Brenda Jackson

Passionate payback They say you can forgive but you can never forget. Virgil Bougard takes that saying to heart. Four years ago Kara Goshay believed a vicious lie about him and ended their relationship. And even after her apology, Virgil is still bitter. He doesn't intend to make things easy for Kara when his family's firm hires her PR company to revamp his playboy image. But faking a liaison with Kara for the media backfires when the line between...

"Police detective Joy Ingram's connection to elite security expert Stonewall Courson is instant. Undeniable. Electric. But her commitment to protect and serve has always come first. Everything else is secondary--especially when she uncovers an underground surrogate baby-making ring. Joy can't risk a distraction during the most important case of her career, not even one as sexy as reformed ex-con Stonewall. There are few things Stonewall values more...

LaKenna James, who is temporarily staying with her best friend and crush Reese Madaris, is wary when Reese focuses his attentions on her, but when her life is placed in danger, he proves just how far he will go for love.

From the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself. That makes Quasar doubly determined to watch over her?the closer, the better?as she's drawn into a dangerous gang rivalry.

"No red-blooded man turns down the chance to escort gorgeous Trinity Matthews. For her, Adrian Westmoreland will pretend to be her man. But keeping his hands to himself? That is impossible. A Westmoreland always keeps his word, but how long will it be before Adrian turns this fake affair into something real?"--Page 4 of cover