Book excerpt: KADE After a bitter divorce, reporter Kelsey Nichols has erected a border around her heart too strong for any man to cross. She’s not ready for a relationship of any kind with any man. But when Kelsey meets Kade she can think of nothing but being in his powerful arms. Intelligence Agent Kade Owen is hot on the trail of a notorious smuggler when the sensual blonde reporter comes into his life. Once he gets a hold of Kelsey, nothing will stop Kade from winning her heart. ALEX An Armed and Dangerous novella: When Nicole Landford makes a bet with her cousins to go after the first man who “trips her trigger,” little does she know that she’s in for the ride of her life. Unfortunately it’s with the last man on earth she wants to be with. Alex Grand’s had his eye on Nicole for years. Now that he’s got her attention, he’s got more than his hands full with the wild thing who claims her heart is not up for grabs. But Alex intends to tame Nicole’s wild heart and make the woman his for keeps. ERIC Tessa Cooke is a tomboy through and through. But when she lets her best friend talk her into letting her hair down and stepping into something hot and sexy, she lands herself in the lap of Eric Ruiz, hottest lawman in town. Eric has had his eye on Tessa for some time, so when she propositions him, he doesn’t have to think twice. Once he’s had her in his arms, he’s not about to let her go.