Black Dog Security Series by Camilla Blake

Enjoy a thrilling, standalone romantic suspense novel with no cliffhanger and a happily-ever-after (over 50,000 words). If you enjoy this first book, you can read more in the Black Dog Security series.Cooper is shocked when Sonnie walks into the firm. He recognizes her face from the back of his daughter’s favorite books... moreEnjoy a thrilling, standalone romantic suspense novel with no cliffhanger and a happily-ever-after (over 50,000 words). If you enjoy this first book, you can read more in the Black Dog Security series.Cooper is shocked when Sonnie walks into the firm. He recognizes her face from the back of his daughter’s favorite books. They install a security system for her, and he thinks he won’t see her again, but an emergency call comes in one night, and he rushes over to her house to find her roughed up and terrified. Thrust together, it’s hard for them both to ignore the attraction that grows between them with each passing moment. Things only intensify, and then a body is found in town that threatens to bring down the firm. Will Cooper help keep Sonnie’s head above water, or will they all sink together… less

PART ONE:Gretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style, and his gentleman’s ways. She sets down the rules, explains that he can’t ask her any questions, but is still caught off guard by how quickly he sweeps her off her feet... morePART ONE:Gretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style, and his gentleman’s ways. She sets down the rules, explains that he can’t ask her any questions, but is still caught off guard by how quickly he sweeps her off her feet. She should move on, should have left the moment she realized Shane was different from anyone she’d ever known before, but she waited too long and her past catches up to her. Will Shane buy into her lies and walk away, or will he be the one thing she’s never had, a white knight in shining armor, the only person who can save her from her worst enemy: herself.PART TWO:Edie Watson fought and scratched her way to the top in six very short years. As senior director of operations for a major food manufacturer, she had everything she’d set out at eighteen to achieve. No one could call her the prisoner’s daughter now. But when an assignment brings her right back to where it all started, the last thing she expected was to end up in the company of the man who shattered her heart eight years ago. She would have thrown it all away eight years ago just to be with Cohen. How ironic was it that he was the only one who could help her keep it all on track now?PART THREE:Jasper Upshaw didn’t do anything wrong, yet he’s in jail facing fifteen to twenty years in prison. The accusation was attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy, but the truth was very different from what they were saying. This was a vendetta that had nothing to do with Jasper, yet he was the one about to pay the price. The only thing standing between him and a lifetime behind bars is a beautiful, ambitious lawyer who is everything he’s been running from since he was a small child.PART FOUR:Virgil Holt was the undersheriff for Sheldon County when its sheriff, Jacob Hayes, was revealed to be corrupt. Upon Hayes’ arrest, Virgil was forced to take over a department that was divided in its loyalties, half the deputies still committed to the corruption Hayes poisoned them with. With Finley McHale, Hayes’ right-hand man, campaigning against Virgil for the position of sheriff, those divided loyalties have grown stronger and more dangerous. To this end, he’s brought in someone he can trust to protect the innocent men and women of Black Dog Security, to keep them from being harassed any further by McHale and his minions. A local murder, and rumors of mobsters taking over a local strip club, complicate things in ways Virgil couldn’t have predicted.PART FIVE:Mabel ‘Maybe’ Dulaney is stuck in Miami with the hottest guy she’s ever met, but a guy who can barely stand to be in the same room with her. They bicker constantly, fighting over things as simple as a box of Twinkies. Why can’t he let her have a drink, let her dance once in a while? Why does he have to keep such a tight leash on her? Yeah, some mobster who had a thing for her aunt is hunting her down, but what did that matter? She can handle herself. Until she can’t. When danger comes, it’s Eric who saves her. But was he only doing it because it was his job? Or was he lying to them both? If he didn’t care about her, why was his next instinct to pretend she was his wife? less

Local internet celebrity Charlie Crier has had a stalker for so long that it’s almost normal at this point. Her manager brought in part-time security, but Charlie hates it. She needs time to herself. It’s hard to work with people around, especially when she has an act to keep up. She’s supposed to be a freaking Martha Stuart—if Martha Stuart lived in Arkansas and hated her life. With a forced and fake family, and a film set instead of a home, she’s close to her breaking point... moreLocal internet celebrity Charlie Crier has had a stalker for so long that it’s almost normal at this point. Her manager brought in part-time security, but Charlie hates it. She needs time to herself. It’s hard to work with people around, especially when she has an act to keep up. She’s supposed to be a freaking Martha Stuart—if Martha Stuart lived in Arkansas and hated her life. With a forced and fake family, and a film set instead of a home, she’s close to her breaking point.Tucker Fields is about as classy as a Budweiser at a dirt track race. Raised in the swamps, he’s more animal than man some days. Sure, he’s refined his act a bit, but he still eats over the kitchen sink and doesn’t put the toilet seat down. He’s not big on prissy ladies, either. He knows women like Charlotte are too much work. But when Charlie’s stalker gets too close for comfort, Tucker has no choice but to become her full-time guard. less

Carolina “Cookie” Milton has been a stripper since she was sixteen. An old pro at twenty-seven, she has clout at her bar. One of her usual customers is a man named Frank Porter. One night, Mr. Porter’s son gets too handy, and she embarrasses him in front of the entire bar with her impressive self-defense skills. After the bar closes that night, he tries to attack her in the parking lot, and she fights back. He pulls a knife, and in a moment of fear, she pulls her gun and shoots him... moreCarolina “Cookie” Milton has been a stripper since she was sixteen. An old pro at twenty-seven, she has clout at her bar. One of her usual customers is a man named Frank Porter. One night, Mr. Porter’s son gets too handy, and she embarrasses him in front of the entire bar with her impressive self-defense skills. After the bar closes that night, he tries to attack her in the parking lot, and she fights back. He pulls a knife, and in a moment of fear, she pulls her gun and shoots him. Frank Porter wants her blood.Vince Hart is no stranger to killing men. There’s something dark in him that feeds on it. He’s bored with civilian life and lives life a little like an adventure junkie. Hookups, taking chances, adventure trips—anything to quiet the ghosts. He doesn’t think he could ever settle down, but watching all of his brothers do it makes him feel a little envious. He figures he’ll just live until he dies and be better for it. He’ll never have to lose anyone like Luke again. He’s broken from it. less

Mercer Dunn has spent time in prison before. One much worse than whatever they could offer in their sleepy little town. He still won’t go back, though. On the run and away from all the family he’s ever known, he ends up at the little hunting spot that Luke kept hidden away while he was alive. With his skills, he could easily hide and live out the rest of his life there. He’d have everything he needed but the one thing he seemed weak to. Lauren. She was all wrong for him... moreMercer Dunn has spent time in prison before. One much worse than whatever they could offer in their sleepy little town. He still won’t go back, though. On the run and away from all the family he’s ever known, he ends up at the little hunting spot that Luke kept hidden away while he was alive. With his skills, he could easily hide and live out the rest of his life there. He’d have everything he needed but the one thing he seemed weak to. Lauren. She was all wrong for him. She was his best friend’s baby sister. They’d rescued her from bad places more than once. He’d seen her at her worst when she was still a baby, practically, and she’d seen him when he was worse than worst. She’d done things for him that made it hard for him to look her in the eye. As if that wasn’t enough, Luke had demanded they all stay away from her. How could he slap his dead best friend in the face that way? less

Gretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style and his gentleman’s ways. She sets down the rules, explains that he can’t ask her any questions, but is still caught off guard by how quickly he sweeps her off her feet... moreGretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style and his gentleman’s ways. She sets down the rules, explains that he can’t ask her any questions, but is still caught off guard by how quickly he sweeps her off her feet. She should move on, should have left the moment she realized Shane was different from anyone she’d ever known before, but she’d waited too long and her past had caught up to her. Will Shane buy into her lies and walk away, or will he be the one thing she’s never had, a white knight in shining armor, the only person who can save her from her worst herself? less

Edie Watson fought and scratched her way to the top in six very short years. As senior director of operations for a major food manufacturer, she had everything she’d set out at eighteen to achieve. No one could call her the prisoner’s daughter now. But when an assignment brings her right back to where it all started, the last thing she expected was to end up in the company of the man who shattered her heart eight years ago. She would have thrown it all away back then just to be with Cohen... moreEdie Watson fought and scratched her way to the top in six very short years. As senior director of operations for a major food manufacturer, she had everything she’d set out at eighteen to achieve. No one could call her the prisoner’s daughter now. But when an assignment brings her right back to where it all started, the last thing she expected was to end up in the company of the man who shattered her heart eight years ago. She would have thrown it all away back then just to be with Cohen. How ironic was it that he was the only one who could help her keep it all on track now? less

Jasper Upshaw didn’t do anything wrong, yet he’s in jail facing fifteen to twenty years in prison. The accusation was attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy, but the truth was very different from what they were saying. This was a vendetta that had nothing to do with Jasper, yet he was the one about to pay the price. The only thing standing between him and a lifetime behind bars is a beautiful, ambitious lawyer who is everything he’s been running from since he was a small child.

Virgil Holt was the undersheriff for Sheldon County when its sheriff, Jacob Hayes, was revealed to be corrupt. Upon Hayes’s arrest, Virgil was forced to take over a department that was divided in its loyalties, half the deputies still committed to the corruption Hayes had poisoned them with. With Finley McHale, Hayes’s right-hand man, campaigning against Virgil for the position of sheriff, those divided loyalties have grown stronger and more dangerous... moreVirgil Holt was the undersheriff for Sheldon County when its sheriff, Jacob Hayes, was revealed to be corrupt. Upon Hayes’s arrest, Virgil was forced to take over a department that was divided in its loyalties, half the deputies still committed to the corruption Hayes had poisoned them with. With Finley McHale, Hayes’s right-hand man, campaigning against Virgil for the position of sheriff, those divided loyalties have grown stronger and more dangerous. To this end, he’s brought in someone he can trust to protect the innocent men and women of Black Dog Security, to keep them from being harassed any further by McHale and his minions. A local murder and rumors of mobsters taking over a local strip club complicate things in ways Virgil couldn’t have predicted. less

Mabel “Maybe” Dulaney is stuck in Miami with the hottest guy she’s ever met, but a guy who can barely stand to be in the same room with her. They bicker constantly, fighting over things as simple as a box of Twinkies. Why can’t he let her have a drink, let her dance once in a while? Why does he have to keep such a tight leash on her? Yeah, some mobster who had a thing for her aunt is hunting her down, but what did that matter? She can handle herself. Until she can’t... moreMabel “Maybe” Dulaney is stuck in Miami with the hottest guy she’s ever met, but a guy who can barely stand to be in the same room with her. They bicker constantly, fighting over things as simple as a box of Twinkies. Why can’t he let her have a drink, let her dance once in a while? Why does he have to keep such a tight leash on her? Yeah, some mobster who had a thing for her aunt is hunting her down, but what did that matter? She can handle herself. Until she can’t. When danger comes, it’s Eric who saves her. But was he only doing it because it was his job? Or was he lying to them both? If he didn’t care about her, why was his next instinct to pretend she was his wife? less