Right.He's not Mr. Right. He's demanding, controlling, gorgeous, funny, sweet and has the voice of a rock star. I digress, he's perfect, just Mr. Wrong Timing.The decision to escape was easy, leaving my heart behind was the hard part.I thought it was a chance encounter until fate led me to him again. Our paths didn't just cross, they collided, leaving fragments of lies, truths, and secrets in its wake.Welcome to my life.Fate hates me.Fate Hates is book one from the Twist of Fate trilogy. This book ends on a cliffhanger.Disclaimer: Novel is for 18+ years old as it contains graphic sexual content.

    Get in, get out, save the women.Then I see Naomi’s photo and watch her hostage video.A stirring...an ache...a desire so deep for her heats up my blood and annihilates me.And then I meet her.It accelerates my thirst, riling up my inner beast.She’s an investigative reporter and knows things she shouldn’t.But all the women have secrets...knowledge about a global force so powerful the world will implode with greed. Freedom will no longer exist.Instead of delivering her, we run.The heat of the jungle is a blow torch demolishing my restrain, until I have to make her mine.But enemies lurk everywhere. After it’s over, I’ll have to piece her back together again.“DEPTHS OF DESTRUCTION “ is book one in the “BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” series. Each book is a stand-alone regarding the HEA of the couple, but the plot develops with each story. This steamy series is for mature readers only and is best if read in order. This series may contain situations that may be sensitive for some readers.

    Tracking down his friend’s long-lost sister and making sure she was safe was just another job, a favor from someone he cared about. He wasn’t supposed to get attached. But when he started to fall for the woman who had been hiding from the world, things got a lot more complicated than he ever expected.Cheyanne Knightly knew all about living in fear. The life she’d made for her and her daughter was as stable as a house of cards. One stiff breeze could send her whole world crumbling. But when a new guy blew into her small town, stirring up Whitecap’s rumor mill, she found herself drawn to him in a way she never expected. Lies were told. Secrets were uncovered. Lines were crossed. When the truth finally came out, Trent had to find a way to protect the woman who stole his heart while he tried to earn her trust back

    This Valentine's Day, prepare to have your darkest desires and hottest fantasies realized in one explosive anthology as four dark romance and four contemporary romance authors join forces to bring you eight all new tantalizing tales.From a deranged stalker to a sweet-talking matchmaker, immerse yourself in this pairing of scorching hot romance and depravity in an action packed experience certain to satisfy all of your delicious and dark desires.

    Drake and Katie Ruggle from a former federal agent. When a DEA special agent and his K-9 companion team up with an ER doctor to investigate a public health crisis, chemistry sizzles. But the danger is far closer than they ever imagined…

     I did everything possible to protect her but my enemies will never stop hunting us. She'll never be safe unless I do something about it. One bullet. That's all it'll take to put an end to this once and for all. The killer in me is back but I know that I'll never forget her face. Every kiss. Every touch. Every taste. I'll take it all to the grave with me. Our love has always been a mistake. But it's a mistake I'll gladly die for. The Snake Eyes Series Reading Order 1. Bodyguard 2. The Hitman's Dancer 3. Love and Wargames 4. Bloodlines 5. Hard Bounty 6. No Fury

    Rugged. Alluring.And possessing an Italian accent so toe-curling it should be illegal.He's everything my cheating ex-fiancé isn't.Which is precisely why I make a proposition I never would have in my former life.It was just supposed to be one night.It wasn't supposed to make me question everything.Maybe I should have dug deeper into who he is.Maybe I should have asked more questions.Maybe I should have realized the truth that was staring at me through his familiar eyes.They say you can never escape your past.They were right...Inferno is an epic romantic suspense saga of secrets, lies, and betrayal. Grab your copy of this complete series today.

    HE’LL SCALE THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN TO RESCUE HER. When Holly Bright, an up-and-coming city journalist, gets whiff of a cult in the mountains near Eastbrooke, she puts her life in jeopardy to investigate it. Donning old-fashioned gear to blend in, she soon discovers her hunch was right - it’s not the innocent group the members are portraying to the locals of the sleepy, picturesque town and something sinister is going on.Joseph Carlton heads up the Eastbrooke Mountain Rescue team but is restless as he struggles with a calling to enter the ministry. All four Carlton brothers work in manly, heroic jobs. How can he break with tradition? When he meets Holly on a routine mountain check, he senses she’s in danger and vows to watch over the attractive young woman.Having both been hurt in previous relationships, neither are interested in starting another despite the obvious chemistry between them, but when her life is in danger and they’re thrust together in a fight for survival, will they get past that hurt and learn to love again? The Heroes of Eastbrooke series features clean, Christian, pulse-pounding romantic suspense in and around the picturesque town of Eastbrooke. Each book stands alone. Grab your copy now.

    Staring at how nicely Evan Walker fills out his Wranglers.2. Sneaking around after dark, hoping we don’t get caught.3. Fantasizing about a life with a man who isn’t supposed to exist.He’s a criminal, a dangerous man with connections to the Chicago mafia.And I'm a cop.Now we’re stuck hiding out in this quirky small town, and my eyes have a way of wandering.So do his hands.But the rules are clear––no connections to your former life. Ever.We can’t afford to give into temptation. I’m only here on this Montana ranch until I can safely return to my job–and the promotion I’ve worked so hard for. And he’s only here to keep his little sister safe.But as we’re forced to work together, I find that Evan is much more than I ever expected. He’s strong, hard-working.Did I mention the Wranglers?We’re drawn to each other in ways that are completely hopeless. I know I shouldn’t give in to his hot, smoldering looks or the way his lingering touch lights me up. It’s reckless.Addictive.I can hide it, but the truth always has a way of coming out. In Tipp, Montana, secrets can save your life. The only cost is your heart.

    That's what my late grandmother always told me. Then I met Danny Rocco. The hot paramedic who's new in town. Since he patched up my knee at the side of the road, I can't stop thinking about him. That efficiently organized backpack. The scent of leather. Manly caring hands, and his eyes. WOW, a girl could rapidly lose her virginity staring into those amber pools. So when he shows up at Blossom Grove Retirement Home where I work, to assist with a medical emergency, I realize there's more to the ruggedly handsome man than just an Indian motorcycle. Should I break the dating rules? I've never gone that far with a guy before and Danny would be my first. He doesn't mind my quirky pet names for his love stick. And boy, when I finally discover how good that thing feels, I can't stop craving it. Falling for a guy on the wrong list has never felt so right. Every night spent in his bed brings us closer together. But over time, I get the feeling he's hiding something. Then he leaves town for a few days without telling me why. Danny has a secret and I'll find out the truth one pop quiz at a time.Except life has a way of throwing curve balls. And by the time he gets back to Sunnyville, mine has irrevocably changed. I should have known happy endings were only in the movies. Once I finally learn the truth, I'll need my handsome medic to fix our hearts back together again. If it’s not too late. Autumn Archer’s Call Out is an emotionally charged, sexy, romantic suspense written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World project.

    You’re not some kind of damsel in distress.”“Then what am I?”How did she not see it? She didn’t walk through fire; she was fire. I cracked a smile, “You’re the dragon.”_____________________What happened to Troy Davis?That’s what Becks is determined to figure out. When life takes an unexpected turn and plops her in the middle of the Afghan desert, the hotshot journalist finds herself surrounded by bullets, grenades, and a grumpy Army captain with a chip the size of Texas on his very broad shoulders. The captain is determined to get under her skin just as much as she gets under his.All Captain Nathan Griffith wanted was to shake off the hell he’d faced over the last few years during a quiet deployment in the middle of nowhere. Lucky for him and the rest of the boys of Company B, Forward Operating Base Blessing fit the bill. When word comes down that a war correspondent is going to be embedded with them during their deployment, SHE is the last person he thought would ever show up.After the unthinkable happens, Becks and Griff are torn between duty and desire. He never expected to find his fresh start in the middle of hell, but what will happen when Becks finally gets the answers she’s been looking for?_______________The Stars Above Us includes a sassy redhead, a grumpy Army captain, pranks, shenanigans, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Fall in love with Becks, Griff, and the boys of Company B in this steamy contemporary military romance.

    It pirouettes from one day to another. Every second spurs me to greatness. I’m living the dream I’ve chased and fought for my entire life.Until him. He sends me off kilter with his icy scowl and cruel demeanour. The more he hurts me the more I want him. I crave him like a drug. Ache for him like a sickness.I’m his Swan and he is my Lord.Slowly, the world I ran from becomes the only world I exist in. Dark, twisted and full of monsters lurking in the shadows. Nothing is as it seems. No one is who they seem.In a world of demons all it takes isOne word. One lie. One fear.To tear it all apart. It takes something bigger and badder to survive.My Lord may be the smoke but I’m the fire.And you know what they say...You can’t have one without the other.****************This is the 4th book in the Virtues & Lies series.Catch-up to the epic finale with:- BURN (Leo & Cassie): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...- SCORCH (Christopher & Arabella): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...- BLAZE (Casper & Fleur): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

    

    Life in a Were bordello is all Keira has ever known. None of the magicians’ guilds wanted her because of her mixed blood, and they didn’t protest when the Weres bound her as an indentured hooker. Mired in the hopelessness of her dreams, she longs for more. Barrett’s a full-blood magic wielder who operates a magician supply shop in what’s left of Seattle. No one is more surprised than him when the Sidhe leader commands him to extricate Keira from the Weres. He knows her because she loves to while away time in his shop, but she’s always skittered away whenever he got too close. Too bad because she’s twenty shades of gorgeous. Magic and intrigue throw Keira and Barrett together. Attraction ignites, burning white hot, but Keira has other priorities—like learning to control brand new magic she had no idea she possessed. Besides, Barrett is such a hunk of a man, surely he has lots of women stashed somewhere. He wants her too, has for a long time, but once he spirits her away from the Weres, his job is done. Far better to keep his distance and allow her to seize the destiny she was born for. Except it’s not what he wants. Her, either. Can they bridge the gap between them before it’s too late?

    A hardened killer. So how’d he end up bottle-feeding lambs for his best friend’s sister?Dante didn’t set out to deceive. His favor for a pal in prison got him this farmhand job, and Jen needs help guarding more than her blueberries. Someone’s set on hurting her, and he’ll make damn sure they don’t. She can’t know who sent him or why he’s handier with a handgun than a hoe. But none of that matters more than keeping Jen safe.To save the girl, he’ll have to pair old skills with new. A princess tea party and an old-fashioned gunfight? Why not. Grape stomping and grenades? Sign him up.But as the enemy closes in, there’s one skill Dante finds he doesn’t have: The strength to walk away when the job is done.

    

    His family are at their wits end when he refuses any kind of therapy. The only thing keeping him sane is his dreams of a beautiful woman he pulled in for a traffic violation months before. Physical Therapist Stephanie Kelly is healing from a broken heart. When she is hired by Nightingale’s personal care and physical therapy, she’s ecstatic but she's shocked when her boss asks her to take on a new patient. Shocked because the patient is her boss's nephew and he’s not exactly keen on therapy. He’s also the cop who's been heating up her dreams. As Stephanie helps John get back on his feet, they grow closer, but someone is out to hurt Stephanie, or worse. After multiple attempts on her life, John’s family tries to figure out who’s after the woman he loves and stop them before it’s too late.

    He's her only hope of survival.Jessica Ong saves lives in her ICU but never imagined she'd be caught in a scenario where she would have to save her own. When she's accosted by men searching her apartment for a mysterious USB drive, she embarks on a face-paced hunt for what information is worth killing for. What's worse? She's forced to work with her ex-boyfriend and security expert, Reece Owen.Reece guards lives and uncovers secrets for a living, and yet finds himself unprepared when having to protect the feisty ex-girlfriend he distanced himself from months ago. While he tries to help Jess untangle from her dangerous predicament, he must reconcile with emotions he's avoided.As enemies close in, can they uncover the truth to set them free?

    It is made up of elite warriors culled from some of the most revered military forces. Every operator has impeccable ethics and doesn’t quit until the job is done. Vortex Vivi DuMond’s clinic is caught in the crossfire of a turf war that threatens both her life and livelihood. Can the NOPD and Feds handle it or does she need more? Joel McDade runs the Florida office of SAI and he’s been roped into protecting Vivi as a favor to his old client Ronnie DuMond. As much as he would like to refuse, he knows he can’t. Can the retired Navy SEAL protect the good doctor and her clinic? Or…will the vortex of events make that impossible? Watch what happens when two people are caught in a whirling mass of threats outside of their control. Will they be pulled in together or will the conflict pull them apart? This is the first book in my new series and it's a stand-alone novel. However, you may enjoy reading First and Second Down from the First and Ten series. It's where you meet the DuMond family and all of the fun people who are featured in this book.

    But Captain Mitch Rolston needs them to face the truth—wrong choice. He turns to the one angel who should understand.But Lars is not like his brothers. Once a Fallen One aiding Mitch’s enemy, and now, a Commander of the In Between.Shelby lies in a hospital haunted by her memories. Her Guardian in training breaks the rules to mend her broken heart and inadvertently opens the door for a Fallen One. The result…a miracle.The Angels and Shelby find themselves in a race to save Mitch as prophesy unfolds.If these lovers survive, they will learn firsthand what it means to be formed in fire.*Authors note: an ongoing series. This book can be read as a standalone but may contain spoilers from previous books in the series. If you would like to read the previous books first, here is the order.Judgment: Kian (part 1 of The Judgment Duet) {A Brothers of War Novel, 1}Judgment: Lars (part 2 of The Judgment Duet) {A Brothers of War Novel, 2}Books NOT in the series but connected:Beautiful Ashes TrilogyDark, book 1Fire, book 2Light, book 3Strand Brothers SeriesBranded, book 1Bound, book 2Broken, book 3Bliss, book 4

    "But now that I do, no storm is strong enough to keep me away from you."Nyah Hunter has always believed in love at first sight. When she first sets eyes on James Parker, ‘Big’ to his friends, Nyah realises he’s the man she’s been waiting for all her life. The only problem is, Big doesn’t want to know. He hashis reasons for keeping the beautiful blonde at bay, but Nyah won’t give up without a fight. How can he make her seethat the safest place for her is as far away from him as possible?For Big, loving Nyah means risking more than just his heart. It means confronting a past too painful to process andrecalling haunting memories too bittersweet to share. Intent on protecting those he loves, Big sets out to defeat his demons, once and for all; a battle that’s likely to seehim perish in the process. Only, he hasn’t counted on the unusual collection of individuals willing to work togetherfor the greater good.With fresh hope in his heart and an unlikely army by his side, Big dares to dream that this time, he might get to live free.However, has he underestimated just how far his enemy will go to destroy him?

    When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago—but kept up his nightwork.Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can’t afford to attract attention—or get attached. Still, he can’t help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last—because not all thieves follow Harry’s code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte, LaPorte sees a tool he can use, and decides he wants to own Harry.The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou—and when he strongarms Harry into robbing a Baltimore museum, Harry abandons Miranda—cruelly, with no explanation—and disappears. But no matter what name he uses or where he goes, LaPorte casts a shadow over Harry’s life. To truly free himself, he must face down his enemy once and for all. Only then can he hope to possess something more valuable than anything he has ever stolen…

    Attacked. Thrown to the wolves. And that was all before I boarded the bus back to the Village. I didn’t have the energy or patience to explain how wrong they all are about me. I was ready to get the hell out of Italy and leave the Unity Games behind. Scrap the mission, forget why I was here in the first place. Now that I’m tied to the one person in the world who probably hates me most, my life might depend on figuring out who I can trust. Unfortunately, trust doesn’t come easy…PhoenixOf all the lousy ways to top off a terrible weekend, this probably takes the freakin’ cake. For the first time, I put myself out there against all my better judgement. Figures I’d pick the psycho stalker who might be behind all the crazy stuff going on at The Games. To be fair, she did warn me she’d crush my heart. But now I’m tied to her, our future and fate linked… for the time being. My scorched heart still wants to trust her, to believe, but each lie burns me just a little more. Hopefully I can get out of this before everything goes up in flames.

    Those were the vows that I had taken with my wife six years ago. We had lived through the better and were barely getting through the worse. I tried to face our loss together, while she chose to have an affair instead.Time apart was what we both needed.What I didn’t expect in that time was her.The beauty she possessed on the outside was a far cry from the scars she was harboring on the inside. She wasn’t looking for love and neither was I. She just needed someone to help her deal with the pain she had been carrying around for the past two years, and I was happy to oblige.I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with her, but suddenly I was seeing a future that I never dreamed of right in front of my eyes….only to find that the past had other things in mind for us. ***I always believed that we only got one true love in life, and mine was gone and never coming back.Through the tear-filled nights and never ending days, I was slowly and tortuously coming to terms with the pain that was my reality.And then he entered my life.Tall, handsome, genuine and caring, he was a friend when I needed one most. Together, we were a temporary fix to our own permanent pain. Just two people helping each other to get through a very dark period in life.But when the light begins to shine ever so slightly with each passing day, and his face is all I can see at the end of that tunnel…..do I run back into the darkness or move into the light with him?

    She does her best to keep her skills secret, but when a SEAL team is ambushed in the remote mountains of Afghanistan she doesn’t hesitate to take out the enemy. After saving the SEALs, the third Spec Ops team to be compromised in as many months, she realizes someone in her unit is giving classified information to the enemy. She suspects that Peter Mitchell, her supervisor and ex-lover, is behind the betrayal, and sets out on a dangerous quest to prove his treason.Lt. Ryan Heller, US Navy SEAL, is accustomed to facing death. When his team is attacked by Taliban fighters he thinks his last day is upon him, until an unknown sniper saves their lives. The prickly, green-eyed beauty handles a rifle as easily as most women handle a purse, but who is she? And what is she doing in the middle of a war zone? He is intrigued, and attracted, but his instincts and her piercing, tiger-like stare tell him to tread carefully.Afghanistan’s Bagram Valley is not the ideal place to find love, but these two are trained to make the best of bad situations. Geography alone makes starting a relationship challenging enough, but caught between extremists and an unhinged, obsessed Mitchell makes it downright deadly.

    A man finally getting his second chance.And a lingering secret that threatens to change everything…Alex Benning has never known a true home. After inheriting her beloved aunt’s cottage in the small coastal town of Moon Harbor, Maine, she finally gets a chance to start over and leave the life of solitude behind. But she never expects to find herself face to face with her first love—the first man to ever break her heart.Sam Waters stopped looking for love a long time ago. With a job he enjoys and people he cares about, he’s finally learned to be content with things just as they are. Until the one who got away comes back into his life and makes him crave more. The flame between Alex and Sam reignites and the sparks between them are brighter than ever.But as Alex settles into her new home, she begins to uncover the truth about her family and the tragedy that changed her life all those years ago. With more questions than answers, Alex and Sam set out to discover what really happened. And the closer they get, the closer danger lurks.Will Alex be able to survive the unravelling of old family secrets before it’s too late? Before she loses Sam forever?

    JADED tells the story of FBI Agent Mason Jones, Times journalist Trish Tucker, and what happens when the two of them cross paths again.JADED is a stand-alone story, and it is not necessary to have read JASMINE prior to reading this book.

    Her failed marriage made her wary of relationships, so she’s not ready to get involved with anyone else. Not even the man she secretly fantasizes about—who also happens to be her brother’s best friend. But when people she works closely with are murdered, she goes to the only place she feels safe—Crimson Point, and the man who tempts her like no other.And the killer is closer than they realize.Air National Guard Pararescueman Travis Masterson loves his career and has dedicated his life to saving and protecting others. There’s only one thing missing. Kerrigan—but she’s determined to keep walls up between them. He understands why she’s gun shy, but he can’t let her go. Not when every instinct is screaming that she’s it for him. After a shocking attack leaves her in the crosshairs of a cold-blooded killer, Travis is the only one who can save her. With her life in his hands, he’ll risk it all to stop the killer and protect the woman he can’t live without.

    Someone is embezzling funds, and the evidence points to Erin O’Toole. Kane is determined to bring her down—until he meets her. He never expects to be swept into a passionate affair with a woman he barely knows. But can Erin let herself get involved with a man who suspects her of criminal intent?Originally published in 1983.Deadly Fall by Elle JamesIn a Gothic mansion on a windy coast, former soldier Dixie Reeves and her client, billionaire Andrew Stratford, are in grave danger. The single dad has hired her to help him protect his daughter from a mysterious threat. As their enemy closes in, even tough-as-nails Dixie has to hold her nerve…and keep her guard up to stop herself from falling for Andrew and his adorable little girl.Originally published in 2017.

    Meanwhile, Beau and Maddie are expecting their baby. Great news, right? But when a wounded veteran returns to find his family has been upended, these three women get caught in the cross fire and the heroic men in their lives scramble to make sure Maddie's delivery and the wedding come off as planned.

    And Lorelei Wilkins can’t believe that her high school crush is implicating her stepmother! Now James and Lorelei are embroiled in unraveling a cover-up involving some of Lonesome, Montana’s finest citizens…including a killer determined to keep the truth hidden.From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Colt Brothers Investigation  series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Murder Gone ColdBook 2: Sticking To Her Guns

    Now he was running his own business with his brother and friends, King Brothers Investigation Services.With a failed engagement and a cheating fiancé under his belt, the last thing he was looking for was love and romance. That was until she walked through the door!Jessica Davis was a small town girl through and through. She was a workaholic, spending all of her time from dawn to dusk, working in the coffee shop she owned. When strange things start to happen in her flat, and the local police refuse to investigate, she goes to the only place she can think of for help. That was when she met Mason King!Can Mason uncover the strange events and catch the perpetrator before it’s too late? Or will Jessica be snatched away from him before he realises exactly how deep he already is?Jessica’s King is a small town mystery romance with a happy ever after. It is the first book in the King Brothers Investigation series.

    You need to accept that you belong to me now.”When Kate Atwood broke the news story of her career, she destroyed the life of a powerful man. Now his unscrupulous friends have called for her end. The Masters tap Ingram Dent, their top assassin, for the job. However, when he opts to keep her alive, their dark, explosive romance leads them down a road of vengeance, betrayal, imprisonment, death and unending desire.In the clutches of an evil bent on owning the world, Kate must not lose hope. To protect and possess the woman he loves, Ingram will battle a monster from his past. With their lives constantly at risk, one wrong move could cost them everything...This box set contains the complete trilogy of “The Masters Series” novels: Reckless, Disciplined and Trained.Publisher’s note: “The Masters Series” is a dark, romantic thriller with explicit sexual content, no cheating and a HEA. It contains material some may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.

    He doesn’t care about the difficulties posed by Bu ChongHua, his strict boss, and only wants to stay in the background and be paid on time with enough to sustain himself. However, no one knows that he is being targeted by top drug traffickers for a large bounty, or that this courageous young man had previously slaughtered the dragon of the abyss. With a chain of interlocking cases, a series of troubles come one after another. Can these two work together to survive the difficulties?

    But I don't care if I'm a black sheep. I've dedicated my life to traveling the world to hunt down fugitives no one else can catch. Maybe I use my dangerous image as a shield—against criminals and my own clan—but being a loner is the price I pay for the life I've chosen.No one gets away from me. No one except Piper Lang.I didn't murder my boss, but Magnus MacTaggart doesn't care about truth or justice. He wants to get paid, and I'm his meal ticket. The tattooed bad-boy bounty hunter doesn't scare me. What does? The mysterious billionaire who wants me, dead or alive, and who hired Magnus to find me.Piper's guilt or innocence means nothing to me. But something about her drives me to do the last thing any hunter should—give in to our explosive hunger for each other. No matter how many times she escapes me, I will track her to the ends of the earth and back again.Piper Lang is my obsession.Strap in for a wild ride in Relentless in a Kilt, the eleventh book in the bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romances. Coming soon in audio narrated by Shane East & Emma Wilder.

    For a year she hid in seclusion, preparing herself for the battle ahead, but today a stranger appeared on her doorstep. Was he her executioner? For Jake Grogan, his trek to Victory Cove started out with a cryptic letter from a woman who after thirty-five years of silence came forward to identify herself as his mother. He was told to locate Wakefield House, the home of his grandmother. Jake found the sinister residence on the outermost crag of the ocean, but the woman who answered the door was not elderly. She was young, attractive, and looked like she would do about anything to get him off her doorstep. Jake Grogan came to Victory Cove to discover his past. Megan Summers came to Victory Cove to escape hers. In the darkened halls of Wakefield House their lives collide and on the cusp where land and sea collide, they wage a battle against Megan's executioner and struggle to survive the night.For those of you who have read WIDOW'S TALE, VICTORY COVE is set in the same Maine village. It is an independent tale, but you'll get to see some of the eccentric characters you ran into in WIDOW'S TALE again. After all, O'Flanagans is still there, and true patrons of a pub stick around no matter how many books you write!

    And he intends to win, come Hell or high water.

    

    But not for the better.April Brookes finds herself in mortal danger, when a stalker enters her life. He watches her every step and makes her life a living hell.Detective O`Rilley will do everything in his powers to find an obsessed stalker, whose sole purpose is to get April.Will O`Rilley succeed, or will the stalker's obsession become deadly?Maybe sometimes, everything simply isn`t enough...

    Submitting to him is addictive.But I’ve seen the toll a bad boy can take on a woman. One-night of explosive pleasure, and then I flee.I’m unaware of the deadly power he wields outside the bedroom. The mafia family he belongs to would put my parent’s criminal empire to shame. Lurking behind his captivating smile is the seething snarl of an assassin.I thought I’d escaped.Instead, I wake up in a room surrounded by one-way mirrors. His triumphant growl twists my soul into knots and makes my heart race with desire. He says he knows what’s good for me, but the ropes around my wrist beg to differ.He promises he’ll protect me from the wrath of my family.All I have to do is vow to be his.Forever.This is a safe but dark romantic suspense standalone novel. You'll love it if you read books with age gap romances, where safewords are respected, kidnapping is a healthy sign of obsession, and sexy Bratva men take possession of what—and who—they want. Check the author's website for the full cw/tw.

    When a bright, sunny day holds the promise of a new beginning and the deep, blue ocean looks compelling, why resist temptation?Yet sometimes the sea can become a death trap as strange creatures hunt its endless depths.

    He’d put crickets in my bed.I’d stolen the wheels from his skateboard. He’d tied me to a tree and bombarded me with nerf darts.I’d yanked his pants down in front of the cheerleaders in middle school. He’d stolen my bra and hung it in the boy’s locker room.But he also hopped on his bike and rode two miles to help me when the chain on my bike popped off and I’d been stranded.He’d wait to walk me home after school even as he pretended it wasn’t me he was waiting for.And he came to my rescue again when my boyfriend abandoned me in the creepy pool hall after becoming irate when I bested him in a game.His mere presence at Nighthawk Search and Rescue’s training facilities could put all my hard fought for plans at risk. I came to Nighthawk for training so that I could make a difference at home and unbeknownst to me, the county leaders sought to circumvent my dreams by sending him to train as well.But as he comes to understand my intentions, things ignite between us. Gazes intensify, blood heats up, and when risk presents itself, the resulting detonation is scorching. Until an unforeseen menace threatens everything we begin to build together. If I can escape the threat, will we have a chance at forever? Or is he executing another epic prank at my expense?Nadia’s Nemesis is a prequel in the Nighthawk Search and Rescue series. A standalone, brother’s best friend novella with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

    But four years after his rescue and survival story that catapulted him into the news, he is back home on Cape Cod. The perfect life he'd planned to live has become one of unfulfilled promises and grief.Samantha Edgerton is descended from English royalty. Vivacious, brilliant and talented, she has lived a life of privilege and luxury with just one major disappointment. During those frightening days at sea, she fell in love with a man she couldn't have. When Sam and Shane unexpectedly meet on Cape Cod, four years after their ordeal, reunion sets in motion a chain of terrifying events. Both will be forced to call upon every skill to save the life of someone they love.

    When Lyssa begins to investigate these, she becomes embroiled in the intricate business dealings of Nell and her arch-rival Alex. Irresistibly drawn towards widower Alex and his unhappy young son, Lyssa begins to uncover some unexpected and disturbing facts.The more involved she becomes, the more shocking are the discoveries she makes. The conflicts culminate in a frightening battle for survival as Lyssa finds herself the prime target between the possessive Nell and obsessive Alex. With her loyalties deeply divided, can Lyssa make the right choice for everyone concerned?

    Sent by their sponsor on a lavish Hawaiian vacation during the San Francisco show's summer break, they walk smack-dab into a real-life murder on the tropical island. They must use all their mystery-writing skills to solve it before it's their turn! In JOHNNY'S GIRL, Laura Langdon is a woman whose only escape from her humdrum existence is the romantic pulp magazines she hides from her unimaginative and penny-pinching husband. Then a flat tire leads to her being picked up by a charismatic gangster on the lam. Appalled initially at his brazen manner, she is soon forced to acknowledge how his attentions and praise make her feel. When things take a dangerous turn, she has to choose between safety and home, or living a life she's only read about in the pulps. Both stories are set during the 1930s.