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Available now – FORBIDDEN ICE

It’s book release day! My new romantic suspense, FORBIDDEN ICE, is available now!

Protect Wren. The minute that Jacob Jones receives the text from his brother, he springs into action.  Wren Maye is the golden girl from his childhood, the star of his teenage fantasies, and the one woman who was always off limits to him…because she was his twin brother’s girl. Over the years, he kept a careful distance from Wren because he knew she was the one person who could wreck his careful control.

She’s in danger, and he’s the only one who can save her.

Jacob arrives just in time to stop Wren’s abduction. Now he’s going to be her shadow because Wren is the target of a killer bent on vengeance. Jacob has always maintained a careful distance between himself and Wren—but there is no room for distance any longer. There is danger. There is desire. There is a vicious obsession that will not end. So now, he’s just going to take what he wants. And, yes, he will damn well fight his brother for her. He will fight the world for her. She will be his. No one will hurt what belongs to him.

She thought he hated her. Now he’s being her hero.

What is a woman supposed to do? One minute, the delectable Jacob Jones is keeping an icy distance between them, and in the next instant, he’s saving her. Kissing her as if his life depends on the task, and swearing that he’ll keep her safe from any and all threats. And in order to do that protection bit? He has to assume the role of his brother. He’ll be her lover. Or…at least Jacob mistakenly believes that was the role Ebenezer “Eb” Jones had in her life. Newsflash—she has never belonged to Eb. How could she? For years, she’s been hooked on Jacob. The intense and brooding twin who knows far too much about darkness.

A killer will use her to get vengeance.

It is Wren’s connection to both Jacob and Eb that makes her the killer’s perfect target. He wants to kill her in order to punish the brothers. A life for a life. The twins will pay for their crimes. And they will pay by losing a woman who is so very important to them both. A friend to one. A lover to another.  An ice-cold grave for them both to visit as they mourn for what they lost.

Vengeance is best served ice-cold. And desire? It’s best when it burns red-hot.

Chapter One – FORBIDDEN ICE

We are just days away from the 04.29.25 release of FORBIDDEN ICE, but you can read the first chapter right now! (I’ve got the chapter up on my site for you.)

BURIED UNDER ICE – .99 Sale

Do you love an enemies-to-lovers romance?

What about a lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers tale? Because I’ve got one for you! Right now, you can get the ebook of BURIED UNDER ICE for just .99! This book was originally released in December of 2023, and I’ve got it on sale for a limited time.

Once she was falling in love with him, but now she hates him.

FBI Special Agent Oliver Foxx lied to Lark Lawson. Lied, used, seduced, and betrayed her. Four ultimate sins. The special agent got close to Lark just so that he could prove her twin brother was guilty of murder. Correction, multiple murders. The deceitful special agent believed that her brother was a serial killer, and now, because she let the wrong man get close, Lark’s brother is rotting in a jail cell. Her fault, but she’s going to fix things. Or die trying. Though she’d really, really prefer not to die…

It’s up to Lark to prove her brother’s innocence.

Lark knows her brother isn’t guilty. He is the only family she has left, and she is not about to watch him go down for crimes he never committed. So now she’s determined to hunt down the real killer. No one seems to believe that she’s up to the task, but when danger begins to stalk her, it’s clear that Lark has attracted someone’s attention. To a deadly degree.

She also has an annoying special agent suddenly shadowing her every move.

Oliver never planned to get emotionally involved with the passionate and too lovely Lark, but his best laid plans went straight to hell when she entered his world. Oliver is used to profiling killers. He doesn’t know how to win back the only woman who has ever touched his heart. Especially when he broke hers. But when it becomes apparent that Lark is in the crosshairs of a dangerous killer, there is no way that Oliver can stand on the sidelines.

He played dirty before, and he’ll do it again.

Losing Lark isn’t an option. Winning her back? Convincing her to love him again? And—most importantly—keeping her alive? Absolutely on Oliver’s agenda. He will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. The hunt for a killer has never been more personal for him. And the desire he feels for Lark? Never been stronger. He doesn’t just want her. He’s obsessed with getting her back.

But someone else is obsessed, too. And time may be running out for Lark…

WHEN HE HUNTS – Available now!

It’s book release day! My new romantic suspense, WHEN HE HUNTS, is available now!

𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Luna Black knows that she’s being hunted. The price on her head is astronomical. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and she saw some very dangerous people doing some very, very bad things. Now she needs to reach the Feds, stat, and get a new identity 𝑎𝑛𝑑 a new life. Because her old life? Definitely over.

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛.

Ronan Walker lives in the shadows. His job? Simple—to deliver death. And the latest hit has him tracking down the very elusive and unpredictable Luna. But he’s not the only hitman on her trail. Luna has valuable intel. The kind of intel that can never see the light of a courtroom. When the other hunters swarm in on her, Ronan has no choice but to intervene.

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨…𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐲.

After he defeated the group trying to abduct her, Luna expected to die by the gorgeous stranger’s hands. Even as he kissed her, Luna was sure that the tall, dark, and fierce predator would kill her. Only…she woke up, very much 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 alive, and handcuffed to his bed. Before she can even scream, he offers her a deal…protection, but for a price.

𝐈𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭?

No, he’s not. Not even close. His heart never gets involved in a job. Ronan faked Luna’s death, and now he has to keep her with him in the shadows until the Feds are ready to use her in order to bring down a massive criminal ring. The problem? He’s not exactly used to sharing close quarters with anyone. Especially not someone like Luna…a woman who pushes him to the edge and makes him want to let go of the fierce control that he’s kept in place for years.

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧. 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞…

Sometimes, it’s easy to pretend. To act like lovers. But what happens when the pretending starts to feel all too real? The longer they are together, the more Luna realizes there is so much more to Ronan than meets the eye. He protects her, he defends her from every threat, and she…just might be falling hard for the hitman who swears he can never love…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐓𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.

Author’s Note: Ronan deals with death. He’s worked undercover as a hitman for years, only seeing the darkest side of life. Then he meets Luna. A woman named for the moon but who feels like sunlight in his arms. No way should he want her as badly as he does. No way should he start to think of Luna as his. But…he does. And anyone coming after Luna will find that Ronan will take “protecting and defending” her to a whole, new level. No one else will touch Luna, no one will hurt her, and he will deliver death to anyone who tries to take her from him.

WHEN HE HUNTS – Coming Soon!

We are just days away from the 3/25/25 release of WHEN HE HUNTS…so how about a quick teaser?

“Where, exactly, is here?” Luna inquired in her ever-so-polite tone.

“A cabin in the bayou. Far, far away from civilization. You know, one of those places where no one will hear you scream.”

Silence.

“So there’s not much point in screaming. Or running. Because either you’ll stumble straight into a gator or I’ll just catch you. And if I have to hunt you through the bayou—dodging snakes and sinking in smelly sludge—I will be pissed. Know that.”

“Oh, no.” Zero emotion in her voice. “I’d hate to piss off the hitman-slash-kidnapper who drugged me. Who knows what he might do next?” Her eyes had gone extra wide.

Read the 1st Chapter -WHEN HE HUNTS

She wanted a hero. She got a hitman.

What can you expect?

A heartless hitman who may just have to save the day.
A heroine who the hitman might well not be able to live without.
Forced proximity. How else can he keep her safe?
A fake murder. A real one, too. Perhaps a *few* real ones?
Steamy times in the bayou. Watch out for snakes.
How many times can a person be cuffed?
Undercover action. Real desire. Far too much danger.

Have you read the first chapter of WHEN HE HUNTS?

CROSS MY HEART – .99 SALE!

It’s a new month…and I thought that meant it was time for a new S*A*L*E!!! Right now, you can snag the ebook of CROSS MY HEART for just .99!

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭.

Former FBI agent Elijah Cross tried to put the past behind him. For years, he spent his days and his nights tracking some of the most brutal killers in the US. Now? He protects the rich and famous while working at Wilde. Less danger, more glamour…and a whole lot more cash. His latest gig has taken him to the sandy beaches of Florida’s Gulf Coast, and it’s on one of those gorgeous beaches where he comes face to face with the woman who haunts his dreams.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.

She was the last victim he saved at the Bureau. Penelope Kostas. The woman who survived a nightmare. He’d carried her out of hell in his arms, and Elijah had sworn to always protect her. But that promise had been given before his job at the Bureau had imploded. Before he’d broken every rule that mattered…for her. Only to have Penelope run from him.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩.

The serial killer who targeted Penelope was never apprehended, and Penelope fears that he could be hunting her once more. But this time, she will not be his victim. She wants Elijah to help her hunt him. To help her stop the killer before he can strike again. And she will pay any price for Elijah’s help. He’s the only man she trusts…and, once upon a time, Elijah had offered to do anything for her…even kill to keep her safe.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝.

Elijah still wants her just as badly. Penelope still needs him just as much. Lust, obsession—they always twisted together for them, and the longer that they are together, the more that dark and consuming need just grows and grows. Elijah will do whatever it takes to protect Penelope. She’s not the same woman he knew before. Not lost, not afraid. She’s determined to fight, and he will be at her side every step of the way. The killer won’t escape again. And Elijah will not lose the woman who owns his heart.

CRUEL ICE – Available Now

Declan Flynn is a tech billionaire and crime royalty. When PI Marley Jones saves his life, she becomes his new obsession. He might not feel emotions the way normal people do, but he knows one thing for certain. Marley is meant to be his.

Morally grey hero

He’s good at being bad.

She just saved him from extreme torture and certain death.

Current & cold case mystery

Steamy, steamy steam…

They both have dark pasts.

He’ll bring her into his world and never, ever let her go.

CRUEL ICE is here! I’m so excited to be bringing you this new romantic suspense–and I hope that you enjoy stepping into Declan and Marley’s world!

Tomorrow is the day!

My newest romantic suspense, CRUEL ICE, releases on 1/28/25!

The sins of the father…are coming back to wreck his world.

Make no mistake, Declan Flynn is not a good man. He’s never claimed to be. He’s rich, powerful, dangerous…and, apparently, on someone’s kill list. When he wakes up one night, tied to a chair in a dank basement, Declan is certainly less than pleased—and in a killing mood of his own. Then she appears. His most unlikely savior.

Marley Jones never expected to be the guardian angel to a man most people consider the devil.

But fate is often funny, and she’s in the wrong place at the right time in order to save one very ungrateful and gorgeous billionaire. She’s a low-rent PI, he’s crime royalty (if you believe the gossip) and she may have just stumbled onto the first big case of her career. Now her job is to protect her new client—and in order to do that, she plans to stick to Declan like glue. He’d better get used to having her around. Intimately close.

First, he could have saved himself. Second, there is no way that Declan ever intends to let Marley go.

Good things—and people—don’t come into Declan’s life often. And when Marley inserts herself into what will obviously become one very bloody battle, the only thing he can do is protect her…even as Marley mistakenly thinks she is protecting him. By saving him, Marley put a target on her delicate back, and he intends to make sure that no one so much as touches a hair on her head. He also intends to claim the brave and fierce woman who calls to a dark and savage hunger that he’s buried deep inside.

But an enemy wants vengeance, and he doesn’t care about the collateral damage.

Someone wants Declan to suffer. To pay for the crimes his father committed. To unmask the predator who is now hunting both Declan and Marley, they will have to face the hell of Declan’s past. Monsters aren’t born. They’re made. Declan was made into a monster long ago, and this beast will do anything to protect the angel that slipped into his world.

Try to take her from him? He will show you hell on earth.

One Week – CRUEL ICE

“So, I don’t like to tell you your business but…if we’re making a run for it, we should do it now. It’s really quiet, and I think this is our best shot. Only I’d like to make that run for it without a knife at my throat.” A pause. “You can trust me.”

He could not trust anyone.

“I’ll help you get out of here. I’m not going to leave you.”

His chest burned. Probably because of the stupid drugs he’d been given. Not because of what she’d just said. Certainly not because this was the first time in his life that someone had promised not to leave him.

ONE WEEK to go!!! CRUEL ICE releases on 1/28/25. What can you expect?

Morally grey hero
He’s good at being bad.
She just saved him from extreme torture.
Current & cold case mystery
Steamy, steamy steam…
They both have dark pasts.
He’ll bring her into his world and never, ever let her go.