My life was turned upside down on a first-class flight to Vegas, that’s when my path crossed with the irresistible Barrett Matthews. A dirty martini and even dirtier promises later, we go our separate ways, but not before a challenge is issued. Find him and all those wicked words will become reality. I’m open for a little Vegas fling, he's intriguing and mysterious with wicked intentions. But when fate turns out to be a little too coincidental, I start to question my judgement. When I return home to Seattle, life throws another curveball when my long-time friend with benefits, Aiden, tells me he wants more than casual, all while I still can’t get the mysterious Barrett out of my head. As more revelations are made and more stones are unturned, my family and its legacy come under threat, and I find myself torn between the two men. One like a calm sea, offering comfort and stability, surety and security. The other crashing in like a whirlwind, equal parts thrill and destruction, the pull between us explosive and undeniable. When my life starts to unravel and deception, greed. and revenge take center stage, who will I turn to? Whatever happens, one thing is for sure. What happens in Vegas does not stay there. The truth will always come out, and the lies will always be revealed. All I can do is hold on for the ride and hope lady luck doesn’t steer me wrong. \\Reworked, Rewritten and New Content Added—originally published as the Sovereign Series\\

A year ago I let my heart overrule my head and I made an error in judgment that cost me everything I’d ever worked for. Then I screwed up again trying to save my career and lost the last ally I had left. Just as I'm slowly rebuilding the life I spectacularly destroyed, I’m sent back to the scene of the crime to go undercover in the hottest new club on what seems like an open-shut skimming case. But as always, nothing is as it seems. Especially when I cross paths with the very last person who wants to see me—Marlee Manning. The biggest distraction and risk to my cover just happens to be the girl who enamored me as a kid enchanted me at twenty, and used to be the one constant presence in my life, loving me unconditionally until I broke her heart, her trust, and everything else. Now we need each other to help bring down a man who could be the most dangerous man on the Strip. The problem is, we don't know what we're up against, and the deeper I get into the life, the more I realize that the stakes are higher than ever. Not just for me, but for her, and any future we might have. Because if I'm not careful, this case, this chance, this journey toward redemption, could very well end up being my last.