Returning to Ashland may take more than determination and resolve to stand against the men wanting Shaun Macgregor punished for his past but when Maria Bellicia is hurled into that turbulence, Shaun has to choose – flee or fight

The Serranto Empire Years of structuring the Serranto Family Empire fuses two brothers together, both ignited by greed and power. When their long-standing kingdom begins to crumble, the brothers ruthlessly set all integrity and family allegiance aside. As with any struggle for power, one brother will ultimately reign supreme, while the other will falter in annihilation. Nicky Serranto Getting out from beneath the Serranto Empire is difficult even for a top-notch hit man. But for Nicky Serranto, being left to die only fuels his revenge full-force against his brother. As Nicky battles the evils of family and alleged allies, he struggles to forge away from his past, until his crime path crosses with Kate MacAvoy. Nicky’s vengeance then takes another course altogether in protecting Kate and her son. For a man of Nicky’s caliber, trust doesn’t come twice; if it ever comes at all—and achieving it will come at a price no average man is willing to pay. Kate MacAvoy Kate MacAvoy is a single mother who will stop at nothing to love and protect her four-year-old son. When twisted circumstances puts her face-to-face with reputable hit man Nicky Serranto, Kate’s independence and strength is tested as she lands in the middle of a fierce reprisal between crime kingpins. As Kate is bombarded at every angle by obstacles that threaten the safety of her and her son, she battles against the security that awaits her in the most unexpected place.

Corporal Mitch Brannigan was always one to fight his way through life’s obstacles, and being injured in Iraq was only one more hardship to conquer. Now home in the States, he realizes it is one thing to return from war and feel its affects, but it’s another to accept defeat. He must fight to overcome the denunciation and pain that comes with being a U.S. Veteran—and to fulfill a promise between comrades. As Brannigan begins to believe that his share of strife is behind him, his dutiful mission stations him directly in Emily Billings’ life. Emily proves to be a battle of sheer will and critical emotions, as the turmoil of losing her brother causes her to resent everything Mitch Brannigan stands for—but even that doesn’t deter Brannigan from carrying out his pledge. His fighting spirit—or is it arrogance?— is clearly behind him every step of the way, but little does he know that one little promise is about to be his biggest battle yet. photo by Cpl Ryan Tomlinson "Use of this military image does not imply or constitute Department of Defense endorsement."

It was all that Matt Lamont could do in keeping his life separated from his past, but now things were far from over. When a stranger, Autumn Reynolds, picks him up walking alone and confused along a country road, Matt is reluctant with the assistance that eventually brings him back to a life of meaning. But there happens to be a little matter of dealing with his failing memory. When flashes of that memory begin to surface, they only tell of a seedy lifestyle filled with torment and heartache. Who is he and what had he done? Autumn helps link the pieces of the troubled past and brings him to the inevitable truth, but in the end, might Autumn be the one to ultimately suffer.

When Cat Lamarck moves into the neighborhood, she quickly discovers her neighbor has more attitude than a protective grizzly bear over a cub. Rude and arrogance just tops his list while first impressions warn her to stay on her side of the property line. However, fate has a crazy way of bending and manipulating its magic whenever least expected, and most times piling on more complication. Now suspecting the worst after what she's heard, Cat is torn after his daughter’s frequent visits that will force her to undertake the next to impossible, and give her neighbor a chance to prove that he isn’t the person everyone suspects him to be.