“If I kiss you again, I’m not going to stop there.” “Promises, promises,” she murmured. There was a sense of danger here that he didn’t encounter on the street. On the street, he knew the odds, knew the chances he was taking. “I’m not kidding, Kelsey.” She could feel her heart beginning to race. Her voice was husky with anticipation as she said, “I certainly hope not.” Kelsey’s lips were only inches from his. So close he could all but taste them against his own. His body throbbed. How long could he resist something he wanted so badly? “Whatever happens here is on your head.” “I accept full responsibility,” she whispered. As she spoke, her lips lightly grazed his.

Aurora's finest become walking targets in USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella's Cavanaugh Justice miniseries A serial cop killer has Aurora's police force up in arms. And when the former chief gets hit, it becomes personal for Detective Declan Cavanaugh and his beautiful new partner, Charley Randolph. Charley first took notice of the sexy, devil-may-care detective at the academy. Now she has no desire to get involved with a fellow officer. But as the bodies pile up and the threats grow more ominous, Charley must trust Declan not to reveal her true reason for working the case. Racing against the clock draws them closertheir forbidden attraction is as impossible to deny as the grave danger they're in.

THREE MEN...AND THE PERFECT LADY? If there was one thing single dad Micah Muldare lacked, it was time! The busy widower didn't have enough hours in the day for his too-full to-do list - his high-profile job demanded focus, and the rest of his not-so-spare time was devoted to caring for his two little boys. He certainly had no room in his hectic schedule for romance...until Tracy Ryan walked through his door. The once-burned attorney had long ago given up on finding true love and a family of her own. She'd grown used to keeping her heart under guard. But resisting handsome Micah - and his adorable children - was proving difficult indeed! Maybe it was time Tracy reconsidered her no-nonsense approach to life and took the ultimate risk to win the family she'd always wanted!

He Was Her HeroFor Mary Clancy, Alex Mitchell had been everything. She'd fallen in love with his dark, brooding eyes, with his sense of honor and his sexy ways. He was everything she'd dreamed of—and he was hers. Until something took her angel away…. She Was His HopeMary had seen beyond the walls Mitch had put up, the one woman who'd made him think about forever. He'd never forget her sweetness, or the passion they'd shared. But he couldn't stay…. Could Their Love Save Them Both?Now fate had brought them together again. Could their wounded hearts find their way home?

THE BABY OF THE MONTHEXPECTANT BRIDE...Dr. Sheila Pollack was a mom-to-be, and her due date had arrived. But there was no daddy--no husband--in sight! One night with Slade Garrett had changed her life forever. And now, nine months later, she was about to deliver their love child--alone.But then the expectant dad burst through the emergency room doors proposing marriage! And somewhere between her huffs and puffs, Sheila managed to say, "I do." Could she hope that their nick-of-time nuptials would last forever?THE BABY OF THE MONTH CLUB: For five moms-to-be, finding the perfect daddy is only a due date away!

Love, Marriage... and Baklava They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but Demi Tripopulous isn't so sure. Her family's restaurant makes the best delicacies around, but you don't see eligible bachelors flocking around her. Well, except for Jared Panetta, that too handsome, too self-confident, too unnerving, man. All he wants is to buy the restaurant ... she thinks. Anything else is just sweet talk. Demi simply refuses to be wooed. Or won. Even if he is the best thing that's happened to her since sliced souvlaki....

Racing Against Time by Marie Ferrarella FAILURE WASN'T AN OPTION The Honorable Brenton Montgomery would break every rule to recover his kidnapped little girl. But he wasn't prepared to clash with the one woman he'd secretly loved for years, Detective Callie Cavanaugh, whose job it was to find Rachel. And when tensions grew hot between them, Brenton knew he'd have one helluva fight on his hands...and in his heart. Every time the troubled single father touched her, kissed her, he made Callie's job that much harder. When this nightmare was over, how would she ever find the strength to walk away from this man and his precious daughter without wanting more?