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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 22–23.

Title: The Monster Below
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Monster romance / coastal gothic romance
Tropes: monster protector, forbidden romance, ritual bride, lighthouse keeper’s daughter, terrifying monster gentle only with her, forced proximity, small-town secrets, ocean-gothic atmosphere
Heat level: Open-door romance
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 22–23

Blurb:
Maris Thorne has a dying father, a failing lighthouse, and an entire coastal town expecting her to inherit the rituals that keep them safe. After a violent storm reveals the truth beneath the waves, she needs answers, protection, and a way to keep innocent people from dying.

Nerion is the ancient sea monster her town worships as a god. Terrifying, chained, and inhumanly powerful, he has spent generations protecting a town that fears him, feeds him, and keeps him trapped beneath the lighthouse.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Maris strengthens the old ritual bond before something worse rises from the deep.

She needs to save the town.
He needs to keep her alive.
Neither of them needs forbidden touches in tide caves, dangerous secrets under the lighthouse, or the realization that the monster may be the only honest thing in town.

But when the town’s lies, her mother’s disappearance, and the horror beneath the water come crashing in, Maris will have to decide whether she was meant to serve the ritual… or choose the monster below for herself.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 22–23.

Title: Quiet Little Witness
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / romantic suspense
Tropes: protector/protected, forced proximity, witness protection, motorcycle club romance, possessive hero, soft heroine/dangerous hero, one-bed safehouse, emotional rescue
Heat level: Open-door romance
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 22–23

Blurb:
Audrey Quinn has spent her life being quiet, useful, and easy to overlook. After witnessing a murder behind the library after closing, she needs protection, safety, and enough courage to tell the truth before the man hunting her can silence her.

Knox Rourke is a tattooed motorcycle club enforcer for the Black Throttle MC. He knows how to protect people from danger. He does not know what to do with a woman who looks at him like there might still be a man underneath the violence.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Knox keeps Audrey alive until she can testify.

She needs to survive long enough to identify a killer.
He needs to keep his club from being framed.
Neither of them needs a one-bed safehouse, locked doors, rainy streets, or the kind of closeness that turns protection into something much harder to walk away from.

But as the threat against Audrey closes in, Knox will have to decide whether keeping her safe means controlling the danger around her… or trusting the quiet little witness to choose the life she wants for herself.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 21–22.

Title: The Co-Star Clause
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / workplace romance
Tropes: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, roommates romance, arrogant actor x struggling narrator, recording booth tension, he falls first, possessive protector, career comeback romance
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 21–22

Blurb:
Willa Saye has spent years making other people’s love stories sound believable while barely holding her own life together. Her audiobook career is hanging by a thread, and one high-profile duet narration contract might be the only thing standing between her and quitting for good.

Asher Rhys is a gorgeous, arrogant television actor trying to repair his damaged reputation after a messy career scandal. He needs this audiobook project to prove he can still be professional, bankable, and easy to work with.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: share the apartment, record the romance, survive the launch.

She needs professional respect.
He needs a clean comeback.
Neither of them needs late-night rehearsals, thin apartment walls, jealous glances, or a recording booth where every breath starts feeling personal.

But in a warm studio booth full of microphones, marked-up scripts, and dangerous silences, every line gets harder to fake. Every take sounds less like performance. And the more Willa and Asher blur the line between co-stars and lovers, the harder it is to remember this was only supposed to be professional.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 20–21.

Title: Runaway North
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / wilderness protector romance
Tropes: runaway bride, remote Alaska lodge, forced proximity, scarred ex-military hero, protective grumpy hero, snowed-in intimacy, emotional healing, found home
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 20–21

Blurb:
Ivy Calloway has a ruined wedding, a powerful family controlling the story, and a lifetime of being loved only when she is polished, obedient, and quiet. After fleeing her own wedding and getting stranded at a remote Alaska lodge, she needs safety, privacy, and time to figure out who she is when no one is telling her what to be.

Rowan Flint is a scarred ex-military bush pilot and reclusive lodge owner. He is dangerous, protective, emotionally shut down, and far too good at making the wilderness feel safer than the life Ivy ran from.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Ivy stays at his lodge until the weather clears and the scandal dies down.

She needs a place to hide.
He needs paying guests, not trouble in a torn wedding dress.
Neither of them needs snowbound nights, protective hands, or the kind of heat that makes temporary shelter start feeling like home.

But when Ivy’s abandoned groom tracks her down and tries to force her back into the perfect life she escaped, she and Rowan will have to decide if this was only a reckless escape… or if the safest place she has ever found is with the scarred protector who never wanted to let her go.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 20–21.

Title: Bitter Heat
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / small-town romance / ranch romance
Tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, family feud, disgraced celebrity chef, protective rancher, small-town romance, emotional healing
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 20–21

Blurb:
Celeste Rowan has a suspended television career, a famous name covered in scandal, and a hometown that still remembers everything her family ruined. After a public career collapse sends her back to the place she escaped, she needs a comeback, a clean slate, and one high-profile ranch-to-table dinner to prove she still belongs in the kitchen.

Hayes Wilder is the guarded rancher fighting to keep his family land from slipping away. He blames Celeste’s family for destroying his, but he needs her fame almost as much as he hates wanting her.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Celeste cooks the televised dinner at Wilder Ranch, Hayes provides the land, the beef, and the local credibility, and they both walk away with what they need.

She needs to save her career.
He needs to save his ranch.
Neither of them needs old hatred turning into late-night kitchen heat, protective touches, and arguments that end with his hands on her.

But in a town full of old wounds, open fields, hot kitchens, and family grudges, every fight starts meaning something else. And the more Celeste and Hayes blur the line between resentment and desire, the harder it is to remember they were supposed to hate each other.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 19–20.

Title: Vows of Revenge
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / mafia romance
Tropes: forced marriage, enemies to lovers, revenge marriage, possessive hero, wedding planner heroine, forced proximity, touch her and die, public scandal
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 19–20

Blurb:
Elena Marlowe has built her luxury wedding planning business on control, polish, and a reputation she cannot afford to lose. After a high-profile setback leaves her company vulnerable, she needs one elite event to save everything she has built.

What she gets is Nico Bellandi.

Nico is a ruthless mafia heir with old money, old grudges, and enough power to ruin Elena’s life with one signature. He still remembers the night she publicly humiliated him, and now he needs a respectable wife to secure his family’s position.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Nico forces Elena into a marriage that protects his image and gives her business the legitimacy it desperately needs.

She needs her company to survive.
He needs a wife no one can dismiss.
Neither of them needs the attraction they never got over.

But in candlelit ballrooms, private cars, bridal fittings, and the locked rooms of the Bellandi estate, every touch gets harder to explain. Every vow starts meaning something else. And the more Nico protects Elena like she belongs to him, the harder it is to believe this marriage was only supposed to be revenge.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 19–20.

Title: The Guesthouse Rule
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / small-town romance
Tropes: brother’s best friend, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, protective brooding hero, sunshine kindergarten teacher, forbidden romance, secret pining, emotional healing
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, no OW/OM drama, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 19–20

Blurb:
Hallie Brooks has left behind a relationship that made her feel small, sweet, and easy to dismiss. Moving home is supposed to give her a fresh start, a new kindergarten teaching job, and somewhere safe to breathe again.

Owen Mercer is her brother’s brooding best friend, a quiet custom home builder, and the one man who has always watched her like wanting her is a problem he refuses to solve.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: Hallie stays in his guesthouse until she finds a place of her own. She gets stability. He protects his best friend’s little sister. Neither of them crosses the line.

But late-night porch talks, heated kitchen arguments, fixed door latches, shared coffee, and almost-kisses start making every rule feel like a dare.

She is supposed to rebuild her life.
He is not supposed to make her feel wanted, safe, and dangerously close to staying.

When Hallie’s past comes knocking, her brother starts asking questions, and their secret becomes impossible to hide, they’ll have to decide if this was only a forbidden mistake… or if the safest place Hallie has ever found is with the one man who was never supposed to touch her.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from **May 18–19**.

Title: Married to The Cage King

Series: Filthy Little Collective

Genre: Contemporary romance / sports romance

Tropes: accidental Vegas marriage, forced proximity, possessive protective hero, shy bookish heroine, celebrity athlete, marriage of convenience turns real, “my wife,” public scandal

Heat level: High-spice / open-door

Ending: No cheating, HEA guaranteed

Free dates: May 18–19

Blurb:

Clara Wren has a struggling independent bookstore, an uncertain lease, and a lifetime of being treated like the useful, forgettable woman people rely on but never choose first.

Ronan Vale is a famous MMA champion with a brutal reputation, a career-defining title defense ahead of him, and one very inconvenient problem: he just woke up in Las Vegas legally married to Clara.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple. Stay publicly married until the media storm passes, protect her quiet life, protect his fight career, and undo the mistake when it’s safe.

Neither of them needs his hands on her waist when the cameras get too close.

Or the way she starts wearing his shirts in his hotel suite.

Or the way he keeps calling her his wife like the word belongs in his mouth.

But the more Ronan defends her, desires her, and makes her feel chosen, the harder it is to remember this was only supposed to be a drunken Vegas mistake.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 18–19.

Title: Sweet Enough to Ruin

Series: Filthy Little Collective

Genre: Contemporary romance / small-town romance / billionaire romance

Tropes: fake dating, enemies to lovers, billionaire developer, bakery owner heroine, forced proximity, protective hero, he falls first, family property at risk

Heat level: High-spice / open-door

Ending: No cheating, HEA guaranteed

Free dates: May 18–19

Blurb:

Sadie Bell has spent her life keeping Bell’s Bakery alive, even when the bills pile up, the repairs never end, and the whole town expects her to preserve her family’s legacy with a smile.

Bennett “Ben” West is the billionaire developer whose redevelopment project needs Sadie’s property to succeed. He has the money, power, and polished confidence to take everything she’s been fighting to protect.

Then a viral misunderstanding makes the town believe Sadie and Ben are dating, and they agree to fake a relationship long enough to survive the council meeting, calm public pressure, and protect both their futures.

She needs to save her bakery.

He needs to save his deal.

Neither of them needs late nights alone in a flour-dusted kitchen, public hand-holding that turns into private comfort, or fake touches that start feeling dangerously real.

But the more Ben starts choosing Sadie over profit, reputation, and control, the harder it is to remember this was only supposed to be a convenient lie.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 17–18.

Title: His Off-Limits Nanny
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / small-town romance
Tropes: grumpy single dad, sunshine nanny, fake engagement, forced proximity, widowed hero, found family, custody battle
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 17–18

Blurb:
Broke and desperate, Lily Hart takes a three-month live-in nanny job in tiny Cedar Ridge. The plan is simple: watch the kid, avoid the grumpy single dad, and absolutely do not fall in love.

Cole Harrison is a widowed contractor fighting to keep custody of his five-year-old daughter. What he needs is stability. What he gets is Lily: sunshine smile, color-coded chore charts, and a way of making his cabin feel like a home again.

Then one surprise social worker visit, one compromising photo, and one ruthless custody lawyer later, the whole town thinks Cole and Lily are engaged.

Now Lily is wearing a ring that isn’t real, fake-dating her off-limits boss for the court, and trying very hard not to notice that the way he holds her hand in public feels even more dangerous in private.

He is terrified of being betrayed.
She is terrified of being thrown away.
And the little girl they both love may be the reason their fake family starts becoming real.

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Hi! I’m the author of this book, and it’s free on Amazon from May 17–18.

Title: Body Check
Series: Filthy Little Collective
Genre: Contemporary romance / hockey romance
Tropes: grumpy single dad, injured hockey captain, live-in caretaker, burned-out nurse heroine, forced proximity, protective hero, he falls first, found family
Heat level: High-spice / open-door
Ending: No cheating, HEA guaranteed
Free dates: May 17–18

Blurb:
Mara Ellis is a burned-out ER nurse who needs money, stability, and somewhere quiet to breathe. Calder Voss is a grumpy professional hockey captain, a single dad, and one bad knee away from losing the career that built his life.

Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: she helps him recover before playoffs, and he gives her a place to stay while she puts herself back together. But in Cal’s snowbound house, late-night kitchen talks, shower assists, and the quiet intimacy of living under the same roof start turning professional lines into something much harder to ignore.

She is supposed to help him heal.
He is not supposed to become the first person who notices she’s the one falling apart.

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