Showing results by publisher "ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc." in Romantic Suspense

Sven is a preacher with a past. He’s been a guest of the territorial prison. Caroline is a teacher in trouble. She’s pretending to be a widow, but the blond baby belongs to Sven. Too bad he doesn’t know....

Desperate to get away, Lexa is running from her past and refuses to look back. She needs a job, and after answering a help wanted ad for an au pair, Lexa heads to Ravenwood. What she didn't expect to find was a storm that sweeps her off the road. Handsome cowboy Asher Hayes comes to her rescue. He's gorgeous, the perfect gentleman, and a little overprotective. Asher warns her that Sheriff Jennings is a man not to be messed with, that he likely killed his own wife, and the police helped cover it up. It's probably just a rumor, right? Asher has to be wrong, but what if he's not? 

Sarah McCallister has been raised by her father to be his number-one agent. In a world full of mercenaries, she has learned to take care of herself. Brax Westworth is a mercenary at the top of his game, a hired gun with his own brand of moral code. He is rarely surprised in his line of work, but the mission to return Sarah home is certainly a new experience for him. Between them, Sarah and Brax unearth a plan involving an international crime syndicate that takes their escape plan to the next level.

All Rachel wanted to do was retire to a quiet island and start her life over. But all that changes when the shipment she had crated for Don Santoro goes missing. Now she has fourteen days to get it back. She sets out on a quest that leads her to the doors of the Celtic Demons motorcycle club - and Killian. A man who, by rights, should be her enemy, but who sets her body on fire. 

Donna is about to marry Eric, with whom she has enjoyed their exploration of bondage, but she longs to switch roles. Can she bring out the dominant in him without driving him away? And who can stop the city's increasing number of Peeping Tom incidents? This second book in the Dear Editor series focuses on Donna and Eric, but also looks into the relationships of Eric's ex-girlfriend Jessica and her husband Worth, as well as Jessica's mother and her new groom. 

Seitka is a young shapeshifter who has a hard time following orders. The evil leader of a rival wildcat shifter clan has left her with child, and she flees to the protection of the abbey, thinking this is best for her clan and her child. But Daniel, her fiancé, follows her, and a new alliance is formed between the lairds, their healer wives, and the shifter couple. Seitka has been told that her child is destined to do great things. Will the babe survive long enough to grow, train with the lairds, and fulfill that destiny?

In 1700s Ireland, the clans are fighting for peace. Healers are being trained, and the doctor who hurt Hope one year earlier has returned to fight for her hand. First, he must prove himself worthy to her uncle and guardian, as well to the little healer herself. Hope is a special young woman with a gift. In her family, when one receives the gift, they lose one of their other senses. For her, it was her hearing. But Hope is special in another way, as well.... Having grown up with a mother who was a "little", Acelin is well-versed in the needs of such a woman.

Andrea Woods, nicknamed "Andy" by Special Agent Adam Reese, is hiding tragic secrets. As beautiful as she is smart, she is also just as secretive. Something has her terrified, and when he questions her, he can see straight through her. She might be telling the truth. But not the whole truth. And when she begins receiving stalks of French lavender after murders, the suspicion rapidly points to her. What is she hiding? It’s imperative that he finds out. Before it’s too late.

Can a case of mistaken identity be the beginning of something new? Jessica is surprised when her boyfriend agrees to go with her to a Halloween party, as partying is not really his thing. And she’s even more surprised when he joins her alone in a dark room for an unusually passionate encounter. No sooner does she murmur his name, than he disappears. When Jessica realizes that the man who stirred new and exciting feelings is not her boyfriend at all, she is torn between her feelings for her sweet and decent boyfriend and the passionate stranger she will likely never see again. 

Mellie Anne can’t seem to get rid of FBI Agent Max Lemons. He wants to protect her. She just wants to be left alone. While visiting her late husband’s grave, Mellie is the target of an attack. Max demands she follow his orders or face the consequences. When they’re thrown together in spite of their vexation with each other, Mellie realizes that maybe Max isn’t the enemy after all.   

Will her past destroy her future? Is she strong enough to find love despite it? New-in-town mechanic Betty Miller gets a taste of love at first sight with customer Reed Parker while patching him up after a small motorcycle accident. With every token and moment of his passionate essence she collects, she tries to give him something back: Anonymous notes, fixed fire alarms, even an edited manuscript, once she manages to hack into his computer.

Nikki has always been envious of the Dom/sub relationship her friends have. But now that she has it, what has changed? At first, she had been so happy with it. Now, she and Scott seem to be trying to find their way. Scott takes their relationship quite seriously. But what about Nikki? Perhaps she only thinks she is submissive? But when the arrival of a 17th century desk throws their lives into a tailspin, she finds herself forced to depend on him more than ever. 

Growing up as an abandoned orphan, Teagan Smith is determined to make something of herself, while providing justice for abused women and children. As a ballsy, independent police detective, she does just that. Her career is fulfilling, even while her personal life is nonexistent. Until the moment she looks up and sees her identical twin sister on television - a sister she didn’t know she had. Using her detective skills, she discovers not one but two identical sisters. Triplets.

Can a spark of hope fill the void of fear? After suffering through an abusive marriage, a horrific experience, and divorce, Amber - though emotionally wrecked - has not forgotten the man who saved her life. His dominance has left a permanent mark on her mind, bringing her comfort even in darkness. Special Agent Michael Alex Braden of the FBI saved her life...but that’s not the end of their time together. When their intense romance flourishes, can Michael keep Amber safe?

Adopted as an infant, Rowena Erikson has a nearly perfect life with wonderful, loving parents and her sexy, dominant husband, Octavius, who adores her. She's always wondered about her biological family but never thought she'd actually meet them, until an extraordinary series of events reveals she has not just one but two identical sisters. She is a triplet! 

Hailey is a palm reader and a fortune teller, complete with crystal balls and tarot cards in her little shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She is a throwback to the '60s, with her boho style and long, blonde hair. Joshua is a marketing guy - a handsome business type - who has been seeing Hailey professionally for over a year. She predicted his promotion, that he'd find the perfect condo, and just about everything that's happened in his life recently.

Dr. Hart adores his wife and is known to gently push Meg’s boundaries when he knows it is for her own good. Keeping her safe is his priority. When their friends go missing and it seems as if she is the next target, will he be able to save her when the killer strikes again?

Gracie Kennedy first came across “Billy the Bully” Becker in the woods, when she was seven. He had frightened her terribly that day but ended up taking her home. As a little girl, lost in the woods, that was what made her believe in him. Now called “William,” Billy is a deputy in the sheriff’s department who is given some of the most challenging cases to solve. Yes, he has grown up; but he’s not at all sure that Gracie has. She has come back full of disrespect and quite unladylike language, something he is not at all inclined to put up with.

Jenna McInnis lives alone in the backwoods of Maine, and she likes it that way. Unfortunately, her antisocial calm and quiet is about to be disrupted by John Merck, an undercover cop whose big drug bust has gone horribly awry. Breaking into her house, the intimidating man hopes to find some kind of treatment for the gunshot he sustained during the firefight. Instead, he finds a woman who is more than a match for him, even when he is nearly dead.

Christopher Patterson is a business mogul, his prowess and influence creating a commanding empire. His methods of takeover are ruthless, and he takes pleasure in garnering every expensive toy money can buy. He holds many secrets, ones that would obliterate his empire if discovered. His nemesis waits, shadowed in the darkness, determined to destroy everything Christopher has worked for. A tortured man, Christopher's dark needs for complete control prove unsuccessful when dominating a woman. That is until Genevieve Tallen.