The countdown is on!! We are officially one month away from the 08.25.26 release of my next romantic suspense, WHEN HE PLAYS.

Begin this story with one certainty…I am not the hero.

He’s used to breaking the law. Not protecting and defending…

Logan Sterling knows the criminal underworld. He knows how to run cons, he knows how to ruin lives, and he knows how to handle danger. What he doesn’t do? Uh, save the day. Play the hero. And, yet…he is currently being blackmailed into doing just that unfortunate job. He’s been forced to work up close—intimately close—with gorgeous and infuriating CIA operative Charlotte Webb.

There is truly no rest for the wicked in this world—and he is very, very good at being wicked. Sigh. Before this job is done, he knows that he will make Charlotte wish that she’d never met him.

She’s his twenty-four, seven companion. He’s her worst nightmare.

Charlotte Webb isn’t exactly thrilled with her new job. Playing the assistant to wild, bad boy Logan is not on her top ten list of activities. But she needs him in order to gain entrance into a world filled with some internationally wanted bad guys. So she’ll pretend to be Logan’s new assistant, she’ll try to control him as the man jumps from one wild scene to another, and then…well, when the situation demands it, she’ll even act the part of his lover. Sacrifices must be made, after all. But she will not actually fall for the man. Even if he is an exceptionally skilled kisser. And even if he—maybe—has a few redeeming qualities buried deep, deep beneath his sexy, smiling surface.

She follows the law. He loves to break the rules.

She saves his life—twice—and she drives him crazy with desire. The longer Logan is with Charlotte, the more he wants her. And when a sick jerk develops an obsession with Logan’s CIA operative, he just has to step up and show the world just how deadly he can be.

Because it’s all fun and games in Logan’s world…until someone tries to hurt the woman who belongs to him.

End this story with one certainty…A bad guy will destroy every threat in his path if it means saving the woman he loves.

Author’s Note: Ready for an unlikely protector? Logan was not meant to save the day. He was more the “wreck the day” type, but when Charlotte blackmails her way into his world—and his heart—he knows that he will do whatever it takes to protect her from a twisted killer. No one is going to hurt his CIA operative. And Charlotte will discover that maybe, when it comes to her…he’s playing for keeps. Opposites will attract, proximity will be forced, bad guys will close in, and Logan will do whatever it takes to prove that he can be the man Charlotte needs when danger comes calling.

I’ve got some box set news for you. Readers have requested more of the box set collections, so I am happy to report that I just released two more sets…

Right now, you can get the entire “Night Watch Paranormal Romance” series in one set (includes HUNT ME DOWN, SLAY MY NAME, and FACE YOUR DEMON).

I’ve also created the first box set to include my “Protector & Defender Romance” series. In Volume One, you will get WHEN HE PROTECTS, WHEN HE HUNTS, and WHEN HE FIGHTS.

These box sets are available at all ebook retailers.

(Quick note: I will be making a second volume/box set of “Protector & Defender” books–hoping to have that available in just a few days.)

Thanks so much for checking out this update!!

Let’s start this week with a FREE book!! For a limited time, you can get my romantic suspense, GHOST OF A CHANCE, free in ebook!

(Quick note: This title is showing as 0.00 at all major US ebook retailers. For my international readers, you can get the free book at Apple Books, Kobo, and Google Play. Some international Amazon sites are showing the book at .99, and I am trying to get Amazon to price match for me now.)

How well do you know the lover in your bed?

It was the hottest hookup of her life. When Tess Barrett spent the night in the arms of the too sexy to be real stranger, she knew she was walking on the wild side. Sex with James Smith was the best EVER. How was she supposed to walk away from that? From him? So…she didn’t. They planned secret dates. More body-melting hookups. The white-hot sex should have been enough.

So why does she start wanting more?

But they have rules. She has rules. No emotions. No ties. She has a past that is dark and twisted, and she’s worked hard to become a new person. She’s a doctor now. Respected. Controlled. Except…there is no control when she’s around James.

A bad guy…might be falling for the good girl.

James can’t keep his hands off his sexy little doctor. She’s buttoned down for everyone else but goes absolutely wild for him. Sure, she doesn’t know his history. Doesn’t know that the man she lets touch every inch of her body used to spend his days working for Uncle Sam and doing some seriously dirty deeds. What she doesn’t know can’t hurt her, right? And if she ever did learn the truth about him, he knew it would terrify his sweet doc right to her core. Terror would make her run. He doesn’t want her running. He just wants her in his bed.

But then…something happens. Danger sneaks up on Tess. She needs help—a very particular expertise and protective skill set. She needs someone lethal and strong…and James is just the man for the job. After all, lethal is his middle name.

Hello, dangerous times.

When James steps in, Tess doesn’t know if she should be grateful or scared to death. Because her gorgeous lover? Turns out he has plenty of mad and dangerous skills. She’s been hooking up with a superhero or…maybe a super villain. It’s sort of hard to tell the difference.

For the moment, she’s going to go with feeling grateful…but as she learns all of his secrets, Tess wonders what will happen next between them. Will they crash and burn? Burn, baby, burn. Or maybe, just maybe, they’ll actually have a GHOST OF A CHANCE at getting a happily ever after ending.

Author’s Note: James Smith is one mad, bad, dangerous guy…but sometimes, bad guys fall hard for good girls. GHOST OF A CHANCE is super hot, charged with lots of feels, and, it’s got some pulse-pounding action for you. Dirty words and dirty deeds are dead ahead. Oh, and there’s plenty of fun thrown in, too. Mystery, humor, sexy times, and danger—all of my favorite things in a book.

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When you’re buried alive with someone, the only place for the relationship to go…is up.

My new romantic suspense, TEMPTATION, is available now!

“I think you and I…” Preston rasped, “might be very similar.”

She felt the lick of his tongue against her earlobe. And maybe, the faintest tug of his teeth on her.

Desire surged through Sloane’s body.

He eased back. Stared into her eyes. “You aren’t scared of me.”

“No.”

“Why the hell not?”

“Because I’ve gotten pretty good at spotting evil over the years.”

He laughed. Rough. Deep. Bitter. “Then maybe you need to take another hard glance at me.”

No, she didn’t. She knew what she was getting with him. Exactly what she needed. But they had to come to an agreement. “You don’t hurt me. I don’t hurt you.”

A furrow appeared between his brows.

“You don’t hurt me,” she repeated. “I don’t hurt you.” That was the only way their partnership would work.

His jaw locked. Frankie kept driving. Sloane didn’t think that Preston was going to respond at all until⁠—

“Angel, there’s something you need to realize.”

She waited, all her attention on him.

“From here on out, consider me your attack dog. Anyone tries to hurt you in any way, and I’ll rip out the bastard’s throat.”

Well, that was promising.