The Long Road Home Series by Cat Johnson

When ranking his rotten luck, it was hard to decide which topped the list. The injury that could end his career in the SEALs. The storm of the century that stranded him in Atlanta Airport. The naked man he found on top of his girlfriend . . . One thing was certain. Things couldn't get much worse. Then he met her. Super star. Super stuck up. Super sexy. Super engaged. It was just an odd job to tide him over while he waited to see if he'd heal enough to get back on the team... moreWhen ranking his rotten luck, it was hard to decide which topped the list. The injury that could end his career in the SEALs. The storm of the century that stranded him in Atlanta Airport. The naked man he found on top of his girlfriend . . . One thing was certain. Things couldn't get much worse. Then he met her. Super star. Super stuck up. Super sexy. Super engaged. It was just an odd job to tide him over while he waited to see if he'd heal enough to get back on the team. Close personal protection for a singer so famous even he'd heard of her. He was supposed to be her body guard. And guard her body he did. Day . . . and night. His new boss probably didn't have protection that close or that personal in mind. He wasn't supposed to fall for her. Then again, she wasn't supposed to be so smart, and funny, and wounded, and in need of saving. Now he has a decision to make. Quit the military career he'd worked half his life for and take the job as her permanent head of security, just to be near her. Forget about her and take any job his command would give him in his current broken condition. Or do the craziest thing of all. Confess his feelings and hope to make it work. With her. As a normal couple. A real couple, if that was even possible given who she was. It's an impossible decision, but he'll be damned if he'll let her stalker or his bullet make it for him. less

Navy SEAL Cal Swenson's going home has been a long time coming. Too bad his homecoming was based on a lie. And why did Granny feign dying to get him back to New York? That's the big question. The one he has to figure out before his leave is up, if he's not too distracted by fighting with his father, trying to keep his hands and his mind off a certain personal assistant, and solving the mystery of who's attempting to destroy the family business.

Bailey Knowles needs a fake boyfriend, not a bodyguard, to teach her cheating ex a lesson, even if everyone insists she hire one to fend off the threats she's been getting. Luckily it looks like one unsuspecting Navy SEAL will be perfect to step into the role of both. Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles. She needs protection. He's got time on his hands... moreBailey Knowles needs a fake boyfriend, not a bodyguard, to teach her cheating ex a lesson, even if everyone insists she hire one to fend off the threats she's been getting. Luckily it looks like one unsuspecting Navy SEAL will be perfect to step into the role of both. Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles. She needs protection. He's got time on his hands. It's a win-win, until one tabloid names him as her new boyfriend and Bailey, set on revenge against her ex, embraces the misconception whole-heartedly. Now Quinn has to deal with an uber-famous fake girlfriend, her adoring fans, the relentless paparazzi, his friends and family who all believe the lie, plus whoever is responsible for the threats. His leave from the Navy is going to be anything but boring. less

Exciting. Fast-Paced. Steamy. She was the good girl next door. He was the bad boy who proved too tempting to resist. Years have passed but old feelings die hard proving time can't heal all wounds. Corey Jacobs is not a good man. Not then when he was the hockey star next door who he took her V-card then walked away. Not now, ten years later when he returns to his tiny home town after an injury that robbed him of his dog tags and his future in the military... moreExciting. Fast-Paced. Steamy. She was the good girl next door. He was the bad boy who proved too tempting to resist. Years have passed but old feelings die hard proving time can't heal all wounds. Corey Jacobs is not a good man. Not then when he was the hockey star next door who he took her V-card then walked away. Not now, ten years later when he returns to his tiny home town after an injury that robbed him of his dog tags and his future in the military. Josie Baldwin would be lying if she didn't admit seeing him returning home broken didn't give her a little bit of satisfaction. After all, he broke her first. The problem is since they're neighbors she's seeing him all too much. In the yard. In the window. In his boxers with his scarred muscles rippling… In her dreams…. She despises that he lives next door, that memories of him live rent free in her brain. And she really hates that when she needs help he's the one who shows up. However, nothing compares to the self-loathing that consumes her when he utters the words "Good girl," and her rebellious desires ignite for the man who once broke her heart. Damn her foolish desires! less

He’s a broody bad boy whose dating track record only includes bad girls. She’s the good girl hired by his mother to pretend to be bad and keep him away from his train wreck exes while he's home on leave from the military. Will his meddling mom spark the love story neither of them saw coming? After years of watching her son date every bad apple in town, this frustrated mom has had enough. Her solution? Hire a struggling local good girl to act like her son's typical type... moreHe’s a broody bad boy whose dating track record only includes bad girls. She’s the good girl hired by his mother to pretend to be bad and keep him away from his train wreck exes while he's home on leave from the military. Will his meddling mom spark the love story neither of them saw coming? After years of watching her son date every bad apple in town, this frustrated mom has had enough. Her solution? Hire a struggling local good girl to act like her son's typical type. Enter one quirky bookworm eyeball deep in thesis research and school loan debt who’s desperate enough to say yes to the strangest gig she’s ever been offered. Homebody is a swoony, feel-good, small-town romance brimming with heart, humor, and just enough heat to keep you turning the pages. less