Raven's Hollow Series by SALLIA THORNE

She inherited a house. He inherited trouble. Riley Morgan drove into Raven's Hollow with nothing but a beat-up car and a dead aunt's crumbling house. No family. No plan. No idea that the town's sheriff had been watching for her arrival. Cade Holloway knows danger when he sees it. And Riley—with her haunted eyes and guarded secrets—is walking trouble. Someone's been watching her house. Following her. And Cade's not about to let some girl from out of town become another victim on his watch... moreShe inherited a house. He inherited trouble. Riley Morgan drove into Raven's Hollow with nothing but a beat-up car and a dead aunt's crumbling house. No family. No plan. No idea that the town's sheriff had been watching for her arrival. Cade Holloway knows danger when he sees it. And Riley—with her haunted eyes and guarded secrets—is walking trouble. Someone's been watching her house. Following her. And Cade's not about to let some girl from out of town become another victim on his watch. What starts as protection becomes possession. What starts as one night becomes forever. But Riley's past isn't done with her. Tyler Cross—the man she ran from—has found her. And he's not leaving without what he came for. Now Cade has a choice: let Riley go and keep her safe, or claim her completely and dare anyone to try taking her away. He's choosing option two. A small-town sheriff who doesn't share. A woman running from her past. And a town too small for secrets. THE SHERIFF'S OBSESSION is a dark, steamy standalone romance with a possessive hero, high heat, and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1 in the Raven's Hollow series. less

She's running from danger. He's the danger she needs. Lily Cross thought she'd disappeared. New name. New town. New life working at Mae's Diner in Raven's Hollow. No one asking questions. No one looking too close. Then Deputy Marcus Brennan pulls into the parking lot and shatters her carefully constructed lie. Marcus knows Lily's hiding something. Knows she flinches at loud noises. Knows she pays cash for everything and never gives a straight answer. He should report her. Should do his job... moreShe's running from danger. He's the danger she needs. Lily Cross thought she'd disappeared. New name. New town. New life working at Mae's Diner in Raven's Hollow. No one asking questions. No one looking too close. Then Deputy Marcus Brennan pulls into the parking lot and shatters her carefully constructed lie. Marcus knows Lily's hiding something. Knows she flinches at loud noises. Knows she pays cash for everything and never gives a straight answer. He should report her. Should do his job. Should walk away. Instead, he takes her home. One night to keep her safe. One night to figure out what she's running from. But when Marcus discovers Lily's in witness protection—and her handler's been compromised—he makes a choice that could end his career. He's keeping her. No matter the cost. Because Lily Cross isn't just some case. She's his. And Marcus Brennan protects what's his—badge or no badge. Now the mafia want her dead. The feds want her testimony. And Marcus wants everyone to understand one simple truth: You don't touch his woman and live to regret it. A deputy who breaks all his own rules. A woman who's been running her whole life. And a small town that protects its own. THE DEPUTY'S CLAIM is a dark, steamy standalone romance with a protective hero, high heat, and a guaranteed HEA. Book 2 in the Raven's Hollow series. less

He crashed through her door covered in blood. She should've called the cops. She called her brother the sheriff instead. Claire Holloway teaches elementary school, cries at commercials, and has never broken a rule in her life. Until the night Jake Morrison—mercenary, fugitive, and walking danger—crashes through her back door and turns her safe, quiet world into a war zone. Jake's been framed for murder. The man hunting him wants him dead... moreHe crashed through her door covered in blood. She should've called the cops. She called her brother the sheriff instead. Claire Holloway teaches elementary school, cries at commercials, and has never broken a rule in her life. Until the night Jake Morrison—mercenary, fugitive, and walking danger—crashes through her back door and turns her safe, quiet world into a war zone. Jake's been framed for murder. The man hunting him wants him dead. And Claire—sweet, innocent Claire—just became collateral damage. Cade Holloway trusts exactly two people: his wife Riley, and Jake Morrison. So when his baby sister calls saying she's harboring a wanted man, Cade doesn't arrest Jake. He helps him. Now Claire's caught between federal agents, a psychopath with a vendetta, and a mercenary who looks at her like she's salvation and damnation wrapped in one beautiful package. Jake knows he should let her go. Knows she deserves better than a man with blood on his hands and death on his tail. But Claire Holloway saw past the mercenary to the man underneath—and now Jake can't let her go. Won't let her go. Even if keeping her means painting a target on her back. Even if loving her means destroying the life she built. Because some men are worth saving. And some women are worth dying for. A mercenary with nothing to lose. A teacher who sees the man beneath the monster. And a town that will burn to protect its own. THE MERCENARY'S REFUGE is a dark, steamy standalone romance with an alpha hero, high heat, and a guaranteed HEA. Book 3 in the Raven's Hollow series. less