PREACHER - NEW SEAL TEAM TIER 1 - IS RELEASED!

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After his on again off again relationship with Luna Shimora, aka CIA Shadowguard Karasu, Preacher and Karasu come together on another mission fraught with danger and potential loss. No Safe Haven has two of their own and Karasu will pull out all the stops to save them and get to the mastermind behind the most sophisticated terrorist group on the planet. She also comes face to face with her past, and has to make the decision to either leave the shadows for Preacher or be the ghost she is. Add into the mix, the sexual chemistry of the SEAL she hasn't been able to get off her mind and it makes for a volatile combination. Preacher has struggled long and hard with his own past mistakes, but when it comes to Karasu, he doesn't want to make any missteps with her. That means delving into his own feelings and emotional tangles to get them all unraveled so that he can move forward with the woman who had stolen his heart. In the backdrop of the urban jungle of La Paz, Bolivia, they clash with their enemy and each other. Will they overcome?

 

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date:  November 14, 2022

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Preacher and the team are sent to Bolivia to investigate the next attacks on Americans on Foreign soil from the No Safe Haven terror group. He and the team are tasked to work with the CIA and DEA, including the woman he’s wanted since he met her. He hadn’t expected to see the beautiful, exotic Karasu again, but, nevertheless, she hasn’t been far from his thoughts. He’s still working through his own demons, still celibate. The question is does he want to remain that way as the tension inside him builds. Could his way be clearer with physical contact? What more could they hope to have in the secret and covert world they live in?

Karasu hasn’t ever forgotten the man who had bested her in more ways than one. He still presented a huge challenge both physically and more terrifyingly, emotionally. Her past is fraught with ugly secrets and shameful acts that shaped her into the killing machine she has become. Can she break away from the shadowy world she has pledged her life and energy to for so long? How does a woman who has given everything for the agency find another path?

 

REASONABLE DOUBT IS RELEASED!

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Forensics expert Kate Quinn knows how to do her job and do it well, where she struggles is her love life. Her two friends Sienna and Lana have been bold and brave and each snagged the man of their dreams. That leaves Kate who was dubbed with the moniker of "Sister Kate," a nickname she intends to obliterate by going after her sexy dare--Jericho St. James, the sexy as sin prosecutor and her boss. But overcoming a lifetime of being easy-going and sedate isn't as easy as she thought it would be, especially when it comes to risking her heart in the process.

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: October 28, 2022

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Forensic Investigator, Kate Quinn is done being "Sister Kate." The nickname her friends call her. She's going to prove it to tall, dark and handsome Deputy District Attorney Jericho St. James, the man she's set her sights on. With a plan for seduction in a ready and willing Kate, there's no room for timid. It's full force ahead, until a man she believes is innocent is charged with murder and Jericho is the prosecutor. Kate's determination to get Jericho to see her in a different sexier light and her pursuit of justice complicates everything.

It's not that Jericho hasn't noticed Kate. On the contrary, he's avoided any contact with the brilliant, gorgeous woman because he doesn't mix business and pleasure. It might have been possible to keep his sleek, sophisticated cool until Kate's sexy make over undermines Jericho's formidable will. Now he's caught up and brought to his knees in surrender, unable to deny her anything. But as the murder case comes to a head, it's Kate and Jericho who put everything on the line for the chance of a happily ever after.

FIGHTING FIRE IS RELEASED!

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 San Diego firefighter Lana Dempsey is on the fast track for captain. She's poured all her energy into her job, but it isn't until her friends challenge her to go after the man she's crushed on for years that she finds her true heart's content. Problem is, her crush, Sean O'Neill is her co-worker. Sean has resisted Lana for as long as he's known her, so when she wants to cross the line, Sean is more than willing. He just worries what a romantic relationship with Lana will do to a friendship they've maintained so far. But love changes everything for better or worse and Sean will do anything to see Lana happy, even lose her.

 

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: October 3, 2022

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Firefighter Lana Dempsey has always shied away from moving out of the friend zone with Sean O’Neill, a crush she’s had as long as she’s known him. But when her friends dare her to take the plunge with Sean, she finds the courage to start a blaze with him that burns hotter than she could have imagined. As their affair heats up, Lana has to deal with what it is she really wants in life, both for her job and with Sean. They were best friends, but could they be anything more?

Sean has resisted Lana, knowing that once he crossed the line, everything would change. He hated being in the friend zone when he wanted more with Lana, but he followed her lead and kept everything platonic, until the night she ambushed him and their whole world exploded. He didn’t want a relationship based on sex and friendship, he wanted more. He would fight for her, even if it meant, in the end he would have nothing but heartache.

 

PROFESSOR IS RELEASED!

 

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Professor is dealing with a lot of personal issues, so why not have Julia Whittley show up and tell him that she's no longer a nun. The forbidden woman is not off limits anymore, but this SEAL is deployed to a volatile area and now added into the mix is the woman of his dreams. She comes with baggage, so much baggage, but the most devastating revelation of all is can he forgive her for cutting him out of her life so ruthlessly? Julia knows she hurt him, badly, but she has a terrible secret she's been keeping for him for a long time. It's time to tell him why she left him. It's time to not only be honest with him, but with herself, even if it means losing him. 

 

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: February 21, 2022

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When Professor and his team  are sent to support a mission in Niger with the UN, Professor has to deal with not only a new CO, but the aftermath of being in Afghanistan and dealing with a buddy’s wounding. That mission makes him realize he needs to reach out to his family, but his parents can’t seem to understand him or why he gave up so much to serve. Frustrated and struggling, he comes face to face with Julia Whittley. Intellectually, Professor knows that having the secret hots for a nun wasn’t going anywhere, so after a seeing her in Kenya, he had tried to put her out of his mind. That’s until he finds her at the US Embassy and is no longer a nun. This information throws Professor into a tailspin. He and Julia have unfinished business which is then compromised by the unrest in the country. It’s one man against all odds, who goes to any lengths to save a woman who has the courage and fortitude to match him in both strength and smarts.

Julia has never forgotten Professor and the way he lived with a purpose, along with his extraordinary leadership and his plain badass warrior vibe. But Julia has just left the order and she’s struggling with so much uncertainty in her life. Is it fair to get involved with a man who will demand everything she has, not only because he deserves it, but because he’s worth it? It isn’t until things escalate in a war-torn country that Julia comes face to face with her choices and the experiences that sent her fleeing to a convent. Finding her own personal happiness seems both reckless and just as dangerous as the country embroiled in war. When it comes down to survival, losing her heart to Professor happened a long time ago. But working out her own tangle of personal emotions and principles becomes all the more complicated until she finds the courage to be honest with herself. Hopefully, it won’t be too late.

GRACE UNDER FIRE IS RELEASED!

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Grace Addison and her two colleagues were deliberately trapped by the arsonist who has been holding La Rosa, California hostage. This time he murdered two of her friends and Grace had gotten out just barely. With burns and nightmares plaguing her, she is requested by the mayor to join the task force to track him down. Except the leader of the task force is way too distracting and protective. Jordan Kelly does have something to prove, but what will it cost him...and her.

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: January 26, 2022

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An arsonist, out to get her, was more than enough to handle. . .

La Rosa firefighter Grace Addison is currently on disability as she recovers from the deadly fire that killed two of her colleagues and trapped her inside an inferno where she barely escaped with her life.  When a call from the mayor turns into an offer to head the arson task force, she faces resentment from the current task force members who don’t like this female “taking over.”  This includes the drop-dead-gorgeous former task force leader, tough ATF agent, Jordan Kelly, a man with something to prove.  Before she gets to the bottom of things she has to contend with politics, resentment and passion.

Throwing in a too hot to handle ATF agent was tinder for a flash fire. . .

Jordan Kelly lives with his failure to save hostages when he was a negotiator.  His sensitivity to being replaced by Grace brings back all his doubts and sense of failure.  But as the serial arsonist stalks Grace and La Rosa, Jordan discovers the scars he carries are a potent barrier until one woman explodes into his life making him face his past, a past he’s not sure he can overcome.

In a powerful tug of war between deep emotion and hot needs, Grace and Jordan must work together against a ruthless killer and learn that nothing, and no one, is as it seems.  To triumph they must each overcome their personal guilt and fear as their lives and their happiness hang in the balance.

 

SAVING AMBER COVER REVEAL!

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Cover reveal and release information!

NCIS Series Book #4, Saving Amber is planned for an August release!

Amber was supposed to be on vacation, but instead she's in the Sierra Nevada Mountains! Pulled away from her plans to be soaking up the sun on the white hot beaches of Aruba, her boss promises her she'll be in and out. It's an open and shut friendly fire case. Except it's not and now Amber has to contend with grumpy USMC Master Sergeant Tristan Michaels. One of his elite Marine sniper students has been killed, and he along with Amber discover that it wasn't an accident, but murder. Together they investigate the murder that leads to a shocking and chilling truth, forcing them into fighting for their lives.

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COVER REVEAL SQUEE - COWBOY

COWBOY is a romantic suspense by ZOE, releasing August 7, 2017 and is the third book in the SEAL Team Alpha series.

Wes McGraw, aka Cowboy is puzzled by the messages on his computer asking for his help. It's all mysterious. But he finally gives in to the request to meet the person, and when he arrives, he finds out it's Kia Silverbrook, the Goth hacker beauty from high school. The long-limbed, gawky teenager had grown into a beautiful, long-limbed woman, curvy in all the right places. All his protective instincts rise to the fore when she tells him she's in some deep trouble and she doesn't know who to turn to or who to trust.

Kia had crushed on Wes in high school, an athletic, outgoing, charismatic boy. His quiet confidence and charm had been off the charts in high school, but now, boy howdy, this cowboy was now a ripped, lean, mean combination of handsome, wrapped up in a beautiful muscled bow. He took her breath away. But she couldn't get side-tracked by Wes's potent presence. Her life was on the line here and she'd barely escaped the assassins sent to kill her at her home. There was only one man who could save and protect her--Wes. He was her only hope in discovering why exactly someone wanted her dead.

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COVER REVEAL SQUEE - KID CHAOS

KID CHAOS is a romantic suspense by ZOE, releasing July 3, 2017 and is the second book in the SEAL Team Alpha series.

Kid's a bit gun shy getting involved again when he'd just had his heart torn out. After months of struggling with his break-up of another babe who doesn't understand him, he goes on leave. A vacation is just what he needs until the American beauty from Going Down Tours in Bolivia catches his eye. Kid is here for a couple of weeks to take in the diverse biking adventures offered by the company. Except this babe isn't exactly what she seems and Kid finds himself in her bed and body before he realizes what kind of danger he's just gotten himself into, not including falling for his sexy guide.

Paige Sinclair is undercover for the NCIS and she has no time to get caught up in the cutest, hottest guy she's ever seen walk into the tour company's office. Before she knows what she's doing, she's giving into all those naughty, sweaty, can't-get-them-out-of-her-mind fantasies with him. When things go south with her mission, she's dragging him into her professional life and dealing with a fully capable Navy SEAL to boot. When all the dust settles, will this turn out to be just a fling....or something much more?

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COVER REVEAL SQUEE - RUCKUS!

RUCKUS is a romantic suspense by ZOE, releasing June 5, 2017 and is the first book in the SEAL Team Alpha series.

Ruckus is under no illusions in this mission gone bad. His HVT--high value target has flown the coop. His mission objective on the run, he discovers this tantalizing babe, fresh from the shower in a stronghold in the middle of the dangerous jungle It should be something he can take in stride. Except she intrigues him like no other, gives him the kind of sass that riles him, and runs his heart ragged from the get go. Her refusal to leave behind her precious digital memory cards leads him into an even bigger cluster when they get separated from his team. Playing on his heart strings, she tells him the interview footage is irreplaceable, but Ruckus believes he's no one's damn role model. But, before he knows it, he's chasing the HVT with her in tow, arguing, challenging his authority and ramping up the tension until something will have to break--his formidable will.

Her sexy savior comes with an attitude, a sexy, hard body, and the namesake for a famous lethal knife. From the moment she is startled to find six huge men with big guns pointed at her, she's met her match. But the bastard who kidnapped her and her crew gave her the option to either interview him or die. To get out alive, she has to comply, especially when he confiscates her equipment and the  interviews of the migrants and their stories she's determined to tell. Nothing is more important than her work. Driven by pain from her past, she has to see it through. Their journey has one purpose with differing motivations, neither of them expecting to find something more, something deep and abiding in the most dangerous jungle on earth. But, in the end, can they let go of misconceptions and reconcile their pasts to transition into a future they both deserve?

HER ALPHA MARINE IS RELEASED!!

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 The sixth novel in my To Protect and Serve series for Harlequin. Neve is hellbent on handling a threat to her family alone. She has her Coast Guard training and her contact in South America. She had to go after a ruthless gunrunner before he makes good on his threat to take out her and her whole family as revenge for Neve failing to save his in a rescue gone bad. When Rock gets a whiff of her danger, there's no way he's going to let his best friend's sister go it alone...no matter what she says.

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date:February 1, 2017

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HE'S GOING TO PROTECT HER…NO MATTER THE COST

A Coast Guard mission goes wrong, and a vengeful arms dealer targets rescue swimmer Neve Michaels and her family. Neve heads to South America to eliminate the threat, but her journey isn't without company: her self-appointed guardian, Russell "Rock" Kaczewski. The infuriatingly gorgeous ex-marine is the last man she wants…and the only one she needs.

Rock has worked hard to keep his mind, and hands, off his best friend's little sister, but keeping her safe from those who want her dead will put his code of conduct to the ultimate test. That stubborn woman is willing to do anything to save those she loves…and Rock will do everything to save Neve.

RESISTING SAMANTHA IS RELEASED!

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The tenth novel novel in my Hope Parish series features Chase Sutton.Six foot two inches of gorgeous lone wolf rebel. Blue eyes, sun-warmed brown hair and a boyish face that is full of mischief. His hard, muscular body is honed from carving a life out of the untamed bayou. He's the oldest of the siblings and currently estranged from his family. He was being groomed to take over the family business, but right after high school, something happened to him and he up and left the family estate and disappeared into the bayou. His family doesn't know why or what happened to make him leave everything behind. He's built himself a successful fishing and touring business in the bayou. He currently provides seafood to local residents, including Yankee restaurant owner, Samantha Wharton. She's running from her past, too. Together they may be able to find a place where they can put everything behind them.

 

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Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 20, 2016

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Samantha Wharton had escaped New York City to settle in Suttontowne and run Imogene’s, a quaint and historical eatery, struggling with a devastating painful past. She thought her heart had died along with her family, but when she meets Chase Sutton, the fallen son of the town’s founder, she cannot seem to hang onto her bruised and battered heart.

Chase Sutton was tired of being told what to do and whom to know. After the discovery of a devastating family secret, he left his life completely behind and opened up a bait and tackle shop supplying seafood to the local merchants. The simple life suits him fine. It isn’t until falls into Samantha’s sad eyes that he realizes what he’s lost. But how can he offer Samantha a future when he hasn’t dealt with his own past?