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The Protectors
2022
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4.42
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2101
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The Protectors They’re law enforcement, firefighters, soldiers, and private bodyguards. They’ll put themselves between you and danger. You can count on them to pull you out of a tough spot. But after all they’ve seen and done, they guard their hearts carefully. When they meet the right woman, are they strong enough to let love in? Her Baby, His Heart by Karen Sandler Lori must make a decision that could change her life. Gabe is struggling to let go of the one thing he cherishes most. The choices they’re each wrestling with are in direct opposition. Can they ever reach across the divide between them to find happiness together? Her Knight, Her Protector by Lisa Mondello Former Marine Police Officer and rodeo bull rider, Jesse Knight is no stranger to danger. But when animals in the rodeo circuit start mysteriously falling sick and dying, he can't just walk away. Especially when Carly, the lovely stock contract owner starts receiving death threats. Jessie had been ready to retire from Rodeo and settle down on a small Wyoming ranch, but how can he sit back while defenseless animals and a woman he's come to love are in danger? Tangled Hearts by Barbara McMahon Jake Morgan responds to a routine B&E. To his surprise, it's the home of the woman he walked away from two years ago. Now, nothing adds up—not who's stalking her, nor why she's still single. He'll do his best to find the stalker—he'd do that for any citizen. But will he lay his heart on the line for a woman he never should have left? A Man of Honor by Linda Barrett Heather Marshall is fearless in protecting her inner-city teens. Officer Dave McCoy sees trouble ahead. Her van is falling apart, drugs are everywhere. Why can’t she trust her safety—and her heart—to a cop? Prince Charming Undercover by Debra Salonen Las Vegas restaurateur Grace Parlier doesn’t gamble, but she risks more than her dowry when she falls for Nick Lightner—gorgeous ex-con or long-awaited prince charming? Texas Protector by Jean Brashear He’s a detective forever haunted by the night when he couldn’t save a young girl from trauma. Now that young girl is a cop herself, and he must send her undercover to lure a murderer. Firefly in the Night by Ginger Chambers A father’s care. A hard man’s skill. Will that be enough to save Marlie’s life? Luc’s Unwilling Wife by Day Leclaire Dantes’ security chief, Luc Dante is coerced into six weeks of protection duty for heiress Téa de Luca—just until she reaches her twenty-fifth birthday and can claim her inheritance. The job should be a snap for the powerful, former Special Forces tough guy, except for one thing. When the two touch, the Dantes’ legendary Inferno strikes, warning that the two are soul mates, making his job oh-so much more difficult! Falling for the Bodyguard by Jean Oram Evander believes he’s only good for one thing: stopping bullets meant for others. But as he protects a single mom, he finds himself wishing for the one thing war took from him—a life worth living. Waiting for You by Kathryn Shay He’s a hotshot cop with a heart of gold and she’s a former ballerina in a wheelchair. Can they overcome the roadblocks to their life together or will the past end their relationship?

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Authors

Karen Sandler
Karen Sandler
Author · 28 books

Karen Sandler adores writing characters with less-than-perfect lives, who feel deeply, but don't always share those emotions out loud. Her heroes and heroines have been through dark times, but still reach toward the light. They are always worthy of love and redemption. Happy endings, guaranteed. In addition to writing novels, Karen loves riding her beautiful Arab mare, Sashey La Fey (aka, Shey), and is an avid folk dancer. She lives in Northern California with her husband and dance partner, Gary, and two cats—ginger cat Alani and former feral Zak. Sign up for Karen's Romance & Mystery newsletter here. Sign up for Karen's Science Fiction newsletter here.

Ginger Chambers
Ginger Chambers
Author · 17 books

Contact: ginger@gingerchambers.com https://www.facebook.com/GingerChambe... Ginger Chambers was born in Texas, USA. She had no plans to become a writer while she was growing up. But she always loved words and stories, so it was only natural that the inevitable happened, when she published her first romance novel in 1981. After writing over thirty books, Ginger still loves the profession she was ultimately drawn to. She considers it one of the great joys of her life to be able to create characters that come to life on the page and place them in situations that entertain her, as well as her readers. She authored the popular seven-book series The West Texans. Her two children now grown, Ginger makes her home with her husband near the beautiful Pacific in Northern California. Ginger loves to hear from readers. You can reach her through her web site or email her and at gingerchambers@sbcglobal.net

Jean Oram
Jean Oram
Author · 47 books

My newsletter subscribers just got a FREE book. Are you getting fun stuff from me? If not, subscribe here for exclusive freebies, giveaways, and new release info: http://www.jeanoram.com/FreeBook Jean Oram grew up in an old schoolhouse in a Canadian town, population 100 (cats and dogs not included). She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author of feel-good, tingle-inducing, heartwarming romances. Jean lives in Canada with her husband, two kids, cat, dog, and the pesky deer that wander into her yard to eat her rose bushes and apple trees. She can often be found outdoors or reading a book. (And of course at her laptop writing your next irresistible read!) Subscribe to Jean's newsletter and get a taste of her small town comedies that will have you laughing while falling in love: www.JeanOram.com/signup

Lisa Mondello
Lisa Mondello
Author · 52 books

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, Lisa Mondello, has held many jobs in her life but being a published authors is the last job she'll ever have. She's not retiring! She blames the creation of the personal computer for her leap into writing novels. Otherwise, she'd still be penning stories with paper and pen. Her first book, All I Want for Christmas is You won Best First Book in the Golden Quill. Her books have finaled in the HOLT Medallion, and the Colorado Award of Excellence contests. In 2011 she re-released her award winning book All I Want for Christmas is You along with a re-issue of her romantic comedy, The Marriage Contract, with a new contemporary romance called The Knight and Maggie's Baby. In 2012 she reissued the first 3 books of her popular Western Romance Series TEXAS HEARTS including Her Heart for the Asking, His Heart for the Trusting and

Kathryn Shay
Kathryn Shay
Author · 102 books

Kathryn Shay is a lifelong writer. At fifteen, she penned her first 'romance,' a short story about a female newspaper reporter in New York City and her fight to make a name for herself in a world of male journalists - and with one hardheaded editor in particular. Looking back, Kathryn says she should have known then that writing was in her future. But as so often happens, fate sent her detouring down another path. Fully intending to pursue her dream of big city lights and success in the literary world, Kathryn took every creative writing class available at the small private women's college she attended in upstate New York. Instead, other dreams took precedence. She met and subsequently married a wonderful guy who'd attended a neighboring school, then completed her practice teaching, a requirement for the education degree she never intended to use. But says Kathryn, "I fell in love with teaching the first day I was up in front of a class, and knew I was meant to do that." Kathryn went on to build a successful career in the New York state school system, thoroughly enjoying her work with adolescents. But by the early 1990s, she'd again made room in her life for writing. It was then that she submitted her first manuscript to publishers and agents. Despite enduring two years of rejections, she persevered. And on a snowy December afternoon in 1994, Kathryn Shay sold her first book to Harlequin Superromance. Since that first sale, Kathryn has written twenty-one books for Harlequin, nine mainstream contemporary romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, and two online novellas, which Berkley then published in traditional print format. Kathryn has become known for her powerful characterizations - readers say they feel they know the people in her books - and her heart-wrenching, emotional writing (her favorite comments are that fans cried while reading her books or stayed up late to finish them). In testament to her skill, the author has won five RT BookClub Magazine Reviewers Choice Awards, three Holt Medallions, two Desert Quill Awards, the Golden Leaf Award, and several online accolades. Even in light of her writing success, that initial love of teaching never wavered for Kathryn. She finished out her teaching career in 2004, retiring from the same school where her career began. These days, she lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children. "My life is very full," she reports, "but very happy. I consider myself fortunate to have been able to pursue and achieve my dreams."

Debra Salonen
Debra Salonen
Author · 51 books
  • Born and raised in Brookings, South Dakota. Youngest of five (much youngest). A Baby Boomer who married her high school sweetheart (our lockers were side-by-side). Mother of two, grandmother of three darling princesses, dog mother of 2.5 mutts.
  • Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Master’s degree in Geography and History.
  • Job history: taxi driver, flax seed counter, cartographer, rural mail carrier, substitute teacher, secretary/community liaison for Merced College’s Child Development Center, bookkeeper, journalist, author.
  • First sale story: June, 1999, to Harlequin Superromance. Total number of books sold to Harlequin =27.
  • Honors and awards: Romantic Times BOOKreviews, 2006 Series Storyteller of the Year. Winner: Best Superromance of 2010: Until He Met Rachel. Nominated for Desert Quill in 2008.
  • First book published by Tule Press, summer 2014: Cowgirl Come Home. The Big Sky Mavericks series opens Aug. 2014 with: Nobody's Cowboy.
Barbara McMahon
Barbara McMahon
Author · 118 books

Bestselling, award winning author Barbara McMahon has written more than 80 novels which have sold more than 16 million copies world wide in more than fifty countries in twenty-eight languages. Known for her heartwarming, emotional stories, she excels in capturing those feelings when first falling in love. She has won or been nominated for every major award in the romance genre from a double nomination in the RITA to winning the Bookseller's Best, National Readers Choice Award and the prestigious HOLT Medallion, among others. Barbara lives in a rural county in California's gold rush country. She loves the history of the place and is involved in the county's genealogy group and historic cemetery preservation in addition to volunteering one day a week at the local Animal Shelter.

Jean Brashear
Jean Brashear
Author · 53 books

A letter to Rod Stewart resulting in a Cinderella birthday for her daughter sowed the seeds of New York Times and USAToday bestselling author Jean Brashear's writing career. A lifelong avid reader, at the age of forty-five with no experience and no training, she decided to see if she could write a book. It was a wild leap that turned her whole life upside down, but she would tell you that though she's never been more terrified, she's never felt more exhilarated or more alive. She's an ardent proponent of not putting off your dreams until that elusive 'someday'—take that leap now. Over fifty published novels later, the five-time RITA finalist and RTBookReviews Career Achievement Award winner has accumulated a whole passel of war stories to swap and loves nothing better than talking writing and books with readers and fellow writers. And she'd still take that leap, war wounds and all.

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