The second was in love--with him. It wasn't meant to happen. But he was there for me. A bad boy I had nothing in common with. He was trouble. And he saved me. But as secrets have their way of unravelling, truth came to light. It always does.

    Racing cars and Adaline Morgan. Time was stolen from the two young lovers and Emmit vowed never again would he allow anything to come between the two of them. Blurred lines both on and off the track have Emmit being tested beyond his limits. Will he reach the checkered flag and ignite Adaline’s heart, or will he be black-flagged and lose everything he has ever dreamed of?Book one in the Speed series.

    That leaves plenty of time for fun and sun --And a smoking hot fling with Tate McAllister, billionaire resort owner, scuba instructor, philanthropist, and let’s face it -- sex god.Parker knows she’s not supposed to mix business with pleasure, but Tate’s ready and willing to wow her in and out of the bedroom. She can get the job done and let him fulfill all her fantasies, can’t she?But she won’t, repeat -- won’t -- fall in love with the man. Even if every part of her wants to.

    Max Lewis Aka her worst nightmare. When I walk into the ER for my first shift, the nurses all want me. I don't need my stethoscope to hear their hearts pounding. Except Kylie. She’s actually focused on her job. Not my military background, or tattoos. No, she’s actually all about patient care. Well, let me care for you sweetheart. But she thinks I’m full of myself, annoying at best. She couldn’t be more wrong. Fact: I know what I'm doing in the ER. I can also fulfill her wildest fantasies. That's not ego. That's the truth. However, when Kylie gets hurt I find myself swallowing all my pride. She needs me, and I’m just what the doctor ordered. Hopeless Hero I've got my finger on her trigger. People say I’m dangerous. Ex-Savage Solider with a bad attitude. But everything changes when I see Alicia Joppa, the one that got away. All I want is to get my torpedo in her target, but the way she’s looking at me? Ain’t gonna happen. Things weren’t easy for her while I was away and she’s always been good at hiding secrets. What she doesn’t realize is I know how to torture her for information. With my lips, my hands, my missile… She doesn’t stand a chance. However, the bomb she just dropped could ruin us both. She had my baby while I was overseas. She may have won the battle, but I will win the war... Of her heart. Fearless Hero A one night stand turns into so much more. When someone tries to kill the potential VP, I know I have to protect his daughter too. It's my job to keep her safe. But her curves call my name. Her beautiful eyes distract me. And those lips? They know all my secrets. All I want is to let down my guard and lock her away in my bed. But it’s not safe. How can I protect her when I’m falling for her? Lawless Hero I saved her life. I thought that being deployed would be the worst thing to ever happen to me. I was wrong. When Rose walks into our camp, everything changes. She needs a protector, and I'll break all the rules to keep her safe. Those lips, that body, her sassy attitude? She's everything I've ever dreamed of. But when we return to the States, rumors and lies from the base come home with us too. Savages are supposed to stick with their brothers. But I'm choosing her. Forever. Reckless Hero I was the cocky, arrogant, playboy type. But that was before. Before the war. Before my father died and my life changed. Now people count of me to do the right thing. But Anna doesn’t count on me. Not after I left her four years ago. She treats me like the enemy, can’t say I blame her. My new mission? Get under Anna’s skirt, and maybe into her heart. I’ll ask her to be my study partner for Law school. Get back into her good graces. We’ll be up all night long. I don’t know if we'll get an A, but I’ll definitely give her an O. Anna is hiding something though, which might make us both fail. While I was overseas, she was raising her son.

    They hate each other until a night of blood and violence solidifies their bond and brands them as brothers for life. Now these seven men, who have grown into alpha bad-boy protectors, crave redemption from their wild, painful pasts, and will do whatever it takes for the women they love.But can they face up to and defeat the demons that haunt them before they -- and everyone around them -- are torn to shreds? *-*Book #1: DAREJosh North -- a risk-it-all bad boy -- sexy dirty talker -- bad ass defender and UFC’s Light Heavyweight Champion -- is about to meet his match. Sophie Garner is a single mom who’s been raising her daughter on her own, fighting for both of their lives ever since going into hiding to escape her abusive husband.When Sophie gets offered the job of a lifetime as the exclusive massage therapist for Josh “The Jackhammer” North’s team, it’s difficult to say no to the outrageous salary—and the bet—that Josh proposes. But for Sophie it’s a risk that could cost a lot more than just her heart – if she’s found, it could cost her her life. Should she dare? Josh wants to break through Sophie’s fortified walls, but is unwilling to put the jackhammer to his own and reveal his secrets and the side of him few have ever known or seen. To do that, he’ll have to confront the darkness of his past. Will he dare? *-*Book #2: BURNI met her in a graveyard. She was cleaning broken glass from a concrete angel. I should have gone on my way, but she gnawed at the edges of my mind and pulled me to her like steel to a magnet. She acted tough, but I saw through the mask; she'd never make it out there on her own. I was a streetfighter making a name for myself in the city's underground fight clubs.Together we clawed out our survival on the city streets. We became each other's home -- our somewhere we belonged. She called us, two halves of one whole. We protected one another. Until that night ...I wasn't there to keep her safe when she needed me most. Everything shattered. It's been ten years since she slipped out of my life in the middle of the night. But now, here she is, standing in front of me -- no longer the a skinny, underfed teenage girl - but a stunningly beautiful woman. Can I forgive her? Can I forgive myself? One thing I've come to understand: Real love always burns... ***Liam and Quinn fell in love as teenagers while forging a bond surviving together on the city streets, but one irreversible night tore them apart and changed the course of destiny.Now ten years later. Liam Knight, is a sexy panty-melting, hard-bodied streetfighter and renowned tattoo artist, rising up the ranks of the UFC Middleweight Division, but he's about to get knocked out by his past.For Quinn Kelley, Liam Knight was her home -- once -- but she lost it. When fate gives them a second chance, will they let go of their fear and pride and let the flame between them become one? Or will the heat burn them both? *-*Book #2.5: DARE YOU FOREVERAlpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need! As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet,*-*Each of the books in the Brothers of Ink and Steel series, contains no cheating, excellent HEA's, combined with mature themes. Intended for 18+ readers, each story can be read as a standalone

     She tore my heart to pieces. And now she needs my help. But when I find out what she’s hidden from me, my rage knows no bounds. Will I punish her for her sins, or keep her safe from our enemies? ELI My ex-wife left my heart in burning shreds. I had to find out from a letter that she was leaving me. She was too much of a coward to even tell me to my face. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. And seven years later, when I rescue a woman from a brutal destiny… It’s her. She’s just as gorgeous as I remember her. Smooth curves and dark brown hair. Creamy skin and lips like sin. I can’t decide what I crave more: To claim her or to break her. I shouldn’t want this. She left me in the dust. But my mortal enemy wants her blood. She needs my help. Only I can protect her. But Tori has been hiding secrets from me, and now, they threaten to ruin everything. F**k it all. I’ll kill everyone in the world if I have to. I’m not losing my woman again. TORI Leaving Eli nearly destroyed me. But I had no choice. Seven years after I threw away the love of my life, he somehow finds me again. Just when I need him, the man I’ve always loved grabbed me from the jaws of death. Eli is an enigma, chaos personified. Both sweet and savage, kind and cruel. My angel. My demon. My savior. My doom. But my body still longs for his, and I can’t help but give in to his touch. It’s everything I remember and more. There’s no time to relax, though. The killers on my trail are threatening to ruin my rediscovered paradise. Eli says he’ll keep me safe from them. He says, this time around, he won’t let me go again. But he doesn’t know about the secrets I’ve been hiding from him. And if he finds out what I’ve done… I might lose everything once more. MAYHEM is a full-length, standalone, super steamy, bad boy motorcycle club romance novel from bestselling author HEATHER WEST. This suspenseful, action-packed MC romance is intended for mature audiences, due to violence, strong language, dark themes and elements, and explicit intimate scenes. The romance between the alpha male bad boy and the fiery woman he can't resist ends with a guaranteed happily ever after (HEA) ending, has absolutely NO CHEATING, and does NOT include a cliffhanger of any kind.

    Two weeks on the road with my newer, hotter boss that I had a one-night stand with four years ago? A disaster waiting to happen.It was a one-time thing with a man I knew from work. His name was Oliver Black. The rich and handsome manager of the Botsford Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. Dark hair. Icy blue eyes. A cocky smirk with dimples deep enough to trip on.No one has to know, he said. And no one did know... except maybe the guests trying to sleep in the suite next door.I didn't know he'd eventually get promoted to my department. I definitely didn't know my boss would assign me to travel the country with him to keep his raging ego in check.Two weeks. Five locations. A whole lot of hotel rooms in-between. This trip will either solidify our business relationship as totally platonic friends and nothing more, or destroy my career. But we already know the answer to that question, don't we? I'm screwed. Literally.Ego Trip is a stand-alone romantic comedy with a cocky boss, his cheeky by-the-books assistant, and enough steam to melt your Kindle! One-click your copy to find out why romance lovers can’t get enough of Tabatha Kiss and her delicious heroes!

    Allen.A Stolen Melody Duet includes both books in the series (over 600 pages), original song lyrics, and bonus content you do not want to miss!More about the story:Lyric knows a thing or two about bad boy rock stars with raspy vocals. In fact, her heart was just played by one. So when she takes an assignment as road manager for the world famous rock star, Wolf, she's prepared to take him on, full suit of heart-armor intact.Wolf is the sexy lead singer for the hottest rock band around with a line-up of guaranteed one night stands. Lyric Cassidy isn't one of them. That's fine with him. Women like Lyric come with fairytale expectations, so it should be easy to stay away. Too bad she's hot as sin with a fiery temper and a mouth that drives him wild.She's also got something to hide. Something he discovers. Something he wants...Sharing a tour bus, neither of them are prepared for the miles of road ahead and the fierce attraction they feel toward one another—a dangerous combination.

    Until the day Reckless Alibi decides to hire a girl.Suddenly, everything from my past comes rushing back to me.And now she's there. For every rehearsal. Every show. Every moment. Every song. We were supposed to be a boy band.Now everything has changed.I'm still breathing ... but I'm sure as hell no longer sane. **Reckless Obsession can be read as a standalone romance. It is book one in a series that follows a rock band.

    You gotta be careful who you play with…” ~ Jax DeclanI’m a tease, always have been. In my teens, Jax Declan tried to warn me about staying away from the bad boys. The only boy I ever wanted was Jax. But, no matter how much I tried to play with him, he rejected me. I haven’t seen Jax Declan in years. A couple friends and I are going back to the Bayou for the summer. A little older now, and a bit wiser, I’ve decided that I’m going to find my teenage crush and I’m going to break him. This summer Jax Declan will play with me. But the closer I get and the more I learn about the reserved, discreet, and sexy Jax Declan. Well, I’m starting to think that Jax Declan might just be one of those bad boys he tried to warn me about all those years ago.

    I should’ve known better. I should be studying harbor seals’ breeding habits, not conducting my own research into mating rituals of the Navy variety.He’s a jackass. An arrogant, womanizing, patronizing, Harley-riding jerk. A one-night stand. One night of the most incredible sex I’ve ever had. Shane is trained to kill with his bare hands in 300 different ways—and he knows 300 ways to f**k me, too. Now my father is engaged to his mother. And we’re heading to Mexico for the wedding. The prick is blackmailing me. He’s threatening to ruin their big day if I don’t surrender to his demands. Quit is not in his vocabulary. I hate him, but I know he’ll never give up until he gets everything he wants. Screw that! I won’t give up—I’ll never submit to America’s cockiest badass.

    Now he’s falling for the one American woman who won’t…Yet. Everyone on Main Street has been talking about Evan Hunter, the British movie star who’ll be filming on location in our small Pacific Northwest town for a couple of months, and all I have to say about that is: “Who?” When he shows up two weeks early to escape the London paparazzi after breaking up with some starlet, all I want to know is: “So?” When he walks into the gym that I manage for my dad and brothers, to start training for the action scenes in his movie, I’ll admit I do say to myself: “Hmmm…” But he’s not my type. I’ll take a fireman or a lumberjack over a pretty actor any day—I don’t care how blue his eyes are, how chiseled his features or how crackling our chemistry has been from the first “hello.” Okay, so it turns out Mr. Charming and Sophisticated isn’t quite the polite English gentleman when we’re alone together in private. He may, in fact, be a filthy-mouthed sex god. He may, impossibly, have his sights set on me. Obviously, there’s only one way for me to prove to him that I’m immune to this British actor nonsense. I’m going to prove it to him so hard. But I have rules for flings with out-of-towners and I will continue to enforce them, even with ridiculously beautiful international film stars. Even though he gets along so well with my family. Even though we somehow seem to understand each other in ways that no one else ever could. Even if he makes me wonder what it’s like out there in the world outside of this coastal paradise I’ve always called home. I’m staying right where I am, no matter where he claims to want to take me with him when he leaves. Every time he says “Hello Darling,” all I hear is: “goodbye heart.” ***This is a 70,000 word novel.

    But when she discovers her grandmother’s Nashville home has been foreclosed, and the new owner has started the eviction process, Sienna has no other choice but go back to Music City. And she comes face to face with the flawed, gorgeous man she never thought she’d see again. The man who now holds the deed to her grandma’s estate.When millionaire rock star Lucas Wolfe finds the outspoken redhead glaring at him from across a courtroom, he’s both infuriated and intrigued. He still can't get the night Sienna almost spent with him out of his mind, and the chemistry between them is as undeniable as it was two years ago. He craves Sienna more than ever. And just like everything Lucas hungers for, he’s determined to have her.Now, Lucas will do whatever it takes to lure Sienna into his bed, even if that means making a deal with her: ten days with him, playing by his rules, and he’ll hand over the deed to her grandmother’s home. Though she agrees to the arrangement, Sienna is conflicted. Because of her duty to her family. Because of promises she’s made to herself and a past that still haunts her. And as Lucas’s game of seduction continues, and Sienna is introduced to his dark, erotic world and even darker background, she realizes that at any moment, she could be devoured. *This novel contains adult situations and content*

    Hot single daddy. Arrogant. Rude. Older. My boss. Totally off limits... right? Matthew Hansen is the kind of handsome that has grown women whispering behind their hands and giggling like schoolgirls. Dark, tall and mysterious, he’s a newcomer to our little town. He’s a gritty, grease-covered mechanic, and a single daddy. Sweet, right? Plus, he’s looking for a nanny – and I am desperately looking for a job. Sounds like the perfect deal. Only he’s a jerk. An uncivilized, hulking brute. Zero manners. Zero interest in making me feel welcome in his home. Downright rude. But oh, so sexy. And I need the job. I can do this. One thing is for sure: I can’t fall for the Caveman. No matter how sexy he is. How mysterious. How tortured. That’s the only rule – and one I’m about to break. ***This is a standalone, full-length romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. For a limited time, I have included ZANE, a standalone novel, and MICAH, a standalone long novella, as bonus. ***(Librarian Note: This story is loosely connected (as a sort of sequel) to Zane (Inked Brotherhood, #3).)

    I was if anything tenacious when confronted with a mystery.~ AndiShe was forbidden fruit, my friend without benefits. Is that why my malfunctioning member wanted her so bad? Is that why I wanted her so bad?I'd figure out the enigma that was Andi Jennings, and I'd have a damn good time while doing it.~ DeckerBook 2 - Bradley's Whistle (Kink Harder Presents #2) - OUT NOW