Now, Xavier not only needs to watch his back--he also has to watch his heart.When Xavier Stirling's father suddenly confesses to fraud, Xavier suspects he's being coerced by a notorious criminal. Then Xavier finds himself the target of false accusations that threaten to ruin his own business. With the police suspecting him of wrongdoing, he desperately looks elsewhere for help. Enter the Indie Rebels--a secret group unsanctioned by law enforcement agencies. But to get their help, Xavier has to become an Indie Rebel himself. His first assignment is to keep journalist Eve Marrin safe--without Eve knowing she's being protected. He's surprised by the strength of his attraction for her. Now Xavier not only needs to watch his back--he also has to watch his heart.For Eve Marrin, her new job as co-lead reporter for a popular public affairs program is a dream come true. She loves nothing more than to uncover scams, unfair business practices and other matters that the public has the right to know about. When she's given a tip to investigate the fitness training business of Xavier Stirling, she soon realizes she needs to build a wall around her heart in order to do her work.***Xavier: The Contract can be enjoyed as a standalone novel in the Indie Rebels series, where steamy, heart-melting romance meets danger, mystery and suspense.

     I had the brightest of futures. And the one in front of me was vivid. I carved out my own place in the world. But I wasn't always proud of what I did. I should have known that my mistakes would catch up to me eventually. One moment changed everything. I woke up in a cage. A prison of my own making. But I didn't know why... Every question had a price. My dignity. My sanity. My innocence. It all belonged to them. My freedom had a price too. I just had to confess my sins. But which one would open the cage? Kelli's Note: This is brand new series and it is a Dark Romance. You've been warned. The world isn't always perfect. Everyone has flaws. Everyone has secrets. Some of them can break your heart. Some of them can shatter your mind. You're invited to join me in my Descent into Darkness. This is a standalone full-length MFM novel, but there are elements from this story which will carry on throughout the entire series.

    No cliffhangers here, just happy endings!TOMMYI might be the newly made Vice President of Viper's Bite MC, but I'm getting out. The sooner the better. Just me, my bike, and the target on my back, riding off into the sunset. Because even a death sentence is preferable to the mess the new club President will get us into.Then she walks into the strip joint I run, looking for a job. Tara. A girl with a stripper's name, but the face of an angel.I want her. In the lying-under-me-and-moaning-my-name kind of way. That part I understand. It's the part about wanting to protect her from whatever she's running from and make sure no one ever hurts her again, that's new to me.She's looking at me like she wants the same thing. But she keeps pushing me away. Smart girl. I should leave her be. I have no room for passengers on the back of my bike.Though for her curvy body, I could make an exception.Outlaw's Hope is a standalone, full length MC biker romance novel, which contains steamy sex scenes, and deals with disturbing themes that may be uncomfortable for some readers. Intended for 18+ audiences.

    Callie James is such a big Noah Patrick fan, she named her energetic Chihuahua after the man of her dreams. When they find themselves hiding out in the same Brooklyn Brownstone, a crazy blizzard, a never-ending supply of spaghetti, and a dog with identity issues bring them together even though they both have secrets that would tear them apart.One-liner: Snowed in with the man of her dreams, a football fan and her dog find love.

    A fiercely independent helicopter pilot for the National Guard, Sookie is back in her hometown to fly her copter and help fight a fire, not to hook up with some junior firefighter from Alaska. Especially when this particular firefighter works for her brother, the one person in the world who’s let her down the most. The hunk in yellow & tan is off limits. But when a date intended to just make her brother’s blood boil turns into much more, Sookie and Chase give in to their raging attraction. Both agree it’s a quick fling—something that will last only as long as it takes to knock down the flames threatening her town. Leaving Chase behind will be as easy as leaving her hometown was the first time. No attachments. No regrets. Chase wasn’t looking for a hook-up and definitely not with his boss’s little sister. Besides, Chase isn’t about to fall for Sookie. Their “relationship” is all about the great sex, thank you very much—he’s been burned in the past and there’s no chance of a repeat. No way. Not even if Sookie is starting to get under his skin and he can’t seem to get that little firecracker of his head. Just when Chase is beginning to believe they may have something real, the demons he’s been fighting for years come back with a vengeance, making a future between the two as unpredictable as the fire they’re fighting. As the fire rages on, will Sookie and Chase douse their own flame? Or realize they’re meant to face any inferno together?

    That’s what he gave me before slaughtering my heart and my faith in men.” Suffering from the sting of betrayal, twenty-eight-year-old Avery Johannas quits her job and moves hundreds of miles away to Ocean City, the beach town of her dreams. With the help of her zany roommate, Jodie, Avery finds a new career, home, and freedom. Throughout her self-exploration, she makes only one rule: She won’t give her heart to a man again. She’s living for herself this time. But then she meets Jesse. A tattoo shop owner, the green-eyed Jesse Pearce is wild with a touch of mystery. As Jesse and Avery explore Ocean City and their friendship, they’ll have a hard time drawing a line in the sand between their hearts. When summer nights get a little more heated than either expected, they’ll have to ask themselves: Can they let go of their notions of love, or will their hearts be permanently inked by past pain?

    Coincidences are more reliable than a rising sun.  And my heart can bear a thousand more nails than my coffin. Ben’s family murdered my parents and so I took my revenge. I changed the course of our futures with one flick of a matchstick. I run to survive. I run to protect those I love. I run so that my daughter doesn’t have to. With danger lurking over my shoulder, trusting strangers is dangerous until you don’t have a choice. Barely alive, I placed my life in the hands of the handsome and mysterious bounty hunter Xavier Black.  He gave me everything and asked for nothing. He helped me live again; but now, he’s the one who needs to run with me. We can each choose to stop the hunt, but if one of us chooses wrong, that extra nail won’t be driven into our hearts but straight into our coffins. Warning: Contains subject matter that may be considered sensitive to some readers (triggers). Intended for mature audience only. While Run With Me is a full complete novel with HEA ending for the couple, it does contain a cliffhanger.

    A good girl with a heart of gold.Together, it's gonna be one hell of a ride!Jack I’ve been beaten and broken all my life.Thanks to an alcoholic mother from hell.And all the new 'dads' she brought home when I was a kid.Who gives a sh*t? No one said life should be easy, anyway.But, I'm the best at the only thing I care about.Been a street racer since before I could legally drive.All I need is a little blow, my racing skills, and my ‘68 Camaro.One of the classics, she's my baby. My everything.Love—whatever that is—isn't meant for a man like me.Until one sweet nurse at the local clinic changes everything.She’s rich, beautiful, smart...and so totally out of my league.Our lives are worlds apart, but a guy can dream, right?.I guess we always want what we can't have.Fueled Obsession is a heartwarming bad boy, good girl romance between a revved-up race car driver from the wrong side of the tracks, and a kind, compassionate nurse. This is the first book in the series and DOES contain a cliffhanger with an eventual HEA in the final book of the series.

    Her lonely boss who hates Christmas. As they rediscover the magic of the holiday, will they also find love?  Christmas hasn't been the same for Allison Voss since losing her husband, but she's determined to make it merry for her daughters' sake. She's between jobs and simply managing day to day is a struggle until she meets Ward Haysgard. His act of kindness and offer of employment just might turn her luck around.Ward is not a fan of Christmas. As a district manager for a large department store, he's seen plenty of greed and selfishness and not much good will toward men. But Allison's plight touches him. As he gets to know her and her girls, they work their way into his heart. A heart he thought had hardened long ago, when he lost the loving grandmother who raised him.As the holiday approaches, an old secret from Ward's past emerges and threatens his closeness to Allison. Will he leave her heartbroken? Or will she and Ward discover together what makes Christmas real? Read all the stories in the Holidays in Applewood series by Christie Logan: A Real Christmas (Holidays in Applewood 1)Dear Acquaintance (Holidays in Applewood 2)A Gentle Heart (Holidays in Applewood 3)

    A newer edition of this book can be found here.Telling my boss my BIGGEST secret was just one of many mistakes…#1 I revealed that I was still a…you know what.#2 I also confessed I’d never experience the big O.#3 I don’t even have to spell it out do I?Look, I NEVER expected him to make it his mission to help a girl out,But I can’t say I haven’t fantasized about it.Even when I want to slap his arrogant face,I wouldn’t mind tearing his suit off in the process.As much as I want to let him take me in every way imaginable,My mission to find the big O,Quickly turns into Oh shit!Falling for him wasn’t part of the plan…or the agreement.Will I always just be another conquest for my billionaire boss?Or can I fall out of his bed and into his heart?

    HARD. Each salacious novel follows an ex-military bad boy who is recruited into the Brotherhood and has to navigate the club as well as their feelings for their new loves. Can Cole, Sid and Chase strike a balance between the Brotherhood and their women? Each Boneyard Brotherhood novel contains a special BONUS CHAPTER previously only available to subscribers to the Scarlet Lantern Publishing newsletter. Overhaul I can repair an engine, can she overhaul me? After the incident in Iraq I found myself at the end of my rope, contemplating the taste of my 9mm. That's when he found me; they found me. The Boneyard Brotherhood took me in, gave me purpose. My life became about my bike, my brothers, my freedom. But there was still something missing; something I needed but couldn't put my finger on. That something came walkin' in the door of our club, wantin' to serve papers to Teddy, the man who brought me to the Brotherhood. She was meek, conservative, shy. What she didn't know was that she was also going to be mine. Once I laid eyes on Madi I knew I had to have her, her curves, her subdued smile, the way her face flushed when I called her Sweetcheeks. But before I could make her mine, I had to convince her to look past the tough tattooed biker image she was afraid of and find the real me. Enforcer I'm an Enforcer, It's what I do. I was brought to the Boneyard Brotherhood to do one thing, keep everyone in line. Break our code, run afoul of our laws? It's my boot that will be bringing you back in check. If there was a problem, I'm the one who took care of it; by whatever means necessary. My own safety was never a concern. I enjoyed the thrill, the Adrenalin and the rush that I had lost since leaving the Marines. But, all of that changed when I met her. Dylan, the nurse who patched me up after a mission went a bit afoul, she managed to setup shop in my head. It was something no other woman had done before; make me care about not only her but myself. Suddenly, I minded if I was going to be in danger, shot at or stabbed. I had to change, for her. But, would the Brotherhood let me? Rebel When I joined the force after coming back from the sandbox, I didn't expect my day to day life would be anything but routine. It wasn't. I was barely more than a rookie when I was tapped to go undercover with some biker gang made up of other veterans... the "Boneyard Brotherhood" they called themselves. While my partner Tara posed as my "pretend girlfriend", we were tasked with finding evidence the sheriff could use to convict the members. It seemed easy enough. It wasn't though. Things soon got complicated, both at the Boneyard and between Tara and me. I had feelings for both. The members of the brotherhood had become just that, brothers and I wanted to drop the "pretend" from my status with Tara. But it was only a matter of time before the Boneyard found out I was a plant, and I was going to get stung.

    That’s the rules.” Now here I am, kissing my brother’s man right before the wedding. So I kissed a guy playing spin the bottle. Who cares? It was just for a lark, just for a moment. It didn’t mean anything. Now I can never be the same. His chest smashing against my breasts, his hands guiding my curves into him—all of it created a whirlwind of tempestuous emotion I can’t ignore. No one ever kissed me like that before in my life. But he couldn’t possibly feel the same way. He’s the billionaire who took Ben under his wing to mentor him in his consultancy firm. Forget it. Just forget the whole thing. That’s the best plan. I will just play my part and stand as my future sister-in-law’s bridesmaid. They’ll get married, and we’ll all live happily ever after. The end. Right? Secret Quickie is a HOT standalone, full length brother’s best friend novella of 20,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a bad boy billionaire who finds his happily ever after. Contains steamy scenes and explicit language. Includes bonus content!

    Mercy begged to go with him, so she could escape her life of probably-fatal-small-town-boredom. He refused. Mercy found her own way out. More than a decade later, it will take her best friend’s wedding to bring her back to town for more than a layover. Mercy’s here for Liz. That won’t stop Mercy from teasing, tempting, and pushing Ian’s limits… Mostly to show him what he left behind. Only partly because he looks like a god in his tux. The moment Ian sees Mercy—confident, stunning, and definitely all grown up—he wants a taste before she vanishes back to the big city. Then Liz discovers her fiancé is already married to someone else. Ian won’t add more heartbreak to his sister’s life by hitting on her best friend. Besides, Mercy’s advertising firm is competing with Ian’s for the same make-or-break-me contract. Mercy and Ian are determined to go their separate ways, but fate has other plans. As they’re thrown together again and again, the temptation of forbidden fruit proves impossible to resist… but giving in could send their worlds, and the lives of those they care about most, spiraling out of control.

    I'm-so-hot Prince think he is? He can't just summon every single girl in the kingdom to come bow down to him. I can't be the only one that thinks this is ridiculous. The guy can't even walk through the room without each woman he passes trying to get his attention. Yup, I'm the only one that can see how ridiculous this is. Unbelievable! I wish I could wipe that smug grin off his gorgeous face. Do they not know who he is? Have they not read the tabloids? It's amazing that he can keep his pants on with all these women so willing to take them off. The worst part? He won't leave me alone. The more I ignore him, the more he demands my attention. I need to get out before I do something stupid. Something stupid like agree to his ridiculous deal... Richard I shouldn't have to be here. All these fake smiles are enough to drive a man insane. How could the queen, my mother, think this is a good idea? I've never even kept a woman around until sunrise, and now she wants me to marry one? Right. But, she's not off her rocker. Not this time. There's a lot riding on this. A lot more than the public knows. They think I'm just some playboy demanding the attention of every available woman. They think I'm here to satisfy my own urges. If only they knew just how far they were from the truth... I just hope I choose the right one. CAUTION! Royal Playboy is a steamy romance with hot sex and strong language.

    Now that he's found her, it's time to make her suffer - his way.Linnea loathes the man of glittering wealth and power who's tracked her down and trapped her in a cage of passion...a cage of obedience...a cage of lies.For she could escape this exquisite hell. Stop acting the mindless, tongue-tied plaything of Chicago tech mogul Jonas Westerling. Stop submitting to his beautiful seduction. Stop his cruel, carefully orchestrated punishments.All she has to do is betray the real criminal, a person she is bound to protect.And face her own needs....and hidden guilt.In the heat of desire-filled days and sleepless nights, Linnea and Jonas seek the truth that lurks within the tragedy of their past.A truth where dominance is surrender...revenge is love...your enemies are your friends...and your friends are your betrayers...But to unearth the secrets of the past, they must face the obsession that drives them together and stop the danger that stalks them before it is too late...This is not exactly a dark story.But it is not a light one either.It is an achingly sexy love story, with mild suspense, gritty language and scorching scenes appropriate for mature readers only.It features an over-the-top alpha hero who is very, very dominant - some might say an alphahole. And a heroine who is distinctly submissive, despite her tart tongue...though she has a solid core of strength.There is no cheating. This is a standalone with an HEA and no cliffhanger.His Vengeance was originally released in nine serial episodes as The Alpha Billionaire's Revenge series. All nine episodes were then boxed into two volumes. The edition entitled His Vengeance is a hefty volume of 130,000 words and includes all parts, making it complete. It has been re-edited and revised.