An interrupted after-hours pharmacy robbery results in the murder of a pharmacist and his wife. To catch the brutal killer a respected Dallas detective poses as a male stripper at Club Dionysus. The investigation links the destinies of their beautiful daughter, Daniela Lawson—intrepid investigative journalist, who is plagued by guilt, believing she could have saved her parents, and Max Fabiani, the sexy, dark-eyed Dallas special detective, who harbors an intense dislike for journalists. In spite of their underlying animosity, they can't stop the sizzling attraction between them as they race to catch a killer. When out of control passions reach a flash point, Daniela and Max struggle to overcome their painful pasts to take a chance on love. But the killer is plotting to take Daniela's life and quench their love—a love ignited by their Dionysus Connection. Just as the killer continues to elude the police, the twists and turns of the story will keep you guessing until the end.

When is a problem not a problem? What if it is a conscious choice? Thorn Burdette is a real life long tall, gorgeous Texan with the lean physique of an outdoorsman. He is content with his life. What’s not to like? Success, wealth and women equal smooth sailing, right? P. J. McConnell is not your average police detective. If fact, average would be the last word Thorn would use to describe the Dallas special detective. She is tough and alluring in one potent package. Smart, stunning and sassy, with evolving paranormal abilities, P. J. is nothing like the women who have conga-danced through Thorn’s life. They have nothing in common. Nothing . . . except irresistible desire and a strong sense of destiny neither can ignore or resist. Then she discovers his secret. A secret which leads them on a twisted journey of passion and pain neither could have foreseen. And P. J. may be the only one who can save him

Melina Brooks thought she had put the past behind her. Jilted by the love of her life, the exotic beauty shuns romantic relationships to concentrate on work—earns a doctorate in psychology, has a thriving clinical psychology practice, and after only three years of teaching college, she is the newly appointed Chair of the Psychology Department at Addington College. With everything in her life organized and running smoothly, what could go wrong? Grant Drake, the gorgeous hunk who vanished from her life ten years ago, is named the new President of Addington College. Bound by a promise he made ten years ago, he cannot explain the reason for his abrupt disappearance, but he hopes to regain Melina’s trust and love. Grant’s return turns Melina’s life upside down when she discovers the attraction between them is alive, well and hot. Struggling with the undeniable desire he awakened, Melina fights to keep him at bay and her desire under control. With her focus on recapturing normalcy and control over her life, she never notices the menacing stalker lurking nearby. In the midst of their investigation of the disappearance of several young women in the past few months, Dallas Special Detectives P. J. Burdette and Max Fabiani search for a link between the missing women. Then a sixth woman disappears and P. J. believes Melina may be in danger.