In the Sultry Louisiana heat, A Family Dynasty of Law and Order is Shattered by a Mysterious Crime of Passion Toni Delacroix was a lady who could sing the blues, but she was planning to put her career on hold in favor of motherhood. Then, suddenly, her baby lust had to take a back seat to thwarting a blackmail attempt on her lawyer brother. Brody Wagner was sharp, tough and easy on the eyes - the perfect candidate to father her child. Added bonus: it seemed he knew a thing or two about maneuvering around threatened blackmail. Two major roadblocks, though. One, he was a lawyer. Two he considered her ideas about single parenting criminally irresponsible.

Revenge is sweet...or is it? Rancher Travis Hardin is determined to right a sixty-year wrong and wreak vengeance on the Delacroix. But he hadn't intended to fall in love doing it. Is his desire for Shelby greater than his need to destroy her family? Lawyer Shelby Delacroix never does anything halfway. She's passionate about life, her work...and Travis. Lost in a romantic haze, Shelby encourages him to join her in unearthing the Delacroix family secrets. Little does she suspect that Travis is keeping a few secrets of his own....

He Saved Her Life, Only to Discover She was Working with the Enemy Ex-cop Remy Delacroix had opted out of so-called civilization to live and work in the Louisiana swamp. But his sanctuary was being invaded, and he was feeling very uncivilized when he came across a woman he decided needed rescuing. She barely knew who she was, much less why she'd come into Remy's life. Kendall sensed there was something sinister afoot, something involving Remy's uncle. The sinister part was a given - she'd been left for dead in the bayou. But by whom? As for the villain of the piece, how could she even guess?

She was a Delacroix; she was bred to win... Widower Matt Taggart, the local vet, had a couple of kids to raise and not a lot of time for headstrong, jet-set women like Jax Delacroix. Jacqueline Delacroix had succeeded beautifully doing a man's job in a man's world. She had no desire to be the perfect wife and mother. But back home in Bayou Beltane, Jax was running into the same old Southern family expectations. This time, though, they were coming from little Amy Taggart...and her irresistible dad.

He'd Never Stopped Loving Her...But He Didn't Dare Trust Her. After sixteen years <>b>Annabelle Delacroix has finally come home. After a disastrous marriage arranged by her father, Philip Delacroix, she's ready to start over. But when she's pulled over by Sheriff Jake Trahan, the past comes rushing back - memories of first love and youthful passion. Jake Trahan can't believe Annabelle's back. And despite her past betrayal, he still wants her. But it isn't until he meets Annabelle's son, Cade, that he realizes the true extent of Annabelle's disloyalty. Because Cade is his son, too...

She needed a hero. She found a man. Joanna Delacroix Gideon needed a hero. Her husband was dead. Her idolized father wasn't the man of honor he pretended to be. And now her only child stood accused of murder. Logan Weston was the man. He'd never lost a case. And he'd never gotten involved with a client. But his rules might have to change because the enemies of the Delacroix family were determined - and deadly. With Logan's heart - and the life of Joanna's daughter - on the line, would his luck hold out this time?

He was supposed to guard her body...not steal her heart Charly Delacroix didn't agree that she needed a keeper. So her father, Justin Delacroix, swore that handsome, protective Marshall Avery was only a personal trainer and his presence had nothing to do with the injury that had taken her out of active duty with the police. Or the whispered threats she kept receiving by phone... Charly wanted to believe Marshall was just there to work out with her. But his cobalt blue eyes showed his interest to be far too personal...and far, far too tempting.

The surest way to get Holly Gibson to do something was to forbid it Dr. Holly Gibson had a professional dream, and a stubborn aversion to taking orders from men. Beau Delacroix, too, had a dream: he'd spend every waking hour pursuing his goal to have a Delacroix horse win the Kentucky Derby. And until then, he had no intention of pursuing a serious romantic relationship. And yet, from the moment the two met, Holly and Beau sensed a connection to each other the like of which they'd never before experienced. Holly could support Beau's ambitions, but Beau was profoundly opposed to hers. Mysterious threats to his horses aside, the spark they felt was in danger of bursting into uncontrollable flame.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Ten years ago, Madeline Belanger made the painful decision to leave Bayou Beltane and start a new life. But now, somebody was threatening her family. And Madeline had come back to find out who. If only she could avoid Justin, her ex-husband, her first love, the man she couldn't seem to forget... Newly appointed judge Justin Delacroix had finally gained the success he'd so determinedly worked for. But he'd paid too high a price - he'd lost the only woman he'd ever loved. When he learned Madeline was back in town, he suddenly realized he'd been given a second chance. He'd vowed he'd do whatever it took to win his wife back. But after ten years, was he still the man she wanted?

The Delacroix held the key to her past...and her future Adoptee Katherine Beaufort was a woman with a mission. Where had she come from? What were her roots? And why did Philip Delacroix's name keep appearing in her great aunt's diary? Drew Delacroix thought she was manipulating Philip. So when she turned to Drew after someone threatened her life and her quest, Drew was torn between the woman he'd fallen hopelessly in love with and his own father.