Federal K-9 Series

Crack CIA analyst Trista Gold is a whiz with the computer, but not so much with people. She hides behind her job, analyzing Top Secret code and making recommendations on national security. She doesn't need a man in her life. But she will, very soon . . . CIA K-9 officer Sgt. Matt Connors suspects that beneath Trista's uptight appearance, there's a sexy woman itching to cut loose. But he doesn't dare act on his attraction. He's a loner and always will be. Keeping away from Trista is a must-do directive. Until he doesn't have a choice . . . During a routine assignment, Trista stumbles across a cryptic exchange. She doesn't think much of it . . . until someone tries to murder her-twice. Both times, Matt had been there to save her. But now she has to hide. And her new bodyguard, Matt, and his K-9 are the only hope she has against the powerful forces that want her dead.

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Nick Houston is as tough as they come, and he and his K-9, Saxon, are hot on the trail of a major illegal gun dealer. But his best lead-the beautiful owner of the Dog Park Cafe, Andi Hardt-is not cooperating. Doesn't matter how sexy she is, or that his dog seems to be in love with her. She's a suspect and he won't cross that line. Ever. Andi Hardt sank everything into her dream business-the Dog Park Cafe, a restaurant catering to dogs as much as people. Now everything is in jeopardy because of one extremely frustrating, incredibly hot state trooper. Like it or not, she's in Nick's crosshairs, and he's calling the shots. Her only option: cooperate, or lose everything she's worked so hard for. Nick and Andi are catapulted straight into the danger zone, forcing them to make life-altering choices, and face their desires. Risking his life for Andi is the easy part. Risking his heart is the toughest assignment Nick will face.

ATF Special Agent Eric Miller and his explosives detecting K-9, Tiger, pull over a truck, the contents of which are explosive. Literally. More shocking, the driver is the kid brother of a woman he left behind. One who still haunts his days and his nights. They'd never so much as kissed, but Tess McTavish never forgot the handsome, dangerous agent who vanished in a shroud of mystery. Now the last thing she needs is an ATF agent with his own agenda. Doesn't matter that Tess and her brother are innocent. If Eric learns the truth of their past, they'll never be free. Eric's drive for revenge against the man who targeted him and his colleagues in a deadly explosion still burns hot inside him. Another bomb is about to be detonated and he's sure there's a connection between that man . . . and Tess's family. But Eric and Tiger will do everything they can to protect the woman he's falling for from what's coming . . .

For wealthy socialite Katrina Vandenburg, business meetings and charity galas are all part of her orderly, structured world-one that gets blown to hell after finding two dead bodies in the same day. The police think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. FBI Special Agent Dayne Andrews thinks otherwise. Dayne and his K-9, Remy, are tracking a cold-blooded killer, and that trail . . . leads straight to Kat. Kat and her rescue shelter-the Canine Haven-are the only common denominators between the murders, and Dayne is convinced she's dead center in the killer's sights. Protecting her will test every ounce of his steely resolve. She's the most intriguing woman he's ever met. And everything he shouldn't want. Too bad neither of them seem to have gotten the memo. And they need to focus on catching a killer now more than ever. Because if Dayne and Remy fail in their mission, nothing will stand between Kat and the killer's deadly blade.

Ambushed and left for dead, U.S. Secret Service K-9 Officer Markus York is on the mend and laying low in a safe house while his team tracks down his attacker. Even with his K-9, Ghost, for company, he gets restless and decides now is the perfect time to do some repairs around the house . . . and inadvertently tears open his wounds. Fresh out of a bad relationship that ended after a car accident left her with limited mobility, freelance accountant Cassidy Morgan has sworn off men. At least, that's the plan. Until a frantically barking dog leads her to a neighbor's house where she finds a mysterious man out cold and bleeding on the floor . . . and mumbling things like "no, they'll find me" when she tries to call an ambulance. Yeah, that's not at all concerning. Despite Markus's surly attitude, Cassidy senses there's something else at work beneath his rugged, keep-your-distance exterior. Whatever it is, it's sexy as hell. With someone still trying to kill him, Markus doesn't want an innocent to get hurt, let alone take care of him. If only the chemistry between Markus and Cassidy didn't explode whenever they were in the same room. If only Cassidy wasn't a target now, too.

Two years after his brother's murder in jail, Department of Homeland Security K-9 Officer Kade Sampson is still haunted by guilt. No man should ever have to arrest his own brother, even if he is laundering money for a drug cartel. Fortunately, Laia Velez-his brother's gorgeous widow-never learned the truth about Kade's involvement. But when she asks him for help, he knows that trouble with the cartel is far from over . . . Kade is the last person Laia wants to call. But between her house being thoroughly trashed and the uneasy sense that she and her young daughter are being watched, Laia isn't taking any chances. The cartel wants something from her. And Kade and his K-9 partner, Smoke, are her only chance to survive whatever fresh hell is coming their way . . . Now Laia and Kade are trying to stay one step ahead in a game that's growing more deadly by the minute. But what the cartel wants, the cartel gets. And Kade is running out of time to save the woman he loves from the same fate that killed his brother . . .

Getting locked up had been easy. But for K-9 Sergeant Jamie Pataglio, going undercover at a maximum-security prison-and infiltrating the Mancusco crime family-was the hard part. Now, six months later, Jamie's been accepted as one of the mob's own, and he's walking out of the gates as a free man . . . and stepping into the criminal underworld. There's only one small, gorgeous problem: Bella Bianco. The Italian bistro used to be Bella's pride and joy. Now it's become a nightmare, where her violent family uses her restaurant as its criminal home base. Guilty by association. She needs to find a way out, and fast. The last thing Bella needs is an attraction to their newest "associate"-even if every moment alone with him leaves her breathless. It's almost enough to make her reconsider her "no mobsters" policy . . . They can't trust each other. But if either of them ever wants to break free of their circumstances, they don't have a choice. They'll have to take down her family. And if anyone finds out they're working together . . . they're both dead.