What do you get when you can’t outrun your demons, no matter how hard you try?

You get a blurred line between right and wrong, good and evil.

Posie

Posie Tinley was what you’d call privileged. At least, from the outside looking in, that’s what you’d assume. With her parents financially wealthy, her attendance at Regal Academy, then her acceptance into Blaineview College, what did she have to complain about? Not to mention that her best friend came from one of the most powerful families in the county. Yeah, Posie had it made.

However, when the unthinkable happens in college, everything changes, and not just for Posie. Over ten years later, she’s still trying to find her way, though she’s managed to conquer quite a few of her demons. As a counseling specialist at an abuse call center, she sees helping others as her only way out of the darkness, though she finds that she’s no longer afraid of the dark.

Killian

Killian Warrick was what you’d call blessed. At least, from the outside looking in, that’s what you’d assume. With an idyllic childhood, great parents, a loving sister, plenty of friends, and a secured future, the sky really had been the limit for his life. He’d had no complaints, and he had even convinced himself that tragedies only happened to other people. Yeah, Killian had been blessed, no doubt about it.

However, when the unthinkable happens to his sister, everything changes, and he knows that he will never be the same. Over ten years later, he still doesn’t know how to move on, though he’s fooled everyone into thinking that he has. As a generous philanthropist, everyone thinks that he’s a prince among men, and he lets everyone believe it. Only he knows the truth about what he really is.

When you finally find someone that doesn’t care about your dark side…

As a grown adult, Posie is doing her best to live her life as best as she can, but working for Killian Warrick is becoming a distraction that she doesn’t need. As her boss, he should be off-limits, the risks not worth it. Still, when Killian makes his interest in Posie known, she begins to reevaluate the risks.

As a grown adult, Killian is doing his best to remaining professional and respected, but having Posie Tinley working for him is making that impossible to do. As one of his employees, she should be off-limits, the temptation non-existent. Still, when Posie doesn’t immediately refuse his advances, hope blooms.

With the decision to throw caution to the wind, Posie and Killian start on a very dangerous love affair, one that neither of them are prepared for. With Killian determined to have Posie at all costs, he ignores all the red flags, and with Posie determined to overcome her demons, she ignores them, too.

When everything finally comes to a head, secrets are revealed, but those secrets are still not the worst of their problems. A line is drawn in the sand, and on Posie’s side, the Marlows, Reed, McCellans, and McIntires stand with her. On Killian’s side, stands the deadliest Mafia family in the country; The Benettis.

NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, explicit violence, torture scenes, the mention of sexual assault, and the description of rape/sexual assault. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase.

What do you do when insomnia holds you hostage?

Delve into the horrors of social media.

Heron

Life was great for Heron Treyton, and why wouldn’t it be? He came from a great family, his friends were solid, and when he wasn’t living his dream as a professional rugby player, he was a firefighter alongside his father. He was living a life that most men would envy, and he never lost sight of that. He even had a great relationship with his twin siblings that were eighteen years younger than he was.

Nevertheless, despite all his blessings, he has found himself in a constant battle with insomnia lately, and the insomnia was winning. Not wanting to fail a drug test or have his clarity questioned, the only thing that he hasn’t tried yet is sleeping drugs, something that he’s not a fan of anyway. So, with nothing else working for him, he decides that social media should be enough to bore him to sleep.

Eliza

Life was great for Eliza Dodger, generally speaking. Yeah, her job was kind of mundane and sucked on most days, but she came from a wonderful family, and her best friend always did her best to keep things from becoming boring. Plus, she had a roof over her head, food in her fridge, and all her utilities were paid on time. Really, she didn’t have a whole lot to complain about.

Nevertheless, despite all her blessings, she wanted more, and that was in the form of her own home. While living in an apartment wasn’t the worst thing in the world, she wanted the suburban dream, husband and/or kids optional. So, needing to make more money-without resorting to porn-she decides to start her own baking channel, and…well, it turns out to be a lot harder than she thought.

When you’re not the only crazy one awake after nine o’clock at night…

Up way past his bedtime, Heron Treyton finds himself pleasantly surprised when he comes across a baking social media channel that may or may not be a bit questionable. Nonetheless, there’s no denying that Eliza Dodger is gorgeous as all the sins put together, making him forget all about his insomnia.

Up way past her bedtime, Eliza Dodger understands that chasing your dream requires sacrifice, in this instance, that particular sacrifice being blissful sleep. It’s all good until Heron Treyton asks to be a guest on her baking channel, and since she has a working pair of eyes, she gladly takes him up on his offer.

As they start to get to know each other, she learns that only a crazy person would ever sign up to play rugby, and he learns that baking is a lot harder than it looks, though it could just be the baker in this case. Still, as sparks fly and friends begin to meddle, the only thing left to do is to have a bake-off.

NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, the horrors of baking, the madness that is rugby, and meddling friends. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.

What do you get when you have too much money and power?

The freakin’ Moore twins.

Weathering the Storm

Cutter Moore

As one of the youngest billionaires in the world, you’d think that Cutter Moore would want for nothing. However, despite being the CEO of Moore Industries, having more money than most, and being one of the most sought-after bachelors in the country, there is one thing missing. He wants the one woman that he can’t have, and he’s reminded of it every single goddamn day.

Merritt Dale

Though intelligent, organized, and capable, nothing could have prepared Merritt Dale for the demands of being the personal assistant to one of the most ruthless CEOs in the country. Yeah, the pay made up for her lack of a life, but being on call twenty-four hours a day was no joke. Eventually, something was going to have to give, and she was pretty sure that it was going to be her sanity.

When the engagement ring comes off…

After two years of coveting the one thing that he couldn’t have, all that changes when Cutter notices that Merritt is no longer wearing her engagement ring. Not caring why she’s no longer wearing it, he goes after her with everything that he has, and poor Merritt doesn’t know what hit her.

The Storm of the Century

Cotter Moore

As one of the youngest billionaires in the world, you’d think that Cotter Moore would want for nothing, and he didn’t. In fact, his life was perfect just the way that it was. As the CFO of Moore Industries, he wasn’t the type to waste time because he didn’t have much of it to waste. Even his sex life was on a predictable schedule, something that he was immensely grateful for.

Aelix Palmer

Though successful, driven, and brilliant, nothing could have prepared Aelix Palmer for what she had willingly signed up for. Yeah, it could be argued that she shouldn’t complain since the sex was phenomenal without the headaches of an actual relationship, but sooner or later, she was going to want a family, and the only way to get that would be to give up the best sex of her life.

When the rules of the game change…

After two years of a no-strings-attached sexual arrangement, all that changes when Cotter gets a message that Aelix is looking to date other men. Realizing that his feelings for Aelix are a lot deeper than he’d thought, he changes the rules, and poor Aelix never saw this coming.

NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, a set of twins with more determination than a five-star general, and two clueless women that hadn’t seen them coming. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.

What happens when you've made the biggest mistake of your life?

You do whatever it takes to make it right.

Raddix

For all intents and purposes, Raddix McKay had the perfect life. He'd been raised like every child in the world should be raised, and that was with loving parents, a supportive sibling, and the best of friends. There was also the fact that he'd been fortunate enough to have met the love of his life during his sophomore year of high school, and there was no doubt that she truly was the love of his life.

When he decides that he's done working for someone else, he embarks on the dream of owning his own engineering firm, and his brother and best friend eagerly come along for the bumpy ride. With all three men determined, hard-working, and intelligent as hell, the dream is no longer just a dream when he turns his ambitions into reality, failure not being an option.

Madison

For all intents and purposes, Madison Amber had the perfect life. Blessedly, her childhood hadn't been a poor or neglected one. She'd been fortunate enough to be able to live her younger years out like all children should be able to, carefree and full of forgivable mistakes. She'd also been lucky enough to find the boy of her dreams during high school, and he'd only grown up to become the man of her dreams.

When she finds herself supporting a wild idea, she's all in, no questions asked. With her career already secured, she had no fears or doubts about her future. She also didn't care how much blood, sweat, and tears it was going to take for all their dreams to come true. As far as she was concerned, failure wasn't the end of the world. It was brave to try something new, even if it didn't turn out successful.

When the price of your dreams is too high…

When things don't turn out as planned, Raddix McKay finds himself in the middle of a situation that he never imagined could happen. With only a few thoughtless words, his entire world is upended, and it doesn't even matter that Madison Amber has been his whole life for the past fifteen years.

When things don't turn out as planned, Madison Amber finds herself escaping a heartbreak that she never imagined could happen. For fifteen years, she'd never had any doubts about her relationship with Raddix McKay, but she had them now. In fact, she had too damn many.

A year later, she's back in town, having missed her family too much to stay away. A year later, he's been doing nothing but waiting for her to come back. When they finally come face-to-face, she's ready to flee again because the man that she left behind is not the same man that wants her back at all costs.

NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, mention of alcoholism, and unhealthy coping mechanisms. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.

The Storm Series

The Storm Series is a collective of books about three men and the three women that end up turning their lives upside down. With no one looking for love, they're all in for an unexpected surprise when a fake relationship, a pro bono job, and a one-weekend-stand are thrown into the mix. Nevertheless, even though no one was looking for love, love still found them, showing them absolutely no mercy.

In The Eye of The Storm

Being in love with Junie Baylor for five years, when Ripley Storm finally gets his chance with her, he goes all in. Yeah, it's a fake relationship, but that doesn't stop him from doing everything to make her his.

Being clueless to how Ripley Storm feels about her, Junie Baylor is shocked when he pretends to be her fake boyfriend. Yeah, it's all to save face, but things change when she starts seeing him in a new light.

The Calm Before the Storm

As a chain-smoking CPA, Roark Storm didn't have time for the unexpected in his life. However, when Gypsy Banks needs his help, he finds the time, getting to know her a hell of a lot better.

As a shop owner that sells happiness, Gypsy Banks is grateful that Roark Storm is willing to sort out her IRS disaster. However, that's not all that he ends up sorting out, something that she really appreciates.

Any Port in A Storm

Though wealthy and a champion snowboarder, the only thing missing in Phineas Moore's life is having Sheridan Gates by his side. Or so he'd thought until he's given a second chance to get the girl.

Though successful and happy, Sheridan Gates' life is still missing something. Yeah, she still thinks about that weekend with Phineas Moore, but she's still not prepared for when he shows up in her life again.

NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, violence, a cheating ex-boyfriend, backstabbing best friend, a Phineas Moore, a douchebag ex-boyfriend, a person that sells happiness for a living, a freight-train smoking CPA, groupies, a set of trouble-making twins, and a man that makes up his own rules. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase.

What's worse than sacrificing yourself for your loved ones?

Finding out that your sacrifice is all for nothing.

Aurelio

As the consigliere to the Sartori Crime Family, Aurelio Provenza wanted for nothing. Without any parents or siblings, it'd been an easy decision to join the Sartoris, even as young as he'd been. With a determination that seeped into his bones, he'd risen in the ranks quickly, and not only was he the voice of reason for the entire family, but the Sartori Boss was also his best friend.

With the world at his fingertips, Aurelio can't see how things could get any better. The organization was flourishing under their new reign, and there was even an unofficial understanding of peace with the other organizations at the moment. While some might argue that the only thing missing from his life was a wife and kids, he didn't see things that way. In fact, he'd be perfectly happy if he never had either.

Savina

As the only child of Paulo Valentine, Savina Valentine had been raised to respect what it meant to be in the Mafia and to take her rightful place in that world when the time came. Surrounded by men in suits her entire life, she'd known exactly what would be expected of her, and she'd also known enough to recognize that she'd wanted more from life, no matter the cost.

With the world thinking that she had it made, Savina wonders how she had ever let things get this far. To the outside world, she was a successful real estate agent, lived in a luxurious brownstone, and was dating the son of a very prominent congressman, making future possibilities endless for the power couple. In fact, looking at her life, she'd be a fool to complain about anything.

When the truth isn't at all what it seems…

Just as Aurelio believes that Savina Valentine is out of his life for good, she shows up unexpectedly, seeking him out, but he finds that he really couldn't care less why. After all, no matter how much he might still love her, he has no plans on experiencing heartbreak for a second time in his life.

Just as Savina believes that there might be some hope, she realizes that the Aurelio Provenza that she used to know no longer exists, and in his place is a complete stranger. After all, no matter how much she might deserve it, she still prays for a mercy that will probably never be granted.

When Aurelio is ordered to find out why Savina is back in Sartori territory, the truth is more shocking than he could have ever expected. After uncovering secrets upon secrets, they both find themselves in a position where they'll either have to fight or walk away for good, and both options aren't good.

Note: This book contains adult situations, adult language, sexually explicit encounters, violence, sexual assault, degradation, domestic violence, guns, graphic violence, mention of drugs and prostitution, murder, and cheating (not of main characters). If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase.

What's worse than marrying a man that doesn't want you?

Being on the chopping block like a sacrificial lamb.

Noah

Though his family ties ran deep, Noah Murphy hadn't become second-in-command of the O'Brien Crime Syndicate because of his cousin. Intelligent, ruthless, and with an apathetic personality, he was the perfect angel and devil on the family's shoulders, and he wasn't afraid to call things as he saw them, or to do what needed to be done in order to keep his family at the top of the food chain.

Nonetheless, with dynasties changing, the world evolving, and new threats popping up at every turn, Noah is very aware that animals only survived in the wild if they were willing to adapt to change, and change is something that Noah is very good at. In fact, the man doesn't even blink an eye when he agrees to marry a woman that he's never even met.

Shea

Though her family ties ran deep, Shea Burke was still as independent as they came, happy to have created a career and life all her own. Smart, capable, and dedicated, she was one of the best nurses at the hospital, and helping people really was her specialty. Despite all the credit always going to the doctors, she knew her worth, and she was happy doing something that she loved.

Nonetheless, with the sudden news that everything is not what it seems, Shea finds herself faced with a decision that really isn't a choice at all, and it only gets worse when she realizes that the spider's web that she's trap in is a lot bigger than she'd originally believed. In fact, it's big enough to safely trap more than just her future; it's big enough to trap her very soul.

When you realized that some secrets are more dangerous than others…

As Noah spends more and more time with his new wife, he quickly begins to realize that there's more to Shea Burke than he'd originally given her credit for. Unfortunately for him, he's not sure if there will ever be any coming back from the damage that's already been done.

As Shea spends more and more time with her new husband, it doesn't take her long to see Noah Murphy for what he really is, and it's rather clear that his reputation isn't an exaggeration. Unfortunately for her, she's stuck in their marriage whether she wants to be or not.

When the unthinkable happens and Shea is attacked, Noah will do everything and anything that it takes to find out who is responsible for daring to harm his wife. However, as secrets unravel and the truth comes out, the real enemy is a lot closer to home than either of them had thought.

Note: This book contains adult situations, adult language, sexually explicit encounters, violence, guns, graphic violence, mention of drugs and prostitution, and murder. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.

What's worse than losing the only family that you've ever had?

Finding yourself in the crosshairs of the Irish Mob.

Declan

As the eldest son in a traditional Irish family, Declan O'Brien understood responsibility more than most. Not only did he have four younger brothers, but he was also the head of the O'Brien Crime Syndicate, a position that he'd taken over from his father at a very young age. Though reputed to be reasonable and methodical, only a fool would mistake him for being anything other than ruthless.

Comfortable in the life that he's carved out for himself, Declan has little to complain about, though his mother would disagree since he's still unmarried. However, with the kind of life that he leads, a wife is the least of his concerns. Of course, that all changes when a couple of his men wind up dead, and the truth is just too farfetched to imagine, much less deal with.

Keavy

As the only child of a man that'd been too pure for this world, Keavy Collins understood loyalty and unconditional love more than most people ever could. Though people would call her upbringing unconventional and even a bit strange, she wouldn't change her childhood for anything in the world. After all, she wouldn't be the person that she was today if not for that unconventional upbringing.

Comfortable in the life that she lives, Keavy isn't bothered by her solitary existence or the fact that she lives alone and has no real friends. Unlike most people, solitude brought a certain level of peace to her life, and she also wasn't the type of person that was afraid to be alone. Of course, that all changes when the wrong man asks her to go home with him and she says yes.

When you realize that some secrets can be deadly…

Once Declan finds out who is responsible for the new mayhem in his life, nothing stops him from learning all that he can about Keavy Collins. Though everything about her is a bad idea, she's like a puzzle that needs to be figured out, especially as more bodies start piling up.

Once Keavy realizes that there's no escaping the enemy, she's left with little choice but to go up against Declan O'Brien with everything that she has. Though she knows exactly who he is and what he's capable of, she'd been raised to fear no man, including the boss of the Irish Mob.

As Declan does his best to keep Keavy from killing him, and while Keavy does her best to keep Declan from capturing her, there's another enemy in the wind, and the stakes are raised when no one is sure who the intended target is anymore.

Note: This book contains adult situations, adult language, sexually explicit encounters, violence, guns, graphic violence, kidnapping, mention of drugs and prostitution, and murder. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.

The Kotov Duet is the third and final installment of The Syndicate Duets that include the Italian Mafia, Irish Mob, and Russian Bratva. Though the books are standalones, they are connected by common characters that appear in every book.

Ghosts of the Past

Avgust Kotov was the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva, and his position was solidified as one of the deadliest men around. Still, Samara Andreev is the one weakness that he can't afford to have.

Samara Andreev's life was an uneventful one, and she preferred it that way since it was just her and her sister. Still, when Avgust Kotov reappears in her life, nothing will ever be the same again.

Demons of the Future

Maksim Barychev was an enforcer for the Russian Bratva, and he was as intelligent as he was lethal, his name legendary. So, used to getting his way, he's thrown for a loop when he meets Katja Volkov.

Katja Volkov's life is a complicated one, and when left with little to no choice, she does what she has to. So, when she meets Maksim Barychev, she's only doing what she has to do in order to survive.

Note: This book contains adult situations, adult language, sexually explicit encounters, violence, sexual assault, degradation, domestic violence, guns, graphic violence, mention of drugs and prostitution, sexual assault, murder, and cheating (not of main characters). If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not read.