Author: katestone
How am I going to keep my hands off her when it’s her job to touch me? MMA teaches you to be tough. I’m one of the best, but one look at Claire and I could barely keep myself upright. It’s a good thing I had crutches to keep me from looking like an idiot in front of the most amazing woman I’d ever seen. I took a calculated risk in my last fight but my opponent zigged when I thought he was … when I thought he was going to zag and my knee paid the price. With Claire’s…
Our love must remain a secret. Eve and I have been in love for as long as I can remember. The problem is that we can never tell anyone. The Watchdogs would never allow me to date the Sheriff’s daughter, and the Sheriff might just kill me if he ever found out. As long as we keep our secret, we can find a little time to be together, and that will be enough. When Eve broke up with me for no … enough. When Eve broke up with me for no reason, I couldn’t stand it. It was time to…
What happens when the protectors become abusers? Wade McIntyre lives by his own code. He protects the vulnerable, but this comes at a high cost. Lilly Sweeney thought she’d find peace in small-town life. Instead she found corrupt cops, domestic abuse, and the handsome but secretive Wade. When Lilly’s drunk neighbor gets nowhere threatening her, he goes home to take his frustrations out on his … wife. Lilly tries to save her, but the neighbor is too strong. Will Wade make it back in time to save Lilly and her abused neighbor? Protector is the first of Kate Stone’s Watchdogs…
The minute my best friend told me he was getting married, I knew it would be a fiasco. Maybe that’s why I never bothered to meet the bride, or go to the rehearsal. A few hours after he left her at the altar, the bride and I were both drinking in the same bar. I felt it was my duty to listen to her, buy her drinks and as she got more drunk, take care of her. I didn’t think I’d fall in love with … fall in love with her. But I did. Can I convince her that I’m…
Kristina My brother was missing and I was at my wit’s end. Every detective agency turned me down and I could tell Starke would be no different, until the gorgeous man meeting with Starke took my case. Jason The minute I saw her, I knew I would do anything to protect her. All I needed to do was find her brother, keep her safe, and win her heart.
The minute he called my name I froze.Nemesis. Bane of my existence.Why was he back in town?Once I turned around I didn’t care about anything but getting him out of town or into my bed.
I am such an idiot.My brother announced his engagement and, like the idiot I am, I blurted out that I was also engaged.The problem is, I’m not even dating anyone.Did you know there are companies who deal with this kind of problem? I paid a shocking amount of money to hire an actress to pretend to be my fiancée for the weekend.The problem is – she’s all business and I’ve fallen head over heels in … business and I’ve fallen head over heels in love with her.more
An enemies to lovers novella.Lauren Williams was stunned when the resort she was trying to book a vacation at hung up on her. She knew exactly how to get even – spill the tea on her travel podcast.Mack DeAndrews, owner of Winding River, flew from Montana to Seattle to confront Lauren and make her take down the podcast before his business suffered. One look at Lauren and he changed his plans. Mack … One look at Lauren and he changed his plans. Mack gives Lauren an all-expenses-paid trip to his ranch but he doesn’t care about her review anymore, all…
I was desperate for a job. So desperate that despite the warnings of the company’s operations manager, I took the job of assistant to the CEO.She warned me that he put the moves on all his female employees but I could ignore that if I could pay my rent and put food on the table.Electricity jolted through me the moment we met and as I got to know him over late nights of work and long lunches away … jolted through me the moment we met and as I got to know him over late nights of work and long…
SuzannaAnother year, another stalker.What is it about Hollywood that brings the crazies to my doorstep? I don’t think the threat is that serious, but when I meet my bodyguard, I know there’s no one else I want near me.KyleEveryone knows she’s beautiful, but standing before me in sweats and no makeup, vulnerable but trying to be brave – I need to make her mine. All I have to do is neutralize the … me in sweats and no makeup, vulnerable but trying to be brave – I need to make her mine. All I have to do is neutralize the…