He's trying to prove her friend is guilty of murder.When Clara Candella is carjacked it brings the past she thought was firmly behind her crashing into her present. Now the sexy detective who saved her life is trying to prove that her childhood friend is guilty of the same horrendous crimes they both survived. Can she set the fact that they're on opposite sides of this investigation aside and allow the attraction simmering between them to grow into something more?A car chase leads Detective Jonathon Dawson to a woman he instantly feels a connection to, unfortunately, she's hellbent on proving that her friend is innocent, even though he knows differently. Despite her being involved in his case he asks her out, only to be turned down flat. He knows there's something between them but winning Clara's affections while simultaneously searching for proof of her friend's guilt isn't going to be easy.LITTLE DOLLS is the first book in the Candella...

Childhood crushes never come to fruition.Hayley Hood has loved Brian Xander since she was a girl, but to him she's always going to be the quiet kid he met when her parents adopted her. She's resigned herself to forever being nothing more than his friend, but when her job as a social worker puts her in the line of fire with an angry parent he steps up to play bodyguard.Brian Xander blinked and family friend Hayley turned from a kid to a woman. A stunningly gorgeous woman. When her life is threatened he's more than happy to help out and volunteers to keep her safe, but falling in love with her will be easy compared to keeping her alive from a relentless stalker who will stop at nothing to get his revenge.Just when they give into their connection an unforeseen threat rears its head.If you loved USA today bestselling author Jane Blythe's inclusions in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's Cocky Hero Club and K Bromberg's Everyday Heroes World, you'll be...

Everyone has told lies but hers might get her killed. Maggie Wilson has spent her entire adult life pretending she's self assured and confident, but that couldn't be further from the truth. When her hotel catches fire she finds herself looking at a childhood friend through new eyes, but as she falls for him she realises that if she wants to have a future with him she'll have to admit to the lies that have hung over her head for half a lifetime. If she does that she'll lose him. Firefighter Theo Black walks through the flames to rescue his friend Maggie without a second thought, that was easy but realising things are changing between isn't. He's already done the whole falling for a friend thing before and it didn't work out, he has no intention of going through that again. However when it becomes clear someone keeps setting fires when Maggie is around he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it means risking his...

She thinks he's her hero but he's lying to her.Agape Candella has been obsessed with finding love for as long as she can remember, unfortunately there has been a lot of heartache along the way. When a sexy stranger saves her from a mugging she knows that this time she's found the real thing. No more broken hearts for her.Nickolas Sleigh thought it would be easy. Make contact, use the woman, get what he needed, and then be out of there. Falling for her was never part of the plan. Now he's trapped between his rapidly growing feelings for the sweet Aggie, who wears her heart on her sleeve, and the reality that his own heart is black, and that he's going to lose her forever once she finds out the truth.Losing her also means losing his only chance at stopping a dangerous killer who soon has Aggie in his sights.If you loved USA today bestselling author Jane Blythe's inclusions in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's Cocky Hero Club and K Bromberg's Everyday...

Life is such a fickle beast. One that we take for granted.Until it's too late and you're trapped in a place that not even your darkest imagination could conjure.It's too late for regrets.Too late for what ifs.Too late to be saved.Or is it? Dive into 11 intense, emotional, fictional romantic suspense stories intended to bring the issue of human trafficking out of the shadows and into the light. Sadly, the buying and selling of people is the fastest growing criminal industry on the planet. There are approximately forty million victims of human trafficking globally.Only one percent of victims are ever rescued. All proceeds will be donated to Thorn, who build tools to defend children from sexual abuse. Stories by the following authors Jane BlytheRyleigh SloanIndia R. AdamsPatricia D EddyAmanda SiegristEmily GrayLindsay BecsLouise...

Being the bodyguard for a friend you're secretly in love with isn't easy. Ashley Fallon narrowly survived an assault by a serial rapist and murderer, and as the only surviving victim she finds herself in need of a bodyguard after her assailant makes it clear he doesn't like loose ends and intends to finish what he started. Sawyer Watson is trapped in his own kind of Hell. He's secretly in love with Ashley but as far as she's concerned they're just friends. Now he's living in her house and spending his days—and his nights—with her, and while he won't take advantage of her while she's vulnerable he can't help but hope that spending so much time together might make her see him differently. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜ YULETIDE PROTECTOR is the fourth book in the Christmas Romantic Suspense series by USA Today bestselling author...