Cerberus Personal Security Series by Ellie Masters

Some ghosts refuse to stay buried. Some women are worth dying for.HE'S A GHOST. Mason "Ghost" Blackwood earned his call sign by vanishing in plain sight—a deadly skill that saved lives and ended threats. After losing everything that mattered, he chose isolation in the Montana wilderness with only his war dogs for company. No attachments. No complications. No one left to lose.Until the blizzard brings her to his door.SHE'S RUNNING FOR HER LIFE... moreSome ghosts refuse to stay buried. Some women are worth dying for.HE'S A GHOST. Mason "Ghost" Blackwood earned his call sign by vanishing in plain sight—a deadly skill that saved lives and ended threats. After losing everything that mattered, he chose isolation in the Montana wilderness with only his war dogs for company. No attachments. No complications. No one left to lose.Until the blizzard brings her to his door.SHE'S RUNNING FOR HER LIFE. Willow Reynolds escaped her abusive federal judge husband with evidence that could destroy him—and a body covered in bruises to prove his cruelty. Racing through a Montana snowstorm with professional killers on her trail, she crashes near a remote cabin where a dangerous stranger offers the one thing she's forgotten how to accept: protection.Mason should walk away. Should stay dead to the world. But one look at the fierce, broken woman seeking shelter and his protective instincts roar to life. When her husband's mercenaries close in, Mason calls in his team of elite operatives—because some things are worth breaking cover for.Willow has spent three years learning to survive. Now she has to learn to trust—the hardest lesson of all. Mason's dominance should terrify her after what she's endured, but his controlled strength feels like sanctuary instead of threat.ONE CABIN. ONE STORM. ONE CHANCE AT REDEMPTION.Trapped together by a blizzard and united by a common enemy, Mason and Willow discover that healing isn't just about surviving—it's about learning to live again. He shows her what protection should feel like. She shows him what he's been missing in his self-imposed exile.But her husband won't stop hunting. The evidence she carries threatens powerful men with everything to lose. And Mason's past is about to collide with their future in ways that could destroy them both.In the frozen wilderness where ghost stories are born, two damaged souls will discover that sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't what's hunting you—it's what you're willing to do to protect what you love.Because this ghost isn't staying buried. Not when she needs him.GHOST is a full-length, high-heat romantic suspense novel featuring:A dominant alpha hero with a haunted past ⚡A survivor heroine finding her strength 💪Protective military romance at its finest 🔥Only one bed in a snowbound cabin 🏔️Emotional healing through trust and surrender 💕War dogs who steal your heart 🐕Life-or-death stakes with a soul-deep HEA ❤️No cliffhangers. Perfect entry point to the Cerberus Security Series."Some women are worth breaking cover for. Some men are worth learning to trust again." less

“Control is his specialty until he meets the one woman who challenges everything—a fearless journalist who ignites a passion more dangerous than the killers pursuing them.”Some secrets are worth killing for. Some passions are worth dying for.HE’S ALL CONTROL. Ryan “Brass” Ellis never loses his cool. As second-in-command of Cerberus Security, he’s the strategist, the levelheaded one, the man who makes the impossible possible... more“Control is his specialty until he meets the one woman who challenges everything—a fearless journalist who ignites a passion more dangerous than the killers pursuing them.”Some secrets are worth killing for. Some passions are worth dying for.HE’S ALL CONTROL. Ryan “Brass” Ellis never loses his cool. As second-in-command of Cerberus Security, he’s the strategist, the levelheaded one, the man who makes the impossible possible. His legendary control has seen him through three combat tours and countless high-risk operations.Until her.SHE’S ALL DEFIANCE. Investigative journalist Sloane Hart has stared down warlords and exposed corruption across four continents. She’s used to danger—it’s practically her comfort zone. What she’s not used to is being protected, especially by a bossy, infuriatingly competent ex-Delta Force operator who thinks he knows what’s best for her.What she’s definitely not prepared for? The way he makes her want to surrender.TOGETHER, THEY’RE EXPLOSIVE.When Ryan witnesses an assassination attempt on Sloane in a DC subway, he intervenes without hesitation. What should be a simple extraction becomes a cross-country chase as professional kill teams hunt them at every turn. Forced into hiding together, their volatile chemistry ignites into something neither can deny.But Sloane’s investigation has uncovered a terrifying truth: an autonomous AI assassination program with full authority to identify and eliminate threats—no human oversight required. As they piece together the conspiracy, they discover connections that reach the highest levels of government.Now they’re not just running for their lives. They’re fighting to expose a truth that could cost them everything.ONE BED. ONE RULE. ONE BURNING DESIRE.Trapped in hotel rooms with nowhere to run, Ryan and Sloane wage their own private battle—one of wills, trust, and a passion neither expected. He demands obedience to keep her safe. She challenges his every command. But when night falls and defenses crumble, they discover a connection deeper than either imagined possible.Ryan will do anything to protect Sloane, even sacrifice himself. But the stubborn journalist is determined to break through his carefully constructed walls, proving that surrendering control doesn’t mean weakness—sometimes it’s the greatest strength of all.In a high-stakes game where trust is a luxury they can’t afford and desire is a distraction they can’t resist, they’ll need to embrace what’s building between them to survive the forces hunting them down.Because the most dangerous weapon isn’t the one pointed at them—it’s the feelings neither can control.BRASS is a full-length, high-heat romantic suspense novel featuring:•A protective alpha hero who meets his match ✨•Forced proximity that ignites into scorching chemistry 🔥•Edge-of-your-seat action with a steamy slow burn 💥•Passionate power exchange between equals 🖤•Only one bed (and so much sexual tension) 😈•Life-or-death stakes with an emotionally satisfying HEA ❤️No cliffhangers. Can be read as a standalone, but best enjoyed as part of the Cerberus Security Series. less

Eliza Wren decoded something she shouldn't have.Now Phoenix will do anything to silence her for good.Dr. Eliza Wren thought her cipher research was historical. Ancient. Safe.She was wrong.Three colleagues dead in two weeks. Same pattern. Same encrypted signature hidden in her linguistic data—financial secrets worth billions, protected by contractors who kill without hesitation... moreEliza Wren decoded something she shouldn't have.Now Phoenix will do anything to silence her for good.Dr. Eliza Wren thought her cipher research was historical. Ancient. Safe.She was wrong.Three colleagues dead in two weeks. Same pattern. Same encrypted signature hidden in her linguistic data—financial secrets worth billions, protected by contractors who kill without hesitation.Now Phoenix operatives hunt her through Georgetown's halls, her FBI handler is dead, and the encrypted files on her laptop hold the key to a conspiracy that could fund global chaos.One desperate call brings Cooper "Whisper" McKenzie out of the shadows. Former military sniper. Current surveillance ghost. A man who operates in absolute silence and speaks through precision, not words.Eliza processes everything out loud—every thought, every fear, every brilliant deduction tumbling from her lips as they race through D.C.'s forgotten tunnels.She talks when she's nervous. He needs silence to survive.She connects through words. He communicates through action.She solves problems by thinking aloud. He eliminates threats without a sound.But her chaotic brilliance cracks codes his methodical mind can't reach. And his deadly precision keeps her alive long enough to decode the impossible: Phoenix's Ashfall Protocol. A financial reset funding an AI system with unlimited resources and zero conscience.In abandoned NSA facilities and beneath the streets of Washington, two opposites discover that survival requires more than their training. Trust builds in the spaces between words. Heat ignites without sound.When Phoenix teams close in and Phase Two activation looms, Whisper must break his silence. And Eliza must learn that the most important communications happen without words at all.Perfect for readers who love high-stakes romantic suspense, opposites-attract chemistry, and deadly conspiracies. If you enjoyed Sandra Brown's thrillers or Julie Garwood's protective heroes, you'll devour WHISPER.Scroll up and click to discover what happens when silence meets brilliance—before Phoenix silences them both. less