K. Victoria Chase – författare

Berlin 1935On the eve of the Olympics, musician Willie Cooper is banned from performing her beloved jazz. With her half-German niece and nephew in need of food and shelter, she turns to the music underground to earn money. Each illegal gig brings the feared SD closer to her people, who are needed for an experiment only spoken of in feared whispers on the streets.British Intelligence Agent Klaus Hummer's mission is to observe and report as a journalist for Das Schwarze Korps, the Nazi's premiere newspaper. The immersion into Nazi propaganda and culture reveals an alarming agenda that will put him on a path to sacrifice the life of a beautiful jazz singer in favor for an assignment that can not fail.

She was just looking for her sister. He was looking for a way out. Together, they found danger, desire—and a deadly secret worth killing for. US Marshal Alejandro Santiago is deep undercover and dangerously close to losing himself to the violent world he's infiltrated. Just when he's ready to walk away, a beautiful, fierce woman storms into his investigation—and into his heart.Audrey Hughes hasn't seen her sister in years. But when she receives a cryptic letter and finds her sister missing, Audrey drops everything to find answers. She doesn't expect bullets to fly, or to be rescued by a brooding marshal with a haunted past and a body built for sin.Thrust together by circumstance, Alejandro and Audrey must navigate a tangled web of lies, cartel secrets, and sizzling tension. She wants the truth. He wants to protect her. But someone wants them both silenced—forever.The Santiago BrothersRuthless ReckoningRuthless ShelterRuthless ProtectorRuthless PursuitRuthless ExposureFinal Ruthless (Coming 2026!)

She put him away once. Now he's escaped—and this time, he wants her.FBI profiler Maggie Weston built her career by getting inside the minds of monsters. But one case has never let her go.John Michael Burrows abducted women from his Virginia hometown and made them vanish. Maggie helped expose him, helped save his last victim, and helped send him to death row. She thought the nightmare was over.Then Burrows escapes during a prisoner transfer.Deputy U.S. Marshal Brandon Worth is supposed to track fugitives, not babysit profilers. But Maggie knows Burrows better than anyone, and every clue he leaves behind seems meant for her. A note on the bus. A burned-out car. A town full of potential victims. A house with secrets still buried beneath it.Burrows isn't running.He's leading them somewhere.As Maggie and Brandon follow his trail back to Culpeper, the hunt turns personal fast. Brandon is still haunted by the woman he couldn't save. Maggie is determined not to fail the case that almost broke her. And the closer they get to the truth, the harder it becomes to ignore the attraction growing between them.But Burrows knows Maggie's fears. He knows her methods. And he has been waiting for the perfect moment to turn the profiler into the prey.To stop him, Maggie and Brandon will have to trust each other with the parts of themselves they've tried hardest to protect.Because Burrows doesn't just want to escape justice.He wants Maggie to lose everything before he kills her.TROPES✅ FBI Profiler vs. Serial Killer✅ Forced Partnership✅ Wounded Protector Hero✅ U.S. Marshal Hero✅ Serial Killer Targets the Heroine Virginia JusticeDeadly ChaseMarked by the MobFatal ExposureOff Track

He's the dangerous ally she can't afford to trust. She's the last detective he wanted to face.Detective Eugenia "e;Genie"e; Green has one focus—climb the ranks of her Virginia precinct and prove herself in a world where every mistake is magnified. But when a brutal murder spree rocks her city, she's paired with the one man guaranteed to test her patience: a brooding consultant with a past steeped in crime.Rafael Santiago didn't return home to chase killers. He came back to mend the years-long rift with his mother—and leave his gang ties buried. But the only way to help Genie stop a murderer is to dig into the shadows he swore he'd escaped.Forced into close quarters, their clashing styles spark a slow-burning attraction neither wants to acknowledge. But with a killer closing in and their personal loyalties on the line, trusting each other might be the most dangerous move of all.If you love smart, relentless heroines, brooding bad boys with redemption arcs, and edge-of-your-seat twists, Ruthless Reckoning is your next binge-worthy read. The Santiago BrothersRuthless ReckoningRuthless ShelterRuthless ProtectorRuthless PursuitRuthless ExposureFinal Ruthless (Coming 2026!)

She's a U.S. Marshal on vacation. He's a covert agent on a mission. When her abduction threatens both their lives, the only way out…is into each other's arms.Ricardo Santiago never expected his latest intelligence mission in the Arabian desert to involve rescuing a kidnapped woman—especially not a fiery, suspicious beauty who challenges his every move. But when Melody Lewis is dragged in front of a Saudi sheik and offered up as a concubine, Ric doesn't hesitate. He claims her as his own to protect her from a fate worse than death.Melody can take care of herself—she's been trained to. But surviving days in captivity without food or water leaves her weakened and wary of the one man standing between her and safety. He says he's here to help. He says she can trust him. But Melody's learned the hard way that trust can cost more than freedom—it can cost her heart.As Ric's cover gets shakier by the hour and his enemies close in, his only option is the unthinkable: marry Melody to keep her safe. But the more he fights the pull between them, the harder it becomes to tell where the act ends…and real feelings begin.In a desert filled with secrets, betrayals, and deadly games, can Ric and Melody escape with their lives—and their hearts—intact?The Santiago BrothersRuthless ReckoningRuthless ShelterRuthless ProtectorRuthless PursuitRuthless ExposureFinal Ruthless (Coming 2026!)

Merriment. Mistletoe. Making out.Residency is difficult; especially when the gorgeous grandson of her dead patient is filing an official complaint. Dr. Joan Richards heads home for some much needed merriment.With a new promotion on the line, Garrett Croft doesn't have time for love. When his grandfather traps him into a double-date with an all too familiar doctor, Garrett must decide whether or not he can let go of his grief and open his heart to love.This is a 12,000 word sweet romance.Thrillingly Passionate. Wonderfully Clean. Interracial Romance Novels by K. Victoria Chase

Rivals-in-training. And now... targets.Adolfo Perrera was trained to follow orders, eliminate threats, and never get personal. But when he uncovers a deadly conspiracy targeting his former classmates—including the one woman he can't forget—he disobeys a direct CIA command and disappears into the jungle to save her.Zaire Baker doesn't need rescuing. She's always fought her way to the front, proving herself in a male-dominated world where one mistake could cost her everything. She's fierce, brilliant, and prepared for anything—except for Adolfo showing up in the middle of her black ops mission with that infuriatingly confident look in his eyes.Forced to go off-grid and on the run, Adolfo and Zaire must rely on each other to survive the jungle, outwit an elite kill team, and uncover who betrayed them. But survival isn't the only thing on the line. Because the longer they stay alive, the harder it gets to ignore the heat between them.He broke the rules to protect her.She'll risk her life before she lets him carry that burden alone.But if they can't learn to trust each other—completely—this mission might be their last.Ruthless Pursuit is an action-packed romantic suspense with enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity in the jungle, and a protector hero who would rather risk his career than lose the woman who got away.TROPES✅ Enemies to lovers✅ Forced proximity (with jungle heat!)✅ Only one bed (and it's in the wild)✅ Tough guy x tougher woman✅ She drives him crazy… and he loves it The Santiago BrothersRuthless ReckoningRuthless ShelterRuthless ProtectorRuthless PursuitRuthless ExposureFinal Ruthless (Coming 2026!)

She escaped her father. She walked away from her partner. Now the mob is dragging her back to both.FBI profiler Sara Deckker has built her life on control, distance, and never looking back. Especially not toward the abusive father she cut out of her life—or the former partner who got too close to the broken pieces she keeps hidden.Then her father calls with a confession Sara can't ignore.James Deckker is dying. He's also the missing witness in a federal case against Richmond's most dangerous crime family. Another accountant is already dead. The trial is days away. And somewhere in her father's possession is a thumb drive that could destroy the Manicotts for good.The agent assigned to protect him is Doug Fairbanks—Sara's ex-partner, her biggest regret, and the only man who ever made her feel safe enough to be dangerous.Doug has spent a year trying to forget Sara Deckker. But when bullets start flying and witnesses keep disappearing, he has no choice but to hide her and her father in the one place the mob shouldn't find them. Close quarters make old attraction impossible to ignore. Old secrets make trust nearly impossible to give.But the Manicotts have friends in powerful places. The DA vanishes. Cops can't be trusted. And the evidence Sara's father carries may make all three of them targets.To survive, Sara will have to face the past she ran from—and trust the man she once left behind.Because this time, walking away won't just break her heart.It could get them both killed. TROPES✅ Partners-to-Lovers✅ Forced Proximity✅ Mob✅ Protector Hero✅ Second ChanceVirginia JusticeDeadly ChaseMarked by the Mob Fatal ExposureOff Track

The killer is hunting beautiful women. And the one woman Rico can't have may be next.FBI Agent Enrico "e;Rico"e; Tonoeli has never forgotten the case that almost broke him.Five years ago, a young woman was found murdered near the river—beautiful, brutalized, and stripped of her identity. Rico helped work the case, but the killer vanished before justice could be served.Now another young woman is dead.The same pattern. The same horror. And this time, the trail leads to a Richmond beauty pageant founded by international supermodel Daniella Fairbanks—the twin sister of Rico's best friend and the woman he has spent years trying not to want.Dani came home to Richmond to disappear.After a devastating accident overseas and a scandal threatening to destroy her career, the last thing she needs is attention. But when aspiring models connected to her pageant become targets, staying invisible is no longer an option. Neither is avoiding Rico, whose sharp eyes see far more than she wants to reveal.As Rico goes undercover at the pageant, the investigation turns darker. The killer is posing as someone the girls can trust. The bodies are multiplying. And the closer Rico gets to the truth, the more certain he becomes that Dani is standing directly in the killer's path.But Dani has secrets of her own. Secrets that could ruin her. Secrets that could distract Rico at the worst possible moment.Because this killer doesn't just want to take beauty.He wants to expose it, destroy it, and leave nothing behind.And if Rico can't stop him, Dani may become his most famous victim.TROPES✅ Brother's Best Friend✅ Celebrity Heroine✅ Protector Hero✅ Tortured FBI Hero✅ Serial KillerVirginia JusticeDeadly ChaseMarked by the Mob Fatal ExposureOff Track

Ex-felon "e;Buck"e; Gibson has labored for more than a decade to turn his life around. When he is deeded of half of Longhorn ranch, he feels all of his hard work is paying off--until he meets the co-owner. His dream of owning a ranch and continuing his work with youths on probation are threatened when he hears the buyout price.Darnell Long didn't have any children while alive, so in his will, he left his favorite niece--Phoebe Cox--half of Longhorn ranch. A popular on-air chef, Phoebe is grateful for the inheritance, but it throws a wrench into her plans to open a restaurant in New York.As Phoebe and Buck struggle to come to terms with their divergent lives and the future of Longhorn, an ex-boyfriend enters the picture to offer an enterprise to Phoebe that just might distract her from a sweet and sexy cowboy that's beginning to enjoy her peach cobbler--and her.A Sweet Surprise is a sweet romance with good food, hunky cowboys, and a reminder to never give up on your dreams.