Masters and Mercenaries Books in Order

Sean Taggart pursues a terrorist by seducing Grace Hawthorne, an assistant at a suspicious employment agency. The widowed mother discovers a new world of submission with him, but a murder exposes his hidden mission and threatens her trust.

Disgraced operative Liam O'Donnell follows a terrorist trail to London, where assistant Avery Charles becomes his lover and investigative target. As her employer's connections reveal new dangers, Liam must untangle his uncertain past without sacrificing Avery's safety or trust.

Erotic novelist Serena Brooks hires bodyguards Adam Miles and Jacob Dean when a stalker threatens her and police dismiss her fears. Their attraction offers a shared relationship, but Jacob's suspicion of her story divides the partners as danger closes in.

Ian Taggart believes the wife who betrayed him died years ago, until Charlotte returns seeking forgiveness. Her information becomes essential to his new mission, forcing him to work with the woman he cannot trust while their old passion reawakens.

Alex McKay and Eve St. James remain entangled after trauma destroys their marriage and leads to divorce. When a danger from Eve's past resurfaces, Alex must protect her while confronting the damage that still prevents them from rebuilding their love.

Ryan Church reunites with Jill Paxon when she seeks work at Sanctum, eighteen months after he ended their relationship. Their attraction survives her mistrust, but an opportunity to restore his former wealth and her concealed troubles threaten another chance together.

Information broker Chelsea Dennis trusts few men after growing up under her mobster father's violence. Threats against her new family force her to rely on former MI6 operative Simon Weston, whose devotion deepens as they flee assassins and investigate a dangerous mystery.

Romance writer Bridget Slaten needs a date for her sister's wedding, and doctor Will Daley offers more than an escort. Their temporary agreement at Sanctum develops into deeper intimacy, but differences in upbringing and painful histories threaten their growing attachment.

Detective Derek Brighton and private investigator Karina Mills investigate overlapping cases involving a killer and a missing girl. Posing as a couple gives them access to their suspect, while forced proximity revives the feelings that their earlier relationship left unresolved.

After betrayal nearly kills him, MI6 operative Damon Knight must prove he can still work in the field. Analyst Penelope Cash joins his mission posing as his submissive, turning their hunt for a terrorist into a dangerous test of trust and attraction.

Single mother Ashley Paxon wants to explore the lifestyle she observes while working at Sanctum. Keith Langston agrees to train her under a limited contract, but threats against Ashley and her daughter demand a commitment his painful past makes difficult.

Attorney Mitch Bradford avoids lasting relationships, especially with his best friend's sister Laurel Daley. Working an important case together erodes his resistance to her determined pursuit, but someone watching Laurel turns their developing intimacy into a dangerous vulnerability.

Disavowed operative Tennessee Smith targets a senator by seducing his daughter, doctor Faith McDonald, at her BDSM club. Their attraction deepens during a Caribbean mission, but her father's hidden schemes force Tennessee to weigh his desire for revenge against love.

Undercover operative Phoebe Graham investigates McKay-Taggart and grows close to Jesse Murdoch, a traumatized soldier accused after surviving captivity. When she receives orders to kill him, she must choose between her mission and protecting the man she has come to trust.

CEO Amy Slaten seeks relief from corporate battles through training at Sanctum with Flynn Adler. Unaware he plans a hostile takeover of her company, she begins trusting him, leaving Flynn torn between the woman he wants and his business ambitions.

Grieving his twin brother Theo, Case Taggart rejects Mia Danvers after discovering she is a reporter. When she finds evidence that could lead them to Theo, their dangerous search renews their attraction while threatening the family Case is desperate to recover.

Psychologist Kai Ferguson wants his assistant Kori Williamson, who hides her desire to avoid another failed relationship. A McKay-Taggart operation involving Kai's celebrity brother brings them closer, while a serial killer's obsession threatens the future their secrets already complicate.

Recipes from Sean Taggart’s fictional Dallas restaurant accompany stories about the McKay-Taggart family. Lexi Blake and Suzanne Johnson combine comfort food and desserts with glimpses of Ian and Charlie, Simon and Chelsea, and other couples after their romances.

Presumed dead and subjected to experiments, Theo Taggart returns with his memories erased. Rebuilding his connection with Erin Argent and their son becomes a fight for survival when the doctor who reprogrammed him threatens the family he barely remembers.

An ancient law forces King Kash Kamdar of Loa Mali to marry Oxford scientist Dayita Samar. He intends to keep love out of their arrangement, but a weekend in Dallas exposes their attraction and dangers rooted in his past.

Nick Markovic once walked away from Hayley Dalton, believing his dangerous life would hurt her. When she needs his protection, their reunion takes them from London to Rio, where old wounds and new threats challenge the feelings they never lost.

Dr. Stephanie Gibson shares a passionate night with Brody Carter after he protects her clinic in Sierra Leone. When a mercenary threatens her life, she flees to Dallas, where a reunion with Brody brings danger and a secret between them.

Recipes for easy dinners and cocktails accompany stories about the women of McKay-Taggart after their romantic happy endings. Domestic surprises, stakeouts, and family responsibilities reveal how familiar couples navigate marriage and parenthood, with cooking guidance from Suzanne Johnson.

Bodyguard Remy Guidry avoids romance until accountant Lisa Daley’s new employer turns out to be a mob front. Protecting her takes them to his Louisiana home, where their growing attraction collides with the dangers and disappointments each hoped to escape.

Former CIA agent Kayla Summers accepts an assignment protecting Hollywood star Joshua Hunt. Their arrangement becomes a romance, but discovering the agency’s real purpose forces Kayla to choose between completing her mission and saving the man she loves.

Wade Rycroft returns home fifteen years after Geneva Harris broke his heart. With her marriage ruined and the town against her, an attempt on her life pushes him to become her protector and reconsider the past that drove them apart.

Trauma nurse Sarah Stevens refuses to forgive actor Jared Johns for leaving her. A masked party at Sanctum offers Jared a chance to court her secretly, but his plan depends on whether she can trust him when his identity is revealed.

McKay-Taggart operative Nina Blunt investigates a corporate spy for petroleum heir JT Malone. Both feel something missing from their lives, but acting on their attraction complicates the assignment, and a dangerous turn makes mutual trust essential to their survival.

Professor David Hawthorne reluctantly accepts bodyguard Tessa Santiago for a research trip to South America. Their attraction challenges her assumptions about the academic, and an interview becomes a dangerous search for a hidden artifact that could cost them their lives.

McKay-Taggart’s Brian Ward helps his young neighbor and falls for her mother, baker Daphne Carlton. Daphne’s daughter and business come first, but controlling grandparents and mounting outside pressure threaten the new family she and Boomer hope to build.

Bodyguard West Rycroft avoids the celebrity world until actress Ally Pearson hires him to protect her from threats. Their initial clashes give way to attraction, but the danger that brought them together forces West to risk his life.