Sealed With A Kiss Series by Margaret Madigan, Operation Alpha

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, and after ruffling all the wrong feathers, investigative reporter Poppy Flannery has been exiled to the wastelands of Lifestyle where she’s assigned to write a fluff piece on the floats and balloons in the upcoming Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. Wolfe “Big Bad” Jarrett is on a rare holiday leave from his SEAL team, but when his photographer brother is threatened Wolfe agrees to be his pseudo-bodyguard for a while... moreIt’s the week before Thanksgiving, and after ruffling all the wrong feathers, investigative reporter Poppy Flannery has been exiled to the wastelands of Lifestyle where she’s assigned to write a fluff piece on the floats and balloons in the upcoming Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. Wolfe “Big Bad” Jarrett is on a rare holiday leave from his SEAL team, but when his photographer brother is threatened Wolfe agrees to be his pseudo-bodyguard for a while. Poppy and Wolfe have history of the semi-romantic and fully-humiliating kind, so when Wolfe shows up with Poppy’s photographer to a parade-related interview, they’re both shocked and angry to see each other again. But after she gets an anonymous call about a bomb threat, then a dead body shows up in her car, Poppy reluctantly accepts Wolfe’s offer of protection. Wolfe and Poppy, with the help of some of his team, spend the next few days leading up to Thanksgiving following clues and hunting down domestic terrorists in an effort to save the city from another attack. Somewhere along the way, they put their past to rest and it becomes apparent that maybe Poppy and the Big Bad Wolfe could have a future, after all. less

Dr. Melinda Emerson has had her fill of international intrigue. She’s eager to get back to work on a cure for Alzheimer’s, and a normal life with her boyfriend, Buck. But when her flight home from a conference in Houston is delayed, she rents a car and offers a ride to another stranded traveler, landing herself right back into the thick of danger. Grady “Buck” McCormick is ready to propose to his girlfriend Mindy... moreDr. Melinda Emerson has had her fill of international intrigue. She’s eager to get back to work on a cure for Alzheimer’s, and a normal life with her boyfriend, Buck. But when her flight home from a conference in Houston is delayed, she rents a car and offers a ride to another stranded traveler, landing herself right back into the thick of danger. Grady “Buck” McCormick is ready to propose to his girlfriend Mindy. He’s been carrying a velvet ring box in his pocket for weeks waiting for the perfect moment to do it. When his teammates give him crap for waiting, he decides he’ll pop the question as soon as she’s back from Houston. When she disappears on the way home, he’ll risk anything—even his SEAL career—to go after her. Melinda is dragged to middle-of-nowhere Mexico by yet another Russian mobster where she tries to escape, but when he discovers his boss wants to get his hands on her for killing his brother, he’s more than happy to sell her for a profit. Meanwhile, Buck and his friends scour the Mexican desert in a frantic search to find her. They catch up in a public plaza in Mazatlán where Buck has to choose: Risk his honor and everything he’s worked for to save the woman he loves, or protect American interests and allow Mindy to be sold off to Russia where he can never follow. less