Best Selling Books by Delilah Devlin

In the smoldering Memphis summer, someone is terrorizing the broken-down Deluxe Hotel, leaving dead women in the walls and the police out of ideas. But psychic private investigator Caitlyn O''Connell is the only one who can track the clues. Alongside her sexy ex-husband, (sometimes-boyfriend), Sam Pierce, Cait must find the killer while struggling with the "gift" that has cost her nearly everything. The second book in the Caitlyn O''Connell series, this paranormal romance steams with Memphis heat as Cait and Sam enter into the dark world once more.

Beau wants Pansy as his own. He’s been taking it slow with the sexy sub, but when he sees he’s not the only one vying for her attention, he realizes a long seduction was a mistake. So he’s ready to stake his claim. Billy may be new to the lifestyle, and a submissive like Pansy is probably out of his league, but he’ll do whatever it takes to have her, even if he has to share. Pansy’s stuck between a rock and a hard place—or rather, stuck between a smoking-hot firefighter with ice-blue eyes and a mysterious, sexy cop. Of course, she could refuse to decide between the two and let them both pursue her, and if she’s really lucky, they’ll play dirty. Each novella in the Delta Blue series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series order: Book 1: Five Ways ‘til Sunday Book 2: Fournicopia Book 3: A Perfect Trifecta Book 4: Twice the Bang Book 5: Once is Never Enough

The wealthiest man in Dead Horse, MT, decides it’s time to acquire a wife and gives his eminently efficient personal assistant the task of finding the perfect candidate… ufeffThe wealthiest man in Dead Horse, MT, Cash Whitaker, decides it’s time to find a wife before he begins his campaign for mayor. He figures having the right wife will increase his likability as a candidate. Becoming the mayor is important because the office will give him the power to protect his town by cleaning out the bounty hunters, who aren’t “Dead Horse” and have put his town on the map for all the wrong reasons. Being a busy man and knowing his particular skill set doesn’t lend itself to the task, he decides to give the responsibility of finding a wife to his highly efficient personal assistant. He’ll let her put together a list of suitable candidates for him to sort through to find the woman who will help him on the path to his ultimate goal of becoming the governor of Montana. Lila Hanson is spitting mad that her boss wants her to find him a wife. The single mom has spent two years becoming his ultimate asset, only to have him completely overlook her as the perfect candidate. When she turns to her girl squad to vent, they suggest a plan to open the clueless man’s eyes to what’s right in front of him. However, a tragic incident throws both their plans into chaos and brings a new intimacy neither can ignore. Now, they have to work together to save an orphaned child.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... A lonely, bounty-hunting cowboy looking for one last great adventure may have found it in a girl with serious curves… Lucas “Cowboy” Brown, felt restless after he left the SEALs. The Texas Hill Country no longer felt like home, so he accepted a job from an old SEAL buddy looking to hire bounty hunters in Dead Horse, Montana. A fish out of water in a frozen pond, Lucas meets a pretty girl while guarding a prisoner in a hospital, and one day and one night later, he’s taking her back to his place in Dead Horse. Yeah, he’s moving fast, but he’s not letting this one get away. Colleen Bradley has a checkered job history and a spotty relationship with her brother, but she’s sure, this time, she’s making the right decision. For as long as Cowboy wants her in his life, she’s going for it. When he’s injured, their relationship is strained, but she’s making friends in Dead Horse, and she’s found a job she thinks she’s born to do. Together, Cowboy and Colleen throw doubts and inhibitions to the wind. They’re in for one helluva a wild ride.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... Former Marine "Wolf" Patterson is working with a team of MBH bounty hunters in the densely forested Kootenai Forest to bring in one Reese Tobin, a man wanted for arson, who escaped from jail just before his trial. When Wolf catches up to him, Tobin draws a gun, telling Wolf he can''t return to lock-up or he''s a dead man. Just as one of his teammates is about to lunge toward Tobin to take him down, a shot rings out, and Tobin is dead. Former Army Military Police Officer, now Deputy, Meg Henry, was the officer who arrested Tobin, and nothing about that night sat right since. After hearing he was killed, she heads to Kootenai, hoping to talk to the men who were with him last, hoping Tobin told them something that might help her figure out the mystery surrounding him. Because handsome bounty hunter, Wolf, was the last to talk to Tobin, Meg offers Wolf a ride back to the sheriff''s department. They barely begin their conversation when they find themselves running for their lives. Meg doesn''t know who to trust, but she instinctively trusts the tall, intensely attractive Wolf. Together, they work to unravel the mystery while staying one step ahead of someone who wants them both dead.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... The games begin when a bounty hunter, who likes working alone, clashes with a cable TV showrunner who’s determined to make him a part of her show… Jackson Black’s life is just fine. He is free to work when he wants, as much as he wants. He has the freedom of the open road, nothing and nobody weighing him down—until he crosses paths with a group of bounty hunters deep in a national forest, who are trying to steal his skip from under him. Worse, the hunters have a film crew with them, led by a woman who won’t take no when he refuses to sign a contract for the use of the footage her crew has filmed. After giving her his firm no thank you, he loads his skip into his vehicle and drives away. Rachel Cabot didn’t get where she is, the showrunner for her network’s two highest-rated cable shows, without being committed to her job. She’ll do whatever it takes. If it means following Jackson Brown then catching him on tape doing something sketchy to “convince” him to do what she wants, so be it. However, she suffers immediate remorse and decides to apologize to Jackson but can never find the right moment to do so. What she doesn’t know is that Jackson has turned the tables on her. When Jackson is invited to join the hunters on a high-value takedown, with Rachel’s crew accompanying them, their personal stakes just get higher.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... Sparks fly, as do inhibitions, when a bounty hunter and a beautician are forced to hide out together from a dangerous criminal gang... Former Army Ranger Quincy James and beautician Tamara Davis met under less than idyllic circumstances--trapped inside her doomsday-bunker-turned-beauty-shop while he was hunting a skip. Now that he''s settled into his new job with the Montana Bounty Hunters, he knows he''s dawdled too long asking her out on a legitimate date. But then, he gets a new case right in the pretty beautician''s neck of the woods. A dangerous new assignment he doesn''t want her anywhere near, However, NOT bumping into her proves tricky and when they do cross paths, he blows it. Tamara''s already feeling foolish over the fact she got way too friendly with Quincy when they were trapped together, but then, he never contacts her again. When she sees him on the street in her little town, she''s ready to give him a piece of her mind, but he acts like he doesn''t know her. What the hell? When the pair find themselves forced together again, there''s time for a reckoning...

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... An ex-Special Forces bounty hunter, who likes working alone, accepts the challenge of teaching a feisty young woman how to hunt… Former Army Special Forces, Mica Ford, is a bounty hunter now. He likes the work and likes being his own boss. When a hunt goes awry, and a team of hunters from Montana Bounty Hunters provides an assist, he’s persuaded to at least listen to what the head of their agency has to offer and agrees to a meeting. Amy Calloway wants more than anything to prove to the people of Dead Horse, Montana, that she’s not a loser simply because she shares a last name with “those Calloway brothers.” Since she’s not cut out for any other more reputable job, she has set her sights on being a bounty hunter. She’s fit, has spent an afternoon or two at the firing range, and has watched every episode of Bounty Hunters of the Northwest – We’re Dead Horse. When she walks into the MBH office to ask for a job, she knows she’s as ready as she’ll ever be. Mica has no intention of accepting a job with MBH, but he watches Amy work up the courage to demand her chance. Her sincerity and courage impress him, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s cute as hell. He finds himself accepting a trial run working with the team and then commits to training Amy—just to make sure she stays safe. However, keeping her safe while teaching her how to hunt becomes a challenge when Amy starts improvising during takedowns…

A former Special Forces soldier, looking forward to the peace and quiet of his new houseboat, finds his solitude shattered by the arrival of his neighbor and her kid. Note: This 7,000-word short story was originally published in SILVER SOLDIERS.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... The happily single owner of the only liquor store in Dead Horse, MT needs the biggest, baddest man around, and a certain former Green Beret seems made to order... When Chase Kudrow leaves the Green Berets, he is ready to throw off rules and regs and be his own damn boss. Bounty hunting doesn''t tie him down and occasionally gives him the adrenaline rush he craves. Then he discovers he has a niece, an eight-year-old, who is the only family he has left. Suddenly, his life gets serious. He needs a steadier paycheck and a place to set down roots so he can do right by his dead sister''s little girl. Being recruited by the Montana Bounty Hunters: Dead Horse, MT, office perfectly fits the bill. His "get serious" agenda soon finds him in the company of one of the town''s "good" women, Rhonda McAvoy, who owns the local liquor store. Sure, she''s pretty and seems interested, but what does he know about wooing a good woman who will certainly expect more than he knows how to give? When her store is robbed, Chase swoops in to provide some much-needed security expertise and protection and soon discovers an addiction he never wants to kick. Sweet Rhonda is full of her own sexy surprises...

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... From readers... "Great story! I don''t know how she does it but there is so much packed into this story. It never slowed down..." "Get this book ASAP. I promise you won''t regret it." The haunted gaze of one wounded warrior sparks a challenge in a woman determined to help him regain what he''s lost whether he wants her help or not... Physical Therapist, Raydeen Pickering, has seen her fill of stubborn veterans, some too angry to get on with their lives, some still living in hell in their minds, and then some unwilling to let their broken bodies hold them back. She hasn''t figured out which Brian Cobb is yet. The first time she met the handsome, wounded warrior, he was wary and defensive, his gaze always sliding toward the door, looking for as a quick escape from the Soldiers'' Sanctuary meetings. Even now, there''s something about the ex-Army MP, now bounty hunter wrangler, that sets him apart from the other men she''s helped mend. There''s something more--not just the haunted look in his eyes or the stubborn set of his chin. The way he looks at her when he thinks her attention is elsewhere gives her hope that she''ll reach him, and that he''ll let her help him regain more of what he''s lost. First though, he has to figure out he''s in love with the wrong woman. The one he needs is right here, and if she has to do the chasing, so be it, because those looks he gives her have rekindled a fire she thought was lost forever...

Some things never change. And some things change everything… Gabe Triplehorn can think of no better getaway from his heavy responsibilities at the ranch than to go back to a time and place where he didn’t have a care in the world. When there was just a campground, a river, and a girl. When he gets to Red Hawk Landing, the campground and the river are still there. He just never expected the girl would still be there, too. Only now she runs the place. Lena Twohig can think of no better place to raise her young son than the family-owned campground that holds so many memories. Especially, the romance with Gabe that lit up one long-ago summer like a wild electrical storm. Now he’s back with a ranch-hardened body she knows she shouldn’t want so badly. No amount of lies, or the years that have passed, can tame this tidal wave of passion. NOTE: This story was previously released.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... An ex-Delta Force soldier, now Montana Bounty Hunter, finds himself slipping naturally into protector mode when a small-town dessert chef is threatened by mysterious attacks. Former Delta Force soldier, Dylan "Preacher" Priestley, is the latest hire for the newly formed office of Montana Bounty Hunters: Dead Horse, MT. He''s just settling into the job and getting to know the community when he meets the owner of Deadly Delights, Laura Pinchot. The attraction is immediate, but he finds he''s a little shy about approaching the curvy beauty until a rock tossed through her store window gives him the "in" he needed. Laura isn''t a life-long resident of Dead Horse, but she''s sunk her money into the donut shop and isn''t going anywhere. When a string of mysterious attacks targets her store, she''s alarmed but doesn''t think it''s anything more than some kids'' pranks. However, when Preacher witnesses the latest assault against her business, she''s grateful for his quick thinking and protection when it appears the attacks are more personal than she''d imagined. That the handsome ex-soldier appears to be interested in her amazes her; she''s not exactly built like a model, but he quickly puts her insecurities to rest in the sexiest of ways. With the support of his bounty hunter team, Preacher sticks close to Laura while the team tries to solve the mystery of who is after her. As their connection only grows hotter, he''s determined to keep her out of harm''s way.

The last thing this SEAL wants is to open his heart to her again, but Amelie needs the "hands on" kind of protection only he can provide... Navy SEAL, Thibaut "T-Bone" Cyr, has a lot on his mind. The time is approaching when he''ll either have to re-up with the Navy or leave. He''s come home to New Orleans to spend time in his old stomping grounds while he mulls over his decision. New Orleans is where his roots are, where his family lives, but he wants to stay on the downlow while he considers his future. He''s also hoping the past he left behind doesn''t still haunt him. Fourteen years ago, he fled the city when the woman he loved dumped him. Amelie Rivette is back in New Orleans, ready to start again. She''s helping her blind aunt run a voodoo shop in the French Quarter, but her aunt''s troubles are getting complicated. After a string of bad luck, which includes a robbery and threatening calls, Amelie finds herself trapped inside the shop when a fire is set, and she''s attacked by an assailant. Coming to the rescue of his ex-girlfriend, Thibaut finds himself torn. The last thing he wants is to relive the pain of their breakup, but Amelie needs the kind of protection he can provide. Soon, neither of them can resist their attraction, but while they reconnect physically, he holds back his heart, not trusting that what he feels is real and not some remnant of their shared past. Complicating matters is that their families are conspiring to give him a reason to stay in New Orleans. When Amelie is kidnapped, Thibaut realizes he''s still in love with her. Hoping he''s not too late, he sets out to save her.

A teller implicated in a bank robbery seeks sanctuary from small-town sweetheart she left behind--who happens to be the new sheriff in town... A lifetime ago, Zuri Prescott kicked the dirt off her boots and fled her small-time, small town, but lived to regret choosing a glam city life over her high school sweetheart. When she''s framed for a bank robbery, she flees to her home town, seeking refuge with her old flame while she figures out her next steps--only to discover he''s the last man she can confide in. Sheriff Colt Triplehorn knows trouble when he sees it, especially when it''s one familiar naked trespasser, caught between an angry bull and her underwear. Sure she''s up to her usual no good, he grants her sanctuary at his ranch where he can keep an eye on her while he purges her from his system once and for all. When he realizes she''s involved with a robbery, he has to make a career-compromising choice between following the letter of the law and his heart... NOTE: This story was previously published.

In Cabo San Lucas, Navy SEAL Carson "Beach-boy" Walsh is ready to live the good life. After surviving fifteen deployments in ten years, he bailed on the SEALs, figuring this cat had run out of lives. The only danger he faces now is choking on an oyster or drowning in beer--and then he meets her. Gina Tripp is the Calamity Jane of bounty hunters, enjoying an unexpected vacation. She''s the stand-in for an absent groom on her girlfriend''s honeymoon in Cabo when she meets a cute guy with a nothing but sex on the beach in mind. As her luck would have it, her best friend winds up kidnapped, and Gina''s embroiled in a dangerous rescue that deepens her attraction to Carson. Just when she thinks she can settle in and enjoy a few days of sin, an opportunity to prove herself to her boss lands in her lap. Now, she has her sights set on scoring a huge bounty--an ex-pat skip, hiding out in Mexico. What follows is a wild ride that leaves her feeling pretty relieved she hijacked a Navy SEAL to help her with the job. **S*x on the Beach** is part of the Montana Bounty Hunter series. It is also in the SEALs in Paradise connected series. Each book can be read as standalone. They do not have cliff-hanger endings and do not have to be read in any particular order.

Come on, baby. Break a few rules... When a Texas deputy''s motorcycle club trashes a bar with him leading the brawl, the sheriff decides his punishment will be serving as the bouncer/enforcer for the pretty owner while she runs a booth serving bikers during a weekend-long motorcycle club convention.

Out with the old, in with the new... Or so Sherry Thacker thinks. Problem is, her fire chief ex is always on her mind--shirtless, sweaty, sooty, way too handsome--and right across the street from City Hall. When a "Wet Down" ceremony to retire an old fire truck is planned by the city council to raise funds for the firehouse, she has to put aside her hurt and anger and do her job. Blake Thacker wants his wife back--in the house they shared, in their marriage bed. Still confused about how Sherry''s becoming mayor managed to drive a wedge between them, he''ll use whatever means necessary to win her back. Love is always best served WET.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... A former SEAL and MMA fighter, and now, newly minted bounty hunter, has to hunt down his first skip...his ex-wife... Former SEAL Cage Morgan thinks he doesn''t need anyone. As a rising MMA fighter, he makes enough to do what he wants and doesn''t have to answer to anyone. Then an old friend sends an emissary, Reaper Stenberg from the Montana Bounty Hunters, to offer him a job. He agrees to meet him, but he has no intention of becoming a bounty hunter...until he hears who Reaper needs his special skill set to take down--his ex-wife. Elaine Morgan is facing jail time due to her chosen line of work. She runs an illegal, underground fight club with her brother. Up until now, she''s always run clean, fair fights, but her brother owes money to the wrong people. As she prepares to take the rap for his poor judgment, she misses her court date--that''s just one more stressor to add to the pile, and she doesn''t have time to worry about the consequences. Until the night of the fight that will free her brother of his dangerous debt. Only her ex-husband shows up there, telling her he''s taking her in, and he has the friends with him to get the job done. The hunters'' poor timing sets off a chain of events that has the Montana Bounty Hunters staging a daring rescue. All the while, Cage and Elaine revisit their past love, finding that the time apart put their problems in better perspective. As their connection grows, they both fear an uncertain future.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... Former Army Ranger, Daniel "Dagger" Renfrew, has been a lot of things--an Army Ranger, a Seattle beat cop, a PI, and now, a bounty hunter, which, so far, suits him just fine. In his job, he doesn''t look for easy takedowns. He likes lying in mud or snow with his binoculars trained on a window, hoping for a glimpse of the dirtbag whose mugshot he carries in his hip pocket. If they''re badasses--all the better. Dagger prefers when assholes try to run, because then he has an excuse to mix it up, get physical, and blow off steam in an all-out brawl--when the situation warrants, of course. One morning when he''s working his side gig, repossessing cars, he discovers the car he''s taking belongs to his old high school sweetheart, and there''s nothing like sweet revenge... Lacey Jones is furious when she finds a very large, scary dude trying to steal her car. It''s the last straw. She''s lost her job and is about to lose her apartment, so there''s no way in hell she''s letting him take her damn car! When she discovers its Dagger, her old beau, she jumps into the car with him. When she learns how he makes a living, she''s curious...and then determined to become a bounty hunter herself. How hard can it be?

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... What readers are saying... "Reaper just reaches out and grabs hold of your alpha bad boyloving heart." "Plenty of action, laughs, and romance..." Bounty hunter and former marine Reaper Stenberg is a loner, not a goddamn tour guide. But when his boss assigns him ride-along duty with a romance novelist to show her how he catches bail-jumpers, he''s forced to roll out the red carpet when he''d rather leave her in his dust. Author Carly Wyatt didn''t always deal in happily-ever-afters. She''s former Army, and when their brief ride-along turns into a cross-country manhunt, she''ll need every bit of her training to help Reaper get his man. Sparks fly between Reaper and Carly, making him see she''s one of those rare creatures whose grit and ingenuity are rivaled only by her intelligence and curvy good looks. But his strict relationship rules say she''s off-limits, no matter how badass and attractive she might be... **Includes a FREE short story at the end!**

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... This former SEAL thought BUD/S training was the challenge of a lifetime until he faced his biggest challenge ever, teaching a woman who''d never learned trust to trust in them... Former Navy SEAL, Pierce Hardman, the new guy at Montana Bounty Hunters in Dead Horse, MT, finds that riding with his partner and trainer, Marti Mills, has some perks. Marti''s unlike any woman he''s ever met, and she intrigues him from the start. However, her tough demeanor hides secrets she''d rather keep hidden. Marti''s dedication to her trade leads her to take some interesting risks that only fuel his interest and desire. Marti''s new partner proves to be her undoing. Until Hardman, she''d never been tempted to cross certain lines. All her old tricks to deflect a man''s interest backfire on her, and soon she finds herself thinking about a life outside of "the hunt" with him. Just when she''s ready to surrender her solitary life, one last job might cost her everything, even her life.

A woman surviving on the edge of a dark frontier strikes a sensual bargain with a stranger hiding a dangerous secret… In a post-apocalyptic future, creatures who’ve hidden in the shadows for millennia are freed to roam in a world shrouded in darkness. Rancher Kate McKinnon runs Sanctuary Ranch—a last refuge on the western frontier. While running herd over her cowhands and integrating refugees into their self-sufficient refuge, she escapes her responsibilities the only way she has left—via radio to pockets of other survivors. One man, Ty Bennett, is her confidante, and she thinks she might be falling in love with his deep, rasping voice. Although they''ve never met, he seems to know her heart. On a patrol to scavenge supplies, Kate and her cowboys are surrounded by a gang of renegades intent on claiming her. Rescue comes unexpectedly by a militaristic band led by the man she’s spent so many hours talking to through the dark nights. She brings him home only to discover she''s brought vampires inside the refuge. Already half in love with the human woman, Ty offers added muscle to her defenses and promises to move her people to safety. Fighting his own nature and appetites, he seeks redemption for his many sins but can’t control his hunger to possess Kate. Getting past her prejudice and choking responsibilities tests his seductive powers. Note: This story was previously released under the title Undeniable. It has since been revised and expanded and will be the first in at least a trilogy of new stories.

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... An ex-SEAL sniper, who has spent his life experiencing everything from a distance, finds his self-imposed solitude challenged by the one woman in the world who might have been made just for him. Eli Pope left the SEALs when he feared that he was losing his humanity. Now, he’s the latest new hire at the Dead Horse branch of the Montana Bounty Hunters. However, working with the tight-knit hunters hasn’t broken through his reserve. He’s still the man on the outside looking in. Then a chance meeting with Sheriff’s Deputy Kira Ennis sets him on a new path, leaving him hopeful for a brighter future. She’s unlike any woman he’s ever met—independent, smart, brave, and strong in her own right. He begins to believe that she’s the one person in the world meant to end his loneliness, but he hesitates, wondering if it’s right to pursue her when she’s so much younger than he is.

A Memphis cop bent on marrying an unconventional woman turns to his friends to tick every sexy item off her bucket list to get her to “yes”… The more Marti Kowalski tries to convince Memphis PD Officer Jackson Teague she’s not the right woman for him, the more he wants to marry her. It’s crazy, and he won’t listen to reason. Of course, she’s tempted, but there are things she wants to experience before she ties the knot. All sorts of kinky things that involve knots—just not the marital kind. And she’s written them down. When Jackson finds out what’s on Marti’s mind, he knows just what to do. He calls on his brothers in blue, four men he trusts with his life. Between the five of them, he’s sure they can check off each and every item on Marti’s bucket list in one wild, wicked weekend. Of course, Marti has to agree to follow through, and he has to decide if he can bear to share her. Product Warnings: Contains scenes with m/f/m, spanking, restraints, and an orgy of pleasure no woman can resist. Note: This book was previously published.

How could everything have changed for Natalie Lambert so radically, so quickly? Escaping from a tragic past, the virginal beauty arrives in New Orleans and falls victim to a series of strange, unearthly attacks. Now, for the first time in her life, Natalie aches with sexual desire. Confused, frightened, out of control, she struggles desperately to understand a world that is transforming around her. But soon she will be powerful and magnificent in ways she could never have imagined… A ruggedly handsome Cajun policeman, Detective Rene Broussard has come to rescue Natalie in her time of greatest need. And when he inexplicably wakes in bed beside her—both burning with a lust impossible to deny—he doesn’t care that a dark and vengeful enemy has brought them to this moment. All that matters is the irresistible curve of her body, the heat of her passion…and the forbidden pleasures the night promises. With one sharp, sensuous, biting kiss, he will be hers for life…and beyond. Note: This book was originally released as Into the Darkness. The author is re-releasing the book and continuing the series. There will be new stories to tell!

A pair of Army soldiers travels back in time to retrieve a powerful ancient artifact of alien origin from the queen of the Amazons… Army Lieutenant Farideh Kalani expected her time-traveling assignment to ancient Scythia to retrieve an ancient artifact would be difficult, but gaining the trust of Amazon warriors and their legendary ruler, Queen Hippolyta, is easy compared to being partnered with Sergeant First Class Caleb MacAvoy. The soldier is too smug and sexy for her peace of mind. Posing as a warrior seeking a place among the royal guard and her devoted personal servant, the pair succumb to their attraction just as they discover another seeks the treasure they’ve sworn to find. Note: This 16,000-word story was originally published as part of a series of stories for Harlequin’s Nocturne Bites, entitled Warrior’s Touch, but has been revised to be a standalone story.

On Memorial Day, he will stand by her side when she visits her husband’s grave, but he wonders if she’ll ever see him as anything more than her husband’s best friend and the man who accompanied his body home for burial… Navy SEAL, Chris “Zig” Bykowski, has done his duty to his best friend’s wife by being there to help whenever she or her son needed him. However, now, he has the feeling she wants to put distance between herself and the SEALs who watch over her as the widow of a fallen teammate. Though painful, because he’s grown to care for her, he will let her go, knowing she needs closure to move on with her life. Andi Westall has picked up the pieces of her shattered life after the death of her husband, Ozzie. Although she knows it will be painful to break away from the SEALs who have given her their support, she is ready to cut ties and move on past the painful memories. However, fate has another idea. When she discovers that she may have a stalker, the only person she knows to confide in is Ozzie’s best friend, Zig. When Zig and the team rush to the rescue, she finds that accepting their aid and continued friendship isn’t as hard as she’d imagined. While the team works to figure out who is stalking her, Zig insists on sticking close to keep her safe. One night of tearful remembrances ends with her waking up to discover that she wants more from Zig than just his protection. Whether this is love or simply need is something she’ll have to figure out before they both get hurt.

Firefighter Gage Eastwood doesn’t hesitate to race into his neighbor’s apartment to put out the fire there. Of course, some hesitation might have given him the time to realize he was buck naked. He’s a professional, so he can overlook the fact she’s in her underwear, but after a nosy neighbor snaps some pictures of them, the fire and his naked heroics go viral. Shy Viviana Moore is a bestselling romance author. She might write about kink, she’s never done anything kinky. So when her hotter-than-hot savior invites her out to his sex club, La Forge, she doesn’t admit at first to her lack of actual kinky experience. Soon, she has more than enough material for a whole new series as well as some hands-on experience of her own, and Gage is wondering if she’d let him be her muse...permanently. Each novella in the Delta Fire series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series order: Book 1: Burning Up Memphis Book 2: Hotter with a Pole Book 3: Rapid Entry

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: Authentic Men... Real Adventures... "Excellent... Cochise (Book 4) was exciting, fast paced, scary, filled with plot twists, & with humorous moments... The bonus material, The Bounty Part, 2 was also A+++." A hunt deep in a national forest forges bonds between a bounty hunter and a woman desperate to find her sister Former Army sniper, Cochise Mercier, left Denver SWAT under a cloud of controversy, which was why he ended up back home in Montana, and where he heard about the Montana Bounty Hunters. The "cloud" didn''t seem to bother his new boss, so he''s all in and finding he enjoys hunting down fugitives for bounties, encumbered by fewer rules. Sammy McCallister is a by-the-book sheriff''s deputy, who has a beef with bounty hunters. Forced to stand by with her gun in her holster, while hunters take down scumbags, she''s particularly irked by the new guy in town. Cochise, with his long black hair and thousand-yard-stare makes her uncomfortable, itchy in ways she''s never felt before. When she finds herself needing his help, the reason for her irritation becomes all too clear. She wants him. But first, they must make it out of the mountains alive... **Includes a free short story at the end!**

ufeffMONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... An ex-Special Forces bounty hunter has to find a way to repair his friendship with the agency’s prickly tech guru while not falling in love with her… Gabriel Pelletier can’t read women. Hell, he didn’t know his ex-wife had been seeing another man until she cleaned out the apartment while he was deployed. Somehow, he’s managed to offend the Montana Bounty Hunters’ tech guru, and everyone around him is telling him to fix it! Ex-Army Fredericka “Fig” Newton has always navigated working with men by repelling them before she attracts unwanted attention. She temporarily lost her mind trying to befriend Gabriel when he joined the agency. Sure, he’s cute, and while everyone around her has found their happy-ever-after, she thought, just maybe, she could find hers with him. But nope. All her friendly overtures blew up in her face. So, it’s back to prickly Fig. Besides, they have a bad guy to take down and no time for romance.

What happens in Bozeman stays in Bozeman…unless it’s a cowboy! Stranded in Bozeman, Montana, for the night while snowplows clear a mountain pass, Kelly Willis decides to throw caution to the wind. After being jilted by her college sweetheart, she’s determined to have one no-holds-barred night, her way of seeking revenge against a lifetime of conformity, before she settles down in a new town to live a very circumspect life as an elementary school teacher. She chooses another stranded motorist, propositioning him with the offer of a no-strings, no-names night of pleasure. No one is more shocked than rancher Ryan Mobley when he appears at his daughter’s parent-teacher meeting to discover the angel he’d made love to is his daughter’s new teacher. Now that she’s here, he’s going to do everything he can to convince her they have a real connection, something they can build a lifetime on. While she wrangles the class bully and he tries to figure out who’s rustling his cattle, the two of them grow closer with the help of a classroom full of mini matchmakers.

All this SEAL wants is time alone to recharge after a grueling mission, but what he gets is caught in the crossfire of passion and danger. After Spider follows a fellow SEAL’s advice to take some downtime and try fishing to get over his restlessness after back-to-back missions, he finds himself even more irritated until his fishing lure gets caught in the bushes, and while trying to free it, he notices men armed with tactical equipment moving through the forest. Curiosity piqued, he follows and is just in time to prevent the men from harming a lone female camper. Jessie Tamberlin hoped to hide out in the woods until after her wedding to a billionaire, following her discovery that he is an illegal arms dealer. However, she knows secrets he’s determined to keep silent; he’s never going to let her go. When she finds an ally in the woods, who helps her escape, she has to make an on-the-spot decision to trust him. Together, they work to stay one step ahead of her ex-fiancé while trying to ignore their growing attraction for each other. Note: This novella was previously published in the Men in Uniform anthology.

Mondo is a legendary Dom and Master at the La Forge club. He’s helped his Memphis PD friends navigate the BDSM world and find the women of their dreams. Now, the vice cop and Dom is the last single man standing. But Mondo’s waiting for the right woman, one strong enough to match his dark passions, and he’s sure a timid grade school teacher definitely won’t make the short list. Sunny Boudreau is content with her somewhat vanilla life, But when a trio of lovers moves in next door, she’s drawn to them and their group of friends, especially a certain tall, dark, and dangerous Dom. Mondo tries to warn Sonny off, but her first taste of the club only whets her appetite and ignites her desire to prove she’s exactly the woman Mondo needs. Each novella in the Delta Blue series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series order: Book 1: Five Ways ‘til Sunday Book 2: Fournicopia Book 3: A Perfect Trifecta Book 4: Twice the Bang Book 5: Once is Never Enough

When firefighter John Cooper accepts an invitation to go to Club LaForge with his friends, he didn’t expect the sights and sounds of the BDSM club to have such an effect on him. Far from being turned off, he’s surprised to find himself thinking this lifestyle might just be what he needs—especially if Moira, his luscious guide for the evening, is willing to teach him everything he wants to know. Moira is an experienced BDSM trainer, and she senses that Coop is not only a Dom in the making, but he could also be the man she’s looking for—someone to be her lover and her Dom. But Coop’s best friend just died on the job, and he’s not interested in anything serious right now. Good thing Moira thinks going slow can be sexy when done right... Each book in the Delta Fire series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series order: Book 1: Burning Up Memphis Book 2: Hotter with a Pole Book 3: Rapid Entry

MONTANA BOUNTY HUNTERS: DEAD HORSE, MT Authentic Men... Real Adventures... Two fiercely independent bounty hunters must fight their attraction while learning to trust each other as they work together to bring in a dangerous skip. Former SEAL Malcolm Winslow was looking for a change. He’s been bounty hunting on his own since leaving the teams and has missed the camaraderie of fellow warriors, so he accepts a job with the Montana Bounty Hunters. His first hunt takes a turn when the MBH team discovers that another lone hunter has found their target first. Not wanting to infringe, they stand by just in case their competition needs help. Darleen Crockett has things well in hand. Sure, she’s alone, without a weapon (because where would she hide it in her skimpy outfit?), and the skip she’s determined to take down is one mean MF, but Darleen likes to ride that dangerous edge between victory and disaster. She’s an admitted adrenaline junkie. When her skip attacks, she has things well in hand but is suddenly rescued by a rugged, tattooed man who makes her heart pitter-patter. What’s up with that? She’s quickly recruited by Malcolm’s agency and finds herself on the biggest hunt of her career. Denying her attraction to her temporary new partner isn’t possible when they spend so many hours alone, but what she doesn’t expect is finding something more with the equally footloose and independent Malcolm. Things get thorny between them when Malcolm can’t seem to get past the fact she’s a woman to trust that she can handle herself. When the agency prepares to track an old adversary preparing to flee justice, Malcolm and Darleen are quickly folded into the team heading to Lander, Wyoming, to find their dangerous skip.

The more Marti tries to convince Memphis PD Officer Jackson Teague she’s not the right woman for him, the more he wants to marry her. It’s crazy, and he won’t listen to reason. Of course she’s tempted, but there are things she wants to experience before she ties the knot. All sorts of kinky things that involve knots, but not the marital kind. When Jackson finds out what’s on Marti’s mind, he knows just what to do. He calls on his brothers in blue, four men he trusts with his life. Between the five of them, he’s sure they can check off each and every item on Marti’s bucket list in a one wild, wicked weekend. Of course, Marti has to agree to follow through—and he has to figure out if he can bear to share her. Each novella in the Delta Blue series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series order: Book 1: Five Ways ‘til Sunday Book 2: Fournicopia Book 3: A Perfect Trifecta Book 4: Twice the Bang Book 5: Once is Never Enough

When two lonely hearts collide, age becomes just a number... Sarah Colby''s marriage was over long ago, but she''s never shed the scars her abusive husband left behind. One shameful indiscretion, an affair with a younger man one long-ago summer, haunts her. Tommy Triplehorn is happy his brothers have settled down and started families of their own, but he''s feeling a little smothered by all that domesticity. Carousing and drinking no longer provide him any thrills, and he thinks he knows the reason why. He''s waited long enough for Sarah Colby to get over being ashamed of their past. He''s old enough to know what he wants, and he wants her. NOTE: This story was previously published.

NEW ORLEANS NIGHTS: Hot Sultry Nights, Hot-Blooded Heroes... Part of the private security team hired to keep visiting international dignitaries safe, New Orleans detective, Remy Cyr, has several interesting run-ins with a certain local reporter hellbent on crashing the convention''s nighttime events. While she''s certainly a nuisance, sneaking inside in a variety of disguises, he can''t help admiring how resourceful and stubborn she is. As sexy as she is pretty, he soon can''t resist her attraction. A socialite determined to earn her own way in the world, reporter Stacia Rice is determined to dig up dirt at the convention, anything to earn her a spot on her newspaper''s front page. But one handsome, dogged cop keeps getting in her way. When they find themselves alone, neither can resist the intensity of their instant attraction. When a group of armed men invades the venue and takes the dignitaries hostage, Remy realizes that he and Stacia are the only ones who know, and the only ones who can save them...

After relentlessly pursuing the biggest badass around and failing, Dead Horse, Montana’s wild child offers him an irresistible proposition—one night of passion, one and done, and she’ll walk away forever… Dead Horse, Montana’s wild child, Carleen Crossley, knows what she wants—or rather—who. She’s spent years chasing after Knox Ramsey, the biggest badass in Dead Horse, MT. However, she’s resigned herself to the fact that her methods of gaining his affection aren’t reaping any rewards. Yes, her antics keep the townsfolk amused, and Knox definitely knows she’s alive, but she has yet to break through his cold, hard heart to claim her man. For Knox, Carleen is impossible to ignore. She’s everywhere he is. The sexy vixen has made him uncomfortably aware that she’s his for the taking, and Lord knows he’s tempted. However, he knows he’s not the man for her. He’s his father’s son with his father’s temper, and he won’t succumb to Carleen’s charms because she deserves better than him. In one moment of frustration over his refusal to really see her and everything she’s offering, Carleen proposes a deal Knox finds impossible to resist. One night of passion—one and done—and she’ll never bother him again. When she keeps her promise afterward, Knox’s pursuit begins because once was not enough.