Ramirez's Woman

She had always been the good girl, putting her family first, never thinking of herself. But now Elsa Leone was a woman on a mission, and her well-meaning attempt to put an end to crime in her town had earned her enemies. Deadly enemies.

Enter Rafe Devlin, top-notch bodyguard and just about as bad as a man can be. Or so he said. But the moment Elsa saw the tender lover beneath the hard-bodied protector, she knew the stakes had just gotten higher. Because if letting Rafe into her lonely life was trouble, loving him was downright dangerous....

When Penny Sue Paine got Lucky, everyone was in an uproar. Because Lucky was the sweet-faced dog who had inherited the Paine millions! Now somebody wanted Lucky dead. So Penny Sue hired herself a tall, well-muscled hunk of a bodyguard....

When Vic Noble found out his latest client was a dog, he nearly lost his cool. Then he got an eyeful of Miss Penny Sue Paine, a brunette with a body to die for and an innocence that could do a lesser man in. Good thing Vic was about as tough as they made 'em. But the tougher they are--the harder they fall!

Idealistic and rebellious Victoria Fortune defied her legacy in favor of a nursing assignment on the tiny island nation of Santo Bonisto. When the nation erupts in rebellion, mercenary Quinn McCoy is hired to get Victoria safely back to Texas. It's a dangerous adventure that nearly costs both Victoria and Quinn their lives. The few days they spend trapped together become a lifetime, and passion becomes a lifeline.

But things change when they get back to the real world. Quinn, a loner and a tough guy, is convinced he has no place in the privileged world of the Texas Fortunes. He walks away, leaving a heartbroken Victoria with no choice but to live up to the name of her strong, proud family. She vows to go after the man she loves...because nothing stands between a Fortune and her heart.

And honor was the only reason well-muscled former mercenary Aloysius Murdock agreed to be Catherine Price's bodyguard. For Murdock owed Catherine's father his life. But once Murdock laid eyes on his best friend's beautiful daughter, he realized he would do anything for her….

A WOMAN IN LOVE

Her bodyguard…

BLACKWOOD TERRITORY

J.T. was a Blackwood, all right. Six feet four inches of whipcord-lean man, a Stetson shading those amber eyes, a glare that burned hotter than the New Mexico sun. A bodyguard, the handsome half-breed was the one man who could help Joanna Beaumont. But as a Blackwood, he was dangerous in his own right.

At first J.T. thought Joanna was just some spoiled socialite roughing it on Blackwood Ranch. But then he discovered what she'd fled from, why she needed him. And suddenly, all that mattered was seeing her safely through the long, hot nights….

THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN…?

Gabriel Hawk was every mother's worst nightmare…and every daughter's secret fantasy. Unless that daughter was Rorie Dean! Unfortunately, the dark, brooding man with a heart of stone and a body that yelled sex was Rorie's only chance of finding her nephew….

And Rorie would face any danger to rescue the boy. But days trekking through the jungle, dodging bullets and chasing a trail of lies were nothing compared to the look in Gabriel's eyes…or the passion she found in his arms. Was it just the moment-or was it love?

As the pampered daughter of one of Spring Creek's most prestigious southern families, Ella Porter has lived her entire life on the straight-and-narrow. And being "good" has kept Ella safe and sane--until now. Suggestive yet ominous letters have been arriving at her office with alarming frequency. Letters that remind her of the disturbing ones she used to get from Reed Conway--the hellraiser she knew from childhood--after her father prosecuted him for murder. Now Reed's been released from prison, and though Ella finds herself wanting to believe his claims of innocence, she's getting closer than a "good girl" ever should to a man with such a bad reputation. . .

Reed Conway is on a mission: to find out who really murdered his stepfather and put his past behind him. But someone wants to interfere--someone determined to send Reed right back to prison for a brand-new crime. They've made it look like he's still a threat to Ella Porter and her family, when the truth is, the more he sees Ella, the more desperately he wants her. But his attempts to prove his innocence have put both their lives in jeopardy. . .because whoever is stalking Ella will stop at nothing--including murder. . .

All private security agent Lucie Evans wanted was a fresh start-and the chance to show Sawyer McNamara, her ex-boss, that she no longer craved his absolution for a crime she didn't commit. So when the offer of a trip to South America as the personal bodyguard to a billionaire heiress came up, Lucie jumped at the prospect of leaving the Dundee Agency behind. Then the nightmare began. Kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity, suddenly Lucie's only hope of survival rested with the one man she never wanted to see again….

Sawyer had spent years convincing himself that all he felt for Lucie was contempt-but with her life at stake, he was forced to face his true feelings. Though it may be a case of too little, too late. Because Lucie's captor wouldn't rest until she was silenced…once and for all.