Jessica Bird

Take–no–prisoners deal–maker Sean O'Banyon ate Wall Street financiers for lunch. So why was he losing sleep over a fresh–scrubbed nurse in old jeans and a too–big T–shirt? Maybe it was those warm green eyes. Or the way she blushed when he got personal. There was no denying the serious chemistry between them. But sooner or later Lizzie would learn his deep, dark secrets: First, he had trust issues. And second––he'd rather not go into the whole family thing. He didn't do relationships...but amazingly, Lizzie made him want one anyway.

Four heroes you'll never forget…and the women who bring them to their knees. A four–book collection from New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward writing as Jessica Bird.

The Rebel

Nate Walker leaves behind his family's wealth to strike out on his own. And then his car breaks down on a dark road, leading him right to White Caps Inn…and Frankie Moorehouse. Suddenly Nate has a job he doesn't need – and an affair that has to end when summer does. Except Frankie gets under his skin and makes him want to do what he never thought he could: stay forever.

The Player

Ruthless might as well be Gray Bennett's middle name. When the DC insider talks, people listen. But Gray hasn't come home to play politics. Or to play at all. A tragedy has brought him back to face everything he left behind. Including sweet Joy Moorehouse. Gray won't lay a hand on the innocent…until the night comes that he can no longer resist. That's when he discovers a secret that leaves him wanting more.

The Renegade

Alex Moorehouse has always yearned for his best friend's wife, but when an accident makes her a widow, the grief – and the guilt – threaten to sink him. But as they reluctantly work together to rebuild his family's bed–and–breakfast, and his anguished heart in the process, will their growing bond be strong enough to survive both of their secrets?

The Rogue

Michael "Spike" Moriarty has a thing for Madeline Maguire. But he's not the man for her. He has a dark past and it's all coming to the surface. Madeline's been burned enough to know better. Yet when she needs help to ward off her scheming family, Spike is the one at her side. He says they can only be friends, but his actions tell a very different story…

Four reader–favourite stories originally published as Beauty and the Black Sheep, His Comfort and Joy, From the First and A Man in a Million.

Getting tangled up in fantasies about some man Joy saw maybe five or six times a year was ridiculous.

And it wasn't like Gray ever encouraged her. He remembered her name. But that was as far as it ever got. Well, except in her dreams. In real life, however, the attraction was totally one-sided. Or so she thought. Joy couldn't believe it when her daydreams about Grayson Bennett, political consultant and heartthrob extraordinaire, seemed poised to become reality.

When he noticed her--really noticed her. When he gazed at her with the same desire he'd inspired in her for years. But was sweet, small-town Joy a match for arrogant, big-city Gray, ruthless about all things--except opening his heart?

The classic tale of a man who always got what he wanted until he met the one woman he couldn't afford to lose Nate Walker has never shied away from the hard road. Even when it meant leaving behind his family's wealth; and the fiance who only wanted a rich man. Nothing was going to stop him from opening his own five–star restaurant. And he was on his way until his car broke down on a dark road in the Adirondacks, leading him right to White Caps Inn; and Frankie Moorehouse. Suddenly Nate has a job he doesn't really need and an affair that has to end when summer does. Except Frankie has a way about her. She gets under his skin. She even makes him want to do what he never thought he could: stay forever.

From that first look to this first kiss…

All Alex could see was her long, thick, gorgeous hair. Pale smooth skin. Lips that were naturally tinted pink. Eyes that were green like sea grass. He stopped himself. His best friend Reese might be dead. But in Alex's mind, Cassandra was still very much the man's wife. She was out of bounds.

Cassandra. The forbidden woman Alex had yearned for from the first moment he'd laid eyes on her. But she'd been married to his best friend. Now she was rebuilding his family's bed-and-breakfast…and just might, in the process, be rebuilding his anguished heart.

“Have you met Madeline Maguire?”

Sure have, Spike thought. I saw her last night in my dreams. As far as sexy bad boy Spike Moriarty was concerned, Madeline Maguire defined female perfection. When they'd met, she'd walked up and asked to see his tattoos as if she wasn't the most gorgeous thing on the planet. He – a tough guy who'd make grown men run – had just about passed out.

Their connection was definitely two-way…it had to be. But could he ever be the man in a million she was looking for? Surely not with the things he'd done and seen. Still, for as long as she'd let him, he'd give her whatever she wanted, whatever she needed…