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He crashed into her life naked, dangerous, and convinced she belongs to him.Callie Jordan's life is simple: work at the zoo, avoid dating disasters, and survive another day without her mother asking why she's still single. Then a gorgeous naked stranger appears in her apartment claiming he's a jaguar-shifting alien prince—and somehow she's one of his people.Obviously, he's insane.Unfortunately, he's also six-foot-too-sexy, annoyingly protective, and capable of turning into an actual jaguar. Sharing one tiny apartment with a growly alien prince is becoming way too tempting.***Prince Rogar came to Earth for one reason: find the missing female destined to return with him to Symtaria before his enemies do. He never expected the woman he's searching for to be stubborn, sarcastic, and completely unaware of her shapeshifting heritage.Keeping Callie safe should be simple.Convincing her to trust him? Impossible.Especially when rogue Symtarians are hunting her, her powers are beginning to awaken. The Jaguar Prince is a steamy paranormal featuring a protective alpha hero, a reluctant heroine, fish-out-of-water chaos, fated mates, hilarious banter, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Sexy alien fish-out-of-water warrior meets undercover cop on Earth.Undercover cop Nick Scericino doesn't trust easily. Especially when a sexy stranger crashes his sting at a back-woods bar — and the brawl she triggers nearly derails his career. She's clearly trouble. She's clearly… alien?Kia didn't ask to come to Earth. The Elders sent her to return her disobedient cousin, who went searching for a man because there are none on her planet. Instead, she winds up in a biker bar, rescued by a hot human warrior cop.She will train with him. She will learn his ways. And she will judge his warrior skills (yes, that includes sex). But is he capable of assisting her with the mission she's on — or will she be distracted by the one human who might actually be her equal?If you crave sexy alien warriors, undercover human cops, alien fish-out-of-water hijinks, and a rom-com twist that only space travel can bring — buckle in for Kia & Nick.

A dark, steamy protector romance packed with danger, lies, and explosive chemistry.She's the woman no one sees coming.He's the man no one wants to cross.Stormy St. James was born on the wrong side of privilege. Her wealthy father disowned her. Her mother disappeared. Now, she channels her pain into purpose—an undercover operative fighting to dismantle a deadly drug cartel in Dallas. Her weapon of choice: brains, beauty, and a sting that earned her the codename Scorpion.Ethan is lethal in every sense of the word. Former special ops, now part of a covert government team, his charm is as dangerous as his aim. Women fall for him. Stormy doesn't. Until one mission changes everything.Forced to work together to decode encrypted cartel files, their friction ignites into a fire neither can control. But the deeper they dig, the more Stormy's buried past begins to surface—and the truth could destroy them both.When the final betrayal hits, Ethan will have to decide: follow orders—or protect the only woman who's ever gotten under his skin.LETHAL delivers high-stakes action, forbidden attraction, and a deadly protector hero who will risk everything for the woman who threatens his control.Perfect for fans of Susan Stoker, Brittney Sahin, and Riley Edwards.Book 5 in the Bound by Loyalty, Honor, and Truth series—where danger, loyalty, and love are tested to the breaking point.

A gripping, emotional protector romance full of danger, redemption, and second chances.He was her first and only love… but loving her was wrong.Macey's life went from bad to worse when she ran from an abusive foster home straight into the hands of a cult. Their leader promised her belonging—then taught her what defiance costs. Years later, her only chance at freedom comes with an impossible choice: escape… and leave her brainwashed daughter behind.There's only one man she can trust.Samson—former special ops, protector, and the one who got away. Haunted by the girl he couldn't save, he won't fail her again. Together, they'll take on the cult's ruthless leader to rescue her daughter—but Isaiah's obsession runs deep. He'll destroy anyone who dares take what belongs to him.SINNER delivers heart-stopping suspense, emotional heat, and a fiercely loyal hero who will burn the world down to protect the woman he loves.Perfect for readers of Susan Stoker, Brittney Sahin, and Riley Edwards.Book 2 in the Bound by Loyalty, Honor, and Truth series—where every mission comes with a price.

Raised deep in the Louisiana bayou, Jody Dupree has lived her life guided by intuitions she can't ignore—and tonight, she knows something is coming.Investigative reporter Logan Hart never meant to spend the night with the mysterious woman in the front row. He certainly didn't expect her to vanish before sunrise, leaving behind only a first name… and a haunted look he can't forget.When someone from Jody's past resurfaces, her intuition becomes a curse—and the danger she once escaped comes hunting again.She cheated death once.But this time, the Grim Reaper may not miss.A haunting, emotionally charged Southern romantic suspense with intrigue, relentless danger, and a love story tested by fate itself.

He stole her life and kept her locked in a basement for four years. He tried to break her with his diabolical games, but he couldn't.Then she was rescued.That was the day Ellie learned just how much of her life had been stolen.                                         ***Officer Quinn West went down the stairs that led to the basement of the vacant house all because the neighbor complained the man living there stole her plant. He was a rookie cop who got all the crap calls. Instead of a plant, he found a young girl clinging to life.Ten years have passed since the charm bracelet murders. They never caught the guy. The case went cold. All that was left were the charm bracelets, memories of the ones he killed, and one lone survivor, too traumatized to tell them much.Case forgotten.Until ten years pass, and a recently murdered girl is found, and she's wearing the same kind of charm bracelet.                                        ***Now an FBI agent, will Quinn send Ellie over the edge when he tells her that her biggest fear is still out there, and might be hunting her? Can she face her demons and relive a terrifying past to catch a serial killer? And can he break past the barriers she erected and show her how to live again?

A small town sheriff meets a sexy fish-out-of-water alien.Mala has a problem: there are no men on her home planet. She's done with robotic companionship units reminding her of what she's missing. She wants a real man.So she bends the rules: armed with her grandmother's alien-travel notebooks and a vintage "e;Debbie Does the Sheriff"e; tape, she rockets to Earth. Too bad space travel is forbidden, and her arrival triggers a UFO crash investigation in the backwoods of Devil's Bend.Sheriff Mason McKinley expects Bigfoot, maybe aliens — not a stunning amnesiac alien woman stumbling around in the dark. Suddenly, his world gets flipped upside-down, and so does his heart.If you love witty first‐contact adventures, sexy fish‐out‐of‐water aliens, and a small-town hero who never knew his life would include extraterrestrial romance — blast off with Mala & Mason in this laugh-out‐loud, steamy sci-fi rom-com.

Addison has it all: beauty, money, youth. She's set to inherit the bulk of her father's wealth, and takeover running his companies.But someone wants her dead.How far would you go to survive?Beaten, shot, and running from the men who want her dead, she escapes, but when a man living in the remote wilderness finds her unconscious, broken and bleeding, will he be friend or foe?                                                     ***Johnny was sent to prison because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but now he's out and he doesn't want to play nursemaid to a stubborn, obstinate, sexy as hell female. He went off the grid to get away from a society that condemned him because of who he is.He can't leave her on the brink of death.                                                  ***Her kidnappers are still out there. They still want her dead. Can Johnny face a society that has always scorned him, all to save one woman?

Marissa is being hunted by a monster—and the only man who can save her is the one she betrayed.Axel Powers has promised to destroy her. He won't stop until she's his. Desperate and out of time, Marissa turns to the last person she ever expected to beg for help—Blade.Blade doesn't owe Marissa a thing.He's fresh off a brutal mission and wants nothing more than a few days of peace. Instead, he gets a call from the woman who shattered his trust ten years ago. He should hang up. Walk away. Let her face the consequences.But when Blade sees the terror in her eyes, something shifts.This isn't the reckless girl from his past. This is a woman in real danger—danger tied to a man powerful enough, violent enough, to make even a seasoned warrior take notice.Axel wants Marissa back. Blade intends to make damn sure he never gets her.To keep her alive, Blade must confront old wounds, deadly enemies, and the fire still burning between them. Protecting her might cost him everything… but losing her again isn't an option.

An arrogant alien healer meets a reluctant protector human cop in this spicy rom-com.Sam Jones wanted a vacation. What he got: a major alien crisis, accidentally teleported Earthlings, and Lara — the superior, hot, Healer-alien with an aura of no touching allowed.On planet Nerak, healers are royalty, untouchable, meditating in cosmic unity. Sam doesn't buy it. He wants to kill her. Then seduce her. Then maybe save her planet.Lara's trying to cure the Elder infection using Earth plants — and survive Sam's blatant disregard for "e;do not touch."e; Too bad his disregard makes her aura tingle in the best possible way.Get ready for alien royalty, reluctant hero, healer taboos, and the kind of rom-com physics you can't argue with (even if you should). Laughs, lust, planet-saving. Check all the boxes.

On the run and bleeding, undercover DEA agent Fallon Hargis is out of options—and out of time.With ruthless drug lord Cavenaugh's men closing in, Fallon makes a split-second decision that changes everything: she crashes into the hotel room of slow-talking, small-town sheriff Wade Tanner… then orders him to strip at gunpoint.It's supposed to be a distraction.It turns into survival.When Wade realizes Fallon has been shot, he knows one thing—he's the only thing standing between her and certain death. Taking her back to Two Creeks, Texas may be the safest move… or the most dangerous one they'll ever make.She's a tough-talking undercover agent.He's a by-the-book Southern sheriff.And the heat between them might burn the whole town down.A fast-paced Southern romantic suspense filled with danger, sizzling chemistry, and a heroine who refuses to back down

Her father sold her sisters. Now he's coming for her.Rena has spent her whole life hiding from the monster she calls her father. When a sleek black car pulls up to their broken-down house, she knows exactly what's about to happen—because she's seen it before. Jade. Savannah. She's next.One fight for her life.One knife.One terrible choice.Now she's running—alone, terrified, and determined to survive whatever comes next.Four years later…Rena has reinvented herself in the only world brutal enough to match her pain: the illegal underground fighting circuit. They call her Tornado—a fierce, no-fear MMA fighter who never goes down.But when DEA officer Sean Donovan goes undercover to bust a violent fight club, she becomes the complication he didn't see coming. One right hook from her nearly breaks his jaw. One look from him nearly cracks her armor.Sean wants her arrested.His captain wants her recruited.And Rena just wants to stay free.To take down a powerful drug lord obsessed with underground fighters, Rena must do the one thing she swore she'd never do: pretend to be Sean's lover and live with him 24/7.The danger is real.The chemistry is explosive.And the closer they get to the man they're hunting, the harder it becomes to tell what's an act…and what isn't.

SavageA dark, emotional bodyguard romance full of danger, redemption, and heart-stopping passion.Savage is a loner—a drifter with a past he doesn't talk about.He ran from an abusive home at thirteen and learned to survive the hard way: fighting, stealing, doing whatever it took to stay alive.Years later, he's finally found something that feels like home—a brotherhood of former soldiers and broken men who protect those who can't protect themselves. They're his family. His loyalty runs deep.But when they ask him to guard a spoiled, high-society princess, Savage isn't interested. Babysitting isn't his thing.Until he meets her.She's nothing like he expected—strong, secretive, and hiding a pain that mirrors his own. And when someone threatens her life, Savage will stop at nothing to keep her safe.He's lived through hell. But loving her might be the most dangerous mission of all.Perfect for fans of Susan Stoker, Riley Edwards, and Brittney Sahin—Savage delivers a pulse-pounding mix of action, emotion, and a protector hero who'll risk everything for the woman who breaks through his armor.

She hides behind the badge.But some secrets can't stay buried forever.FBI agent Ashlyn Pillar is one of the best explosive experts in the field. But when a deadly stalker emerges—leaving behind burned bodies and cryptic messages—she realizes someone knows what she's hiding. Someone who wants her to remember.Dylan Rowley has seen it all. Former special ops, his specialty is controlled chaos—until Ashlyn walks into his life. Fierce. Beautiful. Broken. He can read the fear she tries to mask behind her calm. And he's not letting her face this alone.To catch a killer, they'll have to face the fire together. But the deeper Dylan digs, the more he uncovers about Ashlyn's past... and the monsters that still haunt her.He'll protect her at any cost. Even if it means losing her.

A dark, steamy protector romance packed with danger, betrayal, and heart-pounding suspense.They murdered her family.She wants revenge.Only one man stands in her way.Raven was hidden to keep her safe—then trained to fight like the men who destroyed her life. Now she's coming for answers, and she'll burn everything down to clear her father's name.Shadow is former special ops, now deep undercover on a covert mission. Cold. Lethal. Untouchable. He tracks his prey in silence… until Raven crosses his path and almost blows his cover.She's reckless. He's ruthless.But when sparks turn to fire, duty and desire collide—and neither may survive what's coming.Because there's one thing Raven doesn't know about Shadow: he fights dirty, too.SHADOWS delivers high-stakes action, forbidden attraction, and a fierce protector hero who will risk everything for the woman who threatens his control.Perfect for readers of Susan Stoker, Brittney Sahin, and Riley Edwards.Book 3 in the Bound by Loyalty, Honor, and Truth series— gritty, emotional protector romances where every mission comes with a price.

New Orleans, a town filled with history, a melting pot of cultures… and a satanic serial killer.FBI agent Natalie Collier, an expert on the occult, has returned to Louisiana to help catch a serial killer, not have an affair, but Detective Tate Ellis is tempting. Until he starts asking too many questions about a past she would just as soon stay buried.Natalie soon learns the past has a way of overlapping the future, and sometimes there's no escaping it.***Detective Tate Ellis is intrigued. Natalie is good, damned good. There's no doubt about that as he watches her ferret out the smallest clues about the killer. But there's something she's not telling him. She has secrets, and a deep pain reflected in her eyes that she can't quite hide. Who hurt her? And will she let him get close enough to heal her wounds?

She married a man she thought she knew.Now, she's trapped with the monster behind the mask.Alana believed she'd found the perfect husband—until the wedding ring became her cage. When his charm turns to cruelty, she realizes escape isn't just about freedom. It's about survival.Carter has his own reasons for hating Stephen. Revenge has been a long time coming—and Alana might be the key. When he sees her slipping away from a high-profile charity event, broken but determined, he makes a choice he never expected.He offers her a way out.He never planned to fall for her.As Alana's husband hunts them down, Carter must decide how far he's willing to go to keep her safe—and whether vengeance will destroy the only good thing he's ever found.

When Mikala was four, her mother walked out and never looked back. So yes, now as a US Marshal, she tries harder, takes more chances, and always feels as though she has to prove herself good enough. But will she be able to survive a sexy, slow-talking sheriff who definitely rubs her the wrong way, and still bring in a fugitive on the run? When she heads to South Dakota, she quickly learns just how much Sheriff Gage Dawson doesn't want her on this case. As sparks fly between them, she has to wonder if she's angry at him or herself because of the emotions that rise to the surface. Emotions that she's carefully protected.                                                                ***When Sheriff Gage Dawson's cousin is sentenced to prison for a crime Gage is sure he didn't commit, Gage knows he's the only one who can right the wrong that's been done.Johnny will be headed home. It's up to Gage to bring him in without blood being shed so he can learn the truth. Except it's out of his hands when they send a US Marshal to bring Johnny to justice. When he gets his first look at Makala, Gage knows he might be in even bigger trouble.

**Forgotten: JadeSisters Bound by Blood – Book Two****A woman with no past.A detective who can't walk away.A truth dark enough to kill for.**Jade has spent five lost years trying to outrun a nightmare she can't remember. She knows only three things:• Her father sold her when she was fourteen.• She escaped into the night with a bullet grazing her skull.• And the monsters she fled are still out there.Now the memories she buried are clawing their way back—shards of fear, whispers in the dark, flashes of the girl she used to be. Nightmares stalk her days, and she's terrified she's losing her mind. But one thing is clear: whatever she was running from is hunting her again.Crew, a former soldier turned private investigator, has heard every kind of horror story—but nothing like Jade's. Haunted eyes. No past. No money. And danger wrapped around her like barbed wire.He should turn her away.Instead, he steps into her darkness.As Crew digs deeper, he uncovers secrets powerful enough to destroy them both. Someone wants Jade silenced. Someone who already tried once. And the closer they get to the truth, the deadlier the hunt becomes.She wants answers.He wants to protect her.But the past she can't remember may be the one thing that gets them both killed.Perfect for readers who love amnesia romance, protective heroes, dark family secrets, and relentless romantic suspense.

A hilarious rom-com with an intergalactic elite force, danger, and spice.Roan Hendrix is ready to train anyone — just as long as it gets him off injured leave. Then he meets Lyraka: half-Nerakian, hardly a warrior, artistic upbringing, and ridiculously sexy.She wants elite interplanetary training. He wants discipline and duty. Instead, they get chemistry, clashing egos, gene-pool chaos, and a vengeful prince hunting them both.Can a by-the-book trainer and a half-alien/half-human sexy trainee put aside differences, save the universe, and maybe fall in love? If you love mismatched-pair rom-coms, aliens, gene secrets, and sizzling space tension — this one's for you.

Branded: Savannah (Sisters Bound by Blood Book 1)A dark, emotional romantic suspense where survival, obsession, and forbidden hope collide.Savannah never believed the lie. Her father told everyone her older sister ran away—but Savannah saw the truth. She saw the man who paid for Jade. And she knew she would be next.When she tried to escape, Marco's men dragged her back. That night, he branded her with his initials—marking her as his property and chaining her to a life she couldn't break.Five years later, Savannah makes one desperate move. She slips into a stranger's car at a roadside diner, praying for a chance at freedom.Breaker wasn't looking to save anyone. The former government operative only wanted food and sleep—until a terrified woman with too many secrets and haunted eyes landed in his backseat.He doesn't trust her story. He doesn't trust her lies.But when cartel enforcers try to take her…and try to kill him…Breaker ends the threat the only way he knows how.Now Savannah is under his protection.And Breaker is the first man who makes her feel safe.But to keep her out of Marco's hands, Breaker must take her into the Louisiana swamps he tried to leave behind—into a world filled with his own ghosts, danger, and sins he's never spoken aloud.She's running from a monster.He's running from his past.Together, they may be the only chance either of them has left.Branded: Savannah launches the Sisters Bound By Blood trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Karen Kelley—three sisters, three unforgettable journeys, one unbreakable bond.

He's Hollywood's biggest bad boy. She's about to mistake him for a man of God.Jeremy Hunter has built a career playing rebels, outlaws, and heartbreakers. But landing the role that could redefine his career comes with one impossible condition: disappear into a small Texas town and convince everyone—including himself—that he can pass for a humble preacher.Easy.Until he meets Bailey Tanner.The beautiful elementary school teacher has a smile that should come with a warning label. One teasing wink sends Jeremy stumbling—literally—and a badly sprained ankle leaves him stranded.Bailey can't exactly leave the town's handsome new preacher hobbling around on crutches, so she offers him the guest house behind her home.Big mistake.Living next door to a man she's absolutely not supposed to want is temptation wrapped in blue eyes and a sinful smile. Jeremy knows he's only pretending to wear the collar, but every day he spends with Bailey makes lying a little harder...and falling for her a whole lot easier.The only problem?When the truth comes out, Bailey may never forgive him.A laugh-out-loud Southern romantic comedy filled with sizzling chemistry, small-town charm, mistaken identities, and just enough danger to keep things interesting.