Heat of the Night

Opposites might attract, but what happens when one night brings a lifelong consequence?

Firefighter Evan Drake overcame a challenging childhood to build a life he loves. He’s got a rewarding career, loads of friends, and more than his share of female attention. He couldn’t ask for anything more. Then heiress Selena waltzes into his world.

Selena Jarboe grew up lacking for nothing. Money can’t buy what she aches for the most though—a stable, secure family. When family discord becomes too much, she trades her privileged existence for peace a thousand miles away. With courage, she pursues a new life—and a night with a sexy stranger

Selena can’t regret her time with Evan…and then she learns it has a major consequence. Her future uncertain, she’s sure of only one thing—Evan is the last man who could offer her security. Evan has experience fighting for what he wants, but will it be enough to win over Selena forever?

Heat of the Night is a stand-alone novel with a heartwarming and satisfying HEA in the Island Fire series

The worst way to prove herself on the job would be to fall for her captain.

Firefighting has been Captain Joe Mendoza’s passion since the days his firefighter dad let him climb on the trucks. When the chance for a promotion arises, he’ll do whatever he can to secure it. Accepting the chief’s request to take the newest hire, Chief Peligni’s daughter, under his wing is a given. What Joe doesn’t anticipate, though, is the way Faith storms into his life and becomes a monumental temptation.

Faith Peligni may be the first female in the department, but she’s not interested in making waves. She’s determined to fit in as just another firefighter. However, being a woman and the chief’s daughter, she has to work twice as hard to gain half the respect. She burns for that respect, and she’ll take help from no one—least of all the sexy, dark-eyed captain who sends a spark through her with just a look.

As their attraction billows to inferno levels, they’re both faced with high-stakes decisions. Can they find a way to have a workplace romance without their careers going up in flames?

He's a single dad fighting for custody. Her secret past could jeopardize everything.