Blurb: Can’t a guy catch a break? I’m focused on my band and college. We’re finally gaining a following, and we’re determined to make it in this industry. But my past refuses to let me go. One wrong decision. One devastating event shattered my soul. Now, I’m struggling to pick up the pieces and questioning if I’ll be able to move forward. All while I’m trying to keep my best friends safe from my enemy and my alcoholic father off my back. With every step forward, my past haunts me. All I want is redemption and a new start. But I might be ruined beyond repair. My hope is dwindling. Until I see her ... ★Love & Sins is the prequel to the Love & Ruin series and is told in Hendrix's POV. It takes place a year before and leads up to the time that he meets and falls for Gemma. This full-length standalone also includes a three-chapter sneak peek of Love & Ruin. ⚠May contain triggers for some readers.

The shadows have always been my safe place. I prefer to hide, stay under the radar. In a rare burst of bravery, I decide to go to college far away. But people are cruel everywhere, and even though I’m far from home, I still want to hide. Until Hendrix. He sees me. Defends me. At first he seems too good to be true, but he wins my trust, makes me feel safe in his presence. Until I can step out of the shadows. We bond over a shared love of music, healing the broken parts deep inside me, forging a connection that seems unbreakable. But accusations surface that make me question everything. How well can you really know someone after only a few short months? I thought loving Hendrix would make me better. Will it end up ruining me instead? \\ Love & Ruin is the first book in The Love & Ruin Series. Hendrix and Gemma's story continues in Love & Deception and finished with an HEA in Love & Redemption. \\ This book includes language, sex, and violence.

I have to break his heart to help him. After a family emergency, I sink into a deep depression, longing for what I can no longer have—Hendrix. My feelings for him are a noose around my heart. As hard as it is for me to keep my distance, I’m still drawn to him. He’s like a magnet, pulling me with all his strength, loving me, and giving me a reason for something to believe in. When I learn the twisted secrets and lies my family is hiding, I realize that I can’t suck Hendrix into the darkness with me. The only way I see how to protect him is to push him away. As the truth unravels, so does my heart, and once again I’m facing choices that will bring Hendrix and me together … or tear us apart. Binge read this page-turner today! \\ Love & Deception is the second book in The Love & Ruin Series. Hendrix and Gemma’s story continues and finishes with a happily ever after in Love & Redemption. \\ This book includes mature content and possible triggers.

Strength. Healing. Safety. After testifying against my father, I’m ready to shut the door on my past and begin my future with Hendrix. For the first time, I’m happy. Hopeful. But not even the Garden of Eden lasted forever. When I agree to sing on stage for the first time with Hendrix’s band, August Clover, a storm rips through town, killing hundreds, injuring more, including Hendrix. He lingers in a coma for weeks before finally waking up. When he does, nothing is the same. As Hendrix and I struggle to reconnect, my father retaliates against me. Whenever I think I can claw my way out of the darkness, it sucks me back down. But my will to move forward is stronger than I think, and for the first time in my life, hope, love, and a family dangle in front of me. I’ll do whatever it takes to bring Hendrix back to me. Because in my heart, I know that love has no limits. And I will break the chains that work so hard to bind me. One-click this final story in Gemma and Hendrix’s story! \\ This book includes mature content and possible triggers.

A friends-to-lovers, brother’s best friend standalone romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger. My brother’s best friend wants to save me ... I just don’t know if I can be saved. After surviving a kidnapping that wrecks me in every way that matters my older brother invites me to tag along on tour with August Clover—his indie rock band that’s taking the world by storm. But my nightmares won’t let me rest. When Cade Richardson invites me into his bed I try to resist. There are so many reasons—after all, he’s my brother’s best friend. One of my oldest friends. And as the lead guitarist, a notorious player. Not just a different girl in every town. But a different girl every night. All he wants is to keep me safe. And after everything I’ve been through, how can I refuse? When friendship turns to something more we agree to keep it under wraps, afraid that knowledge of our relationship will upset the delicate balance on the tour. When my kidnapper lands an unexpected blow, I withdraw from everyone. If I can be hurt like this even with my brother and one of my oldest friends protecting me, when will I ever feel safe again? Cade’s not ready to let me go. But with a past like mine, will he eventually give up? Or decide that love is worth the consequences? While you don't need to read the first three books in this series to enjoy Love & Consequences, it is highly recommended. This book is adult/new adult, and it is only suitable for readers aged seventeen and older due to mature content.

A second chance, suspenseful standalone romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger. They say it’s better to have loved and lost … They’re full of sh\*t. Nine years ago, I walked away from Sutton Forrester. I’d promised her my future, but I had to leave in order to save her. I became a marine and now a bodyguard and turned off my feelings a long time ago. When she shows up at my door pleading with me to find her missing sister, all those old feelings come rushing back. I try to ignore them, but the more time I spend with her, the harder they are to resist. The harder she is to resist. But is the woman I turned my back on willing to give me a second chance? Or have my actions destroyed any possibility of a future together? \\ While you don't need to read the Love & Ruin series or Love & Consequences to enjoy this book, it is highly recommended. This book is second chance, suspenseful, bodyguard romance and is only suitable for readers aged seventeen and older due to mature content.

A proper Southern girl never uses the F-bomb, considers sex toys in the bedroom, or taking erotic pictures for her fiancé. But I’m no longer a proper Southern girl. I’ve moved beyond my religious upbringing and my violent past. I’m ready to try new things with Hendrix, to prove to myself that I’m strong and sexy. With the nudge of my best friend, I come up with a special and sexy Valentine’s Day gift for the love of my life. But being a famous singer quickly puts me in an unwanted spotlight and unleashes a media frenzy. Now the people I love the most are reaping the consequences. Did I make a huge mistake? Or is this the push I needed to create the life I’ve always wanted in the bedroom?

I made a deal with the devil. Now he’s here to collect. After nearly being sold as a sex slave, I struggle to manage the painful wreckage of my life. But when my past comes back to haunt me, my enemies are prepared to retaliate. This time, they won’t rest until I’m dead. With no other option, I’m forced into hiding. Surrounded by security, I find myself in a precarious position. All bodyguards are forbidden. But the moment I lay eyes on the mysterious and sexy Vaughn Reddington, all bets are off. I’m supposed to keep him at arm’s length, but that proves difficult when he saves my life. Suddenly, temptation never looks more inviting. As the danger escalates, our bond grows deeper. In a split second, my world is shattered, and everything is ripped away from me, including Vaughn. Is our relationship strong enough to survive the devastation? Love & Seduction is a dark and angsty standalone in the Love & Ruin series. If you like forbidden love and edge-of-your-seat suspense, then one-click J.A. Owenby’s nail-biting novel.

I’ve been touched by darkness. So I know the light when I see it. My light is a man who’s strong and loving … yet he’s wrestling with his own haunted past. He’s kneeling at my feet, asking me to marry him. Hendrix is everything I’ve ever wanted and everything I thought I didn’t deserve. My cake has been ordered. My wedding dress is ready. But that darkness of my past is back once more. I’d never let anything happen to ruin our special day, then a letter finds its way to me. A letter written behind prison cell walls. Its promise: to shatter my world. Three days before my wedding, he’s striding through the gates of prison … Vowing he loves me more than ever before. Can I hold on when my entire life starts to crumble? Will love be enough when I stand before evil himself? ★Love & Vengeance is a dark, gritty, and emotional new adult novel and ends on a cliffhanger. Love & Retaliation is in Hendrix’s POV, available for pre-order, and releases June 10th. It’s recommended for readers who enjoy darker romance. ✓May contain triggers for some readers. ◆While you don't need to read the Love & Ruin series to enjoy this book, it is highly recommended.

My fiancée is gone, stolen by a monster. This man is more than a psychopath. Men of his kind have no conscience. No soul. No goodness left. Now, he’s taken the only girl I’ve ever loved. I’ll do anything to get her back. Anything. Even if it means becoming the man I never wanted to be. A person full of revenge and hate that will stop at nothing to bring her home. But when I find the woman I love, something’s not quite right. The spark in her eyes is gone, and so are her memories. She’s with me physically, but not emotionally. No matter what I try, I can’t reach her. When her captor makes a move we can’t predict, our world spirals out of control, and I learn the horrible truth of what happened. My battle to rescue her body is one thing ... but the battle for her soul has just begun. Love & Retaliation is book nine of the bestselling Love & Ruin series. It’s part two of the duet that begins with Love & Vengeance and has a happily ever after ending. It’s a dark, gritty, and emotional new adult novel. It’s recommended for readers who enjoy darker romance. May contain triggers for some readers.

Escape. Deception. Healing. Going to college allows me to escape the horror of my life. Far away from where I grew up, I can become someone new, far removed from the past that haunts me. But it’s hard to run away, when you bring all your problems with you. New faces in a new town, but all my trust issues are stowed away in my luggage. And even though there’s a hot guy who is interested in me, I can’t quite let myself believe that Hendrix is exactly who he appears to be. In a cruel twist, it seems that I might be right. That he isn’t the sweet, caring man he pretends to be. But when the latest deception is brought to light, it turns out that the past I tried to escape has caught up to me, seeking to destroy my happiness with a web of lies and threats. My original desire to stay away from Hendrix to protect myself from him, turns into a desire to protect him from me. But I’m not willing to give up my hope of happiness, no matter what fate throws at me. Not legal battles or natural disasters. Hendrix and I belong together, and I will fight whatever comes our way for us to be together. But will my determination be enough to see us through? If you love steamy, new adult romance full of twists, turns, and enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat, download the Gemma and Hendrix Collection today! The Gemma and Hendrix Collection includes books 1-3 of the Love & Ruin series. \\This book includes mature content and possible triggers.