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Jose Martinez isn’t looking for love. Not that he’s opposed to falling in love. And God knows, his mother is desperate for him to find a good woman to marry and start a family with. But he’s waiting for sparks, not willing to settle for less. Plus with his career in full swing, and a house to work on… finding love isn’t top of his list right now.

Seeing the beautiful woman on the bridge sent a shock straight through Andy's heart. Finding out she was the girl he'd tormented in high school sent a shock straight through his gut. Looks like he has his work cut out for him to convince her that he's changed in the past 12 years.

Terrance Bennett found a new home with Lighthouse Security after his career as an Army Ranger. His new assignment had him heading to the bright lights of Las Vegas to provide security for a visually-impaired scientist at a conference. The mission would be simple. Stay focused. Provide her with a safe environment. Perfect for a sullen loner. Then, he met her....

Rick had worked for Lighthouse Security along with his brother and some of the best people he’d known when he got out of the SEALs. That’s when he met her…a coworker’s sister. Sexy. Smart. And a CIA op stationed in Egypt. A few nights with Abbie made him wish for more, but she was back to the land of the pharoahs before he had a chance to convince her to stay. Needing to forge his own destiny apart from his brother, he joined the LSI partner company in California.

Adam was sure the security escort would fall into the category of the most boring mission ever. But he enjoyed getting to know the beautiful and intelligent professor’s assistant. But he caught Valerie in a meeting that ended their relationship before it began. When Valerie travels to Columbia, she discovers the man she vowed to forget was the only one who could help her. Wanting to keep her safe as well as seek her forgiveness, Adam rushes to Columbia, and with the help of his fellow LSI Keepers, finds where she is in hiding. They travel together to get back to California.

The true measure of a man is not in the mistakes he makes...but in how he handles those mistakes. Cael Holland devoted himself to his friends and family, but when his niece becomes ill, he steps up to share the burden. Out on the town one night, he runs into her. The woman with the long hair that captures his attention. A woman, after his own heart, not looking for commitment. They agree to a night with no names and no regrets. But one night isn’t enough and as they become closer, more secrets abound between the two than not knowing each other’s names.

Jared’s bad mood had him snap at the beautiful woman on the beach. After another run-in with the rude man, she decided to keep her distance. Of course, in a small town, that was harder to do than she thought it would be. Especially since he worked for the Virginia Marine Police, and she was a water analyzer for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Poole stopped at an estate to check on the security installation. The side trip on his way toward his vacation destination was supposed to be simple. Then he met the electrician installing the system. Then he found her fascinating. Then he wanted to get to know her more. Then he spent the night with her when a sudden storm approached. Then he wanted to see her again when they parted ways. Yep… complicated. She ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time and now has a target on her back. Yep... dangerous.

Dolby had earned his down time, eager for the solitude. Then he met her. One innocent night with a beautiful woman as they sheltered from the storm, Dolby wanted a chance to know her more. But with the morning light, she was gone.

When trust is broken by loss and grief, can it ever be repaired? High school sweethearts and young lovers, Brad and Suzy had vowed to stay together forever, but loss separated the young lovers. Moving on with their lives, neither could fill the empty void nor forget their first love. Suzanne McDonald had closed herself off to dating in spite of the best efforts of her friends to play matchmaker and threw herself into her job as a veterinary technician.

Jeb went to the island to find out who had been hacking into his LSIWC programs. What he discovered wasn't what he expected. It was so much more. His childhood past comes back, both to haunt him and give him what he thought was closure. But instead, it gave him a chance for a future he never dreamed could be his. Skylar needed help. What arrived was more than she could have hoped for. A chance to forget the past and focus forward on the man she thought she could never have.

Military duty called them away to war zones, but after tours overseas, the group of friends found their way back home as men, seeking the peaceful little seaside town. Now, the band of brothers, together once more, work to provide a place for less fortunate veterans to call home. Colt Hudson, Sheriff of North Heron County, has little time for anything other than his job…and keeping an eye on the pretty waitress at The Diner.

Rafe Walker gained fame while in the Army when he was photographed for a Military Calendar. Afterward, modeling contracts rolled in but he found his life in California lacking and longed for a change. Accepting an offer to work as a groundkeeper for a shut-in one summer, near his family in Virginia, he jumps at the chance to return to his roots. But as he got to know the enigmatic woman, he began to desire a more permanent change with her. But secrets abound between the two and when they are revealed, will he have lost his chance for a new forever?

A rescuer at heart, paramedic Jaxon Chapman enjoyed kicking back when off the job, and that included the ladies. But as his friends began to find meaningful relationships, he wondered if his world was missing something. An Olympic hopeful, Morgan McAlister had control of her water destiny, and that included standing on the platform at the next Olympics. Meeting the charismatic Jaxon had her wondering if there was room for him in her life. But one moment in time, changed her world forever.

Two outcasts shared a friendship in childhood, but for Asher Swain, his memories were tortured by an accident that claimed his only friend. Years later, he met a woman reading as she sat by a pond in a park. The two strangers began a friendship over a love of literature that developed into love for each other. But, when Asher realized they shared a past as well as their present, he kept his secret, afraid for Penelope to find out who he really was.

A dreamer. An artist. A woodcarver. For Cas, raised with seven brothers by the indomitable Miss Ethel, he reveled in being able to be himself. And when Bianca moved into the house across the street, he had no idea his childhood friend would eventually become a young love, only to be taken away. Years later, both on their own, Cas and Bianca discover that sometimes miracles can repeat themselves and second chances are possible.

Brad hoped the night of fun with the beautiful baker would turn into something more. Too bad she came with drama he didn’t have time for. Bess wanted to break her streak of bad decisions when it came to men. Too bad the handsome detective was a jerk like the rest of them. But for Brad and Bess, it would take time… and a crime… to bring them back together. And now they had a chance to put all their misses behind them and discover that the hero they were both holding out for was each other.

Ian was ready to go home to good family and a new job. But a glance at a woman in the Atlanta Airport USO reminded him of someone years before, when he'd spent a month by her side and in her bed. But they'd made no promises other than to enjoy the time they had in the middle of a war.

With the threat of terrorists developing means of biological warfare, retired Navy SEAL Logan (Preacher) Bishop jumped at the chance to run a mission in Alaska, monitoring the activities of a newly established ISIS cell. Vivian Sanders, a biologist with the Department of Homeland Security, was tasked with finding out what the terrorists were creating. Assigned to work with an agent on a cell in Alaska, she was stunned to find she was being paired with a security specialist, and he knew nothing about their cover - living next door to the terrorists and pretending to be married.

Ethel fell for the handsome George Wiseman when she was only sixteen. She found the love of her life only to lose him too early. Determined to live her life with purpose, she became a foster mother. And discovered a new kind of love as she offered her home, her heart, and her wisdom to the heroes she raised, through a lifetime of Christmases.