I love writing stories about family. It could be the family a character is born into, or maybe it's about a family found, or even family that consists of the character's closest friends or comrades in arms.
There's nothing quite like writing stories about siblings, with the easy familiarity and the quirks that go with any close relationship. To me, a family link makes my characters more rounded and I learn a lot from how a character may interact with their sister, or a nephew, or their mom. I particularly enjoy writing books about brothers, and the way that they will tease each other, but also always be there when they are needed.
Another theme I love to feature in my books is my hero dealing with the fallout of being in a broken family. This could be due to parents not accepting who the character is, and sometimes going as far as throwing my hero out onto the streets.
If you like ‘family' in your books, then you can pretty much pick up any of my books. From The Christmas Throwaway to the Texas and Montana series' and of course my Single Dads series, you can find family at the center of them all. Then there is the brotherhood of special agents, SEALS, Marines, hockey players – to me that is all about creating a family circle of trust and dependability.
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Reeling from the painful rejection of a man he thought he loved, Asher is left holding the baby.
Determined to follow through with the surrogacy he started with his ex, Ash brings home baby Mia, vowing to be the best father he can be. His daughter is his whole world, and nothing—not even an unexpected attraction to the doctor next door—can distract him from that. But as his feelings for Sean deepen, and painful family memories resurface, Ash must confront the possibility that love isn’t something to be feared—it’s something to hold onto.
When ER doctor Sean moves in with his friends next door to the undeniably attractive single dad, the connection is instant. The chemistry between them is scorching, but Ash is convinced there’s no room in his heart for anyone but Mia. Yet Sean sees the fear beneath Ash’s resolve, and he’s determined to prove that love doesn’t take space away—it only makes the heart grow. Now, all he has to do is convince Ash that the three of them belong together.
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What Lies Beneath
In the hottest summer on record, Iron Lake reservoir is emptying, revealing secrets that were intended to stay hidden beneath the water. The tragic story of a missing man is a media sensation, and abruptly the writer and the cop falling in love is just a postscript to horrors neither could have imagined.
Best Selling Horror writer Chris Lassiter struggles for inspiration and he’s close to never writing again. His life has become an endless loop of nothing but empty pages, personal appearances, and a marketing machine that is systematically destroying his muse. In a desperate attempt to force Chris to complete unfinished manuscripts his agent buys a remote cabin. All Chris has to do is hide away and write, but he’s lost his muse, and not even he can make stories appear from thin air.
Sawyer Wiseman left town for Chicago, chasing the excitement and potential of being a big city cop, rising the ranks, and making his mark. A case gone horribly wrong draws him back to Lancaster Falls. Working for the tiny police department in the town he’d been running from, digging into cold cases and police corruption, he spends his day's healing, and his nights hoping the nightmares of his last case leave him alone.
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Guarding Morgan
Morgan Drake witnesses a murder in an alleyway. He is the only person who can give evidence in prosecuting the cop responsible for the crime. When the FBI safe house where he’s being held is compromised, he follows the instructions of his agent in charge and runs. Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation that offers witness protection when FBI security is questionable.
When Morgan's handler sends him to Nik for safety, neither Morgan nor Nik could imagine that two weeks alone in a cabin in the woods could start something more. Something way more than just trying to keep Morgan alive. Something that makes their heart race more than danger. Love.
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The Christmas Throwaway
For Zachary Weston Christmas means sleeping on a churchyard bench in the freezing snow with nothing better in his future. Thrown out of his home for being gay, he is left without money or, it seems, anywhere to go. Until a stranger shows him that some people do give a lot more than a damn.
Ben Hamilton is a rookie cop in his small home town. He finds a young throwaway, fresh from the city, sleeping on a bench in the churchyard on a snowy Christmas Eve. Can he be the one to give Zachary his own Christmas miracle?
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Kyle
Two men destroyed by the past learn to live—and love—again.
Kyle Braden has nowhere else to go. With no money and no prospects, he turns to the only man who promises him help. Jack Campbell-Hayes wants to show Kyle that he can be more than he ever thought.
Kyle begins to see how far he’s come from being the scarred man who shut everyone out, when the first person through the doors of Legacy Ranch is Jason; a young man with nightmares that follow him when he's awake.
Lost in the system and with three years on the streets marking every inch of his body, Jason Smith is scared. His life is an evil mess of hate and despair, and even the offer of a fresh start and a clean bed isn’t enough for him to feel safe. Until Kyle comes into his life and shows him that it's okay not to be in control.
For these broken men, Legacy Ranch offers more than a place to live and work.
It offers hope.
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Changing Lines
Can Tennant show Jared that age is just a number, and that love is all that matters?
The Rowe Brothers are famous hockey hotshots, but as the youngest of the trio, Tennant has always had to play against his brothers’ reputations. To get out of their shadows, and against their advice, he accepts a trade to the Harrisburg Railers, where he runs into Jared Madsen. Mads is an old family friend and his brother’s one-time teammate. Mads is Tennant’s new coach. And Mads is the sexiest thing he’s ever laid eyes on.
Jared Madsen’s hockey career was cut short by a fault in his heart, but coaching keeps him close to the game. When Ten is traded to the team, his carefully organized world is thrown into chaos. Nine years his junior and his best friend’s brother, he knows Ten is strictly off-limits, but as soon as he sees Ten’s moves, on and off the ice, he knows that his heart could get him into trouble again.
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Love's Design
The Bodyguard and the Runaway Uncle.
CIA Agent Stefan Mortimer is cooling his heels in the UK until he can go home. Taking on easy assignments with Bodyguards Inc. seems like a good solution to keep him sane. He’s used to life throwing him curveballs, and it’s just another day at the office when he rescues Kirby Devlin and his niece and nephew. Now he has to keep Kirby and the kids alive and stay professional.
Kirby Devlin has one priority; keeping his small family safe. On the run, and facing danger at every turn, Kirby finally runs out of places to hide on a snowy December day at an Edinburgh train station. Stefan comes to the rescue, saves him and the children. Is it possible that Kirby finally has someone to trust?
Now, if only it would be as easy for Kirby to trust Stefan with his heart.
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The Heart of Texas
In a world of wealth and power, where love is a liability and family can be a weapon, Riley must decide if winning is worth losing everything. The Heart of Texas is a tale of blackmail, revenge, passion, and redemption that will leave no heart unscarred.
Riley Hayes is the golden boy of the Hayes family—wealthy, charming, and ruthless in both business and pleasure. As heir to HayesOil, his future seems guaranteed until his father’s will throws everything into chaos. To secure his inheritance and control of the family empire, Riley must do the unthinkable: marry for love and stay married for a year.
Furious and desperate, Riley concocts a plan that will both satisfy the stipulation and humiliate his father’s oldest enemy. He turns to Jack Campbell, a rugged and principled rancher—and the son of his family’s greatest rival. But Jack has no interest in being a pawn in Riley’s game. Until Riley uncovers a devastating secret that gives him leverage to force Jack into a marriage neither of them wants.
As the world watches their union with suspicion and scorn, Riley and Jack are drawn into a web of lies, betrayals, and dangerous ambitions. Enemies circle, alliances shift, and murder lurks in the shadows of the Hayes empire. Jack, with his quiet strength, becomes Riley’s only anchor—but their growing connection threatens to expose Riley’s carefully constructed façade.
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Crooked Tree Ranch
The cowboy, the man from the city, and the ranch where adversity turns to love.
Amidst the chaos of his crumbling life, Jay seizes the opportunity to apply for a marketing role at a dude ranch in Montana. Leaving New York behind, he embarks on a fresh start at Crooked Tree Ranch. However, the infuriating cowboy who constantly challenges him begins to stir up more than just frustration. Falling for the gruff cowboy shocks Jay, but when kisses turn to more, could love be possible?
Nate, a former rodeo star and the ranch's foreman, has been shouldering the responsibility for five years after his mentor fell ill. Encouraged by his brothers and determined to keep the ranch thriving, Nate realizes the necessity of bringing in an expert to propel the business forward. Yet, when the new arrival arrives with a troubled family, Nate is caught off guard by the magnitude of the challenges they bring. As he and Jay work together to transform the ranch, Nate finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the charming city guy, one stolen kiss at a time.
Against the backdrop of the Montana mountains and in saving Crooked Tree Ranch, Nate and Jay fall in love, one kiss at a time.
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Montana Box Set 1
Welcome to the heartwarming and passionate world of the Montana MM Romance Series, where Crooked Tree Ranch, set in Montana's rugged beauty, sets the stage for unforgettable love stories. This series weaves together themes of second chances, redemption, hidden pasts, and the healing power of love.
Crooked Tree Ranch
Jay, escaping the chaos of New York, clashes with rugged cowboy Nate at the picturesque Crooked Tree Ranch. As sparks fly and tensions rise, heated arguments become passionate kisses as these opposites attract.
The Rancher's Son
After waking up with no memory following a brutal beating, John Doe's only clues to his identity are the name Ethan and a place called Crooked Tree.
A Cowboy's Home
One burned and broken man finds his way back to Crooked Tree Ranch. Can he find peace in the arms of a man easy to love?
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