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Operation Toy Rescue
by Sarah Hadley BrookWhen Jules Evergreen lands in trouble at the North Pole and gets shipped off to Snow Hope Island for ninety days, he never expects to take up the cause of the forgotten toys waiting for new homes. Falling for his new boss is not on the agenda either, but his heart has other ideas.Felix Winterson has grown up on Snow Hope Island and now runs the place. He isn’t thrilled when party boy Jules arrives, and Felix tries hard to ignore the man’s charms. He has other problems, anyway. For years he’s tried to get Santa to look at the growing inventory of damaged toys in the warehouse, to no avail.When Jules comes up with a plan to save the toys, the men find themselves working closely together. As Christmas Eve looms, there’s a lot at stake. Can they save Snow Hope, convince Santa to rescue the toys, and fall in love all at the same time?
Operation Unleashed
by Justine DavisStepping up to the plate will put him in the line of fire... For Drew Kiley, married life isn't what he had in mind. Driven to "I do" by a sense of familial responsibility, he assumes the role of husband to his brother's wife, Alyssa...and the role of father to his nephew, Luke. It seems to be the logical solution in light of his brother's abandonment. But Drew doesn't know the whole truth about his brother's past. A rescue from a canine companion sets Drew and Alyssa on a perilous course of extortion, kidnapping and secrets unveiled. United in their determination to protect Luke, Drew and Alyssa learn to depend on each other. But as tensions escalate, so does a deep undercurrent of desire that casts their marriage in a different light.
Operation Unleashed: A Romantic Thriller
by Justine DavisHe is determined to protect his new family with the help of his K-9But will it put him in the line of fire? For Drew Kiley, married life isn't what he had in mind. Driven to "I do" by a sense of familial responsibility, he assumes the role of husband to his brother's wife, Alyssa…and the role of father to his nephew, Luke. It seems to be the logical solution in light of his brother's abandonment. But Drew doesn't know the whole truth about his brother's past. A rescue from a canine companion sets Drew and Alyssa on a perilous course of extortion, kidnapping and secrets unveiled. United in their determination to protect Luke, Drew and Alyssa learn to depend on each other. But as tensions escalate, so does a deep undercurrent of desire that casts their marriage in a different light.Read the Cutter's Code series from the beginning: Book 1: Operation Midnight Book 2: Operation Reunion Book 3: Operation Blind Date Book 4: Operation Unleashed Book 5: Operation Power Play Book 6: Operation Homecoming Book 7: Operation Soldier Next Door Book 8: Operation Alpha Book 9: Operation Notorious Book 10: Operation Hero's Watch Book 11: Operation Second Chance Book 12: Operation Mountain Recovery Book 13: Operation Whistleblower Book 14: Operation Payback Book 15: Operation Witness Protection Book 16: Operation Takedown Book 17: Operation Rafe's RedemptionPreviously Published
Operation Wandering Soul: A Novel
by Richard PowersNational Book Award FinalistFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the forthcoming Bewilderment, an exquisitely rendered novel set in the pediatrics ward of a public hospital that examines the power, joy, and anguish of storytelling. “If you have children or will have children, if you know children or can remember being a child, dare to read Operation Wandering Soul. . . [it] is bedtime reading for the future.” —USA TodayIn the pediatrics ward of a public hospital in the heart of Los Angeles, a group of sick children is gathering. Surrogate parents to this band of stray kids, resident Richard Kraft and therapist Linda Espera are charged with keeping the group alive on make-believe alone. Determined to give hope where there is none, the adults spin a desperate anthology of stories that promise restoration and escape. But the inevitable is foreshadowed in the faces they’ve grown to love, and ultimately Richard and Linda must return to forgotten chapters in their own lives in order to make sense of the conclusion drawing near.
Operation Whistleblower (Cutter's Code #13)
by Justine DavisHe&’d sacrificed everything to right a wrong…Now he needs help to do it again. Becoming a whistleblower against his corrupt boss left Parker Ward homeless and jobless. But when a friend needs help proving a kidnapping, Parker teams up with remarkable dog Cutter and Detective Carly Devon. As Parker and Carly face danger together, their incendiary attraction explodes, but can they get justice while keeping themselves safe?From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Cutter's Code series:Book 1: Operation MidnightBook 2: Operation ReunionBook 3: Operation Blind DateBook 4: Operation UnleashedBook 5: Operation Power PlayBook 6: Operation HomecomingBook 7: Operation Soldier Next DoorBook 8: Operation AlphaBook 9: Operation NotoriousBook 10: Operation Hero's WatchBook 11: Operation Second ChanceBook 12: Operation Mountain RecoveryBook 13: Operation Whistleblower
Operation Willow Quest
by Karlene Blakemore-MowlePeter Delaware is a man on a mission. His job is to save Willow Sheldon's delectable but antagonizing butt before she gets herself killed. Unfortunately, she has no intention of making his job easy. Willow Sheldon has a habit of finding trouble. As a photojournalist, her job has often taken her to some dangerous places, but when Peter 'Del' Delaware comes to her rescue, suddenly it's no longer the hostile environment posing the greatest threat to her safety. On the trail of an elusive weapons dealer, Willow is determined to bring the man responsible for the nightmare of her past to justice. If in doing so she also gets the scoop of the decade, then all the better. From the tropics of the south pacific to the jungles of South America, these two unlikely allies must learn to let down their defenses in order to make it out alive.
Operation Witness Protection (Cutter's Code #15)
by Justine DavisHe saved her life once… …and he won&’t lose her now. Case McMillan isn&’t a cop anymore, but instinct sends him running when he sees a woman being held at gunpoint. Skittish and secretive, Terri is hard to trust—until a wily dog named Cutter helps Case see the true self she&’s been hiding. As the sole witness to a murder, she needs more protection than he alone can provide, but he&’s not leaving her side until he knows that she&’s safe.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Cutter's Code series:Book 1: Operation MidnightBook 2: Operation ReunionBook 3: Operation Blind DateBook 4: Operation UnleashedBook 5: Operation Power PlayBook 6: Operation HomecomingBook 7: Operation Soldier Next DoorBook 8: Operation AlphaBook 9: Operation NotoriousBook 10: Operation Hero's WatchBook 11: Operation Second ChanceBook 12: Operation Mountain RecoveryBook 13: Operation WhistleblowerBook 14: Operation PaybackBook 15: Operation Witness Protection
Operation Xoxo
by Elle JamesFBI Agent Paul Fletcher spent years working on the Dakota Strangler case, only to have it end with the serial killer's presumed death. But when a threatening note surfaces, targeting past victim Elise Johnson and her new life, he's back on the case….With all evidence leading to Elise's small Texas town, the only option to protect Elise and her boys is for the charming yet tough agent to move in. As he becomes a part of their lives, he discovers that he would sacrifice everything to keep this family safe. But tearing down the protective walls that Elise has built for herself may be just as hard as catching a killer—a killer who threatens to destroy the very home he's just found.
Operation: Baby
by Barbara BrettonHe was tall, dark...and naked!Samantha Wilde had never seen a man who could make her swoon-until she saw her pilot out of uniform. One look at the guy and she didn't see the storm clouds brewing; by then they'd crash-landed into a romantic, lush field-and she was in his arms.Only after she knew every inch of his body did she learn he was Duncan Stewart, the man she'd sought to save her family business. Too bad Duncan was the sexiest man she'd ever seen; she vowed she'd never see him again.... But then, three months and three minutes later, she looked at her home pregnancy test and saw that undeniable, unmistakable blue dot....
Operation: Forbidden (Black Jaguar Squadron #2)
by Lindsay MckennaHelicopter pilot Captain Emma Cantrell has a chance to clear her military record in war-torn Afghanistan. She's not about to let anyone get in her way-especially Afghan Captain Khalid Shaheen. Emma can't deny Khalid is total eye candy. But she's fallen prey to his kind of charm before-and she never makes the same mistake twice. Khalid's fight against the insurgents makes him a target, but his need for justice runs deep. He can't jeopardize this perilous mission by falling for Emma, but he soon finds that might be a losing battle. And when Emma is kidnapped, can Khalid rescue her in time to give their love a fighting chance?
Operation: Husband
by Barbara BrettonA Woman With a PurposeMartina Wilde had once known passion. For one night ten years ago in the impulsive arms of dangerous Trask Benedict. But their white-hot passion turned to ash when he disappeared. That's why when forced by her father to marry or lose her Texas fortune, she chose a safe-and boring-fiancé. For Marty, there was only one man's touch she craved....A Man With a Mission...Trask Benedict was back from the dead. In the past ten years he'd gone from bad boy to wanted man-with the scars to prove it. Danger nipping at his heels, he had nowhere to turn for help, except to Martina's father. But first he had to get past Marty herself-the woman who was now engaged to the wrong man!
Operation: Katie
by Roxanne RustandWhen Special Agent Zach Forrester's terrified sister drops her three-year-old daughter into his life, Zach swears he'll do whatever it takes to protect the little girl. So the moment someone threatens to harm the child as a way of getting back at him, Zach flees with Katie to the one safe place he knows-the small Colorado town he'd lived in as a kid. Unfortunately, it's the one place he'd never wanted to revisit, not even in his dreams.But for Katie's sake, he'll have to face the past. And he'll have to face Dana Hathaway, his high school sweetheart-the only woman he's ever loved.
Operation: Married By Christmas
by Debra CloptonUnmarried Men Of Mule Hollow: Run For Your Lives! When Haley Bell Thornton arrives back in Mule Hollow wearing a wedding gown, no one bothers to ask where the groom is. Especially not Will Sutton, the first of her ditched fiancés. The runaway bride has done it again! And now the woman he loved and lost ten years ago is tottering around the dusty ranch town in her high heels and fancy honeymoon clothes. Will vows not to care. Definitely a problem, since Haley's granddad--and the matchmaking ladies--have a secret holiday plan to make wedding bells chime by Christmas Originally published in 2007
Operation: Married by Christmas
by Debra CloptonUnmarried Men Of Mule Hollow: Run For Your Lives!When Haley Bell Thornton arrived back in Mule Hollow wearing a wedding gown, no one bothered to ask where the groom was. Especially not Will Sutton, the first of her ditched fiancés. The runaway bride had done it again! And now the woman he loved and lost ten years ago was tottering around the dusty ranch town in her high heels and fancy honeymoon clothes. Will vowed not to look. Definitely a problem, since Haley's granddad--and the matchmaking ladies--had a secret holiday plan to make decade-old wedding bells chime by Christmas!
Operation: Midnight Cowboy
by Linda CastilloRETIREMENT FOR ONE COWBOY MEANT GETTING BACK UP ON THE SADDLE All Bo Ruskin wanted was to forget his tragic past and to reclaim his quiet cowboy life. Instead, he had orders to protect Special Agent Rachael Armitage. Furious and frustrated, Rachael would rather die than abandon her dangerous mission. For even in the safety of Bo's Montana ranch, an international crime lord was out to grant her wish.Drawn to this mysterious, hardened cowboy from her past, Rachael was certain Bo was hiding something. But fi rst she'd have to learn the lay of the land if she were to live to learn the truth. Riding horseback through the wilderness, would these two desperadoes go down in a blaze of glory-or passion?
Operation: Midnight Escape
by Linda CastilloAGENT-PROTECTOR AND THEN SOMESpecial Agent Jake Vanderpol swore he'd buried all tender feelings for Leigh Michaels. Until he learned that the arms dealer she'd testified against six years ago had escaped. Suddenly the memories were back...memories of urgent kisses in hiding. But after what happened, would she trust him to save her?Danger just exploded from her past with the same raw male power that first drew Leigh to her former agent-protector. Then Jake used her as bait to get his man, and she'd fled into witness protection. Now a killer wants revenge. But who will shield her heart from the only man she'd ever let touch her-body and soul?
Operation: Midnight Guardian
by Linda CastilloMIDNIGHT IN MONTANAWhen a federal transport was ambushed and overturned in the wilds of Montana, MIDNIGHT agent Sean Cutter was given forty-eight hours to track down a desperate woman. But falsely accused, Mattie Logan didn't want to be saved. It was Sean's job to convince her otherwise.A former Department of Defense scientist now targeted by the terrorist known only as the Jaguar, Mattie couldn't risk betrayal again. But neither could Sean. Caught out in the blistering cold, Mattie sought shelter beneath Sean's broad shoulders, each needing the other's warmth to stay alive. But would trusting one another prove to be more difficult than clearing Mattie's name?
Operation: Midnight Rendezvous
by Linda CastilloHE AIMS FOR THE HEARTDeep-cover operative Mike Madrid tracked Jessica Atwood with ease, but one look at her revealed her innocence. On the run with an orphan in tow, the spitfire called out to Madrid, stirring passions he thought long buried.But on this terrifying night, the secrets of Lighthouse Point would be exposed. And there were those who wouldn't allow that to happen. Jess needed Mike's protection from a desperate community, but could they reveal the truth about a dead mother without cutting to the heart of the growing attraction between them?
Operation: Midnight Tango
by Linda CastilloHOSTAGE TO LOVETaking gorgeous corrections officer Emily Monroe as his hostage, undercover CIA agent Zack Devlin was trying to escape with his life. But when he helped himself to Emily's full red lips and her body melted into Zack's hard edges, she didn't know if she was in danger or in love.Both harboring old secrets and heartache, Emily and Zack were forced to run from dark intentions; finding solace in each other's body heat, a shared passion driven by pure adrenaline. But as their search for evidence became a suicide mission, would they die having never said...I love you?
Operation: Mistletoe
by Roxanne Rustand-it takes a special kind of personFor most people, spending Christmas with family and friends is what the holidays are all about. But for Special Agent Sara Hanrahan, returning to her hometown is the hardest thing the DEA has ever asked her to do. Even worse, she can't let anyone know why she's here. Not her mother, not her brother, not the inquisitive little boy who lives next door. And most of all, not Deputy Nathan Roswell.Nathan represents all the reasons she left home so long ago. But he's too good a cop not to wonder about her. Especially when he senses that his town is being threatened. So when Sara gets close to the danger, he's there to help her capture the villains and uncover the truth.A truth that sets aside old hurts and old scandals. And leaves Nathan and Sara-and little Josh-free to share the best Christmas ever.
Operation: Monarch
by Valerie ParvAs security adviser to the monarch of Carramer, Serena Cordeaux was used to handling high-profile national threats. But after intercepting information that suggested Garth Remy-a sexy man from her past-was the true heir to the throne, she found herself guarding the one man who could rock the country's political foundation-and her own solitary, career-focused life.Former navy diver Garth Remy didn't need a baby-sitter, even if she was the model-stunning woman who'd haunted his dreams. He vowed to uncover the plot against the crown and prove once and for all he was no prince. But would spending so much time with Serena drive Garth toward the truth-or her bed?
Operation: Rescue
by Anne WoodardFrom the moment he found himself staring down the end of her gun, Derrick Marx knew Dr. Elizabeth Bradshaw was no wilting flower. A recluse, she'd devoted her life to the island's natural treasures. But only she could help him rescue his brother from jungle terrorists. He couldn't take no for an answer. Elizabeth had ghosts she wasn't yet willing to face. And a sexy security expert, brandishing his machismo as a powerful lure, couldn't force her to do anything. Even if her heart was beginning to tell her otherwise!
Operation: Reunited
by Linda O. JohnstonTHERE WAS NO WAY OUT...Alexa Kenner knew it was wishful thinking to believe John O'Rourke, the kind, curious stranger staying at her inn, was really Cole Rappaport, the Special Forces agent she'd loved and lost two years ago. Since then Alexa had been caught in a deadly game with a man who'd stop at nothing to get what he wanted. And with forces conspiring against her, Alexa had become a prisoner in her own home....UNTIL NOWFor when the handsome stranger took her into his arms he assured her with a touch she remembered, a kiss she could never forget that Cole Rappaport was very much alive. For now, at least.
Operation: Second Chance
by Roxanne RustandFrom special agent to ex-conT. J. Cauthen spent five years in jail. He lost his career, his honor and the chance to watch his daughter grow. Now he's out, and he's determined to get back his life and his child.But first he has to figure out who set him up. So he's taken a room at Abby Hilliard's boardinghouse in Silver Springs, Wyoming.Because-whether she knows it or not-his very attractive landlady holds the key.
Operation: Texas
by Roxanne RustandCelia Remington is a single mom with a teenage daughter to keep safe&!151;and the family ranch to protect. She can't believe her luck when Brady Coleman answers her ad for a hired hand. He's lean, fit and obviously not afraid of hard work.But Brady's no ordinary cowboy. He's a special agent who's determined to uncover the source of the escalating threats to Celia's ranch. He blames himself for the recent ambush of his fellow agents, so this mission is top priority.And now his unexpected feelings for Celia are making his need for justice even more personal.