Book 2 in the Santa Fe Heat series. Can be read as a standalone.
She doesn’t guess. She decides.
Kate knows exactly what she wants—and expects it done right. Her work depends on control, precision, and the ability to see what others miss.
Most people hesitate.
Gabriel doesn’t.
He adjusts without being asked.
He responds without needing direction.
He meets her where she stands—and holds steady.
What begins as collaboration turns into something sharper, hotter, and harder to ignore.
Because Gabriel doesn’t challenge her authority. He understands it.
And Kate doesn’t need softness. She needs accuracy, trust, and someone strong enough to follow her lead without losing himself in the process.
But when Gabriel makes a decision she didn’t authorize, the balance they’ve built fractures—not because he was wrong… but because he chose to act without her.
Now they have to decide whether what’s growing between them can survive the one thing neither of them compromises easily:
control.
The Courtyard Piece is a high heat contemporary romance featuring a confident, dominant heroine, a capable and deeply responsive partner, and explicit, on-page intimacy.
For readers who enjoy gentle femdom dynamics, this story explores control, trust, and the moment connection becomes something neither person can walk away from.
