Less

She’s center stage. He’s behind the scenes. But their past is about to steal the spotlight.

Melody Perkins is Broadway’s brightest star—talented, curvy, and determined to shine on her own terms. When she agrees to fly cross-country for an exclusive performance at a Hollywood billionaire’s private estate, the last thing she expects is to be saddled with a bodyguard.
Especially not him.
Alessio “Less” Figueroa is a former mercenary turned elite protector with Sigma International Security. He’s used to high-risk missions and high-maintenance clients. But nothing prepares him for seeing Melody again—the one woman who slipped through his fingers years ago.
He’s been assigned to keep her safe. She wants to him to keep his distance.
But danger lurks behind the velvet curtains of fame, and when the threats turn deadly, Less will stop at nothing to protect the woman he never stopped loving.
One guarded heart. One unforgettable past. One last shot at a second chance.
In the high-stakes world of fame and shadows, will love get its encore?

*A shortened version of this book is releasing with Beyond the Obsession Volume 2.

Jersey Bad Boys Audiobook Bundle

There’s no room for mercy in a kingdom built on lies.

Beneath the veneer of polite society exists a criminal organization known for its utter lack of mercy. They call themselves the Vipers. The men who belong to this syndicate are cruel, cunning, and unforgiving. Ruled by a king, this band of brothers knows no boundaries and takes no prisoners. To cross them is to sign your own death certificate.

But even serpents have weaknesses.
And sometimes that weakness is just a flower.

Included:
Merciful Lies
Devious Lies
Pitiful Lies

Popular Tropes

Dark Romance, Contemporary Romance, Possessive Alpha Male, Forced Proximity, Secret Baby, Tricked Into Marriage, Morally Gray MMC, Plus Size Heroine, Sweet For Her, Touch Her & D*e.

Series Reviews

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Ego

Winter in New York is cold—until danger makes it burn.

Sabrina Rosetto lives for her students, her lesson plans, and the calm predictability of kindergarten life. But when a disturbing incident at her school turns into something more sinister, she finds herself the target of a threat she doesn’t understand and can’t outrun.
Enter Ego—real name Theodore Montego—Sigma International Security’s most intense operative, newly promoted and already questioning every decision that led him here. Protecting a soft-spoken, fiercely dedicated kindergarten teacher? This can’t be the assignment he trained for.
But Sabrina is full of surprises. Fierce. Funny. Gorgeous. And she’s getting under Ego’s skin in all the wrong ways—and all the right ones.
As the danger escalates, so does the heat between them. What starts as a protective detail quickly spirals into something deeper, darker, and far more dangerous for his heart.
One stoic bodyguard. One unexpected heroine. One icy city hiding a deadly secret.
This winter, survival isn’t the only thing on the line—love is too.

Popular Tropes

Contemporary Romance, Forced Proximity, InstaLove, Bodyguard Romance, Protector Hero, Action/Adventure Romance, Touch Her & D*e, OTT Book Boyfriend, Plus Size FMC, Sunshine x Grumpy

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He’s a hardened ex-criminal. She’s a stranger to his world. One taste of her and he’ll never let go.

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She booked a quiet cabin getaway. He was accidentally double-booked. Snowed in together, sparks fly hotter than the fireplace.

Merciful Lies (Jersey Bad Boys #1)
Her brother’s debt. His demand. One night that changes everything. Six months later, Anna returns to Nico Fury—pregnant with his child.

Dirty Lyrics (Wrecked Rockstar Romance #1)
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The Lumberjack and the City Slicker

A Standalone Small Town Mountain Man Romance with a Curvy Heroine

She came to the mountains by mistake.
He never thought she’d stay.

When icy roads and a wrong turn leave Clara Belle stranded in Woodhaven, she’s way out of her element. Designer heels, city attitude, and zero survival skills don’t exactly belong in the middle of nowhere. Especially not in the dead of winter.

Enter Greyson Cole.
A hermit lumberjack with a craftsman’s hands and a heart he swears he doesn’t have anymore. After walking away from billions, he built a life of solitude in a remote mountain cabin where no one can disappoint him again.

But when Clara stumbles into his woods—injured, snowbound, and infuriatingly beautiful—his quiet world shatters.

She’s fire to his ice. Glitter against his grit.
And the longer the storm rages, the more Greyson remembers what it feels like to want.

He doesn’t believe in second chances.
She’s determined to prove him wrong.

Broody hermit. Billionaire in hiding. A storm, a cabin, and a city girl who might just steal his heart.

The Lumberjack and the Jersey Girl

A Standalone Small Town Mountain Man Romance with a Curvy Heroine

She came to the mountains to disappear.
He never thought he’d find her.

Willow Esposito needs a fresh start.
Running from the wreckage of her life in New Jersey, she ends up in a quiet mountain town where no one knows her name. All she wants is solitude, a cabin in the woods, and maybe a chance to breathe again.

Thatcher McCrae is all hard edges and silence. A broody mountain man with broad shoulders and calloused hands, he’s built his life on steady work and keeping to himself. Trouble isn’t something he looks for—until Willow stumbles into his world.

She’s soft where he’s hard. Sunshine against his storms.
And the longer she stays, the harder it is to let her go.

But Willow’s past won’t stay buried, and Thatcher’s protective instincts are as fierce as the mountains themselves. He’ll tear down every tree in Woodhaven to keep her safe—if she’ll let him.

Rugged mountain man. Curvy runaway. One storm. One cabin. One chance at forever.

Sawyer

She’s a lil bit of trouble. He’s a whole lot of man.

Sawyer DeWitt didn’t buy Jersey Iron Ranch to babysit trouble. He bought it to build an empire—champion bulls, champion bloodlines, and champion spunk. 
The kind of business that puts a rancher on the map, and a target on his back.
All he needs is time, muscle, and a little luck.
The last thing he needs is Elisabeth Corona.
She calls herself Bit, and trouble follows wherever she goes—flashing fire in her eyes, a gang at her back, and a sharp tongue that cuts straight through his control. She’s bold, reckless, irresistible. And when she turns up at his ranch begging for cover, the only thing Sawyer can think is mine.
Protecting her means striking a deal with an MC—the same kind of muscle he needs to move his cattle through hostile territory. Risky. Dangerous. Necessary. The exact mess he swore he left behind with his special ops team.
But once he gets a taste of Lil Bit, no amount of bull can stop Sawyer from claiming the only woman wild enough to make Jersey Iron Ranch feel like home.

Noel

Christmas is supposed to be merry—not murderous.
When curvy event planner Holly Winters lands a dream contract to design the biggest holiday gala of her career, the last thing she expects is a stalker threatening to turn her winter wonderland into a nightmare.
Enter Noel Kane—ex-Special Forces, Sigma International’s resident grump, and the bodyguard assigned to keep her safe.
Noel has one rule. Never get personal with a client.
But from the moment he lays eyes on Holly, with her sparkling eyes, lush curves, and stubborn determination to make Christmas magic happen, his iron control begins to crack. Protecting her isn’t just a job. It’s personal.
As danger closes in, sparks fly hotter than the crackling fire. Noel will do whatever it takes to shield Holly from harm.
​​​​​​​But can he convince her that behind the badge and the bullets beats a heart that belongs only to her?
One bodyguard. One holiday. One shot at love.

Popular Tropes

Contemporary Romance, Forced Proximity, InstaLove, Bodyguard Romance, Protector Hero, Action/Adventure Romance, Touch Her & D*e, OTT Book Boyfriend, Plus Size FMC, Holiday Romance

Broken Chords

One hit made him a star. One woman made him a man. Now he needs both back to survive.

Nathan Thorn has been living in the shadow of a single song for years. Broken Chords—his one and only hit—shot him into the spotlight, but when his muse left him, so did the magic.
And without her? The music never came back.
Now Nathan’s crawling home to Hammonton, New Jersey, chasing a comeback that feels more like a last chance.
But the moment he walks into Bosco’s Baked Goods and sees Adrianna Bosco, his first love, the woman who inspired every lyric of Broken Chords, he knows exactly what he’s been missing.
Adrianna has no intention of letting the boy who shattered her heart waltz back into her life, no matter how good he looks with a guitar slung over his shoulder. She’s built her world on sugar, spice, and hard work, and she’s not about to let him wreck it again.
But Nathan is determined. He wants her forgiveness, her fire, her sweetness—and the second chance he’s never stopped craving. Because the truth is, he doesn’t just need her for the music.
He needs her for everything.
Can a rockstar whose chords went silent win back the only woman who ever made him sing?