She rides through the wild frontier with nothing but fury in her chest and a target on her back. Clara is an outlaw shaped by loss, driven by a fire she refuses to put out. Jasper is the U.S. Marshal who finds her half-broken but still burning bright. He wants to save her; she wants revenge. Neither expects the spark that flares when their worlds clash. As danger closes in and every choice pulls them deeper together, they face a truth neither dares to say aloud: the line between chasing justice and falling for the wrong person is getting dangerously thin.

Badass. Kickass. Sometimes just ass. All words that define former SEAL, Archer Ford. Former because an error he made sent his friend and teammate home to his pregnant wife in a body bag. Lily Scott doesn’t know her best friend’s estranged brother. He’s always been a mystery to her. But when her best friend disappears, she has no choice but to call Archer for help. Archer can barely trust his instincts let alone his desire for the beautiful, curvy woman he finds in his brother’s bed. She assures him they’re just friends, but he doesn’t know how anyone could resist her. Archer definitely isn’t strong enough. The rest of his team shows up to help search for Archer’s brother and everyone becomes a suspect, including Lily. Trust is questioned and broken. And freedom is guaranteed to no one.

Hannah thought she’d left her past with Wesley behind—or at least learned how to look away. That worked while an ocean separated them. Returning to Washington, DC is supposed to be simple: choose a wedding venue, marry her handsome surgeon fiancé, and close the door on everything she ran from. Instead, she collides with Wesley—her ex, her first love, the heartbreak she never healed. Now a firefighter marked by heat and scars, he’s impossible to ignore. Hannah may have forgotten how much he once meant to her, but Wesley remembers everything, and the past isn’t done with either of them yet.

Charlotte Harris is heading home for Christmas when her car breaks down on a snowy road. As luck would have it, Jackson Forbes, a Marine back for the holidays, stops to help. Recognizing each other from their childhood days, where they used to tease and annoy one another, they are both surprised by the unexpected reunion.

What follows is a holiday filled with mishaps, laughter, and rekindled connections. As they spend more time together, old animosities give way to a deepening affection. However, Charlotte's strict parents, especially her mother, are less than thrilled about the Forbes family.

Amid laughter, love, and tears, can Charlotte and Jackson overcome past prejudices and find true love?

As an FBI profiler, it's Lilah Love's job to think like a killer. And she is very good at her job. When a series of murders surface—the victims all stripped naked and shot in the head—Lilah's instincts tell her it's the work of an assassin, not a serial killer. But when the case takes her back to her hometown in the Hamptons and a mysterious but unmistakable connection to her own life, all her assumptions are shaken to the core. Thrust into a troubled past she's tried to shut the door on, Lilah's back in the town where her father is mayor, her brother is police chief, and she has an intimate history with the local crime lord's son, Kane Mendez. The two share a devastating secret, and only Kane understands Lilah's own darkest impulses. As more corpses surface, so does a series of anonymous notes to Lilah, threatening to expose her. Is the killer someone in her own circle? And is she the next target?

Age Rating: 18+

Enjoy the 1st book in the steamy BBW romantic suspense series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mary E Thompson.

She thought their marriage would last forever. That she could count on him to be her partner. She was wrong.

Six months ago, Stacey kicked her lying husband out of their bed. They made promises to each other. Promises that didn’t include lonely nights and lonelier days missing the man who slept on the couch. Something had to give. She knew that as sure as she knew her former client’s death was murder.

Wray’s nights under the same roof as his wife and sons were numbered. Every time he left, he wondered if she’d change the locks while he was at the fire station. He couldn’t change the past, but he hoped they still had a shot at a future. Until she tells him it’s over.

Making a rash decision when she’s emotional is a bad idea, but Stacey never expects it will put her family at risk. Keeping Wray home is the best way to protect their sons, even though he threatens her heart. As for the man who threatens her life, he’ll get exactly what he deserves.

After a messy break-up, police officer Matthew Haldon is fine living in his cabin out in the woods all by himself. He has his dogs to keep him company and his job to keep him busy.

He never expects to find love again, especially not with the woman he finds stranded on the side of the road during a blizzard. When Matt realizes that Holly Cook has nowhere to go, he invites her to stay at his cabin for the night.

Holly is dangerous, though: with her fiery red hair and her bubbly personality, she tempts Matt like no woman ever has. As the snowstorm rages outside, Matt and Holly share a night that neither will forget.

Yet Holly’s past isn’t about to let her go—and now, neither is Matt.

Lia Morgan arrives at the sleepy town of Medford hoping to put the past behind her. An encounter with a handsome police officer sparks a new chance at love, but her tragic secrets stand in her way. While Officer Cody Hudson fights to win Lia’s heart, a terrifying phone call spells danger: the past stands at her door. It’s up to Lia to decide if love is stronger than wounds, old and new.

Age Rating: 18+ (Assault, Attempted Rape, Extreme Violence/Gore, Miscarriage, Offscreen Rape, Onscreen Rape, Sexual Assault/Abuse, Stalker)

Jenny isn’t new to heartbreak—but this is different. One man pushes her to explore her boldest, rawest desires. The other? He sees parts of her soul she’s never shown anyone. Torn between heat and heart, she’s trying to follow her instincts… but timing has other plans. As passion tangles with compassion, and lust collides with loyalty, Jenny starts to realize that the choices she makes now could shape everything. What happens when the man who sets your body on fire isn't the one fate gave you? And when the right moment... just won't come?

My family’s ties to a certain set of crime lords are more tangled and volatile than the wires in an IED. They’ve called on me to disarm a situation ready to explode, but in spite of all my training, I’m not sure any of us are getting out of this unscathed.

That’s especially true when I find out the black-ops mission I’ve signed up for is commanded by none other than Sadie Watts, the girl who left me in the dust so many years ago I should be over it. But I’m not, and seeing her again, especially in such close quarters, is a distraction I can’t afford.

I know what I’m out here fighting for—my brothers; my sister; the USA—but as we close in on our target, I start to wonder if it’s not her I’m fighting for too.

When a brutal murder hits too close to home, fearless TV anchor Stephanie is pulled into a deadly game of deception—and her only ally is an FBI agent with a haunted past. To trap the serial killer targeting every man she's dated, Cash proposes the unthinkable: a fake marriage. But playing house starts to feel dangerously real. As the killer circles closer and the sparks between them ignite, the line between pretend and passion begins to blur. With secrets rising, danger circling, and emotions running high, Stephanie and Cash must decide how far they’ll go—for justice, for revenge, and maybe… for each other.

When Chloe’s husband vanishes, she’s forced to team up with the one man she’d rather not be stuck with—Mitchell, the town’s new detective and walking contradiction. Sparks fly and tempers flare as their search pulls them deeper into secrets, twists, and a maddening attraction neither of them saw coming. What begins as a reluctant partnership turns into something far more complicated…and irresistible. As the truth edges closer, so does the question: will Chloe find her husband—or something she didn’t know she was missing? Enemies to lovers meets second chances in this addictive small-town mystery with a twist of slow-burn tension.

After her husband's sudden death, the last thing on Lucy's mind is romance. She's happy with her kids and her thriving flower shop. A chance meeting with her sister's neighbor, Kevin, sets her heart aflutter, but she's not ready to let herself even think about love. As time goes on, she receives more and more signs that it's time to move on. When she finally does take a chance on love, it turns out both better than she could have hoped and worse than she could have imagined.

After a wildfire took the life of her fiancé, firefighter Jess Taggert returns to her hometown of Mount Saylor, Montana. She’s ready for the change of scenery, especially when it includes her high school crush, the town’s tall, blond, and mouth-wateringly sexy sheriff. However, the scars of her past are still raw, and she’s not sure how to put out the flames of her devastating memories. Is her heart ready to take the risk or will she get burned again? Sheriff Caide Walker isn’t about to let the woman of his dreams get away from him a second time. But when she comes back haunted by nightmares of a traumatic past, can he help her heal and learn to love again?

Age Rating: 18+ (Child Abuse, Depression, Domestic Violence, Violent Death)

Azalea Wilde is anything but tame. She’s impulsive and volatile, with a penchant for making the wrong choices, but when a tragic accident fractures her family, she drops everything, leaving behind her old life and everyone in it. Merrick Hayes is a token bad boy turned good cop. With tattoos covering his sinful body, he’s every woman’s fantasy, but he has eyes for Azalea Wilde only. He was shattered when she left, with nothing but trust issues and a broken heart. When tragedy strikes the Wilde family a second time, Azalea returns home. Merrick vows to keep his distance, but when their paths cross, old feelings come out to play. With two tormented hearts on the line, will fate have the final say, or will they go their separate ways for good?