Rachel Lee Books in Order

Captain Burke works to establish her authority in the Air Force while living in her high-ranking father's shadow. Her attraction to Colonel Dave Maclendon complicates matters, and a saboteur's attack on their base puts both officers in danger.

Computer programmer Jessica Kilmer discovers classified documents have vanished from her safe and calls the FBI. Special agent Arlen Coulter promises protection, but their growing attraction challenges his emotional defenses while the theft places her in danger.

Pregnant Faith Williams flees an abusive former husband and seeks safety in Conard County. Deputy Micah Parish offers protection, but keeping her and her unborn child safe becomes increasingly personal as their bond deepens.

Software developer Tim O'Shaughnessy must protect a new program and his business partner, Liz. As their assignment grows more dangerous, the attraction between them intensifies, adding personal stakes to the effort to safeguard their work.

After four years in captivity, CIA agent Ransom Laird seeks recovery in Wyoming and grows close to writer Mandy Grant. An assassin targets him and threatens Mandy, forcing two wounded people to confront danger together.

Honor Nightingale hopes an isolated old house will give her a peaceful new beginning, until disturbing voices begin haunting her. Only neighbor Ian McLaren believes her experience, but his troubled past makes their growing attraction unsettling.

Deputy Sara Jane Yates rescues Gideon Ironheart from a barroom fight and finds herself drawn to the restless stranger. His arrival challenges her guarded approach to relationships, while their mutual attraction encourages both to reveal fears they usually conceal.

Rescue pilot Billy Joe Yuma still struggles with memories of Vietnam and doubts that love can help him. Emergency flight nurse Wendy Tate sees his pain and wants a relationship, but he fears the damage his past could bring.

Emmaline Conard senses someone is watching her and fears another ordeal. Gage Dalton, a man determined never to care again, becomes her protector, and their growing trust challenges the painful histories that have made both wary of love.

Lawyer Sandy Keller believes an innocent man faces conviction for a brutal crime. Texas Ranger Garrett Hancock helps investigate, drawn to her commitment to justice as their dangerous search for the truth develops into a personal connection.

Hidden chemical caches threaten Conard County, giving Sheriff Nathan Tate an urgent investigation. At home, a secret from his wife Marge's past surfaces, testing a long marriage just as the community faces a possible disaster.

Mercy Kendrick feels an unsettling connection to Thunder Mountain above Conard County. Drawn to Gray Cloud, its guardian, she struggles with warnings and her own fears as attraction pulls her toward a place sacred to his people.

Police officer Clint Calloway is shaken by revelations about his parentage while working a major case in Whitehorn, Montana. His attraction to rookie partner Dakota Winston creates another complication when he most needs to focus on the investigation.

Janet Tate encounters a mysterious man in the Wyoming mountains and wants to understand his secrets. Abel has come to Conard County seeking answers about his father's death, with her family among those he holds responsible.

Grieving lawyer Jennifer Fox hires someone to kill her, then discovers her family's fatal plane crash was deliberate. With soldier of fortune Rydell's help, she must stop the contract and investigate the people responsible before time runs out.

Detective Abel Pierce seeks the men responsible for his father's death, but meets the pregnant daughter of one of his enemies. His growing feelings for her force him to confront the tension between pursuing justice and accepting love.

Danika Hilliard can inherit a Florida villa only if she finishes a novel there within six months and shares it with aspiring writer Silas Northrop. Their clashing personalities and attraction compete with ghosts, storms, and hints of hidden treasure.

Former profiler Connor Quinn becomes a photographer, then is drawn back into police work when a serial killer terrorizes Tampa Bay. Reporting alongside colleague Kate Devane, he remains unaware she is the online confidante who has become important to him.

Esther Jackson seeks protection from the father she helped convict of murder. Craig Nighthawk, himself burdened by community suspicion over a crime he did not commit, must confront their shared isolation as he works to keep her safe.

Anna Fleming has finally found a home when her traumatic past resurfaces. Rancher Hugh Gallagher understands the lasting effects of painful memories, but building a future together requires Anna to learn to trust rather than run again.

After leaving an unfaithful husband, Jillie McAllister hopes to open a bookstore in Paradise Beach. Instead, mishaps and local controversy bring her close to police chief Blaise Corrigan, while her former husband's return threatens her fresh start.

Wealthy rancher Jeff Cumberland has avoided marriage until a mysterious woman arrives needing protection. Offering her shelter brings unexpected intimacy, but the guarded cowboy must learn to express his feelings if he wants their relationship to endure.

Rancher Jeff Cumberland is known for keeping potential partners at a distance. When a stranger needs his protection, he opens his home to her, then faces the emotional risk of turning a temporary refuge into lasting love.

Radio host Carey Justice doubts the guilt of a man she once prosecuted who is nearing execution. She turns to former lover Detective Seamus Rourke for help, while threats against people connected to the conviction complicate their search.

A woman on the run seeks refuge in Conard County, drawing a doctor, nurse, teacher, and deputy into her troubles. These connected stories follow the mystery surrounding her arrival and the unexpected relationships it brings to the community.

Jake Carpenter settles in Paradise Beach hoping for an orderly life and a conventional partner. Psychic Rainbow Moonglow disrupts both plans, forcing him to reconsider his expectations as attraction pulls him toward someone whose habits contrast sharply with his own.

DEA agent Rafe Ortiz takes his newborn son to Conard County when the baby's criminal uncle becomes suspicious. Meeting Angela Jaynes makes him imagine a different future, but he must protect his child while learning how to be a father.

After a devastating accident, archaeologist Veronica Coleridge pursues her late mother's search for a lost tribal mask. Dive operator Dugan Gallagher helps her in Key West, where attraction and a threatening rival complicate the expedition.

Psychologist Callie Carlson's brother is arrested after a salvage job ends in murder. Her new neighbor, former SEAL Chase Mattingly, is recovering from a diving accident, and their growing relationship draws him into questions that may also explain his troubles.

Kelly Burke returns to her eccentric family, convinced Seth Ralston is exploiting her grandmother and their fortune. Once home, she finds herself attracted to him, challenging her desire for a sensible life and her assumptions about his motives.

When Meg Williams's teenage daughter runs away, she turns to Sheriff Earl Sanders, her late husband's friend. The search in snowy Colorado raises troubling questions about the girl and forces Meg to confront family secrets while growing closer to Earl.

Tess Morrow and Jack Wright have avoided each other for years, but a hurricane strands them together over Thanksgiving. Their usual arguments begin giving way to attraction, forcing both to reconsider the dislike they have long taken for granted.

Joni hopes architect Hardy Wingate can reconcile with her uncle by designing his new hotel. But her uncle still blames Hardy for his daughter's death years earlier, making Joni's romance with Hardy vulnerable to longstanding grief and anger.

When strange tracks and a huge egg appear on Paradise Beach, Officer Samantha Barlett must manage the public reaction. Vacationing television reporter Derek Diche joins the investigation, creating professional friction and unexpected attraction as the town speculates.

Museum curator Anna Lundgren's successful exhibition is overshadowed by a stolen Mayan dagger and a murdered guard. Becoming the main suspect, she must investigate the crime while even Detective Gil Garcia, her only ally, begins questioning her innocence.

Erin Kelly fights to overturn the decision declaring her friend Mary incompetent, blaming attorney Richard Wesley III for failing her. Richard sympathizes but is constrained by the law, turning their growing attraction into a conflict over how to help.

Widowed deputy Sam Canfield and schoolteacher Mary McKinney both carry grief from family losses. As Mary tries to help Sam and mend his relationship with his father, a wildfire threatens Whisper Creek and the future they are beginning to imagine.

Attorney Chloe Ryder helps a priest after a murder at his church and threatening calls. Joining detective Matt Diel, who once defended her, she investigates connections to an earlier death while struggling with the attraction between them.

Detective Karen Sweeney investigates killings at the home of Senator Grant Lawrence, a presidential hopeful. Concealed evidence and political interests complicate the case, while her growing attraction to the senator makes uncovering the truth increasingly personal.

Unexplained deaths disturb the wealthy island of San Martin, drawing veterinarian Markie Cross and medical examiner Declan Quinn into an investigation. As they explore the island's history, evidence suggests an inhuman danger that could make Markie its next victim.

After a brutal attack leaves a young woman without memories, she joins Anari warriors fighting the Ilduin Bane. Powerful assassin mages threaten their world, while her missing past complicates a journey through danger, magic and unfamiliar loyalties.

Dermatologist Serena Gregory becomes intrigued by neighbor Darius Maxwell, an art dealer whose mother claims to have been kidnapped. His reluctance to reclaim a princely title draws Serena into royal family schemes while their unlikely attraction grows.

FBI agent Tom Lawton investigates an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate despite being sidelined by his superiors. Uncovering their deception forces him to rely on mysterious agent Renate Bachle as a larger conspiracy threatens his life.

Pilot Hannah Lamont's flight to Aruba ends with an emergency landing on Treasure Island as a hurricane approaches. Stranded with irritating airstrip owner Buck Shanahan, she joins the eccentric islanders' efforts to protect their threatened home.

Tess Birdsong and her companions travel to Anahar to free the enslaved Anari and confront a greater evil. Secrets hidden in an ancient temple may explain Tess's frightening Ilduin power and the past she cannot remember.

Worldwide Christmas bombings send Office 119 agents Renate Bachle and Lawton Caine searching for the perpetrators. The attacks conceal a conspiracy involving ancient secret societies, and stopping the wrong military response becomes part of preventing a wider catastrophe.

Two Christmas romances pair military protectors with women facing danger. Rachel Lee follows Marine Jon Erikson and park ranger Melinda Hawthorne into the wilderness, while Catherine Mann brings General Hank Renshaw closer to Senator Ginger Landis.

Tess Birdsong and Archer Blackcloak must unite warring peoples after liberating Anahar. With slaves rebelling in Bozandar and dark forces gathering to the west, an assault on an unconquered fortress depends on overcoming divisions and Archer's hidden secret.

After the German chancellor's assassination, Office 119 agent Renate Bachle races to stop a conspiracy pushing Europe toward war. Meanwhile, a renegade priest and his bodyguard guard an ancient codex whose dangerous power could deepen the crisis.

Schoolteacher Lynn Reilly starts a new job on Treasure Island, only to find her dead aunt interfering in her love life. Delphine's ghost schemes to pair Lynn with Reverend Jack Marks through increasingly disruptive matchmaking and an alligator.

Soldier Ethan Parish comes to Conard County seeking the father he has never met and faces suspicion about his identity. Falling for deputy Connie Halloran and her daughter gives him new hopes as violence from the past resurfaces.

Journalist Erin McKenna faces violent retaliation after investigating a defense contractor's involvement in sex trafficking. FBI agent Jerod Westlake protects her while searching for her source, drawing both deeper into a dangerous case tied to his own painful history.

An accident leaves Kerry Tomlinson with psychic abilities that offer clues to a double murder. Former agent Adrian Goddard struggles with his attraction to her while protecting her from killers who recognize the danger her visions pose.

Nurse practitioner Kristin Tate hopes a new job will help her recover from military tragedy, but dying patients make her a murder suspect. Dr. David Marcus must help clear her name while confronting feelings that complicate his plans.

After her husband's murder, Cory Farland starts over in witness protection in Conard County. Former Navy SEAL Wade Kendrick rents a room in her home, and their growing attachment deepens his determination to protect her from renewed danger.

Fleeing a killer, Kay Young finds shelter at the secluded ranch of former soldier Clint Ardmore. Their growing attraction challenges his desire for isolation as the threat following Kay forces him to confront danger and his own painful memories.

Trish Devlin distrusts the stranger who warns that he has foreseen her murder. Grant Wolfe, haunted by a previously ignored premonition, must convince her that his visions are real while trying to protect her from an approaching killer.

Vampire Jude Messenger rescues Theresa Black from a nighttime attack and struggles with his desire for her. As a demon continues stalking Theresa, protecting her brings Jude closer to a woman whose blood and affection tempt him.

This collection combines Exile's End and Cherokee Thunder. Mandy Grant and former CIA agent Ransom Laird confront painful pasts, while Micah Parish protects pregnant Faith Williams from the violent former husband whose pursuit threatens her chance at safety.

Kelly Scanlon hides in a Wyoming town while fleeing her dangerous almost-ex-husband. Neighbor Hank Jackson offers reassurance despite denying that he can be anyone's hero, until the threat following Kelly forces the guarded cowboy to act.

Strange noises and misplaced objects unsettle widow Del Carmody and her teenage daughter. Veterinarian Mike Windwalker offers help, drawing on science and ancestral spiritual traditions while his attraction to Del grows during their investigation of her troubled home.

This paired edition combines Rachel Lee's romance about veterinarian Mike helping widow Delia investigate disturbances at home with Lindsay McKenna's Operation: Forbidden. In the second story, helicopter pilot Emma seeks redemption in Afghanistan while resisting Captain Kahlid's charm.

NCIS agent Courtney Tyson pursues the killer of Dom Mason's wife, forcing her to reveal painful truths to the grieving father. Their unexpected attraction becomes more urgent when Courtney's investigation places her in the killer's path.

After their plane crashes in a Wyoming snowstorm, Rory Campbell and former military pilot Chase Dakota fight to survive. Attraction complicates their emergency as they also struggle to get Rory's terminally ill sister to urgent hospital treatment.

Writer Yvonne Dupuis seeks help from vampire investigator Creed Preston after sensing a demon stalking her new apartment. His protection brings dangerous attraction, while the evil pursuing Yvonne proves to have allies determined to claim her.

Vampire Luc St. Just's search for vengeance changes when he rescues Dani Makar, a werewolf unable to shapeshift. Their attraction bridges an old enmity, but the danger surrounding them threatens a fragile alliance and Luc's renewed will to live.

Former reporter Liza Enders becomes curious about a stranger after returning home to teach. Special agent Max McKenny is hiding while testifying against terrorists, and attraction to Liza complicates keeping his identity secret and protecting her from danger.

Teacher Cassie faces threats after intervening against school bullies in the small community she hoped to call home. Rancher Lincoln Blair steps in to protect her despite fearing that their attraction will end when another outsider leaves.

Pregnant widow Marti Chastain saves Ryder Kelstrom from a tornado, and he helps rebuild her damaged home. Their shared grief leads to growing affection, but an enemy seeking revenge on Ryder threatens the woman he now wants to protect.

After witnessing a murder by an invisible attacker, police sergeant Caro Hamilton seeks help from an unusual detective agency. Vampire mage Damien Keller recognizes magic within her, and protecting her draws him toward an attraction that threatens his restraint.

Psychologist Nora Loftis returns to Conard County after surviving an attack and finds refuge with her first love, rancher and police chief Jake Madison. Renewed feelings offer comfort while her attacker remains free and determined to finish his assault.

Army veteran Skylar Jamison seeks quiet in the Wyoming Rockies but encounters armed strangers trying to force her off public land. Ranger Craig Stone offers shelter, and their growing attraction develops alongside a threat requiring both their survival skills.

After a night with Navy SEAL Seth Hardin, military rescue pilot Edith Clapton discovers she is pregnant. Seth's determination to share fatherhood forces Edie to reconsider plans for single parenthood and whether their unexpected connection could become a family.

Wounded veteran Liam O'Connor travels to deliver his dead friend's final letter to widow Sharon Majors. Her offer of work on her ranch gives both a chance to heal, but Liam struggles with falling for his friend's wife.

Waitress Haley Martin's quiet life changes when a truck driver is murdered and former military policeman Buck Devlin needs her help. Pretending to be lovers provides cover during the investigation, while real feelings complicate the danger they uncover.

Amnesiac newcomer Julie Smith seeks shelter as Christmas and a severe Montana blizzard approach. Rancher Braden Traub becomes drawn to her while questions about her lost identity complicate the possibility of building a future together in Rust Creek Falls.

Allison McMann investigates a toxin killing local cattle, drawing the attention of her enigmatic neighbor Jerrod Marquette. The former military man appoints himself her protector as her search leads into dangerous mountains and their attraction challenges her independence.

A troubling note frightens Corey Donahue, who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. She turns to lodger Austin Mendez, a former undercover officer, and their growing trust faces a killer determined to close in on her.

Holly Heflin returns to Conard County to settle her aunt's estate and finds former love Cliff Martin serving as executor. Old attraction resurfaces, but her plans to return to the city clash with the rancher's firmly rooted life.

Nurse Brianna Cole shelters her injured ex-husband Luke Masters during a snowstorm, rekindling feelings neither has forgotten. Luke believes someone pushed him off a mountain and that Brianna is also in danger, though his concussion has obscured the reason.

Pregnant Hope Conroy escapes an overbearing family and threatening fiancé to Conard County, where she becomes a nanny for rancher Cash Cashford's troubled daughter. Their growing connection challenges his caution about the secrets she brings into his household.

Exhausted country singer Rory McLane returns to Conard County with his daughter and intends to avoid romance. His caretaker Abby Jason, still wary after a bitter divorce, finds their holiday companionship challenging her own reluctance to trust another man.

Wounded former soldier Jess McGregor offers Lacy Devane refuge after witness protection, but a disturbing note raises questions about who is being targeted. Their attraction complicates memories of Jess's late wife, Lacy's closest friend, as a killer closes in.

Fire chief Wayne Camden joins arson investigator Charity Atkins to stop fires threatening Conard County. Their attraction unsettles the rooted single father and traveling specialist, especially when the arsonist turns Charity into a target and protection becomes personal.

Widow Vicki Templeton avoids lawmen after her husband's death and moves to Wyoming with her young daughter. Widowed deputy Dan Casey becomes their helpful neighbor, but their growing attachment challenges Vicki's determination to spare her child another devastating loss.

Detectives Cade Bankston and DeeJay Dawkins pose as a married couple to catch a killer returning to Conard County after five years. Their initial hostility gives way to attraction, but the mission demands attention as the murderer selects new victims.

Wounded FBI agent Erin Sanders drives west to evade a bomber, only to have deputy Lance Conroe intervene in her solitary escape. Sheltering at his remote home, she struggles with his protection while another confrontation and a betrayal threaten them both.

CIA operative Ryker Tremaine promises to help his dead friend's pregnant wife Marisa Hayes, who doubts the official account of her husband's death. Attraction grows between them, but Ryker's secrecy about what happened threatens the trust they are building.

Kylie Brewer returns to Conard City after an attack leaves her missing three years of memories. A black rose warns that the danger persists, prompting Marine Sergeant Evan Cooper to protect her while helping her recover the fragments of her life.

Rogue CIA agent Trace Archer seeks refuge in Wyoming while an unknown killer pursues him. Kindergarten teacher Julie Ardlow offers cover by pretending to be his former lover, drawing them closer as their investigation into his past increases the danger.

Vanessa Welling returns to restore an inherited house in the town her family fled after a financial scandal. Contractor and single father Tim Dawson offers an unexpected connection, but she struggles to separate her own future from her family's shame.

Wounded veteran Zane McLaren returns to Conard County seeking isolation, far removed from the athlete neighbor Ashley Granger remembers. His affectionate golden retriever keeps bringing them together, challenging his resistance to human contact and her wish to help him heal.

Seeking safety after witnessing murders, Dory Lake asks Cadell Marcus for a trained guard dog. The part-time deputy instead offers his own protection, determined to keep a calculating killer from exploiting her isolation while their attachment challenges her emotional defenses.

Judge Wyatt Carter offers his home to old friend Amber Towers, a lawyer secretly carrying a baby. Their attraction and the town's gossip complicate his approaching election, while Amber wonders whether relying on him could endanger his political future.

Investigator and former army ranger Kel Westin poses as a poacher to infiltrate a ring threatening Wyoming wildlife. Working with guarded game warden Desi Jenks forces them to confront painful histories and trust each other as the operation becomes dangerous.

Urban planner Diane Finch starts a new job while fostering her cousin's baby and worries about her boss's reaction. Blaine Harrigan proves unexpectedly comfortable with childcare, but Diane fears a secret will prevent their developing connection from becoming love.

Sergeant Gil York arrives in Conard County carrying combat wounds and grief for a fallen friend. Meeting his friend's cousin Miriam Baker awakens unexpected feelings, but his emotional defenses complicate the possibility of building a new life with her.

A bomb threat draws ATF agent Darcy Eccles to Wyoming, where she uncovers an antigovernment plot. Teacher Alex Jansen may hold the key to stopping it, but his hidden past and their growing connection make the dangerous investigation increasingly personal.

Archaeologist Renee Dubois encounters former Marine Carter Copeland on Thunder Mountain while occupied with the past. Discovering a deadly secret turns their meeting into a struggle for survival, with their attraction adding another complication to the unfolding danger.