THE WRONG KIND OF MAN Since her husband's death, there hadn't been any room in by-the-books Detective Tessa Hadley-Bryant's life for anything but police work—and that was exactly the way she wanted it. Especially right now, when she was handling the toughest case of her career—a murder investigation that reached into the highest levels of Philadelphia society .... So why did the department have to pick now to assign her a new partner who was everything she didn't want? John Gunner was a streetwise South Philly renegade with a reputation for breaking rules—and hearts. And he already had her questioning her sanity—not to mention her vow that she would never love again ....

DEADLY DESIRES ... PASSIONATE ALLIANCES A prominent socialite had been murdered. And all the evidence pointed to District Attorney Jesse Hadley and Chief Medical Examiner Angela Byerly—but they were both innocent. Now they had to work together to catch the real killer—and find out why they were being framed. Jesse and Angela were total opposites, total stranger bound by deadly circumstances—and undeniable desires. But was their passion a result of their situation ... or something much deeper? And could they discover their true feelings before the killer struck again?