Romantic Suspense

Romantic Suspense

A great tale of love just isn't enough for you, is it you adrenaline junkie? You need love AND suspense.  You need two people on the verge of falling in love---while clinging to the side of a cliff.  Well, that what we and our eBookHounds' promoting authors are here to give you.  Heart wrenching romance and gut wrenching suspense, all wrapped up in a pretty little ebook.  And, always free or discounted for you.  Read away!

 

Definition of the "Romantic Suspense Genre": The Romantic Suspense genre is oftentimes the bestselling subgenre of Romance, though that can vascillate with historical romance.  The elements of a romance need to be there--a budding relationship between two people that overcomes obstacles and succeeds in the end.  But, the critical elements of suspense in that romance setting also need to be interwoven expertly.  Those include action, adventure, and oftentimes, a heroine that has been wronged and a hero who attempts to help right that wrong.  Through their work to right the wrong, they are brought closer together and what would you know?  They fall in love.  Honestly, you can think of many, many Disney movie scripts for this storyline (start with Frozen).

 

Some examples of the top ebooks in the Romantic Suspense genre are Mary Stewart (Nine Coaches Waiting), Tiffany Snow (No Turning Back), Colleen Hoover (Never, Never), and Melinda Leigh (She Can Run).

The Christmas Toy - A Holiday Reverse Harem Romance

by Krista Wolf


What do you give the three chiseled alphas who invite you to share their snowy mountain cabin for the holidays? Anything they want...

They're the three hottest guys in the office. Gorgeous, hard-bodied loners who always spend the holidays together, traveling to exotic places for excitement and fun.

Only this year... they invited me.

When I took the place of Desmond's ex-girlfriend on the guys' annual trip, I didn't expect much more than a fun time. But then I found Emma's journal... and read all about the molten adventures she'd experienced with all three of them.

Now I want the same thing she got for Christmas.

From skiing at Stowe to the hot tub behind the cabin, things get so heated I can barely take it. And when a blindfolded kissing contest has me practically melting away in their arms... will I have the guts to ask for what I want?

Snowed into a cozy cabin for Christmas with three times the love, three times the attention. Three musclebound alphas and an unspeakably hot diary detailing all the incredible, butterfly-inducing things they've done before.

Do I dare tell the boys I've read Emma's journal? That I want to be taken by them. That my deepest, darkest desire is to give myself over to them, mind, body and soul?

The Christmas Toy is a sizzling, stand-alone RH romance filled with love, humor, suspense, and fiery holiday action hot enough to burn a hole straight through your Christmas stocking. HEA guaranteed!

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Regretting You

by Colleen Hoover

 

The #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller that People Magazine calls “a poignant, addictive read.”

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.

Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.

 

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When Love Comes: Diamond Creek, Alaska Series (Book 1)

by J. Croix


A poignant, sexy and heartwarming love story set against the stark beauty of Alaska. After a few years away, Hannah Gray returns home to Diamond Creek, Alaska. Once wild and impulsive, she shut her heart off to love and adventure after her parents died. Hannah hopes to rebuild her life and find joy again.

Burned once before, Luke Winters has committed himself to nothing but casual dalliances with women. Rugged and sexy, Luke finds no shortage of women happy to oblige.

When Hannah and Luke meet, their attraction is instant. Both fight the depth of their feelings—love is not part of the plan.

Hannah’s sense of identity is shaken when she unearths a surprising truth about her family. Meanwhile, Luke’s interfering family and complications from his past challenge Hannah and Luke to face their true feelings for each other.

Can two people who don’t believe love is worth the risk find the courage to face their fears and open their hearts?

 

 
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Wreathed

by Curtis Edmonds


Wendy Jarrett never thought she'd meet the man of her dreams at a funeral. But when an old boyfriend of her mother's dies, Wendy accompanies her to the beach resort of Cape May, New Jersey for the service. There she meets Adam Lewis, nephew of the deceased, who is tall, gorgeous, and available.

Everything seems to be going right for Wendy, until everything starts turning against her. While Adam is undeniably attractive, he is possibly the least romantic person in the world. Wendy then finds out that the dead man's estate includes an ugly old Victorian house in Cape May--and that dead man's will leaves the house to her overbearing mother instead of Adam, the rightful heir. Wendy is also being pursued by a jealous former classmate who is intent on making her life miserable.

Wendy decides to take charge of the situation, and drives down to Cape May to figure out exactly why Adam's crazy Uncle Sheldon left the house to Wendy's mother instead of Adam. What she finds there will either set her life on a new trajectory or cause her to miss out on her chance at true love.

WREATHED is a new adult humorous contemporary romance about life, love, and the perfect beach house.

 
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Kate & Walker: The Collection

by Lorhainne Eckhart

 

Are you ready for Kate and Walker? A high-stakes suspense and sizzling, red-hot romance. This is two weeks of craziness you won’t want to miss.

Kate Sikes is just looking for Mr. Right, but somehow she only seems to attract Mr. Wrongs — and some of them are dangerous. Luckily for her, sexy detective Walker Pruett is determined to protect her… A sizzling box set from a USA Today bestselling author!


Grab all three books in one collection.

ONE NIGHT

A blind date goes deadly on a night she’ll never forget!


Kate Sikes has it all: she’s smart and sexy, she has a great career, and she really does believe in happy endings—only she always picks the wrong guys. Nonetheless, she’s determined to meet the man of her dreams, and she believes she’s finally found the one when she turns to online dating. However, her high hopes are once again dashed when Mr. Right turns out to be Mr. Wrong, with some seriously heavy baggage that has Kate running for her life.


When Detective Walker Pruett comes to Kate’s rescue not once but twice, he realizes the only way to keep her safe from a crazy stalker is to keep her close. But his life is far from easy. He’s a lone wolf, and the last thing he’s looking for is attachment. After One Night with Kate, though, Walker can’t fight the chemistry sizzling between them. Not only does he find her irresistible, he feels compelled to protect her. And Kate soon discovers just how far Walker will go to do so.


EDGE OF NIGHT

Kate Sikes has finally met who she believes is Mr. Right, only Detective Walker Pruett isn’t all about flowers and living happily ever after. In fact, after the greatest night of sex Kate’s ever had, she hasn’t seen Walker once.


However, she refuses to pine away for him or call him even though he invades her thoughts and her dreams—that is, until he shows up to investigate a case of robbery at the hotel where she works. Once again, Kate is left to fight Walker’s charms, though she knows he can’t commit and she’s convinced he’ll eventually break her heart.


LAST NIGHT

The adventure continues for Kate & Walker in LAST NIGHT as Walker proposes marriage to Kate realizing he can’t live without her. Only an intruder from Walker’s past puts his relationship with Kate in jeopardy.

 

 

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Broken Waves (Deadly Lies Book 1)

by Aitana Moore


She is no stranger to lying. Until someone starts lying to her — and that someone also happens to be a killer ...

Lee lies for a living. She infiltrates rich men's lives under false identities to steal.

She enters an exclusive rehab facility to meet renegade aristocrat James St. Bryce because she wants the jewels in his safe.
But, brilliant and unpredictable, St. Bryce keeps turning the tables on her, and making her feel dangerous things.

Has he found out her secret? Should she get out while she can?
She has always known when to run ...

Instead, at his lavish estate in southern England Lee starts to think of St. Bryce's dead wife. How did she end up smashed at the bottom of the cliff?
Did his renowned temper have anything to do with it?

As the emotional stakes get higher for Lee, she searches for the truth behind a cold-blooded murder, up to its shocking final twist.

If you like stories with a noir feel where the mysteries matter as much as the love, this trilogy is bound to thrill you.
Although the sensuality in the story is important, the heat level is medium.
The mystery is solved, but the relationship remains in a cliffhanger until Book 2, which is already available on Amazon.


Advisory: This book contains strong language and a few explicit love scenes.

DEADLY LIES: A COMPLETE TRILOGY:

Broken Waves
Lives Undone
Lesser Crimes

 
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Once Upon A Time: Billionaires in Disguise: Flicka (Runaway Princess Book 1)

by Blair Babylon


When a modern princess falls in love with her bodyguard, a man who is definitely not a prince, a royal fairy tale turns dangerous.

ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a beautiful princess. Flicka von Hannover lived an enchanted life. She jetted around Europe staging charity events with friends, had married a handsome prince in the most spectacular royal wedding of the 21st century, and should have lived happily ever after.

But then she found the handsome prince in bed with a duchess. And then a coffee shop barista. And then her own goddamn secretary.

Finally, the beautiful princess had had enough of the cheating prince, and she ran away.

The prince didn’t want to let her go. He couldn’t take his throne without her and sent henchmen to take her back to the castle. Her worried royal brother sent people to look for her, too.

The prince threatened her. He said that if the princess contacted her brother or any of her friends for help, he would kill her brother and her brother’s new, pregnant wife.

So the princess ran to the only person she could trust, a man who was frankly not a handsome prince.

Dieter Schwarz had been Flicka’s bodyguard for years. He had protected her from assassins, kidnappers, and high school dates who got too handsy after a few drinks. He was a sharp-witted, sharp-jawed, hard-muscled former Swiss Special Forces operator who had started his own private security firm, Rogue Security, and had no past that he spoke of.

No one knew that he had been her first lover and broken her heart, but he's the only one she can trust now.

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Trust (Things That Matter Series Book 1)

by Casey Diam

 

"Magnetic. Masterful. Mesmerizing.-Bookalicious Babes Blog

Paige
Nearly five years ago, my mom, dad, and sisters had been assassinated.
I should have died that night.
I still questioned my mental state because I had no proof they had been after me. But, since then, I'd been trying to outrun my past and the men responsible for what had happened that night.
Until I met him--Caleb Connor.
Caleb became my safety net, and I found I couldn't pull away from him. Couldn't run away from him. And, if sanity hadn't been lost on me, I would have recognized he was the last person I should have let into my life.
The last person I should have trusted.

Caleb
My life had been anything but normal until Paige. She was supposed to be an opportunity, my father's next target.
I should have stayed away. It should've been that simple. But it wasn't.
Paige was my main ingredient to changing everything, and in order to do that, I needed to get inside her head. It wasn't easy, but when it happened, a line was crossed we'd never known existed.
Now, Paige had to confront her past and everything that tormented her at night because a look into the past was the only solution to everything we'd been afraid of questioning.

Who am I, and who is she?
 
***Not a standalone. This is book 1 of 3 in the Things That Matter Series.
Book 1-Trust
Book 2 -Hope
Book 3- Love (Coming January 30, 2019)

 

 
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Boss I Love to Hate

by London James


To the Boss I Love to Hate,

1) I hate that you make me come at your every beck and call.
2) I hate your gorgeous cocky smile, and how you don’t know me at all.
3) I hate the way you stare at me as if I was your most precious thing.
4) I hate your expensive Italian suits.
5) I hate our one-night fling.
6) I hate that you’re always wrong, but your ego is too big to see it.
7) I hate how awkward you acted, when I told you I was pregnant.
8) I hate how you crept into my heart, and how deeply you cared for me.
9) Lastly, even though you represent everything I hate…
I hate that I fell for you just like every other girl you know.

Sawyer West… I love you, and I hate that I love you.
If only I could be certain you’re no longer the boy from college I once knew.
With our baby girl on the way, could we truly make us work?
If only we weren’t so different, then maybe things could be so different…

P.S. - I still hate working for you.
Berlin Roth

 
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My Favorite Gift

by Sarah J. Brooks


This year, I only have one wish for Christmas.
I want my wife and our unborn child back.


I used to spend my days getting clients out of prison and women into my bedroom.
But when I met Quinn, everything changed.
The moment I saw this breathtaking beauty with angel’s eyes and a smile that makes you melt,
I knew we were meant to be.

When I introduced her to my family this X-Mas, she was in shock.
Well, seems like a primary school teacher from a small town isn’t used to having dinner with billionaires.
But that’s exactly why I love her:
Her down-to-earth and lighthearted ways show me what’s really important in life.

But now I’m about to lose everything.

One of my former clients got out of prison.
He still blames me for his conviction and he’s out for revenge.
That’s why he kidnapped Quinn.
And according to the pregnancy test I found, not only her… but also the gift that’s growing inside of her.

To get her free, I need to fulfill his demand:
He doesn’t want my money. He wants my life.
I must kill myself to save Quinn and our baby.
I guess we need a X-Mas miracle. The clock is ticking.


"My Favorite Gift" is a full length standalone romance with no cheating and no cliffhangers, but with a gorgeous protective alpha male, plenty of steam and a guaranteed HEA. I've also included a preview of my romance novel "Beautiful Mistake" for you. Happy reading & Merry X-Mas! - Sarah J. Brooks (USA Today Bestselling Author)

 
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Sinful (Sinful Surrender Quartet Book 1)

by Katherine Hawthorne


"This story will captivate you from page one and hold you until the last page." Merry Jelks-Emmanuel, VINE VOICE.

Xander was a dream that would never be.

One catastrophic night left me orphaned at the age of seventeen. Hunted by a murderer, Xander saved me from the pits of hell, braving a fire that would have ended my life. Hiding me from a killer, he became my protector, my best friend, but never anything more.

Sin was a nightmare waiting to happen.

Six years later, a friend is murdered at the hottest nightclub in Manhattan, again thrusting me into a killer's crosshairs. Now a detective with the NYPD, I refuse to hide, unyielding in my pursuit of justice, which has eluded me for so long. Determined to keep me safe, Sin forces me from the case. Defying him at every turn, our contentious relationship finally explodes in the most scandalous way conceivable, leaving me devastated.

I wanted them both.

Xander, sophisticated and elegant. My hero, the man who owns my heart. Sin, dominating alpha-male. My lieutenant, forbidden in so many ways. One dangerous kiss changes everything, catapulting me into a war between the two, neither of them willing to let me go. I become a pawn in their game until they join forces in a way I never saw coming. But lies and deception threaten to destroy us, leading to a betrayal that cuts so deep, I wonder if I'll ever survive.


AUTHOR'S NOTE: This book is intended for mature audiences due to explicit language and sexual content and is perfect for fans of Lexi Blake's Masters of Ménage fans. Sinful is all about the girl. There are NO M/M scenes.

Sinful ends in a cliffhanger! Enjoy the rest of the completed series as follows:
Sensuous
Scandalous
Shameless.

 
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How to Marry a Billionaire (Operation Billionaire Trilogy Book 1)

by Elise Sax


“Elise Sax will win your heart.” –NYT bestselling author Jill Shalvis

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Love sucks. Every time Beatrice Hammersmith falls for a guy, he breaks her heart and steals her appliances. It’s no fun sleeping alone and waking up without a coffeemaker. Fed up, Beatrice hatches a plan with two other women to find true love and marry billionaires. First on their agenda is to capture the heart of hottie billionaire, Cole Stevens. Cole is handsome, brilliant, and he owns his own appliances. Operation Billionaire sends the three new friends (and one of their mothers and a passel of children) to Cole’s ranch to make him fall in love with Beatrice. But their plans run into some trouble. It’s not so easy to bag a billionaire. Will Beatrice find love with Cole? Will she marry the billionaire of her dreams? How to Marry a Billionaire is the first book in the hot and hilarious new trilogy by the author of the Matchmaker books.
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This is a full-length novel, perfect for fans of billionaire romance, beach reads, romantic comedy, and chick lit.
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“Elise Sax belongs on every bookshelf.”—NYT bestselling author Melissa Foster

 
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Christmas at White Pines (Under a Texas Sky)

by Sherryl Woods


Love Often Comes in Surprising Packages

A Christmas Blessing

Widowed Jessie Adams was about to give birth, and she needed help—fast! Unfortunately, the closest ranch in her small Texas town belonged to her late husband’s brother, Luke, who didn’t know a thing about delivering babies. And though this charismatic rancher was her only hope, he was the last person Jessie wanted to be stranded with in her time of need.

Natural Born Daddy

Jordan Adams proposed a marriage of convenience to single mom Kelly Flint because he thought it was time they each settled down with a perfectly compatible, always dependable partner. After all, they’d both learned the hard way that love only leads to heartache. But to his surprise, Kelly made it clear marriage would be anything but platonic, and her young daughter kindled fond feelings of fatherhood in his heart. Now he had to convince Kelly that he was not only a natural born daddy…but also the perfect husband she’d been waiting for all her life.

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Delivering Her Gift

by Beverly Evans


In one night, we came crashing together like a perfect storm.
The gift that came as a result was a surprise we didn’t see coming.


Logan Ambrose, a gorgeous surgeon with a broken past.
A hero, a savior, and the charming doctor that stole my heart.
I gave him my v-card and he crept into my heart as quickly as he left.
Seeing Logan again and finding out I'm pregnant at the same time? Insane.

"Logan you're going to be a dad."
How do I begin to tell him this life changing news?

I mean, a drunken one-night stand shouldn't be this complicated.
I definitely didn't expect what came next...
That he would be the doctor that’s delivering our baby!

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The Wicked Wallflower (Wallflower Trilogy Book 1)

by Maya Rodale


Maya Rodale's captivating new series introduces London's Least Likely--three wallflowers who are about to become the toast of the ton . . .

Lady Emma Avery has accidentally announced her engagement--to the most eligible man in England. As soon as it's discovered that Emma has never actually met the infamously attractive Duke of Ashbrooke, she'll no longer be a wallflower; she'll be a laughingstock. And then Ashbrooke does something Emma never expected. He plays along with her charade.

A temporary betrothal to the irreproachable Lady Avery could be just the thing to repair Ashbrooke's tattered reputation. Seducing her is simply a bonus. And then Emma does what he never expected: she refuses his advances. It's unprecedented. Inconceivable. Quite damnably alluring.

London's Least Likely to Misbehave has aroused the curiosity--among other things--of London's most notorious rogue. Now nothing will suffice but to uncover Emma's wanton side and prove there's nothing so satisfying as two perfect strangers . . .being perfectly scandalous together.

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Happy-Go-Lucky

by L.H. Cosway


Every workplace has that one person you don’t want to mess with.

At James & Peterson Investigations, that would be Cameron Grant: sullen, grouchy, intimidating, oh yeah, and sexy as hell. He can make your soul wither with a single disapproving glare. And he never, ever socialises with his co-workers.

This is why Maisie Wilkins, happy-go-lucky ray of sunshine, can’t fathom why Cameron finally decided to show up at their annual office Christmas party. Every year he received an invite, and every year he failed to attend. But not this year.

Curious as to why he’s there, Maisie can’t resist sitting next to Cameron. Before she knows it, she’s had one too many drinks and is drunkenly hailing a cab back to his place. Office party flings are not something she normally does, but despite his intimidating character, Cameron has a charm she can’t resist. Or maybe it was just those five gin and tonics blurring her judgement.

Whatever the reason, Maisie now has to navigate the awkward, tension filled waters of sharing an office with someone she’s slept with.

 
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Countdown to Christmas: (A Christmas Romance Novella)

by Betty Shreffler


It’s just a bet.

Ten days until Christmas and all I have to do is avoid my roommate’s delightfully wrapped package.
When the countdown to Christmas is over, I’ll be collecting my own present—a generous stack of pretty green bills.
It doesn’t matter that every time he looks at me with those gorgeous hazel eyes, my knees quake.
It doesn’t matter how every time he takes his shirt off, my heart skips a beat.

Despite what my body wants, I know to keep this charming heartbreaker in the friend zone.
This should be an easy ten days, that is until my roommate shares his best kept secret.

Now the countdown to Christmas has begun, and all he wants for Christmas is me.

 
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Christmas At The Café

by Rebecca Raisin et al

 

Curl up by a roaring fire with a delicious cup of mulled wine and enjoy two festive winter warmers, for the price of one!

A Gingerbread Cafe Christmas

Christmas is the season the Gingerbread Café was made for and owner Lil has every recipe down, from gingerbread men to snow dusted mince pies. So when gorgeous outsider Damon opens a shop opposite The Gingerbread Cafe, Lil refuses to let him steal her customers without a fight – no matter how much he makes her heart flutter!

Wish Upon a Christmas Cake

Katie Warham has just one wish this year: to have the best Christmas ever. But that didn’t include the surprise arrival of her ex-boyfriend, Sam! Katie didn’t think any man could tempt her under the mistletoe this year…yet as the snow begins to fall, could her Christmas wish actually come true?

What readers are saying about A Gingerbread Café Christmas and Wish Upon A Christmas Cake:

A Gingerbread Café Christmas

Simply divine, with stunning writing slipping between being utterly romantic, charming and fun-filled and a little emotional.’ – Reviewed the Book

‘A book that’s sure to leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside’ – Paris Baker’s Book Nook

Fun, quick, festive reads that’ll leave you glowing from within.’ – Into the Bookcase

‘It has everything, from sensational food to gorgeous romance and all the little things in-between.’ – Becca's Books

Praise for Wish Upon A Christmas Cake

‘A beautiful and heartwarming tale, that really tugged at my heart strings…a delightful debut novel’ ― Gilbster

‘…put on your fluffy pyjamas, grab a hot chocolate and immerse yourself in the delights of Wish upon a Christmas Cake.’ ― The Book Review Café

‘What a gorgeously delicious book this is! It just makes me wish I was reading it by a roaring fire, with snow outside and a plate full of mince pies!’ ― Goodreads Review

Wish Upon a Christmas Cake is very much a story of loss and true love with a sprinkling of Christmas thrown in for good measure.’ ― By The Letter Book Reviews

 

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Take it Down a Notch

by Weston Parker


If only men were for sale this time of the year.

Then I could buy one, use him as a companion for my son who needs a male figure in his life, and then return him once we were all good again.

But it doesn’t work that way. A friend mentions a Big Brother Program, and I’m all in.

My little one gets what he needs, and I don’t have to sacrifice my freedom and worry about love loss again.

The handsome guy they assign my son isn’t at all what I expected. Nor are the warm fuzzies I get when I see him.

Come to find out, he’s not there for the best reasons.

But me and my kiddo have fallen in love with this unruly, aggressive alpha male.

There’s no way to work out the desires bubbling up inside of me and keep my morals in check.

And for the first time in my life, I want to make the wrong decision. The selfish one. The one just for my own deep, dark pleasures.

To find out that he's beyond wealthy, just like my son’s father was, leaves me cold. I should run far from him.

My ex's family made me sign a contract promising to never tell about the baby in my belly.

My life was forever changed.

Rich people are horrible people.

This new love interest is no different.

Yet I’m trapped in desire and drowning in need when he’s around.

With no way to take it down a notch.

Not sure I would if I could…

Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~ Weston

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Operation Shadow Box (Last Chance Series Book 1)

by Jennifer Haynie


How do your bosses reward you for thwarting a kidnapping of the president’s daughter? Former Secret Service Agent Victor Chavez knows all too well.

Despite his bravery, he loses his career and his fiancée. Now he works in private security as he struggles through his grief alone. Then Victor receives an offer from his best friend, FBI Special Agent Gary Walton—lead a covert operations team called Shadow Box. Victor jumps at the opportunity.

Deborah Fields, Delta Force widow, mother of four children, and part-time marriage counselor, has found a new calling as a civilian web hunter for the FBI. She spends lonely hours tracking Murdock, a man responsible for the deaths of several undercover agents. When Deborah’s cover gets blown, Victor and the Shadow Box team take her into hiding. She’s out of harm’s way—maybe.

While at Shadow Box’s headquarters, a friendship springs up between Victor and Deborah. He finds a safe place to grieve and ask questions. She discovers a new form of companionship. When Murdock’s handlers uncover Shadow Box’s location and close in, Victor will do anything to protect Deborah and her children—even die.

 
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