Loyal operative Dez Luttino has graduated from the recruits of the Network, top of his classes and single-mindedly driven to succeed in his duty to his country. What he hadn't counted on was mentoring his first operative-Nova Granger, once a head-strong, albeit gorgeous, hunting machine who didn't seem to want to follow any rules except her own. As her team leader years ago, Dez had helped Nova tame her reckless nature and develop a team player attitude. She's become one of the organization's most valuable operatives. Little does Nova know that sexy Dez has been instructed to prepare her for an undercover mission that involves felling a ruthless criminal. While Dez has been instructed by his superiors to get close to Nova and encourage her to trust him implicitly, he soon realizes that he's gone beyond duty and done the unthinkable by falling in love.

Network 5th in Command, Hunter Savage is nearly at death's door when he turns renegade to save his sister, kidnapped by the Black Pope, Rex Kovac, leader of the covert terrorist organization R.E.D. HunterÕs only means of saving Celine? Steal KovacÕs most prized possessionÑhis wife. Renowned belly dancer, Òthe Spanish RoseÓ, Tanya Kovac is nowhere near as innocent as she seems...and Hunter is nowhere near as indifferent to TanyaÕs charms as he wants and needs to be to save his sister.

Dr. Sherry Mansfield is a talented hypnotist who possesses the ability to use the power of suggestion in an eerie, supernatural way. When she sends the Network a message through a suicide bomber that she wants to escape her abusive husband-the leader of a small terrorist group-they offer her a deal: They'll rescue her from her husband if she'll use her special skill for them in the pursuit of justice. The Network also fears that a rival terrorist faction will target Dr. Mansfield, wanting to use her unusual gift for evil the same way her husband's group does. Network operatives-and former secret lovers-Noah Harlow and Rhiannon Murray must rescue Dr. Mansfield to keep the world at large from falling into jeopardy.

Long-time Head of Network Operations, Angelo Pluzetti, has faced danger in every form, to the most extreme degree. He gives his loyalty without question to the primary mission of the Network and to his family of operatives. He's kept his own heart, emotions and personal needs buried. After countless years, Angelo has never failed and never been captured by an enemy...until he's targeted by R.E.D. and kidnapped. The last thing he expects is the deceptively-frail, Network doctor and the mother of his unborn child, Celine Savage, to be the one to save his life and unbury his heart.

Second in Network command, Shannon McKee leads the organization with an iron fist. Yet, when the opportunity comes to take down the most notorious drug dealer in history, she goes after her heart�s desire�to utterly destroy the man who killed her younger brother. Shannon has more reason to hate this criminal than anyone else, yet she finds herself confused by his contradictions. Is he a man with no options, playing a game he desperately wants out of? Or is he an enigma, trying to seduce her in a cat and mouse chase she can�t win? The only man alive who can stop this undercover angel from her suicide mission is the Navy SEAL she served with and nearly lost her heart to, Ron Blair. But can Ron save her...from herself?

Kira Gunn remembers nothing about her life before Vincent Carson. HeÕs been her guardian, her protector, her business partner and her passion for 15 years, yet he remains an enigma who seems to exist solely to give her everything she wants and needs. Who is he? Where did he come from? Who is she and where did she come from? The vague nightmares sheÕs had as long as she can remember--gunshots, utter terror and the gentle eyes of salvation--and VincentÕs tender resistance to help her discover the answers of her uncertain past are taking its toll on her body, her heart and her soul. How can she trust a man whose past is as gray as her own? But how can she leave Vincent, the only home sheÕs ever known? Kira has become the sole reason for VincentÕs existence. As she struggles with unseen demons, he fiercely guards the truth. To seek out the truth of her past would be to put both of their lives in danger...and could mean losing the only thing in the world that matters to VincentÑKiraÕs love.

Rebel Porter is a man on the edge. His wife was killed to silence evidence he uncovered on a dangerously corrupt man of power. Now Reb is in hiding, and heÕs as afraid to lose someone else to the bounty on his head as to lose his heart to another woman. Network operative Natalie Francis goes undercover, posing as RebÕs former lover--investigative journalist Adrienna Kelly--to find Reb and his evidence against Giles Jameson and the Network. Together they uncover a conspiracy that could upset the wrong people and silence both of them for good. And, when Natalie realizes sheÕs fallen for the man sheÕd been protecting, she considers the impossible--escaping the Network.

Network operatives and lovers Lucy Carlton and Vic Leventhal have spent years living in shadows, the property of the covert organization they gave their loyalty to in the lofty pursuit of justice for all. Disillusioned, they're now determined to live their lives on their own terms. When the Network's arch enemies, a terrorist organization called R.E.D., secretly approach the two about defecting-freedom for information that will disable the Network-the couple must choose between love and loyalty. In the process, they jeopardize the Network's anonymity...and its very existence.

After nearly 25 years, psychiatrist Jocelyn Dominica has determined the fate of every operative in the Network. When she's diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, her superiors decide it's time for her to choose a replacement and retire from service. After overhearing them discuss the options for her retirement, the mention of the death of her father more than two decades ago, and a traitor inside the Network or Oversight, Jocelyn realizes she's no longer sure who to trust. Are her superiors trying to save her...or end any possibility of threat she poses? A fall that could have stolen her life as well as her memories puts her in the hands of a man who tells her he's her husband and he loves her...but may be trying to kill her.