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A jilted groom turned heartbreaker...Navy SEAL Rafael Romero left the military to marry his high school sweetheart, but when she stood him up at the altar, he became distrustful of women. After a stint as a mercenary, he joins Bayou Brotherhood Protectors in Louisiana. Cursed with good looks, he...

Revenge is supposed to be sweet, swift, but it’s never that simple. I’ve spent years craving it, and now that I’m finally in a position to make it happen, nothing can stop me. Enter one stripper that doesn’t fit in and everything changes. I still need revenge and to ease the ache of failure, but she makes me want something else, something I never thought possible. Now, I want a life.

Jett… Being a DEA agent is all I ever wanted. Undercover work is an added bonus that gives me the excuse needed to do whatever is necessary to take down the bad guys. But when a riot breaks out in the prison I’m at, I’m torn between my mission and the pretty guard who gets caught in the crossfire. I never dreamed that, a year later, I’d end up living next door to her, let alone helping her work through her demons. All the while trying to chase away my own. The last thing I need is a woman in my life. Two years undercover has hardened me and stripped away at my soul.

Slade…As an FBI agent, I’ve sworn to uphold the law, to protect the public from the monsters of society. As a man, I’ve sworn off love and relationships. Multiple failed marriages have made me cynical and uninterested in anything beyond meaningless one-night stands. When an assignment puts me in close quarters with a feisty woman who’s been victimized, I’m forced to question everything. She’s a combination of infuriating sass and sexy as hell vulnerability, and I’m not the least bit confident in my ability to keep her in the ‘just an assignment’ category.

Former Air Force Combat Rescue Officer, Rafe Cross, has seen it all, not only while in uniform but as an operative on the elite Maverick Ops security team that has a reputation of doling out hard justice. However, nothing could have prepared him for his current assignment in his hometown of Canyon Ridge, Texas. When bones are unearthed in a shallow grave, Rafe and the town's sheriff, Bree O'Neil, are convinced they've stumbled upon the remains of their long-lost friend, and the discovery not only threatens to tear the town apart, but it also spurs a killer to come after them.

He has a dark secret, but so does she. Pamela Whitherspoon seemingly has it all—a stunning adopted daughter, a beautiful oceanfront home, and a wealthy, doting husband. But one void remains: a biological child of her own. After multiple heartbreaking miscarriages, Pamela's dream of motherhood lies in tatters. With each pregnancy, her once-adoring husband Kyle grows increasingly cold and distant, inexplicably repelled by the prospect of fatherhood. His transformation from loving partner to virtual stranger leaves Pamela bewildered and devastated.

She wants to save the bayou. He wants to save her. They might lose both... Beau Boyette joined the military to earn money for college, but after a helicopter crash killed his team, he left the military and worked as a mercenary before joining Bayou Brotherhood Protectors. Now, back in his Louisiana hometown, he’s assigned to protect Aurelie Anderson, the daughter of a state senator. Aurelie runs her father’s philanthropic efforts to save the bayou, but with her father up for re-election against a candidate backed by the Cajun mafia, she’s treading a dangerous path.

Deputy Sheriff John Cronin is looking forward to a quiet retirement, working on the ranch, and handing it off to his granddaughter Jesse. And he's got to pass on a generation worth of investigations, but it's not as easy as handing over the case files and the keys. First, he's got to train Aaron Miller to fill his role, from the way to dress for rural juries to the finer points of stakeouts and murder investigations, Texas style.

She’s got enemies. He’s got scars. Together, they’ll face a war neither of them expected. Gerard Guidry fought hard for his country — and lost a piece of himself in the process. Medically discharged and recruited into the Bayou Brotherhood Protectors, he’s ready for his first major solo assignment: guarding a stubborn farm girl with a target on her back. Widowed and alone, Bernie Bellamy’s life depends on the land — and the animals she calls family. When her friend Gertrude is murdered and the threats close in, she turns to the Brotherhood for protection.

When a deputy is targeted, the man she never forgot becomes her fiercest protector. Remy Montagne never planned to return to Bayou Mambaloa for more than a quick visit. Some good fishing, a few cold beers — and one unforgettable night with a beautiful stranger who burned her way into his mind. Only Shelby Taylor wasn’t a stranger. She was the girl who used to follow him around the bayou, the one he never really noticed... until now. As a sheriff’s deputy, Shelby chose to stay and protect the place that shaped them both.

I had one job. One responsibility. Lust wasn't a distraction that I had time for, and love was even further off the table. My career was demanding and required my undivided attention which left little time for romance. But when my sister went missing after meeting a guy from the same dating app as the beautiful way too young for me college student that I had been assigned to protect, everything changed.

Whoever said retirement was quiet never met John Cronin. The old man may have retired for the final time from the Sheriff’s office, but there are still cows to run, court cases to testify at, and consultation calls to tap decades of experience. And that’s not even counting the cold cases he’s still trying to solve.

Former homicide cop, Jace Malley, is blindsided when his first solo Maverick Ops’ assignment is to protect none other than his ex, Katherine “Kit’ Barclay. And his mission—to keep her alive since there have already been two failed attempts to murder her. Married as teenagers, their relationship was ripped apart by Kit's powerful father, Ramsey, who forced them into an annulment. Now, nearly two decades later, Kit is slated to testify against one of her father’s employees, and her testimony could bring down Ramsey and other members of her corrupt, powerful family.

Roy Unger is greenhorn running from his past. He’s gotten a ranch job and works hard to prove himself every day. Since leaving home in a hurry, he's come to realize that this job is the only thing standing between him and starvation. He isn't going to mess it up, no matter how much Brad might drive him to distraction. Brad has been around the block more than once. He's a cowboy through and through, complete with a failed rodeo career and a love life that could only be described as hopeless. He’s worked hard and kept his head down.

North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields held the promise of unimaginable wealth… But for some, the price was paid in blood. James Henrikson was a man driven by greed and a lust for power. A mix of charm and ruthlessness, he carefully concealed his criminal past while rising to oilfield royalty alongside his equally deceptive wife, Sarah Creveling. But their short-lived empire was fragile, a house of cards held together by lies. When it all began to crumble, James was blinded by rage and consumed by a need for revenge.

Former military special ops officer, Slade McKenna, is on the most important mission of his life: to protect two very important targets in the rugged Texas Hill Country. His best friend, Marise Brennan, a veteran combat nurse who saved his life and his former commander, Colonel Vince Rosa, who taught Slade what it meant to be a hero. A ruthless killer is after them, trying to silence them for something the colonel witnessed—a murder with no body and no evidence. With Colonel Rosa and Marise dead, the killer could get away with the perfect crime.

A serial killer, his best friend, a crooked Senator, a mob boss, and a beautiful woman walk into a book, along with a rude customer that is the straw that breaks the camel's back. What happens next? The struggle for freedom, power, and love ensue.

In the quiet town of Lost Trail, Montana, the apparent abduction of long-time librarian Sybil Tombe shakes community to its core. An elderly neighbor reports seeing a gray-haired, bearded man driving up to Sybil’s house the night she disappeared. New sheriff Zak Waller plunges into the investigation, but keeps uncovering more questions than answers.

Former military special ops officer, Marco Morrelli, finds himself at the center of a deadly game. As an elite security operative for Maverick Ops, he thought he had left the battlefield behind. Little did he know that a faceless adversary, calling themselves "Your Biggest Fan," is systematically eliminating Marco's enemies and those who've crossed him. Caught in the crosshairs is Rayna Brandon, a skilled operative in her own right who shares a turbulent history with Marco. Their paths collide once again when Rayna's name unexpectedly lands on the hit list, marking her as the next target.

Stylish Sinclair Llewelling has little contact with his family, but he loves his cousin Lilly very much, and agrees to help her plan the elegant country wedding of her dreams. There’s just one problem: the foreman of the ranch where the wedding is to take place. Former rodeo cowboy Dawson West takes his job very seriously, and he doesn’t appreciate anyone who gets in the way. Ranching is in his blood, and the people he works for are like family to him, so when Sinclair and his plans add to his work, he isn’t quiet about making his displeasure known.