EMERGENCY RESPONSE DESIGNATED TARGETOn her way to visit a little girl sherecently helped save, paramedic Darcie Stephens is attacked by astranger dead set on killing her. She escapes unscathed when detectiveNoah Lockhart comes to her rescue, but an officer finds a hit listdropped by the assailant--and her name's next. Now with an assassin constantly on their heels, Darcie and Noah must uncover why somebodywants her dead. Noah fights hard to protect Darcie, but she's determined to keep the cop at arm's length. After all she's lost, she's afraid tolove again, especially a handsome lawman with a guarded heart. And amurderer doesn't plan to let Darcie live long enough for any secondchances.First Responders: Brave men and women alert and ready for danger and love.