Novels

novel-length stories
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A fake marriage gives Sam a fighting chance in his custody battle and Rosie enough cash to save her store. But kisses for show awaken desire and tender feelings. When outside forces threaten their fragile family, trusting each other with dark secrets is their only chance for love and happiness.
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She was the incubator, nothing more until the parents died tragically Now she’s having Nobody’s Baby.
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Bittersweet Obsessions by Annie Rayburn (Carol Burnside) One woman. Three men. Who will trigger her obsession?
OPERATION SECOND CHANCE

OPERATION SECOND CHANCE

Zoe pushes Dex away for his own good and settles for becoming a security guard in their hick town, riding horses and motorcycles for thrills. The widowed mother is accused of murder and Sp. Forces, Dex, returns home. Reunited, friendship turns to love, Dex wants Zoe. So does the killer.
Madam Mom

Madam Mom

Do you know your family? Are you sure? Gangster heiress, Tisha, seeks vengeance, takes on the mob, unwillingly loses her heart and risks betrayal once again. What harm can a fling with a stranger at the airport do? Tisha is desperate, vulnerable, and targeted.
Hart's Girls

Hart's Girls

The profitable, disgusting human trafficking industry puts children in all neighborhoods at risk, especially prevalent along the I75 corridor. FBI Special Agent Reggie Casse and U. S. Marshal Shae Montgomery are determined to stop abductions of innocents in and around Sweetwater.
Gold Lust Conspiracy

Gold Lust Conspiracy

Historical-Ruthless men rule savage, lawless, 1880’s frontier Skagway, Alaska. Women are only welcome in dance halls. Young widow, Jessie, barely knows how to fend for herself, much less those depending on her in the unwelcoming man’s world, especially brokenhearted lumberjack, Logan.
God Father's Day

God Father's Day

Living a lie puts Justin and Becky in the line of fire. Lakeside peace is shattered by a hit man searching for a gangster who witnessed too much.
2nd Chance Ranch

2nd Chance Ranch

Captain Chance Gordon dedicates his life to service. Disabled, the heroic Seal returns home to recover. His future depends on the woman he wronged and who owns his heart. Dory Farmer suffers more than most could survive. Worst yet, fate of the man who deserted her is in her hands.
The Bourbon Trail, Bk. 10 The Bloodline Series
Chloe Robert’s billionaire client is murdered. The deceased had a shady past and many enemies. Chloe, her mom, and ex-mobster grandfather are suspects. Chloe can’t stay out of it, putting her relationship with Deputy Leo Sanders in jeopardy, and her sleuthing lands her in the killers hands.
Real Money, Bk. 9 The Bloodline Series
Agent Chloe Roberts uncovers shady family secrets and is pursued by a billionaire developer, a sexy deputy, and a dead gangster, as she lands in an assassin's cross hairs.
The Bloodline Trail, Book 8 The Bloodline Series
Deputy Jaiden Coldwater's and Dr. Clay Barnes' fling turns serious while settling his parents’ estate and unraveling family secrets. He isn't who he thinks he is. Clay discovers what he wants in time to lose everything to a murderer.
Bloodlines and Lies, The Bloodline Series
Racing mogul, Levi trains a triple-crown-winning horse. Ad executive, Riley is consumed with work and caring for her ailing father. Her house is burglarized, and a murderer is on the loose. Secrets land their relationship in jeopardy. What a time to plan a wedding!
Horseshoes & Roses, The Bloodline Series
Opening a restaurant in her hometown, Dovie gets a chance with Moggie, the cowhand haunting her dreams since she was too young for love. An inheritance forces a choice between gay twin brother, Carlton and lover Moggie. A killer wants Dovie dead.
BLOOD OF CHAMPIONS, Bk. 4 The Bloodline Series
Rose fights for her life while Cal’s mare runs for the roses. Racing mogul, Levi Madison, and head trainer, Native American, Calvin Coldwater, prepare Dakota Maiden for the derby in Kentucky. An evil force targets Cal’s bride, Rose Casson-Coldwater. With a murderer on the loose, will they run for th
Hot Blooded, Bk 3 The Bloodline Series
Tavern Owner, Justin Henderson, spirals recklessly downward after losing everything he holds dear. C.E.O, Corrie Parrish moves from NYC to the hick town with her livid teenaged daughter and has loved Justin since they were children,
Blood & Studs, Bk. 2 The Bloodline Series
No time for social life and against better judgement, workaholic Riley indulges in a brief, long-distance romance with a sexy cowboy. She lands a dream account and uncovers deception, shattering delusions. Levi is far from what she thought him to be when bodies start to pile up.
Parsley, Sage, Rose, Mary & Wine, Bk. 1 The Bloodline Series
Lemon Sage Benton seeks a fresh start in rural horse country and clashes with sexy, silver-haired Wyatt Gordon when they're thrown together by murder. The widow's impulsiveness drives the protective sheriff crazy, but her energy sparks life in him he'd thought had long ago burnt out.
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Even Immortals can't live forever. The last of her kind, Kiri wanders the world by day, hiding herself among humans. Never alone, always separate. No man ever succeeded in holding onto her. In seven thousand years, only one man ever made her question her fate. (written as Colette Maelys)
Sun-Kissed: A Novel

Sun-Kissed: A Novel

Romance and swash-buckle are brewed into a supernatural adventure that delivers twists and turns to the bitter end. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J7X8NTC
The Heart of Death

The Heart of Death

What’s dead is alive, what’s alive is dead… Now that the White Sorceress, Bringer of Life has been found, and the rightful King of Castilles restored to the throne, all that’s left to do is live happily ever after…until another ominous prophecy disrupts the peace.
A Thousand Years to Wait
Prophecies are meant to unfold on their own—they can’t be forced into fruition. Or can they? When a war-torn kingdom is on the cusp of falling to a usurping general, a young healer who doesn't believe in magic is called upon to help a prophecy transpire. She must embrace the magic or lose everything
War and Money: Book 1
A rollercoaster sci-fi where Dax, low status and a non-conformist, is stuck in the middle of the unending aliens wars. It's 2187, and 15-year-olds are recruited to fight, and die, for the cause. But the "cause" isn't what it appears, and Dax plans to find the truth and save her friends and the Earth
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See where it all began with Morgan and Kat. Book 1 Kat’s brother is missing and she will do anything to find him. But when a dark lord kidnaps her and holds her captive, she finds he has captured her heart as well. Even though he tells her she is the wrong one, she knows she is The Right One for him