They took everything from her. Now, she’s their biggest threat.Krista Fitzpatrick’s eighteenth birthday was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it ended in bloodshed. Her parents, highly trained government assassins, were executed, and now the killers are hunting her. Targeted for a microchip she knows nothing about, Krista is plunged into a world of espionage, deception, and deadly alliances.Krista must rely on the one person she’s not sure she can trust to keep her alive: Oliver Paige, a former Navy SEAL with one mission. He’ll break the rules, cross lines, and defy orders to protect her. But the more time they spend together, the more dangerous their growing connection becomes.As the stakes become greater, Krista must decide who to trust. Because sometimes the last safehouse… is you. Perfect for fans of Red Sparrow, The Bourne Identity, The Bodyguard, and Every Last Breath, a high-stakes romantic thriller where love could be the ultimate weapon—or the greatest risk of all.This is the first book in The Last Safehouse Series. Each book follows The Firm’s elite operatives as they risk everything for love, loyalty, and the fight for justice.

Security expert Austin Flint knows all about trouble. He fought it while serving in the Marines, and now he battles it at home as the head of Six Points Tactical & Security. In his line of work, he can’t afford to be distracted by anything…or anyone, and that includes Nina, his cyber security expert. She’s got a chip on her shoulder, a smart mouth. And a body that just doesn’t quit. She’s also his employee, which makes her off limits, no matter how badly he wants her.But when her life is threatened by the Russian mafia, he’ll do whatever it takes to protect her, even if that means breaking his own code of honor and claiming her as his own.Trouble is, he doesn’t know about her past, and what he doesn’t know might get them both killed.

For the best experience reading the Ericka Stone Cases start here...When Ericka Stone lost her work partner, she decided to start over in a new place. Living in a different city, beginning a new job, reconnecting with old friends all sounds good until she meets Joey Demarco, son of a mafia boss.Greg Kane invites Ericka to join his new off-the-books law enforcement team. In their past, they’d been close friends. In the future he hopes it will be more, but he isn’t so sure that will happen. When he asks her to help him find Tony Demarco by infiltrating the family, she gets a little closer than expected to one of the sons.This could be the end of their relationship before it even starts.

? All About Romance Favourite Book 2025 ?Sold. Prostituted. Broken.Until him.London, 2095. The world drowned. The system broke. And people became property.Enslaved and microchipped, Alexander Lytton survived by creating the perfect mask: blank, obedient, invisible. Behind it, he was safe. One slip, and he was dead.Until his master is murdered, and Alex becomes the prime suspect.Detective Josiah Raine hasn't touched another man since his husband's brutal murder seven years ago. He's a ghost investigating ghosts, running on empty, barely holding himself together.His job: prove the beautiful, sharp-witted suspect guilty.The problem? He isn't sure Alex did it. And when Josiah cracks Alex's mask wide open, he finds something far more dangerous—the man Alex buried to survive.In Alex's arms, Josiah remembers what it feels like to be human. But Alex isn't his to love. He's evidence. Property. Forbidden.And the secrets Alex is hiding could destroy them both.Dark water. Deadly secrets. Dangerous love.Contains dark themes intended for mature readers—see Author's Notes for content advisory.What readers are saying:"Crocodile Tears is beautiful and sad; full of love, pain, grief, guilt, hopelessness, and loneliness. It's a tale of two lost souls, each treading the violent waters of guilt and grief in their own way for their own reasons." - Cinnamon ?????"Holy shit, this was amazing! It's got my stomach twisted in knots and my heart already broken for both Alex and Joe." - Goodreads Reader ?????"WOW! It's not often that I get sucked into the turmoil and grief on page but damn did I feel it in this one." - Bkwrm24 ?????"Xanthe Walter crafts characters that feel real, raw, and unforgettable. This book gave me chills and tears—I couldn't put it down." - Maissy Reads ?????

Some consequences can be so...cruel.Working cold cases never bothered Detective Wyatt Stromberg—until one unimaginably brutal murder that haunts his dreams. Finding closure for the victim's sister Briella becomes an obsession. She's equally tormented by guilt that she failed her sister and is determined to ensure the killer faces justice.As they grow dangerously close to the truth, and each other, the killer resurfaces, and he has his sights on Briella. Why now? Why allow a year to pass first? It doesn't matter—Wyatt vows to protect Briella no matter what. But the killer's sinister game of cat-and-mouse lurks around every corner, testing Wyatt's limits.To save Briella, Wyatt must walk a tightrope between breaking protocol and breaking the law. With lives on the line, can he toe that precarious line before the killer checkmates them all?With harrowing twists and turns, this gripping thriller will leave romantic suspense fans on the edge of their seats. Don't miss the next intense book in the Consequences series!The entire Consequences series: (Each book can be read as a standalone.)Dark Consequences (Book 1): Tate & AbbyCruel Consequences (Book 2): Wyatt & BriellaFatal Consequences (Book 3): Rider & JunelleVicious Consequences (Book 4): Jason & VictoriaSavage Consequences (Book 5): Jake & MaddieMalicious Consequences (Book 6): Lucas & ElleRuthless Consequences (Book 7): Keith & EmilyMerciless Consequences (Book 8): Owen & Windy

Some partnerships are forged in fire. Theirs was forged in blood.Scout is Blackstone Security’s resident wild card, all charm, zero filter, and ruthless when it counts. Wraith is their newest operator, a former Army Ranger who has spent her career surviving in spaces that never wanted her there. She trusts no one. Not the team. Not Scout. Not even herself.When a routine assignment turns deadly, the first victim is a client under Wraith’s lead. The second is a gas station attendant who gave her directions hours before he was executed with military precision. The pattern is deliberate. Someone is choosing victims who crossed her path and making sure she has no alibi when the bodies fall.The killer knows her instincts. Her tactics. Her tells. He is forcing her to confront a past she never intended to revisit while quietly dismantling her credibility from the inside out.Scout doesn’t know the full story. He only knows two things: someone is targeting his team, and Wraith is carrying more than she lets anyone see. Now the woman who refuses to trust must rely on the one man who refuses to walk away.Because when your enemy once had your back, survival demands more than skill. It demands trust. And this time, the cost of getting it wrong will be written in blood.SCOUT: INTO THE ASHESWhere loyalty burns and the deadliest threat is the one who knows you best.