It was black or blacker. And I was the blackest of them all."Xavier "X" Blood only remembers the last few years of his life.Trained as an emotionless and deadly assassin, he goes through each day crossing out names on a never-ending list, not once asking why they deserve what he delivers. Death.Then one day, his programming starts to unravel and it's all because of her.Mercy Reid has a secret. A big one. The kind that will get her killed if it gets out.Looking to get lost, she runs from one hopeless situation and falls into the clutches of a monster. A monster that was programmed by the worst of the worst to kill without remorse. A man who is looking for her.When X is given his latest target, things become muddy. He knows his mark is right in front of his eyes, but he doesn't want to acknowledge it. He's literally losing his mind after all.Will he defy his programming and save the woman who has made him feel again?Or will he pull the trigger?

    Each story has a HEA and is a standalone. Hawk’s Property When Hawk, the VP of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, first sees Cara, he knows he wants to do dirty things to her in his bed. He figures a few rounds with the green-eyed woman will satisfy his hunger for her then he’ll move on to the next chick. The problem is Cara isn’t so eager to fall into his bed. Cara comes from a wealthy family and is used to jackets and ties, not leather and denim. When she lays eyes on the muscled, tatted, black-haired biker, her heart skips a few beats. His piercing blue eyes draw her in, making her want to do things with him that she’s only fantasized about. Then a vicious killer who has been strangling women in the area focuses on Cara. Hawk sees it as his job to protect what is his...and Cara is very much his even if she doesn't know it yet. Cara keeps her heart guarded, but when danger comes calling, their lives collide. Jax’s Dilemma When the Sergeant-At-Arms looks into Cherri’s icy blue eyes, he’s hooked. He decides to make her his, but she doesn’t want any part of it. Cherri is running away from a past shrouded in secrets and darkness. The last thing she wants is a cocky, ripped biker in her life. So she pushes him anyway even though her body wants him in the worst way. Jax doesn’t give up easily, and just as Cherri begins to relax, her past collides with her new life. She must navigate a deadly obstacle course littered with outlaw motorcycle clubs and a power-hungry politician. Jax won’t stop until he claims Cherri. He vows to protect and love her no matter what. When put to the test, will Jax betray his family—the Insurgents MC—or will he lose the woman he loves forever? Chas’s Fervor The first time Chas sees his son’s teacher, he wants her in his bed. Now. The curvaceous redhead has eyes that set him on fire, and he has to have her between his sheets. He knows she wants him. Eyes don’t lie. Addie has lusted after her student’s father ever since the muscled biker swaggered into the library. She’s always been a sucker for a bad boy, and the tattooed, dirty-mouthed outlaw biker is just her type. But even though his charming smile pulls at her heart and his chiseled chest makes her body overheat, she’s carrying around a deep, dark secret that makes hooking up with him impossible. Chas knows Addie is hiding something. He makes it his mission to find out what it is, and, once he does, he’ll claim her as his woman. Axe’s Fall One-night stands and Axe go hand-in-hand. A member of the Insurgents MC, Axe has the tattoos, the ripped body, and the badass attitude women love. He’s great in bed and always leaves them pleading for more. But he doesn’t commit, do phone calls, or repeat performances. So when he sees her at his friend’s wedding, he knows she’ll have her long legs wrapped around his waist, moaning and begging for more. But what he didn’t know is that he won't be able to get her out of his mind. He wants a repeat performance. Many of them. Baylee is career oriented and has put men on the back burner. Until she meets Axe. It was just for one night. So what if the sex was incredible? She can’t get the man with the smoldering eyes and tatted, chiseled body out of her mind. Thinking of him makes her insides melt. Then she accepts a job, and the client turns out to be the Insurgents. Her one-night stand walks into the conference room. Her ordered world explodes.

    She had given him her youth, and all he gave in return was misery and pain. She was ready for a new beginning, but Ashton wasn’t about to let her go so easily, even if it meant destroying both their lives in the process.Three years later Emmie convinces herself she is ready to leave all of that heartbreak in the past and find a little piece of normal for herself. She heads to New York City to pick up where she left off, determined to finish art school. Emmie is determined to focus on school and not let anything distract her, but life has a way of throwing curveballs.Paige, Emmie’s new roommate, brings Colin Bennett into her life. His smoldering eyes and lean muscular body are difficult for any girl to ignore. Only thing is, Emmie isn’t any girl. Her past makes her resistant to his charms. Colin isn’t one to give up easily, and just when he thinks he may have found a way to her stubborn heart, her tragic history may have found a way to tear them apart.

    What can I say?When I’m out and about, I catch the ladies checking out the goods.I’m at the beach today, and my sister has her posse of friends with her. One, in particular, is beyond beautiful, with a killer body to match. "Justin, don’t you remember me,” she asks in the most sensual voice I’ve heard in a long, long time."Sloane Hart, is that you?” I utter in disbelief. It’s my little sister’s best friend, all grown up and filled out in all the right places.Needless to say, I don’t waste a minute getting her alone.After I take her out to dinner, I get her back to my place for a little slap and tickle session.Things get hot and heavy and we’re just about to do the dirty deed when I sense something isn’t right. She’s tense.“Can you go slow and easy?” she asks timidly.WTF, she’s a virgin?I don’t mess with virgins anymore, not since high school.Next. I’m moving on. I don’t want Sloane, dear Sloane, getting stuck on me.After a couple of months, I’m usually done and over it. I tell her I’m doing her a favor.The problem is that I can’t stop thinking about her. When I see other guys hitting on her, it makes my blood boil.This can’t continue. Sloane Hart is getting under my skin. Sloane I was invisible to him.Justin Harlow is my best friend's older brother, and I’ve been in love with him for as long as I can remember.Fast forward ten years later, and I’m at the Harlow family's beach party.Justin has one killer set of abs and is devilishly handsome.Mr. God’s gift to women notices me today.The way his eyes rake over my body from head to toe tells me he wants me.He says I’ve grown up and filled out in all the right places.He’s dangerous for my heart and my body.I know I’m in trouble.Just Love Me 1, a captivating best friend's older brother novel you won't be able to put down!~Readers of Winter Renshaw, Joanna Blake and Claire Adams will enjoy the Just Love Me Series.~