Böcker av Jane Blythe

To survive two strangers will have to rely on only each other. Stephanie Fuller has had the year from hell and a vacation to Mexico was supposed to be a way to find her equilibrium again. Instead she's snatched off the streets and wakes up in a dark, dank underground prison. Nothing could prepare her for what's going to happen to her there, or the connection she builds with her fellow captive. When Patrick "Trick" Kramer wakes up in a small cell and learns he's not alone he quickly puts together the pieces of who took him and why. Despite a rocky start in life he's a protector, and there is nothing worse for a man like him than having an innocent woman who needs his protection but being unable to save her from the hell that's coming. There is no way Stephanie won't hate him for what he has to do.

He's the last person she wants messing up all her hard work. Jessica Bowen knows responsibility, learned it at a young age. Living through something horrific she somehow managed to hold most of her family together and build a life for herself. A life that isn't the one she planned but it's one she can be proud of, where she can make a difference and save lives. Until he shows up threatening to destroy everything she's worked so hard to achieve. Mason "Scorpion" Markson was looking forward to a vacation when he gets a call that the spoiled, selfish sister of an old friend is in trouble. He shouldn't go into a cult after her, it's more hassle than its worth, and yet he owes it to his friend to save his sister. The last thing he expects to find when he goes undercover is a calm, competent, capable woman who has a whole lot of anger and hostility towards him. She's not who he was led to believe she was, so why did her brother lie about her?

His second chance disappears along with her. Ariel Emerson knows what it's like to lose everyone you love and she has no intention of going through that again. Ever. But then she's snatched off the streets, sold to a monster, her only hope of being rescued is the man who very thoroughly destroyed her. Not a day has passed for Sebastian "Rock" Rockman that he hasn't regretted lashing out in grief and guilt and destroying the best thing to ever happen to him. He always knew one day he wanted a second chance but when Ariel is kidnapped right in front of him he'll have to fight not just to win her heart and her trust, but to save her life. Sometimes a happy ending isn't in the cards.

No good deed goes unpunished. Tallulah Russel knows she's made a mistake. Unfortunately it's too late to do anything about it. Snatched from her home and held prisoner in a cabin by a man whose behavior grows more confusing by the minute, she has two choices. She can escape the second she gets an opportunity, or she can put her trust in her kidnapper when he tells her he's the only thing standing between her and certain death. Gabriel "Tank" Dawson didn't want this job. Now when his team needs him, he wants to be there for them, but this case has been ranked as high priority. Falling for the target shouldn't be an option. But he can't seem to help himself. Every second he spends with Tallulah he grows more captivated by her. Too bad the second she learns he's been lying to her from the beginning she'll hate him. What should have been a simple plan goes to hell and its Tallulah who will end up paying the price.

How can you trust others when you don't trust yourself? Jasmine Crane made the biggest mistake of her life when she was sixteen. Believing she was in love she ran away only to find that she'd run right into Hell. It took her two years to escape but she lost everything, including her ability to trust herself. Now there's a man determined to show her what love really is, but her fear that it can't be real could ruin her only chance at happiness. Adam Abram's life is filled with his job as a cop and his young daughter, but when a case brings a woman into his life everything changes. Already having loved and lost it's not easy to put his heart on the line again, but there's no way he can stay away from Jasmine, especially when he learns of the danger from her past that never truly disappeared. Problem is if he's the only one fighting for their future their chance at happiness could go up in smoke.

She's been held captive for five years. Grace Bennett never expected to escape the hell she's been trapped in for five and a half long years. Then she's found by accident, and suddenly she has her life back. However, she's not the same woman she was before her abduction, and she has to figure out who she wants to become. Detective Matthew Greer pretends he's fine on the outside, but inside he's struggling to get over being abandoned by his family when he needed them the most. When he finds Grace, something about her determination to help find the man who took her calls out to him. Her strength inspires him, but it could also be her downfall. Her stubborn insistence in playing a role in capturing her tormentor could end up costing both of them their chance at a happy ever after.

Rejecting her after she gathered the strength to approach him means she'll never let him get close again. After losing her husband, the first man to make Detective Rylla Franklin feel anything at all turns her down when she garners the courage to ask him out. Throwing herself into work, she has plenty to keep her busy as she and her partner hunt a serial killer who turns his victims into princesses. When her sister becomes the next victim she's yanked from the case and with nothing but time on her hands the sexy man she's been trying to ignore suddenly gets an opening into her life. Nate Oakland didn't want to say no when Rylla asked him out, but he knows he's not good enough for her. He's tried to explain but she won't give him the time of day. When Rylla's sister goes missing, he decides he's given her enough space, and is determined to not only be there to support her but also to convince her he made a mistake turning her down before and to give him a second chance. But when Rylla becomes the killer's next target it's no longer their losses and doubt that are the biggest threat to their fledgling relationship.

How can she ever trust another man after what her ex-husband did? Summer Height isn't sure it's worth it to risk her heart again in another relationship, not after what happened with her ex-husband and the debilitating guilt it left her with. When she meets her best friend's husband's brother she doesn't know what to think, she likes him, but she's not sure she wants to take a chance on him after what she's been through, especially when it looks like history is repeating itself. Luke Sleigh wants to find someone to love him, everyone else in his life has always walked away and he's desperate to find that forever person. He has a list, when he meets a woman he mentally checks off whether or not the woman meets his criteria, but that gets thrown out the window when he meets Summer. He might be swept off his feet but he's about to face the challenge of a lifetime; proving that he's not guilty of multiple murders in time to save Summer's life.

One moment in time you wish you could take back. That's how Dahlia Black feels about her life. When she was fifteen she made a mistake that got her best friend killed and she hasn't been able to forgive herself for it. Banishing herself from River's End, she's lured back when someone decides that the past hasn't been laid to rest. Returning to town doesn't just mean facing the family she let down but the one man she's always loved but who nearly died saving her. Fletcher Harris grew up as an honorary member of the Black family, Dahlia like a younger sister to him. Then he lays eyes on her for the first time in eight years and in place of the kid he remembers finds a beautiful, strong, but hurting woman who he can't get out of his mind. Determined to help Dahlia learn to forgive herself so she can finally move on he can't help but hope that he might be a prominent part of her future.

He's trying to prove her friend is guilty of murder. When Clara Candella is carjacked it brings the past she thought was firmly behind her crashing into her present. Now the sexy detective who saved her life is trying to prove that her childhood friend is guilty of the same horrendous crimes they both survived. Can she set the fact that they're on opposite sides of this investigation aside and allow the attraction simmering between them to grow into something more? A car chase leads Detective Jonathon Dawson to a woman he instantly feels a connection to, unfortunately, she's hellbent on proving that her friend is innocent, even though he knows differently. Despite her being involved in his case he asks her out, only to be turned down flat. He knows there's something between him but winning Clara's affections while simultaneously searching for proof of her friend's guilt isn't going to be easy.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Ruby Hatcher escaped human traffickers, and she has her life back, but a nagging voice at the back of her mind keeps telling her the world would be a better place without her in it. When a home invasion throws her together with Detective Judah Willow, she learns that she's not as alone as she thought. Judah wants to ask Ruby out, but he knows about her traumatic past and won't push her into doing something she isn't ready for. But when Ruby gets mixed up in his latest case, he is determined not only to keep her safe but also to prove to her that not all men treat women like property. Earning her trust and her heart will push him to confront his own turbulent past, but if it helps Ruby, it's worth it.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky. She was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won't let her. Gideon Barlow travels the country working with police departments on the most depraved of cases. When he meets Sapphire, the attraction is instantaneous, but if he can't help her realize that there is more to life than her job, she might end up losing not just her chance at happiness but her life as well.

Being the bodyguard for a friend you're secretly in love with isn't easy. Ashley Fallon narrowly survived an assault by a serial rapist and murderer. As the only surviving victim she finds herself in need of a bodyguard after her assailant makes it clear he doesn't like loose ends and intends to finish what he started. Sawyer Watson is trapped in his own kind of Hell. He's secretly in love with Ashley but as far as she's concerned they're just friends. Now he's living in her house and spending his days-and his nights-with her, and while he won't take advantage of her while she's vulnerable he can't help but hope that spending so much time together might make her see him differently. The truth always has a way of coming out, and sometimes at the worst possible time.

Tragedy tore them apart. Now it's giving them a second chance. He walked away because he thought it was what she wanted. When FBI Agent Tom Drake arrives at the scene of a robbery, the last person he expects to see is his ex-wife. Seeing her again reminds him of everything he lost when they divorced, and the only way he's going to survive being around her again is to keep reminding himself this is just another job. She let him walk away because she thought it was what was best for him. Hannah Buffy is conflicted about seeing her ex-husband again, especially when he starts claiming he thinks the robbery at her store wasn't random. Positive it is just another way for him to paint her as a victim, she ignores his warnings at her own peril. If the couple can't reconcile their differences they might not make it to Christmas morning alive.

He broke her heart when he wasn't there for her when she needed him the most. FBI Agent Jett Crane is hunting his ex-partner who has gone off the rails. When his onetime girlfriend, Savannah Watson, becomes an accidental casualty, he is both thrilled to see her again and terrified that she might now become a target of the man he is searching for. Savannah, on the other hand, is not the least bit pleased with the prospect of seeing Jett again. He let her down and broke both her heart and her trust, and she has no interest in rekindling old feelings. But with a dangerous killer circling closer, reconciliation might become a moot point.

The greatest loss a couple can suffer tore them apart. FBI Agent Chloe Luckman is shocked and dismayed when she finds out that her ex-boyfriend has gotten himself mixed up in a case she's been working. Surprised to find she's jealous to see another woman in the arms of her ex, she wonders whether it's possible to reclaim what they once shared. Dr. Fin Patrick is no more pleased to be forced to spend time around Chloe than she is to spend time around him. She broke his heart when she walked away from him, and now he's so angry with her that any hope of reconciliation is nonexistent. But feelings are still there whether either of them like it or not, and as danger lurks it might be too late for them to do anything about it.

He'd rather walk away than let the darkness inside him tarnish her light. Meadow Smith's yearning to belong led her to make a terrible decision, one she regrets but can never take back. Now she's on the run and has to decide if she can put her trust in another man or if it's safer to keep moving. Problem is, she can't run from her mistakes forever. Abe Black tries to forget the haunting things he witnessed while serving his country by immersing himself in his role as Sherrif in the small town of River's End. But as soon as he spots Meadow, he knows she's in trouble, and that brings the nightmares flooding back. Meadow needs saving and Abe wants to save her, but neither of them can afford these growing feelings. Not with her secrets, and not when he's been burned before. Badly. Can Abe settle for just trying to keep her alive and then walk away? Or will avoiding the truth of their feelings only put them both in more danger?

Florence Harris thought if she ever fell in love it would be with someone sweet, dependable, boring. Nope. Turns out she likes arrogant, annoying, ego so big it wouldn't fit in the ocean Eli Lennox. Just because he saved her life he thinks it gives him permission to meddle in it. He's determined to save her from herself. Problem is she thinks she's beyond saving. She's beautiful, intelligent, and the sexiest woman Eli had ever laid eyes on, and she turns him down flat when he asks her out. That doesn't happen to him often. Or ever. And it makes him determined to prove to her she's worth every ounce of effort he's going to put into winning her heart. Eli Lennox always gets what he wants.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she's fighting to rebuild her life. Amethyst Hatcher was supposed to die on her eighteenth birthday, against all the odds she survived, and now lives her life searching for her next adrenalin rush. When the firefighter is assigned to work with the cops, she finds herself completely unprepared for the sexual tension smoldering between her and Detective Zeb Tuck to develop into something more. Zeb can't deny the sizzling attraction between him and Amethyst, but he fights against it. He's already lost so much and doesn't want to get involved with someone who seems to have a death wish. When his newest case, hunting a sadistic fire-starting killer forces him and the sexy firefighter to work together, he'll have to decide whether falling for Amethyst is worth the risk.

Fifteen years is a long time to be missing. Emerald Hatcher was the baby of the Hatcher family. Sweet, kind, compassionate, a dreamer who would give the shirt off her back to someone who needed it more than her. But that was then. What have fifteen years away from her family, tortured and abused, done to her? The Hatcher sisters have been desperate to find the last sister and bring her home, but what they get is not what they bargained for. Is anyone really ready for Emerald Hatcher to return home?

Trust is fragile. Mia Taylor-Black loves her job as the head of the River's End search and rescue team. When the children of the town start going missing, turning up unharmed in the forest, she starts feeling like someone is watching her. She's been there before, had a stalker whose reign of terror ended up costing her everything, and the idea of going back to that dark time in her life terrifies her. Julian Black loves his wife but guilt over not protecting her tore them apart. Seeing his brother get a second chance with the woman he loves makes him hope that he might get that same chance with Mia. He knows it won't be easy to regain her trust, but nothing worth having in life is easy and he vows that nothing and no one is going to stop him from reclaiming his marriage.

Perception is truth. Renee Miller sacrificed over and over again in her relationship with Will Black, and then when she needed him the most he wasn't there for her. Now she's back in River's End and Will is determined to win her back, only she's not the same person she was when they were together. Her world has been tilted on its axis and she has no idea how to right it. Will knows that he messed up when he didn't give Renee what she needed, instead doing what he thought was best, but he is desperate for a second chance. This time he is determined to put her first, show her with words and actions how much he loves her. When Renee's life is threatened and it becomes clear someone is targeting her he now faces two threats to reclaiming the woman he adores, a killer and her lack of trust in him.

How do you give an answer when you don't understand the question? Sydney Clark moved to River's End for a fresh start, desperately wanting to put the past behind her. What she didn't expect on her first day as a deputy in the Sheriff's department was to be working a serial killer case, and a disturbing one at that. What she expected even less was to meet a man who will challenge everything her childhood taught her about men. Levi Black knows what it's like to watch the woman you love die, he's been there twice before and it sucks, which is why he took himself out of circulation, flirting is fine-fun even-but anything deeper risks your heart. Then he meets Sydney. He can see in her eyes that she's battling some pretty rough demons, and getting involved with a cop might be more than he's prepared to risk, especially with an unpredictable serial killer stalking the town.

Everyone has told lies, but hers might get her killed. Maggie Wilson told a lie she desperately wishes she could take back. When a childhood friend saves her from a fire and offers her a place to stay, she never expects to fall for him. But when that's exactly what happens, it means taking a risk she'll lose him by admitting her lies ... Firefighter Theo Black has fallen for friends before, and that didn't work out. So as he walks through the flames to rescue his friend Maggie, he knows the boundaries he must set. Bur when someone keeps setting fires around her, he'll be forced to confront the feelings he's fighting against if he wants to keep her alive.