The thing about being a PI? You learn to spot trouble a mile away. And Caleb Craven… he’s trouble in a five-thousand-dollar suit. People say I’ve got a gift for finding what doesn’t want to be found—secrets, lies, the things better left buried. Years in this business taught me one everyone has an angle. And it’s usually about the cash. I figured Craven Industries would be just another corporate gig. Follow the money. Find the dirt. Get paid. Then he walked into my life. Billionaire. Business mogul. Walking enigma. The kind of man whose steel-sharp gaze should’ve sent me running—but instead, it makes me want to play with fire. Big mistake. Something at Craven Industries doesn’t add up. The kind of something that gets people killed. My gut says walk away, but I’ve never resisted a mystery—and Caleb Craven might be the deadliest one I’ve ever met. The way he watches me sets my skin on fire when it should be raising alarms. I’ve tailed enough predators to know when I’m being hunted. But I’m used to being the shadow, not the prey. Except shadows don’t leave fingerprints, and whatever’s hidden in his corporate vault has mine all over it—literally. The impossible part? I’ve never been there before. Now, the sharks are circling as something ancient stirs in the city’s underbelly. I’m caught in the center of it all—and Caleb might be my only shot at survival. Or the beautiful blunder that finally breaks me. Because the fire between us threatens to blaze through every defense I’ve ever built. And in my line of work, letting your guard down is how you get killed. But I’m learning the truth about fire… It either consumes you. Or you become the inferno. FATED BY FIRE is the first book in the steamy DRAGONBLOOD DYNASTY series, perfect for fans of Nalini Singh and Ilona Andrews. This paranormal romance features a protective dragon shifter guarding ancient secrets, a tenacious PI searching for answers about her past, and a forbidden passion that could save their world—or burn it all down. Fated by Fire contains scenes written for mature audiences only.

Some lies burn forever. Some secrets turn to ash. Some loves refuse to die. Twenty-one years ago, I chose death over betraying the man I loved. But I didn't die. I vanished—reborn as the Syndicate's most feared enforcer. Wearing a mask, I climbed through dragon society's ranks, all to protect the ones they want erased. Including my daughter—half-dragon, half-witch, and completely forbidden. Now, new purification protocols threaten to expose everything. If they find Ember, they'll destroy her. I have to act fast. There's only one reach out to the man I left behind. The man who never knew she existed. The man who thought I died in flames. The bond between us may have gone quiet, but the moment I reach for him, he answers. Ready to fight for the daughter he never met. Now he's here—twenty years of grief and betrayal between us. His touch brings back everything I tried to forget, even as enemies close in. The purist faction will do anything to wipe out what they call "contamination." And Ember's magical powers make her their perfect target. I've spent decades building a wall of lies. I've done terrible things to keep her safe. I've been a savior, and I've been a monster. Now I'm just a mother with nothing left to lose. Because after twenty-one years in the shadows, I'm not just fighting to protect her. I'm fighting for forever. Contains mature themes.