Author: freyabarker
They didn’t know each other, but the events of one single day heralded a pivotal change that would alter their lives forever. Almost two decades spent locked away in a dark, dank cell, Gray Bennet isn’t used to the sun, the sounds, the scents. It’s overwhelming. Each year Robin Bishop returns, and while everyone around her is solemn, she lifts her face to the sun and celebrates her … her freedom. It’s liberating. He sees her. She stands out in the grieving crowd—her head thrown back, her face bright with contentment—like a beacon offering to guide him into the light.more
Counselor Willa is working at a shelter for homeless veterans when a resident is implicated in a murder. Dimas, a security operative and former military man himself, steps in to help solve the mystery — and to keep Willa safe when she’s caught in the crosshairs…
Road rash and Jack meets handcuffs and street smarts.I am a wandering disaster.A hedonist, a lover, a son, and a rebel.My name is Yuma.I’m sober enough to see the need for redemption, but too blind to realize I already found it.I am an independent seeker.An overachiever, a friend, a misfit, and a cop.My name is Lissie.I’m determined enough to find acceptance, but too stubborn to see all I need is … find acceptance, but too stubborn to see all I need is my own.We shouldn’t get involved—all the odds are against us—but when bodies turn up on common ground and…
For long-time Durango Fire Department EMT, Ava ‘Blue’ Navarro, her teammates at Station 3 represent a family more loyal than her own. However, when patients start dying on her watch, she draws the attention of local law enforcement. In particular the smooth-talking detective she’s successfully evaded for years, fearing he might stir up her quiet existence. Detective Tony Ramirez considers … considers himself a likable guy, which is why the perpetual cold shoulder from the athletic blonde first responder is confusing. Now he finds himself in charge of a murder investigation that threatens to shake his world both personally and professionally.…
It’s the best day of his life–the worst of hers.She left her soul behind in the dead silence of a hospital room.He is bright with hope after being so close to losing faith.One moment in time leaves their paths unavoidably entwined.An invisible connection held by one heart beating between them.***Previously part of the anthology; Then There Was You.
Brotherhood and beer meets single mom and apple pie.I am a riding contradiction. A scholar, a cynic, a brother, and a biker.My name is Trunk.I’m smart enough to recognize the chip on my shoulder, and cautious enough to keep it right where it is. I am a misguided romantic.A mom, a daughter, an agent, and a survivorMy name is Jaimie. I’m strong enough to look after my family alone, and too stubborn … enough to look after my family alone, and too stubborn to accept I don’t have to.We make an odd couple—our differences obvious—but when hatred and danger threatens…
As author Tahlula Rae has discovered; success is a double-edged sword. Leading a quiet and anonymous life, she isn’t prepared for the hateful backlash when her latest book hit the lists, propelling her into the limelight. No longer feeling safe in Denver, she takes her laptop and dog, Luke, and moves to the mountains around Durango, where her peaceful solitude is disrupted when a red-bearded man … man knocks on her door. While one of the fire department’s finest, Evan Biel, is relatively content with his life, he can’t escape the sense something’s missing. When on fire-safety housecalls, he finds…
While on duty safeguarding a client who’s nothing but trouble, security agent Jake crosses paths with beautiful hotel housekeeper Rosie. After she witnesses an incident involving a hotel guest, someone sets out to silence her — but it’s a good thing Jake won’t let her out of his sight.
As a forty-one-year-old mother of three boys, working two jobs, Marya Berger doesn’t have the time or energy to consider a relationship. Especially after a lifetime of poor choices in the romance department. But when the disappearance of a young boy strikes a little too close to home, and a younger man she’s tried to ignore offers his help, she doesn’t stand in the way.Single father, Dylan … Dylan Barnes, the junior member of the La Plata County FBI team at thirty-three, has his focus firmly on his job and his son, Max. He’s certainly not looking to complicate his…
Living in Durango, Colorado for the past eighteen years allowed Ollie Rizzo to build her own business and carve out a quiet existence for her and her teenage daughter. She’s used to going it alone. However, their new silver-haired neighbor might present a problem—not only is he handsome—he’s also Durango’s new chief of police; a complication she can’t afford.For recently widowed Joe Benedetti, … Benedetti, the job offer as Durango’s new chief of police came at the right time. With life, the new job, and his two young sons settling into a comfortable routine, he does his best to ignore…