One night. No last names. No promises. One secret neither of them saw coming.
Finn Bennett doesn't do relationships. The billionaire sports attorney has built his life around control, ambition, and keeping everything uncomplicated. Then one unforgettable night in Manhattan changes that. No last names. No expectations. Just one night with a woman he never expects to see again. Except Finn has never been very good at letting go of something he wants, and for the first time in his life, he wants something he can't find.
A year later, Lexington Richards walks into Wilder & Bennett as the firm's newest sports paralegal. She's beautiful, brilliant, completely off-limits, and the woman Finn has spent the last year trying to forget. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Wilder & Bennett has one very clear rule. No relationships between employees.
Lexington remembers Manhattan just as well as Finn does. The difference is, she knows what happened afterward. While Finn has spent the last year searching for answers, Lexington has been building an entirely different life. One filled with sleepless nights, carefully constructed excuses, early departures, and a love more important than anything she's ever known. A life Finn knows nothing about.
She thought she could keep her worlds separate. Keep her job. Keep her distance. Keep the one thing that matters most safely out of reach. But Finn isn't making it easy. He doesn't just want another night. He wants to know why she disappeared, and the closer he gets to the truth, the more Lexington realizes that some secrets don't just break hearts. They break everything.
Finn wants answers. Lexington wants to protect the life she's built. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the truth finally comes out.
Some secrets are meant to stay buried.
This one has his eyes.
CLAIMED is an emotional contemporary sports and workplace romance featuring a one-night stand, a secret baby, forbidden workplace attraction, forced proximity, found family, a protective billionaire sports attorney, and a love neither of them saw coming.
Book Three in The Broken Bonds Series. Best enjoyed after FRACTURED and SCARRED.
Over the years, I've read more than 2,000 books, completely falling in love with emotional stories, unforgettable characters, heartbreaking romance, and the kind of love that stays with you long after the final chapter. Somewhere along the way, those stories inspired me to start creating my own.
I write emotionally driven romance centered around complicated relationships, deep friendships, heartbreak, healing, and the messy reality of love. My stories are filled with flawed characters, emotional tension, and the kinds of bonds that can wither save you...or destroy you.
For the past ten years, I've lived in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with my husband, who is a Hotshot Wildland Firefighter, and our two daughters. Our oldest daughter recently graduated high school and is now pursuing veterinary medicine in college.
Originally, I'm from New Jersey, but I spent most of my youth and adult life in the Pocono Mountains before eventually making the Shenandoah Valley home.
When I'm not writing, you'll usually find me reading, skiing, spending time at the beach or dreaming up my next fictional heartbreak.