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Grayson's a retired boxer who finds a baby on his doorstep with the note "She's yours." Except she isn't. She can't be. Or maybe she can...What's a guy to do but ask his single-mom, next door neighbor for help?***Retired boxer Grayson Hollister is trying his best to stay off the booze and run a successful martial arts center when he finds a baby on his doorstep. Uncertain who she or the mother might be, he enlists his next-door neighbor to help him find the answers. Kara McGarrity runs the town's food pantry and soup kitchen. A single mom who's seen her share of abuse, the last thing she wants is to get involved with someone with a past like Grayson's. But with a baby's future at stake, her maternal instincts kick in. Though both Grayson and Kara are determined to put the baby's interests before their own, it's only a matter of time before adrenaline and attraction take over. But the moment they let down their guard, a local threat they never suspected becomes a danger to them all. A full-length, stand-alone novel in a brand new contemporary romance series, where every chapter is an hour in the countdown to find answers before it's too late...

Blues. Beale Street. A crazed ex-boyfriend looking to get even.Anything can happen in 24 hours...***Welcome to Book Two in this new series by a USA Today best-selling author! COUNTDOWN: ETHAN is a full-length, stand-alone novel in a brand new contemporary romance series, where every chapter is an hour in the countdown to find answers before it's too late...Tired of waiting for her boyfriend to commit, Dakota James travels 1000 miles to visit her best friend in Memphis. The only problem? She's taken a piece of electronic evidence that connects her ex to a felony and he's tailing her to get it back. Sports reporter Ethan Meriweather avoids romantic connections at all costs. When his friends convince him to go partying on Beale Street, he has plans for an early night. But all that changes when he meets Dakota. As the evening unfolds, small talk turns to hopes, dreams, shared loss, and white-hot attraction. But when Dakota's violent ex-boyfriend shows up, she and Ethan will have to make a decision, and take a stand, that could change both their lives forever.

How far will we go to protect the ones we love?Steele Walker has one chance to save his job at the family newspaper. Terrorists have kidnapped a Hollywood star, and he's landed an interview with the grieving mother. Even better, the granddaughter who hasn't been heard from in years shows up on the doorstep. It's the story of a lifetime, and all he has to do is deliver.Kira March left home vowing never to return. But with her father kidnapped and her grandmother cracking under media pressure, it's up to her to destroy all evidence of a guarded family secret. Yet as the hours pass, she finds herself falling for the very man who could destroy her. And when Steele comforts her in the wake of a midnight tragedy, he remembers why it's a bad idea to get emotionally involved with an interview subject. Especially when the family name is on the line.