BECAUSE OF HER, HE LOST EVERYTHING.

Manny Ortega is a man without a country, and he has one woman to thank for it. She was his first and only true love, and when she left, she took more than his heart—she took his life as he knew it. Hardened and honed sharp as a knife by years as a special forces soldier and police detective, Manny is ready for a fresh start at his friend Ethan Garrett's security firm. But the past isn't ready to let him go...

TO KEEP HER SAFE...

Lily Campora never imagined what would happen to Manny after she walked away from him that night in the sultry Nicaraguan heat  —or how he'd hated her for it every day since. Seventeen years later, Lily knows everything, and she must put her fear of Manny's rage aside to beg for his help. His forgiveness may be too much to hope for...

HE'LL DO ANYTHING.

Thrust into action on a mission that will transport them to a country rife with political turmoil and civil unrest, Manny and Lily must find a way to work together. And now, amidst the dangerous beauty of a landscape reminiscent of Manny’s homeland, passion will ignite once more...

WHEN EVERY FRIENDLY FACE COULD MASK A KILLER--

"Sweet Baby Jane" Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock's favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can't prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it's not one of her adoring fans--

THE ONLY PERSON SHE CAN TRUST--

Since leaving the Army Rangers six months ago, Jason Wilson has been adrift, a warrior without a war. Now he's taken his first civilian assignment for his army buddy's security firm: protecting a rock diva on her sold-out tour. Far from being a spoiled star, Janey is a revelation: sweet, modest, and incredibly sexy. Their friendship is turning to mutual, heated desire, but it's a distraction that could cost them more than their hearts--

MAY BE A PERFECT STRANGER.

Drawn into the depths of a deadly secret, they'll face off against a killer growing more ruthless every day, and Jase will discover just how far he'll go to protect an explosive passion he never expected--

Five years after the divorce, Ethan Garrett finally has it all figured out.

Focus on the job, forget about the past and do what he has to do to get by.

The job -- continue to build E.D.E.N. Inc., the West Palm Beach security firm he now runs with his brothers and sister.

The past -- specifically the part involving his ex-wife, Darcy -- was history.

And getting by -- well, it's a matter of taking it one day at a time. At least it is until Ethan receives a desperate call from his ex-wife's friend in the State Department and the past collides with the present in an explosion of urgency and alarm.

Darcy is missing from her vice consulate post in the Philippines and Ethan confirms his worst fears: all indications are that an Abu Sayyaf terrorist cell has kidnapped her and is holding her in the jungle.

Whether on assignment in Peru, Israel, or Indonesia, Darcy had always been sticking her neck out, taking reckless chances to help U.S. Citizens abroad. It had played havoc with Ethan's peace of mind during their marriage -- it had also been one of their biggest problems. Darcy had refused to back down to Ethan's demand to play it safer or play it without him -- and he'd been too stubborn and too proud to withdraw the ultimatum. She'd walked away five years ago and never looked back. But now she's in trouble and it looks like Ethan is the only one with the know-how, the cunning and the balls to get her out alive.

With grim determination, Ethan and his brothers, Dallas and Nolan -- also former military special ops -- prepare for a mission involving slipping quietly into Manila, calling up markers with some contacts there and setting the wheels in motion to lead them to Darcy.

Though Ethan hasn't seen her since the divorce, he's never gotten her out of his system. He'd killed for her once; he knows he'll kill for her again. But first, he has to find her.

It was supposed to be a cakewalk.

Eve Garrett's mission: find Tiffany Clayborne, Palm Beach real estate icon, Jeremy Clayborne's, party-girl daughter, and bring her back to heel.

The problem: The spoiled little rich girl turned eighteen six months ago and has developed a penchant for the Palm Beach club scene, a habit of falling in with not so-rising rock stars and taking them on pricey little side trips to L.A. or Paris and picking up the tab. Only this time, she's been gone too long. And this time, she may be in trouble.

The other problem: Some someone wants Eve dead too. She'd made enemies while she'd been a Secret Service Agent. That had been a lifetime ago. But that other life may be coming back to haunt her as she races the clock to save Tiffany's life while her own hangs in the balance.

The pain in the ass: Tyler McClain. Ex-lover, ex-cop, and a poaching, rat-bastard P.I. is also in hot pursuit of Tiffany. And McClain is the last man Eve had ever wanted to run into again. Regardless, the added wrinkle of McClain showing up to muddy the waters isn't going to stop her from getting her man -- or in this case, her woman.

Mac has a problem too. Despite their history -- which he remembers as being red hot -- he genuinely likes Eve Garrett. Maybe even more than likes her. Something about her had gotten to him, dug in deep, and wouldn't let go. Strength coupled with compassion. In-your-face-toughness paired with vulnerability. A funky sense of humor that had him grinning as often as growling.

He doesn't want to think about what it means. He knows there's no future for them. He's not a good bet for the long haul. But when he realizes that Eve is the target of some crazed killer, he does everything in his power to keep her alive while they race to save Tiffany Clayborne.

Man, oh man, as distractions go, Eve Garrett is taking him to the limit.

Nolan Garrett's on a roll. For three months he's managed to sustain a string of booze-soaked days and mercifully dreamless nights, searching for a comfort zone at the bottom of the barrel. Just when he thinks he's getting close, life takes a turn for the worse and dumps him back into the thick of things. He's found a job. Or rather a job has found him.

Job title: Bodyguard.

Objective: Keep Jillian Kincaid, the only child of one of the richest men in Palm Beach, Florida, alive.

Prospects: Not good for this ex-army Ranger who's more interested in working on his own not-quite-subconscious death wish.

Jillian Kincaid doesn't have a death wish. She's got a life wish -- to carry on with the one she's built on her own, disconnected from her father's power and wealth. She's used brains, savvy and in-your-face determination to carve out a career in the highly competitive television news industry. And she'll be damned if she'll let a couple of death threats take it all away from her when she's on a fast track to a cable network anchor. Duck and run? Not in this lifetime.

Only this lifetime is growing shorter and shorter for Jillian as a sick, sinister predator stalks her with only one purpose in mind. To see her dead.