THE PAST IS NEVER TOO FAR BEHIND… When Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi's E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson. Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne… or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she's all grown up—but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending?

The McCaffertys: Matt Matt has never met a woman who wouldn't succumb to the McCafferty charm. But beautiful Kelly Dillinger, the cop assigned to his sister's hit-and-run case, proves indifferent to his attention. Her all-business attitude pricks his ego…and fires up his blood. The more she resists, the more determined he becomes to break down her defenses. Matt might think that law enforcement is no place for a lady, but he might soon find himself making a plea for passion.

Slade McCafferty had thus far avoided being lassoed by a member of the opposite sex—the confirmed bachelor was too busy raising hell to settle down. Fifteen years ago daredevil Slade had taken wild child Jamie Parsons' innocence—and then broken her heart. But now Jamie was back in town, a lawyer, all confidence and polished professionalism. And seeing her again set off a tidal wave of emotions Slade thought he'd dammed up ages ago. What had happened between them was ancient history. Still, there was something about Jamie that made Slade ache for more. A hell of a lot more...

First published in 2004, a fan-favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson. Was hiding the identity of her child's father worthrisking her life? Randi McCafferty seemed to believeso, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell-bent onchanging her mind. Hired by her well-meaning butoverbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe,Kurt knew the only way to eliminate the danger wasto reveal Randi's darkest secret…any way he could. But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forcedto confront his own well-hidden he wantedthe very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. YetKurt feared having Randi in his bed would leavethem both vulnerable to a force neither had everimagined….