Book excerpt: Mills & Boon Intrigue — Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Sticking To Her Guns - B.J. Daniels Tommy Colt is stunned when his childhood best friend — and love — Bella Worthington abruptly announces she’s engaged to their old-time nemesis! Knowing her better than anyone, Tommy’s convinced she’d only agree to a sham marriage if something was dangerously wrong. Now Colt Brothers Investigations’ newest partner is racing to uncover the truth and ask Bella a certain question…if they survive. Newlywed Assignment - Barb Han Hard-headed ATF legend Quint Casey knows he’s playing with fire asking Agent Ree Sheppard to re-up as his undercover wife. To crack a ruthless Houston weapons ring, they must keep the mission — and their explosive chemistry — under control. But Quint’s determined need for revenge and Ree’s risky moves are turning the heat up even more and putting everything on the line… Cold Case Captive - Tyler Anne Snell Returning to Kelby Creek only intensifies Detective Lily Howard’s soul-crushing guilt and anger. As a teenager she chose to rescue her friend and childhood crush, Anthony Perez, rather than pursue the man abducting his sister. Years later, investigating the cold case with Ant stirs up even more troubling emotions in the usually guarded detective. Soon another teen girl’s disappearance offers a tantalising new lead. To justice? Or inescapable danger? Foothills Field Search - Maggie Wells When two kids are kidnapped from plain sight, Officer Brady Nichols and his intrepid canine, Winnie, spring into action. Single mother Cassie Whitaker thought she’d left big-city peril behind — until it followed her to Jasper. Brady and his K-9 are on the case, but can they protect Cassie from a stalker who won’t take no for an answer? Undercover Rescue - Nicole Helm After the husband she thought was dead returns with revenge on his mind, Veronica Shay resolves to confront her secret past. Her old boss and friend, Granger McMillan, has previous ties to organised criminals and won’t let Shay handle them on her own. But when they fall into a nefarious trap, they’ll need to call in their entire North Star family in order to stay alive… The Heart-Shaped Murders - Denise N. Wheatley Attacked and left with a partial heart-shaped symbol carved into her chest, forensic investigator Lena Love’s latest hunt has become personal. But leaving L.A. to return to her hometown comes with its own danger — like detective David Hudson, the love she left behind. Sparks fly, even as Lena is targeted and stalked, and bodies — all marked with the killer’s signature heart — are discovered in David’s jurisdiction…