When the oath to protect and serve tangles with love, expect sparks and lots of heat! Hot firemen, alpha cops, sexy detectives, and dashing federal agents...this anthology from 9 best-selling and award-winning authors will have you rooting for your favorite heroes and heroines as they step up to the greatest challenge of their lives—to protect and love. Special Agent Finnegan - Mimi Barbour FBI Undercover agent, Finnegan O'Reilly, is desperate to protect his audacious father, keep his female partner infatuated and catch New York City’s suicide killers. The sting is set to take place in O’Reilly’s, the family bar. Detective Reneé Knight’s job – be his make-believe wife and hire the devious assassins to kill him. His job - catch them before they can complete their mission. Not Afraid To Love you - Jude Ouvrard Lilly McCarthy thought she'd found her happy ever after right up until he beat the hell out of her. Her family offers a safe haven and when trouble comes a calling, her high school crush, Lennox, steps into the fray. Can Lilly overcome her fear to give love another chance? The Sheriff Meets His Match- Jacquie Biggar Jack Garrett is satisfied with his uncomplicated life. He has a good job as the sheriff of his hometown, a nice home, and a beautiful teenage daughter. Jack struggles against his attraction for the disorganized new hire at the department, Laurel Thomas. Can two people with enough emotional baggage to sink a ship find a way to give each other a chance, or is this match doomed to drown? Protecting His Wolfe- Melissa Keir Betsie Wolfe leaves her cozy little life for a job in the big city,never expecting to witness a murder. Detective Jonah Pigg falls for Betsie at a murder scene. He will have to keep her safe from the killer. Passion ignites in stressful situations and lust leads Betsie and Jonah into each other’s arms. But is their relationship a matter of desire, or something more? Love is a Fire - Lyssa Layne Dr. Katy Malone has sworn off love after losing those she loves most in her life including her father, a member of the FDNY. Firefighter Nick Garrity is on a search for the future Mrs. Garrity. One look at Dr. Malone and Nick knows he's found his future wife but can he convince her to love again? Distorted Loyalties - Stacy Eaton Emergency room Doctor Rachel Wilde and Detective Grant Murphy meet by chance and it takes only one glance and a simple touch to ignite their senses. When Grant’s wife is in a tragic accident, Rachel goes above and beyond to save her life. It is the moment she faces Grant again that their lives begin to spin out of control. Crushed - Jade Kerrion Cody Hart should never have made it to his twenty-fifth birthday. What he hadn’t counted on, though, was his best friend dying instead of him. Financially ruined by the death of her brother, Felicity Rivers is down to her last hundred dollars when Cody offers his help, at a price. She’s out of options, but nothing on Earth could possibly entice her into the arms of the man who killed her brother. Crime & Passion - Chantel Rhondeau Donovan Andrews is a goodcop, but when it comes to dealing with abusive men, he makes them regret theiractions. Madeline Scott is new in town, running from a failed relationship, andshe stumbles across a body on the beach and witnesses someone fleeing thescene. When Donovan becomes the prime suspect he turns to Madeline, hoping shecan clear his name. However, the passion between them may prove more dangerousthan the elusive killer. Love in a Pawn Shop - Bonnie Edwards A pit bull, a pawn shop and a pain-in-the-butt kid brother… Dix has had enough of dusty shelves and desperate people. With her teenage brother graduating, Dix needs to buy her one-way ticket to Paris and get out! Except sexy cop Dane Caldwell walks into her store looking for stolen goods, threatening everything, including her heart. Can Dane convince Dix that love is more than another complication?