Lake Cliff Adjacent Books

Is there anything better than a man in a well-cut suit?

There isn’t and Mr. Lavender is the best there’s ever been. He wears a suit like it’s skin and is impossible to kill. Many people have tried. He can shoot the eye out of a needle and kill his way out of anything. He’s impervious to danger and unstoppable but he’s got one very big weakness: Sage Bradley. Lavender’s willing to risk it all for love but can the world’s greatest assassin be reformed?

Let’s be honest for a moment. Sage iss beautiful and his body makes people weak but he’s got terrible luck when it comes to men. He’s on a mission to save LGBTQ teens, comfort the elderly, and help communities in Africa because his heart’s as beautiful as his face. It’s that beautiful heart that keeps getting him in trouble and a date with an elegant, enigmatic stranger leads to a wild night of passion and a thrilling mystery that could cost him his heart and his life. Can Sage heal and domesticate an elegant assassin? Can Mr. Lavender save Sage and claim his heart before it's too late?

Gideon Drake has covered every modern battlefield over the last decade because war scares him less than the pain of his past. An impossible lead, a myth and an assassination attempt introduces Gideon to an Israeli Butcher who isn’t Israeli or a butcher.

Rami Ali's story is very different. He is as mysterious as he is sensual and irresistible and he’s not what Gideon expected to find when he set out to uncover the elusive arms dealer. He wasn’t expecting the passion or the reckoning with his past and being in the middle of the ocean can’t save him from the heat.

Trigger Warning: Miscarriage

**Mr. Harcourt And The Hurricane is a spin-off from the Boys Of Lake Cliff Series but is thoroughly enjoyable on its own.**

After a scrape with the authorities, Reginald finds himself trapped in his own hell by a hurricane. He's stranded without a computer or a decent cocktail with the only other man alive who finds him resistible. A corpse and a mystery transforms his peaceful exile into just the sort of puzzle Reginald can't resist. Can he solve the mystery without creating more chaos or putting his life in danger? He's off the grid and has to go low tech, can he find a killer before it's too late?

They called him the Red Death, but all Anatoly Ivanof ever wanted was his freedom and his family. Toly was a prodigy whose childhood was stolen by the KGB and the Russian Mafia. Held by ruthless monsters for twelve years, Toly is a one-man weapon of mass destruction Now, determined to set himself and his family free, Toly is ready to risk everything, including his life, to steal the last traces of his identity and stop an auction that will leave him in the hands of a new master. But first, he must survive the night. On the run, starving, sick, and alone, Toly sends out an S.O.S.

They call Wilder Martinez a tank because of his size and his strength. But he’s been through too many battles and he can’t see the end of the war. He’s ready to retire and distance himself from the violence of his past and start over. But first, Wilder must handle one more errand for Sage Bradley. A quick mission to find a lost Russian hacker leads Wilder from West Garfield Park to Lake Cliff and into danger, redemption, and possibly a little cyber temptation.

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Digital Love is a spin-off from the Boys of Lake Cliff series but may be read as a stand-alone despite featuring characters from Lake Cliff.

Night after terrifying night, Captain Denver Walsh returns to the compound in Dubai where Al Qaeda terrorists tortured him. Night after night, he relives the terror and pain and wakes up haunted by a ghost from his past. Numerous surgeries and years of physical and psychiatric therapy have failed to fix our brave soldier and hacker and he’s perilously close to breaking.

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Denver might be an admirable yet occasionally stupid brand of stubborn but Dr. Ezra Gabriel is about to teach him a few lessons in patience and perseverance. Gifted, charming and just about as stubborn, the young doctor won’t let Denver give up, then finds he can’t let the brilliant, gentle, battle-scarred veteran go.

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This is a standalone love story but features characters from The Boys of Lake Cliff series. You do not need to have read the series to enjoy A Soul To Keep.

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Warning: A Soul To Keep explores extremely difficult topics such as suicide and PTSD and includes scenes involving violent acts of torture.

All Sheriff Decker Wright wants for Christmas is for the town’s new librarian to be competent and reliable. And not a serial killer. He and the good people of Covington, Rhode Island have been through a lot and Decker’s hoping a sane new librarian and a perfect holiday festival will help restore the town’s spirits after a string of tragedies.

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Unfortunately for Decker, he can’t resist a well-mannered man in a well-cut suit and he’s not the only one who wants the town’s new librarian. The two do their best to ignore the heaps of sexual tension while hunting for answers to old mysteries. But fate, ghosts, and a few elderly matchmakers test their control and sanity.

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This heartwarming haunted holiday romance is a spin-off of Lost Ground but is intended to be a standalone with just a little help from a few Lake Cliff residents. There are MANY Lost Ground spoilers in this book but you DO NOT need to read Lost Ground or any of Lake Cliff to enjoy Merry & Wright.

Welcome to the Battle of Blackhurst.

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A Gilded Age estate in Rhode Island, Blackhurst is a well-guarded fortress beneath its elegant facade. Cyril Blink rules his dominion with an iron fist, but has his hands full with the willful academic haunting his antiquities vault. Professor Farris Elliot might be overqualified to manage the estate’s collection of priceless art and artifacts but he’s also a thorn in Cyril’s side. Farris has his own secrets and Cyril learns that the cranky professor isn’t bitter beneath his tweed suits. He’s actually rather sweet and tempting and Cyril finds himself breaking his own rules.

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A string of curious events and an attack brings a mystery to Blackhurst and Cyril vows to find those responsible and have his revenge.

They All Fall Down can be read as a standalone but it features characters from previous Lake Cliff books and fits into a larger storyline that concludes in the next installment in the series.

Something wicked this way comes...

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Dr. Aldous Hawkesworth doesn’t scare easily. In fact, Hawk regularly chases danger and follows the things that go bump in the night to escape the horrors of war and his past. But he finds himself in over his head and facing a new and very different challenge when a mysterious, shadowed man rouses him from his sleep to tend to a very “special” patient. Hawk encounters something disturbing and enthralling in the woods at Blackhurst and throws caution and safety to the wind to help Casper Grim.

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Has there ever been a character more despicable and lamentable than Mr. Grim? Is he homicidal? Definitely. Deranged? Absolutely. Radioactive? Possibly. Misunderstood...? That’s the question. Can our cagey patient ignore the voices in his head and his murderous impulses long enough to allow the dashing older surgeon to save his miserable life?

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Like Grim Death is a spin-off of The Boys of Lake Cliff series but is meant to be a standalone. While a few characters from Lake Cliff make appearances, you do not need to have read the series to enjoy this book.

Your presence is requested for a very important holiday house party...

Mr. Blink has summoned Mr. Lavender and company to Blackhurst after a chilling attempt on his life. The house sparkles with festive cheer but there’s little cause for celebration. Our Lake Cliff heroes would rather be at home and Cyril has holiday plans of his own that don’t include a house full of guests.

Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed while Lord Marston plots his comeback and redemption. Time is running out as the mystery unravels and points to a threat larger and more cunning than anyone was expecting. But our roguish lord has a few more tricks up his sleeve and is determined to make the holiday bright for Mr. Blink and his guests.

*This is the conclusion of a wider mystery and not intended to be read as a stand-alone.

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While the master's away, the butler will play. With Matteo.

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Alon At Last is a short story that gives you a look into the inner workings of Blackhurst.

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Warning: This is not a traditional romance with an HEA.

Objective: Get snowed in with Wells Vaughan and seduce him. Or else.

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Failure isn’t an option when Mr. Blink demands results but Thaddeus’s plan goes awry almost as soon as he arrives in Montana. Getting snowed in is the easy part, it’s the lying and scheming that gets tricky when Thaddeus’s heart and conscience start acting up.

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No good deed goes unpunished, Llewellyn “Wells” Vaughan learns when he offers a handsome, stranded stranger a place to ride out the storm. It’s almost too good to be true after eight years of near solitude but Wells doesn’t question his luck. Who passes up the chance to have a hot fling when the perfect man practically lands on your doorstep and seduces you?

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But Thaddeus Locke is far from perfect and finds himself with an impossible problem he may not be able to solve. He has to convince a good, honest man to accept a morally indecent offer with almost no hope of success. Will Thaddeus do what it takes to guarantee Wells’s silence or will he defy Blink and risk the consequences?

Just A Little Lake Cliff is an anthology of short stories featuring your favorite Lake Cliff characters.

Catch up with Aiden and Lane as they search for Rose before Lavender finds out she’s missing and go on a “regular” date night with Paul and Reginald. Darius and Roman have their hands full with a house full of kids. Meredith Crane and Professor Elliot both have big plans for very special anniversaries and Mr. Grim surprises Hawk with a romantic dinner at the cottage. There’s also a magical make-up birthday bash for everyone’s favorite Russian hacker.

Things have been a little too quiet in Lake Cliff.

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Mr. Blink sees that as cause for concern so he’s sent his best fixer and spy, Eldon Speed, to keep an eye on things. But you can’t take your eye off of Mr. Speed, as Blink and Lavender are about to learn. He’s a master of chaos and deception and he’s been waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his move.

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Blake West was only meant to be a ticket into Lake Cliff but finds himself caught up in Speed’s trap. The cocky young real estate agent has always idolized his heroic older brother but Blake discovers that things are not what they seem in this particular suburb. Blake doesn’t think he has what it takes to run with the big boys but he might be the only one who can stop Speed in his tracks.

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What happens when chaos comes to town and meets his match in the least likely of heroes? Will Speed reveal what’s up his sleeve and can Blake prove the dashing trickster isn’t beyond redemption?

NB. This book isn’t intended to be a standalone. In fact, it’s more of a prequel with a satisfying “happily for now” ending that will present our Lake Cliff heroes with their next challenging adventure that will continue through In All Due Heist, A Marquis & A Bloody Mystery, Hit And Bothered, and finally conclude with a happily ever after in Little Red Revenge.

Victorian London isn’t ready for Reginald.

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Reginald and Paul are in the UK, hiding while things cool down after the heist at the FBI Headquarters. Burnt out and frazzled from chasing after Speed, Reginald uses a potent combination of drugs to shut down his brain so he can rest but his plan backfires in the most unusual way. He wakes up in Victorian England as one of his ancestors and has to solve a string of yuletide murders as a marquis.

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Luckily, he has help from a very familiar cast of characters. Join Reginald as he crashes into the past to solve a mystery with very serious modern implications for our Lake Cliff heroes.

NB. This book isn’t intended to be a standalone. In fact, it picks up right where In All Due Heist ends and this mystery will continue to challenge our Lake Cliff heroes through Hit And Bothered, and finally conclude with a happily ever after in Little Red Revenge.

It doesn't get more complicated than a senior FBI agent falling for the son of a notorious Irish gangster.

That’s exactly what Special Agent Atlas Beesley has done. He’s lived in the friend zone for years and let his career get in the way but Atlas knows Declan’s the one the moment they meet. Unfortunately, Atlas has been charged with monitoring Lake Cliff’s more…interesting residents. Atlas has been ordered to keep a distance and have a light touch but all he can think about is getting his hands on Declan.

He was going to be a priest but Declan Leary realized he couldn’t atone for his father’s and brother’s sins. And he wasn’t all that pious, if he was being honest. Shy and too sensitive, he could never be his father’s son. And Declan wanted nothing to do with his brother, but he has never been able to shake the shame until he arrived in Lake Cliff. He’s ready to start over but is Declan brave enough to confess to having feelings for the agent investigating his family?