Christy Barritt

THREAT OF EXPOSURE 

Someone wants reporter Madelyn Sawyer to leave the small coastal town she's just arrived in–even if it takes hurting her. But she won't give up her goal of investigating Waterman's Reach's new police chief that easily. Madelyn assumes that former big–city detective Zach Davis–who some believe is a murderer involved in a drug–trafficking ring–is behind the threat. Who else would have a motive? But as bullets fly Madelyn's way, it's Zach who keeps saving her life. The closer she gets to the truth, the more she wants to tell the handsome lawman why she's really in town. But if she does, will she lose his trust…and any hope of surviving long enough to bring the real killer to light?

Accused of murdering her estranged criminal husband, widowed mother Samantha Rogers panics and flees. But the real killer is now after her. She's desperate to find a safe haven where her past is secret. So when John Wagner offers her room and board in exchange for work on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay, she moves to Smuggler's Cove. Samantha longs to tell her handsome boss the truth about why she's always looking over her shoulder. But when danger arrives on shore, the truth may put John in a killer's crosshairs.

Trusting the wrong person had gotten his father killed. CIA agent Ed Carter isn't about to repeat the mistake. Pulling a gun on nurse Bailey Williams may not have been the smartest idea, but the beautiful caretaker is Ed's only suspect in the murder. Problem is, her vulnerable brown eyes claim innocence and set off his protective instincts. 

The spark between them is undeniable, but Bailey could never trust her life–or her heart–to a man who thinks her guilty. But when the real killer returns and threatens not just her life but her family, Bailey must place her faith in the only man who can keep them from being silenced forever...

After being caught collecting evidence on her ex–boyfriend's criminal dealings, Tessa Jones has no choice but to go into hiding. She feels safe in her mountain refuge, right up until private investigator Trent McCabe comes knocking–and bullets start flying their way. Now for the second time, Tessa is on the run. And Trent's mission has shifted from tracking down a missing person to keeping the brave beauty alive. Trent once lost a woman in his care, and he won't make the same mistake again. But Tessa trusts no one–not even Trent. Out in the wilderness with danger closing in, Tessa must make a choice: rely on the handsome stranger…or take her chances with a killer.