Jackie Walker

Things that awaken my inner rage monster (in no particular order): - The F-nugget who thought it would be fun to try to kidnap me. Throwing me in a trunk? Rude! - My oldest brother - For insisting I need constant babysitters since I’m in danger. Oops! Did I say babysitters? I meant bodyguards. - Same brother again - For having a ridiculously hot best friend, then assigning him as my primary bodyguard and telepathically forbidding him from dating me, even though I’m starting to suspect that he’s seriously crushing on me. (The best friend is crushing, not my brother. Don't be weird.) - My brother’s best friend (i.e.: my new bodyguard) - For having a jaw so chiseled it could probably slice through a huge block of aged cheddar, and yet, not letting me lick it. (His jaw, not the cheddar. Now you’re waking up my rage monster.) - My bodyguard’s stupid rules - For forbidding me from flirting with him, touching him more than necessary, and kissing him again. Even though he started it! - Wine - For having calories. - My ex-husband - For breathing. - The law - For prohibiting st*bbing. - My heart and bodyguard - Both for making me fall in love again… the audacity! Author’s Note: Forbidden Hero is a stand-alone romantic comedy mixed with a romantic suspense and is the second book in the Redleg Security series. Each book in the series features a different couple's love story and happily ever after. Although it's not necessary to read all books in the series, for those who love reading all books in order, start with "Heartbreak Hero" to avoid any minor potential spoilers for side plots that may overlap from book to book. This novel is written in alternating first person point of view and contains steamy open-door scenes, profanity, a strong heroine with mild anger issues due to her bumpy past, a hero who will make you laugh one minute and swoon the next (especially when he helps her reclaim her body). There's page-turning action and all the feels, along with a healthy dose of humor. There is an HEA, no cheating, and no "other woman" drama. Tropes are: Brother's Best Friend, Secret Relationship/Forbidden Love, and Friends to Lovers with a dash of forced proximity. Since this is an action-packed, suspenseful, bodyguard novel, it features some content that sensitive readers may like to know about before reading. More details about these topics are available after the Dedication in the front of the e-book and will be posted to my website by publication date.

My name is Sue O’Malley, and I’ve been keeping it awkward since 1996. Another thing about me? I think I’m in love with my bodyguard. Leo Mason is all I’ve been able to think about since he broke my heart and left me standing alone on my front porch six months ago. But now he’s back. He says someone is after us and insists we hide in his remote cabin until the threat is neutralized. It’ll be just the two of us with one bed, along with all his muscles, tats, and those fecking smoldering glances that burn up my skin. I trust him to keep me safe from danger, but can I trust him to protect my heart too? *** My name is Leo Mason. As a bodyguard with Redleg Security and a former Army Ranger, I’ve got lots of secrets and even more enemies. Six months ago, I did the unthinkable when I fell for a woman I was protecting. She’s too young for me — too innocent — and being with me comes at a cost. One I didn’t want her to be forced to pay. So I did the best thing I could do to save her — I left. But now there’s a new danger threatening her, and I’ll stop at nothing to protect Sue… my angel. I broke her heart before, but this time things will be different. This time, I’ll be her hero. ***** Heartbreak Hero is a stand-alone, slow burn, romantic suspense novel with some romcom vibes, plot twists, steamy times, foul language, and page-turning action. This novel features a plus-sized, neurodivergent heroine and a protective hero who helps her see her quirks as strengths. There is a happily ever after and no cheating.Tropes: Second chance, age-gap, and forced proximity. Author's Note: Since this is a action-packed, suspenseful, bodyguard novel, it features some content that sensitive readers may like to know about before reading. More detail about these topics are available on my author website to keep this description spoiler-free.

Something about Nick O’Malley gives my middle finger a boner — despite his sexy Irish accent, which seems to give my nips boners (but that’s beside the point). I’m not sure why I can’t stand him. It might be the man bun. Or the arrogant way he speaks to me. Maybe it’s the way he looks at me like he’s starving, and I’m an irresistible snack cake. Well, F that! I might be small and delicious, but I am not on the menu — for him or anyone else. When my naughty pup causes a slight fender bender, the cocky dog trainer claims he knows just what I need, and much to my dismay, he’s right. And if you ever tell him I said that, I’ll junk punch you. But now, the more time I spend with him, the more I start to see a different side of him. Maybe all those explosive words between us were more like fireworks. I can’t act on this simmering attraction, no matter how tempting it may be. Aside from being off the D, the threatening text messages and unwanted “gifts” showing up remind me why staying clear of Nick is necessary. He’s not safe if he’s stays because a stupid accident from my past is still haunting me. Except Nick doesn’t back away from threats. And shockingly enough, he has a protective side I find incredibly hot. But the longer he stays with me, the more danger he’s in. I may have dented his bumper, but I can’t risk the damage I’ll do to his life… or his heart. Note: This book contains a recounting of a past traumatic event which might bother sensitive readers.

I never planned on sleeping with him. Nor did I intend to make him my enemy. I only went into the bar to scope out my competition – him. The scorching hot night that followed was a mutually pleasurable accident. Of course I knew we were in the running for the same position. It’s not my fault he didn’t know who I was. Gathering intel is my specialty. Maybe if he were better at it, he would have gotten the job instead of me. I tried my hardest to resist our chemistry, but he was too damn hot. Too charming. Too funny. Too masculine. And he smelled so freaking good. My hormones took over. Now we're working together on the Redleg Security intelligence team. Every day. High stress. Close quarters. Sexual chemistry off the charts. But he hates me. The thing is… he should hate me. I treated him like a pawn. But he’s a real man with dreams, passion, and pain. And I’ve never wanted someone as much as I want him. But it’s too late for us. I made us rivals when we could have been so much more. Rival Hero is Book 4 in the Redleg Security Series of steamy romantic suspense novels with romcom vibes. Each book in this series features a different couple complete with their happily ever after and is a "complete story" with no cliffhangers. The books are best read in order to avoid suspense-related plot spoilers since each book starts right where the prior book ends. However, there are no cliffhangers and each book can be read on its own if you don't wish to read them all. Content warnings will be made available on the author's website prior to release and at the beginning of the book itself. This novel is written in alternating first person point of view and contains spicy open-door scenes, profanity, a strong heroine who's a former CIA intelligence officer, a swoony former Army Ranger hero who will make you laugh one minute and swoon the next. There's page-turning action and all the feels, along with a healthy dose of humor. There is an HEA, no cheating, and no "other woman" drama.

Being one of the only female bodyguards at the elite Redleg Security, you’d think I would thrive in difficult situations. But not even my past experience as an Army operative has taught me how to handle the frustration of living with my scorching hot coworker and not being able to ride his face to pleasuretown every night. What makes it worse is that Shepherd is up for giving me a ride in all the filthy ways you’re imagining. But he’s my coworker. And I don’t date coworkers. Ever. Full stop. I won’t let myself fall for him. Even though he stayed by my side in the hospital after I almost died. Not even when he stubbornly moves me into his house where he insists I stay until I’m healed. But when he kisses me, every cell in my body wants to surrender to him and throw my rules out the window. As if living with him wasn’t challenging enough, we have a houseguest in the form of an unruly teenager we’ve been assigned to protect. And she’s not making anything easy. But I’ve got this. I will recover, protect our client, and avoid falling in love with Shep. After all, this is my comeback story, not a romance. Then again… maybe it can be both. Comeback Hero is Book 3 in the Redleg Security Series of steamy romantic suspense novels with romcom vibes. Content warnings are available on the author's website and at the front of the book. Each book in this series features a different couple complete with their happily ever after and no cheating and is a "complete story" with no cliffhangers. The books are best read in order to avoid suspense-related plot spoilers since each book starts right where the prior book ends. However, there are no cliffhangers and each book can be read on its own if you don't wish to read them all. A discreet paperback option is available. See below.

No one ever saw me or cared to look. Until her. But the man she sees is a lie. And if I reveal who I am, I’ll lose her – the only woman who ever made me feel alive. Five Steps to Covertly Protecting my Boss’s Secret Daughter By Tomer Stillman, a hacker and secret Dom with a psych eval full of red flags. Fortunately, nobody cares to notice. 1. Get her a safe job and place to live. 2. Make sure she has plenty of food. 3. Protect her from her overly-trusting self, even if that means crossing lines. 4. Daily checks of her location, phone, and devices for suspicious activity, following her when necessary. 5. Fulfill all her sexual desires. No. Scratch that last one. Not only because she’s too young and inexperienced. But because I need to keep my distance. The more I watch her, the more the lines blur between protection and obsession. I never intended to come face to face with her, but in a moment of weakness, I intervened. And it changed everything. She makes me feel things. Things I’m not ready to feel. I never thought I had a heart, but the more I'm with her, the faster it beats. Now, I’m left wondering, will she forgive me for the things I’ve done to protect her? Or will the only woman I’ve ever cared for leave me like everyone else?

I fell for Madeline Mason the moment I laid eyes on her a decade ago. But she was the definition of off-limits. The mother of one of my subordinates in the Rangers. Strike one. Married. Strike two. Lived in another state. Strike three. But that didn't stop me from craving her. Especially after she finally divorced her abusive husband and moved to Florida. Not only is her son still my subordinate, he's also my protégé. I'm grooming him to take over my security firm. I should have kept my distance from her. But a woman like Madeline comes once in a lifetime. And my resistance was only so strong. We ended up romantically involved despite my reservations. But she refuses to make our relationship public. She’s my everything. But what am I to her? I keep waiting for her to admit I'm more than a pleasurable companion. I’ve been patiently playing the long game. And just when I thought I was finally breaking through her walls, my life turns upside down. A fight with a dangerous enemy and a surprise from my past give her an excuse to push me away. As my life unravels, I’m left wondering if it's time to let her go.

When hot teachers and internet trends collide, love soon follows. Brody’s my friend - just a friend. He’s also my autistic son’s favorite teacher. He’s as off limits as they come, no matter how drop dead gorgeous he is. Falling for him would be wrong. Resisting him though, is becoming pure torture. After being burned by men who can’t handle dating a single-mom of a special-needs child, I refuse to date anymore. Not until my son is grown. My plan is working fine until my trouble-making bestie presents me with a dare that I can’t resist. I’m a sucker for a good dare - especially when margaritas have been consumed. And she’s just dared me to plant a surprise kiss on Brody’s sexy lips, while she records it for a trending TikTok challenge video. But if I do this, it could change everything. My life is already pure chaos and maybe now is not the best time to shake things up even more. Is it worth risking our friendship and his important role in my son’s life for one kiss? What if he wants more? What if I do? Love & Other Chaos is a hilarious, steamy, friends-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a drop dead gorgeous and seriously buff teacher with the hots for a single-mom of an autistic pre-teen son... who happens to be one of his students. This story also includes wise-cracking grandparents with zero respect for personal boundaries, swoon-worthy beach scenes, a jerky boss with no concept of personal space, nosey siblings and a foul-mouthed best friend who loves to instigate trouble. If you don't like sarcasm, steam, sexy-times, heroines who drink copious amounts of margaritas and laugh-a-minute dialogue, then this might not be the book for you. It’s a stand-alone novel with a happy ending, because cliffhangers will kill your margarita buzz.

Separating the truth from the lies has never been harder. Pun intended. It started as a little white lie. A temporary marriage of convenience that would only last a few days — then we’d go back to just being friends. After all, Cort Amos and I aren’t in love. We only tied the knot so I wouldn’t have to marry the greedy social climber my billionaire father had chosen as the son-in-law he wanted to inherit the company. But then came the romantic honeymoon across Europe — my father’s apology gift to me. Day after day. Night after night. Spent with a man I’ve been drooling over since the day we met, while we're in some of the most romantic places on the planet. So when he suggests we explore our physical attraction while on this vacation ... just for fun, I can’t help but say yes. He’s sweet and charming, and he knows just how to make me laugh. Not to mention those shoulders and that smile and those washboard abs. I can hardly catch my breath around him. But it’s all in fun — he doesn’t want a serious relationship any more than I do. When we get back home, it will all come to an end, just like we planned. Simple right? We can totally pull this off without feelings getting involved. No sweat. Gulp. I think I’m a big fat liar.

An Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy Hudson freaking Langley. My polar opposite. Biggest flirt on the planet. Best man at my sister’s wedding. Sleeping with him would be a huge mistake. Resisting him is suddenly a full-time job. I try to keep him at arm’s length as we work together on all the pre-wedding festivities. But since he takes nothing seriously, I’m the one doing all the actual work while he tries mercilessly to seduce me. Sure, he’s funny, sexy, and has a rear end you can bounce quarters off, but that’s irrelevant at this stage of my life. I’m ready for a family, and I already made the decision to take that journey on my own. All I need is a little self-control. Until I saw another side of him that night at the engagement party. Next thing I knew it was goodbye control, hello consequences. Was it the worst mistake of my life? Or did I accidentally find my happily ever after? Love & Other Mistakes is a hilarious, opposites attract, steamy, romantic comedy. This story also includes horny horse rides, ginger burps, insane family game nights, a drunk grandma, nosy siblings, and sexy times. It’s a stand-alone novel with a happy ending, because cliffhangers will kill your margarita buzz.

I’ve always been textbook people pleaser with third-degree middle child syndrome. Putting everyone else first with a smile on my face was working out pretty well for me when out of nowhere, Archer Bliss — a growly single dad— drops a bomb on my carefully constructed happy life. It seems my boyfriend has been cheating on me with Archer’s girlfriend. Even worse? She’s my coworker and secret archnemesis. The old me would have forgiven them and wished them the best. But the new me has had enough. So, I do the (ir)rational thing and dump my lunch all over the backstabbing cheaters. Then I plant a kiss right on Archer’s very kissable lips right in front of both of them. That’s right — I started a war by serving up a dish called revenge, which is best served with lips and lo mein. And now, I’ve somehow teamed up with this hunky beast of a man to get even with our cheating exes. At least it started that way, but now it’s an excuse to spend time together… some of which is horizontal. The catch? He’s got three kids who need him, and I’m still trying to figure out who I am. Starting a romance with each of us fresh out of a messy breakup is only asking for trouble. But the new me likes trouble. And Archer Bliss is trouble with a capital T.