Hunt Ryker vowed no Marine in his unit would ever be left behind, and that includes Marcus Zane who’s been missing for the better part of a year. As soon as Hunt recovers from his latest combat injury, he resumes his search for his missing comrade. He never imagined his search would land him in a temporary instructor position at an elite search and rescue training center. Dallas Hill is tired of not being taken seriously as the lead dog handler in her local volunteer search and rescue unit. So what if she’s the rich and famous co-star in a blockbuster movie that’s still selling? To prove she’s truly retired from show biz, she applies for a slot at the prestigious Disaster City Search and Rescue Academy, determined to make a difference one missing child at a time. When a shocking abduction rocks the town, Hunt finds himself fighting a sizzling attraction to Dallas in a race against the clock to bring a mystery child home in time for the holidays.

The boy next door who’s secretly in love with his best friend and the blizzard that strands them together, forcing them to face what their hearts truly want for Christmas… Garek Borden turns down a big career opportunity to become his best friend’s business partner. He’s ready to take their relationship to the next level, and he’s hoping the holidays will sprinkle a little extra magic on his plans to ask her on a first date. Reese Summerville (a confirmed bachelorette) jumps on an invitation to film the next season of her survivalist show in her rural hometown. Though she’s thrilled when Garek agrees to join her, she’s a little nervous about what his commitment to her show—and to her—means for their future. Though she’s married to her career, his friendship is something she can’t bear the thought of losing…ever! When a horrific storm sends them scrambling for shelter, she’s suddenly not so sure she’ll make it off the mountain with her single status intact. ★ DISASTER CITY SEARCH AND RESCUE TITLES BY JO ★ The Rebound Rescue The Plus One Rescue The Blind Date Rescue The Fake Bride Rescue The Secret Baby Rescue The Bridesmaid Rescue The Girl Next Door Rescue The Secret Crush Rescue The Bachelorette Rescue The Maid by Mistake Rescue The Unlucky Bride Rescue

A K9 Handler Short Story Champion surfer Ford Anderson is a classic shy guy. He’s far more comfortable riding the next big wave than he is braving the perils of dating. So when his best friend and self-proclaimed wingman tries to wheedle him into going on a blind date, he turns him down flat. A mere few hours later, he learns that his would-be dinner date is stranded on a sinking yacht. Though he’s certified to handle water rescues, Ford can’t help feeling guilty, knowing the lovely grad student would be safely enjoying a meal on dry land if he’d asked her out like he was supposed to. With a storm brewing and the water turning treacherous, there aren’t many surfers who can handle the kinds of waves blowing in. In fact, he knows only one surfer skilled enough to handle the mission—him! Looks like Ford will be getting to meet his brilliant and beautiful blind date, after all. Step into the world of Disaster City Search and Rescue, where officers, firefighters, military, and medics, train and work alongside each other with the dogs they love, to do the most dangerous job of all—help lost and injured victims find their way home.

When a mistaken identity leads to an accidental attraction... Whoever said two wrongs can't make a right must not have been in love! Anxious to put a recent bad break-up behind him, Police Detective Noah Zeller jumps at the chance to sharpen his search and rescue skills at the world-class Texas Hotline Training Center. The only downside is that the missing heiress case he’s currently working will have to go on the back burner for a few weeks. Or so he thought. Until a sassy-mouthed maid provides a clue that busts his case wide open. Farrah Carmichael is ecstatic to land a coveted internship with one of the training center’s renowned dog handlers. Unfortunately, her single mom fractures her ankle and begs Farrah to additionally cover her evening shifts at the center—just until she can get back on her feet. When a hunky fellow student mistakenly assumes she’s the owner of her mother’s Bloom Where You’re Planted cleaning service, she jokingly introduces herself as Bloom, the maid, and the fun begins. Noah and Farrah are completely caught off guard by their unexpected attraction—just pile it on to their growing list of oopsies. Their feelings for each other, however, are no laughing matter. Neither is the danger swirling from the missing persons case. As they join forces to hunt down the heiress, they have to wonder if their meeting wasn’t such a mistake, after all, but rather a matter of Divine design. One-click THE MAID BY MISTAKE RESCUE and dive between the pages of this sweet, suspenseful mistaken identity romance today! Second This book was previously included in the Disaster City Search and Rescue Series. It has since been revised and recovered for the Texas Hotline Series.

A Texas Ranger who’s secretly married, the award-winning chef who calls it quits and leaves him, and the search and rescue program that puts their hearts back on a collision course… It’s not easy being a Texas Ranger; Seven Colburn is living proof of that. He can tell anyone who wants to listen about the long hours, constant danger, mediocre pay, and number of marriages that don’t survive his choice of careers, including his own. When an anonymous donor pays his tuition at the prestigious Texas Hotline Training Center, he jumps at the opportunity to bury his heartache in a new challenge. Only to discover his wife has accepted the position of head chef at the same training center. Tiffany Colburn’s mother warned her not to marry her favorite Texas Ranger on Friday the thirteenth, but did she listen? No. Number one, she’s not the superstitious nut her mother is. Number two, it was the only day she and Seven could take off from work at the same time. A little over a year later, however, they’re living apart, pretending they don’t know each other, and contemplating divorce. Maybe her mother wasn’t so wrong, after all. When the first blackmail letter arrives, Seven realizes his scholarship donor has a more diabolical plan in mind than simply funding his summer training. Since the contents of the letter affect his wife as much as him, he’s forced to break his silence with her. Teaming up against a common enemy rekindles a spark between Seven and Tiffany they thought was gone forever, making them realize their latest run of bad luck might actually be a second chance at love in disguise. Grab your copy of THE UNLUCKY BRIDE RESCUE and be swept away by this sweet and swoony second-chance romantic suspense story! Second This book was previously included in the Disaster City Search and Rescue Series. It has since been revised and recovered for the Texas Hotline Series.

A cowboy private investigator who doesn’t want to spend another Christmas alone. A single mom in a pack of trouble, trying to lie low for the holidays. The snowstorm that blows in a few sizzling possibilities. Following a chance encounter, East Whitlock hasn’t been able to get a certain sassy redhead out of his mind. Though the feisty single mom insists she can take care of herself and her small son, he can’t stand the thought of anyone so sweet and lovely being alone for Christmas—in a friend’s warehouse, no less. Every instinct in him is shouting that she’s in trouble, and he happens to have the right skill set to help her. With no family to spend Christmas with, it’s not like he has anything better to do, anyway. Becky Pershing is preparing to go on the run. Before she hits the road, however, she manages to catch the attention of a former Texas Ranger working an undercover case. Though he’s a perfect gentleman, who makes her feel safer when he’s around, she refuses to flirt back. She won’t be in town long enough to date him, so why bother? Until the snowstorm of the century hits, stranding her and her son with the one man in Texas whose kind heart she might not be able to resist. TEXAS HOTLINE SERIES The Plus One Rescue The Secret Baby Rescue The Bridesmaid Rescue The Girl Next Door Rescue The Secret Crush Rescue The Bachelorette Rescue The Rebound One Rescue The Fake Bride Rescue The Blind Date Rescue The Maid by Mistake Rescue The Unlucky Bride Rescue The Temporary Family Rescue