From Amazon Bestselling author Michele Mannon comes a dark, steamy suspense about the CEO of an underworld organization and the girl who tests his limits of self-control.

Hayden’s everything I fear. A ruthless cartel boss. A killer. A stranger to this town. Yet, I went to him for help anyway.

They say wisdom comes with age. When you’re young, you do foolish things. Seeking him out—foolish. Allowing my headstrong brother to swear loyalty to him—foolish. Falling in love with him—reckless and foolish.

Yet I can’t help wanting him.

Now I’m under his protection, at the mercy of his whims, subjected to his control. Dragged into a violent, dangerous underworld I’ve spent years avoiding.

There’s a hefty price attached to loving a liar like him. Only I didn’t realize it until it was too late.

Author note: This is part one of Hayden and Luciana's story. It's really book one of the Deadliest novels. But it does end with a cliffhanger! However their story will continue in the next and final book, Bastard.

From author Michele Mannon comes the dark and sexy conclusion to the Deadliest Lies novels, where a ruthless CEO of hitmen claims the woman he loves.

I fell in love with a killer.

And now he’s sent for me.

Hayden’s the ruthlessly cold, calculating, unpredictable CEO of hitmen. A man who built his underground empire on the backbones of his enemies. My past. My pain.

What does he want after all this time? I can’t forget what he’s done or forgive him for what he’s become. The scars on my stomach are a constant reminder of the fine line we’ve drawn between love and hate.

Yet despite my own self-preservation—how terrifyingly dangerous the man before me now is—I find my old feelings for him stirring within me.

I’ve loved him my entire life.

But can I survive him this time around?

Author Note: The conclusion of Hayden and Luciana's story and the final Deadliest Lies novel.

When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way.

Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard.

Then he was killed.

Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. 

I've gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattered into incomplete pieces which will never wholly fit back together again.

But first I have to outsmart the hired killer they've sent after me; a killer who knows my every move, who's been inside my head, who owns my heart.

I'm the traitor, Kylie. The rogue mercenary. His newest assignment. 

And this is our love story.

Synopsis: An innocent young woman is running rogue from her mafia-like organization. But is the hit man tracking her an enemy or a lover?
Or...both?

*New and revised edition. First published in 2016.

From Amazon Bestselling Author Michele Mannon comes a new, dark, steamy standalone about a smooth-talking hitman and a reporter who brings him to his knees.

The things I can do with my tongue.

Roll lies off it with easy grace. Pleasure a woman until she’s crying out the fake name I gave her. Sweet-talk, bullshite, con my targets into believing what I want them to believe—that I’m not a hitman on a mission to kill.

The reporter doesn’t stand a chance. She thinks I’m CIA. A fella in the middle of a black market uranium deal with secrets to reveal. A means to an end. She believes I’m helping her investigate a story, instead of using her to perpetuate my lies . . . playing her.

I’ve got to say, she’s persistent. An honest woman hell-bend on broadcasting the world’s ugly truths.

Problem is I work for a dangerous, underworld organization shrouded in secrecy. 

Expose me, and even a smooth-talker like me won’t be able to save her.

PLAYER is book 4 of the Deadliest Lies Novels and features the Irish hitman, Finn McDuff.

He always gets what he wants.

The seasoned seducer, who probably charms the panties off of every woman he meets. Diego is handsome. Arrogant. Dangerous. Far more dangerous than anyone I've ever met. And with one look from across a crowded room he has me; hook line and sinker, I'm his for the night.

Diego is not a man to mess with, I know that. I just can't seem to resist his kiss, his touch. But can I trust him with my heart, with my body?

I'm being hunted for something I may or may not have seen, and Diego is my only way out of a world of death and destruction. If only I can believe his dark promises.

Synopsis: He’s sexy, mysterious, dangerous. And I know things I shouldn’t know. But will this hit man for a ruthless mafia-like organization allow me to live long enough to forget everything, especially him?

New to KU!  Previously published in 2016.

Protector. Lover. Enemy.

Sometimes in life, choices just aren't part of the plan. When fate interferes and bulldozes right over you.

That's how I felt the first time I saw him. Standing in my kitchen, soaking wet, hotter than a man has the right to be, and holding a knife.

Declan's cold, stone-cold. I can't help but want him. His presence stirs up some raw emotion within me. He seems so...alone. But is he here to kill me or save me?

He's the one man I should never want...and the one I can never forget.

Synopsis: An innocent young woman is rescued from a mafia-like organization by a stone-cold killer. But is he helping her to save her or . . . not?

New to KU! **Previously published in 2016.**

Logan Rettino never imagined she'd fall so far. Dropped by her ex on national TV, she's gone from prima ballerina to ring card girl, reduced to revving up the crowds before MMA bouts. However distasteful she finds her new job, it pays well...and she needs the money if she's ever going to rebuild her life. Promised a huge bonus if she can convince a brooding, gifted welterweight to keep fighting, she'll do whatever it takes to earn his trust.

Keane O'Shea is unbeatable in the octagon. A former marine, he fights with a ruthlessness no gym jockey can match. He knows his brutal strength is too much for the delicate ex-ballerina, regardless of how fascinating he finds Logan's tight dancer's body. But one private performance and he's drawn to her in a way he can't—or won't—resist.

As Logan discovers the heartbreaking truth that lies beneath this handsome warrior's rage, she'll need to forfeit everything she thought mattered for the one thing that matters the most: saving Keane from himself.

89,000 words

Book two of Worth the Fight

Late-night shock jock Sophie Morelle has been fired, dumped by her network after an embarrassing incident cost them big bucks. But she knows just how to get back on her feet—by filming a raw, gritty documentary about MMA fighters, starring the hottest welterweight around. The only problem? He's the one responsible for ruining her life.

MMA-champion-turned-model Caden Kelly is hell-bent on reestablishing himself as the best fighter in the country. He'd been on a roll, too, until that loudmouth reporter hit him in the head with a camera on national TV. The headaches he's suffered since are nothing compared to the one he gets when she shows up, seeking an exclusive. That Sophie's gorgeous is undeniable…but she's also the most infuriating woman he's ever met.

Stepping into the ring with Caden Kelly is not for the faint of heart, but Sophie's never been the delicate type. This champion may have finally met his match—both in and out of the bedroom.

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When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way.

Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard.

Then he was killed.

Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. 

I've gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattered into incomplete pieces which will never wholly fit back together again.

But first I have to outsmart the hired killer they've sent after me; a killer who knows my every move, who's been inside my head, who owns my heart.

I'm the traitor, Kylie. The rogue mercenary. His newest assignment. 

And this is our love story.

Synopsis: An innocent young woman is running rogue from her mafia-like organization. But is the hit man tracking her an enemy or a lover?
Or...both?

*New and revised edition. First published in 2016.

When I first laid eyes on him, I should have run the other way.

Trouble was written all over him, from the confident swagger in his stride and seductive curl of his lips, to his smug, knowing looks. Jaxson was irresistible . . .and I fell hard.

Then he was killed.

Now the ruthless, unforgiving boss of an underworld organization thinks I did it. 

I've gone rogue, hell-bent on both revenge and redemption. Whatever it takes, I'm going to finish a job that began nine months ago. An unauthorized assignment that turned horribly, devastatingly wrong. My miscalculation. My fault. My heart left shattered into incomplete pieces which will never wholly fit back together again.

But first I have to outsmart the hired killer they've sent after me; a killer who knows my every move, who's been inside my head, who owns my heart.

I'm the traitor, Kylie. The rogue mercenary. His newest assignment. 

And this is our love story.

Synopsis: An innocent young woman is running rogue from her mafia-like organization. But is the hit man tracking her an enemy or a lover?
Or...both?

*New and revised edition. First published in 2016.

Logan Rettino never imagined she'd fall so far. Dropped by her ex on national TV, she's gone from prima ballerina to ring card girl, reduced to revving up the crowds before MMA bouts. However distasteful she finds her new job, it pays well...and she needs the money if she's ever going to rebuild her life. Promised a huge bonus if she can convince a brooding, gifted welterweight to keep fighting, she'll do whatever it takes to earn his trust.

Keane O'Shea is unbeatable in the octagon. A former marine, he fights with a ruthlessness no gym jockey can match. He knows his brutal strength is too much for the delicate ex-ballerina, regardless of how fascinating he finds Logan's tight dancer's body. But one private performance and he's drawn to her in a way he can't—or won't—resist.

As Logan discovers the heartbreaking truth that lies beneath this handsome warrior's rage, she'll need to forfeit everything she thought mattered for the one thing that matters the most: saving Keane from himself.

89,000 words