[COMPLETED] "His name was Ryder, and I was in love with him . . . but so was she." With her parents constantly traveling for weeks at a time, Isabel Rodriguez was comfortable being home alone for long periods of time, exercising her freedom while she could. After a stupid drunken night with her best friend, Isabel's parents sick her older neighbor on her case, making him her temporary guardian while they traveled the world. At twenty-six years old, Ryder Duchannes was male model gorgeous, and completely untouchable. With women filing out of his house practically every weekend, Isabel refused to let her schoolgirl crush on him grow to be more than just that-a harmless flirtation. But, after Ryder bulldozes into her life and starts paying more attention to her than he normally does, Isabel realizes that there's more to her sexy neighbor than just a pretty face and very nice bod. And when dark, threatening presents start showing up on her doorstep, Isabel turns to Ryder to help discover who is hellbent on punishing her for a crime she didn't even know she committed. -Short Story-

Sahara Martinez is a somewhat unlucky wedding planner. A hopeless romantic, who in fact hasn't had any romance. Actually, the last person who she could remember showing an inkle of interest in her was the old cleaner in the Starbucks bathroom. ...And even that was three years ago. You see why I call her unlucky? However, things start to seem a little positive once she meets Isiah, the brother of her newest client who has a certain charm that catches her attention. But... will things actually get better for her in terms of her love life or will it all crumble down like the horrible cake from the Devalencio's wedding?

Note to readers: Hey Guys! Safe guard is now under contract and I'm only able to post a sample chapter. It's coming Sept. 5, 2017 on amazon, so stay tuned! The DeLucas are back in this second installment of the family saga. Hugh DeLuca knows what he wants from life: marriage, family, contentment. He's had it with women more interested in their careers than anything or anyone else. The last one broke his heart and nearly broke his spirit. So why can't he get his brother's partner out of his mind and his dreams? She's exactly the sort of woman he's trying to avoid, but they keep getting thrown together and he can't seem to forget her. Chris Hart was the youngest person ever to make detective in her precinct and she's proud of the career she's built. She loves her partner, but wishes she could forget about his gorgeous older brother. He makes her nervous and she's developed a ridiculous school-girl crush that he seems completely oblivious to. She's much too old for this sort of thing! But Finn's wedding keeps her in all-too frequent contact with Hugh. How is she supposed to forget him when she has to see him nearly every day? When six bodies are discovered on Hugh's new job site, it shuts down construction and he turns to Chris for help. Will they be able to solve the mystery before one of them gets killed? Will they be able to overcome their preconceived ideas of what the other is looking for in a relationship and find the love that is waiting for them?

"Your problem is that your heart is too big, it leaves you vulnerable and makes you weak." He spoke in such certainty that it brought tears to my eyes, because it was the truth. I was vulnerable and delicate, I was weak and let my guard down too much. "You put your heart on your sleeve. You are oblivious to evil and peoples capabilities because you cannot imagine a person like that, you are blinded by your good nature." "What about yours?" I asked hesitantly, trying to keep the shake out of my voice. He looked at me with confusion for a second so I continued, "What about your heart?" I questioned. He looked at me with his dark eyes, his stare like stone. "I haven't got one." ******* Angela and Adriano are like fire and ice, they are complete opposites. But what happens when Angela gets thrown into Adriano's dangerous lifestyle? Can Adriano protect her from the evils he faces every day? Or does it become too much for the innocent Angela to cope with? *Warning: There maybe be strong language in some of the chapters.* #26 in Romance 10/04 #4 in Romance 19/06 #2 in Romance 28/07 #1 in Romance 03/09

This story is similar to the beauty and the beast story but takes place in modern times. Isabelle Beaumont is nineteen years old and absolutely beautiful. Her brown hair reaches all the way to her waist and her green eyes are breathtaking; as told to her by a very annoying and very stubborn Stephan. She visits her grandmother in France and is once again told the story of the untamed beast. The legend says that many years ago when knights and mythical creatures walked the earth there was an untamed beast who vanquished an entire kingdom and to this day still lives in the castle. It is said the only way to tame the beast is to show it how to love. Belle finds this childish but when her grandmother is taken by the beast her only choice is to take her place and stay. Will Belle be able to escape or will feelings grow?

When an 18 year-old Marine replies to an email meant for an advice columnist, the girl on the other end can't help but be hooked on his every word. Wes Lee, a US Marine on leave, is the accidental recipient of an email intended for an advice columnist. Even though he knows he shouldn't, Wes can't stop himself from answering the sender's cry for help. Morgan Mayfield, the high school senior who sent the email, is more than startled to received Wes's reply. But what he says to her resonates, and his advice might be just the thing she needs to break free from the life she hates.

In the desert, an instant turns life into death and hate into love. In the desert, everything is different. Boundaries break down, and you find yourself doing things that you would never, ever have imagined. Lilly Linton finds this out the hard way: in the shadow of the pyramids, she and her boss, cold, calculating Mr Ambrose, must face death and danger together. Is the desert's heat enough to melt the cold heart of Britain's richest financier? WINNER of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in the Wattys 2016 Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'Storm and Silence'