Ever since my most recent breakup with my long-time on and off girlfriend, Iβve been surly and grumpy. Even the prospect of opening up a tattoo parlor and getting to lay ink again doesnβt hold the allure it once did, although the three little girls who are now club princesses do have me smiling a bit more. Still, my heart is encased in ice now after Rosa, and I wonder if Iβll ever have what my brothers have started to findβa woman who loves all of them, not just certain aspects.
When Phoebe walks in and drops the bombshell of a lifetime in my lap, I realize that my life has irrevocably changed for the better and I vow to be the best father possible to my daughter. The biggest question I have, however, is will Phoebe join me for the ride of our lives?
Phoebe
As a nurse, Iβve dealt with life and death situations on a pretty consistent basis, but Iβve never had to perform CPR on a family member while her infant daughter was nearby. Quite honestly, I never want to do it again, so thereβs that to consider. Even knowing what the outcome was going to be, Iβm still sad that a little girl will grow up without her mother. But now, her father can meet the daughter he never knew he had, and all I can do is hope heβll still let me see her from time to time.
Walking into the Steel Raiders MC clubhouse was harder than I anticipated. I know Iβm doing the right thing by informing Camiβs father of her existence, but Iβve helped raise her and Iβm going to miss her terribly. So, instead of waiting around, I basically drop her off and run, only I donβt get very far as my emotions take over once Iβm through the clubhouse gates.
Two souls looking for loveβwill they find it with each other and raise the little girl they both love to pieces?
I rebuilt my life in Laurel Springs after my divorce. Teaching high school, playing it safe, staying away from dangerous men like the one I married the first time. Then Dime walked into my world. He was everything I shouldn’t want. With leather, muscle, and all kinds of secrets wrapped in a Saint’s Outlaws MC cut. It’s everything I can’t seem to resist.
When my best friend tells me the truth about who Dime really is, I should walk away. But some danger is worth the risk. Or so I think, until one of my students decides that if he can’t have me, no one can.
Logan Matthews has apparently been stalking me for months. He knows where I live. He knows about Dime. And now he’s in my classroom convinced he can make me choose him. As sirens wail and his finger tightens on the trigger, my life flashes before my eyes.
Over the next few months, I realize this isn’t just an obsession. It’s connected to the marijuana operation killing kids in our town. The same operation Dime has been investigating.
In the aftermath, I make a choice. There are no more secrets. If we’re going to survive this, I need to know who Dime really is. Even if the truth might destroy us.
DIME
Three years undercover, living as an outlaw, investigating what we think is the criminal empire infiltrating the town. I’ve kept my distance from anything that could blow my cover. Then Allison looked at me, and my carefully constructed life started crumbling.
When that kid pointed a gun at her, every instinct screamed to blow my cover and save her. Now Logan’s been bailed out by the very family that’s blowing up on our radar, and Allison wants the truth. All of it.
She deserves to know I’m a cop. That the brotherhood I’ve built with the Saint’s Outlaws is real, even if my identity isn’t. That I’ll choose her over my badge, my mission, everything single thing, if it means keeping her alive.
Because in Laurel Springs, secrets surface. And some truths are worth killing for.
TROPES: Small Town Romance β’ Motorcycle Club Romance β’ Second Chance at Love β’ Undercover Cop β’ He Has Dangerous Secrets β’ Protective Alpha Hero β’ Stalker Suspense β’ Forced Proximity
USA Today Bestselling Author Morgan Jane Mitchell comes an enemies to lovers, mafia romance perfect for Valentine’s Day, Valentine Vendetta
She is Valentine. He is Moretti. Can their love break the Valentine Vendetta?
Standalone
Enemies to Lovers
Mafia Romance
Secret Relationship
Open door spice
HEA
The Valentine Vendetta is her familyβs blood oath to erase the Morettis, older than the truce itself.
Luigi Moretti
Leaving her is the hardest part. No names. All heat. Then the call comes. The truce needs the Moretti heir. An annual Valentineβs Week ceasefire under the Commission so money moves while Valentines and Morettis redraw lines. The Vendetta keeps a target on my back; this is usually the one week I breathe. Not this year. My order is simple. End the ceasefire by ending the Valentine heir.
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Taj Blackman knows a thing or two about responsibility. As the new CEO of Blackman Boards, he intends to carry on the legacy his father built with dignity.
Itβs that mindset that leaves him unable to neglect the duty he feels in other aspects of his life. Like with a specific someone.
Olivia Thomas.
Taj never expected to see the supermodel in his small hometown, especially not in her wedding gown.
But when Olivia appears, desperate for his help, Taj canβt turn her away.
Using everything heβs learned from the man who entrusted a multi-million-dollar company to him, Taj is honored to take on a new responsibility thatβs worth far more than money could ever buy.
A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over seventy published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andreaβs favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, canβt get enough of extreme sports.
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husbandβs performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isnβt writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.