It only takes a second to fall in love forever. Navy SEAL Timothy Capshaw is only in Charleston, SC, for the summer. He's not looking for a romance or even a hookup, but when he sees Bevin on his first night out on the town, he knows she's the one for him. Coffeehouse owner Bevin Moore is the friend who makes sure everyone makes safe decisions when they go out for their Trolling Nights, the nights where her friends look for a weekend fling. But when she meets Tim, she knows he's the most dangerous choice of all, especially for her heart. How will Tim convince Bevin he's the man she hasn't known she's been looking for and that the need for her Trolling Nights is over?

Six years ago, Shiloh Ray and her brothers escaped enslavement at a Confederate camp during the Civil War. Now they enjoy their freedom by working at a saloon they own in Choctaw Territory. Though Shiloh hasn't seen the soldier who'd helped them steal away since then, he was never far from her mind...or her heart.When the soldier reenters her life at the same time the new doctor in town sets his sights on her, Shiloh must decide to revisit her past or prepare for a new future.

Plumville, Georgia had an order to its way of life, and few ever upset it.Benjamin Drummond is heir to all Plumville had to offer—wealth, good looks, and a promising career as a future state judge. As a graduating senior at a local college, he's poised for success, if only he can keep his grades up. With the distractions of playing football, being in a fraternity, and having his pick of the women on campus, he has little incentive to study—until his assigned tutor turns out to be a black girl from his past who'd never left his mind...or heart.Coralee Simmons is determined to make it out of Plumville with a diploma in her hand and dignity in her stride, despite a social climate determined to stifle both. And with her family and friends supporting her each step of the way, Coralee knows she will go far. Yet when her mentor provides a tutoring opportunity to increase her edge, she's suddenly reunited with the white boy who'd meant too much to her as a child...and still...

Dominion angel Jaie may have lost his djinni, Aminata "Amie" Fisher," but at least they were winning the war against the daemons, right? Nevertheless, there is something strangely familiar about the unknown ally in the fight to defeat the daemon leader Donas, heartbreakingly so.Yet as the battle between Creation and daemons escalates, Jaie suspects a love he'd thought lost may not actually be lost at all. He also realizes an ultimate victory truly requires an ultimate sacrifice.