Lisa Marie Rice

"With a tightly-woven suspense plot and a number of engaging secondary characters, this is a book that will easily satisfy fans and newcomers alike.'' -RT Book ReviewsMorton "Jacko" Jackman isn't afraid of anything. He's a former Navy SEAL sniper, and he's been in more firefights than most people have had hot meals. Lauren Dare scares the crap out of him.Gorgeous, talented and refined, she's the type of woman who could never be interested in a roughneck like him. So he's loved her fiercely in secret, taken her art classes, and kept a watchful but comfortable distance. Until now.Lauren had finally found a home in Portland, far from her real identity, far from the memories of her mother's death, and outside the reaches of the drugged-out psycho who's already tried to kill her twice. One tiny misstep-a single photograph-has shattered it all. She has no choice but to run again, but this time she'll give herself a proper farewell: one night with Jacko.Their highly charged emotional encounter changes everything. In Jacko's arms there cannot be fear, there can only be pleasure. Anyone wishing her harm will have to pass through him, and Jacko is a hard man to kill.

He nearly died in combatGrievously wounded, Max Wright is no longer a SEAL. All he wants is to lick his wounds at his beach house and snarl at the world. Then his neighbor shows up on his doorstep. It's hard to snarl at beautiful Paige Waring, who comes with a ridiculously likeable dog.She falls for a wounded warriorBeautiful and brilliant, Paige is focused on her work as a geneticist, with no time for romance. But when she and her dog run into Max, she sees the lonely, shattered man behind the rugged exterior. Wounded or not, he is the sexiest man she has ever seen and she falls hard and fast. But when Paige's work becomes the target of criminals out to get her, Max springs into action.This tough-as-nails SEAL goes on one last mission to save her.Will he lose his life to save the woman he loves?Don't live in suspense - read it Pick up your copy of Fatal Heat right now This book was originally published by Harpercollins.

Bennett Cameron is one of the best close protection agents in the world. Gorgeous, genius-level computer expert Elle Castle has no clue that Russian mobsters are after her and she won't play nice when her wealthy father hires Bennett to protect her. When she refuses to follow Bennett to safety, kidnapping her is his only option. Elle Castle finds herself living every woman's worst nightmare -- waking up terrified, disoriented and tied to a chair at the mercy of a powerful, intimidating stranger. He says he kidnapped her and tied her up for her own good. Yeah, right. The good news is that he doesn't seem to be a serial killer. The bad news is he is lethally hot. Holed up in a luxury suite in the heart of London, Elle and Bennett fight to resist the sexual heat burning between them. But the Russian mob is relentless and closing in fast-and soon they both must be ready to sacrifice everything for love.

Ten years ago Cal Burns lost the only woman he'd ever loved, Anya Voronova. He had a ring in his pocket -- and then she walked out of his life and he never knew why. He moved thousands of miles away, built an empire, became rich and powerful. She broke his heart when he was young but he doesn't have a heart to break now. Anya Voronova has spent ten years working toward the Accords - a once in a lifetime chance at lasting peace in the Middle East. The Accords will be signed in Venice during Mardi Gras. The city is an explosion of glamour and joy -- and then she comes face to face with the man she was forced to brutally leave ten years ago and has never forgotten. Cal is now powerful, rich beyond belief -- and angry. She doesn't care, just one last look at him will have to be enough to last her the rest of her life.But Anya knows things that a shadowy group of men will kill to keep secret. And when they come for her, Cal discovers he has a heart after all. And it belongs to Anya. It always has.

"Edgy, sexy, endlessly exciting, Lisa Marie Rice never disappoints "--New York Times bestselling author Shannon McKennaThe third book in author Lisa Marie Rice's steamy Protectors series--stories of passion, devotion, and serious danger featuring former Special Ops heroes called upon to leap into the flames once more to save the women they love--Nightfire combines action and intense sensuality in ways few romantic suspense novels ever have. The story of a woman desperate to fill in missing pieces of her troubled past and the sexy former Marine Force Recon operative who must protect her from the Russian mob, Nightfire is romantic, erotic, non-stop excitement. If you like the novels of Lora Leigh and Lori Foster, you're going to love Lisa Marie Rice. Cosmopolitan magazine has already named Rice's previous books "Red Hot Reads"--but nothing is hotter than Nightfire

"Edgy, sexy, endlessly exciting, Lisa Marie Rice never disappoints I can't get enough of Lisa Marie Rice's sensual, hard hitting stories "--New York Times bestselling author Shannon McKennaA rising star in erotica, author Lisa Marie Rice launches her Protectors series with Into the Crossfire--introducing the first of three super-hot ex-Special Forces operatives willing to walk through fire for the women they love. Romantic suspense has never been this thrilling and scintillating

Small-town librarian Charity Prewitt never dreamed she'd meet and fall in love with a man like Nicholas Ames. The handsome, rich, charming, sexy-as-hell millionaire blew into tiny Parker's Ridge, Vermont, and immediately rocked her world. Powerful, sensual, the perfect man, Nick knows all the right words--and all the right spots to touch, sending her soaring to dizzying new heights of ecstatic abandon. Never before has prim and proper Charity leapt into bed with a perfect stranger--and now that she's there with him, nothing is going to drag her away But Nick Ames is not who he claims to be. In truth, he is Nicholas Ireland--the one they call "Iceman." A former Delta Force operator, now a high-level undercover agent, he will do whatever his government asks of him--lie, seduce, betray . . . even kill, if necessary--for the sake of the mission. And this time his mission is Charity Prewitt.Suddenly one woman has broken down his chilly restraint and ignited his passions completely. And before the erotic dream turns into a nightmare, will Charity be able to melt the Iceman's cold, cold heart?