Diamonds can be a girl's best friend-or her worst enemy-in these fan-favorite stories of desire and suspense…

Captive Star

M.J. O'Leary is used to punching first and asking questions later. So when bounty hunter Jack Dakota tries to arrest her for bail jumping, she doesn't go down easily. On the run from hired killers, M.J. refuses to talk about who's after her…or why she has a massive blue diamond hidden in her purse. M.J. and Jack are drawn to each other, despite their better judgment, but can Jack learn to trust M.J. when she has so many secrets?

Secret Star

Lieutenant Seth Buchanan is astonished when the beautiful victim of his homicide investigation turns up-very much alive-at the scene of the murder. Grace Fontaine is keeping secrets, ones that should have killed her, but the notorious heiress refuses to reveal anything. With a killer at large, Seth can't afford any distractions, but there's something irresistible about Grace…and eventually Seth finds it hard to remember there's any mystery more important to solve than that of Grace herself.