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.

He can’t have her, but he’d die to protect her…Former Special Forces soldier Ford Anderson knows the sweet, single mom working at Shadow Security wouldn’t look twice at a man like him. She’s all that’s good in the world, a sharp contrast to his lethal career and hardened ways. Her soft laugh and shy eyes draw his attention, but he watches her only from afar.Clara Robinson suspects something is amiss at Shadow Security. The late nights and secret meetings indicate the men she works for are more than meets the eye. When she has car trouble one night, she doesn’t expect the gruff and reserved Ford to come to her aid. She’s far too aware of his broad shoulders and muscular frame, but she knows he’d never be interested in her.Her car problems on the secluded road are only the start of her troubles. Enemies of Shadow Security have the petite brunette as their next target, and Ford vows to end any man who harms her. Can he convince Clara to give him a chance along the way?Ford, a standalone novel, is book two in the Shadow Ops Team series.

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

Big wave surfer Serena Swift loves the adrenaline of her sport. And hates being told what to do. Especially when the person giving the orders is Cope McDaniels… The cocky and charming bodyguard who broke her heart. But the elite athlete doesn’t really have a choice. When a mysterious threat materializes, Serena’s new sponsor saddles her with Cope, the last man on earth she’d ever want guarding her body. She’d rather focus on her next surf competition, not the danger lurking in the shadows and getting closer. Definitely not her arrogant ex who dared to get even hotter since their break-up.After a security job goes bad, Cope’s career is on thin ice. And this newest assignment comes with serious consequences—he’ll find himself fired if anything goes wrong. But just like old times, Cope can’t stop butting heads with Serena. She refuses to play it safe, even when it’s clear she’s in peril. Now the intimacy of spending every second of the day by her side is wearing away at his self-control. He can’t afford to lose focus, but everything about the woman is a constant distraction.Including the fact that their divorce was never finalized…Out of the Blue is a steamy, second-chance bodyguard romance perfect for fans of Blue Crush, high-stakes action, sizzling tension and an especially romantic happily-ever-after.