Pierced Trilogy

Samantha Colby is an American princess. Heiress to a billion dollar drilling company, the reluctant celebutante is mugged one night. An encounter that brings her to the attention of mysterious police detective Joshua Pierce.Josh knows that love doesn't exist. Everything in his childhood has proven that to him. But when his path crosses with the beautiful Sam Colby, Josh's certainty about that begins to waver.Inexplicably drawn to each other, they begin an unlikely relationship. But Sam soon learns that Josh is a tormented man, haunted by ghosts and memories that he can't forget. And when it becomes clear that the mugging is only the beginning of her trouble, Josh must wrestle with those old demons in order to keep her safe.

Terrorized by the man who is now stalking her, Samantha Colby begins to lean on Detective Joshua Pierce. She's confident that he would never allow any harm to come to her. But as they grow closer, she learns more about his troubled past and the fear he struggles with everyday.Josh never figured on falling in love. How could he when he doesn't even believe it exists? What he does believe is that he feels things for Sam that he's never felt before, and it scares him.The closer they become, Josh realizes that he has to learn to trust those scary feelings if he's going to keep Sam in his life. He has to speak the truth of what's in his heart. And as her stalker closes in, Josh must do everything he can to keep the love he's found safe.

With her stalker finally behind bars, heiress Samantha Colby turns her attention to more important things. Like building an identity for herself that's separate from her famous last name. And building a life with the man she loves, Detective Joshua Pierce.But Josh is still haunted by a dark secret from his past, and he struggles with how to tell Sam the whole truth and still hang on to her. He's said the words, and he means them. Now he has to figure out how to deal with her wealth and her family if he wants to keep her in his life forever.Real life awaits. As does their happily ever after. As long as they can both learn the lesson that real love requires a little give and take.

Joshua and Samantha have worked hard to build a loving, happy family life together. But what happens when two madmen from their pasts join forces to threaten the Pierce's small children, and shatter their happy world? Can Josh and Sam figure out how to stop them in time to save their babies and rescue their family's happy holiday season?This holiday novella is the fourth and final installment of Samantha Colby and Joshua Pierce's love story, and the happily ever after that they both so richly deserve.