Tragedy tore them apart. Now it’s giving them a second chance. He walked away because he thought it was what she wanted. When FBI Agent Tom Drake arrives at the scene of a robbery, the last person he expects to see is his ex-wife. Seeing her again reminds him of everything he lost when they divorced, and the only way he's going to survive being around her again is to keep reminding himself this is just another job. She let him walk away because she thought it was what was best for him. Hannah Buffy is conflicted about seeing her ex-husband again, especially when he starts claiming he thinks the robbery at her store wasn’t random. Positive it is just another way for him to paint her as a victim, she ignores his warnings at her own peril. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜

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 - themes of sexual assault ↜

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.

She's already had her heart broken once, she has no intention of letting it happen again. Jessica Spears' life revolves around her seven-year-old son and her job as a detective. She doesn't have time for anything else, and after getting her heart broken when her ex abandoned her and their child she has no interest in looking for love again. Then a case of mistaken identity has her putting handcuffs on a man who could change everything. Donovan Davidson's knows how hard the single mom life is, he was raised by one until she met and fell in love with her billionaire boss. From the moment he lays eyes on Jessica he can't get her out of his head, and finding out she has a child changes nothing. He'll do whatever it takes to prove to her not all men are like her ex and she deserves someone who will give her and her son the world. The only problem is he has a stalker and staying with Jessica means putting her directly in the firing line. 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 thrilled with HOLIDAY LOSS, the eighth book in the Christmas Romantic Suspense series. Scroll up and one click to start this thrilling romantic suspense filled with murder, mystery, serial killers, and love! HEA guaranteed!