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Phoenix Rising
Series · 2 books · 2023

Books in series

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#1

Hot Blooded

2023

Phoenix Rising centers around a hazmat firefighting team injured when a government-owned warehouse holding unknown chemicals explodes, killing one and injuring the others. When the firefighters are released from the hospital, they discover they’ve developed paranormal powers. Powers government scientists want to study and develop, and they’ll go to any lengths necessary to get what they want. HOT BLOODED Convicted of a grisly murder he didn’t commit, Teague Creek has nothing to lose. In a desperate escape, he abducts a hostage to use as leverage, only to find out he’s taken the wrong woman. Soon, it’s clear not only the cops and the FBI are hunting him, but his ugly past has joined the chase. And while Alyssa Foster may not be the woman he needs, she turns out to be the only woman he wants. Alyssa is nearing the conclusion of her radiology fellowship with an amazing job on the horizon, but when she’s abducted by a prison inmate, her coveted position at the hospital she loves is put at risk. Creek has powers she doesn’t understand and a heart that tells her he’s not a hardened criminal. But when Alyssa digs in to help him, she finds something much darker than she expected. Undercover operatives want Creek silenced and they don’t care who they have to take out to suceed.
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#2

Shadow Guardian

2023

When the search for an abducted child leads to a Waco-like siege, Keira O’Shay is blindsided by a man who still holds too much of her heart. Aiding in the boy’s rescue, Luke Ransom reminds her of the warehouse fire that altered her life and the lives of everyone she loves. One that left her firefighting team with paranormal abilities they neither want, nor understand. And when she discovers the boy she came for shares their powers, she realizes the conspiracy surrounding the fire is far deeper than she ever imagined. Within moments of seeing Keira again, Luke’s powers rise like a kite in high winds, and the wounds she inflicted by choosing the FBI over him rip open. Within hours, it’s clear the boy Keira came for is also coveted by the darkest level of the deep state. Luke realizes he hasn’t gotten over Keira the way he liked to believe and finds himself fighting for both his team and his heart.

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