A Texas Ranger who’s secretly married, the award-winning chef who calls it quits and leaves him, and the search and rescue program that puts their hearts back on a collision course… It’s not easy being a Texas Ranger; Seven Colburn is living proof of that. He can tell anyone who wants to listen about the long hours, constant danger, mediocre pay, and number of marriages that don’t survive his choice of careers, including his own. When an anonymous donor pays his tuition at the prestigious Texas Hotline Training Center, he jumps at the opportunity to bury his heartache in a new ...

A K9-certified EMT, the new girl in town he instantly falls for, and the blind date disaster that finally makes her notice him — just not the way he hopes. Knight Harlan is the heartthrob of Heart Lake — the guy every single lady in town wants to date (and most of them have). Everyone, that is, except his best friend’s sister, who makes it painfully clear she wants nothing to do with him. Holly Burke allows her sister to talk her into moving to Texas for one reason only — a fresh start. And that doesn’t include getting involved with yet another playboy. Despite Knight’s hometown...

Despite the center's no PDA rule, an instant attraction simmers between an expert search and rescue instructor and a broody firefighter during summer training. Axel Hammerstone returns from overseas with a Purple Heart. As tribute to his battle buddies who never made it home, he's determined to devote the rest of his career to search and rescue operations. Kristi Kimiko is living her dream as an expert search and rescue instructor at the Texas Hotline Training Center. Unfortunately, it leaves her little time for dating. When the hunky Axel half-limps and half-swaggers into her renowned dog ...

A missing Marine, the woman he promises to call when he makes it safely home, and the wedding disaster that just might lead to a happily-ever-after no one saw coming… Marcus Zane meets “the one” at a supply point before his Marine unit advances into enemy territory. He memorizes her phone number and promises to call her the day they return stateside. But a surprise attack leaves him missing in action, delaying his chance to keep his promise. Emma Taylor has never been a wait-by-the-phone kind of girl, but it’s love at first sight with the swoon-worthy Marine she meets overseas. So ...

A city gal inherits a rambling old farmhouse in a small country town and moves there to recover from a bad breakup. She ends up next door to a hunky police officer, who makes her want to reconsider her self-imposed No Rebound Relationships Rule. Lincoln Hudson has been recruited to run the K9 unit in Heart Lake, Texas. He feels like the luckiest guy on the planet to discover his neighbor is the rising DIY blogging sensation, The Perfect Fix. She’s talented, entertaining, and hot! Unfortunately, she makes it clear she’s a self-made, self-sufficient woman who doesn’t need a man in her ...

When a mistaken identity leads to an accidental attraction... Whoever said two wrongs can't make a right must not have been in love! Anxious to put a recent bad break-up behind him, Police Detective Noah Zeller jumps at the chance to sharpen his search and rescue skills at the world-class Texas Hotline Training Center. The only downside is that the missing heiress case he’s currently working will have to go on the back burner for a few weeks. Or so he thought. Until a sassy-mouthed maid provides a clue that busts his case wide open. Farrah Carmichael is ecstatic to land a coveted ...

When a tropical storm serves up a second chance at love for a once-burnt-twice-shy kind of guy... Champion surfer Ford Anderson is a classic shy guy. He’s far more comfortable riding the next big wave than he is braving the perils of dating. So when his best friend tries to coax him into a blind date, he turns him down flat. Only minutes later, he learns that his would-be dinner date is stranded on a sinking yacht. He wrestles with guilt as he launches a water rescue operation, knowing the lovely grad student would be safe on dry land if he’d asked her out to dinner like he was supposed...

The boy next door who’s secretly in love with his best friend and the blizzard that forces them to face what their hearts truly want for Christmas… Garek Borden turns down a big career opportunity to become his best friend’s business partner. He’s ready to take their relationship to the next level, and he’s hoping the holidays will sprinkle a little extra magic on his plans to ask her on a first date. Reese Summerville (a confirmed bachelorette) jumps on an invitation to film the next season of her survivalist show in her rural hometown. Though she’s thrilled when Garek agrees ...

An ex-bodybuilder — recovering from a broken heart — throws himself wholeheartedly into search and rescue operations, while a genius research scientist plots to redirect some of his hunky attention to her. After a bad breakup, former bodybuilding champion Jett Channing decides to go on a girlfriend diet. So when his normal responsibilities as a forest ranger are interrupted to rescue a stranded hiker, he jumps at the chance to work off his wounded pride by doing something so meaningful and worthwhile. Gwyneth Moore can’t believe her T.V. celebrity boyfriend of three years is dumping ...

A Marine trying to right an old wrong, a celebrity actress struggling to prove herself in the world of search and rescue operations, and the amber alert that forces them to put everything on the line — including their hearts. Hunt Ryker's search for a missing Marine comrade lands him in a temporary instructor position at the elite Texas Hotline Training Center. On day one, he meets Dallas Hill, who's tired of not being taken seriously as the lead dog handler at her local search and rescue unit. A former celebrity actress, she impresses him with her all-in attitude toward her new career, ...