Retired from the military and finally free of the demons of past missions, former Special Forces soldier Charlie "Red"Cooper leads a blissfully calm life running his successful distillery. At least until the day he finds his partner and best friend drowned in one of their best barrels of whiskey. Now he must dredge up old skills and memories to not only avenge his friend's death, but to protect the one woman who has always made his pulse race-his...

What's more dangerous-a killer attraction that breaks all the rules, or the true killer who's closing in? Security consultant Ronan Thorne might be sex on a stick, but that doesn't mean I should want him. After all, I'm Brandy Bradshaw, the Girl With the Worst Luck With Men. As for that one kiss we shared? That was nothing but a drunken mistake between friends. I know perfectly well that Ronan's not a relationship guy. He's got dark edges and dangerous...