Nicole Edwards Knihy

A series crossover novel -Brantley Off the Books / The Walkers of Coyote RidgeTravis Walker has been battling dark urges since the day Juliet Prince kidnapped his six-year-old daughter four months ago. Although Kate was returned safely, the woman responsible vanished.When their attempts to find her keep coming up empty, Travis let his need for retribution consume him and it nearly cost him his relationship with his family. Thanks to help from Gage and Kylie, Travis came back from the brink and passed the case back where it with the Off the Books Task Force.What they don’t know is that, despite their best efforts and repeated failures to find her, Juliet doesn’t intend to run forever. She’s coming back to Coyote Ridge to settle the score once and for all. And this time, she intends to bring Travis to his knees by taking what means the most to him.When the unthinkable happens, Travis’s need for vengeance is renewed and he will move heaven and earth to avenge his family.

Do you get up every morning, spend close to an hour or more getting ready, pick out the perfect outfit, make sure your makeup is suitable, then style your hair just so? Do you slip your feet into your favorite heels, lock your modest one-bedroom apartment, climb into your practical car? Do you drive twenty minutes to downtown, find a spot in the company parking garage? If you do, then you're very much like me. However, I think our stories will differ significantly once you get to your office and I get to mine. Sure, it's possible you work in a high-rise office building in the heart of downtown. It could be any downtown office in any big city, in fact. New York, Chicago, Dallas. The location doesn't matter. It's even feasible to think that you're a secretary for a multibillion-dollar PR firm. You could even have four bosses like I do. Four mouthwatering male bosses, even. But, like I said, at that point, our stories will likely be drastically different. In order for you to understand why, I'll have to start at the beginning...

He's suffering in silence... Teague Carter, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has spent his life feeling rejected. To the point that he has never allowed himself to get close to anyone. He prefers it that way, in fact. But he refuses to believe that his destructive behavior might be something more than rebellion. He's unable to speak... Hudson Ballard, Pier 70's mechanic, has been fighting his attraction to Teague for years. He has stood by and watched the kid get more and more out of control, but this time is the last. If Teague wants to use sex to escape his problems, Hudson is certainly willing to be the one to show him that he's good with more than just his hands. Sometimes words aren't necessary. There are fireworks when this out-of-control bad boy agrees to no strings with this tatted up, dominating mechanic. Can Teague and Hudson keep their emotions from getting involved in their arrangement? Or -- thanks to the demons from their pasts -- will the darkness steal from them before they have a chance?

The members of the Off the Books Task Force are at it again, this time spending some quality time together and solving a mystery that has them temporarily baffled. Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis continue to find balance between their personal and professional relationship. In doing so, they realize they have a lot to learn about one another.When JJ gets caught up in a plot to abduct the governor’s son, she turns to Baz for help. And though he comes to her rescue immediately, she soon realizes the rift she caused between them may be too great to repair.Brantley’s keeping a secret, one that affects the future of the entire task force. While he helps the team resolve the mystery involving Dante’s disappearance, he has to determine the best way to relay the news that Governor Greenwood has decided to disband the task force. Effective immediately.

He's got a secret... Roan Gregory, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has managed to paint himself as a loner in recent months. There's a reason for that. And he's got every intention of keeping that reason a secret. That is, until he no longer has the option. He's got a secret, too... Colton Seguine, defenseman for the Austin Arrows, has gotten good at keeping the world from finding out that he's gay. He knows exactly what he can and cannot do. And with whom. That is, until he sees Roan for the first time and all bets are off. Some secrets are too big to keep. Temperatures soar when this brooding bad boy gets his first taste of this smoking hot hockey player. Can Roan and Seg push past each other's defenses? Or -- thanks to the way the cards have been dealt -- will the time they spend together prove to be just a harmless one night stand?

She's not ready for commitment... Milly Holcomb has a history with bad boys. She knows what they're after, and she knows they're only good for one thing: a night of wicked orgasms. When she met AJ, she had been prepared for that. He wants all of her... AJ Ballard knew from the moment he laid eyes on the feisty blond that she would be worth the wait. However, he hadn't anticipated their wild nights of passion would result in more than either of them was prepared for. Sometimes it's just meant to be... Hearts flutter when this snarky good girl realizes this sexy bad boy is more than she bargained for. Can Milly and AJ figure out what it means to be good parents when neither of them has a clue what they're doing? Will they give in to the attraction they've been battling since day one? Or -- because of the consequences of their actions -- will they simply have to settle for being the best parents they can be?

He's a walking contradiction... Cam Strickland, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has earned the nickname his friends gave him years ago. Reckless. Sure. By definition. When it comes to fun, Cam hasn't yet met a challenge he wouldn't accept. In other areas, he's likely far too cautious for his own good. He's his complete opposite... Gannon Burgess, CEO of Burgess Entertainment, one of the top video game producers in the world, finds himself smack in the middle of the last place he would ever expect to be. But Gannon only thinks he is out of his element standing in the small marina office. Then... he meets Cam. Rumor is opposites attract. Sparks fly when this sexy, tattooed bad boy comes face to face with this buttoned-up gamer in glasses. Can Cam and Gannon push one another out of their comfort zones? Or -- thanks to the events that have shaped their lives -- will the time they spend together prove to be just another reckless adventure? This one involving their hearts.

He's the one who walked away... Dare Davis, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has been living the past fifteen years of his life not taking risks. He considers himself fearless because he refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt him. He's had his heart broken before, he's not looking for it to happen again. He's the one who let love slip through his fingers... Noah Pearson, thirteen-year veteran of the Austin Fire Department, finds himself being roped into a favor by his mischievous stepsister. When Milly invites him to come along on a cruise to the Caribbean, he finds himself giving in. What he doesn't know is that Milly's playing matchmaker. However, Milly's surprise backfires when Noah finds himself front and center with the man who slipped through his fingers fifteen years ago. Some people believe in second chances. Things heat up when the mischievous, fun-loving bad boy comes face to face with this smoking hot firefighter. Now that Dare and Noah find themselves sharing a room on a week-long cruise, can they find a way to keep the peace and ignore their past? Or - thanks to the decisions they made long ago - will they come full circle, picking right back up where they left off?

Their first official case as a task force doesn't take Brantley Walker and Reese Tavoularis far from home. Getting right down to business, the Off the Books task force prioritizes a case of a fifteen-year-old girl who went missing nine years earlier from the same small town they grew up in: Coyote Ridge, Texas. While it appears she vanished without a trace, they soon find themselves uncovering disturbing evidence that points directly to someone the town once trusted.While Brantley and Reese set out to find closure for the girl's family, they're on a bumpy ride of their own. Not only are they embarking on new careers, they are also venturing into uncharted territory as far as their relationship goes.

Four years ago, Mack Schwartz made a decision that would alter the course of his life. Little did he know that walking away from the man he loved was only the beginning of a downward spiral. Since then, he's become nothing more than a puppet, his son Daniel at the helm, turning Mack's life not only upside down, but inside out. Against his better judgment, Jeff Endsley didn't put up a fight when Mack walked away, although his absence left a gaping hole in Jeff's life. Now that Daniel has convinced Mack to sell Moonshiners and leave Coyote Ridge behind, Jeff isn't sitting back and letting him make the decisions anymore.