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I’ve got an early Christmas present for you!! My USA Today best-selling romance, ONE HOT HOLIDAY, is F*R*E*E right now!! You can snag this book at all major ebook retailers.

I had way too much fun writing this story. Danger, romance, humor…and a parade of wild elves? Come on, that is some holiday merriment right there! Here’s the full blurb for you:

She’s running for her life. He’s the safe haven she never expected to find. The holiday season is about to get HOT.

Hiding out for the holiday season in the heart of the South? Not something that Haley Quick ever expected to have on her to-do list but then…she never expected her ex to want her dead, either. Turns out, life is full of surprises. Time to deal. Haley has ditched New York for a crazy little dot on the map known as Point Hope, Alabama. It’s a town gone extra crazy for the holidays, and Haley is sticking out like a sore thumb with her very much Grinch-self.

But enter sexy sheriff Spencer Lane…Tall, muscled, and made with an extra dose of sex appeal, he is exactly the kind of man that Haley should be avoiding. He’s charming, he looks way too good in a Santa hat, and, oh, yes, he’s her new landlord. The hits just keep coming. She can’t afford to let Spencer learn all of her secrets, a tough job since she is living with the man. No sex, though. It’s purely a business relationship. Except…the holidays in the South sure do get HOT. Or maybe that’s just sexy Spencer. Usually, Haley falls for the bad guy. It’s the whole reason she’s running for her life. She can’t help but wonder…What would it be like to fall for a man like Spencer?

He just got his Christmas wish.

Sheriff Spencer Lane can’t believe his luck. The most beautiful, fascinating woman he’s ever seen has just dropped into his life like a gift from, well, the big guy in red. Only the problem is that Haley seems to think Spencer is some by-the-book, nice guy. Probably because of the badge. And if she wants him to be the hero, that’s a role that he’s happy to play for her. But the truth is, Spencer has plenty of darkness inside, too. An ex Navy SEAL, he knows how to get sh—um, stuff done. He also knows how to be very, very naughty.

When danger threatens his Haley, all bets are off. No one is going to hurt her. No one is going to threaten her. Not in his town. Not on his watch. The nice guy will show Haley just how bad he can be.

Fake snow, a parade of wild elves, and a stalker ex don’t make for the merriest of times, but in Point Hope, anything can happen—and it usually does. Ready for a steamy story that will get you in the ho-ho-ho spirit? Settle back, curl up with Spencer, and have yourself a jolly old time.

Looking for a way to destress during the busy holiday season? I can help with that. My new Christmas romantic suspense, HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO is available now.

HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO has these themes & tropes:

A super protective holiday hero
He falls first.
Jingle my bells.
Someone needs to learn the magical meaning of Christmas (hint—that would be our Scrooge hero)
Naughty vs. nice/opposites attract
Holiday hijinks
Hallmark but way hotter
Forced proximity/bodyguard action

A holiday romance with a dash of romantic suspense and a former military hero who is so not feeling the festive spirit…

Bah humbug. Bounty hunter Jake Hale hates Christmas. He doesn’t do twinkling lights, festive packages, and you definitely won’t ever catch him singing Christmas carols. What he will do? Track down the worst of the scum out there. The former special ops soldier makes merry by tossing the naughty into prison cells and getting a grand pay day. Ho, ho, ho.

Then a ghost from Christmas past walks through his door.

True Blakely is always at the top of the nice list. Beautiful, sweet, with an innocence that—yep, he might have been tempted to destroy once or twice—she’s there to hire him. There have been a string of dangerous accidents in her life, and True fears that someone is trying to kill her. Not at all the sort of case that Jake would usually take—he hunts down the criminals after they jump bail, not before they’ve even been arrested. But one look into True’s bedroom eyes, and he can’t refuse. Maybe he still is a bit too tempted by the girl who got away…and surely one nice act won’t kill him? For her, he can play the hero.

He’ll close the case and be home in time for Christmas dinner.

Except, on the first morning of his investigation, he finds a dead body. One waiting underneath True’s glittering Christmas tree. The attacks are real, and it’s clear that someone is gunning for True. But Jake is on the job now, and no one is going to hurt her. His protective instincts are in overdrive…and so is the desperate desire that he’s always felt for True. This time, he’s done fighting that desire. He’ll finally show True just how fantastic it can be when you aren’t nice. Welcome to his naughty list.

Tomorrow is the big day! HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO officially releases on 11/26/24!

He’s a bah humbug bounty hunter.
She’s the queen of the nice list.
And his long-term obsession.
Their worlds will collide this holiday season.

Super protective holiday hero
He falls first.
Jingle my bells.
Naughty vs. nice/opposites attract
Holiday hijinks

You can read the first chapter right now!

We are just ONE WEEK away from the release of my new Christmas romance, HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO!

But if you want to get started reading right now…I’ve got the first chapter up on my website.

Ho, ho, ho!

It’s almost time for the release of my new Christmas romance, HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO!

Each year, it’s a tradition for me to release a new holiday romance. I love this tradition–and I hope you do, too!! This year, HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO will be releasing on 11/26/25.

A holiday romance with a dash of romantic suspense and a former military hero who is so not feeling the festive spirit…

Bah humbug. Bounty hunter Jake Hale hates Christmas. He doesn’t do twinkling lights, festive packages, and you definitely won’t ever catch him singing Christmas carols. What he will do? Track down the worst of the scum out there. The former special ops soldier makes merry by tossing the naughty into prison cells and getting a grand pay day. Ho, ho, ho.

Then a ghost from Christmas past walks through his door.

True Blakeley is always at the top of the nice list. Beautiful, sweet, with an innocence that—yep, he might have been tempted to destroy once or twice—she’s there to hire him. There have been a string of dangerous accidents in her life, and True fears that someone is trying to kill her. Not at all the sort of case that Jake would usually take—he hunts down the criminals after they jump bail, not before they’ve even been arrested. But one look into True’s bedroom eyes, and he can’t refuse. Maybe he still is a bit too tempted by the girl who got away…and surely one nice act won’t kill him? For her, he can play the hero.

He’ll close the case and be home in time for Christmas dinner.

Except, on the first morning of his investigation, he finds a dead body. One waiting underneath True’s glittering Christmas tree. The attacks are real, and it’s clear that someone is gunning for True. But Jake is on the job now, and no one is going to hurt her. His protective instincts are in overdrive…and so is the desperate desire that he’s always felt for True. This time, he’s done fighting that desire. He’ll finally show True just how fantastic it can be when you aren’t nice. Welcome to his naughty list.

HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO is a hot Christmas romance with action, laughter, thrills, and enough steam to melt the Christmas snow. Opposites attract? Check. Super alpha hero? Check. Danger, desire? Double check. Santa isn’t the only one checking things off his list…Jake Hale is taking care of business, too, and this unlikely hero is about to fall hard and fast for the woman of his Christmas dreams.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! Be spooky and have fun!

It’s book release day!!! My new romantic suspense, WHEN HE PROTECTS, is available now!

“This is fun, smexy, romantic suspense at its best!” – Carvanz, BookBub Review (Thank you, Carvanz!)

I loved writing this book–and I so hope that you will enjoy it! It’s 80,000 words, has a guaranteed happy ending, and, of course…plenty of danger, steam, and humor are packed in the pages.

Super protective U.S. Marshal hero (He takes protecting and defending to a whole new level…)

Bad girl heroine (Though she prefers the term “slightly shady”)

Pretend relationship/undercover bodyguard situation (You have to be careful with those pretend relationships. You blink, and they might just become real.)

Only one bed situation (How did that happen??)

Opposites attracting at a red-hot rate (Be careful–someone may get burned.)

Small-town romance/Fish out of water (Welcome to Asylum, Alabama.)

Touch her and he will unalive you before you can blink. (He’s really good at that sort of thing.)

You can read the first chapter right now.

WHEN HE PROTECTS will release on 10/29…but you can read the first chapter right now! I’ve got it up on my website.

He knew she was trouble from the moment they met.

Esme Laurent is a con artist. An accomplished liar. A world-class thief. And probably the most beautiful and intriguing woman that Tyler Barrett has ever met. Sure, he has to arrest her at their first meeting, and she absolutely hates him, but…well, he has a job to do. And Tyler always gets the job done.

Turns out, she is the new job.

The people in charge want to use Esme to bring down a very dangerous criminal operation. And in order to do that, Esme has to stay in the land of the living. She needs protection, she needs a new identity, and she needs to disappear, immediately. Because Esme has more than a bit of power, she makes her own deal…her protection needs to come in the ever-so-gorgeous, ever-so-dangerous, and ever-so-law-abiding form of U.S. Marshal Tyler Barrett.

They’ll disappear into Small Town, USA. And they’ll pretend to be newlyweds who just can’t keep their hands off each other.

No, absolutely, this cannot be happening. But no matter how much Tyler protests, the new job is, in fact, happening. He’s being sent to Asylum, Alabama, with the delectable Esme. He’s supposed to be her husband—a role that will give him twenty-four, seven access in order to protect her. He needs that access in order to make sure that Esme doesn’t run from the authorities and that she stays alive. But what Tyler doesn’t count on is the consuming desire he feels for a woman who should be off-limits.

She’ll test every limit that he has…

Esme doesn’t expect her attraction to the rule-following Tyler. He’s big, he’s buttoned-down, and he’s absolutely…delicious. She also suspects that he may be carefully controlling a wild side—one that she would love to see erupt. Oh, if only.

When danger comes calling, Tyler is more than ready to handle any threat. Who knew that falling for the good guy could be so tempting? And so very…heart-breaking. Because there was no way a guy like Tyler would want to stay around once they stop pretending. Everyone knows the bad girl never gets to keep the good guy, especially when she’s still working a very long con.

We are less than three weeks away from the 10/29/24 release of WHEN HE PROTECTS, so I wanted to start sharing teasers with you!

“I want you.” In so many ways. For so many things. “That’s a non-negotiable point in any deal that is made.  I want you. You’ll be my bodyguard. My shadow. My hero. My protector. My twenty-four, seven companion until all the danger has passed. It will be you and me. Until the bitter end.”  Now she did smile at him. “Doesn’t that sound amazing?”

Psst! I’ve got *another* brand new book release for you this month!!! I’m being all busy as 2024 winds to a close. BRUTAL ICE just released…and WHEN HE PROTECTS will be here on 10/29! In case you haven’t seen the blurb for WHEN HE PROTECTS, here it is:

𝐇𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐭.

Esme Laurent is a con artist. An accomplished liar. A world-class thief. And probably the most beautiful and intriguing woman that Tyler Barrett has ever met. Sure, he has to arrest her at their first meeting, and she absolutely hates him, but…well, he has a job to do. And Tyler 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 gets the job done.

𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐛.

The people in charge want to use Esme to bring down a very dangerous criminal operation. And in order to do that, Esme has to stay in the land of the living. She needs protection, she needs a new identity, and she needs to disappear, immediately. Because Esme has more than a bit of power, she makes her own deal…her protection needs to come in the ever-so-gorgeous, ever-so-dangerous, and ever-so-law-abiding form of U.S. Marshal Tyler Barrett.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐔𝐒𝐀. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝑁𝑜, 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔. But no matter how much Tyler protests, the new job is, in fact, happening. He’s being sent to Asylum, Alabama, with the delectable Esme. He’s supposed to be her husband—a role that will give him twenty-four, seven access in order to protect her. He needs that access in order to make sure that Esme doesn’t run from the authorities 𝑎𝑛𝑑 that she stays alive. But what Tyler doesn’t count on is the consuming desire he feels for a woman who should be off-limits.

𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬…

Esme doesn’t expect her attraction to the rule-following Tyler. He’s big, he’s buttoned-down, and he’s absolutely…delicious. She also suspects that he may be carefully controlling a wild side—one that she would love to see erupt. 𝑂ℎ, 𝑖𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦.

When danger comes calling, Tyler is more than ready to handle any threat. Who knew that falling for the good guy could be so tempting? And so very…heart-breaking. Because there was no way a guy like Tyler would want to stay around once they stop pretending. Everyone knows the bad girl never gets to keep the good guy, especially when she’s still working a very long con.

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: Are you in the mood for a strong hero who makes “protecting and defending” his life code? Tyler is big, fierce, and more than ready to step into the line of fire in order to protect his charge. He’s also falling fast under the spell of a woman he should not trust. Everything with Esme is just pretend…everything, except the desire they feel for each other. And the very, very real danger that stalks her. A danger that may wind up costing Tyler more than he ever expected. WHEN HE PROTECTS, Tyler gives his all, and when he loves…he will fight like hell for the woman who stole his heart.