Leah’s road trip brings her to a small town where she meets a sexy mountain man with an adorable grin… and no pants.

The moment I first see Kai, he’s at the side of the road wearing nothing but underwear and a grin. It’s tricky to keep myself from outright ogling his perfect physique, yet I attempt to hold it together.

I can’t stop beaming either, from the casual way he brushes off our weird meeting, then asks me to dinner. Some men bring flowers on a first date. He arranges a safe parking spot for my RV, which is even more thoughtful. I’ve never felt a spark like this – both mental and physical. And I’ve certainly never kissed anyone on a first date before, yet this raw desire seems to have a mind of its own.

At first, I think Kai and his four brothers have some tech startup business. Actually, they’re a global powerhouse, and this laid back guy is worth a fortune. I’m not sure what to think about that.

Kai seems planted here in Old Hemlock Valley, with no desire to travel. Since I’m on a mission to continue my road tripping, travelling ways for several years, I’m not sure what to think about that, either.

I want to stay with him. Want to let this instant lust overtake us both, and change all of my plans forever.

Can we find a way to work out our differences, before I panic and take to the road again?

Amelia Green is making a name for herself as an assistant coach in the NHL. A woman who isn’t intimidated by the people who try to pull her down, she handles the attention on her without batting an eye. What she didn’t account for was the hockey player who keeps showing up in her life.

Grant Everett is the newest player on the DC Stars roster and adjusting to life in the NHL. A guy who loves his teammates, he’s never one to break the rules. But after an accidental run-in with the league’s most talked about coach, Grant can’t stop thinking about Amelia no matter how off-limits she is.

He should stay away from her. He’s supposed to stay away—she’s older. She’s not looking to date, and he’s someone who wants to settle down.

Years of friendship and fighting their feelings turns to something more after one night together, and they never look back.
Except… hiding a relationship from the league isn’t easy.

Between secret meetups and Amelia landing a new job as the head coach of the league’s newest expansion team, she and Grant are forced to confront their future. Is there a chance their relationship can withstand the scrutiny from those on the outside, or are they a quick cross check away from disaster?

Cross Check is a spicy strangers-to-friends-to-lovers sports romance with an off-limits relationship, a woman in a male-dominated field, a man obsessed with her from the very beginning, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Billionaires + Forbidden Romance + Accidental Text + Reverse Harem

Catching my boyfriend cheating is bad. Discovering he’s built his career using my ideas is worse.

Sending a revenge photo meant for him to his billionaire boss? That’s just embarrassing.

His reply comes in seconds: Meet me in twenty minutes. Downstairs. One night. Yes or no?

Against my better judgment, I say yes.

I’ve never been reckless before. Apparently, I’m overdue.

It’s supposed to be one night. One very, very good night.

Then I meet his brothers. And I get entangled with all three of them.

Maxim guards me like I’m already his.

Edmund flirts like winning me over is his new favorite game.

Lucien doesn’t trust me, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting me.

And suddenly, one reckless night turns into something I never saw coming.

Three powerful men want me. But my ex isn’t finished with me yet.

One reckless text. Three billionaire brothers. And an ex who has everything to lose if the truth about him comes out.

I lied about having a fiancé.
Now I’m being forced to marry a Pakhan.

One desperate lie.
One crowded nightclub.
One dangerously handsome stranger.

To escape my abusive ex, I pointed at a man across the room.
Wrapped my hand around his arm.
And claimed he belonged to me.

I expected him to play along.
I expected him to walk away.
I expected a lot of things.

I never expected Emil Nikitin.

The most feared Pakhan in America.
A man built from violence and power.
A man nineteen years older than me.
A man who always gets what he wants.

And now…

He wants me.

One reckless lie turns me into the Pakhan’s Accidental Bride.

My brothers are furious.
My stalker ex refuses to let me go.
And Emil refuses to let anyone near me.

He places guards outside my door.
Shadows my every step.
And looks at me like I’m already wearing his ring.

I should be terrified.

Instead, I’m falling.

For the dangerous man beneath the designer suits.
For the lonely soul hidden beneath the scars.
For the Pakhan who would destroy anyone who threatens what’s his.

But loving Emil was never the real danger.
Trusting him is.

Because while I’m planning a wedding…

Emil is keeping secrets.

Dark ones. Violent ones.

The kind that could shatter everything between us.

And when I finally learn the truth about the man I’m about to marry…

Walking away may be impossible.
But staying could destroy me.

Author’s Note: A steamy standalone romance featuring a possessive Bratva Pakhan, a forced marriage, an age-gap romance, an abusive ex, protective hero vibes, family drama, danger, suspense, and enough obsession to make your heart race.
No cheating. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA.

A sexy new standalone from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland, perfect for readers who loved Under the Tuscan Sun and are ready to fall for Tuscany all over again.

Some people go to Tuscany to find themselves.
I went to escape—New York, my ex’s new relationship, and a career that derailed the moment I was passed over for partner.
My plan was simple: settle my eccentric Italian grandmother’s estate, sell whatever wasn’t nailed down, and return to the life I’d worked too hard to lose.
Instead, I walked into a mess—a crumbling antique shop, two hundred acres of leased vineyard land, and one infuriating clause in the will: Live and work in the shop for three months, or inherit nothing.
Then there’s the neighbor I clash with instantly. Matteo Lucchese is the infuriatingly handsome winemaker who leases my family’s land and refuses to be impressed by my credentials—or my attitude. He’s rugged and stubborn, stuck living in a time that has long passed us by, and the word rush isn’t part of his vocabulary. Basically, we’re exact opposites.
But as the days stretch into weeks, Tuscany chips away at the armor I didn’t realize I was wearing, and Matteo shows me the appeal of slowing down, of staying rooted, of wanting something other than climbing the corporate ladder.
I came to Tuscany to escape.
But now that the countdown to going home was on, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave.
And the life I was falling for came with a looming expiration date.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫…
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

His brother betrayed me.
Then died without ever meeting his son.

Luca Petrucci, the Devil of Chicago,
has come to claim the last Petrucci heir.
My child.

I expect a bullet.
Instead, he forces a diamond on my finger.
Then moves my son and me into his lakefront mansion.
His rules. No way out.

So I swear I’ll make his life a living hell.
Starting with being the worst mafia wife Chicago has ever seen.

But Luca isn’t what I expected…
He guards my son like his own.
Silences anyone who dares look at me wrong.
And looks at my curves like they were made for him.

He doesn’t just want a wife in name…
He wants every damn inch of me.

Till death due us part.For readers who love:Forced marriage to her ex’s older brother, who came for her son and claimed her instead. A curvy single mother locked in the Devil’s lakefront mansion. A secret heir every crime family wants. A silver-fox mafia king who falls first, worships her curves, and enforces touch-her-and-die at any cost. Explosive betrayal from inside the bloodline, and twists no one sees coming.

The scale never lies… but husbands do.

CALISTA
My husband always said I was too curvy for his liking.
But long hours running your own business and raising two kids will do that to you.
So when our ten-year anniversary is coming up,
I decide to get in the best shape of my life.
That means tracking everything like a hawk:
My calories, my water, my weight.

So imagine my face when I’m out of town at a work conference, and I get a strange notification from my smart scale at 1 A.M:
“Congrats on your goal weight—You lost 40 lbs!”

I begin to wonder who my husband had in our bedroom.

So I start digging.
What I find is so much worse than just cheating.
My husband is trying to steal my business, our house, AND custody of MY kids!

That’s it. Plan decided.
I’m going to gather the receipts and ruin Todd’s life.
And then I’m swearing off men forever.

RONAN
Men like Todd Bradshaw disgust me.
Lying, scheming, backstabbing cowards.
He’s hired my law firm to take everything from his unsuspecting wife.
Right down to her KIDS.

But before I can tear him to pieces,
She storms in and does it for me.

Just like that, I’m mesmerized.
Todd called her “too curvy,” but he couldn’t have been more wrong.
Every inch of Calista Bradshaw is exactly to my liking.

She’s smart. Ferocious. Fights for what’s hers.
Unfortunately, she says she’s done with men for good.
But I know better.

She just hasn’t met me.

CRUEL LIES is Book 1 of the Akov Bratva duet. The story concludes in Book 2, CRUEL KISS.