Books like Beyond Reason by Kat Martin

A woman’s fragile life is twisted when a controlling brother‑in‑law threatens the child she promised to raise, forcing her into a dangerous marriage against her will.

A witty office memoir in which a devoted secretary confesses her secret love for her boss, blending romance and contemporary workplace humor.

The second book in Lora Leigh’s Breeds series explores the passionate lives of humans genetically engineered with feline DNA, blending romance and paranormal intrigue in a world where desire shapes destiny.

Mandy Ashton fled a stifling frontier existence for the flittering social whirl of Sacramento City, California's state capital, trading childhood innocence for a woman's burning desire. Though it's risky to masquerade as her flighty cousin, Julia. Mandy is determined to give her cousin a chance at happiness with the man she loves. But Mandy is hardly faint of heart-proven time and again on a journey fraught with deadly adventure and sublime temptation. Travis Langley, know by his Indian name, Hawk, is a white man raised by the Cheyenne, a man trying to make peace with his dual heritage. The last thing he needs is a job chaperoning Julia Ashton, the California governor's spoiled daughter. But Mandy-posing as Julia- is spirited, captivating and irresistibly sensuous. By journey's end, Mandy and Hawk have become helpless prisoners of a smoldering passion that nothing can kill-except, perhaps, the secret Mandy has guarded so carefully throughout the arduous days and passionate nights of their long magnificent passage.

A former army ranger teams with an exotic dancer to track a drug lord while she searches for her missing sister, uncovering dark secrets that test their resolve.

"When Victoria Bradford got engaged, she told herself to give love a chance. Six months later, she's on the run from her angry, abusive ex-fiancé with her four-year-old daughter and nowhere to go. Seventy miles north of Dallas, the Iron River Ranch is pretty much nowhere. That's what its new owner, Josh Cain, wanted when he came back from Afghanistan. Big skies, quiet nights, no trouble. One look tells Josh the pretty redhead with the adorable little girl will give him trouble of the most personal kind. But he's seen trouble before, and he doesn't scare easy. Not when "accidents" start happening around the ranch. Not when Tory's best friend back in Phoenix is abducted and brutalized. Not even when it looks like their current problems are only the tip of the iceberg. But if he gets too close to fierce, determined Tory, Josh knows his nights are going to be anything but quiet. And that's one possibility no amount of training can prepare him for..."--

Three lush historical romances featuring daring heroines who defy expectations—Tatiana, a runaway duchess, the Earl’s hunt for renewal, and Celia’s forbidden love with an enigmatic Moor—each blending passion with political intrigue.

There's silver out there: Sabrina Eckhart is sure of it. And when she finds the hidden mine on that big piece of West Texas desert, all of her financial problems are solved. That is, if she can find it. The man with the skills she needs is private investigator Alex Justice—a former navy fighter pilot and a current pain in the neck. When mysterious "accidents" start to plague their search, it seems Rina's multi-acre inheritance might be more a curse than a blessing. And yet, there's still something sensual about the heat…his arrogance…her stubbornness…being thrust into each other's arms by danger… But the vultures are circling, and if they don't watch their backs, the relentless desert sun could be the last thing Rina and Alex ever see.

Jillian Brightman, resort owner, encounters the enigmatic Ian MacFarland on Belle Island, sparking a tempting affair that blurs lines between a fleeting fling and deeper longing.

Seth Turner, a wounded Delta Force soldier who lost his left hand to Dr. Harper Douglas, seeks healing and love while hiding in a safe house. Their intense attraction blurs the line between care and desire.

Beau Reese, accused of murdering his former state senator father, turns to private investigator Cassidy Jones, who believes in his innocence and battles her growing attraction while uncovering the truth.