Dax Colyn is one of the bad boys of Willow Valley. A fearless volunteer firefighter and hard ass mechanic, he makes all the woman swoon and he likes it that way. He keeps people at a distance since his mother died. He doesn’t want to let anyone in, much less a woman he knows he could fall in love with. Ava Anderson keeps people away, too. Haunted by her tortured past and constantly fearful of the future, it’s only her daughter Olivia and Dax’s dad Rowdy that she’s let in. But when tragedy strikes, it pushes Dax and Ava together, forcing them both to let go of their fears. They soon learn how hard it is to keep pretending and how easy it is to let others in. Especially when those people are family. “Dax” is the first in the “Bad Boys of Willow Valley” series from author Shannyn Leah.

From romance author, Shannyn Leah, comes the heartwarming continuation of Dax and Ava’s story whom readers first fell in love with in “Dax: Bad Boys of Willow Valley.” Dax Colyn and his father Rowdy haven’t celebrated Christmas the same way since his mother died a decade ago. Their Christmas memories have been shoved into boxes and put away forever. Or, at least, Dax thought. When his dad starts reminiscing and wanting to relive Christmas traditions, Dax realizes there can only be one reason: Ava Anderson. Ava came into their lives pregnant and alone. Dax is unsure about how she fits into their family, but, soon, both will learn a new meaning of the word “family” while creating new Christmas traditions and memories. “Dax the Halls” is an uplifting Christmas-time read for every Shannyn Leah fan. Pick up your copy today to find out more about Dax and Ava’s story both before and after their relationship began.

Stone Patino was once a bad boy, but not since moving to Willow Valley. He left that bad boy life behind years ago. Left it in the underground fighting ring he used to call his home. Now, he lives in the country and works on cars. He prefers the simple life without someone trying to put their fist through his face on a weekly basis. There’s just one thing about that life he misses. Bowie Blake was once a bad girl too. But now she’s a socialite turned reality TV star who turned her back ten years ago on the love of her life, Stone Patino. Full of regret and needing help, she seeks out Stone again. She drags Stone back into the ring to fight her battles and save her wheelchair-bound brother. Stone agrees, but must fight through his own demons and his love for Bowie. Both soon learn it’s not easy to fight the same battles they’d already fought and lost so many years ago. But now it’s a fight they both aim to win. “Stone” is the second in the “Bad Boys of Willow Valley” series from author Shannyn Leah.

Duke Falkner is a no-nonsense bodyguard—a job he takes very seriously. So seriously, in fact, he’s never taken a vacation or enjoyed a moment in his own life. He uses his strict lifestyle as repentance for a childhood moment that stole away every member of his family. Although a moment he was not responsible for, a moment he has been unable to shake. Sage Ellis has just had her life torn apart in similar fashion. Her estranged rock-n-roll father has just been killed and her mother has been shot right in her front of her. Before she knows it, she’s being swept away to a remote location to be protected by a bodyguard she’d hoped never to see again. As Duke and Sage are brought together again, they replay their tortured past and a relationship that ended before it began. But as they work to figure out who is after Sage and her family, their feelings slowly start to once again reveal themselves and Duke begins to let go of his past. Will he hang on to his bad boy ways, or release his tight fist on his past for a relaxed future with Sage? Bad Boys of Willow Valley DAX, book #1 STONE, book #2 DUKE, book #3 COMING SOON REED HAWK