CA 50.5 Colby Agency Companion Guide (4 page)

Colby Lockdown—#37

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The Colby Agency of Chicago has long handled the most private investigations with discretion and success. Staff from the top down maintain pristine reputations and the agency always works within the law. Until now…

With a long list of clients came a few enemies. Someone wanted revenge—and was determined to get it, starting with Victoria Colby-Camp. The only hope for survival for Victoria and her staff lay with Colby investigator Slade Convoy and a total stranger—Mia Dawson, a personal assistant in the D.A.’s office.

With the offices in lockdown and holding hostages, the captors had one demand and a twenty-four-hour deadline: kidnap Cook County D.A. Gordon and deliver him to the Colby Agency. Slade’s assignment was to gain the cooperation of Mia—the only person who knew how to get past Gordon’s security—by whatever means necessary and bring in Gordon. Together Slade and Mia had no alternative but to break the law in order to execute the operation. But would they be able to plead their case once justice was served? And would the operation fail when Slade learned Mia had an agenda of her own?

In the end, Mia and Slade get through it all and begin a new relationship together. The two have just set a wedding date!

Colby Justice—#38

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With the deadline for his demands fast approaching, Victoria Colby-Camp’s captor started to exact the revenge he deemed justice. Now in session: a mock trial sure to end in a death sentence for Victoria…unless Equalizer Ben Steele and Colby Agency rookie Penny Alexander could pull off a daring, nearly impossible rescue.

The only problem was some serious friction between the two. Loner Steele traveled with so much emotional baggage that he couldn’t trust a woman partner. Alexander, new to the job and insecure, harbored a secret that could fatally jeopardize the mission. And once Steele found her out, anger, resentment, lies and accusations trailed their every heart-stopping move. Could this risk-all rescue operation—and the Colby Agency—be saved?

To start a new life with open minds and hearts, trusting the other, Ben and Penny begin a relationship!

Colby Control—#39

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When the Colby Agency and the Equalizers merged, their investigators and agents were expected to work together. But the moment Ted Tallant was teamed up with hotshot investigator Nora Friedman, there were sparks—and not the good kind. Nora was a risk taker, while Ted was a by-the-book kind of guy. When they were sent to Vegas on a case, those sparks turned into something hotter. They were good together—
really good. But then an enemy from Nora’s past twisted their assignment into something deadly, and all hell broke loose. Suddenly skill and attraction weren’t enough. They would have to trust each other…or everyone would die.

Ted and Nora might have all but hated each other in the beginning, but things have changed! Nora has proposed to Ted and the two are going anywhere but Vegas for their nuptials.

Colby Velocity—#40

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Former Equalizer Leland “Rocky” Rockford did not have a problem working with Colby agent Kendra Todd. As far as he was concerned, partnering with her was one of the benefits of their agencies’ merger. Something about her calm and composed air made him want to ruffle her feathers—until they were assigned to a murder case.

Fully in professional mode, Rocky was willing to do whatever necessary to support Kendra—and keep her safe. But as the case started cracking, so did the walls around her guarded heart. Now, with questions and bodies piling up, they had to outmaneuver the shadowy element that not only wanted them to fail, but wanted them dead… .

As the case heats up, so does their attraction for one another. So when the case is closed, they take their relationship to the next level. A date has not been set, but don’t be surprised if the two Colby investigators show up any day with matching gold bands.

Colby Brass—#41

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Five years ago they’d vowed to live separate lives…now they’d been brought together to complete their deadliest mission yet. As a Colby investigator, Trinity Barrett was one of the best at finding the missing and delivering justice. He hadn’t confronted a challenge he couldn’t handle with ease—until now. To locate an abducted child and bring her home safely, he must team up with Equalizer Evonne Cassidy…his ex-wife.

Launching a dangerous search in Chicago’s underbelly was not Evonne’s biggest obstacle—partnering with Trinity was. They’d managed to keep their history a secret, but in close quarters they couldn’t deny the passion that still connected them. And if there was any hope for a Christmas reconciliation, they’d first have to survive their risky assignment… .

Evonne and Trinity’s love is easily rekindled. At Victoria’s insistence, they take some time off in a lovely cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Enough time to rekindle that old flame they have for each other. Lucas Camp has officially retired from the CIA and is now working side by side with Victoria.

Colby Core—#42

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More than just a Colby agent, he was the hero she’d been waiting for… . After years in captivity, waiting for a rescuer who never came, Tessa Woods met a mysterious stranger who was determined to help bring down a human-trafficking ring and save the other victims…including her child. But could she put all her dreams of a Merry Christmas into the hands of a handsome stranger?

Colby agent Riley Porter thought being a former SEAL had prepared him for anything. When he went undercover to find Tessa, he didn’t expect his professional mission to become personal. Yet caring for the brave, passionate woman who was ready to risk her life to end an evil cycle was far beyond his control. As the danger escalated, Riley had to convince Tessa to do the impossible for their own survival—trust him to protect her.

Tessa’s hero finally came! She and Riley are a couple now and raising her little girl.

Missing—#43

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The New Equalizers

“I need your help. Please.” And with those words, tough guy Jonathan Foley melted. It had been years since he’d seen the only woman to climb his wall of solitude…months since he’d joined an elite team of operatives called the Equalizers and hidden away his secrets. But now Melissa Shepherd needed him—and there was no denying her.

Melissa’s niece was missing and she knew only Jonathan could see past the lies in her small Alabama hometown and find Polly. Searching alongside the man she’d loved and lost would prove difficult…and downright dangerous. But she’d have to—because for the little girl, time was running out… .

Jonathan Foley resigned as an Equalizer and moved to Alabama to be with Melissa. The two had a whirlwind marriage and are finally truly happy.

Colby Damaged—#44

Harlequin Intrigue—The New Equalizers

“I’m no hero.” It was supposed to be a simple assignment—
follow a woman. As an operative with the elite team of Equalizers, Dakota Garrett had faced hell and lived without any new baggage. So why was he left with dead bodies, a kidnap victim and a damsel in distress on his latest assignment?

Wannabe Colby agent Lucky Malone was in over her head. Only the dark stranger could save her and her kidnapped boss, the esteemed Victoria Colby-Camp, but like Lucky, Dakota had demons that haunted him, a past that shadowed him. And this case forced him to meet his biggest fear head-on. Lucky would give anything to help the man she’d come to love, but her fate was in Dakota’s hands. Could he play the role he’d always avoided—hero?

Dakota Garrett leaves the Equalizers but stays in Chicago with Lucky. He has just bought the ring and is planning a special moment to pop the question!

Colby Broken—#45

Harlequin Intrigue—The New Equalizers

“That stranger…is my wife.” After seven years of agony, Linc Reece was certain he’d found his dead wife—alive and living in a tiny Tennessee town. He was sure Mia Grant
was
Lori, the wife he’d lost in an undercover case gone bad. Now the operative for the elite team of Equalizers had to prove it…even if he had to kidnap her.

Mia Grant saw the hope in Linc’s eyes…but just because she liked the scent of vanilla, blues and old houses didn’t make her his long-lost wife. Nothing about him was familiar, except the sizzle she felt when they touched. But when they discovered Lori’s records destroyed and her photos stolen, even Mia knew someone had gone to great lengths to make her forget. And the man she had trusted most would do anything to ensure she never remembered… .

Reece leaves the Equalizers to rebuild his life. Mia/Lori realizes she loves Linc no matter if she never remembers the life they once shared. She wants to be a part of the new life he is building. They renew their vows and are planning to have their first child.

Colby Classified—#46

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“Who are you?” Colby Agency investigator Levi Stark had been prepared for the worst when his boss sent him to find her agency’s deadliest enemy. But deep undercover in a Mexican mining outpost, Levi met danger from the unlikeliest source—an unknown blonde spitfire on the same trail.

Casey Manning had been secretly sent by Levi’s boss’s husband, Lucas Camp. The benched CIA agent trusted no one and worked alone…until she and Levi found themselves outmanned and outgunned. Around her sexy new partner, Casey had a feeling that protecting her identity—and her heart—would prove tougher than keeping them safe from the Colbys’ most wanted… .

After facing certain death together and overcoming it, Casey and Levi are an item! Their wedding plans are under way, with Casey’s uncle, the enigmatic Thomas Casey, and his close friend Lucas Camp advising the young couple.

Decoded—#47

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“Who are you?” Slade Keaton was the man Maggie James fell in love with…until she learned that everything she knew about him was a lie. Escaping a hit meant for him, she found herself on the run—fleeing a danger she couldn’t comprehend with a man she couldn’t trust. And pregnant with his baby.

Though he’d had dozens of aliases, Slade couldn’t forget who he was—the son of a merciless assassin named the Dragon. He’d kept out of his mother’s reach for years till a Colby Agency investigator put him—and Maggie—on her radar. Now could Slade become the very thing he hated in order to save the woman and child he loved?

After years on the run and in hiding, Slade Keaton (birth name: Tripp Marek) can be free to live a normal life and no longer have to look over his shoulder. Thirty years ago Lucas Camp and the Dragon had a relationship, and Slade is the result of that affair! He is offered a position at the Colby Agency. He accepts and closes the Equalizers. Any and all of his employees are welcome to join the Colby Agency. Victoria and Lucas announce their retirement and the opening of a new Colby branch in Texas. Keaton buys a house in Chicago and proposes to Maggie…she says yes!

Colby Law—#48

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Lyle McCaleb was eager to begin work for the Colby Agency when their Houston office opened. His first case involved a twenty-two-year-old murder case the world had presumed closed until Rafe Barker, the Princess Killer, currently in his last thirty days of death row, revealed that his three daughters (assumed to be his and his wife’s final victims) were alive and well and in need of protection. His wife, Clare, the other half of the Princess Killer team, had recently been released and Rafe swore she wanted to find their daughters and do what was supposed to have been done all those years ago.

The case took Lyle to the last place he expected to go—
Copperas Cove, Texas, and his first love, Sadie Gilmore. Sadie was a stubborn young woman who had a deeply tender spot for animals. She owned and operated Second Chance Ranch outside Copperas Cove, where she rescued rodeo horses. She had no idea that she was really Sarah Barker, the youngest of the Barker children. Could Lyle convince her to allow him to protect her before it was too late?

High Noon—#49

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The hunt for Clare Barker and the truth continued. This time it was the middle daughter, Laney Seagers (formerly Lisa Barker), and her son in need of protection. As a single mother Laney had her hands full running the High Noon saloon and raising Buddy, her precocious son. It wasn’t bad enough that the bank was nipping at her heels and her son’s father had decided to cause her trouble, but then a stranger showed up with an unbelievable story. Laney wasn’t who she thought she was—and her biological mother might be trying to kill her.

Joel Hayden didn’t want to tell Laney about her disturbing family secret until absolutely necessary, but that moment came all too soon. The danger closed in way too fast and little Buddy went missing. Lucas Camp arrived as backup and was caught in the cross fire. Rafe Barker continued taunting Victoria with clues that made no sense.

The Colby Agency was the best…but could they find the truth before someone else died?

Colby Roundup—#50

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Olivia Westfield (aka Elizabeth Barker) was the oldest and the only one of the three Barker girls who knew she was adopted. She was dead set on finding the truth about Rafe and Clare Barker. Could the man who was her biological father and who had been labeled pure evil actually be innocent? Or was Clare, her mother, the real victim here?

Russell “Russ” St. James had been assigned to watch after Olivia without interfering in her life. But how long would it be before the risk was too great to her for him not to intercede? And when he did step in, would it be too late? Olivia took that choice out of his hands by confronting him. The two dived into an Olympic-size pool of deadly deceptions that threatened to drown all involved in the investigation.

The Barker girls are safe and Rafe’s sentence will be carried out for his heinous deeds. Clare’s name has been cleared. She will require years of counseling, but she wants a relationship with her daughters and they are agreeable to taking things one step at a time. Victoria and Lucas have decided to take retirement a little more seriously.

Sadie and Lyle are the first to marry, with her adopted father escorting her down the aisle. Joel and Laney are making plans for wedding number two. Buddy adores Joel! Olivia has returned to law school. She and Russ will be exchanging vows as soon as she graduates. The sisters are enjoying getting to know each other.

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