One on One Series by Tirza Schaefer

Shanti's mother, a hippie in her younger years, had not been able to conceive a child until she worshipped at the shrine of the Snake Goddess Manasa in India. Nine months later, Shanti was born. Now Shanti visits this sacred site to ask for a husband.Kaz walks past the shrine and protects Shanti from some sinister-looking men. He is a wonderful man who has come from the city to care for his dying grandmother... moreShanti's mother, a hippie in her younger years, had not been able to conceive a child until she worshipped at the shrine of the Snake Goddess Manasa in India. Nine months later, Shanti was born. Now Shanti visits this sacred site to ask for a husband.Kaz walks past the shrine and protects Shanti from some sinister-looking men. He is a wonderful man who has come from the city to care for his dying grandmother. While Shanti's feelings for him grow, she isn't sure, if Kaz feels the same as he has different things on his mind and heart at the moment. He takes Shanti to a temple, introducing her to his uncle, a priest. When they return home, Grandma has a last dying wish.Can Shanti fulfil it? less

US Navy SEAL Austin meets Haylee in a bar and tries to seduce her for a night, but Haylee has different ideas. After a bomb blast, she saves his life and the two get closer while he is recovering in hospital. When Haylee meets Austin's family, she becomes close friends with his brother Ash who is also a Navy Seal and thus far her only supporter in her budding relationship with Austin.When Austin is discharged from the hospital, things take an unexpected turn... moreUS Navy SEAL Austin meets Haylee in a bar and tries to seduce her for a night, but Haylee has different ideas. After a bomb blast, she saves his life and the two get closer while he is recovering in hospital. When Haylee meets Austin's family, she becomes close friends with his brother Ash who is also a Navy Seal and thus far her only supporter in her budding relationship with Austin.When Austin is discharged from the hospital, things take an unexpected turn. Haylee stands between friendship and love. Can she combine the two and find lasting happiness? less

Carry Bishop is on the run from New York City after a date gone sour. The florist gets stranded on the road when her car breaks down and she has to seek help. When she flags down a biker, assuming, he'd be a good mechanic to help her fix her car, she is not prepared for what is going to happen next. Dan protects her from the man she is running from and takes her with him on a wild ride, all the way down to Tennessee to see some friends... moreCarry Bishop is on the run from New York City after a date gone sour. The florist gets stranded on the road when her car breaks down and she has to seek help. When she flags down a biker, assuming, he'd be a good mechanic to help her fix her car, she is not prepared for what is going to happen next. Dan protects her from the man she is running from and takes her with him on a wild ride, all the way down to Tennessee to see some friends. When Carry considers buying a florist shop out there, things unfold in a much different manner than expected.She finds out that Dan has lied to her and his friends kept his confidence. A corrupt, shady lawyer is taking advantage of an old lady and things begin to spin out of control. Can Dan, his best friend Ranger and the bunch of Merry Mechanics save the day and will Carry and Dan overcome the odds and find a way to be together? This book is full of hotter-than-hellfire scenes, hilarious situations that will have you double over with laughter and people, as different as they are from each other, who are bonded in friendship and love with a fierce loyalty and code of honour. less

Jada, a very intellectually orientated lecturer for modern philosophy from Virginia, visits her school friend Andy, now a successful Atlanta lawyer and his wife Kathy who owns an art gallery. A surprise visitor arrives, Kyle, Kathy's best friend's brother who has just returned stateside from deployment... moreJada, a very intellectually orientated lecturer for modern philosophy from Virginia, visits her school friend Andy, now a successful Atlanta lawyer and his wife Kathy who owns an art gallery. A surprise visitor arrives, Kyle, Kathy's best friend's brother who has just returned stateside from deployment. The sexy, masculine Marine SpecOps officer and the pacifist philosophy lecturer don't get on at all at first, but at the same time, Jada cannot deny the attraction she feels for the charismatic warrior.When she meets him in a bar back home in Virginia where both find themselves in the company of their respective friends, a crisis occurs and instinctively, Jada turns to Kyle for help. After Kyle and his Marine team save the day, she gains a different perspective on military men and spiritual shamans and when she finds herself sharing a bed with him, she wishes he wasn't such a gentleman after all.Kyle needs Jada's help in turn and when she agrees to help, a web of conspiracy and lies leaves her in despair and just as she thought, she has finally got Kyle, he leaves for good.In her despair, she turns to her friends in Atlanta and is confronted with Kyle and his team of Marines once again. Will Jada get over her heartache and is there another chance at happiness for her and Kyle after all? less

When Leilani Shipper bends over on the plane and handsome Marine hero Jinan Davis runs right into her, the mutual attraction is threatening to take the plane out of the sky with the fireworks their passion produce, but once on the ground, things don't seem all that wonderful anymore when both are torn harshly out of the clouds by an armed robbery at a jeweller's. For once, the independent and confident career woman does not know how to handle the situation and defers to the expert at her side.

Ricarda, the goddaughter of a US Army General, works for the NSA. Usually she sits at desks to catch criminals, but now she has been assigned on a field trip. This mission is not her ordinary assignment. Together with a Special Operations Marine, Luis da Silva, she is supposed to go undercover as a married couple on their honeymoon.Ricarda despises the macho, chauvinist man until she is faced with the choice of protecting her own life or saving his right back... moreRicarda, the goddaughter of a US Army General, works for the NSA. Usually she sits at desks to catch criminals, but now she has been assigned on a field trip. This mission is not her ordinary assignment. Together with a Special Operations Marine, Luis da Silva, she is supposed to go undercover as a married couple on their honeymoon.Ricarda despises the macho, chauvinist man until she is faced with the choice of protecting her own life or saving his right back. From there ensues a journey that takes her across oceans with a US Navy Seal and across European mountain ranges from Italy all the way to Switzerland. All the while, she does not know where Luis is or why an entire army is trying to kill her before she can accomplish her mission.Her journey takes her ultimately on a trip into the past which threatens the very foundations of her relationship with the man she loves. less

This time, Tirza Schaefer heads east to a little Bulgarian village at the coast of the Black Sea, not too far from Burgas. Keturah is an author from London who is running away from a life she doesn't want anymore and an ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend who are stifling her to death. She has plans to stay in an apartment overlooking the Black Sea and simply work on her book... moreThis time, Tirza Schaefer heads east to a little Bulgarian village at the coast of the Black Sea, not too far from Burgas. Keturah is an author from London who is running away from a life she doesn't want anymore and an ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend who are stifling her to death. She has plans to stay in an apartment overlooking the Black Sea and simply work on her book. Then she meets Luben, the driver who takes her to the apartment from Burgas airport, and her resolve as to staying away from all men falters.However, you can run from others but never from yourself. The London situation catches up to her in unexpected ways and Keturah has to take a hard look at herself and determine how she wants her life to look like and whom she wants in it. Luben helps her in this and without noticing at first, points out not only their cultural differences to her but also differences in their outlook on life. After a beach party, however, Keturah starts to see things more clearly.If only there wasn't this publishing contract that could destroy all she has gained.This book tells the story of a straight couple. However, Luben, the male MC, has a lesbian sister who lives together with her life partner. In this way, LGBTQ issues are thematised within the story in a loving and also spiritual context, as well as touching upon human rights. less