New Releases by ELLE JAMES

Former Green Beret braves a tropical paradise to rescue a pretty airport receptionist from human trafficking He pushes limits, tempting death… Former Green Beret, Matteo “Tayo” Perez is a risk-taking adrenalin junky with a load of survivor''s guilt trying to find his way in a civilian world. He’s working in construction and moonlighting as a sky-diving instructor reluctant to accept a position with Brotherhood Protectors Colorado. Until he meets a pretty, homeless receptionist. Kayla Quinn left Florida for Colorado Springs to start over after grieving the loss or her fiancé. After landing a job as a receptionist at the general aviation airport terminal, she starts dating a sexy sky-diving instructor. Just when Kayla is getting her life back on track, a cagy plane owner accepts delivery of several crates that make Kayla suspicious. Snooping into the contents of the crates, her life goes from on track to derailed in seconds. She needs someone to save her from a fate worse than death… When Kayla goes missing from her post, Tayo makes finding her his first mission as a Brotherhood Protector. He and his teammates join forces to find the missing woman. Their search leads to a private island paradise where Tayo and his team parachute in for the rescue. He and Kayla escape through the jungle, unable to deny their growing attraction, while fighting to stay alive.

Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful reads packed with edge-of-your-seat intrigue and fearless romance. MURDER GONE COLD A Colt Brothers Investigation by B.J. Daniels When James Colt decides to solve his late father’s final murder case, he has no idea it will implicate his high school crush Lorelei Wilkins’s stepmother. Now James and Lorelei must unravel a cover-up involving some of the finest citizens of Lonesome, Montana…including a killer determined to keep the truth hidden. SETUP AT WHISKEY GULCH The Outriders Series by Elle James After losing her fiancé to an IED explosion, sheriff''s deputy Dallas Jones planned to start over in Whiskey Gulch. But when she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation, Dallas partners with Outrider Levi Warren. Their investigation, riddled with gangs, drugs and death threats, sparks an unexpected attraction—one they may not survive. ACCIDENTAL WITNESS Heartland Heroes by Julie Anne Lindsey While searching for her missing roommate, Jen Jordan barely survives coming face-to-face with a gunman. Panicked, the headstrong mom enlists the help of Deputy Knox Winchester, her late fiancé''s best friend, who will have to race against time to protect Jen and her baby…and expose the criminals putting all their lives in jeopardy. Look for Harlequin Intrigue’s April 2022 Box Set 2 of 2, filled with even more edge-of-your seat romantic suspense!

Guarding her 24/7 …just became his most important mission. To discover what real life is about, Outrider Joseph "Irish" Monahan left the army. But the former Delta Force soldier still needs his military skills. A masked stalker is attempting to murder Tessa Bolton, and Irish is assigned to be her bodyguard. Though the fiercely independent nurse resists his protection, Irish won''t back down…or abandon his mission to catch the killer and keep Tessa alive. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in The Outriders Series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Homicide at Whiskey Gulch Book 2: Hideout at Whiskey Gulch Book 3: Held Hostage at Whiskey Gulch Book 4: Setup at Whiskey Gulch

Lance Rankin never wanted to marry. He loved his career in Delta Force and knew it wouldn’t be conducive to a relationship. Until he met the woman of his dreams on a secret mission. Paired with a female Israeli Special Forces operator, he infiltrates a Palestinian stronghold to rescue a captured diplomat. He figured that after their mission, he’d return to his unit and the US never to see her again. He doesn’t make it out of Israel before trouble comes calling. Raised by her military father, Mika Blue fought hard to join Sayeret Matkal, the elite special forces of the Israeli Defense Force. As a woman in a male-dominated career field, she can’t afford to get tangled in love. When her American counterpart saves her from a terrorist attack, she begins to rethink her aversion to commitment. Together with the joint task force of Israeli and US Special Forces operatives, they search for the terrorist responsible for killing the families of the team members who saved the diplomat. When Lance and Mika are separated from the rest of the team, they rely on each other to save themselves and get their man. What they discover is a love neither expected and a secret that could destroy Israel.

From New York Times bestselling author Elle James comes the 5th book in the Brotherhood Protectors Colorado series. Green Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general''s daughter. They had a passionate, short-lived romance that ended when the general’s daughter told Enzo she didn’t want to see him anymore. For Gabrielle “Gabby” Ryan, her passionate affair with Enzo left her pregnant. Her father, the general, threatened to have Enzo kicked out of Spec Forces if Gabby saw him again. She broke up with Enzo to save his Army career. Years later, Gabby’s father is murdered, and her four-year-old son is taken and held for ransom. Her only hope is her son’s father. Gabby reunites with Enzo to save the son he didn’t know he had. As they race through the rugged Colorado Rockies to find their boy, they discover a plot that endangers so many more and a love that never died.

Delta Force Operative John “Tank” Sanders is a few years away from retirement. The old man on the team, he keeps his head down and his heart guarded. Burned in a relationship as a young man, he’s sworn off getting involved. Love isn’t for him and no woman is worth the effort. To save money while building a house, he moves into his RV and parks it at a local trailer park. Collette McCallick has been fighting an uphill battle since getting pregnant at 16. After years scraping by, raising her daughter, she’s finally at a point she’s pursuing her nursing degree. Going to school full time and working part time leaves her teenaged daughter home alone more than she cares for. After her new trailer park neighbor, a quiet Delta Force soldier, comes to their rescue with his plumbing skills, she’s hopeful that someone in her neighborhood can check in on her daughter while she’s away. When Collette’s daughter disappears from a church parking lot, Collette turns to the Delta Force soldier for help, knowing the longer the teenager is missing, the less possibility of finding her alive. Together, they follow a trail of clues and discover a passion neither wanted nor can deny.

Former Navy SEAL, Sawyer Johnson’s career as a SEAL is over. He’s the survivor of an attack that killed two of his buddies and cost him the use of his left hand. Out of the military and aimless, he receives a job offer and a ticket to fly to Colorado Springs. On the flight, he meets a woman who is moving to Colorado to free her brother from a militant group. Intrigued, he realizes her problem is a perfect challenge for the Brotherhood Protectors, his new place of employment. Kinsley Brothers is a take charge, Physician Assistant and devoted big sister. When her brother gets caught up in a radical survivalist group, she pulls up stakes and moves to Colorado to rescue her sibling from the dangerous and charismatic leader of the cult. In over her head, she gladly accepts an offer of assistance from the Brotherhood Protectors. Assigned to aid and protect Kinsley, Sawyer has his job cut out for him with the headstrong woman who is used to doing things her way. To get her brother out, they must infiltrate the cult’s mountain hideout. The ticking timebomb they discover will take the entire team to diffuse.

Former Army Ranger, Cage Weaver, left the military to fulfill a promise to a dying buddy. Invited to join the Brotherhood Protectors, he’s grateful to have a job where he can he use the skills normally associated with battle. Emily Strayhorn, a therapist working with military PTSD patients, is being stalked. When she seeks help from the Brotherhood Protectors, Cage is assigned to be her bodyguard until they can determine who is threatening her. As danger escalates Cage takes his duties 24/7. Together they overcome barriers to their hearts and find the enemy threatening their lives and love.

Ladies’ man, Michael “Blade” Calhoun loves women. A confirmed bachelor, he knows it’s a bad move to fall in love when you''re a Delta Force Operative. He''s sworn off entanglements, preferring to love all the ladies rather than settle on one and end up breaking her heart when he leaves. Living next door to Blade has its perks, but mostly is the bane to bartender, Sophia Phillips’s, existence. With an unfortunate crush on the man, she knows she doesn’t have a chance. He’s not into long-term romantic relationships, and she’s not his type. Stuck in friend zone, she convinces herself she’s content. Until Sophia wins a trip for two to Cancún and offers to share it with her best friend and neighbor, Blade. After back-to-back deployments, Blade jumps at the chance to go on a stress-free vacation with a friend. It''s all margaritas and beaches until they land in the middle of a Mexican drug cartel. Their cozy beach vacation heats up along with a passion neither expected.

The Delta Force team is sent to tumultuous Turkey to protect the American Embassy from a distance, undercover. Craig “Bull” Bullington is assigned inside the embassy to provide intelligence and protect the ambassador''s daughter, acting as her American fiancé. As the daughter of a Turkish mother and the American ambassador to Turkey, Layla Grey, knows her place, but refuses to stand by and do nothing about injustices toward women in her mother’s country. Hosting dignitaries by day, she runs covert operations at night to free women captured to be sold into the sex trade. Having a bodyguard assigned to her cramps her style and she chafes at the constraints. After her enemies compromise her cover, all hell breaks loose, and Layla’s life is on the line. Bull is forced to go rogue in order to get Layla out of the country alive.

Someone murdered his father. He’s home to set things right. The moment he learns his father has been murdered, Delta Force soldier Trace Travis knows he must return home. But finding resourceful Lily Davidson, his high school sweetheart, helping his mother in the wake of the tragedy leaves him shaken. As old desires and deceits come flooding back, Trace partners with Lily to find his father’s killer—and overcome the circumstances that have always kept them apart. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. The Outriders Series

These six short stories by Elle James are just the right length for a quick read. Love is different to everyone, and each of these stories are unique. Caution…some of the stories are hotter than others but they all have one thing in common… a happy ending. Enjoy these tasty reading treats! The Gift – Helping my best friend through the holidays just got personal Love Online – Nerves mount while waiting for a computer program matchup date A Mommy For Emma – When a student’s troubles bring her daddy and teacher together The Other Woman – Just when married life couldn’t get better, he finds someone else Shall We Dance – Rule one while learning to dance for a wedding, don’t fall for the dance instructor The Billionaire & The Jewel Thief – Billionaire’s high rise grand opening is threatened by a sexy cat burglar Note: Two of these stories previously appeared in multi-author anthologies.

A former Army Ranger and the love of his life, strengthen their bond with each other when their furry friend and retired Military Working Dog goes missing Kujo and Molly want to further their relationship with a baby, but they’re having no luck. With Christmas fast approaching, they opt to relieve their stress over missed-conception and head into the Crazy Mountains for a winter escape. When Six, Kujo’s retired Military Working Dog, disappears into the wilderness, Kujo and Molly realize their love for each other is their strength, and the life of their best furry friend takes precedence. They call on the Brotherhood Protectors to help them search for the missing canine. Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Six.

When the storm is bearing down, the building is on fire, or the enemy has stormed the compound, these are the men who come to the rescue. The strong and the brave, without a thought to their own safety, risk their lives to protect others. Only a courageous woman can save a tough guy when his heart is on the line. This collection of short stories features the plights of men and women in jeopardy. Come along for the ride and immerse yourself in the fight, the fright and the ultimate sacrifices. Sheltering Charlotte – Hometown sheriff’s deputy races to save the girl he loves from a killer storm Besieged - Special Forces soldier rescues the ambassador''s daughter from a besieged embassy Chasing Fire – Fire jumper jeopardizes his life while trying to convince the woman he loves to give her heart to a man who leaps into flames Spirit of a Tiger – A soldier returning home missing a limb, is forced to face the woman he loves in the tiger’s den Rescuing Alaska - Coast Guardsman leaps into frigid Alaskan waters and then braves a bear-ridden island to save a woman swept overboard Note: These short stories appeared in various anthologies with other authors. This is the first time they’ve been complied in a single-author anthology all by Elle James.

Ryan “Dash” Hayes has a penchant for breaking the rules. If it’s for the right reasons, and he doesn’t get caught, he won’t hesitate. To him, rules are guidelines to be used to keep the sheep in line, not him. But his commander is willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he’s good at his job as a Delta Force Operative. Fast, effective and willing to sacrifice his life to save others. After her singing partner is killed in a bus crash, Sunny Daye joins the USO. What better way to punish herself for surviving than to put herself at risk in a country full of conflict? When attempts are made to kidnap her, she’s given a choice…leave the country or accept a bodyguard for the remainder of her tour. Enter Dash, the cocky, irreverent Delta Force soldier who seems to show up at the best/worst times to save the day. Okay, if she has to have a bodyguard, she has a few rules he must follow: One - Hands off Two - No kissing Three - No falling in love with the talent With a grin and a wink, Dash agrees to her terms. But then Dash has never met a rule he wasn’t willing to break.

Rucker Sloan, thinks all he’s good for is a fighting, killing machine. Long-term relationships are out of the question. Until he meets a nurse who’d risk her life for someone she doesn’t know… After her mother died of a broken heart, nurse Nora Michaels joined the Army to do something to help others and to escape her sad memories. Deployed to Afghanistan, she hopes she’s making a difference, especially when she treats a cranky wounded soldier who just might be more broken than she is. When the local orphanage where she volunteers is overrun by Taliban, Nora and the little orphan girls are kidnapped and taken into the hills where they are to be sold to sex traffickers. They need a miracle to save them. Rucker and his team receive intel on the location of the nurse and children taken from the orphanage. In an operation to save them, Rucker and Nora are separated from the others and must traverse enemy territory to find their way back to safety. Along the way, they learn to rely on and trust each other, discovering a passion they never expected to find in the harsh hills of a war-torn country.

Molly McKinnon’s father disappeared on a manhunt for an escaped convict. From what they’ve been able to piece together, whoever kidnapped her father, wants the location of the money the convict escaped to retrieve. Getting desperate, the kidnappers will do anything to get the McKinnon patriarch to tell what the convict told him, even go after the rest of the McKinnon family. Former US Air Force PJ, Parker Bailey, was medically retired from the military after a disastrous mission left him with a damaged leg and survivor’s guilt. Parker takes the job of foreman at the Iron Horse Ranch where he’s spent the last five years working hard and keeping to himself, even though the owner’s pesky daughter is always underfoot. Over the years, his respect and desire for her has grown. But he would never act on that desire, since she was the boss’s daughter. Until the boss disappears and Molly’s mouth makes Parker so angry, he kisses her to shut her up. Kissing her breaks all the rules and sets him on a path he can’t undo. Even if he did fight to win her heart, he''d have to go through all the McKinnons to get to her. When Molly is kidnapped, Parker vows to get her back at any cost. Together with her brothers and the Brotherhood Protectors, he fights to retrieve Molly and her father and bring them home to the Iron Horse Ranch.

Real estate agent Jenna Meyers is in a good position to work a side job as a private investigator searching for the money stolen from a bank. On a routine visit to a potential listing, Jenna discovers a grisly scene in an abandoned home. Her first thought is Squatters. A closer look reveals the house had been used as a place of torture. A chance sighting of someone lurking in the woods nearby leaves Jenna fearful for her life. When Sebastian McKinnon catches wind of the torture site, he vows to protect Jenna, convinced the victim tortured could have been his missing father. If the maniac conducting the torture thinks Jenna saw him, he might come after her, giving Sebastian the chance to capture him and learn the whereabouts of the Iron Horse Ranch patriarch. Together, Sebastian and Jenna struggle to find answers and stay alive while a fire storm builds in the Crazy Mountains of Montana.

New York Times bestselling author Elle James delivers another action-packed thriller in her Declan’s Defenders series. They’ll have to trust each other in order to survive this mission. After escaping Trinity, a terrorist organization, trained assassin CJ Grainger has insider knowledge about the group’s plans, but she needs resources that Cole McCastlain, a member of Declan’s Defenders, can provide. Yet they face a dilemma: they must either facilitate the deaths of government officials or become Trinity’s next targets. CJ and Cole will make it out alive only if they can place their lives in each other’s hands. Discover more fast-paced gripping suspense in the Declan’s Defenders series: Marine Force Recon Show of Force Full Force Driving Force Tactical Force From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Their search for an assassin makes her the next target. Two attacks on DC staffer Anne Bellamy’s life are just the beginning of a terrorist threat from a group that aims to assassinate the US president. It’s all-out war for former elite Force Recon marine Jack Snow, who is tasked with keeping Anne alive. As his mission takes him undercover into Washington’s power circles, can he protect his country and the woman who’s become way more than just an asset to him?

Tactical force: Two attacks on DC staffer Anne Bellamy''s life are just the beginning of a terrorist threat from a group that aims to assassinate the US president. It''s all-out war for former elite Force Recon Marine Jack Snow, who is tasked with keeping Anne alive. As his mission takes him undercover into Washington''s power circles, can he protect his country and the woman who''s become way more than just an asset to him?

With no identity, memory or past… She must trust a stranger in order to survive. When a woman is caught shadowing the team leader of Declan’s Defenders, she slams right into the man’s protection detail—and a former elite Force Recon marine. Gus Walsh’s instincts tell him she is dangerous in more ways than one. Yet when he discovers that she is a Jane Doe with no memory of who she is or why someone is hunting her, the pair must team up to find answers. But there’s no guarantee they will survive the truth once the dust settles…

She saw something she shouldn’t have… Now they want her dead. Ever since she left the foreign embassy where she was working, translator Emily Chastain has been targeted by someone who wants to silence her permanently. Fearing for her life, Emily contacts Declan’s Defenders and is placed under former marine Mustang Ford’s protection. If only she could figure out why someone is trying to kill her—and how to contain her unlikely attraction to Mustang…

An elementary teacher during the school year, Lily Grayson hires out as an au pair during the summer order to travel expenses-paid to exotic locations with wealthy families with children. When one of her students suggests she apply for a summer job with his family going to Costa Rica, she jumps at the chance. Despite her immediate clash with his father, she agrees to accompany him and his two children to the central American country. Rich Texas rancher originally from Costa Rica, Antonio “Tony” Delossantos, knows money can’t buy everything. He lost his wife to violence and he’s determined to save his children from a similar fate. He learns his son’s school teacher is skilled in Krav Maga military-style self-defense and available for the summer. Tony hires her to accompany the family to Costa Rica. When the drug lord Tony helped send to prison escapes, what started as a summer vacation in a tropical paradise soon becomes a race to survive in the jungles of Costa Rica.

Former Army Ranger Chance Grayson takes chances like his name. He’s the wild child of the Grayson brothers. After his 4th tour to Afghanistan and Iraq, he left the military and returned home to Hellfire, TX. An adrenaline junky he’s afraid to slow down, afraid the memories of war will catch up. He rides a motorcycle and lives at the ranch when not at the fire station. Army dog handler, Kate Bradley, left the military and adopted her military war dog. She hired onto the sheriff''s department on the condition the dog came with her. New in town, she moves into a garage apartment and goes to work retraining her bomb-sniffing dog to find drugs. Chance teams with Kate to find a local arsonist bent on blowing up Hellfire. They work close together to determine if their bogey is just burning buildings or creating a distraction in order to find something else. Meanwhile, the firefighter and the deputy spark a tinder of desire that threatens to go up in flames.

What started as a way to teach a young firefighter a lesson on what an older woman has to offer, Widow and designer shoe store owner Lola Engel’s hot little class on love has taken a turn for the worse. Her best and only student, Daniel Flannigan, drops out of school and avoids her altogether. Not that she intended on making her teaching career a fulltime job. But at least she’d hoped for a few weeks of distraction before classes ended. Unfortunately, her smokin’ hot firefighter has lost interest, now Lola is determined to turn that trend around, whatever it takes. When his past catches up with him, Daniel knows he must cut all emotional ties to anyone who means anything to him, or risk that person becoming a target of a stalker with a vendetta against him. If that means pushing the woman who lit a fire deep inside him to the back burner, so be it. Lola has never been relegated to back-burner status and has no intention of remaining on the sidelines. When she wants something, or someone, she goes all out, wearing her best designer shoes. Where Daniel is concerned, Lola knows she’s playing with fire and leaving her heart exposed to an inferno that could consume her.

Divorcee Rider Grayson left his high-powered job at a multi-million-dollar firm in Dallas, retreating to his hometown of Hellfire, Texas to start over. A mechanic in his own auto repair business and a volunteer firefighter, he just wants to be left alone to do what he does best, fixing things. Selena Sanchez has daydreamed about Rider Grayson since she was a little girl growing up on the Grayson Ranch as the foreman’s daughter. She accepts she’ll never have him as they come from completely different backgrounds and cultures. They are worlds apart even though they work practically across the street from each other. When a turf war flares around the convenience store, Rider steps in to protect Selena and discovers the little girl who dogged his teenaged footsteps is all grown up and one hot little spitfire. Together they feed the flames of their passion while fighting the factions who would tear them apart in Hellfire, Texas. Warning: Flames are spreading in Hellfire, Texas.

Caught in a web of danger A SEAL will risk everything Sexy SEAL “Harm” Harmon Payne isn’t looking for love…or trouble. Until he encounters the prettiest creature on the savanna, Talia Montclair. The safari resort owner has been plagued by a series of threatening incidents. This kind of trouble Harm can handle. But when Talia mysteriously disappears, Harm’s SEAL instincts kick in. His new mission: find the only woman he has ever loved. Mission: Six

Trevor Anderson gave up his life as a Navy SEAL when he lost his best friend in an ambush. Before his friend died, he’d promised him he’d take care of his wife, should anything happen to him. Trevor left the Navy and returned to his home state of Montana to follow through on that promise. Widow of a Navy SEAL, Lana works for Homeland Security, searching for answers behind her husband’s death. When she gets too close to the truth, she calls on her husband’s best friend for help. Trevor proposes that Lana move to Montana where he can look after her. She takes him up on the offer, hoping that hiding in the Big Sky state will cool the heat. She finds an entirely different kind of hotness in her relationship with her husband''s best friend. While their passions ignite, her investigation catches up to her, threatening to raze the walls she''s built around her heart.

Once, he had to leave her behind… Will she now trust him with her life? The woman he just rescued is the one “Buck” Graham Buckner lost when he had to pull a vanishing act. Now the navy SEAL has to get Angela Vega out of Africa before the warlord he came to the continent to find kills them both. But the beautiful physician has children in her care, so they embark on a treacherous journey to protect them. Now Buck has a new mission—rekindling the love he never forgot. Mission: Six