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Series · 2 books · 2025

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#1

Knights Game

2025

Luca I had a plan until she saved me. Now everything I had painstakingly prepared for has taken second place to my new obsession. Her. She's everything I wasn't looking for but found. Bold, brave, and full of light. She draws me to her like a moth to the flame. In my world you can't show weakness, but she's become mine. When she's threatened, all bets are off. London's going to burn and I've got the match. Layla I thought I knew who I was until I saved him. Now everything I have ever known is turned upside down. He is everything I should stay away from but can't. Dark, deadly, arrogant and drop dead gorgeous. When I'm caught in the crossfire of London's underworld which is on the brink of war, I've got no choice but to trust him...but at what cost? What to know about Knight's \- Forced Proximity \- Mafia Romance \- Morally Grey MC \- Possessive hero \- Mine \- Is a complete story with a HEA Knights Game is Book 1 in the New Checkmate Series. A collection of contemporary mafia romance books in a shared Universe each following a different couple.
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#2

King's Protector

2025

A heartbeat, a shot, a life...gone. I should feel something; guilt, anguish, remorse. But I don’t. He trained me to be ruthless, his deadliest weapon, and I’ve perfected the art of feeling nothing. Until… He assigns me to protect Owen Cooper a politician stirring trouble in Westminster. I know him as Owen King. A man who once swore to protect me, to keep me safe. A man who lied. As the London underworld crumbles and the powerful scramble to keep their secrets buried, we’re caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. When the lines blur, it’s impossible to tell who the real enemy is. I want to trust the man who abandoned me—but is he the biggest threat of all? King’s Protector is Book 2 in the New Checkmate Series.

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