Top Secret Babies

Lindsey Payne's feelings for her former bodyguard had exploded in one passionate night. But Detective Gavin McCord had no room in his life for love or family. And so Lindsey kept her pregnancy to herself, only to have her child taken from her in a sinister plot. Now, Lindsey suspected her son was somewhere close…and someone would kill to keep her from finding the truth. When no one believed her, Lindsey turned to Gavin-and found hope. For this Gavin was not the cool, collected cop who'd left her-this was a man fighting for his child-and his woman…

HE WAS AS MYSTERIOUS AS THE NIGHT When a wounded stranger landed on her cabin doorstep on a rainy night, Shannon Garrett couldn't resist taking in the tall, dark and dangerously attractive man. A lonely recluse with a painful past she kept hidden, Shannon felt the man she knew as Caleb hid his own share of secrets. Except neither could mask the sudden passion that raged between them as fiercely as the storm. But in the cold light of day, Caleb realized he'd done the unthinkable: He'd just put two more targets in the sights of the killers at his heels-;the woman he'd come to love and the child they'd just conceived.

ASSIGNMENT: BABY Agent Tessa Abbot: This take-no-prisoners, tough-as-nails operative of a top secret U. S. security agency was prepared for anything…except a surprise pregnancy. Agent Riley McDade: His sexy yet deadly smile had seen him through dangerous missions around the world…except the one that mattered most-and cost him his heart. Mission: Posing as man and wife, apprehend Dr. Barton Fletcher, aka the Baby Maker. He has killed before and won't hesitate to do so again-see memo on Agent McDade's past broken heart. Avoid complications at all costs-such as an unexpected pregnancy or falling in love with your partner.

The empty crib, the warning note, Jenny Granger recognized the signs that her secret life had been discovered. To save her son, she became the willing captive of a man arrogantly convinced that her baby was his child. But proof of paternity lay in the birthmark on her baby's back. One just like his real daddy, Nick Mason had always seemed too honorable to be a corrupt man's henchman. After all, he'd helped Jenny to escape once, but not before branding her his. Now, Jenny prayed that Nick could be trusted again, especially with a truth that could get them all killed.

Gossips in Lauren McCrea's small town speculated about the identity of her baby's father. But not even the daddy knew. And if her daughter hadn't been kidnapped, he never would have. Coming face-to-face with Lauren was like a sucker punch to the gut for Ethan Brand. Yet that was nothing compared to the bomb she dropped in his lap, their night of passion had resulted in a child! Now uncovering the secrets of his past was on hold as he rushed to save his little girl. But was his fragile new family in danger because she was his child?