Steamy small-town romance: a promotion-driven firefighter and a determined single-mom bakery owner clash, succumb to sparks, and risk everything for love in Ann Roth’s Rogues series.

Maya, protective café owner in a small coastal town, reluctantly falls for mysterious architect Jake who may be buying up her community — slow-burn romance with small-town stakes and sharp banter.

After a college student’s summer job leads her into a trafficking ring, a dominant protector rescues her; she moves in under his strict rules, sparking dangerous, possessive, age-play romance and suspense.

Historical romance on the Australian goldfields: widowed postmistress with a dark secret and scarred Civil War veteran form a fragile bond while confronting past threats and the harsh bush.