ꜱᴏᴘʜɪᴇ ɢᴀꜱᴘᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴀʀᴀ'ꜱ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴀʀꜰ, ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴜɢɢɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀꜱʜ. "ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇ," ᴀᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ꜱᴏᴘʜɪᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɪɴᴛ ʙʀᴜꜱʜ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ᴇʏᴇꜱ ʟᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. "ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋ." ꜱᴏᴘʜɪᴇ'ꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʀᴀᴍᴍᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʀɪʙꜱ. "ʏ-ʏᴇꜱ, ᴍᴀ'ᴀᴍ," ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀᴍᴍᴇʀᴇᴅ. ᴀ ʜᴜᴍ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴛᴀʀᴀ'ꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ, ʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ, ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀꜱᴘ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ... ꜱʜᴇ ɪɴʜᴀʟᴇᴅ, ꜱᴍᴏᴋᴇ ꜱᴘɪʟʟɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀɪʙʙᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʀᴜꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ꜱᴏᴘʜɪᴇ'ꜱ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴍᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ. ʜᴇʀ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʀɪᴇꜰʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴀʀꜰ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴡꜱ ᴅʀᴇᴡ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. "ᴅᴏ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ?" ᴀᴛᴀʀᴀ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛɪʟᴛɪɴɢ, ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏꜱɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴᴛʏ. ɪᴄᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴘʜɪᴇ'ꜱ ᴠᴇɪɴꜱ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. ꜰᴜᴄᴋ.

Leaving wasn't easy, but Maverick St. John will have to face the reality of the consequences of her actions and learn that coming back will be even harder.

Kyra Blackwell is the only daughter of a powerful politician. She is 25, unmarried, loud, and exceptionally beautiful, but what she hates the most is being controlled. After her father makes the wrong "enemies" he decides to finally get her a suitable bodyguard to protect and keep her safe. Hunter S. Knight is 28 and an ex-special forces soldier who currently works at a high-end private security company, and was specifically sent to watch over the ol' famous Golden Rebel, Kyra... What will happen when Fire meets Ice?

Toni is a hardworking, capable, driven young woman who excels at everything she does, except, her love life. It's not like she hasn't tried, she has had boyfriends, even been engaged once, but it just never works out. She always feels like she is just going through the motions, she just never really connects. As a result, she has been avoiding dating, after giving up on finding Mr Right or even Mr GoodEnough. Hell, she even settled for Mr AtLeastHeIsStickingAround until she discovered he was really Mr CheatingBehindHerBack. Unfortunately for her, while she is preoccupied with a work issue, a colleague manages to trick her into agreeing to go on a blind-date with a friend of his. Reluctantly, she decides to give it one last try and goes all out, getting dolled up and putting herself out there, one, last, time. When the blind date stands her up and she discovers that even the stunning redhead at the other end of the bar has been stood up too, it just seems to prove what she already knows. It's easier just being alone. But what if........ What if neither of them were stood up at all?

Rye Porter is an intersex woman who gave up her rock n roll dreams after being outed in a slanderous article. Working as a bartender down in Nashville, she has made her success in other ways, though she still plays on the little stage in the corner of the bar. Whiskey Rogers is an up and coming country pop singer who hates her pop sound, and wants to go in a different direction. As a teen, she went to Rye's final performance, and has hopes of recruiting her to play with her, or more. But while recording an album and life on the road may seem glamorous, the music business isn't easy, and it seems like everyone has their own agenda. Can Whiskey and Rye be as potent a combination as the drinks they're named after? Or will others conspire to keep them apart?

(#2 book in the Dance series) Lea Rovera is a 24 y/o aspiring artist that has been inseparable from her best friend Estelle Beaufort at the Pink Rose stripclub for quite some time. Lea is a kind and caring person, yet she won't hesitate to stab her canvas with her paintbrush when she can't get a piece right. She's always prided herself on being truthful and transparent. However, everything changes when she encounters someone who challenges her to betray her own principles. Can she pursue her passion for art and achieve her goal of becoming an artist? Or will she continue to be held back by her ex's discouraging words, telling her to be realistic and give up on her dreams? ___________________________________________ Bethany Ellis, a 28 y/o highly skilled sniper and hacker, has faithfully served as Mallory Fedorov's right-hand for several years. She's the one who handles all the dangerous and messy tasks, ensuring her boss remains unharmed. To maintain her true identity as a hitman hidden from the world, Bethany has woven a complex web of lies and deceit. But everything changes when she meets a woman who threatens to unravel her carefully constructed lies. Will she manage to conceal her complex labyrinth of her mind's madness? Can she ultimately come to terms with her true self and find inner peace? TW: Sexual Explicit scenes, Mature content, Violence, Stalking, Knifeplay, Substance abuse, Homicide, Mental health topics, Illegal activities.

My therapist says I have an obsessive disorder. I say, what could I do when she is so fucking alluring? The last 8 years I helped her achive everything she dreamed of, everything she wanted. I smoothed things out for her, without her knowing, keeping her safe from anything that would harm her. I claimed her safety as my duty for over 8 years. And now... I'm ready to collect my earning.

Ever since I was a child, I thought that I was jealous of other girls. I hated their sparkly eyes, their soft hair and how their giggles sounded like the sweetest of love songs as it escaped their plump lips. However, as time went on, I realised that I actually wasn't jealous of other girls. I didn't hate them either. I loved girls, actually... Except for Reese Miller. I hated her.

Valentina Moreau was too rigidly perfect for my liking. Even given her divorce, she managed to stay mature and composed at all times. In harsh contrast, I was a young firecracker still throwing fits over subpar men who couldn't tell loyalty from sticking it into anything with a pretty-enough face. And now, I was meant to be her co-worker and live alongside her. She was the housekeeper. I was the personal chef. I found her tedious. She found me reckless. But God - when you put us together - it's just... Chef's Kiss.