Book excerpt: Cardwell Christmas Crime Scene - B.J. Daniels Dee Anna Justice had thought that her convict father was her only living relative. Now Walter Justice, fearing for his daughter's safety, urges her to seek out her cousins in Montana. Calling in a decades-old debt, he also enlists private investigator Beau Tanner to protect her. Despite their fiery attraction, she resents the bodyguard her dad foists on her. Trust doesn't come easy to DJ. But the warm, embracing family she finds at Cardwell ranch just might begin to soften her suspicious nature, and learning to trust the sexy PI may be the key to saving her life. Deadly Holiday Reunion - Lenora Worth Texas Ranger Jake Cavanaugh will do anything to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Even turning to his high school sweetheart, Ella Terrell, for help. The ex-FBI agent is lucky to be alive after her own encounter with the vengeful madman. And now history seems to be repeating itself this holiday season. Ella needs time to sort through the past - yet time is a luxury they don't have. For the kidnapper is taunting them with misleading clues and a ticking clock. But Ella will bring Jake's child home at all costs - even at the risk of losing her heart and her life...