Love and Other Jobs

Laurel Brook is not sick. Sure, she just fell into a shelf of Noodle-Os at the grocery store and startled the unsuspecting patrons, but she's definitely not sick. The problem is, the hot doctor who just caught her in his arms after she lost her balance? He doesn't agree. Dr. Lachlan Cade can tell Laurel needs help, and even if it means bending the rules, he's going to give it. Laurel is just as determined never to rely on a man again, but that's a hard vow to keep when Lachlan's touch gives her tachycardia and his soothing promises feel like warm honey on her tongue. Despite her misgivings, Laurel finds herself in a predicament with only two choices-go with Dr. Cade to his house for treatment, or rack up a medical bill in the hospital she can't afford. As Laurel reluctantly learns to accept help and heal, a mysterious threat ends up in Lachlan's inbox, and he has a sinking feeling it has something to do with the reason Laurel refuses to trust in the first place. Suddenly, he isn't just worried about hanging onto the hilarious but sexy patient who tumbled into his arms. He's worried Laurel's wounds run dangerously deep, and if they can't trust each other, they'll both end up scarred.

Being a young, semi-talented artist with big dreams is hard enough for June Matthews, but to make matters worse, her boss is a total dick. Dr. Amos Brady, a neurosurgeon, and unapologetic a-hole, seems determined to make his secretary's life miserable. When Dr. Brady rudely points out that her "stripper" underwear is showing, June decides she's had enough. Well, okay, she hadn't meant to set his pants on fire, but she isn't mad about it, either. That is, until their office manager makes everyone go to a wilderness retreat to "foster communication" and force everyone to get along. June doesn't intend to get along with Dr. Brady . . . but she does intend to get even. Amos barely notices the fuming "pocket doll" reincarnation marching around indignantly under his nose. He's got bigger problems than June Matthews. His research in the field of connectomics has hit an enormous snag, and now his office manager thinks they need a weekend in the Tetons to improve office morale. Nobody has time for that. But then June tries and fails-miserably-to land a prank on Amos at the retreat, and it has Dr. Brady rethinking his initial assumptions about quirky June Matthews. Has she always been that . . . sparkly? He isn't sure what he would do with a sprinkle-covered cupcake like June, but he's willing to take a taste and find out.

Azura has to chase down a crime syndicate of lumberjacks. As bizarre as that sounds, it's her only lead to help her brother, Dr. Amos Brady, and some of her wealthiest clients. Despite her deep misgivings about nature and relaxation as a whole, she goes all in and rents a cabin in a Colorado national forest to go undercover. But when a hiking excursion goes wrong, she stumbles right into the arms of a masked man who is as terrifying as he is enticing. He goes by the name of Wolf, and the only thing more frustrating than his determination to keep Azura from escaping his cabin is the way she starts to feel about him. Wolf wants nothing more than to finish his drone pilot assignment in the woods and get back to his life in Seattle. But then a smart-mouthed, high-profile lawyer finds her way into his cabin, and he has no choice but to keep her locked up until the mission is completed. The problem is, just as things are heating up with his operation to infiltrate a dangerous crime syndicate, Azura becomes a direct target of the deadly organization. Wolf is soon forced to choose between completing his assignment as planned or protecting the attorney he's been keeping in his bed. He soon realizes that he would do anything to protect thorny Azura Brady . . . even if it means putting his life at risk.

Top-tier lawyer Zev Brady is not in control. Ever since a half-naked heiress fell out of a tree and onto his head, the carefully crafted order in his life has gone berserk. One moment, he was at a wedding his bossy sister, Azura, had forced him to attend, and the next, he had Isla Valehart in his arms. Now, the paparazzi have popped up out of nowhere, and they've caught him with a mostly naked millionaire darling in his arms. And if that wasn't bad enough, Azura insists there's only one solution to the problem: Fake date Isla Valehart until the paparazzi leave her alone. Ecologist nerd Isla Valehart has never been kissed. She's never been touched by a man, never been wooed, and she's certainly never been carried in her underwear by a giant yeti of a man. But when the paparazzi catch her in Zev Brady's arms, Isla finds herself with no choice but to date the broody Mr. Brady. It's not all bad. He's easy to provoke, and Isla loves poking the bear. Also, she's somehow ended up making a deal with Zev that she can't resist: Stay in his home so he can keep an eye on her, and he'll give her kissing lessons. Win-win, right? Except the kissing lessons are starting to feel real, and the paparazzi are getting frighteningly bold. Soon, Isla can't decide what is the bigger danger in her life-the stalkers with cameras, or her genuine feelings for her fake boyfriend.

Mattie Thorne has been on the run from her parents for almost two years. She's being chased by a ruthless mercenary named Ghost, but somehow, she always manages to escape his capture attempts. Until one day, her time is finally up. Mattie "The Bunny" Thorne ends up well and truly captured by the enigmatic, blue-eyed Ghost, and it seems like her freedom might be lost. But then she glimpses something unexpected in her handsome captor-empathy. Taking a chance, Mattie offers him a deal: Help her ruin her billionaire parents, and she will pay him four million dollars. Kael has been known as "Ghost" for longer than he can remember. He has a perfect reputation for efficiency, coldhearted precision, and a marked lack of conscience in his chosen field. He's the perfect mercenary . . . except when it comes to Bunny. With her rabbit-eared hoodies and devilish, teasing smiles, she has eluded him and haunted him for months. But just when he finally has her, Kael realizes that Mattie is not all that she seems. Her circumstances have her wrapped in dark shadows that could squeeze the laughing, bright light from her eyes for good, and now she's asking for his help. When Kael hears what she's really up against, he comes face to face with a sobering truth: The darkness that has Mattie cornered might just take a deadly Ghost to dispel.