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Desire Series

Steamy dark romance revolving around the dating website, Desire.

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Amarah Patterson

Online dating, do or do not? This is the question she’s faced with when the time comes to let her childhood crush go and move on, someone who’d never see her as anything more than a little sister. Being an intelligent, ambitious, and outgoing woman whom some would even say very beautiful, she finds it hard to understand why she has… Well, just the worst of luck when it comes to men. Could it be that she’s too picky? Or maybe it’s that no man can measure up to the comparison of Liam, a mysteriously brooding walking weapon. A girl must have standards, right? Online dating, do!​

Liam Godrik

The typical tall, dark, and handsome is the impression most people get when they meet Liam… A former Navy SEAL. After moving back home and taking over his father’s business, he settles back into civilian life with his best friend Travis, and his family. However, he finds himself reconsidering. Being around family and friends includes being around Amarah. How can he keep his thoughts and hands to himself when he’s constantly surrounded by her? Quiet glances from afar, deliciously sinful thoughts in his mind. But his best friend’s little sister is a no-fly zone.​​

After Amarah finds herself in a sticky situation, Liam steps in to help. Will his years of training be enough to save her from the clutches of an equally skilled psycho?

Desire's Curse

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Serenity Jinx

Serenity finds herself navigating a storm of upheaval after a sudden breakup with her long-term boyfriend and a devastating house fire, leaving her both single and homeless in a matter of months. With only two weeks until her best friend Addi’s wedding in Hawaii, the pressure to find a new date intensifies. In a creative effort to assist, Addi suggests an unconventional approach to speed dating via the dating site, Desire.

 

Meanwhile, thanks to a friend’s kindness, Serenity has found a temporary home as she searches for a new place. However, strange events begin to transpire during her stay. Could the house be haunted? Is she merely feeling overwhelmed? Or is something more sinister to blame? Possibly an intruder?

 

Hunter Gatlin

Hunter, a former Navy SEAL, transitions from military life to establish a private security firm that offers temporary security details to affluent clients. A motorcycle accident introduces a captivating angel whose radiant smile and enchanting mossy green eyes haunt his every thought. Regretting his missed opportunity to ask for her number, Hunter’s luck changes when a lost bet with a friend unexpectedly brings them back together.

Desire's Blessing

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What begins as a dream vacation turns into a deadly game of survival.

One year after finding each other through Desire Headquarters, Hunter Gatlin and Serenity Jinx are knee‑deep in wedding plans when an unexpected invitation arrives: a luxury couples’ retreat at a private island resort in the Bahamas, celebrating the dating site’s most successful matches. After confirming the offer is real, they pack their bags—ready for sun, romance, and one last adventure before the big day.

Meanwhile, Amarah—still scarred from the stalker she met on the same dating site—wants nothing to do with Desire Headquarters. But when the company offers the trip as a formal apology, her new husband, Liam Godrik, convinces her to give it a chance.

The moment all five couples arrive, paradise feels… off.

And then the first body drops.

Cut off from the mainland, surrounded by strangers with secrets, and hunted by an unseen killer, the island transforms into a nightmare. As more bodies begin to fall and panic spreads, former Navy SEALs Hunter and Liam snap back into survival mode, forced to rely on their instincts—and each other—to protect the women they love.

Someone on this island is hunting them, and they’re running out of time.

Who invited them here? Why are the guests being targeted? And who will survive the island that was supposed to celebrate love?

In paradise, nothing is what it seems. And everyone is a suspect.

Desire's End

Coming February 24th

Brothers of the Red Sky

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A steamy contemporary romance series set in the same world as the Desire Series. This novella series revolves around four men who work at Red Sky Security. A company owned by Hunter Gatlin, the main male character from Desire's Blessing.

Book 2

Coming Soon

Book 3

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Book 4

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Trust is what broke her.

Love is what he’ll use to heal her.

 

Addison Thatcher thought she had found her fairytale ending when she married the man of her dreams—a charming, wealthy attorney who adored her. But within hours of their vows, his sinister intentions unraveled, plunging her into a nightmare. Broken, betrayed, and fearing for her life, Addi’s world seemed beyond repair.

 

Enter Grayson Rider—strong, enigmatic, and determined to be her savior. From the moment he met Addi, she captured his heart with her fiery spirit and fearless attitude. Now, after rescuing her from her husband’s cruel grasp, Grayson offers her a safe haven. As the walls around her shattered heart begin to mend, Addi must confront her fears, rebuild her trust, and discover if love can truly heal—even when the past threatens to destroy everything.

A Healing Love

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