Mills & Boon books & eBooks

A seasoned cop becomes the target of a killer. And so does the woman he's falling for. 

Detective Lieutenant Thomas Watson had been off Air Force active duty so long, he thought he was safe. Until a gunman crashes his daughter's wedding, reawakening the warrior inside him. He hires nurse Jane Boyle to care for his injured father so he can focus on bringing the gunman to justice.

While Jane is the ideal caretaker, her dark past has landed her in witness protection. And the more she's embraced by this family of cops, the more danger she's in. For a shadow from Thomas's own past might be willing to lend Jane's stalker a helping hand...

Capitol K-9 Unit: These lawmen solve the toughest cases with the help of their brave canine partners.

Protection Detail - Shirlee McCoy

After a prominent senator’s son is murdered, Capitol K-9 Unit captain Gavin McCord wants answers. With his elite team and his loyal dog, Glory, at his side, Gavin discovers that a child at Cassie Danvers’s nearby foster home may have witnessed the murder. Cassie doesn’t want Gavin interviewing her traumatised charges. Yet she’ll have to trust him when she becomes the deadly gunman’s next target.

Duty Bound Guardian - Terri Reed

When a priceless artifact is stolen, museum curator Lana Gomez becomes the prime suspect. How can she hope to adopt her orphaned nephew if she’s a person of interest in a crime? She knows handsome Capitol K-9 Unit officer Adam Donovan thinks she’s hiding something. But when the real thief returns, it is Adam and his Doberman pinscher, Ace, who become her only defence...

He’s not the man he used to be. He’s the man she needs now.

Cade Thatcher is on his way to a mountain retreat when he picks up a hitchhiker. Skittish and withdrawn, River Robertson is obviously running from something. Cade is supposed to be rehabilitating from injuries he endured in Afghanistan, not taking on new duties. But he feels responsible for River, and his instinct to protect her overrides his fears about what he can do with his shattered body. When the cult leader obsessed with River tracks her down, Cade will push himself to the limits to keep her safe.

Under the close watch of her all-too-handsome agent protector, one woman never felt so exposed...

After escaping an obsessive serial killer, Dr Cara Messinger hoped to forget her days in captivity. But life would never go back to normal. Dash Adams and his proposition saw to that. The hands-on FBI agent could protect the half-Navajo beauty — but only if she gave up all control.

Whisked away to a safe house on a remote sandstone mesa, Cara felt her world closing in. It was only a matter of time before the killer came back for her. But Cara was more than an innocent victim. She was tired of running, and Dash was a man of action who showed little restraint. And with their business becoming more than personal, could he protect her against a killer who knew no boundaries?

Guarding witnesses? All in a day’s work for deputy U.S. marshal Carly Masterson. Protecting the judge who was indirectly responsible for her mentor’s death? That’s another story. Still, she won’t let harm come to Judge Nicholas Floyd, or the niece and nephew in his care. She’s determined to do the job right, and not let her emotions take over — no matter how wonderful it feels to be accepted by the little family. Can she let go of the past and learn to trust again before danger finds them once more?

HIGH–RISK REUNION 

Minutes into FBI profiler Bryn Eastman's first case since a near–fatal shooting, a brazen serial killer sets his sights on her next. Now her life–and career–is in the hands of her new partner, Detective Eric Hale, the man she once loved and lost. Racked with nightmares of the shooting and regrets for the tragedy that tore her and Eric apart, Bryn doesn't want Eric to discover the secrets she carries–but she needs him. Seeing Bryn brings back memories Eric can't control. Memories of a once–in–a–lifetime love. But the tough detective knows their only path to a second chance goes straight through a relentless killer…one who won't quit until he counts Bryn as his fifth victim.

After losing her family, and then nearly her life when she was held hostage in Africa, grieving widow Raina Lowery only wants to put the past behind her. Instead, she's finding her son's toys in the woods and dodging a gunman's bullets. Raina is trapped in a real–life nightmare–until Jackson Miller reappears. Months ago, saving Raina was Jackson's job as a member of HEART, a private rescue team. But now it's personal. The hardened protector wants to give Raina–and him–a second chance at love. But first he has to save her…again.

MISSION: RESCUE–No job is too dangerous for these fearless heroes

Protecting her once cost him everything. Now danger has found her again.

Deputy Bailey Masters doesn’t want her former mentor Aaron Ward’s help. But when she’s threatened by those she thought she could trust, the former-cop-turned-carpenter doesn’t hesitate to hide her. To offer sanctuary while she heals. Last time Bailey was in danger, Aaron did the unthinkable to her career. He vows this time will be different, even as their safety is under attack. Because only by winning her trust can they resolve their lingering feelings...and end the corruption they’ve uncovered before those at the top silence them both.

After an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him – and kidnap his two daughters. And there's nothing the recently widowed single father won't do to protect his girls…even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend.

Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near–fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters. But with the would–be kidnappers closing in, saving Leo and the little girls, while protecting her heart, may be one mission Zoe can't master.

Protective Measure - Maggie K. Black

After an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him ? and kidnap his two daughters. And there’s nothing the recently widowed single father won’t do to protect his girls...even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend. Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near-fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters. But with the would-be kidnappers closing in, saving Leo and the little girls, while protecting her heart, may be one mission Zoe can’t master.

Search And Rescue - Valerie Hansen

Newly sworn in as chief of police, Ryder Hayes is ready to defend the citizens of Desert Valley ? especially his five-year-old daughter, Lily ? from his wife’s murderer. So when Ryder starts to grow close to K-9 trainer Sophie Williams, he pushes her away to protect her. He can’t let Sophie become the next target of the deranged serial killer who’s obsessed with him. But Sophie has secrets of her own, and Ryder’s caution isn’t enough to shield her ? from deadly peril or her own feelings. To save everyone he loves, Ryder will have to let Sophie in...and count on his new K-9 partner to help sniff out the killer.

On the run from terrorists, they must protect an abandoned infant.

Shaye Geist has tracked down gunslinger Chad Martin in the wilds of Montana, seeking refuge from her powerful father. But Chad’s also hiding, the target of terrorists. In imminent danger, Chad and Shaye are ready to run when they find an abandoned baby. Can they keep themselves and the mysterious child safe — even as enemies close in on all sides?

Changing her name and identity may not be enough to save her from a killer.

Reese Taggart’s search for her sister’s stalker lands her in Whistler, NC, following a fiery fatality. There, she must win the trust of arson investigator Griff Maverick. But that will be particularly difficult since she’s using a fake identity in an effort not to scare away her target. But as the pair closes in on the criminal, can Griff stop Reese from using herself as bait to trap the diabolical killer?

The danger they fear is even closer than they think...

Hannah Davies has always had a crush on her big brother’s best friend, Xavier Michaels. When she sees the former CIA agent spiraling into darkness after a suspicious fire at his sanctuary for wounded warriors, she refuses to let him push her away. She knows that he’s trying to protect her from an elusive assailant who is not afraid to kill. They quickly realise it’s time to stop denying their shared attraction and maybe even act on it. As the threats against them escalate, they must fight for survival — and a love worth risking everything for.

She helps wounded warriors heal. He wants her to heal herself.

Psychologist Sarah Peterson is proud of her work with traumatised veterans. She knows how to handle PTSD — even when it’s her own. Her boss, Lawson Davies, isn’t so sure. The former CIA operative wants her to take some time off. His insistence that she get away only intensifies when a crime boss who’s trafficking women threatens revenge on everyone at Warrior Peak Sanctuary. Are Lawson’s motives purely professional, or is his desire to keep Sarah out of harm’s way motivated by the irresistible connection they share?

Protective Warrior - Janie Crouch

She helps wounded warriors heal. He wants her to heal herself.

Psychologist Sarah Peterson is proud of her work with traumatised veterans. She knows how to handle PTSD — even when it’s her own. Her boss, Lawson Davies, isn’t so sure. The former CIA operative wants her to take some time off. His insistence that she get away only intensifies when a crime boss who’s trafficking women threatens revenge on everyone at Warrior Peak Sanctuary. Are Lawson’s motives purely professional, or is his desire to keep Sarah out of harm’s way motivated by the irresistible connection they share?

Custody In The Crosshairs - Barb Han

To protect an innocent child, danger will follow them at every turn.

Child Protective Services agent Carys Aldric is caught between doing what’s right and following protocol. Especially when it comes to rancher Blaize Wilde, the potential father of an orphaned baby, and hopefully the kind of man worth breaking the rules for. But unravelling the web of deception surrounding Blaize’s connection to the baby puts them straight in the line of fire, dodging bullets and searching for safety. Danger closes in from a past that refuses to stay buried — and a mystery mother who may have secrets of her own.

They’ll have to forgive the past to save their son in the present.

Fiona Stirling’s latest romantic thriller ends on a happy note when the heroine’s husband comes home after a dangerous mission. Fiona herself wasn’t so lucky. Her husband, Jason, died in Colombia, hunting a drug lord. Or so she thought...until Jason returns five years later. Knowing that Jason went into hiding to protect his family does nothing to dispel her sense of betrayal. But Fiona has secrets, too, and she and Jason are going to have to learn to trust each other again if they want to save their son.