Connor Reed was hiding behind a steering wheel when Charlotte Hayes ran into his headlights—barefoot, drugged, and pursued by armed men. He saved her life. Once she recovered, they shared a night neither could forget. Then he disappeared. More than four years later, the beautiful CEO finds him beneath a truck in a rundown garage. This time, she brings a little girl with his eyes. Charlotte wants answers. Their daughter wants a daddy. Connor wants them both close enough to protect—and far enough from the truth to stay safe. Because the man Charlotte thinks she can bring home is the man his enemies call the Merchant of Death. And someone has just discovered he has a family.

Ella Bennett escaped her family's cruel scheme—and spent one unforgettable night with a man whose name she never learned. A month later, she's pregnant. With her grandmother's care held hostage, Ella travels to meet Cole Whitmore, the cold commander her family expects her to marry. She intends to end the engagement, not make him responsible for a stranger's child. Cole refuses even to meet her. He's searching for another woman, and sends money to make Ella leave. Then he sees her. Suddenly, the man who wanted her gone is begging her to stay. But Ella has already learned what promises can cost. Before she'll trust his, Cole will have to prove he wants her—not just the baby.

Vivian Blake spent three years building the career of the man she loved. Then he announced his new girlfriend—the woman who had blackmailed Vivian into paying two million dollars to protect him. That night, Vivian offered a handsome twenty-three-year-old bartender a better deal: cars, a house, a career. All he had to do was come home with her. Jamie Cole wanted something else. Her attention. Her affection. A place in her bed—and her life. He blushes when she touches him, begs her to keep him, and refuses to let their relationship stay secret. But when someone tries to buy him away from her, the sweet younger man suddenly knows how to silence an entire room. Vivian thought she was spoiling an ambitious little actor. Now she needs to discover who she actually brought home—and how long he’s been waiting for her.

Cole Bennett knows how to throw a punch, spot a threat, and keep his clients safe. Figuring out why his gorgeous new boss keeps finding reasons to touch him? That’s outside his training. When rising star Adrian Vale hires him as a bodyguard, Cole assumes he’s protecting an Omega. It would explain the pretty face, the unwanted attention, and why Adrian apparently can’t spend a night alone. It does not explain the strength in Adrian’s hands—or the way sharing a bed starts feeling dangerously natural.

Julian Reed is dead. I know because I read the headline—and broke my couch celebrating. Before you judge me, try spending eight years with a man who criticizes your groceries, meddles in your life, and once paid your roommates to soak your bedding so you’d have to share his bed. I thought I’d finally have some peace. Then my apartment started going dark at eleven every night. My mattress dipped beside me. And a voice I knew far too well asked whether I was really that happy he was gone. Apparently, even death can’t make Julian leave me alone. But somewhere between hiding under the covers and arguing with empty rooms, I start wondering what I actually want: for him to stop coming back—or for him to stay.

Mara Bennett only accepts the live-in nursing job because she desperately needs money for her younger brother’s cancer treatment. Her patient is Vincent DeLuca, one of Chicago’s most feared mafia bosses—a ruthless man left badly injured after an ambush and determined to drive away anyone who tries to help him. Six nurses have already quit. Mara becomes the seventh, but she refuses to be intimidated. As Vincent slowly begins to recover, Mara discovers that someone inside his own estate has been secretly keeping him weak. Worse, the danger soon reaches her brother. Trapped between betrayal, buried family secrets, and a growing attraction neither of them is willing to admit, Mara must decide how far she is willing to go to save a man who trusts no one. And Vincent must decide whether the woman who broke every rule he gave her might be the only person he can trust with his life—and his heart.

Elena Bennett loved Dante Moretti for eight years, but every time she asked about marriage, Chicago’s most powerful mafia boss gave her the same answer: he couldn’t marry her. Then an invitation arrived. Dante was marrying Victoria—Elena’s older sister. Heartbroken, Elena disappeared to Switzerland. Three weeks later, she discovered she was pregnant. For nearly three years, she raised their son, Leo, without ever telling Dante he was a father. But when her father’s death forces Elena back to Chicago, one accidental encounter at O’Hare changes everything. Leo takes one look at Dante and innocently says, “Mommy… that man looks like me.” Dante immediately realizes the truth. Now the man Elena spent years trying to forget wants answers—and a place in his son’s life. But buried inside her father’s estate is an old contract that reveals something even more devastating: Dante’s marriage to Victoria was never what Elena believed. And the real reason he refused to marry Elena may change everything she thought she knew about the man who broke her heart.

Audrey Bennett came to her best friend’s wedding as a bridesmaid. Before the night was over, she was standing beside the groom. Nathaniel Blackwell is wealthy, guarded, and convinced every relationship comes with a price. When his fiancée disappears, his family proposes a replacement. Audrey agrees on her own terms: her job, her independence, and the right to leave. Their marriage has separate bedrooms, carefully negotiated rules, and a plan to part after one year. It should be simple. Until Audrey discovers suspicious payments at work—and realizes her new husband’s family would rather question her motives than examine the money. Now her best friend is keeping secrets, her livelihood is threatened, and the man who planned their separation is finding reasons to knock on her door. But wanting Audrey is the easy part. Can Nathaniel learn to love her without deciding her life for her?

Nathan Cole only meant to sit beside a woman who looked lonely at a wedding. He made her laugh, asked her to dance, and learned afterward that Victoria Bennett owned the hotel—and ran an entire hospitality group. Nathan is a widowed father who has spent twenty years building his woodworking shop. Victoria is used to people wanting something from her. For a few weeks, they find something easier with each other. Then a photograph of their dance spreads, and Nathan’s customers begin asking whether his work comes with a favor from the CEO. When a restoration project at Victoria’s company opens for bids, Nathan enters on his own terms. He wants the committee to judge the work his team can do. Victoria steps away from the decision, even though giving him that space may mean losing him. One dance brought them together. To find their way back, they will each have to decide what trust asks of them.