Standalones

The Root of It

When Max Harley takes on a maternity cover job as a dental assistant in a swanky new private practice, he doesn’t for one moment believe he’ll fit in, never mind fall desperately in lust with his new boss.

Dr Rowan Thompson is as perfect as they come – tall and handsome, with a great body and an even better personality… There’s just one problem – he’s married, with a teenage daughter.

Believing he doesn’t stand a chance, Max tries to put Rowan out of his mind, until a passionate kiss at a workplace party changes everything.

As Max gets to know Rowan better, he soon discovers the dentist’s home life – including his supposed marriage – isn’t as perfect as it seems.

Will Max get to the root of the issue, or will keeping their secret be like pulling teeth?

High Octane

Feeling delicate after the breakdown of a long-term relationship, Frankie Williams – a self-professed petrolhead – is persuaded to attend a local car meet, despite fear of crossing paths with her ex-boyfriend. Instead, she meets handsome, funny and kind-hearted Chris Parker.

Chris’ home life is complicated to say the least – a full-time carer for his disabled father. After relocating from the opposite end of the country for his dad’s care, his speedy Ford Focus RS and the local car enthusiast meets provide a much-needed escape.

The attraction between Frankie and Chris is instant, intense and passionate. They soon discover they are the perfect match, but their circumstances are certainly less than. Standing in their way is a mutual friend with an unrequited crush, a jealous ex-boyfriend who will stop at absolutely nothing to rip them apart and a plethora of misunderstandings that leave Frankie wondering if Chris really is too good to be true after all.

Trashy

Megan has lived her whole life in the shadow of her best friend. Natasha is wealthy, popular, beautiful… and never lets Megan forget it. When Megan’s unrequited crush chooses Natasha over her, it’s just more proof that Natasha is better than she is… Until a fateful encounter while putting the bins out changes everything.

Megan meets Liam, a down-to-earth and ridiculously handsome refuse operative. He’s all wrong on paper – he’s ten years younger, he rides a motorbike and is completely out of Megan’s league – yet he feels so right.

Liam can’t believe someone as smart, funny and sexy as Megan can be so lacking in self-confidence. He invites her into his world, shining a light on the brilliance she cannot see and inspiring her to believe in herself for the first time in a long time.

Their relationship turns out to be everything they didn’t know they needed, and both Megan and Liam quickly find themselves infatuated with one another.

Megan’s newfound happiness brings out the ugly side of Natasha and when her ‘best friend’ begins to show her true colours, Megan has to decide whether to stand up for herself and believe in everything Liam sees in her, or to continue to allow her friend to drag her down.

Will the power of Liam’s love and support be enough to give Megan the strength to take out the trash for good?

The Waitress (Novella)

Loosely inspired by the delightfully cynical 1981 Christmas hit ‘Christmas Wrapping’ by The Waitresses.

Eve is too busy for Christmas. As a waitress working at a local restaurant, she barely has the time to sit down, never mind enjoy the festivities.

Peter has the world’s worst work–life balance. Working in the financial sector and spending most of his time at the Dubai office, he’s rarely in the country for more than a few months a year.

When they meet one fateful Christmas Eve, neither of them expect to feel an instant attraction. A phone number scrawled at the bottom of a receipt paves the way for an entire year of failed attempts to get together.

Will Peter and Eve be able to wrangle their schedules and their bad luck under control to finally bring Christmas to a very happy ending?

Coming Soon – The Book of Aquarius

Never underestimate a blood-thirsty blonde bombshell.

Charlotte is an unassuming MI6 agent by day, but by night she becomes Aquarius, one of twelve Zodiac assassins employed by a mysterious shadow organisation known as ‘The Guild’. With her long-term boyfriend and intelligence operative Freddie – codename Relay – at her side and in her ear, there’s nothing she can’t handle.

A hit on an elusive wanted villain arrives at her doorstep and Charlotte is all too excited to do what she does best. Little does she know that this is just the beginning of a job unlike any other.

The Guild hires a new pilot, Theo – codename Hangman – but when he meets Freddie, the mission isn’t the only thing he’s eager to assist Charlotte with.

When Charlotte’s meddling MI6 subordinate, Aaron Dixon, gets suspicious and starts digging into secrets that are best left buried, he quickly finds himself in hot water, endangering both the mission and Charlotte’s team.

It’s up to Charlotte to save the day and the skin of everyone she cares about… But the clock is ticking, the pressure is on and The Guild is always watching.

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The Book of Aquarius is a standalone novel as part of the Zodiac Killers shared universe series