Its Wine Time with Talty!

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Vivian Rose thought she buried her family’s dirty little secret that day she laid her father to rest. Only five years later, when her brother is found dead in his apartment, Vivian realizes her father had passed the torched and now Vivian finds herself diving into an underground world she’s ill-prepared to deal with and doesn’t understand. She’s in overhead and now a dangerous man has her in his sights and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Her only hope now is accepting help from a pesky federal agent who warned her that evil lurked behind the screen. She will take Cameron’s help, but she won’t let him take her heart.

Special Agent Cameron Thatcher has had his eyes on the sexy Vivian Rose for months. However, she wouldn’t give him the time of day. That was until the death of her brother collides with what happens to be the strangest and most twisted case that has ever come across Cameron’s desk. He’ll do whatever it takes to protect Vivian from a sick twisted game, even if it means he has to put his career, and life, on the line.

Malachi Bale, a Liaison Army Intelligence Officer for Homeland Security is sent to the scenic town of Mystic, Connecticut on a temporary assignment with the Defense Investigative Service to gather and analyze intel on a possible terrorist attack. Malachi is looking forward to the trip. Not just because he’s excited about the task at hand, but because growing up, his family vacation every summer in Mystic. It’s been a good ten years since he spent a summer eating the best pizza on the planet and taking a late-night stroll on the sandy beach with the cutest girl in town. He’d never forgotten Winona, but he never expected to see her again, or that she’d land herself right smack dab in the middle of his investigation.

Winona Lambert lost her father six months ago to a freak boating accident. She knew deep down that her dad had been murdered, but she couldn’t prove it. And now whoever killed him was threatening her if she didn’t hand over the documents. Only, she had no idea what they were talking about. When Malachi strolled into her ice cream shop asking strange questions about her father, and possible connections to terrorists, she realizes she has two choices. She can take her chances with a bunch of criminals. Or she can put her trust in a blast from the past and hope he’s as good at his job as he was at charming her into her first kiss all those years ago.

Sparrow Oakley has spent her adult life serving the good people of Fool’s Gold, Colorado and trying to forget she’s the daughter of the leader of one of the biggest crime organizations in the state. So, when she has to arrest a fellow officer and her mentor for doing business with the Renegades, Sparrow wonders if her mother is lurking in the shadows and when she’s going to make good a promise she made long ago.

Stone Bishop’s career in the military as a Green Beret had come to an abrupt end. However, Stone is used to adversity and quickly took a job with new branch of the Brotherhood Protectors with his buddies from Team Trojan. Stone figures if he can handle civilian life, he can handle anything. That is until Sparrow Oakley walks into his life. He’s prepared to protect her, but he has no idea how to protect his heart.