the baby. After raising one family and suffering a failed marriage, Sheriff Stanton Reed never believed he was the right man for Autry. Then an attempted break-in at Autry's home highlights the real danger she faces, and all he can think of is protecting her. When she tells him the truth about their baby, the past doesn't matter. He wants both her and their child in his life. But just as Autry dares to hope there's a future for them, an act of homegrown terrorism shatters her trust-and threatens their lives. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, language, violence.