Beth Davenport has no interest in getting involved with another man for the foreseeable future. To say her last relationship ended in disaster would be a colossal understatement. The only reason she agrees to put in an appearance at Serpent's Kiss, a private kink club in downtown St. Louis, is because her best friend, Nicole, won't quit nagging her. When she walks in the door that night, the last thing she expects to do is meet a man who will have her reconsidering her ban on men. As a captain with the St. Louis Fire Department, Drew Parker is used to being in charge. His crew relies on him...

Trent Daniels only has one regret in life. Nearly fifteen years ago, he let his high school crush, Abby Hoffman, go off to college in New York City without telling her how he felt. Ever since, he's wondered what would have happened if he'd been bold enough to tell her his feelings. Abigail Hoffman left Ohio behind long ago and with it the family that had taken her in and embraced her as one of their own. She's missed the Daniels family, but she couldn't bring herself to face them again-not after what happened. Now her job has brought her back to the place she's done her best to avoid and...

After her life in Columbus, Ohio falls apart, Elizabeth Marshall moves a little over an hour away to the small town of Springfield. She wants to start over-leave her past behind-and build something new for herself. Christopher Daniels enjoys the simplicity of being a bachelor. He has no desire to change that philosophy...until Elizabeth shows up. He's determined to resist her charms. But when her past begins to threaten her new life, it forces him into the role of protector. Will he be able to resist Elizabeth and still keep her safe?