Protectors (Love)

Asylum Matthews has devoted his life to his wife, stepdaughter, and the safehouses and protection he provides the city of Memphis. When his wife disappears without a trace, leaving signed divorce papers and her daughter behind, Asylum's world is tilted on its axis. Dauterive Jersey married the wrong man, and she's suffered silently because of it. The free-spirited, independent woman has been dying for an escape. When she finally has the courage to divorce her husband, he vows to make her pay with an age-old threat—if he can't have her no one can. When Dauterive needs protection, Asylum offers his assistance without knowing who she is or what's going on. The second they are in each other's presence, memories of their time together rush to the surface, allowing a love they stifled to finally breathe again. Will it be easy for this second chance love to bloom, or will it wither and die and put both of their lives on the line?

For a man like Merc, his reputation has always preceded him. Known for his allegiance to the criminal underworld as a protector, the gangster only shows love to his family... and his son and the woman who birthed him are at the top of that list. When Merc decides to take one last job before retiring, he doesn't think it will include protecting a woman he's been trying to avoid but can't seem to get rid of. A woman who softens him and brings out the lover he's kept hidden over the years. For a woman like Neo, it only takes one lesson for her to learn. A bad experience with a man who has a child closes her heart off to dating men with children. It seems fate has other plans... plans that bring her and Merc together three times before they begin to question if they are meant to be. With a dangerous dealer on the loose, Neo is forced to seek asylum outside of her home and under Merc's protection. Will he prove to be a safe space for her heart romantically as well, or will he save her life and heart for her to give to someone else?

Whiskee carries the weight of witnessing her mother's tragic murder. With her father now gone, her only family is her older brother. Little does she know, her brother has a secret agenda that will reshape her destiny.Beethoven struggles with the revelation that his father is not the honorable man he believed him to be. Faced with the news of an arranged marriage, Beethoven decides to break free from his father's suffocating control.As Whiskee's life becomes entwined with Beethoven's, a web of deceit, desire, and dangerous secrets unravel. Drawn to each other against all odds, they navigate a love they never saw coming.In a world where trust is a luxury and betrayal is a currency, The Strongest Whiskee is a tale of love, redemption, and the struggle to break free from the chains of a treacherous legacy.

Aspen is used to getting whatever and whoever he wants, and he doesn't expect that to change when he meets Malaysia, the sister of the woman his brother is pursuing. Though the attraction and chemistry between Aspen and Malaysia are immediate, there is one thing standing in their way-Malaysia's boyfriend. When things grow toxic between Malaysia and Peyton, Aspen steps in as her protector. Protecting her physically provides the opportunity for Aspen to prove he can protect her heart and mind as well. Will Malaysia surrender to the potential of a new love, or will she be one conquest that Aspen fails to receive? *Please Note: Aspen and Malaysia were first introduced in Mister Fireman. That book does not have to be read to read/understand this one.*