Raising the Bar Brief

He was an outsider And the only man she could trust. Attorney Marlee Masters's brother was murdered. Proving it means working with Sheriff Ben Kinsella and facing down the nasty whispers in their rural Georgia town. Although the gossips accuse Marlee of being the real threat, there's a stalker vowing retribution if the two don't end the investigation. Ben won't abandon Marlee in her hour of need, but will she have to place herself in even more peril to catch the killer?

She'd bring down a criminal With or without his lawyer's help. Deputy Lori Cabrera is shocked to discover that a powerful local businessman is a front for a drug-trafficking ring tucked away in her own rural Georgia community. It figures his defense attorney is none other than the distractingly handsome Simon Wingate. Can Lori convince Simon his client is guilty as sin? If she can, the big-city attorney could be putting more than his heart on the line to see that justice is served.

A small-town DA faces a deadly threat... And fatherhood. Thanks to the upcoming trial of a millionaire trafficking drugs and humans, Masters County district attorney Harrison Hayes finds himself the target of escalating attacks. So, when the woman who once shared his bed blows back into town, claiming to be pregnant with his baby, Harry doesn't want her anywhere near a situation that's becoming deadlier by the day. But impending motherhood won't stop DEA special agent Alicia Simmons from springing into action. As the former lovers join forces, they confront danger from all sides-and an imminent threat that could take them both down...