HEATED OPPOSITION

In 1985, Spanish-speaking Special Agent Cecelia Montemayor is more than ready to leave New York City and return to her native Southwest. But as the only woman in the El Paso branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, she’s not just going to have to deal with bank robbers, car thieves and kidnappers, she’s going to have to translate for some of her less progressive coworkers. For one, Roger Silvas: dangerous, arrogant, domineering…but surprisingly sensitive, sexy, and the top her personal Most Wanted list. He seems incapable of partnering with a female, or of understanding that a woman’s place is wherever she wants. Home, family, career. Cecelia will have it all. Perhaps Roger can come along for the ride.

David – M. Tasia

Dumped and depressed, David flees town to work on remodeling a lake house for the summer without telling his best friend, Jacob. But best friends don’t leave each other hanging, and Jacob’s been missing David. Uninvited, but welcome at the lake house, Jacob engineers a hat-trick of surprises that just might change both their futures.

No Bunny Like You – Susan Mac Nicol

Colin’s neighbor is so freakin’ delicious, he positions himself on his balcony to get a glimpse of Dashiell dancing in his room, his sexy body twisting and turning to the music. Which would’ve made Dash saving Colin from nearly drowning in a bunny suit mortifying in the extreme, except Dash seems to have been spying on Colin as much as he’s been checking out Dash.

Homecoming – Emily Mims

The new guy in Clay’s acting class had way more going from him than swoony singing techniques. Justin clocked Clay the minute he walked into the practice room, and knew they were going to be more than friends. Complicated family dynamics almost scuttle their plans to go to Homecoming, but both guys man up and learn whose people will stand by them no matter what.

Hold The Line – Kitty Bardot

A big defensive lineman in a town where high school football is everything, Terry is harboring a secret that’d ostracize him even more than he already is. His best friend Chris is his saving grace in all the ways that matter, and in ways Terry can’t share with anyone. But when push comes to more than a shove, Chris gives Terry the greatest gift of all.

Shake Me Down – Elle Wright

Everett’s senior year in a new school yields more than he could’ve ever expected. The nerdy genius he’s been secretly crushing on asks him out and their chemistry is so combustible, they have to slow things down or they’ll never get to know each other. And Everett wants to know Zach, inside and out, like no one else ever will.

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

Subtle glances, suggestive smirks, passing comments laced with innuendo…Cameron Heiser and Josh Goldstein have been quietly flirting for years. Just when the time seems right to act on their desire, Josh’s focus shifts when unexpectedly, he becomes father to his young niece and nephew.

Cam doesn’t date men with kids. Too many complications. He likes his fun to flow with the pace of his life. He comes and goes as he pleases, and getting involved with someone else’s family is more than he’s willing to take on. Even for Josh.

But the pull is too strong, and they strike a deal. What they have has to remain separate from Josh’s family life. No kids involved. What starts out as the apparent perfect solution turns into everything Cam swore he wouldn’t do. Josh’s time is not his own, and Cam is not good with waiting on the sidelines.

Miserable apart, Cam sees no way to make it work until fate’s hand pushes him in a direction he never saw possible. No one is more surprised to learn, love really does conquer all.

DANGER AT HOME
Wounded war hero Holly Riley has come back to Texas, to the lakeshore community of Heaven’s Point. Here, intending to recover from her injuries and build a new life with a band of injured veterans just like herself, she finds temporary work as a nanny with the charismatic Jimmy Adamcik. The handsome congressional candidate almost makes her forget her distrust of politics, and in his arms nothing else seems to matter. But Holly is right to fear. Jimmy will soon find himself sucked deeper into the seamy side of the political process, and an old enemy will reappear and target Holly’s soldiers one by one. Only strength and valor will win this fight. And true love.

FINDING FOREVER

Asher Ellison and Trish McClellan are united in the fight against drug abuse, and Asher, an ex-con turned minister, thinks he’s found the successful businesswoman of his dreams. But Trish’s businesses are intimate shops and a strip club—and she herself occasionally takes to the pole. Fury is his first reaction upon finding out who she really is. Then desire, always desire. Asher’s surprise is no match for his attraction to this brash beauty, and then his devotion. And hers to him. Not the consternation of his congregation or the church’s board of deacons, not the threat to take away his ministry, not even the unknown and murderous enemy who’s about to zero in on Trish. His scarred, powerful arms will draw her close and keep her safe. As those who seek shall find, true love is eternal and divine.

CHASING THE HIGH

From the first time she lays eyes on him, forensic chemist Amanda Blakeman is drawn to fellow cop Jack Vance, a fearless SWAT team officer who thrills her with his cocky good looks and peerless bravery, and himself, by seeking out danger. Stock car racing, sky diving, rodeo riding—there’s nothing the 1980s have that Jack won’t do. And he’s just as impressive behind closed doors. But as the pair joins forces against a serial killer hunting in the bars of San Antonio, Amanda realizes Jack’s sweet and crazy nature isn’t enough. She needs him to realize that life’s best thrills can be found not just in defying death alone, but in living and loving together.

Proceeds will benefit the CDC’s Emergency Fund.

Sweet Daisy – When a doctor, who’s had his own share of trauma, falls for his neighbor, he does everything he can to win over the sweet, skittish school teacher.

An Unexpected Rescue – On a mission to clear out residents from the back country before a monster storm comes their way, a first responder encounters the quirkiest woman he’s ever met who he can’t keep away from.

Marci’s Co-Star – Magnets that repel would best describe the nurse practitioner’s reaction to the new PA in the medical practice where she worked, but there’s a reason opposites attract, and hoo-boy, do they ever.

Love in the Time of Hantavirus – The medical director of a small hospital finds himself besotted with one his interns, and when she becomes gravely ill, he learns exactly how far he’ll go to save the woman he loves.

Heart Murmur – Two surgeons who’d been together since medical school thought they had it all until a series of events tears them apart, and unless they can find their way back to each other, their forever will be lost.