Read & Loved

Tara steps into her new apartment expecting peace, only to find Sebastian—her longtime campus nemesis—standing there with that maddeningly smug smile. He calls her Barbie. She calls him Nerd. They clash on sight, sparks flying in ways neither of them wants to admit. But beneath their bickering sit secrets sharp enough to cut, shadows neither of them can outrun alone. As forced proximity softens their edges, the heat between them shifts into something far more tempting… and far more dangerous. With every moment together, their walls crumble, leaving them to wonder if the person they hate is exactly the person they need.

After her father’s death, Julia returns to her family ranch in Kentucky—bound by the promise she made to him. The land is full of memories she tried to forget, but walking away isn’t an option. Daniel, the son of a duke, made a promise of his own—to Julia’s father—to protect the stables and keep the ranch thriving. Working side by side, Julia and Daniel face rising threats and long shadows that still haunt Turner Stables. As danger circles closer, duty turns into desire, and trust becomes their only way forward. But can two people bound by promises find the courage to build something real?

Valerie’s worst nightmare? Detective Roman stumbling across her private stash of the kinkiest books she owns. Now he’s using every teasing comment and smug grin to make her squirm… and not entirely in a bad way. But the heat between them takes a sharp turn when a dangerous serial killer sets their sights on her. With the case closing in, Valerie finds herself living under Roman’s watchful eye—literally, since they now share a roof. She should be focused on staying alive, but with his chiseled body, relentless protectiveness, and those cuffs at the ready, her imagination won’t behave. Dreams and danger are colliding—and neither is playing fair.

Valerie never plans for her private fantasies to land in the hands of a smug detective with abs built for daydreams. One teasing smirk later, her secret stash of scandalous books is the talk of her new housemate—the very same cop now assigned to protect her after a serial killer sets their sights on her.

He’s infuriating, magnetic, and maddeningly close, the kind of man who can turn a blush into a wildfire. But danger presses in beyond their banter-filled walls, pulling them into a deadly dance of taunts, tension, and temptation. Between playful battles of will and the shadow of a killer closing in, Valerie’s carefully built world tilts. Dreams, nightmares, and desires collide under one roof—and she’s not sure which will break her… and which might finally set her free.