Flirting with the Finest Series by Kaye Kennedy

His undercover assignment wasn’t supposed to involve a fake girlfriend. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to fall for her. But it did. And he did. Now, he’ll do anything to protect her. Even if it costs him everything. Hunter When I’d caught the garter at a friend’s wedding, I hadn’t anticipated having sparks with the woman who’d caught the bouquet because that was a bad cliché, right? Things in Lauren’s life were...complicated... moreHis undercover assignment wasn’t supposed to involve a fake girlfriend. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to fall for her. But it did. And he did. Now, he’ll do anything to protect her. Even if it costs him everything. Hunter When I’d caught the garter at a friend’s wedding, I hadn’t anticipated having sparks with the woman who’d caught the bouquet because that was a bad cliché, right? Things in Lauren’s life were...complicated. As for me, being a detective on the NYPD’s Special Investigations Task Force made having a relationship nearly impossible, so I’d decided we were better off as friends.Fast forward a year...Lauren stumbled into my undercover investigation of the Vosstaniye Bratva so, in an effort to keep my cover from being blown, I blurted out that she was my girlfriend.Huge.Epic.Mistake.Now, she’s been sucked into my investigation and I’ve fallen for her. Complicated or not, I have to convince Lauren that our fake relationship is anything but because we just might have a forever kind of love. But first, I have to keep her safe from the Russian mafia. No big deal, right? Wish me luck.Fall in love alongside Detective Hunter Albanese and Lauren Powers in this debut of a new series following members of the Special Investigations Task Force in New York City as they fight crime and fall in love.You'll recognize Lauren as Zoe's sister in Burning for Her, and Hunter plays a role in Burning for Love and Burning for Trouble. While this novel can certainly be read as a standalone, you'll get the most out of it having read the preceding series, Burning for the Bravest, which features NYC firefighters who love hard and make love harder. less

Fame always comes with a price, and Bellamy might just pay for hers with her life.When Detective Tai Hayashi agreed to moonlight as popstar Bellamy Shaw's bodyguard, neither of them was looking for a relationship. But some feelings can't be fought.When a stalker threatens to hurt the woman he's falling for, Tai does everything in his power to keep her safe, but will it be enough?Official blurb coming soon! Here's an excerpt to hold you over...Tai“I don’t date.”“Ever?”She shook her head... moreFame always comes with a price, and Bellamy might just pay for hers with her life.When Detective Tai Hayashi agreed to moonlight as popstar Bellamy Shaw's bodyguard, neither of them was looking for a relationship. But some feelings can't be fought.When a stalker threatens to hurt the woman he's falling for, Tai does everything in his power to keep her safe, but will it be enough?Official blurb coming soon! Here's an excerpt to hold you over...Tai“I don’t date.”“Ever?”She shook her head. “That would require letting someone get close to me.”“And you don’t do that."“I didn’t.” Her gunmetal blue eyes locked on mine.I let all of the air out of my lungs. “Past tense?”Her nod was almost imperceptible. “You got in. I don’t know how.” She chewed her lip as she peered down. “But you've crashed through my defenses.”I reached out and swiped my thumb over her chin as I tilted it upward, bringing her gaze back to mine. “Thank you.”Her throat bobbed as she swallowed. “What for?”“For trusting me.”“I don’t do that well.”“I know. Neither do I. But, Bella, you got in, too.”Her lips curled up on one side. “Now what?” she asked in a whisper.My gaze dropped to her lips. “This.” less

Sometimes, all you can do is have faith that everything will turn out as it should.AubreyMy twin sister is missing. As a forensic medium, I’ve spent my adulthood developing skills that could help me find her, and when women turn up murdered in Staten Island, I’m convinced they’re linked to her disappearance.In a twist of fate, my criminally attractive (and much younger) neighbor is one of the detectives on the serial case, and I’ve been brought in on the investigation... moreSometimes, all you can do is have faith that everything will turn out as it should.AubreyMy twin sister is missing. As a forensic medium, I’ve spent my adulthood developing skills that could help me find her, and when women turn up murdered in Staten Island, I’m convinced they’re linked to her disappearance.In a twist of fate, my criminally attractive (and much younger) neighbor is one of the detectives on the serial case, and I’ve been brought in on the investigation. As we work to stop the killer, I start falling for Erik, but the last thing I need is a distraction.Before I can explore what’s happening to my heart, I need to find out the truth, even if my digging leads me directly into the crosshairs.ErikI risked my heart once. Never again.At least that had been my intention with Aubrey after the one-night stand we’d had months ago, but now that we’re working together, I find myself catching feelings.Worse than that, we’ve gotten caught up in a case of murder and corruption that’s unlike anything this city has ever seen, and I’m racing to expose the truth before she and I become the next victims.Even though I’m probably gonna lose everything, I won’t stop until justice is served. And as much as I want to deny it, I won’t stop until Aubrey is mine.But first, we have to survive.Flirting with Faith is a reverse age gap, opposites attract romantic suspense with a plot that's ripped from the headlines. This is book three in the Flirting with the Finest Series and, while interconnected, it can be read as a standalone. less