Rita Herron Books in Order

Atlanta journalist Gabe Thornton investigates the people who seek romance through newspaper advertisements. What begins as a professional assignment leads him to a single mother's intriguing notice and a meeting that challenges his distance from the story.

Jenna Barrett wants a husband and knows to avoid men afraid of commitment. Unfortunately, the advertising executive hired to promote her lingerie store is exactly that kind of man, making their mutual attraction a conflict neither expected.

Veronica Miller reports threats and an attack, but the police find no evidence. Detective Nathan Dawson believes her fear is real, risking his career and heart as he investigates a danger tied to a night she cannot remember.

A transplant restores police officer Collin Cash's sight but also gives him visions of a murder. Certain the victim's widow Sydney is innocent, he offers protection while a killer stalks her and his extraordinary knowledge demands an explanation.

Kimberly Turner agrees to pose as architect Austin McDane's fiancée for a weekend, using the payment to help disadvantaged children. His family's enthusiasm pushes the deception toward an impromptu wedding, while her feelings become increasingly real.

Emma Wadsworth wakes after a car wreck unable to remember five years of her life, including her husband Grant. Attraction and their baby stir unfamiliar emotions, but the person who caused the crash remains a threat.

One night with doctor Seth Broadhurst leaves impulsive Mimi Hartwell pregnant and hopeful about a future together. He offers marriage and security, but she wants to know his proposal comes from love rather than obligation.

After receiving her grandmother's hope chest, responsible doctor Hannah Hartwell cancels her wedding and dreams of a stranger. New patient Jake Tippins turns out to be that man, but his secrecy and resistance to commitment complicate her attraction.

Alison Hartwell discovers the marriage she thought was annulled still exists when she becomes engaged to someone else. Her former sweetheart, air force pilot Brady Broussard, returns to town, giving her a chance to confront their unfinished love.

Maddie Summers ends her engagement and begins searching for someone who will commit. Her protective brothers recruit their friend Chase Holloway to watch over her, unaware that his attraction may make him the man they should worry about.

Lindsey Payne believes the child taken from her is still alive, but someone wants the truth hidden. She turns to detective Gavin McCord, her former bodyguard and the baby's father, forcing him to confront responsibilities he once avoided.

Amnesiac Cole Hunter recognizes only Megan Wells and memories of intimacy with her. The grieving widow doubts he could be her dead husband, but his knowledge of their marriage and the feelings he awakens challenge her certainty.

Sarah Cutter reports hearing a kidnapping at the Nighthawk Island research center after years of silence. Detective Adam Black takes her story seriously, but when the kidnappers target her, protecting her becomes entangled with his growing desire.

Rancher Ty Cooper impersonates his identical twin, doctor Dex Montgomery, but attraction to Dr. Jessica Stovall complicates the deception. Jessica notices an unexpected warmth in the supposedly reserved doctor and wonders what he is hiding.

Marriage counselor Abigail Jensen hires a supposed actor to impersonate the husband who left her as her book becomes successful. Attraction to Hunter Stone grows, but he is actually a reporter seeking secrets that could destroy her career.

Agent Night Walker learns his affair with Holly Langworthy produced a son only after the baby is kidnapped. With Holly missing too, he must follow leads to a dangerous captor while confronting the distance between their lives.

Shy Rebecca Hartwell secretly loves Dr. Thomas Emerson and considers asking him to father the baby she wants. He is drawn to her but has been hurt by a Hartwell before, making trust an obstacle to their connection.

Suzanne Hartwell needs to persuade Rafe McAllister to sell his beloved ranch, but he refuses to surrender it. Receiving her grandmother's hope chest awakens unexpected romantic desires, complicating a negotiation neither can keep entirely about business.

Talk-show host Sophie Lane maneuvers to match herself with committed bachelor Lance Summers on her dating program. His attempt to escape the arrangement leaves her seeing someone else, forcing him to reconsider the feelings he hoped to avoid.

Alanna Hayes arrives with a baby after uncovering secret experiments at a research complex, seeking help promised by Cain Caldwell's dead brother. Cain must decide whether to trust her as danger closes around the child she protects.

Blind radio psychologist Claire Kos receives calls from a serial killer and must seek help from former lover Mark Steele. His FBI investigation draws them together again, but protecting her reopens a painful history as the killer targets her.

Hailey Hitchcock seeks refuge in a remote Victorian house haunted by a violent history. Falcon trainer Rex Falcon intervenes when threats escalate, but their attraction becomes bound to secrets someone is determined to keep buried.

Undercover agent Eric Caldwell seeks revenge after a near-fatal accident, then falls for physical therapist Melissa Fagan. Her investigation into a medical research complex makes her a target, leaving him torn between protecting her and maintaining his cover.

Violet Baker returns home after her father's death and apparent confession to a childhood murder she still sees in visions. Sheriff Grady Monroe, the victim's half brother, joins her search for answers as new danger threatens her.

FBI agent Craig Horn investigates suspicious deaths while trying to contain unwanted publicity. Reporter Olivia Thornbird's search for a story makes her a target, forcing them to work together despite an attraction that complicates their pursuit of a killer.

Brack Falcon rescues Sonya Silverstein and her young daughter from an attack, then faces a blizzard that prevents an easy retreat. His attraction and protective instincts draw him into defending them against people determined to exploit their vulnerability.

Lisa Langley survived a killer who buried women alive, but a threatening call signals a new danger. A copycat is targeting victims, and agent Brad Booker needs her help while determined to protect the woman he once failed.

Ivy Stanton returns to Kudzu Hollow seeking answers about her parents' murders. Matt Mahoney, who saved her and was wrongly accused, also wants justice, but the secrets still hidden in the town put their renewed connection in danger.

Sheriff Miles Monahue's wife disappears, leaving him suspected of harming her, before her body is discovered. Then an amnesiac woman who looks exactly like her arrives, forcing him to confront a mystery and the danger following her.

Elsie Timmons inherits the orphanage she barely escaped as a child and returns to expose its secrets. Investigator Deke Falcon arrives seeking to reunite her with her mother, but hostile forces threaten the future she is beginning to imagine.

Stella Segall wakes with a dead man and no memory of what happened, then encounters an FBI agent claiming to be her husband. Luke Devlin must discover whether his missing bride is being manipulated or is a murderer.

During a Boston blackout, Ethan and Rebecca Matalon's son is kidnapped by a vengeful man. Their plans for divorce give way to a desperate rescue, testing Ethan's skills and the love that still connects the estranged couple.

Former assassin Damon investigates his brother's murder charge as an FBI agent and finds a nameless woman who may hold the answers. Protecting her from a killer threatens to expose the violent past he has tried to escape.

Texas Ranger Cole McKinney returns to investigate murders implicating the father who abandoned him. Working with special investigator Joey Hendricks offers attraction and a chance to resolve old wounds, but her family secrets could undermine both cases.

New Orleans columnist Britta Berger's hidden past returns as a deadly threat. Detective Jean-Paul Dubois believes she holds the key to ritualistic murders, but protecting her becomes complicated by their attraction and the secrets each carries.

Detective Bradford Walsh investigates deadly fires whose trail leads to Rosanna Redhill. The attacks appear to target her, making his need to understand the connection inseparable from protecting a woman whose attraction threatens his professional focus.

Texas Ranger Hayes Keller protects Taylor Landis after an attack while trying to maintain a professional distance. Constant proximity tests his restraint, but catching her attacker must come before the relationship she hopes to draw from him.

Detective Cortez's protection of Dr. Jennifer Madden becomes increasingly personal as he works to close a case. His surveillance intensifies the danger posed by her stalker, forcing her to decide how fully she can trust his demanding approach.

Psychic Clarissa King's visions draw FBI agent Vincent Valtrez back to his hometown to hunt a killer. His angelic and demonic heritage leaves him vulnerable to forces seeking his soul, complicating his attraction and efforts to protect her.

Leah Holden's sister is abducted before Christmas, and the kidnapper demands she dismiss investigator Gage McDermont. He refuses to abandon the case, but Leah's concealed identity and old town secrets threaten their trust as they search for the girl.

Injured police officer Parker Kilpatrick grows close to the nurse caring for him, Grace Gardener. When Grace is attacked, clues connect her past to a cold case, forcing Parker to risk his career to keep her safe.

FBI agent Dylan Acevedo reunites with Aspen Meadows, who remembers neither their affair nor the murder she witnessed. Protecting her becomes personal when he realizes her infant son may be his, while missing memories complicate the investigation.

Reporter Annabelle Armstrong investigates Quinton Valtrez, believing him to be an assassin. His demonic heritage hides a more dangerous truth, and an enemy willing to use Annabelle as bait forces Quinton to confront the powers he has resisted.

Investigator Derrick McKinney learns he has a son, only for the child to be abducted. The boy's guardian, Brianna Honeycutt, is also threatened, making Derrick's search a race to recover his baby while protecting a woman he already desires.

Samantha Corley finds her remote cabin ransacked and a baby girl abandoned inside with a mysterious note. Police chief John Wise helps uncover the child's identity, but escalating danger and unexpected feelings make their partnership increasingly personal.

When sabotage strikes Flint McKade's Texas ranch, he suspects his new veterinarian, Lora Leigh Whittaker, may be hiding an agenda. An attack on Lora turns Flint into her protector, bringing their attraction into the investigation.

Prince Stefan Lutece meets forensics expert Jane Cameron while visiting Wyoming on business. When her investigation into missing evidence and possible murder puts her in danger, Stefan's military experience becomes essential, complicating their already powerful attraction.

A serial killer leaves trophies on Dr. Marlena Bender's doorstep, drawing her to Sheriff Dante Valtrez for protection. Their attraction deepens, but Dante's demonic heritage holds secrets that could make the danger surrounding her even worse.

Veterinarian Zeke Blalock's twin daughters advertise for a wife on his behalf and favor their neighbor Paige Watkins. Paige insists she isn't marriage material, but the girls' determined matchmaking makes avoiding their attractive father increasingly difficult.

Texas Ranger Cabe Navarro investigates ritual murders and finds himself drawn to rancher's daughter Jessie Becker. Their positions complicate the case, but when Jessie becomes a target, protecting her forces Cabe to reconsider the boundary between duty and desire.

Nina Nash refuses to believe her daughter died eight years earlier, despite everyone dismissing her conviction. Investigator Slade Blackburn takes her case, but their search for answers turns dangerous as he tries to protect both Nina and her hope.

A five-year-old asks detective Colt Mason to clear his mother of murder, then disappears before Colt can investigate. Helping widow Serena Stover find her son draws Colt into a deadly conspiracy and an increasingly personal promise to protect them.

Reporter Gabe Thornton answers Casey McIntyre's personal ad while following a robbery lead. Casey wants romance, but discovering his journalistic motives prompts a plan for revenge, leaving both caught between suspicion, attraction, and the search for a criminal.

Madelyn Andrews asks investigator Caleb Walker to find the twin daughter believed lost at birth, after her surviving child claims to communicate with her. Their search uncovers troubling hospital details and danger, while attraction makes the case increasingly personal.

A woman must warn someone about what is happening in Slaughter Creek before she dies. This short prequel introduces the danger beneath the surface of the rural Tennessee town that becomes the setting for the series.

Former rodeo champion Johnny Long hires Rachel Presley and notices fear in both her and her young son. When suspicious accidents threaten Rachel, Johnny must confront secrets of his own while trying to discover what she is fleeing.

Detective Miles McGregor brings his son to a healing ranch after the boy witnesses his mother's murder. Child rehabilitation expert Jordan Keys tries to help them, but a killer's arrival turns recovery into another fight for survival.

Rancher Brandon Woodstock responds when former love Kim Long reports an intruder threatening her and her daughter. Rescuing them rekindles feelings he thought were over, while the enemies pursuing Kim force them to confront secrets from their broken relationship.

Rancher Carter Flagstone seeks revenge on Sadie Whitefeather for helping frame him for murder. Finding her frightened and hiding changes his plans, and the former lovers must rely on each other while he fights to clear his name.

Sadie Nettleton returns to Slaughter Creek after her grandfather is murdered and her twin sister is accused. Sheriff Jake Blackwood, the man she left behind, helps investigate, but old secrets and a determined enemy threaten their reunion.

Lucy Lane wants to spend Christmas with her family and Reid Summers, but a stalker forces her into hiding. Taking refuge in a community for older residents complicates the holiday reunion and romance she had hoped to enjoy.

Marci Turner's wedding collapses when someone shoots at her groom and he flees. Detective Cade Muller suspects the groom is a con man and keeps Marci close to catch him, but attraction challenges his doubts about her innocence.

Tawny-Lynn Boulder returns home seven years after surviving a bus accident that left two girls missing. Sheriff Chaz Camden needs her lost memories to find them, but death threats suggest someone will kill to keep the case unsolved.

Texas Ranger Justin Thorpe joins Sheriff Amanda Blair to investigate a series of missing girls linked to her old high school. As their attraction grows, a killer prepares to make Amanda the final target in a decade-long pattern.

Journalist Brenda Banks receives clues from a serial killer targeting men in Slaughter Creek. Working with FBI agent and former love Nick Blackwood may uncover the truth, but his troubled past and their attraction give the killer leverage.

Detective Mason Blackpaw's investigation at Bucking Bronc Lodge reunites him with pregnant Dr. Cara Winchester. A killer is stealing her patients' babies, and protecting Cara becomes even more urgent as the child she carries is secretly Mason's.

Lenora Lockhart has begun rebuilding her life after surviving a brutal attack, but her assailant escapes prison seeking revenge. Texas Ranger Micah Hardin, who rescued her before, must protect her again while confronting feelings he never resolved.

Mia Matthews escapes her abusive husband, but he remains determined to find her. Texas Ranger Alex Townsend becomes her protector, facing a pursuit that threatens her chance to start over and could cost him his life.

Kaylie Whittaker and her daughter hide in an abandoned ranch house while fleeing the man who killed her husband. Texas Ranger Mitch Manning discovers them and must protect the pair despite his reluctance to risk loving another family.

Rancher Brody Bloodworth still blames himself for his brother's disappearance and the end of his romance with Julie Whitehead. Now an FBI agent, Julie returns with a lead, drawing Brody into a dangerous search and renewed feelings.

Florist Jude Johnson is delighted to receive flowers for Valentine's Day until she finds dead roses inside the box. Further deliveries turn the romantic gesture into a threat, leaving her afraid the sender intends to kill her.

Sage Freeport has spent two years searching for her missing son when tracker Dugan Graystone offers help. Their shared mistrust of local law enforcement strengthens the partnership, but each failed lead raises the stakes as Christmas approaches.

Texas Ranger Jaxon Ward believes Avery Tierney's brother may be awaiting execution for a murder he didn't commit. Reopening the case forces Avery to confront buried trauma, while their growing attraction makes the search for justice deeply personal.

Amelia Nettleton's recurring dreams suggest a baby was stolen from her. She turns to amnesiac agent John Strong, whose work locating missing children draws them together, but their intertwined pasts contain secrets someone is prepared to kill to conceal.

Izzy Sassafras returns to Matrimony, Georgia, after leaving her deceitful husband and starts a wedding business with her sisters. Her first client, investigator Levi Fox, is secretly tracing a runaway wife, complicating the attraction neither planned.

Bomb expert Max Murdock expects leave after a dangerous mission, but instead must protect a general's daughter, Willow Woods. Her phone sex business stirs his attraction, while a stalker's threats turn the assignment into a fight for her safety.

Agent Liz Lucas returns from trauma leave to help hunt a serial killer called the Dissector. Working with former lover Rafe Hood revives old feelings, but increasingly personal murders suggest Liz herself may be the killer's next target.

A murder in Graveyard Falls echoes killings committed thirty years earlier, despite a suspect already being imprisoned. FBI agent Cal Coulter investigates as the danger closes around counselor Mona Monroe, his best friend's widow and the woman he loves.

Rose Worthington says she killed her fiancé while defending herself, but Sheriff Maddox McCullen finds no evidence at the scene. Investigating the missing body exposes troubling questions about Rose's past while danger and attraction complicate his efforts to protect her.

After Willow Howard's estranged husband is killed and her son abducted, she turns to former love Brett McCullen. The rodeo star races against a ransom deadline, unaware at first that the missing child is his own son.

A storm exposes the skeletons of teenage girls in Graveyard Falls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. FBI agent Beth Fields and Sheriff Ian Kimball investigate a killer whose crimes may connect to Beth's own forgotten captivity.

Returning to Graveyard Falls for a film based on her memoir, survivor Josie DuKane receives a photograph of a murdered woman. Agent Dane Hamrick sees similarities to his sister's death, drawing them together as another killer threatens Josie.

Ray McCullen returns to Horseshoe Creek for his father's funeral and meets Scarlett Lovett, who knows secrets about his family. A dangerous dispute over the inheritance draws them together and leads him to consider marriage as a way to protect her.

Deputy Roan Whitefeather suspects foul play when the Horseshoe Creek patriarch dies unexpectedly. Investigating alongside medical examiner Megan Lail revives their attraction after a shared night and exposes family secrets that may include one Roan himself is hiding.

Honey Granger reluctantly returns to Tumbleweed after her father is murdered. Sheriff Harrison Hawk needs her help investigating his death and his own sister's disappearance, but his suspicion that Honey's father was responsible complicates their growing attraction.

Art therapist Charlotte Reacher is wounded while trying to prevent a kidnapping and struggles to recover from the trauma. FBI agent Lucas Hawk needs her testimony to find the trafficking victims, while keeping her safe tests both her trust and his resolve.

Special Agent Ryder Banks helps Tia Jeffries search for her abducted infant son by posing as her partner in an adoption attempt. Investigating baby brokers and scams reveals a connection to his own birth family, the McCullens.

Attorney BJ Alexander investigates whether Cash Koker is the McCullens' missing brother, only for criminal charges to threaten her client. His claim that he is being framed pulls her into a search for truth involving a missing boy.

Kidnapping survivor Tinsley Jensen isolates herself on Seahawk Island while her escaped captor continues to haunt her. Escalating threats and a friend's disappearance force her to seek FBI agent Wyatt Camden's help in confronting the killer known as the Skull.

After her infant daughter is kidnapped, Dr. Mila Manchester turns to lawyer Brayden Hawk for help. His investigation raises questions about the secret she is withholding, complicating their growing intimacy as they work to bring her baby home.

Detective William Flagler investigates the disappearance of three teenage sisters on New Year's Eve. Uncovering family secrets makes him question whether a serial predator is targeting girls like his own daughter, while the case intensifies the strain on his family.

FBI agents Hatcher McGee and Korine Davenport investigate the mutilated body of a corrupt Savannah judge. A vigilante targets predators who escaped punishment, forcing the former lovers to confront their own histories of violence while tracking the killer.

Reporter Marilyn Ellis investigates the long-unsolved disappearance of the Darling sisters while concealing a childhood memory of murder. When she becomes a suspect in Detective Ryker Brocket's case, their relationship is tested and the killer begins targeting her.

Dexter Hawk investigates his estranged father's death and turns to Melissa Gentry, a woman from his past. After a workplace shoot-out threatens her life, renewed feelings and the danger surrounding the investigation leave both vulnerable to what they uncover.

Agent Gia Franklin tracks a Christmas-themed serial killer while a severe winter storm paralyzes the region. When he abducts her sister Carly, Gia returns home and joins Sheriff Murphy Malone in a rescue that may itself be a trap.

Ranger Fletch Maverick discovers a woman struggling to survive a blizzard with no memory of her identity. A possible link to his brother's investigation deepens the mystery, while staying alive in the wilderness and resisting their attraction become immediate challenges.

Cora Reeves has spent five years searching for the baby who vanished in a fire. When her investigator is murdered, Sheriff Jacob Maverick reopens the case and tries to protect her from someone determined to keep the truth hidden.

Using a false identity, Reese Taggart follows her sister's stalker to Whistler after a fatal fire. Winning arson investigator Griff Maverick's trust becomes essential as they close in on a killer and Reese considers offering herself as bait.

Agent Liam Maverick asks nurse Peyton Weiss to help investigate the hospital fire that killed his father. Threats against Peyton escalate toward murder, forcing them to work together against an arsonist while their mutual attraction complicates an already dangerous search.

Detective Ellie Reeves searches the Appalachian Mountains for seven-year-old Penny Matthews as a winter storm approaches. Agent Derrick Fox suspects a connection to his sister's disappearance decades earlier, and evidence suggests a serial killer has been targeting young girls.