until a handful of strong, independent women bring about the one battle they weren't ready for: love. 5 books. One criminal family. Who breaks hearts, who breaks bones, and who breaks loyalties? Book One Esmer Giron is a young, innocent who finds herself in over her head when she takes a job working in the kitchen of Manny Tafoya’s home. Esmer’s uncle isn’t thrilled with the idea because Manny has a reputation back in his native Tijuana. But Esmer finds him exciting, this soft-spoken gentleman who loves classic novels, and exotic art almost as much as she does. While they share a love for everything artistic, it’s tragedy that brings them together. When Esmer finds herself in trouble, it’s Manny she reached out to for help. But will the price he wants her to pay be too high? Book Two Lonzo Montemayor’s life is rapidly falling apart. His mother died, his father has disappeared into his grief, and he’s suddenly become the father or four kids. At the same time, his uncle seems to have allowed his grief to color his decisions, taking Lonzo with him down a path of destruction. The only bright light in Lonzo’s life is the pretty girl he met at his favorite bar. She breathes new life into his world, giving him a beacon to work his way toward. But when his uncle’s business interferes, Lonzo finds himself on the outside, looking in, not sure how to get back into the light. Book Three Rufo Carranza never wanted to be in the cartel. He kept his nose clean, studied hard, and had plans to go to university. But he fell in love with the wrong girl, and found himself in a mess that he couldn’t control. Facing decades of prison time in a Mexican jail, Rufo has no choice but to accept help from the cartel, and pledge his life to them in payment. He couldn’t bring his girl down with him, so he broke it off with her, unknowingly sentencing her to a life of misery. Book Four Abri Mola is called into the police station and questioned about a body dumped near one of her favorite bars, the Molotov Cocktail. The cops don’t appear to have any real evidence against her, but Manny Tafoya, Abri’s boss, suggests she stay close to one of the cops on the investigation because this particular body could be an issue for him and the Tijuana Cartel. Abri seduces Detective Barnes Guillet, beginning a torrid love affair that takes Abri by surprise with its intensity. As Abri works to keep Barnes in line for the cartel, he becomes wrapped up in a personal issue that plays right into her hands. Book Five Junel Mooney is a neurosurgeon with mad skills, but no social life. Her world is nothing more than her work, one case after another. When a tall, good looking man puts a gun to her side and threatens to shoot if she doesn’t go with him, it seems like the worst thing that could possibly happen to her. So how did it turn out to be the exact opposite?

    Confident.His Viking blood made him a conqueror.He dominated my senses.He planned to rule my body as well.I didn’t have a chance at keeping my heart.AXELHer name said it all.Hope.She came to me in my darkness.The compass that would guide me out of the storm.The goddess, Freyja.She’s with me as I fight Hel, the enemy that took everything from me.I am at war now, but the moment the dust settles I’m taking Hope as my prize.She’s a challenge. Resistant.Catching her will be like catching the wind.But my people were sea wolves. We know how to tame the wind.And I’m a patient man.Victory is my only option.

    By my family. By my name. Everything I do is for family. Blood In. Death out. It’s what we live by. It’s what we kill by. Now that there’s no one to rule me, a sinner likes to play.It’s simple. I want what I can’t have, and I’ll make sure no other f#cker gets it either.She had my heart and crushed it. I let her see the life that forged who I am, and she threw it in my face.Now she’s waltzed back into my life like it never happened.I hate to need her. I need to hate her.I will break her. Like my demons break me.The game of cat and mouse is long over, freshman.Who will break first?

     “I make the rules around here… And you’ll do well to listen to them.” CHUCK My father’s African American CFO thinks she’s my boss. I’ll have her bent over her desk begging for more before she knows what hit her. If anyone finds out about my intentions with her, I’ll be out on street and shipped off back to London. But I can keep a secret… I bet she can too with these come-hither brown eyes that she can’t keep off me. Nobody says no to Chuck Banks. It’s only a matter of time before she’s MINE. IDA My boss thinks I have nothing better to do than look after his son. Chuck Banks is the type of guy that put me off dating forever… He’s arrogant... Demanding… Bossy… And one of the only men on the East Coat who can close a $50 million dollar deal at a 100% success rate. We need him here. I’m keeping my distance, but I have a feeling he’s trying his hardest to get closer. Too close, and the career I’ve worked so hard for will come crumbling around me. I can’t let this happen. This is a naughtier than ever alpha-male interracial romance. These pages are dripping with no-holds-barred lust to keep you reading ’til the end. This is a full-length novel with 50,000+ words of sizzling sexiness, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA.

    Am I a strong enough man to build a life with my daughter?Or will I run away like I always do?JadaThe only man who’s ever touched me.And the only man I’ve ever loved.For one night he was my everythingThen he disappeared from my lifeLeaving me pregnant with his child.Now Merrick is back I can’t stay away.But I got close to him once and it almost ruined my life.Can I stop myself making the same mistake again?MerrickMy best friend’s sister.I should never have gone near her.Perfect, innocent Jada.For eight years she’s haunted my dreams.Now she’s back in my life all I want is her.To wake up beside her.Her body against mine.But I know Jada is keeping secrets.A seven-year-old girl with her father’s eyes.Am I a strong enough man to build a life with my daughter?Or will I run away like I always do?Note: Baby for my Brother's Best Friend is a steamy romance between a sexy billionaire and the mother of his secret baby.

    

    

     The hitch? Donovan and Elliot are still getting over a painful loss. Mrs. Redding has disappeared, leaving her child and husband both emotional wrecks. Elliot has been acting out, and Donovan? Well, he has buried himself in work to avoid any feelings at all. Though he is determined to keep his distance, the sizzling chemistry between Donovan and Aisha is unavoidable, and he soon falls for her. As their love blossoms, can Aisha tame the rampant pain in Donovan's broken heart? And what happens when his still-married legal status gets in their way? **** This is a standalone Novel with a touch of steam and HEA. ****

    A fire extinguisher or a cold shower - keep them at the ready! Maxim is the Underboss for the Ivankov bratva. While being prepared for the unexpected is his job he was not prepared for HER to land smack in the middle of his life again. Her. Liz. The woman who a few years ago broke down his defenses, won over his heart, and then abruptly ran away leaving him devastated and full of questions. Well, she’s just innocently re-appeared, right in the midst of a highly volatile and dangerous uprising among the ranks of the bratva. Never having forgotten the object of his desire, seeing Liz again brings back to the surface Maxim’s pain, his unquenching desire for her and his need to protect her. Now that she is within his reach once more he is driven to finally make her his own. Maxim was already on the hunt to reveal and wipe out the vermin responsible for the bratva uprising. Now, this skilled and determined Hunter is after Liz’s heart as well.Liz is an E.R.doctor and co-owner of a revolutionary medical clinic virtual platform. Embarking on a trip to spearhead its expansion into Europe, she unwittingly finds herself confronted by a truth she’s been running from and has tried to forget.His name is Maxim. Overwhelmed by the relentless nature of being Hunted by her past Liz finds herself unexpectedly thrust out into the open with no place left to hide.Maxim is the only one who can save her. Will she let him before it’s too late?

    Pistone infiltrated the mob and brought it down. Now, he brings his experience to a series of novels that takes readers deep inside a covert FBI operation.In Mobbed Up, Donnie Brasco takes on both the Russian and Italian mobs. But this time it's not his life on the line...it's his daughter's.

    After the death of her fiancé, Sedona Beaumont had given up on love until she meets nice and oh-so-naughty shipfitter Keith Falcon. The gorgeous hunk has a body that promises hours of tantalizing pleasure, and with every breathless moment they share, Sedona starts to believe there really is a thing called second chances. Keith never believed in luck until the sexy motivational speaker responded to his online profile. After spending years admiring her from a distance, he’s determined to finally claim Sedona in every way. Only there is something he isn’t telling her. And once Sedona stumbles across the truth, she will have to decide if she’ll forgive Keith and make the holiday better than either have ever imagined. Because once he loves, he loves for life. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Angie Daniels is a free spirit who isn’t afraid to say what’s on her mind or even better, write about it. Since strutting onto the literary scene in five-inch heels, she’s been capturing her audience’s attention with her wild imagination and love for alpha men. The USA Today Bestselling Author has written over twenty-five novels for imprints such as BET Arabesque, Harlequin/Kimani Romance and Kensington/ Dafina and Kensington/Aphrodisia Books. For more information about upcoming releases, and to connect with Angie on Facebook, please visit her website at www.angiedaniels.com.

    Lisa was safe and he wasn?t in danger of losing his heart to her. He wasn?t ready to give his heart completely until he was sure he had found his soul mate?.and one rainy night the woman he had been waiting for literally ran right into him.Tamika ?Rayne? Yardley doesn?t remember anything about the night the gorgeous blue-eyed Jason Tuck found her during the downpour on a dark street, but she know she wants to be with him more than anything in the world. But how can she move forward when her past is a blank and his ex-girlfriend is doing everything in her power to keep with them apart.Is she destined to live without the man she loves or will Jason?s undying love for her make her whole in?..With All My Heart?

    Four brothers take her in and change her life forever. As Miya and these four men grow closer, relationships begin to change. What happens when Miya catches feelings for one of her best friends? Will she have the support from the others to pursue a relationship, or by chasing romance, will she break the bond between all of them? One thing's for sure, shorty fell for a boss.

    . .DaisyA girl like me,Born into a dark underworld,Doesn’t do normal.Yet, despite my messed-up upbringing,I never expected Daddy to do this:Ship me off to goddamn Scotland.He said it was for my “protection,”But that was bullshit.He sold me off.Cal might be smoking hotAnd ripped every which way to Sunday,And maybe I let my desire get the better of me once . . .Twice . . .Multiple times . . .But I refuse to become his mafia wife.And nothing,Not even this baby I’m carrying,Will change that...Note: Owned by the Scottish Mafia Boss is a steamy romance between a rugged Scottish Mafia boss and the beautiful woman he's arranged to be married to.

    She's determined to make her family proud and to be a success. Auri, has everything planned out until she meets Sosa. Even though he's the last thing she needs in life, she finds herself hypnotized by his chaotic lifestyle. She's quickly caught up in his lies and deceit. But Sosa has an ulterior motive for being with Auri, Will she catch on before all is lost?? She's on the verge of losing everything she's worked hard for when she finally hits rock bottom. Right when Auri is to the point of giving up on life she runs into an old friend Deleon who's determined to save her. He sees her and what her life has become and he attempts to get her back on the right path. But as the saying goes, once a good girl is gone bad, she's gone forever. That seems to rang true as Auri is starting to pull Deleon down. Will he continue to fight for the love he feels is there or is Auri too far gone to be saved and run back to the arms of Sosa and the life that she knows. Take this emotional ride with Auri, Deleon, and Sosa and find out how addicted a girl can be to a man's pain.