THINGS WE HIDE FROM THE LIGHT: Police Chief Nash Morgan has got his hands full with the man who shot him still on the loose, healing wounds, and citizens that think of the law as more of a “guideline. ” Throw in the gloomy mood that clings to him, and the last thing he needs is a smart-mouthed, gorgeous new neighbor making him feel things he doesn’t have the energy to feel.Lina has her reasons for being in town. She’s on a mission and the fewer people that find out about it, the better. She does her best work alone and as soon as she finds what she’s after, she’s hitting the road for the next solo adventure.Too bad the town of Knockemout has other ideas. Soon Lina finds herself sucked into small-town life.

THINGS WE LEFT BEHIND: Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats.Except when it comes to the feisty small-town librarian that keeps him up at night…Sloane Walton is a spitfire determined to carry on her father’s quest for justice. She’ll do that just as soon as she figures out exactly what the man she hates did to—or for—her family. Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and the dislike they now share for each other, Sloane trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited body.