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Love.  Trust.  Loyalty.

Meaningless words to Sydney Harris who has been dealt blow after blow.  Literally.

Her once ideal life is changed forever by tragedy and one terrifying monster.

Breaking free, she rebuilds her life, and meets a man.  A man whose mere presence makes her blood run hot and wakes a part of her she thought died long ago.  A man, who she feels might change her convictions about trust, and more importantly, love. 

She should’ve known better. 

Cameron Dimarco is angry.  After years spent away from a family he’s desperate to get back to he’s prepared to destroy anything or anyone who stands in his way.

Including her.

When the monster Sydney escaped from comes back to play, and Cameron’s need for justice consumes him, a beautiful opportunity becomes another heartbreak.  Sydney must take a long look at who she is, and who she can depend on.

And what she’ll do for love. 

She’s a woman scorned.  He’s a man filled with anger and a thirst for revenge.  Together they might be able to stop the evil man responsible.  Together they could learn the power of trust and loyalty.

Or destroy each other trying.

One.  Night.  Stand.

For Gianna Taylor that’s all it was supposed to be.  A night to be someone she’s never been, to be free from the circumstances a tragedy forced upon her.

To step out from the shadows where she hides - if only for one night.

When that night gives her a daughter, desperation forces her into a world she’s spent her entire life avoiding - and towards a man who seems dedicated to freeing her.

But people are not always as they appear.

She seeks out the man who gave her a night she’s never forgotten, to introduce him to a daughter he’s never known, but she doesn’t expect his reaction.

Or the intensity of the feelings between them.

A Dimarco man never abandons his family and never runs from his responsibilities. When Gianna explodes back into his life, the fire he felt one night burns hotter than before.  Staying away from her becomes impossible, regardless of the demons threatening to destroy his well-controlled life.

As Gianna’s past resurfaces, they’re forced to face their feelings for each other, as well as the fears that plague them, all while trying to stop the man determined to destroy her.

 With a future so unclear and a past proving inescapable, will she choose to follow her heart?

Or stay in the safety of the hauntingly familiar shadows?

One. Terrifying. Night.

That’s all it took to change everything Jake Dimarco knew and believed.  After watching his brother gunned down in a parking lot and learning his ex-girlfriend had played a part in that attack, Jake has to make some tough decisions about his life and his son.

After all there’s no one to blame but himself.

Moving into a new home with his son is supposed to be a fresh start, a way to begin building the life for them that his son deserves.

And he intends to do that alone.

But his family has other plans.

Elaina Jones loves her life, although at times it can be somewhat lonely.  That all changes after Jake moves next door and the entire Dimarco family decides to make her their business.  Her once quiet life becomes loud, filled with laughter and new friends.  No matter how much she tries to deny her feelings for Jake, their connection is too strong, their chemistry too intense.

But not everyone is happy that Elaina has become part of the family.

With a gunman at large and Jake’s past proving dangerous, he makes choices to right the many wrongs he feels he’s guilty of and to keep his family safe.  But those decisions come at the expense of himself and the woman who’s become more important to him than he ever believed she could. 

Together will they be able to survive one person’s vengeance and their frightening need to destroy Jake and Elaina?

Or is there a time when even love just isn’t enough?

Disappointment.  Rejection.  Loneliness.

Feelings that have been suffocating single mom Kate Miller for years.

Moving to New Hope to raise her six-year-old son is supposed to be a fresh start, a way to put her past in the rearview mirror and focus on the road ahead. She isn’t looking for friendship or a relationship, especially with one very sexy detective who won’t stay out of her life or out of her mind.

No matter how hard she pushes him away.

Luke Dimarco is a man who’s faced his mortality.  After surviving a shooting, in which he was the target of revenge, he understands life is fleeting.  When Kate explodes into his world, showing him a glimpse of a future filled with all the things he craves, he makes the decision to grab a hold and not let go.

Even if it means sacrificing what he already has.

However, a darkness still surrounds the small town of New Hope and they will learn the only way to keep each other safe is to stand together.  Luke will need to show Kate that trust is not just a word, but given to the right person, a promise.

But is it a promise he can keep?

One. Chance. Encounter.

That's all it should have been.

Angry, cold, and intimidating is a bad combination for any man, but for Tyler Morgan who has lost everything, it's who he's become.

And all he wants is to be left alone.

Until bad decisions and a tragedy bring a woman into his life who refuses to let him be alone any longer.  A woman who's capable of looking beyond the hard shell and the cold encounters to the man beneath.  A woman determined to teach him how to live again after he's lost the most important things in his life.

Grace Dimarco has a secret.

Growing up with seven older brothers has always made her feel it's her against them, with no one in her corner, and no one who understands her need to become her own person.

Until she meets a man who encourages her to be the woman she needs to be.  A man whose sheer size is intimidating to most, but comforting to her.  A man who will take on anyone in her defense.

Including her brothers.

But someone knows Grace's secret and is using it to his advantage.  Someone who's forcing her to face her own fears.  Someone who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

What he wants is Grace Dimarco.

But Tyler Morgan isn't willing to lose the woman who saved him.

And he will do whatever it takes to protect her.

One. True. Love

Charlie Donovan has loved one man in her life. 

Spending years loving him from afar, she’s watched and waited for him to notice her as more than his sister’s best friend, but he never has.  He’s made it clear that he would only ever consider her a little sister and friend.  And after her parents’ disastrous marriage and divorce, she’s finally accepted that love is only for the lucky.

But luck has never been on her side.

Ben Dimarco hasn’t been living for a long time. 

After a horrible end to a relationship he thought meant everything to him, he’s given up on the idea of love.  Choosing to focus on his education and career, he only spends time with women who want something as shallow as he does and refuses to admit his feelings for a woman he shouldn’t desire.

Until she starts living life without him.

And he realizes love has been standing in front of him the whole time.

Just when he decides to go after everything he wants, jealousy rears its ugly head, and life as Ben knows it is torn apart.  He’ll need the strength of his entire family to battle a past that should have been buried years ago so he can plan a future that includes the woman he’s always loved.

But can a fragile relationship survive the storm, or will the damage tear them apart?