Time Served (James)

After spending his formative years in an abusive home, NICHOLAS WEBSTER has made a pretty good life for himself. He has friends, a lucrative job with Elite Protection Services, and a side gig that lets him help out those escaping the same abusive home situation he left behind. But no matter how many people he helps, he can't escape the guilt over the one person he didn't-his step-brother, Cyrus.CYRUS WHITAKER has spent the last twenty years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, put there by the very person he vowed to protect. On the inside, he's made strides to better himself so he can have a future on the outside. But just when he thinks there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he receives a new cellmate-the boy who put him away all those years ago.In trying to make things right, Webster has triggered a series of events that will ruin both their lives, or worse, end them. Somebody has framed him and sent him to a prison where they hope Cy's need to get even will get rid of Webster for good. But they don't know Cyrus or the bond they shared. A bond they still share. But can Webster figure out who's doing this to them and why before Cyrus is forced to choose between hurting the one person he loves or spending his life in a cage?ENDANGERED SPECIES is the first book in the Time Served Series and is a spin-off of the Elite Protection Services Series. It is complete at 60,000 words and contains an HEA and no cliffhangers.

PREACHER GRAVES made a fatal error in judgment when he was just sixteen years old, and it cost him twenty years. Now, he plans to live out his days in quiet isolation. For six months, he's done just that. Until a favor for a friend finds him rescuing a twelve-year-old boy from a ruthless biker gang, putting him face to face with the boy's beautiful and very damaged older brother, Memphis.MEMPHIS CAMDEN suffered an unspeakable childhood, culminating in an act that left him disfigured, inside and out. When he could, he ran, leaving his past behind, including a baby brother he thought was safe. For a time, Memphis is content living and working in an LA flower shop. He's put thoughts of love aside, unable to trust anybody enough to let them see all of him. But a phone call changes everything.Preacher assumes his protective detail will end when Memphis arrives, but one look and he can't bring himself to leave. Memphis is terrified of his abuser, but he's fiercely protective of the brother he barely knows, and now, Preacher feels the same way for Memphis.But protecting the Camden brothers is going to take more than just Preacher. Their father is the head of the vicious biker gang that chained up one son and maimed another, and he's decided they need to be silenced. Memphis is battling a past that's come back to haunt him and the irresistible draw Preacher seems to have over him, but each time he gets close, Memphis pulls away. Can Preacher keep Memphis safe and convince him that he can trust him with his body and his heart?

JAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn't mean he's a saint. Javier learned years ago that what's right and what's legal aren't always the same thing.BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company. Until an opportunity turns his life into a nightmare that Bowie can't seem to escape. He's never been a victim and he's not about to start now, even if that means storming the police station full of righteous fury and facing down a room of armed detectives.One look at Bowie and Javier is all in, calling in favors just for an opportunity to see him again. To make him feel safe. Bowie knows Javier isn't a good guy, but he's had enough of the good guys and maybe Javier is the kind of bad he needs.When an attempt to make Bowie feel safe again only thrusts him further into danger, Javier has to decide whether he's willing to risk his freedom, and maybe even his life, to keep Bowie in his arms for good.