A ballet dancer finds refuge and romance on a Maryland horse ranch in this romantic suspense novel for fans of Rachel Grant and Cynthia Eden. With her life at risk, Sarah Cooper hangs up her ballet shoes and flees her glamorous career in San Diego. She assumes a new identity and takes refuge at a horse ranch in rural Maryland. Mucking stalls is a far cry from center stage, and the ranch's so-called "horse whisperer" is the complete opposite of the men she's used to. He's stubborn, sullen, and sexy. Unfortunately, he's also suspicious. Of her. Bruce Murphy trusts his horses, and since the new ranch hand showed up, they've been skittish. Sarah's trouble, and Bruce wants her gone before he loses anyone else he cares about. She challenges him until he can't decide if he should kiss or shake her. But the more time they spend together, the more he sees the truth: Sarah isn't trouble, she's in trouble. Bruce protects his heart as tightly as Sarah guards...

Defying danger, discovering love.Free-spirited Maddie Cooper never considered settling down—until Scott Fisher. But when the DEA agent left her with a broken heart and no forwarding address, Maddie dug in deeper with her first love: archaeology.Scott suffered a tragic loss while on assignment and gave up on all the things that brought light to his life, including Maddie. She deserves far better than the dark, dangerous world that consumes him. Staying away from her turns out easier said than done as the man he's chasing leads him to Maddie's latest work site. Her spitfire attitude and impulsive nature have a habit of getting her into trouble, and her latest stunt places her in grave danger.After a devastating break-in at her artifacts storage facility, Maddie's shocked when Scott is assigned to the case. As if his reappearance and the...