Shanna Handel Books in Order

Fashion professional Lila enjoys a successful career and marriage until Luke proposes a relationship built around domestic discipline. A visit to his hometown reveals other couples living similarly, while unexpected troubles test their changed arrangement.

Bartender Ray has wanted Jessica for years, and one kiss finally changes their relationship. As marriage approaches, his wish to protect and guide her raises questions about whether she can accept the kind of partnership he offers.

Rancher Wes has resigned himself to bachelorhood when his brother Garrett arrives with girlfriend Carrie. Her combination of sweetness and defiance awakens his attraction, creating a conflict between family loyalty and the relationship he has always wanted.

Wes and Carrie prepare for married life on the family ranch when his brother and fiancée arrive for Christmas. Complicated relationships and an approaching crisis test Wes's ability to support Carrie while holding his family together.

Jacob falls for free-spirited Ruby despite expecting a very different partner. Her insecurity and hidden past threaten their happiness, while advice from his family leads him toward a controlling approach that further complicates their chance of building trust.

Elizabeth asks husband Cole for a relationship involving domestic discipline after recognizing how her behavior affects the family. Their new arrangement faces a serious test when a secret from Heather's past brings danger to those around them.

Lila wants an extravagant first Christmas in her husband's hometown, but shopping beyond the budget causes friction. When a Colorado blizzard disrupts her party plans, she must confront different expectations about family, celebration, and their marriage.

Carrie, Jessica, and Buttercup vacation in the Outer Banks with their partners, each considering a different question about her relationship. Time away from everyday responsibilities opens conversations about discipline, intimacy, and the meaning of their chosen roles.

After a decade focused on work, Garrett Love finds himself distracted by Bella Buchanan. His attraction conflicts with a fear of repeating past mistakes, while the structured relationship he wants leaves Bella facing unfamiliar expectations.

An ancestral curse threatens Cassandra Ambrosia, prompting her wolf-shifter husband Deo to seek help from dragon shifter Draco. Their new three-way bond offers protection, but Cassandra's headstrong choices may increase the danger facing the entire pack.

Bridgette Smith visits her parents in Wyoming and accepts a dare to kiss a cowboy at a bar. His dominant approach draws her into a relationship whose future is uncertain once she returns to Los Angeles.

After losing her boyfriend, job, and apartment, Georgia Hamilton accepts work and lodging on Brody Jenkins's ranch. His strict rules about drinking challenge her habits, while attraction and a painful misunderstanding complicate her attempt to start over.

Buttercup anticipates her wedding night with Jake, but an unwelcome figure from her past appears at their reception. Jake's protective instincts collide with their new marriage as they navigate intimacy, trust, and the shadow of that intrusion.

Buttercup returns to her Poke Town family determined to avoid dating after being hurt. Her attraction to Jake Hargett keeps undermining that resolution, forcing her to weigh self-protection against the possibility of another romantic connection.

Cassandra Ambrosia searches for the truth about herself as an ancient evil threatens her family again. Her mates Deo and Draco struggle to protect her, while the approaching confrontation demands strength from the whole pack.

Cassandra threatens to leave her husband Deo after their marriage grows distant, prompting a dramatic change in their relationship. But her words also awaken an ancestral curse, bringing danger beyond the problems between wife and wolf-shifter husband.

FBI agent Slack works undercover at a ranch, adapting to cowboy life while protecting people endangered by a hacking incident. His attraction to Rosalie Perkins complicates the question of returning to his city job when the assignment ends.

Wedding planner Louanne Dixon's longtime crush, Hayes Jenkins, becomes her supervisor at the ranch. His demanding approach clashes with her defiance, while their growing attraction turns work disagreements into questions about control, trust, and a future together.

A woman steals from the wrong man and discovers that Bronson prefers personal retaliation to involving the police. His attempt to punish the theft becomes a possessive attraction that draws her into a dangerous world.

Carter expects obedience from the woman he considers his own, but she is accustomed to making her own choices. Her defiance tests his patience, pushing their relationship toward a confrontation over discipline, autonomy, and conflicting expectations.

A woman's attempts to investigate matters beyond her reach draw the attention of two powerful men. They impose a dominant relationship she never requested, turning her dangerous curiosity into a struggle over control, attraction, and their possessive demands.

Three years after an encounter that left her frustrated, a young woman gets into serious trouble and returns to a dominant man's authority. This time, his response includes a plan to make her his wife.

Two men assigned to protect an inexperienced woman develop intentions that extend beyond their professional duty. Their shared desire to dominate her draws her into an unfamiliar relationship, where protection and possession become increasingly difficult to separate.

Assistant wedding manager Josie Dixon has long fantasized about rancher Colton Jenkins, despite knowing his strict expectations. When he catches her snooping on his computer, professional boundaries begin to collapse under attraction and his demand for control.

Rockland moved abroad to escape his feelings for his brother's wife, but his brother's death leaves her widowed. A family obligation to protect her brings him back, reopening forbidden attraction and creating a conflict over his possessive intentions.

A defiant woman finds herself in a relationship with a man who insists she acknowledge his dominant role. Her resistance and his determination turn their attraction into a contest over discipline, vulnerability, and the terms of their connection.

Visiting a friend brings an independent woman into the territory of a man determined to enforce his rules. His unsolicited protection and discipline provoke resistance, but her attraction complicates efforts to reject the authority he claims.

Ava Marie returns from city life to her small hometown and encounters a cowboy still angry over their past. He insists that renewed contact happen on his terms, while unresolved attraction complicates his determination to stay unforgiving.

An inexperienced woman is assigned a guardian without being consulted and deliberately challenges his authority. His response transforms their arrangement into a possessive attraction, forcing her to confront unfamiliar intimacy alongside the rules he expects her to follow.

A woman enters billionaire Cash Bachman's hidden world through an employment arrangement that includes a dominance contract. His demanding rules and concealed family problems complicate her attachment to a boss accustomed to controlling everything around him.

A ship's commanding owner disciplines an employee whose personal troubles have begun interfering with her work. Each confrontation draws him closer to her, threatening the emotional distance behind his own firm rule against falling in love.

A brewing war between mafia families revives the consequences of a past affair, placing an innocent woman in danger. A man determined to pursue her must confront those keeping them apart and the competing demands surrounding their attraction.

A woman anticipating marriage is instead given as payment to a powerful Italian mafia leader. His demands for obedience clash with her resentment, while attraction to the husband she fears complicates her efforts to maintain control.

Briar Rosa and her sisters survive independently in the woods until conflict between mafia families threatens their home. A powerful man wants Briar as his wife and insists on removing the sisters from danger, despite her resistance.

With war approaching, a young woman discovers that her arranged marriage is intended to secure a family's power. Her intimidating older fiancé inspires both resistance and desire, making the imposed alliance a personal as well as political conflict.

A woman's revenge prank against a childhood tormentor angers his powerful family, rivals of her own. An arranged marriage is demanded to make amends, tying her to an enemy whose dominance complicates her hatred with attraction.

A woman in serious debt accepts a billionaire’s offer to spend one night with him under a restrictive contract. When Trent decides their arrangement should continue, she faces a relationship whose emotional stakes exceed the transaction she initially agreed to.

College student Annabelle's debts and mishaps have left her life unraveling when lawyer Stone Bachman intervenes. A weekend of guidance and discipline develops into attraction, challenging his plans and her ability to put her responsibilities back in order.

A blind date introduces a guarded, career-focused woman to a man determined to break through her icy reserve. His desire to guide and dominate her turns one evening into a pursuit complicated by her independence and resistance.

A member of a powerful family is assigned to protect a woman and bring her safely to a lavish wedding. Their journey sparks attraction, while a threat from her past challenges his growing wish for a personal relationship.

Singer Evie seeks a fresh start away from a troubled relationship and pursues success on a reality show. Her connection with West complicates that ambition, while an unexpected pregnancy raises new questions when their paths cross again.

A preacher's daughter faces an indecent proposal from Preston, the former small-town troublemaker who became a billionaire. He offers something she desperately needs in exchange for intimacy, forcing her to reconsider old beliefs and a lingering attraction.

A woman trying to complete a delivery at Club Fire hopes to escape the men threatening her. The club’s possessive owner intervenes and draws her into his guarded world, making her pursuers his enemies while complicating the protection he offers.

A businessman finds his best friend's adult daughter dancing in a club and offers her work as his personal assistant. Her arrival disrupts his orderly routine, while their attraction challenges the boundaries created by their age difference and family connection.

An overworked emergency-room doctor agrees to accompany a recently abandoned groom to a destination wedding as his pretend date. Both intend to keep their arrangement emotionally safe, but their growing attraction complicates the rules of the fictional relationship.

A mafia leader interviews a young woman as a potential bride for one of his brothers, then notices evidence of abuse. Taking her from her home creates a struggle over control, protection and attraction that challenges his rejection of marriage.

A ruthless mafia man becomes increasingly dangerous when the woman he wants is threatened. His attachment drives him to confront those who might hurt her, turning their relationship into a struggle shaped by control, protection, and the violence surrounding them.

A possessive mafia man confines a woman who was already committed to someone else, believing he can claim her. Their growing emotional connection complicates his control as he discovers that holding her captive does not keep his own feelings secure.

A woman saves the life of a dangerous mafia man who was supposed to protect her. His gratitude becomes an intense attachment, drawing them into a relationship where threats against her push him toward increasingly possessive and violent responses.

Reece’s relationship deepens with a protective man whose dangerous world makes her question their future. His determination to keep her safe conflicts with her uncertainty about belonging, forcing them to confront whether their attachment can survive her fears.

A woman realizes that the anonymous man contacting her by text is watching her. Waiting for him to reveal his identity draws her further into an unsettling connection that promises to change her life.

A woman becomes entangled with a mafia boss turned billionaire businessman who demands obedience in their working relationship. His insistence on controlling her choices complicates their growing attachment, especially when falling in love makes her consider running from him.

A woman finds herself desired by a powerful, dangerous man she never imagined could want her. Their unexpected connection becomes a dark mafia romance shaped by forced marriage and the challenge of facing a partner accustomed to taking control.

A reckless mistake places a woman under the control of an older mafia man who demands her obedience. His attention exposes the past she tries to conceal, turning their uneasy relationship into a struggle between self-protection, trust, and surrender.

A lawyer becomes trapped in a marriage with a wealthy Scottish mafia man she knows is dangerous for her. His possessiveness and their mutual attraction challenge her judgment, making the protection of her heart harder than any legal argument.

An undercover assignment leaves a woman trapped on an island with a dangerous man who discovers her secret. Attraction complicates her attempts to escape, especially when he insists that marriage is the only way she will be allowed to leave.

A woman traveling to an arranged marriage finds herself drawn to the bodyguard responsible for delivering her. His controlling behavior and their growing attraction challenge her loyalty to her family and force her to question which man she truly wants.

A woman fleeing Lucian’s control is brought back after trying to protect her sister and nephew. Their trust is strained by betrayal, and accepting his help may start a dangerous conflict with the people her family has been escaping.

A desperate woman accepts one night with mafia billionaire Lucian to secure money that could protect her sister and nephew. Unexpected feelings complicate the transaction, and his refusal to let her go challenges the boundaries she thought would keep her safe.

After a humiliating breakup, a woman seeks protection from her older mafia stepbrother when danger follows her. His secluded Italian estate offers refuge, but forbidden attraction and his controlling behavior make trusting him an increasingly complicated choice.

A mafia man marries his enemy’s daughter to settle a debt and exact revenge. Living together turns hostility into an attachment he did not expect, threatening the purpose of the marriage and his determination to destroy the family she comes from.

A woman enters a mafia club to confront someone who abandoned her and instead encounters a powerful older man. Their growing attraction becomes more complicated when she discovers he is her best friend’s father and unwilling to let her leave.

Discovering that her first meeting with Lucian was arranged makes a woman question the foundation of their relationship. As those responsible return, she must determine whether his attachment offers genuine commitment and love or merely another form of possession.

Life beside Lucian offers a woman and her family protection they have never known, but also increasing dependence on his power. Imagining a shared future forces her to decide whether she can trust him with the people she fears losing.

Dante Bachman is assigned to protect a sheltered woman from enemies threatening her family. His controlling methods create conflict as attraction grows, forcing both to confront whether his duty leaves room for a relationship and whether she can trust his protection.

Roman Bachman detains a bruised woman after finding her on his land at midnight. Insisting that control is necessary for protection, he draws her into his dangerous world while she struggles between defiance, attraction, and uncertainty about his intentions.