Marked by Fire

Series now complete!When warrior Bedwyr loses his sword hand in battle, he believes his future as his father’s heir is finished — until Arthur, the blacksmith’s son who’s secretly loved him for years, helps him discover a different kind of strength.Set in 6th-century Cymru amid Saxon raids and warrior bonds, this reimagining of Arthurian legend follows two men who must choose between the roles their society demands and the love that could reshape their destiny.+Tropes and content warnings are available at the author’s website (miawest dot com) and may contain spoilers.AI Usage: cover (image only, generated 4 February 2024)

Finding Eileen

Jack Monroe has kept a dark secret for twenty-five years, since the night his high school girlfriend, Eileen Delaney, vanished after a summer lake house party.Now a prominent New York City neurosurgeon dating a beautiful network news anchor, he leads a privileged life.But that all changes after an unexpected visit by his former employer, mafia boss Jimmy Gigante. Gigante is seeking help for his daughter, Connie who has a brain tumor, drawing Jack back into a murky past he thought he had left behind.Jack had dated Connie prior to the arrival of Eileen at their high school and she is privy to the secret, and the guilt, which have tormented him.When breaking news, released during Jack’s twenty-fifth high school reunion, reveals that Eileen’s body has been discovered submerged in an abandoned rock quarry, Jack’s perfect life descends into chaos.Evidence points to Jack and an unscrupulous DA indicts him for murder, setting off a chain of events that leaves Jack and those closest to him scrambling for their lives as they are pursued by powerful, ruthless adversaries.All outward indications portray Jack as an innocent man wrongly accused; but could he, in reality, be a ruthless, calculating, psychopath?Some secrets are best left buried.This debut novel seamlessly blends legal and medical suspense, a decades old political conspiracy, family tension, romance, a missing woman, and an assortment of interesting locations, packing them all into one gripping plot, which will keep you turning the pages late into the evening.

Shattered Secrets Between Us

She saves lives. He ends them. Their love might free them both. Francesca Roscoe had no intention of staying in Willow Grove. But after her younger brother’s tragic death, she returned home and never left. Now, despite having a nursing career she adores, Frankie is alone and convinced that a can’t-live-without-each-other love doesn’t exist. Until a stranger’s quiet charm draws her in. Rhett Marshall didn’t plan on moving to this small town, but when your mob past hunts you down, you don’t get to make plans. That was before Frankie. The literal girl-next-door. He knows he doesn’t deserve her, but he can’t tear himself away from the woman who makes him feel… alive . Frankie is unaware of their deeply entwined past. But Rhett will never forget her grief-stricken face the night her brother was murdered. And when she becomes a target, the dangerous man he used to be resurfaces to protect her. Shattered Secrets Between Us is a spicy romantic suspense where danger and passion collide. Dive into this emotionally layered mafia-romance-with-a-twist today! This book contains mature themes, dark elements, and explicit content, and is intended for an adult audience. Read at your own discretion.

Before Sunrise

In Before Sunrise, Will Fortin of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is on patrol in southern Alberta. It’s a lonely region where the sky meets the land on even terms, where the landscape exaggerates or diminishes your place in the world. If you’re lucky, trouble would never find you there. If you weren’t, this was your battleground.
This is where Fortin experiences the worst any cop can face, the taking of innocent lives while under fire in responding to a violent call at a farm involving a gun. His life destroyed his guilt unbearable, Fortin, a good man, struggles as a haunted soul, aching to redeem himself.
Years after the shooting, Fortin is assigned to escort a murderer from a Canadian prison to trial in Seattle, Washington. When their plane crashes in the unforgiving Rocky Mountains, Fortin is presented with his last chance at redemption.
Before Sunrise is a powerful, heart-wrenching story of love, heartbreak, courage and enduring human spirit.
Rick Mofina is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row in Montana and Texas, flown over L.A. with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He’s also reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait’s border with Iraq. His true-crime freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, The Telegraph (London, U.K.), Reader’s Digest, Penthouse, Marie Claire and The South China Morning Post, (Hong Kong). He has written more than 20 crime fiction thrillers that have been published in nearly 30 countries.
His work has been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award, a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business.”

Red Red Wine

Andrew Stafford’s five relaxing days on a much-needed holiday in wine country turns even more delicious when he arrives at the hotel and meets the woman of his dreams. She’s everything he’s ever wanted, but there’s a problem. She’s carrying a wedding dress—hers—making her totally off-limits.Tori Worthing used to feel like the luckiest woman alive. Now, jilted by her fiancé and heartbroken, she finds comfort and pleasure in the arms of a stranger, a place she never thought she’d be. It’s a rebound affair—nothing more—and it’ll end when the week is over.But when that time comes, Andrew is reluctant to let go—which he knows is crazy. But no one ever said love was sane.Each story in the Days of Wine and Roses Series is standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order:Novella #1: Summer WineBook #2: Red Red WineBook #3: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine