"From the moment he finds himself staring down the barrel of her gun, Rancher Cade McClain knows Piper Lowry isn't just another stranded tourist. Armed and desperate, she's prepared to do whatever it takes to carry out her mission. A mission she claims only he can help her with. Knowing it would be impossible to walk away from this tempting, determined woman, Cade offers her a place to hide from the gunmen on her trail. Despite his broad shoulders and intimidating gaze, it isn't long before the straight-shooting cowboy realizes he can't guarantee Piper's safety. Even if his heart is beginning to tell him he has no choice but to try"--Publisher.

A rancher races against the clock to save the woman he loves Carla Cassidy’s new Cowboys of Holiday Ranch romance Clay “Romeo” Madison yearns to find his Juliet. So when Miranda Silver’s life is threatened, the handsome cowboy risks everything to protect the pretty single mom. After all, she might be The One. All he’s got to do is live down his scandalous reputation, persuade Miranda he’s serious…and rescue her from a kidnapper before it’s too late!

She was desperate for protection. Could she trust a man with her secret? K-9 cop Mark Martin’s undercover assignment was to ensure security for an animal shelter, not fall for the new employee. But the shelter was a front to hide people in danger, and Luca and her young son certainly needed his help. With his connections, Mark confirmed the man stalking Luca was on the loose. How can the cowboy truly protect Luca without revealing his true identity…or his true feelings? From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Shelter of Secrets series: Book 1: Her Undercover Refuge Book 2: Guardian K-9 on Call Book 3: Undercover Cowboy Defender

The man who shattered her trust is back to protect her... New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a breathtaking story of second–chance love. When Paul Fiore disappeared from Isabel Grayling's life, he told himself it was for all the right reasons. She was young and innocent, and he was her millionaire father's lowly employee. Three years on, Paul is the FBI agent assigned to Isabel's case. Too late, he realises what life in her Texas mansion was really like back then – and how much damage he did when he left. Once love–struck and sheltered, Isabel has become an assistant district attorney committed to serving the law, no matter how risky it gets. But right now, the man she can't forgive is the one thing standing between her and a deadly stalker. She knows Paul won't hesitate to protect her life with his own. But if she can't trust herself to resist him, how can she trust him not to break her heart all over again? "Diana Palmer is a mesmerizing storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be." – Affaire de Coeur

The nightmare before Christmas...

“I ride alone” cowboy Lucas Taylor warns New Yorker Nicolette Kendall. But when she and son Sammy settle into Holiday Ranch, things are about to change for the sexy straight-shooting loner. After a frightening kidnapping attempt, Lucas becomes six-year-old Sammy's beloved bodyguard...while trying — in vain — to resist white-hot sparks between him and the boy's gorgeous city slicker mum. Nicolette can't deny the attraction either. But she's been heartbroken once too often and won't hitch her star to a cowboy interested only in a fling. Until there's a real danger to her own life...and heart! Then will she trade her high heels for cowboy boots?

HE’S ALWAYS HAD HER BACK. Now can he earn her love?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT...TO FALL IN LOVE

From city spinster...to cowboy's bride! Abandoned as a young child, Rebecca Lane has always felt unlovable. Convinced she's too tall and strong-minded to find a husband, she heads West to start a new life on her grandfather's ranch. Lantree Walker is wary of his employer's beautiful granddaughter. But when Rebecca is threatened, the cowboy does the only thing that will keep her safe — he marries her! Lantree may have convinced his reluctant bride to take his name, but what will it take to get her into his bed!

"It's party time." That's the "invitation" shoved under her door. It's got Brittany Grayson fearing for her life and her sanity. She's sure the monster who once held her captive for months is dead, so why his chilling words in the note? His menacing face in the window? And why won't anyone even her lawmen brothers believe that somehow he's after her again? Brittany just wants a normal, independent life in Black Rock. Romance is out of the question although she's okay as friends–with–benefits with Alex Crawford, her hunky, marriage–phobic contractor. Alex, a single dad, has his own good reasons not to fall for Brittany. But none of them matter when the race is on to find the killer who's kidnapped her!