Hideaway Legacy

No secrets are safe in the bright light of love. Parris Simmons has spent the last ten years in hiding, fearful of her ex-husband's deadly threats and avoiding her ex-lover, Martin Cole. Forced to flee West Palm Beach because of another man's evil designs, Parris never forgot her passion-filled nights with Martin-or the precious gift he left her. Now it's all over, and Martin has found her again. When he offers her the protection of his name, Parris agrees to marry him-and prays the past can finally be laid to rest. Yet even as desire reignites old passions in Martin's sensual embrace, a dangerous decade-old secret threatens to destroy all that Parris and Martin cherish most and puts their newfound love to the most perilous test of all.

Powerful, predatory, and irresistibly macho, Matt Sterling has been called a soldier of fortune-and worse. But for Eve Blackwell, he's the perfect man for a dangerous job: tracking down her wealthy ex-husband, Alejandro Delgado, in Mexico. There he must rescue Eve's young son, Chris, who has been abducted by his vengeful father. For Eve, this gambit is her only chance to get her child back alive-even if it means placing her trust in a man who is obviously dangerous. For Matt, it's the last job before he trades in a career of intrigue and peril for a well-earned future as a rancher. But for their scheme to succeed, Matt and Eve must enter into a sham marriage. And the only thing that threatens their plan is the risk-which grows with each stray glance and heated caress-of falling recklessly and passionately in love.

Award-winning author Alers sweeps readers back into the lives of the enormously popular characters from her bestselling novel Hideaway-and holds them spellbound with this tantalizing and unforgettable tale. On a well-deserved vacation in exotic Mexico, sensible, practical accountant Vanessa Blanchard allows a maelstrom of desire to turn her world upside down. She's not sure why she dared to trust gorgeous, mysterious Joshua Kirkland, even though he revealed very little about his past ... or their future together. All she knows is that she fell under the spell of a man who made her love him and then disappeared without a trace. Now Joshua haunts her mind with desperate, unanswered questions and torments her sleepless nights with memories of ecstasy. Unbeknownst to Vanessa, Joshua Kirkland hasn't abandoned the woman he branded with his passion. His mission began as a game of seduction fueled by suspicion, but it has now turned into a daring race to confront the deadly danger that threatens the love of a lifetime-and the woman he cherishes.

With her half-brother serving time in an American prison for a crime he didn't commit, Serena Morris-Vega returned to her childhood home of Costa Rica to help her influential stepfather obtain his son's freedom. But when a mysterious stranger shows up on the Vega estate, close to death, Serena discovers that the secrets surrounding his true identity not only strike very close to home but also prove to be dangerously seductive. Corporate CEO David Cole is struggling to remember what happened only a few days before. The only thing he is sure of is that the gratitude he feels toward Serena for saving his life is igniting an all-consuming passion. But soon, one man's vendetta could force David and Serena into a daring game of deception. And as they struggle to trust each other, they must go beyond the bounds of law and duty to save themselves-and a love that promises forever.

Actress Regina Cole achieved overnight success in Hollywood but stunned the world when she gave up her career to marry a much older man. After his death, Regina encounters his estranged son, Dr. Aaron Spencer, a Brazil-based microbiologist, and is unable to deny the instant attraction. Driven to seduce his father's widow, Aaron finds that the revenge he sought pales in comparison to his desire for Regina-and the passion he feels is far more than he imagined.

As the driven executive director of The Sanctuary, a program dedicated to reaching out to victimized women, Jolene Walker has neither the time nor the energy for a personal life...until she meets United States Army Captain Michael Kirkland, a sexy, powerfully compelling intelligence expert who tempts her to trade in her eighteen-hour work days for sultry nights of sizzling passion. But their bliss is shattered when Jolene takes on a mysterious new client whose deadly secrets plunge her into a terrifying world of danger, leaving Michael no choice but to risk everything to save the woman he loves...

Driven by personal tragedy, DEA agent Summer Montgomery is determined to expose a ruthless high-school drug operation taking place on the beautiful seaside of Massachusetts. But her undercover role as a drama teacher puts her on a collision course with brilliant and sensual musician, Gabriel Cole. His undeniable simmering passion ignites Summer's most secret desires-and threatens to reveal her true identity. Now, Summer and Gabriel must work together to uncover the most dangerous of truths and play out a lethal endgame that only love can help them defeat.

Orphaned at birth and shuttled between foster homes, CIA agent Merrick Grayslake has made a practice of not letting anyone get close to him. But he finds that his emotions are at risk when he is introduced to Alexandra Cole. It has been all work and not enough play for Alex. And what little social life she's had has been on hold for a year while she completes her graduate degree. But her ordinary everyday life changes from the moment she meets Merrick Grayslake.

On paper, Vivienne Neal had a lifestyle most people would envy. Only she knows what a sham her marriage really was. So when her politician husband is killed in a hit-and-run accident, she moves to Florida and takes a job as a personal assistant to Diego Cole-Thomas, a powerful CEO with an intimidating reputation. Vivienne's intelligence and social grace prove invaluable to Diego, and on a business trip to South Carolina's lush Low Country, their business relationship takes a sensual detour. But when threatening letters arrive at Diego's office, he realizes that Vivienne's husband's death was no accident-and that she will meet a similar fate unless they can uncover the scandalous truth together....