WHEN HE LIES will be releasing on 05.26.26, but how about a teaser right now?

She smiled at him. “You tried to save me. That was incredibly kind of you.”

“Who the hell are you?”

Wow. That had been angry. She sniffed. “Um, I get that we are in a stressful situation.”

“We have been kidnapped.”

“So it would seem.” Her gaze left him and darted around the stables. Just horses were in there with them. No people, not yet. Which meant they had time to escape. She began yanking hard at her ropes even as her gaze darted upwards.

“Who the hell are you?” he repeated.

Her gaze jumped from the rafters back to his face. “Did you hit your head after you got punched? Like, did the blow take you down?” She frowned at him in worry. “I’m Simone. Simone Sailor. We’ve known each other for a few weeks.”

Another growl from him.

“Did that help?” she asked sweetly. “Remember me, now?”

That muscle in his jaw flexed again.

“How about you and I concentrate on escaping, shall we?” Apparently, she needed to keep the man focused. “You wouldn’t happen to have a knife hidden on your person, would you? Because a hidden knife would be awesome right now.”

He stared back at her.

She took his silence to mean…no knife. “Next option…” He wasn’t throwing out options. Why did all the work have to be on her? “Is this your first kidnapping?” she muttered. “Because I believe it is, and it shows.”

“What?”

“We have to escape. Bad things are going to happen when Alexei returns.” Simone nibbled on her lower lip. “Did he happen to say anything to you after he dumped us in here?”

“Yeah.”

She waited.

Nothing.

Once more, she looked toward the rafters. This time, she was desperately trying to find patience. Unfortunately, Simone discovered none. “What did he tell you?” Why did she have to pry everything out of this man?

“Said that when he came back, he’d force us to answer all of his questions. His questions. And Frederick’s questions. Told me that he couldn’t wait to see how much pain we could take before we broke.”

Oh, no. Her horrified stare bounced down to Ryan once more.

“He predicted you couldn’t handle a lot of pain.”

Goosebumps rose on her skin. “I handle pain just fine, for the record.” Her wrists twisted, hard, against the ropes. She could feel the rough hemp biting into her skin. “I just don’t particularly like pain. That’s a normal response, by the way. Most people do not go through life just loving pain.”

“He’s coming back to torture us, Simone.”

“Yes, I heard you, Ryan!” More hair fell into her face. She tossed her head, trying to knock it back out of the way. “Look, I’m really sorry that you got dragged into this mess. Not like I intended for it to happen.”

“What did you do?”

She huffed out a breath. “Are you even trying to get out of the ropes? Because it doesn’t look like you are.”

“Appearances are deceiving.”

“What?”

A loud squeak. And a creak. And…

Her head snapped to the right.

The stable doors were opening. She was not free. Not. Good. Because time appeared to have run out. Alexei stormed forward, a smug smile on his face. A smile that vanished when he realized just how close Simone and Ryan were sitting to one another. Snarling, Alexei lunged forward. He grabbed the back of her chair. Simone screamed.

And Ryan bellowed, “Hurt her and I will fucking kill you!”

Maybe for the first time in her life, she wasn’t falling for the bad guy. She was going for the hero.

WHEN HE FIGHTS is now available in audio!

❤️ Super protective bodyguard.
❤️ Touch her and he’ll wreck you. Really. He can do it. He’s massive.
❤️ One bed? Of course.
❤️ Fake relationship? Nah—he’ll go all in for the real deal.
❤️ He lost her once, and no way will he ever make that mistake again.
❤️ Is he obsessed with her? Um. He gives her his HOUSE.
❤️ Danger. Lots of it. Good thing Kane Harte excels when it comes to handling trouble.

Audiobook news! 😍 I’m super excited to say that Podium Entertainment will be releasing the audiobook for WHEN HE FIGHTS in just ONE WEEK!

If you want to experience big, bad Kane Harte’s book in audio, it will be available on 4/14/26.

PLUS…I’ve received word from Podium that the first two audiobooks in the Protector & Defender series (WHEN HE PROTECTS and WHEN HE HUNTS) will be up on additional platforms–these platforms include Spotify, Apple, and libraries via the Libby and Hoopla apps. (So if you want your libraries to carry these audiobooks, please just request them from your friendly librarian!)

“I should apologize,” he began, voice rough, too growly.

She waited.

“But I’m not sorry I kissed you.” Like he could ever be sorry for that. No way. Not in any universe.

“That’s…not an apology.”

“I’m sorry I let you go before.” There. A real apology. One he meant. “I’m sorry it’s taken me this long to find you again.”

Her eyes widened. “Nash?”

“You’re getting a bodyguard.” One thing that was a nonnegotiable point in the upcoming meeting. And another nonnegotiable? “It’s going to be me.” Because no one would guard her body better.

No one knew her body better.

Every single inch. I know every inch of her. I’ve kissed her. Touched her.

And…

He was also more than ready to kill for her.

WHEN HE LOVES is here! It’s the official release day for my new romantic suspense…

He’s been in love with her since the day they met.

Love at first sight? Sure, you can call it that. Love, obsession, whatever. All Nash Quinn knows is that from the instant he met Delaney Daniels, he fell for her. Hard. Completely. And now…she’s marrying someone else. A man who most people believe to be a prince charming, but Nash knows the guy is a real nightmare, and there is no way–no way–that he can let his Delaney go through with the marriage. Because as soon as she’s married, she’ll be dead.

So he has to kidnap the bride.

It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Nash rides in on his motorcycle, and when the priest asks if anyone objects, Nash steals the bride. Only…Delaney comes far too willingly. She jumps on the back of his motorcycle, and they ride off into the night…even as the groom gives chase.

She’s in trouble, and the man who once shattered her heart is the only one who can help her.

Right before her wedding, Delaney found out just how dangerous and evil her groom-to-be truly was. Desperate and afraid, she’d sent a frantic text to her former best friend, Agnes, hoping for some miracle. She never expected her miracle to come in the form of Agnes’s brother Nash–gorgeous, big, powerful Nash. He storms the wedding and carries her out into the night. Yes, she’s heard the whispers about him. She even has secretly suspected that he might work for the government, but when she learns that big, bad Nash is actually a spy…A spy who just saved her from certain death…everything changes.

The CIA wants to use her. Nash just wants to protect her.

He has to hide Delaney. Has to whisk her away and stay close to her every moment. But emotions and needs that Nash has held in check for far too long are pushing past his control. This is finally his chance–his chance to have Delaney, and Nash is not going to let her slip through his fingers again.

He’ll be the one to put a ring on her finger. And to set a trap for her ex.

Another wedding? Sure, why not? When the CIA wants to nab her ex, Delaney is all-in on the plan. Even if that plan means traveling to Vegas, fake marrying the hot and brooding Nash, and risking everything to bring down a killer. She can do this…but, she may just lose her heart to Nash along the way. Her heart, and potentially, her life.

Author’s Note: He’s stealing a bride, and he will not give her back. Nash has been in love with Delaney for years, and he is not going to let anyone hurt her. He’ll step from the shadows, he’ll protect her, and he’ll finally claim the woman who owns his soul. If anyone tries to get in his way, he’ll show them just how dangerous a real protector can truly be…