Athena Force Series

After three Athena Academy students are kidnapped, FBI special agent Katie Rush is first on the scene. The Athena grad will stop at nothing to make sure the girls are returned safely even if it means working with a psychic. This unconventional relationship is not ideal for a by–the–book agent, but Katie can't dismiss his dead–on revelations. Now in a race against time, with young girls' lives on the line, Katie must do something she's never attempted: Put her trust in a handsome stranger.

Juicy stories are investigative reporter Winter Archer's bread and butter. So when her beloved mentor asks her to write the biography of Athena Academy's founder, Winter jumps at the chance. But someone out there will stop at nothing – not even murder – to ensure that long–buried secrets remain hidden. And Winter can't finish the job unless she joins forces with the one man who is most definitely off–limits. Only together can they uncover the deadly plot that spans decades and threatens to destroy a legacy.

When the case is as potentially explosive as that of an Athena student's abduction, Lindsey Novak never enters a negotiation without knowing just who to trust. She thrives on black–market deals with shady characters even when she has to steal from the thieves themselves. But this time every weapon in her arsenal including the enigmatic and all–too–sexy bodyguard hired by her father may not be enough. For recovering the missing girl is only the first phase in thwarting a plan so evil it could change humanity forever.

A deadly masquerade. As an undercover asset for the FBI, Sasha Bracciali can deceive with finesse and improvise at a moment's notice. And she'll gladly practice any deception if it means saving a kidnapped Athena student. So Sasha takes on the roles of Mafia princess, seductress and co–conspirator at the fortress of an Eastern European despot. Cut off from everything and everyone she knows including the FBI handler with whom she's been having an affair Sasha unmasks a painful truth: She has no idea who to trust. But she must figure it out quickly, or her most ambitious charade will also be her last.

Francesca Thorn is the FBI's best profiler and she's needed to target Athena Academy's most dangerous foe. Getting inside the dark mind of a serial blackmailer is easy. The hard part? Working alongside an irritatingly sexy U.S. Army bodyguard who's shadowing her every move. But as she gets dangerously close to revealing the identity of her alma mater's greatest threat, it seems someone will stop at nothing to ensure she remains dead silent. And her only choice is to accept all the help her personal protector can provide.

She's their ace in the hole No one is better at exposing a cheat than professional gambler and sometimes government agent Bethany James. Now, posing as a glamorous high roller, she'll use every trick she learned at Athena Academy to uncover a mob boss's ugly sins and his deadly secrets. But when a daredevil with a tantalizing drawl calls her bluff, the stakes and her heart rate become much, much higher. Beth can't help but wonder: Have the cards finally been stacked against her?

Athena Academy's darkest nemesis is gunning for her, but USMC Combatant Diver Jessica Whittaker is not easily intimidated. Without thinking twice, she volunteers to help bring down the school's deadliest enemy. Her assignment: an expeditionary mission aboard a sunken ship. Salvaging for clues on an abandoned vessel should have been simple. But a hostile force and an unbelievably handsome diving buddy has turned up the heat. If Jess ever wants to set foot on dry land again she'll have to contend with her enemy and her lover or risk revealing her deepest secret.

U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Nikki Bustillo has tracked her target to the bowels of a phantom ship and she refuses to lose the scent now. But when her overseas contact is brutally murdered on the streets of Hong Kong, Nikki's manhunt is compromised. The mission came from the higher–ups at her alma mater, Athena Academy, and failure isn't an option. Her only hope: the help of a maverick, martial arts expert, police detective. Nikki and her new partner will follow the enemy's shadowy trail out of the ocean and to the ends of the earth even after their invisible foe turns the skilled trackers into vulnerable prey.

When past and present meet, secrets lie beneath the surface. In retrospect, perhaps archaeologist Mallory Reeves shouldn't have delivered the divorce papers to her estranged husband mere weeks before her marriage to another man. She knew seeing Adrian again would stir up memories, but she didn't expect so many of them to be good, not after the mess they both made three years ago. She also didn't expect to want to stay at the dig site on the Yucatan Peninsula. But the lure of the ancient ship and, yes, her sexy ex provide more of a draw than the white picket fence she thought she wanted. Marine archaeologist Adrian Reeves has good reason to trust no one. His former partner – and former best friend – made off with his last archaeological find. And his wife left him, frustrated by his obsession for professional revenge. Now both Mallory and his nemesis have returned, and it can't be an accident that they've turned up in the middle of the most important excavation of his career. Seeing her again unearths old pain – and rekindles never–forgotten desire. Now he has to decide if he can trust Mallory again. More importantly, if he can trust himself with her.

Lucy Karmon always does the right thing, even if her methods are sometimes questionable. So when the mercenary is offered a chance to dole out her own brand of justice against Athena Academy's darkest enemy, she takes it. She'll use her contacts to gather intelligence and her expertise in explosives to blast apart Arachne's global network. What her complicated plan doesn't include? Being thwarted at every turn by a follow–the–rules military man. Though Lucy will stop at nothing?not even fireworks? to bring down the bad guy, she suddenly finds herself torn between duty and explosive desire.

Orphaned at birth, Lilith knows nothing of her family, her last name or the origin of the amazing power she'd always considered a curse. Then the arrival of a mysterious package reveals her mother's legacy and the existence of a half sister with special powers of her own. When the family reunion turns deadly, only one man can help Lilith defeat her new enemy. His warrior's hands will keep Lilith alive by any means necessary. But his touch will transform her body and soul.

Allison Gracelyn's worst nightmare has come true: She's on the run from authorities. She's being set up, and everything the Athenas and her mother have always stood for is in jeopardy. Yet clearing her name will mean battling an adversary wielding weapons unlike any she's ever seen. Only the help of her handsome NSA contact, who offers to put his neck and career on the line, will be enough to stop her enemy's deadly reign. But once she's up close and personal with her long–distance partner, full disclosure suddenly seems the greatest risk of all.