Houston After Dark Series by Deborah Garland

(Originally Off-Limits Cowboy)She wanted a taste of danger, but aroused a man who ate trouble for breakfast…Eighteen. Curvy. Feisty. With a smart pretty mouth that arouses me to the point of madness, Avery is off-limits in every way possible. I indulge in whiskey, chase down sleazeballs, and spend my nights with strangers who don’t ask questions. I don’t do relationships. Or women who are barely legal... more(Originally Off-Limits Cowboy)She wanted a taste of danger, but aroused a man who ate trouble for breakfast…Eighteen. Curvy. Feisty. With a smart pretty mouth that arouses me to the point of madness, Avery is off-limits in every way possible. I indulge in whiskey, chase down sleazeballs, and spend my nights with strangers who don’t ask questions. I don’t do relationships. Or women who are barely legal.But Avery is mature beyond her years and not afraid to push and tease me, a thirty-year-old man who’s itching to teach her it’s dangerous to play with fire.Now she’s gotten herself in trouble. A stalker has her in his sights.I saw her first. She’s broken through my armor and I make all kinds of mistakes because I know she’s mine.Even if I have to let her go away to college and learn about the world first…Meet Grant Harding and Avery Clark in this PREQUEL to the Houston After Dark Series. Off Limits Lover ends on a cliffhanger, but Grant and Avery’s story picks up four years later and ends in a HEA in Rough Lover. less

Romantic Suspense ~ New Adult ~ College ~ Age-Gap ~ Workplace ~ Boss's Daughter ~ Father's ClientHe’s a rough relentless PI and when he finds out I’m his new trainee, I might end up tied to the bedpost.Grant Harding is not a man who gives second chances. I can’t forget how he kissed me four years ago before he pushed me away.I have one shot with him now on this job to prove I have what it takes to do PI work like him. One shot to hear the words that will bring me to my knees:Good girl... moreRomantic Suspense ~ New Adult ~ College ~ Age-Gap ~ Workplace ~ Boss's Daughter ~ Father's ClientHe’s a rough relentless PI and when he finds out I’m his new trainee, I might end up tied to the bedpost.Grant Harding is not a man who gives second chances. I can’t forget how he kissed me four years ago before he pushed me away.I have one shot with him now on this job to prove I have what it takes to do PI work like him. One shot to hear the words that will bring me to my knees:Good girl.She wrangled her way onto my assignment and now she’ll get a taste of the man I really am.Avery Clark was feisty at eighteen, at twenty-two she’s wild. And it’s satisfying to finally get her on her knees and hear her scream my name after wanting her for four long years.But no matter how used and sore I make her in the dark at my club, on my desk, and in the locker room tied to a bench with my belt, I’m too old, rough, and broken for her. Not to mention my line of work is too dangerous for her to tag along.Now she’s gone too far to prove herself, but she’s mine. And I protect what belongs to me.Rough Lover (Previously Titled Relentless Cowboy) is part of the Houston After Dark series, but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA Guaranteed. less

I’m an exhibitionist. For a reason. And not the one you think.I’m not complaining. Having people watch me at my club is a new kink I’m enjoying.Until I look down in the voyeur pit and see the one person who should never be watching me and my pierced (coughs)…My best friend’s little sister.I should stop and she shouldn’t be touching herself watching me.Now I’m hooked on someone I shouldn’t be thinking about... moreI’m an exhibitionist. For a reason. And not the one you think.I’m not complaining. Having people watch me at my club is a new kink I’m enjoying.Until I look down in the voyeur pit and see the one person who should never be watching me and my pierced (coughs)…My best friend’s little sister.I should stop and she shouldn’t be touching herself watching me.Now I’m hooked on someone I shouldn’t be thinking about.When she’s attacked and her brother, my boss asks me to guard her in my cabin for a week, it’s easy to suspend reality and play hard with her. See how much of me she can take.For one week only. Those are my terms.Only it’s too good to stop. Callie has me doing things I considered unthinkable like opening my heart and falling for her.Until my past catches up to me and now Callie is in danger because I dared to make her mine.If I’m going to make this right, I need to come clean about who I really am. But will Callie still want me?Hard Lover (Previous Pre-Order Title: Reckless Cowboy) is part of the Houston After Dark series, but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA Guaranteed.Houston After Dark:Off Limits Cowboy (Prequel)Rough LoverHard LoverUntamed Lover less

I’m an insatiable ex-Marine who settles scores my way.Usually by making you get on your knees.As an elite security expert, protecting a shy, injured student on campus from a stalker should have been a breeze. Only, that student is my niece.When I wrap my hands around the stalker’s throat, I find myself staring into the eyes of my niece’s very hot mother.My brother's ex-wife...My niece is an angel and I'll protect her with my life... moreI’m an insatiable ex-Marine who settles scores my way.Usually by making you get on your knees.As an elite security expert, protecting a shy, injured student on campus from a stalker should have been a breeze. Only, that student is my niece.When I wrap my hands around the stalker’s throat, I find myself staring into the eyes of my niece’s very hot mother.My brother's ex-wife...My niece is an angel and I'll protect her with my life. Only, I'm supposed to guard her against her mother for reasons my brother is keeping from me.Fina always stirred a fire inside me, but I knew not to get too close or I’d get burned. Now those lines are damn blurry and I just crossed them in the kinkiest of ways.When truth and lies collide and I don't know who to trust, how will I choose between my brother and a woman I’m falling so damn hard for?Romantic Suspense ~ New Adult ~ College ~ Brother's Ex ~ Single Mother ~ Enemies to LoversUntamed Lover (Previous Pre-Order Title: Ruthlless Cowboy) is part of the Houston After Dark series, but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA Guaranteed.Houston After Dark:Off Limits Cowboy (Prequel)Rough LoverHard LoverUntamed Lover less