A. L. Long – författare

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyAll Lilly Davis wanted was a simple life. She thought she could have that with Peter Hewitt. She was wrong. With too many secrets getting in the way, she knew it would never work.  Accepting her parents' offer to help with running a new art gallery in Paris, she thought she could put her feelings behind and start a new life, only it didn't work. Her days were filled with thoughts of Peter. Returning to New York, Lilly wanted what her best friend Dylan Matheson had, a loving home, a beautiful child and a man that loved her more than life itself. Only the man she wanted to share these things with still had secrets that could tear them apart forever.  When danger and loss enter her already imperfect life, would she finally be able to let down her guard and give Peter the one thing she said he would never have? Her heart.

Award-Winning Author of The Shattered Innocence TrilogyGetting a clean start, Sabrina 'Brie' Roberts finds her own independence away from an abusive relationship. No man will ever abuse her again. Taking a self-defense class, Brie regains the confidence she lost to move on with her life. The only obstacle she can't escape is her past. Haunted by her dreams, Sabrina tries to move past them when she begins to fall for ex-military, alpha-male Vince 'Cop' Coppoletti. When things ignite between them, the flashbacks take over, jeopardizing any hopes of a normal life.The first time Cop laid eyes on Sabrina Roberts, he knew that he wanted her. It didn't matter that she was keeping something from him until it nearly cost her, her life. Protecting her was all he could think about. He wasn't going to make the same mistakes again. Not even Tyler O'Conner, Sabrina's defense trainer, was going to get in the way.As Sabrina's past unravels, Cop's search for the truth becomes his only objective to protect the woman he can't get enough of. No amount of protection could prepare his heart against the possibility of losing her forever. Contains Adult Content 18+

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyEscaping from the life she didn't want, Paige Harper finds her way to New York to live the one she had always dreamed of. When her freedom is compromised, she turns to her trusted friend, Nikki Jennings, to help her. Reaching out to an old friend, Nikki lands Paige a job at Hell's Gate. Situated in a small town in Oklahoma, Paige accepts an offer as a bartender where pretty much nothing happens, at least that was until she met Hawk. The last thing Jayce 'Hawk' Talbott wanted was to set foot in Stillwater, Oklahoma again, but when his brother contacts him about their mother's failing health, he had no choice but to go back. His only goal was to take care of whatever needed to be taken care of, leave, and never go back. The only problem was Paige Harper. He had to have her. Something mysterious about her hooked him, and he was going to find out what it was, no matter what the cost. What he didn't plan on was finding out more than he bargained for, ultimately putting them both in danger. Will his need to have her win, or will he lose her forever? Contains Adult Content 18+

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence Trilogy"e;You can make this all go away. All you have to do is do what I say, and all of this can go away."e;  Being under the control of one man, all Nikki Jennings wanted was to pay off her father's debt and get as far away as possible from Carlos Giordano. When a tragic accident from her past surfaces, she finds that his hold on her will never be over. As complicated as her life was, it was hers until Alpha-male Sly Capelli entered it. She knew the closer she got to him, the greater the risk would be that he would find out about her past. A past she wanted to forget.Sylvester 'Sly' Capelli never thought a woman could be so stubborn and irresistible at the same time until he met Nikki Jennings. There was something about her that he needed to know about, only every time he tried to get close, she would push him away. Wanting to know the truth behind the woman he was falling for, Sly finds her past was no different from his. Keeping her safe was the only thing he wanted to do, but when obstacles get in the way, there was no other choice but to call on his brothers at Jagged Edge Security to help him out. Would Nikki finally be able to admit the love she has for Sly, or would her destiny catch up with her before she can? Will Sly be able to get to her in time before she is gone forever? Contains Adult Content 18+

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyWhen a person is at the end of their rope, the only thing left to do is survive. That was exactly what Emma Atwood had been doing for most of her life. Finally getting a break, she gets hired as a maid at a ritzy hotel, but even that wasn't enough. Tired of living the life she was handed, she does the one thing that she soon regrets. Greed soon turns into tragedy when her mistake begins taking lives. Reminded of his past memories, the only thing that Lou Gainer wanted to do was clear his mind. His past get the best of him when he runs into a mysterious woman. Captivated by her beauty, he does everything he can to get close to Emma Atwood. Opportunity knocks when Jagged Edge is hired as additional security at the hotel she works at. Pieces fall into place when Lou finally learns the truth about Emma and what she has been hiding. Will his love for her be strong enough to hide her secrets, or will his need to tell the truth prevail?  Contains Adult Content 18+

Award Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyEveryone has a story and for Xavier London, he preferred to keep his hidden. As ruthless as he was, he still had morals and those morals included betraying the one man who saved his life. He never thought that meeting one woman could change everything. Tessa Sands never knew the truth about her life, nor did she ever question it. The only life she knew was the one she was taught, disciplined by the man who raised and groomed her to be only his. But, when another man entered her life, she slowly begins to discover that she had been deceived from the start.Can she find true love or will his secrets get in the way?Their love for each other will be tested. Only they can determine if love will win.

Xavier London was the only man Tessa Sands could ever love, but when she finds out that he isn't the man she thought he was she is torn between doing what is right and what her heart wants. Believing in second chances, Tessa follows her heart and lets Xavier back into her life.Just when things begin where they left off, her second chance comes to an end when Colin Gates enters her life, taking away her freedom and her happiness.Thinking that her life couldn't get any worse, she is sold to another man, more ruthless than Colin Gates. Her only hope is that Xavier will find her before she disappears forever.Can she escape a life of torment or will she forever be under the control of Colin Gates?

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyWorking hard to graduate at the top of her class and becoming the best FBI agent had finally paid off for Agent Gabrielle Jackson. Selected to head one of the most important operations of her career, the unexpected happens when Jagged Edge Security is brought in to assist. The last thing that Gabrielle needed was to be attracted to one of the Jagged Edge men. Trying to keep her distance, she soon finds that she can no longer resist the charm of Michael Chavez. Soon all that changes when she discovers that her past has a connection to the operation, and the only person on her side is him. Working with a woman like Gabrielle Jackson was something that Michael Chavez hadn't counted on. Even with her cheeky Latino attitude, she was the sexiest woman he had ever met, and he had to have her. Just when he thought his night of bliss would lead to more, she halts his efforts by turning their night of romance into a one-night stand. When things begin to surface, and the truth is revealed, there is no stopping Chavez from getting what he wants.  Contains adult content 18+

Award-Winning Author of the Shattered Innocence TrilogyFollowing the same routine, day in and day out, Charlie Winters was about to give up on getting the break she deserved. Things start to look up when her brother Nick suggested she come to New York to work at his landscaping company. Moving from the small town of Cedar Grove to the big Apple was everything Charlie dreamed of until her brother witnesses a brutal murder, which put his life in danger. Charlie would do everything she could to protect him, even if it meant contacting the boy she fell in love with as a teenager. Leaving the only girl he had ever loved, the last thing Ryan Hyatt expected was to run into her, especially in Manhattan. Regretting his decision to push her away after he had enlisted in the military, he tried to make it up to her by offering to protect her brother Nick. When tragedy strikes, he soon finds that his brother Josh may have been involved. Ryan will stop at nothing to protect the woman he would never stop loving. Contains Adult Content 18+

"e;Amazing Romance of Love and Deceit."e;April Barnes was a simple girl with a simple life. All she wanted was to graduate and help the world. Everything changes when her only friend Vanessa Lewis talks her into covering for her at a catering job. The minute April walked in the door, her curiosity gets the best of her and that curiosity introduced her to a world that would soon be a part of her.The minute he laid eyes on her, there was only one thing that Dominic Prescott wanted and that was April Barnes. Hidden behind many secrets, the opportunity to get closer to her presented itself when he volunteered to teach an economics class that she was a student of. Introducing her to his world wasn't part of his plan. All it took was one taste and she would be forever his, or so he thought until the truth he had kept hidden away is revealed putting them both in danger. Will she be able to accept his world or will she walk away and leave the only man she ever loved behind…