Melissa Cutler

An unknown killer An unsolved murder haunts those who live and work at Dead River Ranch, when Dr Levi Colton is called to care for the ailing Colton patriarch. He's not looking for a distraction, but pastry chef Kate McCord is just too irresistible. But beneath her sweet smile are scars from her own tragedy – and a determination for justice. When the killer closes in, Levi and Kate must confront not only their fear, but the attraction that flares hotter than flames. As they edge closer to the truth, discovering that the secret that links their pasts could lead them straight into the killer's trap.

Family secrets and a deadly stalker haunt The Coltons of Oklahoma...

Cowboy Brett Colton has reformed his bad-boy ways. And he has ambitious plans to transform the Lucky C ranch. Then he discovers that his one passion-filled night with gorgeous accountant Hannah Grayson resulted in pregnancy — an unexpected hiccup.

Though excited by the prospect of fatherhood, Brett puts the brakes on romance. He is determined to bring Hannah and his unborn child into the family. But he doesn't anticipate the strong feelings he has for Hannah or that he is putting her in danger. Because a vengeful phantom is targeting the Coltons. All that matters is keeping his new family safe and perhaps fighting for love in the end.

This ex–agent has one last chance to mend a broken relationship–if he can protect her long enough.

Burned black–ops agent Alicia Troy spent years plotting the perfect revenge on the man who left her for dead...until her plan is foiled by her ex–teammate–and ex–lover–who taught her the meaning of betrayal.  She can't trust John Witter...so why can't she stop wanting him?

For John, it's a race to keep Alicia's intended victim safe long enough for the man to prove John's innocence, and it's a struggle to steer clear of the woman who believes he deceived her.  But when their former agency turns on them, labeling them "armed and dangerous," John has a new mission:  keep his woman alive.

Passion ignites after office hours in this installment of the ICE: Black Ops Defenders miniseries 

Bullets whizzed past as Ryan Reitano and Avery Meadows escaped into the night. How could Ryan have suspected Avery of being the mole inside ICE? It was true she was no ordinary secretary. The way she used her wits and her lethal stiletto heels against the gunmen pursuing them astonished the jaded agent. And that killer body he'd somehow never noticed before… 

Too bad there wasn't time to explore the possibilities. With Chiara's men hot on their trail, capturing the mercenary was more than just a mission for Ryan. He had his own reasons for wanting the criminal dead. But with his surprising–and utterly enchanting–new partner, perhaps there'd be a chance for romance later…if they survived.

But once she outsmarts their brutal captors, the danger's just beginning. With cartel hit men closing in, she tries to ignore her needful heart – and resist the temptation threatening to do them both in…

When a simple mission to deliver the beautiful and brilliant Vanessa Crosby to a safe house goes horribly wrong, ICE agent Diego Santero's life gets complicated.

Keeping the anti-crime analyst safe from the notorious mercenaries after her program will put everything he's worked for at risk. Relentlessly hunted and not knowing whom to trust, Diego takes Vanessa on the run, deep into the heart of the deadly Panamanian rainforest.

Vanessa reminds herself that she's just another asset to the ruggedly handsome black ops agent…until their intense situation leads to a release of passion neither expected. But even if they make it out alive, how can they ever have a future together?