Angels and Assassins Series by K. Alex Walker

Tayler Diaz, an oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, North Carolina, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love." Determined to save his life, Tayler helps Gage get through what he'd intended to be his last night alive... moreTayler Diaz, an oncologist working in the small town of Yearwood, North Carolina, stumbles upon Gage Wolfe's virtually lifeless body when leaving for the day after a long shift at Yearwood Medical. While phoning for help to get him into the hospital for treatment, Gage makes one last declaration that sends a chill straight to her bones: "Just let me die, love." Determined to save his life, Tayler helps Gage get through what he'd intended to be his last night alive. To return the favor, Gage offers to head a home remodel project for a house bequeathed to her by one of her patients' late great-grandfather. However, when he encounters something in the woods, something that acts very much like a predator with its sights set on Tayler, he realizes that what he now owes her is worth much more than a renovation. less

A vow he made... After growing up on the streets as a kid in Washington DC, former Navy SEAL, Dez, vowed he would never return after joining the military. And he’d kept the promise—until the death of one of his fellow comrades forces him to go back to the city he’d been convinced was damned. However, the night before he plans to fly out of the city, he runs into Larke Tapley, a federal prosecutor at a crossroads about leaving her secure job and branching out on her own... moreA vow he made... After growing up on the streets as a kid in Washington DC, former Navy SEAL, Dez, vowed he would never return after joining the military. And he’d kept the promise—until the death of one of his fellow comrades forces him to go back to the city he’d been convinced was damned. However, the night before he plans to fly out of the city, he runs into Larke Tapley, a federal prosecutor at a crossroads about leaving her secure job and branching out on her own. A vow she breaks The two develop a friendship, remaining in contact while he covers private missions overseas, and she develops a name for herself in the legal world. Over time, the need to see her in person forces Dez to do what he’d vowed never to do... He returns home. The minute he arrives, there’s a break-in at Larke’s office. He assumes the person has been sent for the bounty still on his head, until the man reveals he has come to kill Larke. The woman who is now his mission Dez deems her under his protection, and together, they aim to find two missing girls and dismantle one of the most salacious underground operations of the criminal world. Dez also vows to make the woman who’s been his rock and his reason to live for two years, his. Forever. less

Some men fall in love. Others are destroyed by it. When Julien Hunter is recruited out of college as an elite asset for a pseudo-anarchist group, he expects for it to be simple—the occasional challenge, a good payday, the stroking of his rebellious ego, and the occasional beautiful face in his bed whenever he has to go covert. But then, he sees her, Ari Johnson, and everything he’s ever known is ground into dust... moreSome men fall in love. Others are destroyed by it. When Julien Hunter is recruited out of college as an elite asset for a pseudo-anarchist group, he expects for it to be simple—the occasional challenge, a good payday, the stroking of his rebellious ego, and the occasional beautiful face in his bed whenever he has to go covert. But then, he sees her, Ari Johnson, and everything he’s ever known is ground into dust. He and Ari spend the evening together in her hotel suite, and although Julien knows he has to leave or risk compromising a mission, he can’t get Ari out of his head. When they run into each other again, Julien is a different man, a hardened man after having spent the last several months undergoing a training to be part of a counterterrorism ghost unit. A training that nearly costs him his life. So, this time, he takes chase. He won’t let Ari go and nothing—no one—will stop him from making her a permanent part of his life. But the life he’s built is dangerous. The enemies he’s made are focused only on one thing—exterminate him and everyone attached to him. So when he gets a phone call that changes his life, threatens the very world he is trying to build with the love of his life, he will do anything to punish those responsible...in the worst way possible... Although Angels and Assassins is a series, each book is written to be read as a STANDALONE. less

Giorgio Pozza is known by many names—beast, monster, grim reaper. Born in secret and hidden within the forests of Russia, he was trained to kill. Raised to kill. Death and destruction are virtually the only things he has ever known or cared for…until he meets Mo.Mo is warm and affectionate. She’s also a contract killer... moreGiorgio Pozza is known by many names—beast, monster, grim reaper. Born in secret and hidden within the forests of Russia, he was trained to kill. Raised to kill. Death and destruction are virtually the only things he has ever known or cared for…until he meets Mo.Mo is warm and affectionate. She’s also a contract killer. Disguised as an exotic dancer, she infiltrates a clandestine, underground Russian strip club in search of the target of her newest kill order—billionaire heir and prodigal son, Mischa Ivanovich.While onstage, Mo scopes out the club and notices only three other bounty hunters present, and it’s three she knows she can easily overpower. At least, if they are foolish enough to get in her way. But when she gets close enough to Mischa to stick her blade into his neck, she realizes her mistake. There was one more, lurking in the shadows, and it’s the man whose name reverberates fear.However, in those dark, secret tunnels beneath the city of Moscow, a fighter’s intensity turns into lust. A killer’s rage becomes raw passion. Mo’s solo mission turns into an unexpected, erotic weekend in a luxury hotel suite. And it is there, after her one-night stand with a killer, she begins to realize how much more there is to her dark knight, and how quickly she has gone from being his adversary...to being the target of his desire.Hot, steamy romance, suspense and action all come together in this highly anticipated series standalone. Note: The Dark Knight can be read without first completing the other novels in the series. After this book, however, look for Gage: The Wolf. You'll want to. less

Mike Huang was the son of one of the most powerful men in China until the empire his family built for centuries suddenly crumbles. The betrayal of a family friend sends him into hiding at the age of ten, and the only life he’s ever known has been on the run. There’s no normalcy for a man like him. No settling down. Everything he’s ever had has come by way of fighting for it or fighting against it. So when Xara Merritt enters his life, he tries to fight feelings he’s never experienced... moreMike Huang was the son of one of the most powerful men in China until the empire his family built for centuries suddenly crumbles. The betrayal of a family friend sends him into hiding at the age of ten, and the only life he’s ever known has been on the run. There’s no normalcy for a man like him. No settling down. Everything he’s ever had has come by way of fighting for it or fighting against it. So when Xara Merritt enters his life, he tries to fight feelings he’s never experienced. He fights to remember why he can’t have her, no matter how much he wants her. And he fights until he loses because, from the very beginning, he knew he would have her. Claim her. Consume her. It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t know who he really is, or that she’s fallen for the son of a killer.When Xara first meets the mysterious newcomer in her hometown in Henry, KY, it’s while he’s wrapped up in the middle of a fight that, at first, she assumes he’s losing. As she races to help him, she realizes he doesn't need her help and he’s nothing like anyone she’s ever met—he’s silent, he’s lethal, and he’s hiding a lot more than he’s willing to admit. Still, she can’t help but be drawn to him, no matter how many walls he puts up, and it’s only a matter of time before she strips him bare, exposing the secrets of the man she gives her heart to . . . a heart she prays isn't broken by what he finally chooses to reveal.* Although Angels and Assassins is a series, each book is written to be read as a STANDALONE.* WARNING: Mature content less

Giorgio Pozza has never been stable.Not once has he tried to be.Not once has he kept this a secret.Yet, they came for his son.They took his wife.All because they thought having a family was enough to contain a beast.But Giorgio Pozza has never...been...stable.

“I want to be that for you. Xara, I’m your man. The only thing you should have to worry about is opening your eyes in the morning. I’m supposed to have you for all the rest.”For Mike Huang, the only redemption he’s ever been granted for every sinister thing he’s done in his life is his wife, Xara Merritt.Years ago, he and Xara escaped their small town with nothing but their dreams and each other... more“I want to be that for you. Xara, I’m your man. The only thing you should have to worry about is opening your eyes in the morning. I’m supposed to have you for all the rest.”For Mike Huang, the only redemption he’s ever been granted for every sinister thing he’s done in his life is his wife, Xara Merritt.Years ago, he and Xara escaped their small town with nothing but their dreams and each other.Now, they’re happily married, their passion burns hotter than ever, and he and Xara feel like they’re ready to become a family of three.So far, his personal and private lives have remained separate, and he’s been able to avoid retaliation falling back onto Xara for the darkest of his deeds.But then the Sarayev clan puts a bounty on his head and a red dot on the back of his skull.A clan he cares nothing about...until they take a knife to his wife's face. less

When “they” found him, it was in the middle of a Mexican desert burying a body…Still, it's not the worst thing Adrían Delgano has ever done during his time as an enforcer for a major Brazilian cartel. Yet, the fact remains that someone took him down with a tranquilizer, abducted him, and then dropped him off in a Moroccan villa surrounded by armed guards around the clock.And he doesn’t know who “they” are... moreWhen “they” found him, it was in the middle of a Mexican desert burying a body…Still, it's not the worst thing Adrían Delgano has ever done during his time as an enforcer for a major Brazilian cartel. Yet, the fact remains that someone took him down with a tranquilizer, abducted him, and then dropped him off in a Moroccan villa surrounded by armed guards around the clock.And he doesn’t know who “they” are.However, the idea of being part of a weaponized, vengeance-seeking, ghost unit is too tempting to resist. Plus, it comes with million-dollar payouts, access to weapons, combat training, and the villa's private chef, Sayeda, whose entire identity he's pretty sure isn't real.Yet, he finds himself wanting to be her hero, her protector.Two things he's never been.Things take a mysterious turn when, while shopping in a Moroccan market, a fortune teller steps into his path and delivers an ominous "It’s through your first love that you’ll find your true love."Little does Adrían know, he's already met his true love—for the first time. less