Flag on the Play (Gridiron Love Series)

COOPER

When there’s a lot to celebrate, my teammates make sure it’s done in style. The season has just begun, but this year is special, I can feel it. We have a new quarterback at the helm of the Denver Mustangs, and he has connections which have nothing to do with his NFL fame.  That’s why we’re at the hottest club in Denver celebrating the first home game of the season, even if we can’t get wild.

I didn’t expect to be captivated by a gorgeous, curvy woman while out at Aces, but now that I’ve seen her, I know she’s mine. Georgia can run from me all she wants, but it just makes me want to chase her. I can see she doesn’t trust me, but I’m going to change her mind.

This year is going to be best one yet, on the field and off. I’m going to get the girl, the team is going to have a winning season, and everything will be right in the world. I just need to convince my girl that she’s made for me without a penalty flag being thrown. Easy, right?

GEORGIA

When Iris, one of my salon clients and friends, invited me out to Aces, I almost said no. But who can refuse a free night out on the town? I guess it helps to know the owners. Maybe a night out is exactly what I need to shake things up in my life.

I didn’t know I’d be part of the Denver Mustangs celebrating their first home game with a new quarterback and the championship shining like stars in their eyes. Being surrounded by large, hunky men is a bonus. I’ve learned I can look but touching and getting involved doesn’t work out for me.

There’s a flag on the play, though, when Cooper Graves sets his sights on me. He might play defensive back on the field, but, when it comes to me, he’s all about playing offense. He can’t really want me and all my curves, right? When he doesn’t give up, can I give into him and everything he’s promising me?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Cooper plays for the Denver Mustangs, you meet their quarterback, Lucas Caldron, as the MMC in Blast From The Past (Stranger Shoot Book #4) along with another teammate, Ace Riley (offensive lineman).**

HUT, HUT, HIKE! 

Join fifteen of your favorite romance authors as we take to the field to celebrate one of the greatest games in the world. Whether they meet on the field, in the press box, or by literally running into each other, our heroes and heroines will find themselves calling an audible to guarantee they score their very own happy ending this September.

Each short and steamy story promises a happily ever after that guarantees you’ll be dreaming of touchdowns and championship rings in the end zone. 

HADLEY

I’ve been hustling for my business, Paws Up, and now that we’re growing, I need to do some more research to make sure my treats and food are the best they can be. When I get an in to visit a dog training facility, I jump at the chance. I’m looking forward to everything I’ll have the opportunity to learn and getting out of Denver for a little while. 

When I arrive, I’m met with more than a dog training facility and kennel. It’s a ranch where former military can battle their demons and feel productive. Brock and Luke are willing to answer all my questions and help me not only perfect my recipes, but they prove to me there might be more to life than the business I’ve been focusing on. 

LUKE

To save my family from the man I became, I went in search for a place where I could escape my past and, maybe, find a future. Finding a mentor and brother in Brock was enough for me, but then Hadley arrives with her sweet smiles and curious eyes. I know the place she belongs is in our arms, but will she stay? Or will she become just another person I lose along the way?

BROCK

When I was struggling most, I found a slice of hope and peace at a little ranch where I could use my knowledge and skills to train protection dogs and help other former military members find a new path. I’ve been here the longest other than the owner and I don’t see myself leaving anytime soon. Luke is new, his demons are still fresh, and we find a brotherhood together. When Hadley arrives, she’s full of light and everything we both need. Can we convince her the only place she belongs is between us or will we have to double dog dare her to stay?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Meet Hadley in All Bark, No Bite.**

Fall is the perfect time to snuggle up with a cowboy on the ranch, but why stop at one when you can have to? When two men who know what it means to put in a hard day’s work set their sights on a woman to share, you know it’s going to be a boot wearing, barn raising good time. This September get Lassoed in Love by some of your favorite contemporary romance authors with this menage romance series. 

EZRA

I’ve always put everything I have into hockey and Stella. We’ve been friends for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always felt the need to keep her close and safe. I don’t know when it changed into something more or why, but I hid it and denied it because I’ve been afraid of losing what we have.

Winning the championship last year should have made me feel fulfilled, but something is missing, and I know what it is. I want Stella by my side and in my arms as more than a friend. How can I be a beast on the ice and a coward when it comes to my girl?

When I see a player from another team hitting on Stella, all bets are off. The puck stops here. It’s a good thing I’m used to stopping the other team from scoring on the ice because I’m going to need those skills. He might be a good guy, but Stella is mine. It’s time to show her just how much she means to me.

STELLA

I think it’s time to move on, everyone else around me is finding love and working toward their future. Then there’s me who is holding onto hope for something I don’t think will ever happen. It’s time to put down the crush I’ve had on my best friend, the one guy who has always been in my corner.

I’ll always be Ezra’s biggest fan and the president of his fan club. I’ll always be his friend, but I can’t wait for him to wake up and look at me like I’m his whole world. I can ignore how much I’m attracted to him and the things which make it feel like we’re in our own little world and meant to be together. Right?

Just when I’m ready to put myself out there, why does he come out of nowhere and ruin it? Is it a game to him or is it something more? Am I even willing to find out?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is related to my Sullivan Protection Series.  Meet Ezra in The Way Her SEAL Cares (Real Hot SEAL Series). Stella and Ezra appear in Never Going to Care (Sullivan Protection Book 1).**

Who doesn’t love a hockey player? Brutes on the ice, humble in victory, and hot as puck in suits. Fasten your skates, grab your tickets, and get ready to score when the New York Storm hits the ice. These irresistible alphas play hard and love harder. Our returning champions will do whatever it takes to win the season—and the hearts of the women they love. 

JACE

In the years since everything changed in Screaming Woods, including myself, the only place I’ve found solace is in the woods I protect as a park ranger. I’m not sure how to deal with my new…attributes as a wolfman. What if I go feral? What if I can’t control the monster I was made into? 

Every year this goes on, I retreat farther from humanity and closer to the animal I’ve become. I don’t get close to anyone, which is for the best. I’m destined to be alone now; at least that’s what I assumed. Until I meet Dakota.

Dakota moves to town to open a gourmet pet treat business, but I know there is more to the story. I didn’t know I had a future beyond being a monster. Fate has given me something else—her, my mate.  Now I’ll do anything to keep her safe and make her mine, even accept the monster I’ve become.

DAKOTA

When looking for a place to open a brick-and-mortar store for the business I run with my best friend, I wanted to take the opportunity to move far away. My ex is obsessed with me and not in a dark romance kind of way, more in a creepy, scary, restraining order kind of way. Something was calling me to Screaming Woods, so I took a chance.

Opening Paws Up is going well. The town is welcoming and a little odd. Just the way I like things. I’ll be able to build a new, safe life here. I’ll be able to stay out of trouble and focus on the business.

Then Jace growls his way into my life. He’s a wolfman who loves nature and takes offense to my business, though I can’t understand why. It’s not like I’d suggest he try my treats…unless he wanted to. I have a lot to learn about Screaming Woods and the monster whose fate is entwined with mine. Hopefully my past won’t come back to haunt me and try and take it all away from me. Even if it does, I’m knot running from fate.

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is loosely related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Meet Dakota in Double Dog Dare (Lassoed in Love Series).**

Twelve of your favorite authors are heading to Screamer Woods, where the monsters mash with their human soulmates. These monsters are tired of hiding in the shadows and ready to fall in love. Go into the woods and meet your new book boyfriend, he might have scales, claws, or fangs, but he’s 100% irresistible.

MELINDA

Getting away from my boutique and seeing some old friends was exactly what I needed. I’ve been all about working and making my shop a success for so long, I forgot that it’s okay to let loose a little and have some fun. My weekend was full of fun, laughter, and witchy things which can’t possibly come true, but I wasn’t going to wreck anyone’s fun and say it out loud.

So, why when I get back to my shop do I have a new delivery man who seems to match everything I want in a man? It’s just a coincidence and couldn’t possibly have to do with the spell we all participated in. Right?

Even if I did conjure him up, there’s no guarantee Boone is going to stick around. Except he touches me like he will, and he looks at me like I’m better than a full moon on Halloween. Maybe I can trust him and give him my heart, especially since he doesn’t seem willing to get me go. Who knew a girl’s weekend could lead the man who is my future to me?

BOONE

I liked my old delivery route, it was comfortable. I knew the people and what to expect, but the moment I walk into a little boutique with a lot of frills and bright colors to see Melinda, I know why fate has stepped in. Seeing her is like seeing color for the first time.

She’s smart, beautiful, driven and kind. If I had to pick a perfect woman, it would be her. I’m determined to show her how good we can be together even though she’s skittish.

I thought Christmas was the time or gifts, but I got the best one of my life for Halloween in Melinda. I don’t need a potion or a spell to get the girl of my dreams, she’s right here in front of me and I’ll earn her trust and her heart.

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Meet Melinda in Catching His Falling Star (Suburban Outcasts Book 2).**

You've Built a Bear, but have you ever Made a Manster? When 15 girlfriends spend a spooky weekend getaway in Manitou Springs, they conjure up their perfect partner, but never expect to actually meet them.
This Halloween, join our heroines as they manifest the men of their dreams using a little magick, a whole lot of tequila, and a wedge of lime.

JETT 

When I joined up, I thought I was going to be a lifer, but it was harder than I thought it would be. Then five years ago I got a letter and found inspiration to keep going and be the man I set out to be. It was a friendship at first with Charlotte. The respect and admiration she has for service members made me feel proud to wear the uniform in a new way.

In the last five years, things between us have changed. At some point she became my everything and, as more letters arrived, my dreams and goals changed. I can’t dedicate my life to the military when my heart is in Denver.

I’ve been pining for Charlotte for years with what felt like a million miles between us, but I’m going to close the distance because I can’t be apart from her anymore. She might not know it yet, but she’s mine. It’s time for me to claim her. 

CHARLOTTE

I thought I was just going to reach out to a service member and give them a slice of home in my letters. That is how it started with Jett, but then it became more. So much more. I never expected to fall in love with a man through words on paper.

With every scrawled word I gave him more of my heart. Now it’s all his, but I’m afraid his dreams mean he won’t ever truly be mine. He joined with the intention of devoting his life to serving. I won’t ask him to give that up, even if it means I’m alone.

When I haven’t heard from him for a while, I’m not sure what to think. Then he shows up. He’s brought himself and my heart home. I have a chance to show him that I’ve always been his. It started with a letter, but now it’s forever.

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Meet Charlotte for the first time in Securing His Family (Higgins Security Book 1), but she appears in other books as well. Journey with me for this book and Scarred Beginnings (Heart of a Wounded Hero Series), because there is a time jump. To get a chronological reading order, please see my website.**

Take a journey through the Loving My Soldier collection as hearts draw the line in the sand, ensuring love is found in the most unlikely of places.

EDISON

I’m being watched and followed. I don’t know who it is and only in the deepest, darkest part of my mind will I admit that I like it. I know I shouldn’t, but I crave for whoever is lurking in the shadows to come into the light. When they do, I’m not prepared, but I’m too curious to not find out where this can lead. Three men want me, but there’s more there than meets the eye.

I’m not sure they’re the right men for me, but under their praise and the way they push my boundaries, I find myself. The freedom they give me within the walls of Club Sin satisfies a part of me I never knew I had. Maybe there’s more here than a little fun. Can this really be what I’ve been looking for all my life?

KILLIAN

The moment I meet Edison, I know she is special and getting to put my mark on her skin only makes my obsession grow. Since tattooing her, I haven’t been able to get her out of my mind. I give into the darkness and become her stalker, but I quickly figure out that I’m not the only one. Meeting Jude magnifies the need for our woman, and we find comfort in each other, right or wrong.

There’s only one other person I know who can balance us out and help us get the woman whose soul is calling to me like a siren’s song. My brother, Coyle, falls too, just like I knew he would. Now it’s just a matter of showing her how special she is and helping her to embrace her darkest desires.

JUDE

Taking a job as janitor at the university library is a big step down for me, but it had to be done. It was the only way I could think of to keep an eye on the woman of my dreams. Seeing Edison from afar was kismet and I wasn’t going to let it pass me by. I’ve been able to watch over her, but I find I’m not the only one enthralled.

No surprise there. What does surprise me is the connection I have to Killian and how we work out the consuming need for our woman. Coyle getting added to the mix feels right, he provides a balance we need. When all the secrets, obsessions, and desires come out, will Edison be able to accept us? All of us?

COYLE

I’ve been pulled into a mess I wasn’t prepared for, but, surprisingly, I don’t want to get out. Not after finding my way to Edison, no matter how wild or wrong the road was. I can understand my brother’s obsession, I feel it thrumming through my veins with breathtaking intensity.

I can see her needs, her desires, her cravings. I’m going to give them all to her. She’s ours. We’ll cover her in praise and show her that we might not be perfect, but we’re hers.

**18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. This story will have high heat with multiple love interests for the heroine. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This is a why choose romance, which means the heroine has more than one love interest. This book contains darker themes and play as well as M/M in this MMFM romance. Meet Edison in Room Six: Breathlessly Devoted to Them (Club Sin: Chicago Session 1).**

Club Sin: New York took your breath away, now visit Club Sin: Chicago for two more play sessions.

Fantasies are meant to come true and the men of Club Sin: Chicago will see to your every kinky desire. This November is the second play session of the year with 10 steamy romances. We’ll take you inside Club Sin: Chicago, a forbidden place where you’ll find love and pleasure with multiple hot men in these Reverse Harem novellas. Can you handle the heat?

10 rooms, 10 fantasies…Which door will you step through?

STONE

When you have nowhere else to go, following a man who has become your best friend and brother in far more than blood seems like a good idea. Even if that man has hearts in his eyes for a woman who he only knows through letters. I’m happy for him, he deserves some sunshine in his life.

Even if Jett gets lost in love, going with him in the hopes of finding where I’m supposed to set down roots is better than going back to my hometown where I’d find the ruins of the life I had before I joined up. There’s nothing left for me there except pity and there’s nothing left for me in the service. I’m stuck and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.

Meeting Genesis makes me believe in light again. She’s wounded where people can’t see; just like me. She’s afraid to let me in and I can’t say I’m not scared out of my mind myself. I think we might be able to heal each other, at least enough for our wounds to become scars that honor our past as we find our future.

GENESIS

I told myself a long time ago that I’d never let a man inside my heart. The only men I’ve been able to trust are in the family I was adopted into all because my sister fell in love. They think because I was the youngest growing up that I didn’t understand how wrong it all was. I might have tried to be blind to it, but I saw.

It left wounds. They might be healing, but they still pull and itch. It’s hard to ignore them, but I put those worries behind a brave face and a bright smile. It’s the only way I know how to survive. It’s the only way I know how to convince everyone I’m okay.

When my best friend is surprised by the military pen pal she’s been writing letters to for five years, I get a surprise of my own in the form of Stone. He’s just as scarred as me and I’m drawn to him. I want to shelter him as he wraps me in hope, but I’ve been let down before by those who should have cared about me the most. Will we be too broken to find a beginning worth more than our past and our scars?

**18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Meet Genesis in Building His Home (Banks Ink. Book 8) and Stone in Letters From Hometown USA (Loving My Soldier Series). Journey with me for this book and Letters From Hometown USA (Loving My Soldier Series), because there is a time jump. To get a chronological reading order, please see my website.**

The Heart of the Wounded Hero series was created to pay tribute to and raise awareness of our wounded heroes. Each of the over eighty authors involved have contributed time, money, and stories to the cause. These love stories are inspiring and uplifting, showing the sacrifice of our veterans but also giving them the happily ever after they deserve.
 

By increasing awareness through our books, we believe we can in a small part help the wounded heroes that have sacrificed so much.
 

Thank you for reading!

JESSA

I was able to resist the desire for months, but I’m an addict and pain is my drug. I’ve found ways to get a fix while staying safe which is why I have so many tattoos. I was able to ignore the pull, the need, that spike of fear the pain brings. Until I wasn’t.

Now they know my secret. Now they know what swirls inside of me. And they crave more. I wonder if they’ll stick around because a lifetime of my pain as their pleasure sounds perfect to me.

AIDEN

I hide who and what I am behind a façade, one carefully crafted and hard to break through because of the smile on my face and the armor around my soul. With Jessa and the guys, I can admit who I am and let my darkness out to play. I can see the doubt in her eyes, the fear this will all disappear and become nothing but a dream. She doesn’t realize that I can never go back now. None of us can.

BROOKS

Oh, the things I want to do to Jessa. I knew there was darkness lurking beneath the ink and now that it’s peeked back at me, I can’t let it go. Just like I can’t let her go. She wants to hide this part of herself, but I’m going to show her that the only thing to do is embrace it.

CAMERON

I forgot how to live a long time ago, content with going through the motions and doing the things expected of me to live from one day to the next. Until Jessa let herself be free. Now I can soar on the wings of her pain and pleasure because they are my own. She owns me, all of me, and now I live to bring her to her knees knowing she’s the one who has the power to slay me.

**18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. This story will have high heat with multiple love interests for the heroine. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This is a why choose romance, which means the heroine has more than one love interest. This book contains darker themes and play. Meet the crew of Misfit Tattoos in Room Four: Wrong Guys, Right Praise (Club Sin: Chicago Session 2).**

Warning, this book contains various kinks and rough play including: sadomasochism, verbal degradation, praise, knife and blood play, hand necklaces, breath play (with talk of asphyxiation), dub-con with shades of non-con and CNC, somnophilia (which includes drugging), impact play, breeding, an abduction scenario.

Club Sin: New York took your breath away, now visit Club Sin: Chicago for two more play sessions.

Fantasies are meant to come true and the men of Club Sin: Chicago will see to your every kinky desire. This November is the second play session of the year with 10 of steamy romances. We’ll take you inside Club Sin: Chicago, a forbidden place where you’ll find love and pleasure with multiple hot men in these Reverse Harem novellas. Can you handle the heat?

10 rooms, 10 fantasies…Which door will you step through?

ZINNIA

In my pain, I have found darkness. When I am at my lowest, I find him. He is all darkness, a place where light doesn’t dare to touch. How can he bring me so much warmth when all I have known is cold for so long? I want him as my savior, but he tastes like sin on my tongue.

Being separated from what I love the most due to my body’s own betrayal has broken something inside of me. Dance used to be a way for me to feel the rays of the sun on my face, to feel free. Ballet is no longer an option, but I haven’t made my peace with the loss.

When searching for another way to dance and leave the shadows, that’s when I find him. Elio won’t let me go, but I don’t want him to. He is not a man who heals. He is a man who kills. Then how does he manage to bring my broken pieces back together? Is he mending me just to break me again?

ELIO

Filling in for my brother at his club brings me a woman whose cracked soul calls to mine. She is shrouded in darkness and shadow, things I intimately understand. The pain in her eyes makes me yearn to cradle her against me and fix her.

Zinnia is the light I need in my life, the one ray of undiluted joy that could banish the demons inside of me while also freeing her from the darkness of her sadness. She calls to me—a song on the wind that caresses the movements of her body. Wanting her, having her, could bring me happiness or it could bring death to us all.

How can I hold her when the blood on my hands never dries? What new dangers would she come to know by being in my life? Can I help her to blossom and keep her safe? It doesn’t matter because I’m never letting her go and those who defy me, who would dare to punish her for my sins? They will know the shadows of the underworld because of my hands.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers.**

Power comes at a cost and these men have sacrificed their souls. They know violence, death, and how to walk in the gray, but that doesn’t mean they are without weakness. The women they love are their light and they would scorch the Earth to protect them. This December meet the men who rule their empires of crime and the women who stand by them while darkness reigns.

MISTLETOE

Revenge. It’s the only thing that has been driving me for so long and now it’s so close. The death of my twin hangs heavy on my heart. She didn’t deserve the pain she was put through. The desperation she must have felt echoes through my soul along with my guilt. The man who killed her was not tortured enough.

Since the man responsible is already gone, the only one who can temper my need for blood is Nikolai Orlov. I’ve been watching and waiting. When he retreats to his cabin, I know it’s time to strike. He will answer all my questions and I will get vengeance for my sister’s demise.

Getting stranded with him wasn’t part of the plan. Nor was finding out that his pain mirrors my own. He’s haunted, but is it enough? Will anything ever be? Can my soul rest in his arms and find peace? What would my sister think of me if she knew Nikolai has stolen my heart?

NIKOLAI ORLOV

I am being haunted. There are so many sins in my past, so many deaths on my shoulders, but the death that taints my soul the most wasn’t by my hands. I was too late to stop the abuse, but I tried to make it right. I can still see her lifeless eyes in my nightmares because her ghost will not let me rest. I don’t deserve the luxury of vanquished guilt.

The need to get away from the city and search for some solace drives me to my cabin. I was hopeful the ghost of my failure, wouldn’t follow me, but she did. At least, I thought she did, but the person who has been haunting me isn’t a ghost at all.

I see the pain in Mistie’s eyes for her twin. I can see the hatred she has for me and her need for retribution. I will pay in flesh and blood willingly because once I know she is real and not a figment of my own failure, I also know that she’s mine. We’re two hearts in pain and stranded in the snow. Can we find a way forward together?

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is the first of my Orlov Bratva books and has a connection to my Denver Family and Agosti Crime Family books but can be read as a standalone. Nikolai Orlov is mentioned throughout the Agosti Crime Family books, you can meet him in Their Songbird (Raining Love Series).**

It might be cold outside, but things are heating up indoors.  Will secret wishes and filthy dreams come true when 11 dirty-talking heroes and their sassy women find themselves Snowed In this Christmas?
Join your favorite Instalove romance authors from Flirt Club as we bring you a brand-new series of red-hot romances this November. 

VLAD

I’ve been watching and waiting for a chance to get Laurel in my arms. I shouldn’t want her since she’s the Orlov princess, but I don’t care that our families have spent generations killing each other. All I want is her. She will be the Petrov family’s queen.

I know her power, her strength, and her softness; I crave all of her. I’ll lure her to me and then I’ll never let her go. The darkness inside of me demands her submission and I don’t care if the thorns she uses to protect herself draw blood. I will gladly bleed for her.

I’ll free her of the gilded cage the Orlovs have built around her. She’s mine and I’m never letting her go. Once she’s in my arms, nothing can take her from me, not even her brothers. They can come for her, but they’ll never win.

LAUREL

With my brother out of town, burying himself in his own misery and guilt over something he couldn’t control, the throne of the Orlov family is vacant. It should mean freedom for me, but unfortunately the rest of my brothers think I should be caged as well. The only solace I have is my art.

When I get an offer to talk to someone in Atlantic City about a gallery show, it’s an opportunity I can’t pass up. Coming face-to-face with my family’s enemy is the last thing I expect. The Petrov name has always been sneered in my family and I know the kind of darkness that lives in Vlad.

Vlad says he wants to set me free, but I know he only wants to trap me for himself. I’ve always hated not having my freedom but being captured by Vlad is a craving I can’t deny. If he can handle my thorns, he can have me. My family will get over it or I’ll watch it all burn.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Orlov Bratva series but can be read as a standalone. Meet one estranged Orlov brother in Their Songbird and the head of the family, Nikolai, in Snowed In With the Bratva Boss.**

Power comes at a cost and these men have sacrificed their souls. They know violence, death, and how to walk in the gray, but that doesn’t mean they are without weakness. The women they love are their light and they would scorch the Earth to protect them. This December meet the men who rule their empires of crime and the women who stand by them while darkness reigns.

HARLAND

The music calls to me. It’s part of me and entwined with my soul. It’s always been my dream to follow the music where it leads me. I’m hoping it’ll be to a big break, but so far, it hasn’t been going too well.

I wasn’t expecting my music to lead me to Ophelia, but I need a place to play and she’s new in town to manage her uncle’s bar. She gives me a chance, even though she doesn’t have to. I’m just grateful to be near her because the moment I saw her, I knew my dreams brought me to the woman who is meant to be mine.

When my music leads me out of town, what does it mean for the woman who fuels my muse and my heart? What happens when my big break comes knocking? I don’t want to leave her behind, but I’m not sure I can convince her to dream a little bigger with me. Is there a way for me to get everything I want without leaving Broken Road and Ophelia?

OPHELIA

I’ve always been told to dream bigger, but a simple life where I know my worth and who I’m headed home to at night is more my style. I have no use for broken promises and big cities. It’s what led me to take my uncle up on his offer to move to Broken Road and manage his bar.

I thought I’d settle in and find my rhythm. Then Harland bursts through the doors and begged for a chance to make his own dreams come true. As much as the promise of love I see in his eyes is real, he has bigger dreams than me.

I love the stars in his eyes, but they scare me. His dreams can’t come true in Broken Road. I can only hope, when he gets everything that he’s been working for, my heart isn’t broken under his boots as he walks away. Are his dreams all or nothing or can we find a way to get everything we want?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  Broken Road, Texas is a small town with lots of heart and men who know how to treat their women. Meet Harland in Broken Road Wishes (coming in late December, more details soon). There is a connection to my Denver Family books through White Picket Fences Records, but there won’t be a lot of crossover or cameos in Broken Road.**

PHOENIX

Why do men have to have all the fun? I’m not about the backward notion that men can sow their wild oats and women have to be pure and innocent. Why should we when it’s so much more fun to turn the tables?

I spend my nights tending bar at Aces and picking up a man when the mood strikes me. I don’t apologize for it and see no reason why I should. I learned a long time ago to follow the fun and stay away from the heartbreak. I’ve noticed Rhett watching me and it sparks something in me, but that doesn’t mean I’ll offer him more than one night.

When he finally approaches me, I figure he’ll be just another name in my little black book. It seems Rhett has other plans, but I can’t imagine changing for a man. Then why does it feel better in his arms than anywhere else? Why does part of me believe him when he tells me I’m his? Maybe it’s time to rise up from the lessons of my past and believe in something more.

RHETT

I’ve always been a good guy—stable job, head on straight, kind to others. It doesn’t all go flying out the window when I’m out with some friends at Aces, a local club, but something shifts. The moment I see Phoenix with her hair like fire and an attitude to match, a possessiveness I’ve never known flares to life.

Part of me is wondering who I am as I stalk her until I see my chance to have a night with her, one I know will prove to her exactly what we are. The rest of me just knows it’s right. Now I have to prove it to the woman who keeps everything surface level.

I’m not just another notch on her bartop, no matter how much she thinks that’s the case. I can see the pain in her eyes and know she’s risen from the ashes before, but I’ll never let anything bad touch her again. The only fire she’ll experience from now on is when I burn her little black book because she’s mine and I’m never letting her go.

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security).  Phoenix is mentioned in Revealing His Family (Higgins Security Book 5).**

These women own their sexuality and aren’t ashamed of the notches on their bedposts. Will the heroes who come into their lives be enough to show them how good commitment can be and get these ladies to throw out their little black books? Join some of your favorite romance authors for the Notching Boots Series and find out this February.

HAYES

I’m finally shedding the one-hit wonder fame after moving to White Picket Fences Records. I know what this opportunity means, but I can’t stop being me either. It’s possible I should have stopped partying and playing the field a long time ago. Sure, I don’t make it easy on the PR people, but it’s all part of the lifestyle.

At least that’s what I’ve told myself for years. Maybe it’s time to leave the groupies and bad press behind me. This tour could make or break my future and now I’ve picked up a stalker, but the label has a plan. I should have asked more questions because I was not expecting Ellington.

She’s former military and has been sent to protect me while also posing as my fake girlfriend for the press. There’s only one problem with the plan—on sight I want her, and she can’t stand me. I don’t know how I’m going to finish this tour, save my image, and make Ellington realize there’s nothing fake between us while also surviving my stalker.

ELLINGTON

Meeting Hayes Jennings on WPF Record’s private jet leaves me with a bad first impression even though the chemistry between us fires me up in ways I’ve never experienced before. It doesn’t matter because he’s a job and a playboy. I don’t do bad boys—consider it a lesson learned.

I’ve been in worse spots than this before and come out the other side. I just need to get through this tour with Hayes while keeping it professional, except in front of the cameras when I have to pretend to adore him. If only that were as difficult as I want it to be.

Hayes might be temptation on two legs with a voice I long to hear singing to me in the middle of the night, but I’ll keep those feelings locked down. It’s easy to pretend like I can’t stand him, but it would be nice if my heart felt the same. I have a job to do and I’m going to do everything in my power to keep him safe, help with his public image, and show the guys at Higgins Security that they made the right decision when they hired me. Yeah, piece of cake.

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Hayes Jennings is mentioned in Dreams From Broken Road.**

The skies just got a little friendlier.  Welcome to Mile High Love, where sizzling alpha heroes and hot sassy heroines heat up the skies and fall in love at 30,000 feet.  Join your favorite instalove romance authors from Flirt Club as we kick off the year with seven brand-new, extra steamy romances this February!

POSY

One night to dance in the moonlight. I’m taking one night and forgetting everything that brings me down. I won’t worry about the way my family ignores me unless they want to use me. I won’t think about the uncertain future ahead of me and the marriage my father is trying to arrange for his own purposes.

I almost don’t make it to the ball because of my sister’s selfishness, which is nothing new. It seems I have at least one person on my side because I get to revel in the sparkle of the Guidice Ball. Then I meet them—two men who have danger written all over them who give me a night I can never forget.

If only I didn’t have to go back to the life waiting for me where obligations I don’t want weigh me down. Long after the clock strikes midnight, I can still feel their hands on me. But one night is all I’ll ever have. The thought of them finding me is just a fairytale woven in moonlight.

TONY

I was born to stand next to Dante Guidice; it’s the only path I’ve ever known, and he’s earned my loyalty. I had no idea that being who I am would lead me to a night that changes my life. Sharing a woman with Zeno isn’t something I expected, but it is right. Then the next morning, she’s gone.

The thing our Moonlight needs to realize is that nothing is going to stop us from finding her and making her ours.

ZENO

Being trusted by the Guidice family isn’t what I expected out of life, but the family saved me and gave me a home. I never expected to find a woman who set my heart aflame, nor did I think I’d share her with Tony. When she disappears, I’m grateful for the skills I’ve gained. Finding Posy ends up being the easy part, it’s keeping her that tests our skills.

Our Posy is going to learn an important lesson—we’ll do anything to protect her and never let her go because her moonlight is what leads us home.

**18+. This story has dark themes and morally gray mafia heroes. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMCs and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. Meet Tony and Zeno in Flames and Flowers.**

This year Mardi Gras is about more than indulging in good food before the fast, it’s about these heroines finding pleasure and love with more than one man.  Join some of your favorite romance authors for the Mardi Gras Menage series!  Laissez les bon temps rouler, indeed. 

LAWSON

I love my job and my crew. The owners of J&J Construction put a lot of trust in me, and I strive to give my job everything I have. I pride myself on my calm façade on the job and off, even if I am a man of few words.

That flies out the window when Madison comes onto my job site to complain about the noise. I can almost see the steam coming out of her ears, but she’s not the client and I have a job to do. She gets under my skin and with one look I know why.

I might not be able to do anything about how loud it can get, but I can find a way to make it up to her if she’ll let me. Madison and her sassy attitude are mine and I’m not letting her go. I know she watches me, and it only fuels the fire within me to claim her. I’ll soothe her annoyance and make her forget about anything other than building a future with me.

MADISON

The racket from next door is going to drive me up the wall. I’ve confronted the foreman, Lawson, about the issue and it didn’t go very well. I can’t concentrate on my work and it’s not just the noise that’s the problem. My thoughts are invaded by a certain foreman with a dad bod so cuddlable that it makes me want to beg him to let me snuggle with him.

It’s too bad I made a horrible first impression and now can only watch from my window even when I tell myself I won’t do it anymore. When he catches me checking him out, is he going to make fun of me and continue to hold my bad attitude against me? It wasn’t my finest hour; I’ll be the first one to admit it.

When he asks me out, I wonder if he’s trying to teach me a lesson or if he’s for real. I could see a future with him, wrapped up in his beefy arms. Can he see a future with me or am I just a harpy with no manners?

**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Meet Lawson in Less Than Strangers (Stranger Shoot Book 6) and Built Dad Bod Tough.**

The Dad Bods are back, and they're Bigger, Bolder, and Burlier than ever! This April, join your favorite authors and the men packing a little somethin' extra for their women in Dad Bod 2.0: Large And In Charge.

DELL

When the dust settled after the Halloween party that changed so many lives, I was left in the shadows. I watched the people I lived next to for years forget about me as they picked up the pieces of their lives. How could they find a new normal when I’m left no better than fog?

Darkness and bitterness have become my constant companions and I have no doubt that’s how it will always be. Even though I’m angry, what else can I do but continue to watch from the darkest corners of Screaming Woods while everyone goes on? I’m not expecting a light to suddenly appear.

Caroline isn’t all monster, but, as a child of our resident wolfman and his mate, she’s not all human either. As much as I want to give into the pull to her, I’ve spent far too long existing within the shadows. She deserves more, but that won’t stop me from watching her.

CAROLINE

Finding my place in Screaming Woods hasn’t been easy for me. I’m not a monster, but I’m not a human like my mom. I’m something in between. I don’t know where I belong in the only home I’ve ever known.

When I turn 18, it feels like there’s something pulling me into the darkest parts of the forest where only shadows live. I ignore it as best I can, but I can feel someone’s eyes on me, waiting for me, calling to me. Something is missing and I have no idea what it is.

When I go in search of what is stalking me, I find light in the darkness. My parents are mates, but I never thought I’d find mine. Finding out my mate is someone everyone else forgot about long ago, when he became one with the shadows, is something out of a dream…or a nightmare. How can we find our future together when he’s a shadow of who he was with burning resentment for everyone who left him behind?

**18+  If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. Read about Caroline’s parents and get an introduction to Screaming Woods in Knot Running From Fate.**

Who says monsters can’t fall in love? In Screaming Woods, anything is possible. Welcome back to the little town turned monstrous by a party potion gone wrong. Your favorite instalove authors are bringing you hairier, scarier, and hornier monsters than ever before in this beastly series coming to your kindle in May 2023. 

VIOLA

Being a mafia princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and the only person who understands is my best friend, Fleur, who happens to be a motorcycle club princess. We forged our friendship in understanding, and we keep it going by finding adventure together. That’s what led us to Club Sin and every time we go back it feels like we’re searching for something.

I never thought I’d come face-to-face with the Falsini Triplets at Club Sin. I thought I could go unnoticed, but they know who I am and now they know my secret. There is a price to pay for their silence, but it’s worth it. Right up until I lose my heart to the three men my family will never accept.

MATEO

After taking over for our father, my brothers and I want more than the scraps the Falsini family have been allowed before. Our sister had her sights set on Dante Guidice, but she failed and made our family an embarrassment. We’ve been making plays, but we need a bigger plan. Dante might be the king of New Orleans when it comes to organized crime, but getting the Guidice princess on our side will bring us more power.

What happens when it’s more than just a plan and I give into wanting Viola forever?

MARCO

Following Viola to find a weakness we can use against the Guidice family isn’t a bad job considering she’s a gorgeous woman. I never expected to find out her secret is the time she spends at Club Sin. Now that I know, I want nothing more than to use it to our advantage. I’ll thoroughly enjoy putting our plan into motion and finding out what makes her fall apart behind closed doors.

The moment we get her between us, it becomes more than an advantage; it becomes a claiming.

MASSIMO

My brothers have never had much vision outside of the business and their quest for power, not like me. I’ve known Viola was the endgame and have been working toward making her our princess for longer than I’ll admit to my brothers. They had to think it was all their idea. The plan may put us and Viola in danger, but she’s worth it and always has been.

Once they get a taste, they’ll know what I do—we’ll always protect what is ours and Viola belongs to us.

**18+. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. This story will have high heat with multiple love interests for the heroine. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book has ties to my Denver Family book but does not contain any characters from those storylines. This book is part of the Guidice Crime Family books but can be read as a standalone. Meet Viola in Flowers and Moonlight (Mardi Gras Menage Series).**

You’ve explored Club Sin: New York and Club Sin: Chicago, now visit Club Sin: New Orleans for two more play sessions.

Fantasies are meant to come true and the men of Club Sin: New Orleans will see to your every kinky desire. This June is the first play session of the year with ten of your favorite steamy romance authors. We’ll take you inside Club Sin: New Orleans, a forbidden place where you’ll find love and pleasure with multiple hot men in these Reverse Harem novellas. Can you handle the heat?

Ten rooms, ten fantasies…Which door will you step through?