Kirjahaku

Twenty-five years of fame comes at a price for Nick, leaving him hard-a machine to produce nothing but his music. True to his British upbringing, he's very set in his ways. Things are just as he wants them-no deviance. In steps Kate-a studio musician who, by a strange twist, manages to get hired into his band. Everything starts out with the boundaries firmly placed, and it doesn't take long for Nick to realize she's going to change his world. To his surprise, he's the one who is attracted to her first. She gets under his skin. Living by the creed that letting people close gets you hurt, Nick stays driven in his commitments. He is a musician, first and foremost, but a turn of events leads him to investing in the recording company who produces his music. Can he handle this new venture, his music, and keep the woman he now loves?

Undercover narcotics. Lori had no clue how dirty this business really was until Dr. Leigh Matthews walked into his life, late-night in an emergency room. She was blonde, beautiful, and intelligent - to Lori's amazement she was just as happy with him and his job as he was. His father's financial success meant nothing to her. She was a bright ray of sunshine in an otherwise dismal world. But as Lori prepares to bring down the largest drug operation in the county, can their love survive the stress of his long absences, the dangers of his job, as well as ultimate betrayal? Can they keep their relationship alive and well when the whole world turns upside down?

The media ...constantly in your face to get a photograph or even better, a scandal story to run on the cover of some trash newspaper. This is the price for fame and Nick Marshall had a running tab with all of the shady groups. He tries to lay low, not do anything to invite their attention but for some reason they had become relentless in their pursuit. What were they looking for? And God knows why all their efforts were centered on him. Nick is able to ignore them for the most part until an incident with the paparazzi forces his beloved Kate from his side. Worried and frantic for her safety, a week goes by before he knows for sure she is still alive, but she still refuses to speak to him. After a life changing confrontation with his oldest brother, Nick knows it is Kate he needs in order to survive. Will she come back or will she simply disappear back into a life before him and his band. Can he find the way to show her how much he loves her? To bring her back in his life forever...

Miguel "Stacy" Santos brings down drug dealers for a living. His personal life is his own - no wife, no girlfriend, no one to run him. He can do what he wants, when he wants with no hassle. Marriage is something he'd tried and after the divorce, decided he was perfectly content as a bachelor and happy with his narcotics job. He'd been doing it for over ten years and saw no reason to change. Until Abby...The first woman in his life who didn't harass him about his job, doesn't complain when he's busy, and is just happy to spend time whatever time she can, as his chaotic schedule permits. Stacy learns to trust again; her support is priceless when he has to make an unexpected career move, putting him further into harm's way. Can she be all he needs to stay focused and have a normal life? Will love finally find him at last amongst the drugs and the dealers? Or is he only kidding himself...?

Been there, done that - there wasn't much that Eli Walker hadn't experienced as a cop. Even working in one of the better precincts in New York City didn't help dispel the depravity he saw on a daily basis. It was all part and parcel of his mantra of living life in the now, not worrying about the future. And especially with women. No strings, no attachments, and he made that perfectly clear before he ever bedded them. Relationships were not on his agenda - not now, not anytime in the near future. Women flocked to him and he could take his pick; himself exiting the encounter with what he'd wanted and leaving them aching for more, left dreaming of his curly locks and bronze body. A chance encounter pulling a mugger off of a woman changed his whole world. She was blonde and beautiful - Eli didn't care about any of the interracial politics that would surround any serious relationship. He just knew he had to have Ainsley, like an alcoholic needs his next drink. This was all new territory for Eli and could he stay to the path, all the way to its end? Or would she be like all the others in his life ...

Rory Sinclair was a seasoned police officer. Last thing he needed was to have to babysit a dog while on duty. At least, that was his mindset when he walked into the first day of training with the K9 unit. It didn't take long for him to realize that Shasta would be the best partner he ever had. Even taking a bullet to save his life ... there was no way he'd ever be able to repay her. Heroes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, something that has been demonstrated over and over again by the courage and bravery of police dogs in the K9 unit. The bond between a police dog and his police officer handler is so strong, both look to each other for protection. This is one such story of loyalty and courage of Shasta for her partner.

Working the count (definition) - When a batter is patient in his at-bats and tries to get "ahead in the count" or to get a pitch that he can hit hard. Montero Salazaar was a master of this in his private life. He was always looking for the home run and never the strike out; contrary to how he wanted things to go when he was in a game. Being a major league pitcher only helped to enhance the number of girls wanting him in their bed and he knew how to lay down the smooth line at the exact right time. His life was an open book - at thirty-two years old, he had all the time in the world to play and have fun, making his presence known on every tabloid imaginable. Each day brought the promise of a new encounter, leaving him sated and satisfied without having to look in the rearview mirror. But then came Casey and his aunt, Annie. Being with her, he felt like he had been doused with a vat of ice water and now wide awake - looking at life (and love) so differently. Montero wasn't used to women who weren't throwing themselves at him and how could Annie be changing him so dramatically? And why was he suddenly more interested in spending an afternoon coaching an eight-year-old with baseball tips than finding someone to spend a sexy night with? Was this his one chance for love rather than being destined for one-nighters? Can he really change and make himself a solid person for Annie to love? Or were his teammates right and this would all blow over like a late-night storm with no true love in sight?