Автор: Tara Quinn Taylor

Anyone could be hiding a secret… Marie Bustamante does not trust or love easily. Growing up with a philandering father and an overprotective mother, she comes by her reservations honestly. So after only three months, how can she be falling for her best friend’s bodyguard? This isn’t like her at all. But Elliott Tanner is strong, gorgeous and…trustworthy. Honest. At least he seems to be. Of course, some things about him remain a mystery. Protecting the privacy of his clients is Elliott’s job. That doesn’t mean he’s hiding anything from her. Does…

They’re a team…not a couple! Falling for Liam was unthinkable. He and Gabi had been best friends since college, nothing more. And crucially, now Liam was her client and needed her to be focused on his case. Gabi could never risk their friendship–or Liam’s freedom–over these feelings. They could never be a couple, anyway. He was Liam Connelly, the handsome and privileged son of a billionaire. She was Gabrielle Miller, the girl who’d fought her way out of poverty and put herself through law school. They were unlikely friends to begin with. Anything more was impossible.…

A second chance for JoyWhile recovering at a remote cabin, Dr. Simon Walsh stumbles across Cara Amos. Injured and left for dead, Cara is harboring dark secrets. Yet Simon can’t help falling for his mysterious patient. As her memory returns injuries fade under his gentle care, he vows to help her find her missing daughter.At The Lemonade Stand shelter, managing director Lila McDaniels is helping Cara’s estranged father, Edward Mantle, bond with his traumatized granddaughter, Joy. And his feelings extend well beyond gratitude.Bringing this family together seems impossible…luckily,…

It looked so good on camera…If it weren’t for the money, Spencer Longfellow would happily drive Natasha Stevens and her TV crew right off his ranch. But his land, and his kids, mean the world to him—and he’ll do anything to secure their future. Even cohost Natasha’s cooking show, Family Secrets, in his barn. Even play the token hunky cowboy to her sophisticated city slicker and flirt with her on national television… It could never amount to anything real anyway. After all, he was fooled and left in the dust by a city girl once. And he will never let that happen to him—or his…

They say big-city problems don’t happen here. They’re wrong.That’s why psychologist Kelly Chapman is so concerned about fourteen-year-old Maggie Winston. She’s a straight-A student who’s developed a sudden interest in an older man. A man she knows only as Mac. Deputy Samantha Jones, Kelly’s longtime friend, is worried, too. She has been ever since a local businessman killed his wife and then himself.Since a kid was caught selling drugs. Since the discovery of a mysterious chemical dump on Kyle Evans’s farm. Kyle, her former fiance and current lover……

It takes courage to choose love…Internet security expert Michael Valentine knows his place in Kacey Hamilton’s life. The soap opera star lives in two worlds: glamorous Hollywood and small town Santa Raquel, where she volunteers with him at The Lemonade Stand women’s shelter. The key to their friendship is maintaining boundaries. And after an accident years ago left him badly scarred, he won’t expect anything more. But when threats against Kacey escalate, Michael will stop at nothing to protect her. Even if his investigation means confronting more than just her attacker as…

A man of his wordDr. Bloom Freelander thought it was safe to breathe again when Detective Sam Larson put her abusive ex away for good. She’s been moving on, running a private practice and providing psychiatry services to The Lemonade Stand women’s shelter. But now that her ex is a free man, she’s in danger once again.Forced into protective custody, Bloom can’t help but fall for her protector. But she has every reason to doubt the handsome detective’s word. Sam broke his promise to her once. Who says he won’t break it again—along with her heart this…

Kelly Chapman, psychologist and expert witness.She’s unattached, but 100 percent committed to her clients, her foster child, her friends. Clay Thatcher, FBI special agent: Missing Persons. A loner and, like Kelly, he too is unattached but 100 percent committed to his job – and only his job. That’s why he’s in Chandler, Ohio.Kelly Chapman has disappeared. Is it because she testified against someone who now wants revenge? Or is she the fourth victim of a killer responsible for three recent deaths? Searching for her, Clay has to work against the clock. And Kelly soon becomes…

Love isn’t part of the job…A tough-as-nails cop, Chantel Harris faces whatever life throws at her, and then some. As part of Santa Raquel’s High Risk team—created by the town’s women’s shelter, The Lemonade Stand—she goes undercover to expose one of the community’s elite as an abuser.Looking the part is easy, but gaining acceptance into upper society circles is a different matter. That’s where gorgeous and successful lawyer Colin Fairbanks comes in. But Colin is so much more than Chantel could have dreamed. Wanting him is dangerous. Falling for him could…

Rick Thomas stole drug-cartel evidence from a government facility. And spent three years in a federal prison.Attorney Erin Morgan has a rule: never defend the bad guys. But Rick Thomas, quiet and self-assured, doesn’t seem bad. That’s why she agrees to defend him against what he swears is a trumped-up murder charge. She’s ignoring her experience and listening to her instincts instead.But psychologist and expert witness Kelly Chapman is listening to her instincts, too. And they’re saying that Rick Thomas is lying to Erin. That he’s keeping secrets. That he’s…

Secrets are burning out of controlAfter she broke his heart in college, Faye Walker is the last person fire chief Reese Bristow ever expected to see again, especially as his new EMT. But that’s not Reese’s only surprise. Faye has an eight-year-old son, Elliott, whose counseling at The Lemonade Stand shelter is her first priority.It’s nearly impossible to accept that she had a child with another man—and married that man—right after their breakup. Trusting Faye won’t be easy. Especially when she reveals a secret about the boy that might tear them apart for…

Will her secret tear them apart? At sixteen, when Talia gave her son up for adoption, she knew she was making the right decision. Now, as an adult, she’s come home to Santa Raquel, California, where she volunteers at the Lemonade Stand and provides art therapy at local schools. One of her students is a troubled boy named Kent–the son she gave up all those years ago!She meets his widowed father, Sherman, and they develop an intense connection through their shared concern for Kent. But Talia wonders if the secret she’s been keeping might drive away the man she’s starting to…

She’s not looking for the love of her life… Tamara Owens has been tapped to discover who’s been stealing from her family business. Suspect number one: tantalising top trader Flint Collins, who’s suddenly thrust into fatherhood when his orphaned baby sister arrives. And Flint is soon under Tamara’s…

By the Year 2000: BABY!What have you resolved to do by the year 2000?Susan Kennedy’s going to have a baby…by the time she turns forty. Which is in the year 2000. It’s something she’s wanted–planned–for the past decade. Now she’s got everything she needs to go ahead. A nice home, a successful career, a loving family. Everything except for a husband.She used to have a husband–Michael Kennedy–and that’s the man she wants for her baby’s father. She only needs Michael’s «biological» contribution, though.But then, when Susan’s pregnant,…

One secret leads to another Sophie Curtis lives a big secret. She’s been having an affair with Duane Koch. Their days and nights together are their own oasis away from the world. It’s unconventional but, given the difference in their ages and her troubled past, it works for them. Then Sophie finds out she’s pregnant. An instant family could lose Duane his once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity.The right thing would be for her to bow out of his life. But when he surprises her with a proposal, will she have the strength to walk away from the man she…

There’s truth–and then there’s love Sedona Campbell is an attorney who works with The Lemonade Stand, a unique women’s shelter in California. She’s called in to advise fifteen-year-old Tatum Malone, who claims she’s been abused–by her brother, not her boyfriend. It’s Sedona’s job to sort out truth from lie. She soon discovers that’s not an easy task, especially once she meets Tanner Malone. Because despite herself, she’s attracted to him.Tanner has always protected his younger sister–but she’s lying about him. And he’s…

LOVE RUNS FREEMeredith Bennet lives for two people-her husband, Max, and their young son, Caleb. She also lives in fear of her abusive ex-husband, Steve, a man she’s been running from for years. She thought she’d finally eluded him. But when it becomes apparent that he’s found her, she makes a drastic decision. She goes on the run again-by herself-to protect the two people she loves most. Meredith finds solace and safety in a new identity at The Lemonade Stand, a unique women’s shelter. With Steve on the hunt for her and Max desperate to get his wife back, she will…

From good to great…to foreverEllen Moore has a good life. But she wants a great one. One that’s full, not just safe. That means stepping outside her comfort zone to take a risk.And it doesn’t get much riskier than Jay Billingsley. He has all the trappings of a rebel–the leather, the motorcycle, the restlessness. Every instinct tells her to run in the opposite direction–fast. Yet when she’s with him, she feels something very different. Emotions this intense have to be right. She senses he could hold the key to helping her put that last piece of her great life into…

Twenty-five years ago…a mysterious crime was committed in Comfort Cove, Massachusetts. Frank Whittier was accused–but never charged. And it ruined his life.Now…Cal Whittier, Frank’s son, is determined to protect him, to safeguard his father’s identity. After years on the run, they finally have their lives on an even keel, with Cal teaching at a college in Tennessee. Two things could change all that.First, a cop in Comfort Cove starts looking into the case again. And second, Cal gets involved with single mother Morgan Lowen. He has plenty of reasons to avoid her–not the…

Enjoy the dreams, explore the emotions, experience the relationships.Being the sheriff’s only child wasn’t easy. Maybe that’s why teenage Sara Calhoun made one bad choice that changed everything. Twenty-one years later, Sara opened her door – to come face to face with the child she’d loved and given up! For her son’s sake, Sara finds the courage and strength to discover the truth about her past. Her search leads to enigmatic Mark Dalton – the secrets revealed make Sara question all she’s ever believed.As a fragile trust grows between Sara and Mark, their long-ago mistakes will…