Both stories in this smokin' hot Deep South romance! Southern Heat will take you on a wild ride of lust, betrayal, white-hot passion and ultimately, true love. Book 1 Fun and exciting... Dark and deceptive... Hollywood lures many victims into its lair. Annie So, I'm a small-town girl, but I can still dream big. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm in the audition of a lifetime. One that could launch my acting career into stardom. If I can navigate the director's couch. But sex and starlets are what drive men like Vicktor Rossen. He’ll say and do anything to get what he wants. Like so many other women, I saw it, and now I'm out for revenge. And my gay best friend, Daveed knows exactly what to do. But my world is shattered when a phone call from home changes everything... Book 2 I'm not one to run... but I need to be anywhere except this podunk town. Marti I'm fleeing from my past, and the drama I just left behind. I'm broken-hearted and alone. Hoping I'll find the life and love I crave. And when handsome billionaire boss, Nick Vargas, walks into my life, everything changes. He’s bold, charming, and perilously sexy. One look at him and a glass of sweet tea later, I know my heart is in trouble. Big trouble. Nick I'm scarred from the sad loss of an old flame. I've sworn never to put my feelings on the line again. But just one touch, and the sight o her curves? The chemistry is undeniable. Will we go our separate ways at the next truck stop? Or can she give me a second chance at love and help me forget my painful past? Southern Heat is a complete standalone small-town romance set in the southern United States with a guaranteed HEA.