Duke Pierson has spent years building a life he can finally be proud of.His security company is thriving. His past is buried. And the rules he lives by are simple: protect the people he loves, stay loyal to his team, and never—under any circumstances—cross the line with his best friend’s little sister.Then Suzy Tipton walks into Rough Ride Security.Smart-mouthed, stubborn, and impossible to ignore, Suzy has always been off-limits. But working side by side with her every day is testing Duke’s control in ways he never expected. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to resist the chemistry simmering between them.And then the threats begin.Anonymous messages.A break-in at Suzy’s house.A violent attack that proves someone is watching her far too closely.Suddenly, keeping his distance is no longer an option.Duke moves Suzy under his protection, determined to keep her safe no matter the cost. Forced into close quarters, the tension between them explodes into something far more dangerous than either of them is prepared for. Because beneath Duke’s rough cowboy exterior is a man who would do anything for the people he loves—and once he decides Suzy is his, walking away is impossible.But the closer Duke gets to uncovering who’s targeting her, the more his own past comes crashing back into his life.And this time, it threatens to destroy everything he’s willing to fight for.Tough Justice is a cowboy bodyguard romance that delivers forced proximity, best friend’s little sister tension, protective hero obsession, workplace chemistry, romantic suspense, and a cowboy hero who will burn the world down to keep her safe.

Parker: My life has always revolved around two absolutes: serving as a Navy SEAL and loving Fallon.When a promise I couldn’t break forces me to keep her at arm’s length, I bury my heart in the Teams and swear off relationships. Until tragedy rips me from the battlefield and leaves me raising a little boy alone.Returning home to find Fallon’s life is in danger, I drop all pretense of keeping the oaths I once made. Nothing matters now except keeping her and Theo safe—and finally claiming the future I should never have denied us.Fallon: Parker was my first love, my forever—until he crushed me with a single rejection. I told myself I was over him, that I’d moved on.But when trouble follows me home to the ranch, Parker is the one who shows up, strong and steady, with a child in his arms and a vow in his eyes.Except letting him close this time risks more than a broken heart. It could have deadly consequences… for all of us.With “My Wife” swoon, this small-town, single-dad spin-off of the fan-favorite Hatley Family series is a chemistry-filled kiss to your heart. Get this broody bodyguard, standalone HEA today

Note: This is a reissue with a new cover, and minor updates, but it is not a new book.Set against a Montana mountain backdrop, When Danger Calls is a story filled with action, adventure, and romance, where the stakes keep getting higher and higher.If someone asks single mother Frankie Castor to clear a room, she’ll smile and find a vacuum cleaner. Ryan Harper, on the other hand, uses a gun. Is it possible they can work together when their lives depend on it?Frankie’s returned to her childhood home in Montana to help care for her mother. Her biggest worries are balancing the budget and the upkeep of an aging home. When she offers a man a ride home from the hospital, she never imagines she’ll end up having to choose between her daughter’s life and matters of national security that could cost the lives of millions.Ryan returns to his family home to find a way to prove he didn’t leak vital information on a covert ops mission gone south. As he searches for the meaning of a file he’s kept hidden from the mission, he has no idea that international mercenaries have been searching for it—and him. When the mercenaries come after Ryan, he’s torn. Fighting for his country wars with fighting to rescue people he loves.Tropes: Ex-military hero protecting a single mom; Ordinary woman caught in extraordinary danger; Child in jeopardy; Loyalty vs. duty Formerly published by Five Star Expressions, WHEN DANGER CALLS. The Blackthorne, Inc. series: When Danger Calls Where Danger Hides Rooted in Danger Danger in Deer Ridge Dangerous Connections Windswept Danger Identity Crisis Falcon’s Prey Also by Terry Odell: The Pine Hills Police Series The Triple-D Ranch Series The Mapleton Mystery Series What’s in a Name? And a variety of short story collections

"Quentin Savage is the hero you’ve been waiting for.” - Adriana Anders, author of WHITEOUT. Top FBI negotiator Quentin Savage is hurled into his worst nightmare when a terrorist attack on a luxury hotel propels him from esteemed keynote speaker to powerless captive.Haley Cramer is co-owner of a private security firm and prides herself on her independence, but she is shaken to the core when gunmen attack a conference she is attending. She survives, but only because Quentin Savage pretends she’s his wife.Together Savage and Haley plot their escape from a ragtag army of brutal but efficient thugs while struggling to figure out exactly who the enemy is. Why was the conference attacked, and why was Quentin a specific target?Winner of the National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Contest for Romantic Suspense.All the Cold Justice® can be read as standalone titles. Hot romantic stories with thrilling plots and guaranteed happily ever afters—they do contain strong language.

I never wanted to see him again.It was painful to even think about the man who’d broken my heart when I was seventeen—the man I’d thought I’d spend my life with until he tossed me aside as if I meant nothing.But when I wake up in the hospital eighteen years later, hurting and confused, Nico’s there to protect me.He says I was attacked on my way to see him. He wants to know why, after years of silence, I showed up again. But I can’t answer his questions because I can’t remember. Not why I was back in Manhattan. Not why I supposedly wanted to see him. And I have no idea who tried to kill me.The last thing I expected to see on my way home from work was my ex-girlfriend being loaded into an ambulance, unconscious and injured.Just as instinct demanded I go to her, logic said to leave the past buried. After all, we were nothing to each other anymore. Dredging up old hurts and betrayals would accomplish nothing.But it was Sofia. My Sofia. Who was attacked on the street on her way to see me.So I go to see her in the hospital, unsure of what to expect. And when I get there, I arrive just in time to stop another attack.As I hold a vulnerable Sofia in my arms, I know there’s no way I can leave her. And I’ll do everything in my power to protect her.Redeeming Rogue is a steamy romantic suspense set amid the bustle of New York City. It’s a first love/second chance romance featuring a former Delta Force Operator hero, a private investigator heroine, a security company staffed with veterans, found family, forced proximity, long-kept secrets, and edge of your seat twists. Get to know the Fox and Falcon Securities team in the first book in this gritty, action-packed series! No cliffhangers and an HEA guaranteed.

She’s famous. He’s a mercenary in the shadows. Romance between them is NOT a good idea.In Hollywood, nothing is what it seems. That doesn’t change when real-life problems crash the set.Kai Serrano is unassuming, unfiltered, unapologetic… and knows when she needs help. But she has serious doubts HE is the solution, no matter how built, no matter how sexy his voice, no matter how perfectly capable he seems.Waters wants to treat this like it’s any other job. He’s reserved, stoic, and skeptical, but he’s not one to leave a damsel in distress, even if she’s perfectly capable of handling herself. Which, he admits, is sexy AF.When they finally give in to the chemistry between them, it could mean death—to the production, to the investigation, and to her.Forced proximity, an alpha hero, an independent heroine, found family forbidden romance, danger, and hot, steamy nights in Roátan. First in a six-book completed series! With the stakes this high, are Kai and Waters good enough to figure out what’s going on and find the happily ever after they deserve? Click the button for either KU, ebook, or paperback and find out TODAY!*Book one in a completed six-book series!

About the Author At ten years old, Nicole Craig snuck into a secret box of her mother's books filled with mysteries and romances. Since that day, she has a book (or five) available at all times. At the age of thirty, her husband encouraged her to try her hand at writing. It only took another twenty-five years of teaching high school and a pandemic to do it, creating the types of books she found in that magical box.