Good men can have terrible secrets... Wyatt Dixon has worn a badge for close to thirty years. He takes his vow to protect and serve the citizens of Olman County seriously. But everything he's worked for is put in jeopardy by a blackmail letter. The sheriff isn't the only one who receives a demand. All over town, prominent citizens are panicking, trying to figure out who has access to their dirtiest, darkest secrets... and how to shut them up, legally or otherwise. The timing couldn't be worse. Wyatt's only just come to terms with his attraction to IT director Maria Pace. Despite the fact that he's old enough to be her father, he wants to be with her on an intimate level that has nothing to do with work and everything to do with serious romance. If the blackmailer gets their way, they won't even make it past their first date. With the stakes climbing, his personal life under a microscope, and his county turned upside...

What starts as a quest for answers about her father's disappearance quickly takes a deadly turn... Detective Stacy Kirchner awakens covered in blood next to a dead man, charged with his murder. But she has no memory of the crime or how she got there - and no way to defend herself. For all she knows, she really did pull the trigger. With everything on the line, she reluctantly turns to the one person who can help - devastatingly attractive former FBI agent Galen Gordon. Gordon has finally made peace with his own past, and he's ready to rebuild his life. He's been biding his time with Stacy, waiting for the shy detective to learn to trust him before he makes his move. When the call comes that she's in trouble, he rushes to her side. Once again, he's facing a grim future - the real threat of losing another woman he loves. If they can't find the truth in time, Stacy will take the deadly fall, and they'll never have the chance to start...

Secrets of the heart aren't the only things hiding in this small Indiana town. So is a hunter who likes to kill on the darkest of nights... For two years, Ethan has done his best to keep his distance from his best friend's sister. But the sweetly sexy blonde is everywhere he turns these days, armed and dangerous with insulting comebacks, sarcastic sass, and sultry looks that tempt a man to do foolish things like ask her out or kiss her senseless. If he trips over her one more time, he can't be held responsible for what happens next... Beth has loved Ethan for over a decade. He doesn't know, and she isn't about to tell him. Without a doubt, the surly, dark-haired detective would use her feelings as a weapon against her in their increasingly bitter war of words. But when people begin disappearing from their small town, they're forced to work together to figure out what's going on. If they can keep from killing - or kissing - each other in...

A pretty smile can hide an ugly betrayal. And with murder, the past is never really dead... Chase learned those lessons the hard way. For ten years, he's carried the weight of his college girlfriend's unsolved murder, the memories of Kiely's death stopping him from living a full life. But now he's found a woman who speaks to him body and soul. Someone he's able to trust, someone worth taking a risk for. Someone he loves. His sister's best friend, Annie. Wonder of wonders, she might just love him back. But when the killer makes contact on the anniversary of Kiely's murder, the evidence he sends her family makes Chase the prime suspect. Innocent of that crime, he isn't without secrets that he doesn't want exposed. Worse, now Annie is the target of a madman who'll stop at nothing to make Chase suffer. If the investigator in charge gets his way, Chase will be behind bars, unable to protect her. With time running out to...

You never know who's watching... Joely's return to Indiana is a disaster. She's secretly crushing on ridiculously sexy single dad Garrett. Her relationship with her parents has crashed and burned in a humiliating bonfire. Her old nemesis from school is back in town and out for blood. And if none of that was bad enough, she's picked up an obsessive, murderous stalker who's determined to make her his own. Really, she should have stayed in India. Garrett never expected to stumble across someone like Joely. He isn't sure he's ready for a serious romance, regardless of how fascinating he finds the petite brunette. After all, it isn't just his heart that could get broken if things don't work out—he has his daughter to think of, as well. But Joely's stalker ups the ante by staking a deadly claim. Garrett is horrified when he figures out the stalker is connected to a series of unsolved murders. No one...

Love shows up when we least expect it. So does danger. Lauren is a survivor. The divorced mom is focused on raising her daughter and running the most popular cafe in town. She doesn't date, but she's happy enough being single. However, when she meets her parents' dishy new neighbor, she realizes that she's settling for less because she's afraid to try for more. Reaching out takes courage, and that's not something she's ever been good at. But evil is lurking around the corner unseen, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. When detectives tie the disappearance of a local businesswoman to an attack Lauren suffered as a teen, life becomes a game of survival. And as long-held secrets spill out, not everyone will come out of this game alive... Homecoming is the first book in the Olman County Series, Women's Fiction novels of Small Town Romantic Suspense.

When you don't know the truth about who you really are, it's hard to tell your friends from your enemies... Carrie's uncle Ron has been her family since her parents were killed. But when he returns from vacation, he acts like she's public enemy number one, and he won't tell her what's wrong. Worse, her rock-solid friendship with Robbie is changing. All of a sudden, he's looking at her less like a friend and more like a lover. She doesn't trust the shift in their relationship, no matter how much she secretly wants them to be more. When she finds her uncle dead in his driveway, she's convinced it's a tragic accident. But then it's determined that Ron was murdered. And the only person with an obvious motive... is Carrie. As the investigation unfolds, it brings more questions than answers. Ron turns out to be a man with an entire closet full of skeletons that he went to extraordinary lengths to protect. Is the person who...