Bøker av Paula Altenburg

It's a high-rolling game.Intelligence officer Dan Hanson once made a decision that cost him his best friend's life and taught a valuable lesson about following orders without question. He now has a well-deserved reputation for calmness under pressure and the unwavering loyalty of his team. When Dan is asked to work with a government police investigator to bring down a corrupt politician, he doesn't hesitate. However, when the sexy investigator turns out to be the love of his life-and his dead best friend's ex-fiancé-he second guesses the past decisions he's made.Police investigator Alycia Evers has loved and lost. Twice. And if the past has taught her anything, it's that life is short, it isn't always fair, and she should rely on no one but herself. Being handed a case the Department of Justice believes can't be won is a challenge she's eager to accept, but the discovery she'll have to work with the man who once broke her heart means the stakes are dangerously high. Dan's hiding secrets he can no longer keep and Alycia's not sure she can face. He's never stopped loving her. She has no intentions of loving again. When the sparks between them reignite, turning into an inferno of epic proportions, can they learn to forgive and forget and look to the future, not the past?

Two can play this particular game.When software engineer Dr. Irina Glasov's top secret project is compromised, Irina has no one she can trust and only one place to turn. Canadian Security Intelligence Services officer Kale Martin is ready to step up to the plate. Finished with his latest assignment, he's all-in to help the reserved but very sexy Dr. Glasov find her man. Getting the brilliant doctor to let down her guard long enough for things to heat up between them quickly becomes a game Kale plays to win. Irina's not foolish enough to trust her heart to a man who lies for a living, and she knows he's been lying to her. That doesn't mean she's not willing to play along. Unfortunately, a cyberstalker is playing with her, too. Irina soon has no choice but to put all her faith in Kale, because with a higher priority case unfolding for CSIS, he's left on his own to investigate. Can they work together to figure out who's hacking into her computer before her reputation is ruined? Or is Kale the one who will ruin her?Genre: Contemporary romance, Romantic suspenseLength: 234 pagesHeat level: Contains explicit love scenesBook Two in the Spy Games series

For love of the game.Intelligence officer Marlies Wiersma plays hard and loves harder-sometimes with disastrous results. After falling for a man who wasn't who he pretended to be, Lies is anxious to prove to her boss that she won't make the same mistake twice. She accepts an assignment which pits her against a charming crime lord-and alongside a diplomat with no patience for spy games, particularly feminine ones. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. When a national security threat results in Trade Commissioner Harry Jordan harboring a spy in his embassy office, his instincts scream that Lies Wiersma is a woman not to be trusted. The two of them are supposed to be on the same team, but Lies is a little too good at these games for Harry's personal comfort. He's been burned by a woman before. Harry's reluctance to play along proves to be too much temptation for fun-loving Lies to resist, and once again, she finds herself in over her head with a man. This time, however, he's exactly who he claims to be. Now Lies has to convince Harry that, no matter who she pretends to be during the day, at night she's all his.

The games are about to begin.Au pair and Canadian ex-pat Isabelle Beausejour has been living abroad for most of her twenty-four years, traveling the world with her irresponsible father. When Isabelle finds herself stranded in Bangkok, with no job, no money, and nowhere to turn, she soon becomes desperate. Canadian Security Intelligence Service officer Garrett Downing is on the hunt for Canadian military goods that have gone missing. Instead, he finds himself coming to the aid of a young Canadian woman with more resourcefulness than common sense.Isabelle has no choice but to accept a stranger's help in getting back home to Canada. Once there, however, as enemies turn into lovers, it soon becomes a game of keeping secrets. Garrett is more than he seems. Isabelle knows more than she's willing to admit. Will she choose loyalty to her father over the love of a man who tells lies for a living?

Moving on is never easy...Small-town doctor and Endeavour Ranch co-owner Dr. Dallas Tucker has very few problems in life-other than a shortage of time and an inheritance he doesn''t believe he deserves. He loves volunteering at the local nursing home and is planning to open a clinic on the ranch. But when he discovers the woman who loved and left him has moved to Grand, Montana, he sets out to win her back.Brewmaster Hannah Brand still regrets her impulsive mistake at her sister''s wedding. After discovering her high school sweetheart had cheated on her, she had a passionate one night stand with a charming doctor and left town. Determined to pursue her dream of opening her own brewery, Hannah moves back to Grand and is determined to move on with her life-single.But when the same handsome doctor walks through her door-and clearly makes house calls-Hannah''s past comes flying back. When old doubts resurface, Hannah wonders if time really can heal all wounds...

Down-to-earth sheriff Dan McKillop has always been more than a badge and a pretty face, but it turns out the ladies of Grand, Montana, find him far more appealing as the new co-owner of the Endeavour Ranch than they ever did as the town's friendly, neighborhood playboy. Dan's done with commitment-shy women only out for a good time. When a fiery beauty rides into his life on a sweet Harley-Davidson low rider, however, Dan fears he's found trouble again.Professional firefighter Jasmine O'Reilly is stationed to lead the airbase on the Endeavour Ranch for the summer. Having a safe and successful wildfire season could mean a promotion, and after raising herself out of poverty, Jazz has big dreams. She knows better than to put her future in a man's hands no matter how charming, wealthy, or full of promises he is.Good-intentioned but overprotective Dan soon realizes he has a type. Meanwhile Jazz, who thought she was long beyond even the slightest brush with the law, finds the sheriff too tempting to resist.