Callaghan Brothers

Two secret pasts... one passionate love story.Taryn Malone is stranded, broke, and desperate for help. But even if the sexy bartender she's been eyeing offers her a job for the evening... even if he seduces her with his impossibly intense blue eyes... even if every fiber of her heart tells her to stay with him... she can't.Because Taryn Malone doesn't exist.Jake Callaghan has been running the family's Irish pub for years now. When he sees Taryn standing out alone in the rain, he does what he's been trained to do as a SEAL - he rescues her. It has nothing to do with her full, firm curves, or her loose, golden-blonde hair, or the way she brushes against him that sends lightning bolts through his body. It's just the right thing to do.ReallyBut both Taryn and Jake are hiding secrets from each other. Dangerous secrets. And neither one of them knows just how dangerous it can be to fall in love...

You never forget your first love.Lexi O'Connell has secretly been in love with Ian Callaghan for more than ten years. So when she returns to Pine Ridge and he turns those sexy crystal blue eyes her way, she doesn't have a hope of resisting, even if she knows it can only be for one night.Even if it will break her heart. Because while she would know him anywhere, he doesn't even recognize her.Ian Callaghan is mischievous, playful, and irresistible to women. When he sets his sights on the attractive young woman who has been discreetly staring at him, he doesn't think twice about seducing her.It wasn't supposed to be more than one night. And falling in love with her was definitely not part of the plan.A few days is all Ian needs to know that Lexi is The One. His croie. His soul mate. And he doesn't understand how she can just walk away.But what Ian doesn't understand might just kill her.

Monsters do exist. Fortunately, so do slayers.Nicki Milligan knows all about monsters. She lives with them. Fights them every day.She doesn't have time for distractions, especially not the incredibly hot alpha-male who seems to have taken an interest and knows just how to push her buttons. In coming to Pine Ridge, she hopes to finally fulfill a childhood vow she made to her twin brother years earlier.Because no child should have to endure what they did.Former SEAL Sean Callaghan always knew that no ordinary woman would do it for him. When he encounters the mysterious woman in his garage, it is lust at first sight. She is his every dark fantasy wrapped up in one sexy package.It doesn't take him long to figure out that she's so much more than that. Or that there's a lot more to Nicki than meets the eye.Sean knows he is tough, but Nicki might just be tougher. Now he just has to convince her that they were made for each other.

When you finally find the right one, and then the unthinkable happens…Shane Callaghan is used to drawing female attention, but this is the first time a woman actually drooled over him.From the moment he spotted the pretty blonde catching a few Z's during his lecture, a spark ignited deep in his chest. And each minute he spends with the gentle-hearted Kindergarten teacher only fans the flames.Lacie McCain is not the type of woman to be easily smitten, but as soon as the gorgeous lawyer turns those beautiful blues her way, she's a goner. His quiet intensity and gentlemanly charm are impossible to resist.Shane and Lacie are meant to be together. Everyone can see that.Everyone except the one who is determined to keep them apart.

Commendable resolve? Or foolish pride?Kieran Callaghan has it all. As the sole remaining single male of the Callaghan clan, he is drawing a lot of female attention. Not only is the former SEAL easy on the eyes and the poster boy for BodyWorks, the fitness center he owns/operates, but he is a genuinely nice guy with a white-knight complex.The only thing he doesn't have is the one thing he wants most: a croie with whom to share his life.Faith O'Connell is a young, single mom hoping for a fresh start for her and her teenage son. Life hasn't been easy, but they've managed. Once forced to live off the charity of others, she is determined to make it on her own.When Kieran shows up on her doorstep, Faith is quite sure she's met the perfect man. He might just be the best friend she's ever had, and her son adores him. But they come from two vastly different worlds, and Faith knows it can't be anything more. She's already been down that road once, and has the scars to prove it.Kieran doesn't care about any of that. Faith is his. And he will do anything to convince her that when you find your croie, nothing else matters.

Control.Aidan Harrison likes it. Needs it. As CEO of the hugely successful Celtic Goddess franchise, he wields it as skillfully in the boardroom as he does the bedroom. It's made him millions and put him at the top of his game. He wants for nothing.Except a woman who is more interested in him than his bottom line.As a close friend of the Callaghan family, he's witnessed the croie phenomena seven times over in as many years. Dare he hope that by shedding his public persona, he might find a soul mate of his own? A woman capable of taking his inner beast and leaving his wealth, power, and prestige?Everything about Mary O'Rourke is average. Brown hair, brown eyes, average height and weight. There is absolutely nothing remarkable about her, except her compassion.She has spent her entire life taking care of others: her father, her husband, her man-crazy mother. She secretly wishes that just once, someone would take care of her.When a gorgeous stranger suddenly appears New Year's Eve, she's not sure what to think. He's a walking contradiction. Aidan does things to her no man has ever done, and more surprisingly, she likes it.But as she soon discovers, surrendering her body is far less risky than trusting him with her heart.

"I'll love you forever, mo croie beloved."All his life, Jack Callaghan has been a fighter and a survivor.For his country - as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam.For his family - as the proud son of immigrants, fierce friend, beloved husband, and father of seven strapping sons.For his life - in war, in covert ops, and now unexpectedly stricken by a shadow that's loomed over the Callaghan men for generations.Jack's most recent brush with death brings back a lifetime of memories in vivid, realistic detail. The best times of his life, as well as the worst. Through it all, he's always fought the good fight, because he's always had people depending on him.But now, his sons are grown with families of their own. They run the Pub, the Team and the family, as well.After twenty-five years without his croie, he's tired. Tired of fighting, tired of existing without her. Especially when he is so close to seeing his Kathleen again.

Being bad is better together.As the CEO of Dumas Industries, billionaire playboy Spencer Dumas couldn't care less what people think of him. He's got money, power, prestige, and plenty of female attention to keep him satisfied. In fact, he wants for nothing, except possibly the one thing his wealth and privilege won't allow: a life of his own.Ask anyone in Pine Ridge and they'll be happy to bend your ear with tales of Kayla O'Connell's terrible deeds. She's the first to admit she's made some mistakes, but unlike everyone else, she's moved on. All she wants now is to live her life in peace, without giving the gossip mongers anything else to talk about.Staying under the radar isn't hard - until she crosses paths with the corporate bad boy at an exclusive island resort. She knows she shouldn't, but there's no denying the instant and powerful sexual attraction between them. Being so far away from home, they can indulge their darker sides and do wicked, wicked things. No one ever has to know.

Just because he's back home doesn't mean he can forget.Every day is a struggle for Brian McCain. Betrayed by his best friend and abandoned by his country, he feels broken and unable to connect with anyone. But Tori Donovan is different. She shines a light into his darkness and keeps the demons at bay, at least for a little while.Tori has demons of her own. All her life, she's been let down by those who should have been protecting her. She's learned the only one she can depend on is herself. Brian might be the exception. He's a great guy, everything she's looking for, but he's too caught up in his own problems to see the truth.When their relationship goes beyond friendship, Brian thinks the best option is to walk away. Tori's sudden and unexpected disappearance is the wake-up call he needs, and Brian learns he's not as alone or as broken as he thought.

How can two people who are all wrong for each other be so right?Corinne McCain has always had a thing for bad boys. The problem is, most of them are well, bad. Nick is different. Sure, he's dark, mysterious, and totally rocking the bad boy vibe, but beneath his rebellious exterior lies a heart of gold.She knows, because she's been paying attention. Unlike him, who barely seems to know she exists.Until she's unwittingly drawn into a drug trafficking operation targeting teens at the Zone, that is. Nick Milligan is no choir boy. Despite his efforts to leave his past behind, there are some things that can never be forgotten, forgiven, or undone. He's made his peace with it. Mostly.Deep down, he longs for a woman with a good heart and a wild soul. One who'll accept him and his dark past and wants to share his future. But in his jaded soul, he knows there is no such woman for him.In the course of identifying and eliminating the newest threat against his kids, however, he discovers he's been wrong about a lot of things-including the fact that what he's been looking for has been right in front of him all along.Now, he can only hope he's not too late …