Gabby James didn't have the idyllic childhood many in her little hometown of Renlend, Kansas had. High school was a living hell, but when she graduated she couldn't bring herself to leave Renlend. The town was her prison, but her family's bookstore, The Looking Glass, was her one true love. It was the place she could run to, and escape the prying eyes of the ones who taunted her. Shane Compton was a literary agent in one of the most prestigious publishing houses in New York City. He found no greater rush than finding the next big talent, someone who could take the written word and turn it into an art form. In the span of one rude phone call Shane was drawn into the mystery of just who the fiery new author from Kansas was. When everyone else in the office refused to deal with her, Shane willingly accepted the challenge. There was no logic to the madness, but every time he had contact with her, she drove him wild. Gabby tried every trick in the book to keep Shane at arm's length, but he had made good on his promise to come to Kansas. He wanted to pull her out of anonymity, he wanted her in the public eye. Now here he stood, on the sidewalk in front her bookstore, and one look told her he was everything she was afraid he'd be. Too bad she was anything but who he thought she was. Gabby quickly discovers Shane has more on his mind than just books and with a little help from an ornery matchmaker, he shows her a whole new life through her looking glass.

How can you miss something you never had? Retired pro motocross racer Eli Hunter had it all; at least that's how he chose to look at things. His life revolved around the sport he loved and he had been catapulted to rock star status. Eli loved the feel of a bike under him as he raced, even...when it almost killed him. After fighting back from a debilitating injury Eli has devoted his life to The Noland Racing Academy. As far as Eli was concerned that was all he'd ever need, that is until he sat across from Dallas, a young up and coming racer, and his widowed mother, Honor. It was then that Eli realized exactly what he had been missing. The prospect of sending her son off to the Noland's Racing Academy was daunting enough without being faced by the devil in a pair of blue jeans. When Honor held the door open for Eli Hunter she knew she was letting him walk right into her life, but she refused to let him into her heart. Eli has never backed down from a challenge and he wasn't about to stop now. Not when those long auburn curls and shy violet eyes were the answer to his unspoken prayers.

When Detective Mike Sterling left the Chicago PD and returned to his hometown of Renlend Kansas, he tried to convince himself it was so his mother could stop worrying. The truth was, even Renlend wasn't going to vanquish the dreams that tortured him at night. When Taryn Watts landed in Renland Kansas to design a client's new cooking school she intended to stay just long enough to do the job and then go right back to her life on the East Coast. When Taryn and Mike found themselves sharing a booth, one thing was certain, neither one of them thought it was a good idea. Mike still wasn't over his ex-wife's betrayal, and when Taryn found out Mike was a cop she wanted to run all the way back to Connecticut and never look back, but she couldn't... Sitting outside his home late at night she watches him fight against his demons. Demons she already had too much experience with firsthand. When Mike finally admits there is no way to outrun his demons, Tayrn knows she'll do anything, or be anything, to help Mike find his way back.

Alex Sterling has devoted her life to teaching the racers at her family's motocross racing school, and to the one man she's been in love with since she was four. Alex is brains and innocence wrapped up in one beautiful package every man wants, but only one man can have. Dallas Hunter is a pro-racer on the motocross circuit, following in the footsteps of his father Eli. For Dallas it has always been Alex, but he's determined not to hurt his family, even if it means letting her go. Alex finds herself caught up in a disturbing game of cat and mouse and is too terrified to tell anyone. Dallas knows something is wrong and races back home, but what he finds almost kills him. Fixing Alex's pain is all he cares about and suddenly he must decide if his love for her is greater than his love for racing. Dallas knows he has to help his best friend, the woman he loves, and do it without tearing his family apart.

From the outside, Molly West had everything, beauty, brains, and a career she'd retired from not once, but twice. Being in a male driven sport Molly was surrounded by men, for which she had no time for. Her cold shoulder and patented 'not a chance in hell' look were usually enough to keep them at bay and she had no plans in changing what was working. That is, until, she walked into the pits and stood toe-to-toe with the sex in a pair of jeans, Carter Sterling. Carter took one look into Molly's sapphire blue eyes and knew she was his, forever. But it's never that easy and Carter soon found out it was going to take a lot more than just love to protect her from her past, one she thought she'd buried a long time ago.

Jesse Frost lived the life most men would kill for, fast bikes, fame, money, and looks. Jesse, however, was just an easy-going guy from Texas who always worked hard for everything in life. He'd been the shy guy in school, so when the prom queen found him years later, he thought he had finally made it. Her mirage, however, left him empty and certain no woman wanted him for the simple man he was inside, until he met Emery Kincaid. With a last name that is revered on the motocross circuit she had proved herself through and through, but Emery hides the pain that runs deep, physically and emotionally just to survive. When she and Jesse are thrown together sparks fly, both from the chemistry between them, and the brakes she tries desperately to throw on. Emery is afraid what Jesse doesn't know could break his heart and hiding her true feelings for him is the only way to protect them both. If she let Jesse in and he walked away...well, that's a risk her heart can't take.