2021 WINNER OF THE GOLDEN LEAF AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOKThey’ve both got secrets…and a mutual enemy.Tall, hard-bodied security professional Nick Flannery came home from active duty ready to start a new life with the military analyst who owns his heart. But Liz is distant these days. She’s avoiding him and he’s pushing to find out why. Because the fresh start he wants? It’s nothing without her.Liz Nelson returned from Iraq with a prosthetic and a secret baby. Her new normal is within reach, but that second chance with the sergeant she adores? It won’t happen if he learns the truth.The Rough Ride is a sexy, second chance, wounded warrior, romantic suspense featuring two soldiers who give their all for a second chance at happiness.They fought for their country. Now they’ll fight for each other.

Some fires can’t be contained. Some obsessions never burn out.Firefighter Marcus McCabe has faced infernos that could swallow a city whole—but nothing feels as dangerous as the man watching him from the flames.When a string of arsons turns personal, Marcus is thrown together with James Reynolds, a brilliant forensic psychologist with a past he won’t talk about. Their chemistry is instant—raw, reckless, and impossible to ignore.The deeper they dig, the more chilling the truth becomes: the arsonist isn’t just setting fires. He’s sending Marcus a message.With the city on edge and the predator closing in, Marcus and James must decide what scares them more—the monster in the fire, or the heat between them.Burn Patterns is a steamy, fast-paced firefighter romance with romantic suspense and psychological thriller elements. Expect hurt/comfort, opposites attract, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

He keeps everyone at a distance, but when it comes to her, he can't get close enough.DamianoAs enforcer for the Galliano crime family, my only job is to keep our boss safe. I obliterate his enemies, I annihilate all threats, and I avoid any distractions—especially the kind that wants to spend the night after. So I should have crawled away from the stunning blonde who found me bleeding out in the park. And when I realized how truly awful she was at stitching me up, I should have run. But once she stroked my head just right, I couldn't go anywhere.Then again, she thinks I'm in a coma. She has no clue that I hear every whispered secret and feel every warm caress. That sponge bath? I was wide awake and should thank her for how she handled the situation that. . . arose.This girl has no clue what she's doing half the time, but I'm all in.PaigeI have a dead-end job, my love life sucks, and Chicago's way too cold for a California girl. At least the mauled rabbit I rescued last month is doing great—I will pass the wildlife rehabilitator license exam this next time, I'm sure of it. So, when I stumble upon an injured man refusing to go to the hospital, of course I help him too. Not because he's perfectly sculpted from Italy's finest marble, but because he needs me. And since online videos taught me how to patch up my rabbit, I've totally got this.That is, until Damiano's enemies track him down at my place, and he drags me into his dark world of violence, death, and destruction. No thanks, I'm out.He's injured and she's in danger. Who's going to rescue who?83K words; dual POV, spicy mafia romance featuring a possessive, morally grey alpha male who falls hard and a quirky California girl who seems to think she's a doctor (she's not). Forced proximity, praise kink, opposites attract, fake coma/fake nurse. Standalone with a HEA.

Powerful, thrilling, and character-driven, this romantic suspense is a real page-turner.Special Agent indeed, Kandice Warner is everyone’s best friend. Talk about a Barbie doll! This female might have the same pretty-girl looks but even though she has a tender heart, she also has the resilience needed for a very successful FBI Hostage Negotiator. Feelings of inadequacy constantly force her to prove that she’s tough, and she demonstrates her courage when dealing with a murderous bank robber, a desperate jumper, being stalked, kidnapped, and beaten. But her tender heart can get her in trouble and she needs to grow thicker skin. Almost impossible when her obstinate new boss, for reasons of his own, interferes in everything she does.Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division in Washington, Dan Black is as hard as they come. With the grit of a street youth stiffening his resolve, he’s worked his way up through the ranks, his personal space shields as strong as ever. Until he sees the sweetest things on two legs! A girl from his past. The one he’s never been able to forget. Working undercover in the Seattle bureau, he tries to protect his childhood fantasy but she refuses to stay put or take orders. Faced with a woman like that, what’s a mere man to do?The Undercover FBI Series:— Popular & Compelling! —Special Agent Francesca (Book 1) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Finnegan (Book 2) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Maximilian (Book 3) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Kandice (Book 4) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Booker (Book 5) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Charli (Book 6) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Rylee (Book 7) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Murphy (Book 8) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Sophia (Book 9) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Hunter (Book 10) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Makayla (Book 11) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Storm (Book 12) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Jennie (Book 13) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Walker (Book 14) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Isabella (Book 15) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Lucifer (Book 16) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Anastacia (Book 17) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Joseph (Book 18) Audible, Paperback & eBookSpecial Agent Raven (Book 19 – to be released winter 2025)~*~*~*~

Think of the movie RED or the TV series Black Doves or Slow HorsesRetired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong? From the bestselling authors of Agnes and the Hitman and the Liz Danger series.Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died, and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her daughter, Poppy, have a place to live, and that’s on top of the arrest warrant that’s been out for her for nineteen years. Then a stranger shows up claiming to be Ozzie’s son and tries to throw her out, so she swings a reproduction of the Maltese Falcon at him, and just as she’s about to finish him off in a rage, somebody grabs him and throws him into the street.Max Reddy just wants his boots. He’s walking the Appalachian trail with his dog Maggs and stopping for them in Rocky Start when he sees a feisty middle-aged woman swinging a Maltese Falcon at a guy who backhands her. Max throws the guy into the street and continues on his way, determined to get his boots and get out of town, even if Feisty is pretty cute. He’s been alone on the Trail a long time. Some trees are looking good to him.All Rose wants to know is what’s going on, so she follows Max to the post office, no ulterior motive, honest. Except to pick his pocket to find out who he is, then he can go. But by nightfall, she’s invited him under her roof for her own protection since they're dealing with a town full of retired spies, including a sly-eyed moocher, a suspicious sheriff, a knife-wielding bakery owner, a strange woman who looks like a vampire, a conniving teenager, and a dog who's decided she's done with the Appalachian Trail. And Max is starting to think his dog is right.Rocky Start: This could be the start of something dangerous.Followed by Very Nice Funerals and The Honey Pot Plot

A serial killer picked the wrong single mom to frame for murder.Federal agent Celia Saber wasn’t the last person to see her ex-husband alive.But she was the only one who threw a knife at him - in front of a dozen witnesses.Now, she’s framed for murder, suspended from her job, and out of options to clear her name.She’ll turn to the one man who can help, her smokin’ hot former fling.Flint Mendota has tried his best to stay away from his boss’s sister.But he’ll do anything when she asks for his help.Including travel to the last place on earth he ever wanted to see again.This couple might get a second chance at romance if a serial killer doesn’t get them first.Fans of J.D. Robb, Janet Evanovich, and Freida McFadden might like this series.Rock, Saber, Scissors is the first book in the complete Saber Sisters series.Each book is an interconnected standalone novel with dual POV, a spicy combo of romantic suspense, a few laughs, and a guaranteed happy ending (and happily ever after).All of the couples are over 40.Check the author's website for content advisories: DawnDugle.com/TW