Kaylie Newell – författare

A journalist stumbles onto the story of a lifetime … and finds herself falling in danger.

When naive young reporter Jessica Brady is kidnapped and held for ransom by the head of an illegal dog-fighting organization, undercover police officer Ian Cole realizes he’s got his hands full. He’s on the verge of busting the ring when he’s assigned to babysit her, which isn’t an easy feat. She’s neurotic, feisty, and also happens to be scared to death of dogs. Now he has to figure out a way to get them both out alive.

Jessica has no idea the thug she’s becoming attracted to is actually a cop, but it’s clear he’s not like the rest of the men in the organization. Particularly Albert Mancini, the disturbed only son of the ring boss, who has an appetite for alcohol and women—especially Jessica.

When Ian’s cover is blown, he’s forced to bust the ring early. Weeks later, Jessica can’t stop thinking about the experience that has changed her forever. She wonders about the tall, sexy detective who saved her life—and the mobster’s prizewinning pit bull, Bruta.

An idea for a story is born. What if these dogs were given a second chance at life?

As Jessica digs deeper into their troubled world, she ends up falling for the police officer who rescued them. And discovers layers of her heart she never knew existed.

But when Albert escapes from jail, her happiness turns to terror. He hasn’t forgotten about the detective who put him behind bars … or the beautiful young woman whose every move has become his obsession.

When Todd Harris makes the move from the mean streets of Chicago to the sleepy roads of Marietta, Montana, it’s not just his career that’s changing—it’s his entire life. Going from police officer to forest ranger isn’t too much of a stretch, but getting used to how things work in a small town is. As he settles in, Todd realizes he loves the slower pace of the countryside, but then an Olympic gold medalist comes to town and shatters his hard-won peace.

The town’s new forest ranger doesn’t like attention, and he sure as hell isn’t looking for any kind of relationship with someone who does. Though when Molly Cordero gets lost in the woods, and Todd is the one who saves her, the spark he’s been trying to ignore smolders and ignites. It’s then that he realizes there’s a lot more to Molly than ambition and public adulation.

When Todd signs up for the Men of Marietta calendar shoot to raise money for Harry’s House, a place for children and memorial to a fallen firefighter, Molly realizes the kind of man he is. With the shoot wrapping up, she faces a painful decision: return to her old life or give her new life with Todd a fighting chance.

A wife leaves her abusive husband but soon realizes nothing will keep him away—not even death.

Josie Collins is the wife of a world-famous rock star and the envy of nearly every woman in the country. But the horrific truth is her husband wants nothing more than to see her dead.

Josie finally summons the courage to leave her famous, abusive husband and returns to her hometown among the winter wheat of Kansas. When her husband is killed in a fiery car accident while on his way to find her, she thinks she has escaped him at last, but she’s wrong. It quickly becomes clear that even in death he has no intention of letting her go.

As Josie develops a rapport with sexy police chief Paul Stark, trouble begins to brew. There’s something special about the tall, mysterious officer with the long, jagged scar down his face. But Josie soon learns that he’s haunted by a nightmarish past.

Sparks fly in their small, Midwestern town, and as their attraction grows, so does a dead husband’s fury. To smother this dark, sinister spirit and perhaps find true and lasting happiness with each other, the living must learn to let go, give in, and leave their ghosts in the past.

Tanner Harlow is a talented landscape designer, quietly building a name and a solid future when he finds himself needing to be the temporary guardian to his eleven-year-old half-sister. Tanner loves her, but he can’t see himself as a father figure or imagine how he’s going to build his business during his busiest season with a child in tow. But his newest client—his high school crush who still makes his heart pound—has a proposition that will help them both, as long as Tanner can resist the tempting lure of the girl next door.

Elementary school teacher Francie Tate moved back to Marietta to be close to her ailing father. She plans to settle in and fix up her little bungalow before the school year starts, but she definitely needs help with the neglected yard. She’s shocked when the landscaper she hired turns out to be a classmate. Tanner used to be shy in school, but he isn’t the same kid anymore—he’s tall, sexy, and has the most striking brown eyes she’s ever seen. When Francie learns of Tanner’s need for child care, she impulsively offers to watch his half-sister for the summer in return for some landscaping and renovations around the house.

It seems like a win-win, but Francie didn’t bargain on falling in love.

After serving in the army, Luke Harlow returns home in time for the holidays to help his brothers raise their twelve-year-old half sister. With his new job as Marietta’s police officer, Luke finds himself in the middle of a festive mystery that the entire town will want solved before Christmas morning.

Mary Best is Marietta Courier’s most promising young reporter. When she starts spending time with sexy Luke Harlow to write an article about his heroic military service, she begins to suspect there’s more to this new police recruit than meets the eye. He’s kind, generous, and very mysterious. When anonymous gifts start appearing around town for people in need, Mary knows there’s a story there. A magical one. It doesn’t take long for the breadcrumbs to lead right back to Luke.

As the gifts pile up, so does everyone’s urge to unmask Marietta’s secret Santa. Luke is deeply private, and Mary is deeply curious—opposites who’ll find themselves tumbling toward each other amidst the snowy backdrop of a town fully embraced in the spirit of Christmas. But when Mary uncovers Luke’s secret, will she be able to bury her reporter’s instincts for the sake of love? And will Luke finally be able to trust someone with his heart?

His heart has been grounded for so long. But she’s about to give it wings.

Captain Judd Harlow is happiest in the air. It’s only when he’s flying that he can leave his childhood memories behind. But when he and his brothers find themselves the guardians of their twelve-year-old half-sister, he knows moving back to the small Montana town where he grew up is the right thing.

When Savannah Casteele learns that a local pilot has agreed to fly her and her little boy to Chicago for a long-awaited surgery, she’s overcome with gratitude. A young, single mother, her first priority has always been raising her son the best way she knows how. But when she sees Judd for the first time, she’s unprepared for the affect he has on her heart: he’s stoic, guarded, and a little out of reach, reminding her that she’s not the only one who’s trying to put aside a broken past.

As they begin falling for one another, brought together by the children in their lives, they start seeing family not just as something you’re given but something you create. And that the heart, no matter how scarred, is always capable of a tender, new beginning. But are they both willing to take a leap of faith to get there?

To love a bad boy is to love the beast inside him …

Bad boy Zane Wolfe has always been wild and reckless. Even though he’s hot for his high school sweetheart, he’s not planning on settling down anytime soon. Plus, he’s changing in strange ways … and he begins to wonder if there’s truth to the local folklore that claims his family is cursed to be werewolves.

There’s never been a time when Candi Brooks didn’t have a serious weakness for Zane and his intense, dark sex appeal. She craves him. But after her life changes dramatically and Zane still won’t commit, Candi’s reached her limit. She can’t wait forever, so she’s taking her heart off the table before it gets broken.

Danger begins stalking Candi, and Zane will do anything to protect her. But the person she might need the most protection from could be him.

The mystery surrounding her disappearance is legendary in Wolfe Creek. But she’s far from gone …

Aimee Styles vanished in the tiny mountain town of Wolfe Creek two years ago. She’s supposed to be dead. The only problem is, she’s not. What the locals don’t know is that she lurks there as a werewolf to this day—a symbol of strength and tragedy, but mostly a protector to those who need her most.

When Doctor Jake Blackstock is called in to treat a sick woman, he has no idea the beauty he’s nursing back to health is Aimee. By the time he realizes what he’s gotten himself into, it’s too late—he’s already falling in love. But Jake doesn’t trust easily. A native son of mysterious Wolfe Creek, he’s always been able to recognize danger in its most natural form. And he knows whatever Aimee’s hiding might just be the end of them both.