“My girl, and I, we have some catching up to do.” I pressed harder against him.
“Four months, we know,” Ridley, Sage, and India all said in unison.
Easton let out a loud chuckle. His fingers flexed on my hips sending a thrill through my body.
“Can we go into the living room, Kobe?”
I would offer my room but in all honesty there was no point in leaving. The girls would eavesdrop on us wherever we went. Sisters were like that.
Pushing myself from the wall, I took his large hand in mine, and led him toward the living room.
“Finally alone, I turned to face him. He looked so handsome with his windblown hair, biker boots, and devilish grin.
“What’s going on?” I asked and laced his fingers with mine.
“A couple of things, actually. I closed my case.” He smiled, and his eyes crinkled at the sides. Easton had been undercover for two years in a brick paving company. They believed that the company was a front for smuggling military grade guns into the United States.
“I’m so happy for you. We should celebrate before you get a new case.”
“I was offered my new case, infiltrating a motorcycle club that deal in the methamphetamine trade and tends to have a habit killing their competitors.” Easton’s lips were pressed into a thin line.
“Huh? I’m confused, they offered it to you? You mean they didn’t assign it to you?”
He shook his head. “No. I put in a request to move to an office. It’s time for me to slow down and think about my future.” He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. “Our future.”
My heart picked up speed at his words.
Easton cupped my chin, and lowered his mouth to mine. I slid my hands up and around his neck, pouring myself into this kiss, into him.
“I’ve missed this,” he murmured. “I need this every day.”
I rested my head on his shoulder and inhaled the warm scent of leather and sandalwood. “It’s yours, I’m yours.”
“I got promoted. Which means my request to move to desk duty was accepted.”
“That’s wonderful,” I said but a part of me deflated. He was here because he got a promotion and I was happy for him, I really was but a small part of me was hoping that he was here to tell me we weren’t going to be apart anymore.
“Be happy, this means we get to see each other more.”
I smiled and forced myself to radiate happiness.
“You don’t look as excited as I had hoped.”
I forced my lips into a wide grin. “I’m happy, I really am. We can go out on dates and maybe you will sleep over.”
“Oh.” Eaton frowned and my heart fell.
“Oh? What do you mean oh?”
“Well, I don’t want to spend the night here.” His words hurt but then he chuckled. “How you ever thought you could be undercover is beside me. You wear your emotions on your sleeve. Kobe, listen to me. I don’t want to sleep here because I want us to get our own place. We can find something close but I’m going to be working out of the downtown Orlando Federal Building. I’m here, all the time.”
Finally, my heart began to pick up speed again. “Live together, yes, I would like that.”
“Well, I had hoped for a little more.”
“More?”
His eyes scanned the living room and over to the door where I was sure the women were all listening. His hand moved carefully to the pocket of his jeans.
Muffled whispering erupted behind the door and he chuckled.
“Sorry, babe. This is as private as it’s gonna get with a group of women,” I assured him.
“That’s fine,” Easton said, a smile tugging at his lips. “They love you, and who can blame them?” He reached forward and grabbed hold of my hand. “I can’t imagine life without you and to be honest, I never want to.”
My heart swelled as I listened to each word he spoke.
“Kobe?” he asked.
“Yes?”
Easton bent down on one knee while he still held my hand, my left hand to be exact. “Kobe Brogan, will you marry me?” He pulled a small box from the pocket of his jeans.
“Easton,” I said, my throat tight with emotion. “Yes.” I gazed into his hopeful eyes.
The girls all shouted and started clapping. Easton rose to his feet and pulled me into his arms. “I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to come home every night and know you’ll be there. I want to wake up next to you every morning, to grow old with you. I want so much for us, and now we are finally in a position for it. Timing was always our issue, Kobe.”
“Speaking of timing, when will you open that damn box so I can see my ring?”
He lifted the lid and nestled inside sat a glittering, oval cut diamond. My hands shook as he took the ring out and then slid it onto my finger.
“I love you, Kobe.”
“I love you too.” My eyes filled with tears that I refused to let fall.
“We love you both,” Ridley and the others said from behind us.
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Book 1, Iron Ladies
Chapter 1 - Adeline
The screeching sound of the tires as the V8 American muscle car pulled into a parking space in one fell swoop was one of Adeline Morgan’s favorite sounds in the world. The only thing better than that was shopping.
She sat in her seat a few minutes and let the song, which was playing far too loudly, finish before she cut the engine. The abrupt absence of the rumble and music in the afternoon air hit Adeline like a shiver of anxiety. There was a comfort in all things car and speed, but she was late, so she forced herself not to crank the engine again.
Adeline pushed the solid steel door open and slid from her seat before straightening her black bodycon dress, which clung to her curvy figure. Then she slipped her four-inch black leather heels back on—one did not drive a muscle car with heels on—and grabbed the bags from the passenger seat.
The Iron Ladies office took up the majority of the fourth floor of one of the many tall buildings in downtown Orlando, and it was more of a home to her than her actual house was. The main office, like other rooms in the company, stood immaculate, with white walls and floor-to-ceiling windows that revealed a large view of the city.
Adeline walked past the desks that sat in an open floor plan and into the boardroom. A large oil painting of giant handcuffs hung on the opposite wall, and in the center of the room was a large mahogany table. Around said table were some unhappy faces. Well, all except Melanie, she was pacing the room.
“Where the fuck have you been?” Melanie stopped pacing long enough to glare at Adeline. “Really? The client’s been waiting nearly an hour.”
Adeline shrugged and had a shit-eating grin on her face as she fell into her seat next to Sunday before setting her bags onto the table in front of her. “Sorry, my lunch break lasted longer than usual.”
“Told you so,” Sunday said, a little too happy.
Adeline winked at Sunday. “No one knows me better than you do.”
“Depends what truck stop we go to, I’m sure there’s a few bathrooms that have poetry written in your honor and we could learn a thing or two.” Olivia reached into her pocket, pulled out some money, and handed it over to Sunday, obviously having lost a bet. Sunday grinned triumphantly, tossed Adeline half the take, and turned back to her laptop.
Adeline flipped Olivia off and laughed, knowing full well that Olivia’s harsh barb was only a joke.
“Well, now that we’re finally all here, can we interview the client already?” Melanie asked, glaring between the two of them.
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��Fine by me,” Sunday said, clearly not really paying attention, she was too absorbed in her computer.
“Who’s the client anyway?” Adeline asked.
“Some lady.” Sunday never lifted her eyes from her laptop screen.
Adeline rolled her eyes. “You think? I was assuming that we were still Iron Ladies and not men. But, then again, maybe you all voted to change that while I was out.”
Olivia sighed. “How about I bring her in for the interview, and thereafter you two can argue about whatever gender you think the client is?”
“Whoa, someone’s in a bad mood today.” Adeline let out a low whistle.
“Adeline, you’re late . . . again. You come in here with this I-don’t-care attitude. But, damn it, I know you well enough to know that, if I look in those bags, there is probably something for me in there that I’m going to love.” Olivia slapped her hands onto the table as Adeline leaned forward, reached into the aforementioned bags, and pulled out the most awesome black leather vest.
“I’ll get her.” Melanie headed toward the boardroom doors. “And for goodness’ sake, Olivia. Put that thing away.”
“Yeah, Olivia, put that thing away.” Adeline smiled as Olivia gathered her oil rag and kit to start reassembling her baby Glock…
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Iron Orchids, Books 1 through 7
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Ariel, Always Enough - Book 1
Sophie, Almost Mine - Book 2
Katy, My Impact - Book 3
Leo, Kiss Often - Book 4
Stella, Until You - Book 5
Vivian, Midnight Call Girl - Book 6
Ringo, Slippery Banana - Book 7
Iron Badges, Books 1 through 5
You met some of them in the Iron Orchids. Now these women motorcycle officers will ride into your heart.
Sadie, Doctor Accident - Book 1
Bridget, Federal Protection - Book 2
Piper, Unlikely Outlaw - Book 3
Kat, Knight Watch - Book 4
Harley, Stealing Happiness - Book 5
Blood Roses
A group of women who are bound by their belief for doing what’s right. They’re the Black-Hat side of the Badges but they take care of business just the same. Discover what happened to each of these women that united them as a gang of vigilantes.
Kobe, Bad Blood - Book 1 (Coming April 13, 2021)
India, Cold Blood (TBA)
Astrid, Blood Money (TBA)
Iron Ladies, Books 1 through 4
“Here, take this, you need it.”
It was the sacred code of a whisper network of women.
The wives of controlling husbands.
The partners of cheating men.
Women who'd been helped by The Iron Ladies.
Adeline, Getting Even - Book 1
Sunday, Sweet Vengeance - Book 2
Melanie, Delivering Karma - Book 3
Olivia, Striking Back - Book 4 (Coming June 15, 2021)
Iron Horse, Books 1 through 3
Three sisters take charge of the family ranch after their father dies, eager to show the world that the strongest cowboys are women.
London, Is Falling - Book 1
Paris, In Love - Book 2
Holland, At War - Book 3
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Thank you for picking up my book. It doesn’t matter whether you have read one book of twenty written by me, they all have some commonalities to them:
Strong women with attitude.
Alpha heroes who love them anyway.
And a strong bond of friendship that we all need in our lives.
The Iron Orchids, books 1 through 7, were my original series of romance novels. Each book can be read as a stand-alone. What connects the stories are the fact the same people appear and eventually each gets their own Happily Ever After.
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Danielle began her career as a children’s author where her books earned acclaim on several lists for bestselling author. Not to mention Library Guild awards and STEM award author of the year.
But her beliefs have always been that vodka, high heels, and a well-spoken F-word could solve almost any problem. Unfortunately those things aren’t the foundation for kids books. So, she switched her name (Danielle is her middle name, Norman is her husband) to protect the innocent and started writing romance, nothing like strong women, hot men, and steamy action.
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