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Rivals In Restraint
Nan Arbuthnot has become all too good at closing her senses to the world, obsessing over details, and controlling time down to the second. Brilliant, bipolar, and driven, Nan longs to free herself from the lockstep of her own self-imposed pursuit of excellence. When she and her friend Margot crash the bar of Thomas Gellert, Nan’s cycling partner, Nan discovers that she and Thomas have a sparkling dynamic that leads them to commit to what Thomas calls “the art of the long seduction.” The long seduction involves flirtatious banter and teasing lovemaking that enable Nan and Thomas to challenge one another in their restraint.
Yet while deferral and discord feed desire, they also feed doubt, and Nan and Thomas come to doubt themselves as they fall more deeply in love. As Nan throws herself into composing music and Thomas expands his bar into a restaurant, the two of them find that love has the power to transform them in surprising ways. Nan learns to cede control and compromise, even as Thomas discovers that love can be selfless and that it involves not just asserting one’s will but submitting.
This contemporary romance mines the topics of mental health and sexual desire to unearth what two people can learn about the power of love as they repeatedly test each other.
He's Digital, I'm Analog
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He likes modern; she likes vintage. He trains machines; she educates humans. He’s digital; she’s analog. A clear-cut case of incompatibility? They assume so. But when they try to bridge the divide, their real struggle comes from within: each hesitates to trust love. Will they manage to strike a balance in their relationship as they do in their worldviews?
Whenever Agnes and Gareth meet, they clash on almost everything. Yet against the odds, cycling brings them together. While riding, Agnes tells Gareth she likes “jerks without fangs.” Unable to trust anything more than a casual fling after a girlfriend cheated on him, Gareth writes himself off as a jerk with fangs so as to protect Agnes from himself. But having Agnes as his next-door neighbor turns out to be too much for the commitment-phobic Gareth, and he seduces her.
The two grow closer through their quarrels, and on several occasions Gareth demonstrates his dedication to Agnes. But their adversarial dynamic—which turns them both on—develops into a precarious balancing act that could hurt them both. And their relationship blurs the lines between love and addiction. What will it take for Gareth to own up to his weaknesses and trust himself? What will their connection teach Agnes about herself? Have they transformed each other for the better—or for the worse?
This spicy contemporary romance novel explores the difficulties of being human in the age of AI. Please note that it contains a domineering MMC, breath play, and emotional abuse.
The Scornful Heart
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She thinks it’s an arranged marriage. He thinks it’s a scientific experiment. But soon it becomes clear he’s obsessed with her. Will her laughter and zeal for life jolt him into recognizing how little control he has—or even needs—before she discovers the harsh truth about his cold-hearted intentions?
Through blackmail and bribery Jude Weatherall (30) convinces Portia Fairchild (24) to marry him in a month’s time. Jude, a billionaire math-quant genius-professor, believes scientific principles should govern human relationships. Planning to fix the mistakes of his past, Jude launches a secret experiment using Portia as his subject. Portia, an ambitious actor and aspiring comedian, wants to turn their relationship into a love match. But as Jude proves time and again that he has low emotional intelligence and high self-restraint, Portia has an uphill battle. Meanwhile, she pushes herself to her limits trying to meet his expectations.
When Jude’s former graduate student threatens to steal his trade secrets and his conniving cousin blackmails Portia, Portia discovers she’ll go to great lengths to protect Jude. But have lies driven an immovable wedge of mistrust between the lovers? Will the conflicts of their relationship make each of them stronger, or will this be the end of the beginning?
This first part of a contemporary romance duet has a cliffhanger at the end. The sequel, The Vulnerable Heart, concludes the story.
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Content warning: coercion, blackmail, domineering behavior, BDSM elements.
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Portia and Jude are doing everything in reverse. They get engaged before dating, plan a wedding before meeting each other’s families, and vow to trust each other before revealing their secrets. But what’s in the dark must come to light. When it does, will it shatter their bond?
The Vulnerable Heart continues the story of The Scornful Heart, in which Jude conducts a science experiment using Portia as his subject. In this sequel, Jude wrestles with his growing love for Portia and his low emotional intelligence, as he attempts to rectify the relationship mistakes he’s made. Portia and Jude grow stronger, together and apart, as they discover love’s power to forgive and heal.
This spicy contemporary romance explores the themes of transformation and redemption.
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Content warning: attempted sexual assault.
Out May 31 2024. A spicy dark romance with BDSM elements. The first in The Senses Series.
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Content advisory: attempted sexual assault, consensual non-consent, dubious consent, BDSM, suicidal attempt, mild violence, blackmail, emotional manipulation, humiliation, and abortion.
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Astrid
The lethally gorgeous guy I’ve been flirting with turns out to be a famous billionaire-duke—and the man who stood me up for one of the most important meetings of my career. Before I can recover from the shock, I put my foot in it. He’s probably too turned off to take any further interest in me. Imagine my surprise when, after I kiss another man at a club, his Lordship stakes his claim on me.
Now he won’t let me go, even when he has to marry another woman to protect his family’s renowned art collection. But I refuse to be anyone’s bit on the side, and I won’t ruin his chances to keep what he—and his family—hold most dear.
Geraint
As soon as I meet her, I have to possess her. But since women often fall for my title and wealth and she’s been with a lot of men, I need to take things slowly. To complicate matters, my father’s will gives away our family art—unless I marry my old friend Shannon. I’m determined to find another way, because I refuse to lose the art or Astrid, the woman I delight in destabilizing at every turn.
Only it turns out Shannon’s and my families have been keeping secrets from me, and now I don’t know whom to trust. All I know is, I’m addicted to the way Astrid challenges me, and I won’t let her go.
This dark romance with BDSM elements captures two points of view. Though it has a sequel, it can be enjoyed as a standalone. Please note that it ends on a cliffhanger, which the third of the series, The Feel of Possession, resolves.
Out July 15, 2024. The second in The Senses Series.
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Content advisory: humiliation, BDSM, murder, stalking, emotional manipulation, physical punishment.
The third in The Senses Series. Out July 15, 2024.
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This is how it feels to be completely possessed by him . . . but my mind screams the opposite of my body.
Astrid and Geraint’s relationship teeters in the balance when Geraint and his mother become suspects in a murder. Astrid makes a series of major mistakes that land Geraint in hot water and suggest she doesn’t trust him or their love. To discipline her, Geraint plays with her mind more intensely than ever. Before long, he pushes her over the edge, shattering her trust completely. Can their love survive this ultimate test?
Since I have no control over the investigation, I’ll exert control in our relationship.
Normally self-possessed and sensitive to Astrid’s needs, Geraint is thrown by the surprise murder investigation that now consumes his life. Triggered by self-doubt, he seeks reassurance of Astrid’s love in ever darker mind games. He takes their relationship down a twisted path that may just rupture their bond for good.
Instinct tells me who did it . . . but it’s hard to trust my intuition.
The murder investigation wreaks havoc on the burgeoning relationship between Inspector Bertram Holborne and Effie Irving, the daughter of one of the suspects. The more Bertram questions his suspects, the less he knows and the further he gets from eliminating Effie’s father. When the murderer threatens to strike again, Bertram finds he has to cut a few corners. Will his efforts suffice to catch the perpetrator and win Effie’s heart?
Told from three points of view (Astrid, Geraint, and Bertram), this dark romance-murder mystery with BDSM elements explores the difficulties of trusting your own feelings when it comes to what—and whom—you love.
The Feel of Possession is the third novel in the Senses Series. The story will make more sense to those who’ve read the second book, The Taste of Deceit.
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Content advisory: coercion, blackmail, BDSM, humiliation, and dubious consent.
Content advisory: childhood trauma, murder, violence, power exchange, sexual assault, kidnapping, somnophilia, and BDSM elements.
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Out Aug. 15. The fourth in The Senses Series.
I’ve woken up in the bed of my worst enemy. How did I get here?
I’m a hard-up socialist with a soft heart. Since my parents’ struggles have taught me that money is the lowest common denominator for success, I’m afraid to dream big. When I stumble into the path of cold, ruthless billionaire-tycoon Gavin Parnell, my worst nightmares come to life. He forces me to work as his personal assistant, though he represents everything I stand against.
Yet he’s a drug more addictive than any I know of. He affects all the senses, and despite the potential fallout, I crave more. Strangely, I long for his callousness, his power, and even his coldness. And when he’s pursuing and owning me, he transforms from a master controller to a dark, unhinged savage.
What do you do when the quality that pulls you most to a person is the obstacle standing in the way of your being together?
I crave it but fear it. I’m drawn to it but want to run from it.
This pull towards Elodie Banks far surpasses my will to contain it. When she enters the room, my coldness melts, my restraint crumbles, and I lose control. But it’s not just her, it’s what she triggers. I’m plagued by flashbacks and nightmares about a past I can’t recall. Talking to Elodie and spending time with her loosens the grip the demons within me have on my memories. But the closer I get to discovering the truth, the more I put her in harm’s way.
Yet it’s too late to regret my decision to get close to her. I’m starved for her—not just her body but her soul. That quirky, idealistic, rebellious spirit that sang to me through the darkness of my visions when I first met her. When a deadly enemy chases her, I finally have to face the possibility that it’s not Elodie who holds the key to my past but I myself.
Maybe it’s time I took the advice I gave to Elodie—turn off your brain and listen to your senses.
This dark romance explores the relationship between power and vulnerability, between suffering and resilience. A story of rebirth and resurrection, it captures two points of view and has BDSM elements. It is the fourth book in the Senses Series.
Out Sept. 10. A standalone contemporary romance.
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Revenge is odd. Anger fuels it, but it binds the avenger intimately to her target.
After following me into a New York bar, a devastatingly hot English stranger takes me back to his hotel room and treats me to a night of torrid sex . . . then drops me like a ton of bricks. Soon after, the stock market and a dishonest trustee cause me to lose all my money. Desperate for funds yet afraid to pursue my true passion, I accept a job as a PA to a filmmaker—in Hastings, England.
Imagine my shock when the English stranger turns out to be my new boss, Roman Bullock. For some reason he’s angry and determined to punish me thoroughly. Now that we’re on his turf and I work for him, he shows me no mercy. But if he’s vengeful, I’ll respond in kind. Tit for tat, an eye for an eye—that’s how the wars of Margrave Manor work, and neither of us plans on backing down anytime soon.
But the more I fall in love with the Hastings community, the more I want to use our games to good purpose. Roman may be maddening, but he’s teaching me to trust myself, and the challenges he throws my way only strengthen me. Can love bloom out of the arid soil of revenge?
What began as an exercise in vengeance is rapidly transforming into an obsession.
Since swearing off love six years ago, I’ve cryogenically frozen my heart. One-night stands have been my MO, and I fill the rest of my hours working like a dog. But when I meet a sultry siren in a New York bar, all bets are off. She consumes my thoughts, even when she causes no end of grief for my company.
Now, with Cecily Northam under my thumb, I enjoy nothing more than making her life hell. Yet she gives as good as she gets and subjects me to her own brand of torments. Apart from the fact that her very presence makes my pulse dance, I’ve never felt so alive as now, when we carry on open hostilities with no ground rules. Slowly but surely I can feel my icy heart melting.
For the longest time I’ve thought guilt stood in the way of my happiness. But now, knowing Cecily, I suspect I’ve misunderstood love entirely. Watching her, I see it’s much bigger and stronger than our ability to limit or define it.
I have to make a choice between two crucial parts of my identity. Which do I embrace, and which do I ignore?
When I crash into Tabitha at a market, I know my boyfriend Dex and me have to have her in our lives. But Tabitha is a one-man woman, and Dex wants to close off our open relationship, so it’s an uphill battle convincing them to have a triad. And when I try to share my lovers with my Jamaican British family, they reject us. I’m done trying to negotiate all these parts of myself—my family, my sexuality, my culture, and my profession. Something’s gotta give.
I need to stand by my convictions, however much they go against the grain.
I’m smitten with two men I met in the same week—one an untouchable god who made me drop down and worship at his feet, the other an irresistible rogue with a direct line to my heat. The only problem? They’re together, and I don’t do threesomes. But as fate keeps throwing me in their path, I begin to wonder if I need to make some changes. Maybe if I put aside my fear of disappointing people and stop trying to accommodate myself to others, something wonderful will happen.
This is the way things go with us. You either worship at my altar or run now.
As an impregnable fortress, I never doubt myself. I carefully guard my only remaining family—my grandfather and my boyfriend Shawn—I resist the charms of women, and in all sexual encounters I remain on top. Then Shawn and I invite Tabitha in for one life-altering night, and I start questioning my definition of family, my sexuality, and my view of love. If I make myself vulnerable, accessible, touchable, will I lose what I hold dear, or will I find something even more precious?
This spicy dark romance with BDSM elements captures three points of view and explores the power of found family to effect radical transformations. It is number five in the Senses Series.
Out Oct. 10, 2024. The fifth in the Senses Series.
Content warning: murder, violence, trafficking, torture, kidnapping, mention of abuse, blackmail, dubious consent, BDSM, power exchange, cuckolding, humiliation, edging, praise, and homophobia.
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I am Icarus. While I flew too close to the sun, my wings melted, and now I’ve fallen into the ocean to drown.
With one kiss ten years ago he set me aflame, awakening desires I never knew existed and spoiling me for all other men. Now I’m more obsessed than ever with this untouchable heartthrob, Tybalt Wythe. When a stranger mysteriously bequeathes his house to me, I find myself at Tybalt’s mercy. His arrogance and insensitivity know no bounds, and he treats me as his plaything, but with each passing hour I fall more deeply under his spell.
Together we search the stranger’s house for keys to our past, and for awhile our teamwork draws us together. But Tybalt will use me to rebel against his father. He will put revenge before his feelings for me. He will treat me merely as a means to an end. Being a god, he doesn’t have to feel for the lowly plain people. All I ask is that he feel for me. Since he can’t, I’m shielding myself the only way I know how.
Sometimes even after people die, the secrets they carried remain.
To the outside world, I’m a god who has it all. To those who know me well, I’m doing everything I can to foil my father’s plans. Scheming is my middle name and revenge my game. I want vengeance on my former friend, on my uncle, and on my dad’s fixer. When a wild bird crosses my path, I trap, tame, and keep her. Though I don’t trust her, I treat her to my twisted desires. She makes a nice pet, and she’s useful to me in several ways.
Now a dead man is dictating my life, demanding I team up with some of my enemies. Nor can I carry out my schemes without my tamed bird, who’s flown her cage. Agatha Tindale expects me to feel deeply for those I’ve used as pawns, including her. But past traumas have made me suspicious of woman and my feelings for them. Can I learn to trust those who live by what they believe in—before I’ve lost Agatha?
Out Nov. 10. A standalone dark romance.
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Content warning: emotional abuse, physical abuse, BDSM, arson, kidnapping, violence, involuntary manslaughter, blackmail, edging, humiliation, praise, and struggles with fertility.
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What were the odds I’d fall in love twice, in one summer, with two best friends?
I’ve moved from England to New York City to further my career and escape my past. But soon I find there are limits to reinventing yourself. In one weekend I meet Finn—a cocksure CEO who aggressively woos me for a serious relationship—and Trevor, a genius heartthrob jazz pianist who only does casual. With two intense alphas pursuing me, I seem to have hit the jackpot.
But Finn’s wealth and power overawe me, and Trevor refuses to compromise for anyone. With Finn, I’m a lady; with Trevor, I’m a slut. Since I can only choose one and I’m falling for both, I’m bound to break a few hearts. Do I want what’s comfortable or what’s new and strange—and what even is familiar anymore? As I date these remarkable men my perspective shifts so I hardly recognize myself. Meanwhile, home keeps chasing me no matter where I go.
She’s like a puzzle with an infinite number of solutions. How can I walk away without uncovering all there is to know about her?
Against my better judgment I agree to let Imogen date another man while dating me. It’s pure torture, since I don’t share—never have. But when I want something, it’s rare I don’t get it, and Imogen is no exception. She may be experimental and curious, but in the end she belongs by my side. When the month ends, she’ll choose me, and I’ll treat her like the princess she is for the rest of her days.
What happens when your best friend turns out to be your worst rival?
When I finally meet a woman who makes me want to change my playboy ways, it turns out she’s dating another man. But from the moment I saw her, I knew she was it for me. Now I won’t hesitate to play dirty, because this is officially war and all’s fair in love and war. May the best man win—even if it means crushing my best friend. Though it may take awhile for her heart to catch up with her head, Imogen is mine.
This steamy slow-burn contemporary romance captures three points of view and explores the relationship between love and role-playing.
Coming Dec. 10. A standalone contemporary romance. Jane Austen meets Woody Allen as an Englishwoman discovers New York City.
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In returning to Boston, I knew I risked putting myself in his sights again. I just didn’t realize I risked losing my soul.
Crispin Morlaff claims he’s possessed by a demon. And it’s true that anything he sets out to accomplish, he achieves with impunity—however inhumane or illegal. Ten years ago we parted on bitter terms, and I walked away hoping to escape his amorality and criminality. Now he stalks me at night, watches my every move, and haunts my dreams. He says he wants to own me and seeks revenge—but for what?
Despite my better sense, I still crave what only he can give me, but my conscience prevents me from losing my heart to him. Will he renounce his demonic ways, or must I give him up? By the time I figure out how to answer that question, it may be too late.
Now that I’ve come for her, I’m going to own her—body, mind, and soul. She won’t take a breath that doesn’t belong to me.
Ten years ago Fiona Glynnes, a white-hot talented chef, trampled my heart and made me question my faith in the demon. Now it’s time to even the score. I’ll make her pay for all the suffering she caused, while using her to get back at my enemies.
But new bargains supersede the old, and Fiona crawls more deeply under my skin than ever before. Despite having pledged my soul to darkness, I face the ultimate dilemma—do I continue to serve the dark lord, or do I obey my heart?
This dark romance, told mostly from Fiona’s point of view, stages a battle between obsession and compromise. While the first half of the book captures two time frames—ten years ago and now—the second half unfolds in the present.
Content warning: sexual assault, trafficking, sexual abuse, murder, kidnapping, bullying, stalking, BDSM, power exchange, humiliation, violence, torture, and blackmail.
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As our lives were bound up with one another, so too were our sins.
The man I’m falling for turns out to be a contract killer. Liam Stauner: foreign exchange trader, ex-marine . . . and former hitman. And because I witnessed one of his murders, he’s kidnapped me to a remote island near Fiji to make sure I keep quiet. He mistrusts everyone, especially himself. He wants to control his whole world, including me.
Yet for some reason I trust him. And I’m beginning to love living with him on his private, perfect island.
But now that his brother and my best friend have showed up, reality is intruding on our idyllic existence. Liam’s brother Rory is a prosecutor out for Liam’s blood. And my friend Andrea supports Rory’s campaign to bring Liam to justice. To complicate matters, Liam is trying to rescue his sister and niece from the cult that’s held them for twelve long years.
Is my main enemy the outside world—or Liam’s heart, which stubbornly refuses to soften?
My little witness. The woman who submitted to me all night long turns out to be the loose end from my last killing. I never expected this complication, but there she was, knowing my secret. So I took her.
Now she’s mine to enjoy for as long as I like.
My best friend Guy understands, because he’s detained Ingrid’s bestie, Andrea, on my island too. Now she’s his to enjoy for as long as he likes.
Sometimes when I’m with Ingrid, I almost believe in hope. Ingrid Pellerin: interior designer, gifted artist, and compassionate supporter of my sister and niece in their time of struggle.
But never in a million years would I have expected ending up where I am now, arrested for a crime I didn’t commit. I wish I’d shared my feelings with Ingrid sooner—before it was too late.
Was Rory right? Am I about to pay for all my past crimes?
Out April 23, 2025 with The Wild Rose Press. Available here
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Content warning: kidnapping, dubious consent, BDSM, power exchange, violence, sexual assault, murder, coercion, cult membership, physical punishment, and childhood trauma.
One sexy kidnapper looking for revenge.
One hot captive looking for love.
Her father is his sworn enemy, her capture his business, and her life his to guard. But when he suspects his client has more sinister plans for her, he changes the rules. He shows her the truth—about her father’s crimes, the brutality of his own business, and the gulf between her life and his. Yet an even darker truth threatens to destroy his revenge, his business, and their lives.
Danya (24) wants to travel, write, and find a man like The Werewolf, who’s haunted her dreams for six years. But no one measures up to the man in the werewolf costume, who killed someone in front of her, swooped her up in his arms, and danced the tango with her. No one except her kidnapper. Now, captive and torn between fantasy and reality, Danya chooses reality: Caleb, the rough, lawless fixer. But Caleb has other plans.
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Caleb (30) seeks revenge on Danya’s father for the horrendous crimes he committed against Caleb’s family. Now, having kidnapped Danya, Caleb plans to enjoy her for the thirty days he keeps her captive. But he has no room in his life for girlfriends, who demand protection, attention, and communication. And Danya’s gentle, trusting nature serves as a rebuke to Caleb’s violent profession. Yet when they go on the road to escape their enemies, Caleb discovers how teamwork, trust, and tenderness give him new purpose. Will his belief in Danya enable her to save them both?
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Out Feb. 9, 2024 from Extasy Books. A dark romance.
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Content warning: BDSM, physical punishment, kidnapping, murder, blackmail, dubious consent, and violence.
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Her past and present are an open book to him, and her future is in his hands. But she soon owns his heart.
He thinks he can commandeer my life and make me his property, but he’s picked the wrong girl.
Black gloves and a jaguar mask. That’s all I know about my stalker, the man who wants to enslave me. The Jaguar is the most in-control person I’ve ever met, but his smooth front conceals a deadly capacity to ruin and dominate, an iron will that takes what it wants with impunity. That’s why I need to run. He wants to claim me as his plaything, but I’m no one’s toy, and no one orders me around.
But once he’s captured me, the rules of the game shift, and I’m forced to face my demons head-on, taking everything the Jaguar throws at me. Growing up, all I ever wanted was to be seen. Now that my stalker has become my master, I’m more seen than ever. Yet I also see that my mind is a dark place. Will he break me before I can redeem myself?
I’m hunting new prey: a reluctant Persephone who’s about to be enchained in my Hades.
Three projects consume my life: toppling a crooked billionaire, finding out who killed my sister, and reversing climate change. But when I set eyes on Pearl, these goals pale in comparison to enslaving her. The dynamite at her core called to me from the first. True to her name, she’s a precious gem, made for my enjoyment. But since I’ve never liked an easy chase, I plan to make this challenging. And if I read her right, she’ll be fun to tame.
Yet she catches me off guard at every turn. In order to break her down, I have to confront my past crimes, my guilt, and my rationale for enslaving women. For every uncomfortable truth she acknowledges, I’m forced to hide three of my own. Denial has served me well for years, but how long will it defend me from her hope, courage, and openness?
Content warning: murder, kidnapping, abuse, violence, power exchange, master-slave relationship, humiliation, stalking, breeding, dubious consent, somnophilia, and blackmail.
Nothing about our interactions is comfortable, yet he comforts me as no one can.
Years ago I gave up on love. Shackled with past traumas and driven to succeed professionally, I keep a tight rein on my desires and ignore my needs. But when I collide with a magnetic Scotsman at a sex club, my carefully balanced world begins to totter. He seeks legal representation, and my boss insists I oblige. He wants me, and my body urges me to comply.
Yet he’s off limits in every way. For one, I’m his lawyer, and he’s my client. For another, we’re searching for the woman he loved—possibly still loves. What’s more, he’s a heartthrob, completely out of my league. And most disturbingly, he makes me crave things I’ve never dared to imagine, subduing me with one word, one flick of a brow.
The more he wears down my defenses, the more I suspect the real hurdles keeping me from love are my own fears. Can I conquer them before they undo me?
She’s in my bloodstream; I breathe her in like oxygen.
Brushing past a hawthorn bud on the branch, I pluck her and make her mine. Sweet, fierce, and passionate, she opens up into a flower under my ministrations. Yet at every turn she needs me to seize control and confiscate her will. She doubts herself, doubts love, and doubts men. I plan on shattering her walls and teaching her to listen to her body.
But my past dogs me, refusing to let me enjoy my sweet bud in peace. Once forced to serve traffickers, I now vow to bring down the remnants of their organization. I’m bound to search for a woman I promised to protect who’s suspected of murder and other crimes. Some say I’m trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
As one woman draws me toward my future and the other pulls me toward my past, I have to confront the wrongs I’ve committed head-on. Can I beat the odds and claim my forbidden love?
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Content warning: sexual assault, body and eating anxieties, sexual harassment, trafficking, drug addiction, murder, power exchange, BDSM, praise, migrant smuggling, abuse, child abandonment, gambling addiction, mafia, stalking, dubious consent, fear play, primal play, consensual non-consent, grooming, edging, humiliation, degradation, exhibitionism, impact play, somnophilia, breeding (with pregnancy), birth control tampering, pain play, blackmail, dominating MMC, possessive MMC, sensation play, food play, orgasm denial, bondage, violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, coercion, torture, victim blaming, anal sex, mean-girl bullying, rape, kidnapping, emotional manipulation, entrapment, arson, and edge play.
A dark romance, number eight in the Senses Series, out June 25.
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Content warning: master-slave dynamic, power exchange, BDSM, forced marriage, blackmail, kidnapping, dubious consent, humiliation, spanking, edging, blood play, violence, bondage, teasing, discipline, torture, edge play, suspension bondage, marking, eugenics, cloning, breath play, anal sex, abuse, childhood trauma, rape, murder, sexual assault, branding, hanging, drowning, suicide, canine attacks, pet play.
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I’m running for my freedom, for the hope of a good life, for my faith in true love.
One night my boyfriend takes me out to dinner, slips a ring on my finger, and tells me we’re getting married in three days. Oh, and we’re moving to a war-torn country, which he’ll lead as president. When I refuse his non-proposal, he blackmails me into submission. Suddenly the man I was falling in love with is my worst enemy.
No matter how hard I run, he hunts me down, and whenever I fight back to try to save myself, he turns it into a twisted game.
Now I’m on a mission to find out what drove him to accept this assignment and why he’s so cold and distant. But the more I discover about my husband, the more I’m drawn to his deviant desires. Then, when a far worse enemy threatens me, I’m forced to ask myself how long I’ve had these cravings and why my loyalty to him outweighs all else.
How I love a furious little rebel. Even better if she thinks she can escape from me. Because she never will.
I tried having a normal relationship with my girlfriend, but I’m too screwed up. Now my latent desire to kidnap her and keep her as my plaything has become reality. She’s mine till death, and I have complete control over her. Let her think I’m going to kill her. Love means vulnerability before your enemies, and this operation requires I get attached to no one.
Yet I don’t bargain for my past catching up with me. I accepted this assignment thinking I’d shape a country’s fate, but that fate is fast turning into a nightmare. Politics and love are both driving me closer to the traumas I’ve fled from all my adult life. As I cling to my last shreds of control, my world crumbles, leaving me questioning everything.
When I’m utterly alone, off keel, and reduced to nothing, the memory of my little rebel drives me to seek a self I never knew. Can I find myself, rescue her, and save the country before my enemies cause widespread destruction?
The eighth book in the Senses series, this can be enjoyed as a standalone, though it reads better after the sixth in the series, The Sight of Obsession.
Book One of the Tainted Love series, set in Glasgow and the Outer Hebrides.
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Reyne and Zander's story. A dark mafia romance coming August 25, 2025.
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Reyne
While sheltering from a storm, I meet a numpty who convinces me I need to shack up with him to survive. Since it’s a one-time thing, I make an exception to my no-man rule. I’ve always pursued men who don’t care for me and attracted men I don’t want. So these days I see love as a crapshoot—one I’ll never win—and I steer clear.
But the rugged charmer stalks me and repeatedly swoops in to rescue me. The more I see him, the more he gets under my skin, yet he keeps worming his way into my bed. Still, this is a holiday, and I’ll never meet him again.
Only now he’s seated across a boardroom table smirking at me, and we’re competing for the make-or-break assignment of my career. Our big client has given us an ultimatum: collaborate—combining my mathematical approach with my rival’s creative one—or forget the project. No way am I working with this man who belongs in the wild. I have my life under perfect control, and he screws it up.
How low am I willing to stoop to make sure he’s out of the running? Will my mistrust of love be my undoing?
Zander
She’s a daredevil I call my wee doll with a dark outlook on life and an even darker view of love. And I can’t resist knocking her down a peg each time we meet. She tries to push me away, thinking I’m a player who only skims the surface. But I’ve had my share of struggles, and they’ve taken their toll. I can take on her defenses and break through them.
Because of her, I just miss a ferry and become a suspect in a murder. Then she blackmails me and uses my bad luck against me. But I’m going to harness her defiance for my own purposes and humble her in the process.
She wants to be in control, but I’ll teach her how much she loves to submit. She refuses to trust, but I’ll earn her trust step by painful step. She believes love is a lottery, but I’ll prove even she needs love. And I’ll bring her to her knees. After all, she started this game, and I love winning.
But as I take her in hand, will my own prejudices be my downfall?
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Content warning: murder, violence, humiliation, dubious consent, stalking, blackmail, BDSM, power exchange, praise, punishment, wrongful arrest with a prison stint, other man (no cheating), kidnapping, abuse, and mob justice.