Another mission into the shadows was the last place he wanted to be. Last time it ended his career. This time promises death or salvation.Another mission into the shadows was the last place he wanted to be. Last time it ended his career. This time promises death or salvation.Ryker Tufano has spent the last several months drowning his survivor's guilt—and unexpected ejection from the Navy—in alcohol and self-loathing. His entire SEAL team, and his memory, were lost on their last mission. A phone call from the mysterious Charley changes everything. It was all a lie.When he discovers that his foster brother and SEAL teammate, Ajax, is alive, they must head back to Ethiopia to rescue the rest of their team.Xena Riggs is angry with “someone” in Washington DC. They were willing to let an entire SEAL team be erased for their mistake…her mistake. Offered redemption and retribution if she helps two of Charley's newest employees, she jumps at the chance.As Ryker follows his guide into the mountains of Ethiopia, he's not sure if she's Xena Warrior Princess, GI Jane, a wet dream…or walking him into an ambush.Xena is having trouble keeping her heart out of this mission. Lust doesn't belong in these mountains. If Xena survives this assignment without being captured or killed by the rebels, there's a good chance Ryker will kill her himself once he discovers the truth.

Some partnerships challenge everything you believe.Others make you question everything you thought you wanted.BLACKJACKJoining the world’s most secretive and elite intelligence organization should be the opportunity of a lifetime. What I didn’t expect was Katarina Stepanov. She’s brilliant, she’s lethal, and she has exactly zero patience for me telling her what to do. Good thing I have all the patience in the world. Beacon thinks she’s going to keep me at arm’s length. I’m going to enjoy proving her wrong, slowly, thoroughly, and with my full attention.BEACONEverything I do is focused on honoring the legacy of what my family built and keeping the organization strong. Then Bishop Black arrives with his cocky attitude and unconventional approaches, disrupting everything I’ve worked to maintain. He’s supposed to help strengthen our defenses against future threats, but all he’s doing is getting under my skin in ways I never anticipated.

2022 EQUUS Arts Festival Literary First Place Award WinnerWill Emma have a chance at love and the new future she has worked so hard to build, or will an unknown stranger bent on destroying her life do so first?Emma Walker’s life revolves around work, finishing her last year of college, and the thing she loves most – horses.That is, until everything changes on one seemingly ordinary day when Emma receives information that turns her world upside-down.Now, Emma is forced to make a decision that will change life as she knows it forever. A decision that will take her far from everything and everyone she’s ever known.While Emma is fighting to create a new future for herself, she is surprised when someone from her past life back home shows up in the present. But his arrival is timed perfectly with a threatening note that has Emma on edge and wondering who she can trust.And then there's Michael, the farm's live-in handyman, who has slowly become her friend and confidant despite his original aloofness. But is it just her, or is there a spark between them that she has been denying because of the complications of working together? Even considering the possibility of having feelings for Michael could threaten everything she’s working so hard for – not to mention the new relationship she just began with someone else.But Emma is beginning to realize that the decision she made not only changed her life in ways she never anticipated, but that it has just put her directly in the path of someone who has the power to threaten her future and everything she loves – not to mention her and horses’ lives.(Clean equestrian romantic suspense series with no sexual content or foul language. Suitable for adults and young adults. This series is intended to be read sequentially.)Editorial Reviews:"Ocala, Wellington, suspense, a love triangle, and horses – does it get any better? No, it does not, and you’ll find all that and more in Sarah Welk Baynum’s debut novel, Impelled."- An excerpt from the Horse & Style Magazine article by Laurie Berglie"A suspenseful, romantic, page-turning story about a young woman's search for success in the Florida show jumping world. Emma Walker is starting a new life. One in which she lets go of everything to begin again, everything that is, except her love of horses. Impelled is a lovely debut novel that gets the horse facts right and is difficult to put down. I look forward to reading the next book in this series"- Carly Kade, author of the "In the Reins" series and host of the Equestrian Spotlight Podcast

Ash Slade thought he’d left his past buried with the wreckage of the Iron Serpents, the ruthless motorcycle club that once owned his fists and nearly his soul. But when he needed help finding a friend, he made the mistake of calling in a favor. Now the Serpents have come to collect, dragging him back into a world of blood, power, and broken promises.That’s where he meets Clover, sharp-tongued, reckless, and captivating in ways that make forgetting her impossible. She’s fire and steel, a temptation Ash can’t afford…but he’s never been good at restraint.Then there’s Colt, steady, dangerous in a quieter way, and the one man who understands what it costs to survive the club’s twisted games. Between Ash’s darkness, Colt’s quiet storm, and Clover’s wild heart, boundaries blur, rules shatter, and desire turns into something far more dangerous.Some debts demand blood. Some loves defy every warning.And some obsessions are worth burning for.From the world of the Beautiful Ruin Duet comes a new, darkly seductive story of love, loyalty, and danger. While Echoes of Desire can be read as a standalone, readers who devoured Devour Me and Destroy Me will recognize the echoes of past choices and the shadows they cast into the present.There are spoilers to Devour Me and Destroy Me in this duet, read with caution!I recommend reading in this order for The Eternal Regret Series:Devour Me (Book 1 of the Beautiful Ruin duet)Destroy Me (Book 2 of the Beautiful Ruin duet)Echoes of Desire (Book 1 of the Shattered Rules duet)Fires of Surrender (Book 2 of the Shattered Rules duet)This Is How We Break (Book 1 of the Dark Harmony duet)Kiss Me Through The Chaos (Book 2 of the Dark Harmony duet)Each duet can be read as standalone, but if you read out of order you will get some spoilers for the books that came before.

A serial killer—and a new colleague—keep a crime reporter on her toes in this classic romantic suspense thriller by a New York Times–bestselling author.Maggie Russell, a police reporter in Sacramento, works the night shift, and she's finally stumbled on the big crime story that will truly establish her career—if it doesn't end her life. A serial killer who moves from one city to the next.As if things aren't complicated enough, Nick Sorenson, the paper's new photographer, seems to be taking an unusual interest in this case. And in her. Maggie doesn't realize that she's falling in love with a man who's not what he seems to be. A man whose deceptions may save her life.First published in 2001.

Undercover agent Colton Sutler burns for revenge. Determined to get the mobsters responsible for his brother-in-law's death, he's ready when the cartel attempts to establish a foothold in his small town. But before he can get a real lead, a beautiful woman gets in the way and forces him to protect her.Winery owner Isabella Cavelli is on the verge of a major deal that’ll prove she’s always had the chops to run the vineyard despite her checkered past. But she accidentally stumbles on a drug operation and the culprit threatens to kill her parents if she squeals. She has no option but to pretend to be in the same business. Little does she know that her scheme will lead to being a smoking-hot-fed’s fake girlfriend.Now the sparks flying between them are all too real and they can’t keep their hands off each other. But when this cat and mouse game escalates, Isabella’s life is at stake and Colton’s got to find her before it’s too late…Covert Seduction: CRUSH 1 is the first book in the sexy Covert Rescuers' Undercover Shield/C.R.U.SH. romantic suspense series. If you like blazing chemistry and action-packed romances, then you’ll love this binge-worthy series.