From award-winning author LJ Evans comes a daring and decadent, friends-to-lovers, standalone romance between a broody bad-boy-turned-hero and a vibrant, tenacious scientist… “He was an undefinable formula. An accelerant lighting me up.” Dawson Langley is living three separate lives and hiding secrets from those he loves most. Returning to New London and discovering Violet Banner managing the bed and breakfast he calls home isn’t just a problem, it’s a catastrophe because she’s the only person who’s ever seen right through him. When Violet first met Dawson, he was a guilt-ridden boy who branded her heart without ever touching her. Five years later, she thinks she’s finally moved on, but one torturous skim of a hand proves nothing has changed. Except for the lab she’s built in the garage and the shadows lurking around him. As the clandestine activity tangled with his boat race starts to unravel, Dawson is determined to keep Violet out of harm's way. But everything changes when she stumbles upon the truth and unknowingly turns the storm that’s coming in her direction. There’s only one thing left to do―give in―and hope they can survive the swells together. Inspired by Daughtry’s “What About Now,” comes a slow-burn, standalone romance with vibrant, heartfelt characters and an adventure that whirls the reader around the globe and back.

A heartfelt, second-chance HEA with a protective French billionaire and the daring woman he can’t have that The BookLife Prize from Publisher's Weekly rates a 10/10! “We’re worth fighting for. A life full of love will always be worth it.” Dax Armaud has spent the last decade haunted by feelings for the one woman he can never be with. Family secrets mean just being seen with a Mori is a dangerous dance let alone dating one. But a desperate call sends him spinning back into Jada’s life, and now he can’t walk away without leaving half his soul behind. For years, Jada Mori fought the ties to her father’s world while healing a broken heart. She thought she’d finally escaped both until a shadow creeps out of her past seeking retribution. When Dax shows up trying to protect her, she’s determined to send him away before her mistakes destroy them. Forced into hiding, the tantalizing desire hovering between them refuses to be ignored, and in the end, they’ll have to decide what matters most―family allegiances or a chance at a forever after. Inspired by Imelda May’s “Falling in Love with You Again,” comes an emotional, star-crossed HEA with deep, relatable characters and a story you might never forget.

He’s a surly, undercover agent set in his ways. She’s a genius scientist from the family he’s investigating. One mistake can cost them everything, including their hearts. After years working to bring the Leskov family down, Special Agent Cruz Malone is determined not to let the sexy blonde, scientist of the family stop him. Tying her to his side with a lie seems like his only option until having her there becomes his riskiest venture yet. Avoiding her family’s criminal world was Raisa Leskov’s wish and her father’s command, so being summoned home comes with inherent danger. When a broody agent storms in promising to protect her, she lets him. But that doesn’t mean she’ll just sit back and watch while the infuriating man dismantles her world…or her heart. From award-winning author LJ Evans, comes another achingly emotional, slow-burn romantic suspense that whirls you around the globe and back with surprises every step of the way. An interconnected HEA in the Anchor Suspense Novels. Can be read standalone, but is best read from book one.