Recommendations based on "One Wrong Step"

Axel Mulligan was built to be a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He swam fast and endured long, a miracle for those in peril--until a tragedy sent him home to Alaska. Now, three years later, he's not going to let the past repeat itself. As an Air One rescue swimmer, he'll do anything to save lives--including sacrifice his own.He expects to do just that while trying to rescue a group of tourists from the icy waters of the Gulf of Alaska. But if not for the voice on the other end of the ham radio, he might have given up and let hypothermia win. That voice awakened something in his heart, and he sets out to find the woman it belongs to.Flynn Turnquist is not who Axel thinks she is. A national wildlife researcher, she's deep in the bush, tracking wolf pack patterns. Or is she? In fact, she's a former cop, tracking down a serial killer. She nearly had him--until he escaped into the wilds of the Alaska bush.When Axel finds Flynn and discovers what she's really up to, it stirs up a terrible nightmare he's been dodging for years--the kidnapping and death of his own cousin. Worse, he's led the killer right to her doorstep. Now, it's a race through Alaska to stay alive. And when tragedy strikes again, he must choose between rescue or redemption.

A Fatal EscapeIt was supposed to be simple. All Navy SEAL Nathan Malone had to do was rescue three young girls from a Colombia drug cartel, then allow himself to be captured just long enough to draw out a government spy. That was before his mission went disastrously wrong…and before his wife, Bella, was told that Nathan was never coming home.A Dangerous Desire...Bella’s mourned her husband’s death for three long years. But she has no idea he’s still alive. Forced to assume a new identity, the man Nathan was is now dead. If he can get back to his wife, can he keep the secret of who he really is…even as desire threatens to consume them? And as danger threatens to tear Bella from Nathan’s arms once more?

To protect her baby… She must share her secret A stalker’s lie came between single mother Rachel Colton and the father of her child. Now the man she never forgot has moved to their small Colorado town, and Rachel must tell James Kiriakis about the six-month-old daughter he never knew existed. But in pursuit of James, a deadly criminal has trailed him to Blue Larkspur and won’t let the fragile family have a moment’s peace—planning on only the most lethal of reunions. From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the The Coltons of Colorado series: Book 1: Colton's Pursuit of Justice by Marie Ferrarella Book 2: Snowed In With a Colton by Lisa Childs Book 3: Colton's Dangerous Reunion by Justine Davis Book 4: Stalking Colton's Family by Geri Krotow Book 5: Undercover Colton by Addison Fox Book 6: Colton Countdown by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 7: Colton's Secret Sabotage by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Welcome back, former federal agent Alexis Parker. Alex always said it'd be a cold day in hell before she'd step foot inside the OIO again, and the blizzard conditions outside prove her declaration true. But clipping on the badge doesn't mean taking a seat behind a desk or investigating a crime scene. It means infiltrating a local drug ring led by the city's most ruthless gang, the KXDs. Alex's main goal is to determine the international source of the drugs, but as usual, nothing can ever be that simple. While working undercover as a junkie stripper, Alex has to defend herself against gangbangers and perverts while convincing Steele, a KXD lieutenant, that she's just a girl willing to do anything to feed her addiction. Steele's demands start out simple, requiring Alex to use her position at the club to pass along product, but soon he wants her to branch out. The situation goes from bad to worse when she hears whispers that a gang war is brewing and getting in deep enough to uncover the evidence might mean not being able to get out alive.The gauntlet is thrown down, and the KXDs have declared open season on their rivals. Now that additional lives are on the line, Alex fears her newest reassignment will be a repeat of what she imagined was the final chapter in her OIO career. Casualties aren't acceptable, and the only life she's willing to put on the line is her own. It's no wonder she isn't much of a team player. Being a lone wolf minimizes the risks, or at least, it should. But war leads to death and destruction, and loss might be inevitable.

AMISH COUNTRY DANGER Returning to her Amish hometown to open a bed-and-breakfast, Heather Miller thinks she's finally safe from her violent ex-husband--until he escapes from prison. Now with her ex determined to hurt her, she must rely on US Marshal Zachary Walker for safety. For Zach, this mission isn't only his duty--it's personal. The escaped convict killed his sister, and Heather was instrumental in putting the man behind bars. But with Zach's natural protective instincts toward Heather turning into something deeper, he must keep his emotional distance. He can't be distracted, because the danger that lies in wait is as evil as it is unexpected...and a lapse in judgment could prove deadly.

He lost her once. He won't lose her again. Despite an illustrious career as a top hostage negotiator, Joe Matarazzo is haunted by the past. It was a year ago that three innocent lives were lost under his watch. But Joe isn't the only one who remembers that day. When Joe's exes begin to fall victim to a violent stalker, Joe seeks the help of Laura Birchwood--a lawyer and the woman he once loved. Despite old wounds, Laura agrees to help Joe find out who's framing him. And while they expect to be met with danger, they're unprepared for passion that still burns strong, and their determination to give what was between them a second chance. Omega Sector: Critical Response

“Grant’s experience as an archeologist makes Grave Danger come alive as the reader digs through rich details and a complex plot. A great discovery!” - Theresa Ragan, New York Times Bestselling AuthorShe’s being stalked…After struggling to recover from a career-crippling mistake, archaeologist Libby Maitland has landed the project of her dreams—a data recovery excavation in a picturesque, historic sawmill town. Tasked with digging up secrets of the town’s founding family, Libby soon learns that nothing in Coho, Washington, is as idyllic as it seems. She’s barely settled into her new home when suspicious events make her believe she’s being stalked...Or maybe she’s losing her mind.Coho Police Chief Mark Colby can’t decide if Libby is crazy or if she has her own twisted agenda, but the deeper he delves into her past, the more intrigued he becomes. Even as he and Libby grow closer, he can’t quite let his initial suspicion go.When Libby’s life is threatened, they must work together to determine if the truth about her stalker is buried in her past, or if the answers can be found in the layers of the excavation.Topics: romantic mystery, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, mystery, hot romance, women's romance, action and adventure, small town romance, police chief hero, alpha hero, strong heroine, scientist heroine, archaeologist heroine, stalker villain, gaslight, Native American prehistoric archaeology, modern Native American tribe, excavation, buried secrets, Rachel Grant.

Can't a girl get a pedicure without someone trying to kill her?In a spa for the wealthy, waterfall pools and flowing wine should add up to a relaxing experience. Anything to help her FBI mother, and KGB grandmother stop trying to outshoot each other. Not wanting to ruin their day, Madison hides her growing suspicion that somehting's wrong about the spa. But when she discovers someone is not who they seem, things are about to go from dangerous... to deadly A humorous mystery laced with romantic comedy. What readers are saying"A light entertaining heroine who finds herself in improbable but funny situations... Bottom line is you need to try this series."- Doc "Another winner by Lucy Carol. She has a quirky and sarcastic sense of humor that I just love."- LQ "Artfully written and I can't wait for the next book to come out "- Dianne "Laugh yourself silly. Great reads "- Garnet

All three novels from the gripping Pelican Harbor series by USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble are now available in one collection. One Little Lie Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, but there's no time for an adjustment period. When her father is implicated in a recent murder, Jane quickly realizes she's facing someone out to destroy the only family she has. After escaping with her father from a cult fifteen years ago, Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother—who refused to leave—ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them? Reid Bechtol is well-known for his documentaries, and his latest project involves covering Jane's career. Jane finds herself depending on Reid's calm manner as he follows her around filming, and they begin working together to clear her father. But Reid has his own secrets from the past, and the gulf between them may be impossible to cross—especially once her father’s lie catches up with him. Two Reasons to Run Police Chief Jane Hardy is still reeling from the scandal that rocked her small-town department just as she took over for her retired father. Now she’s finally been reunited with loved ones she thought she’d never see again. her presumed-dead fifteen-year-old son, Will, and his father, documentarian Reid Bechtol. But when an environmental terrorist’s plot threatens the lives of those she holds dear, Jane will have to face the ghosts of her past in order to save any hope for a future. Three Missing Days Chief of Police Jane Hardy plunges into the investigation of a house fire that claimed the life of a local woman as well as one of the firefighters. It’s clear the woman was murdered. But why? Then Jane’s fifteen-year-old son is accused of a horrific crime, and she has to decide whether or not she can trust her ex, Reid, in the attempt to prove Will’s innocence--and whether she can trust Reid with her heart. Three days of Jane’s past are missing from her memory, and that’s not all that has been stolen from her. As she works to find the woman’s murderer and clear her son’s name, finding out what happened in those three days could change everything. It all started with one little lie. But the gripping truth is finally coming out.

Private investigator Riley Sullivan faces her toughest case yet. Her business partner and friend, Cooper Deagnan, wakes in his bed to find a dead woman with blood trailing down her face from a bullet wound. The gun lay between them. She's no stranger but a previous one-night stand gone wrong. Could Cooper have been driven to kill her or is this connected to something much darker?It's the question men across Little Rock are made to answer when the slayings, known as the Missing Time Murders, paralyze the city. The killer's reign of terror on couples has only just begun.The crime pits Cooper against his friend, Det. Luke Morgan, for the first time in his life. Riley and Luke must use every resource they have to stop a serial killer who leaves few clues, increasingly frenzied crime scenes, and complicated witnesses who have little information to share.Can they catch a killer who the victims see but no one remembers?