Natalie Wrye is a reader, writer and tequila lover best known for writing thrilling billionaire romance and characters whose HEA's you'll love rooting for.
A notebook hoarder whose books have been featured on USA Today's HEA and PopSugar, when she's not watching Netflix re-runs or yelling at college basketball games on TV, she's usually crafting sexy suspenseful stories about hard-bodied, take-charge heroes and the strong-willed women who crave them.
BRETT
I had everything planned out.
My whole future (tattoos, Grateful Dead concerts, a sexy wife, and a few kids) was mapped out for me.
But then I met her.
And now, my sister's best friend is all I can think about.
I know I shouldn't want her. I should steer clear of her.
But she's everything I can't resist.
And now that my eyes have been opened, I have no plans on letting go...
**AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE PLAN is the prequel novel to Elsie + Brett's second-chance story in THE VOW. *This story covers how this twisty love affair begins, how it happens...and where it ends.
*This novel is complete as a standalone novel, but contains continuing side plot-lines that may not be resolved immediately
ELSIE
I thought a “vow” could keep us apart.
I was wrong.
It’s been seven years since I’ve seen my first love—my best friend’s hotter than Hell-in-July older brother, Brett.
But when my first night in NYC ends in disaster, I find myself walking into his tattoo shop in need of help, the memory of our lost romance still singed on my skin.
Problem is: Trouble seems inked into Brett’s.
And when I’m near him, that’s exactly what I find myself in—Trouble.
Because I follow rules. And he breaks them.
He’s tough. Guarded. A mystery. All wrong for me.
Staying away from him the first time was harder than everything I’ve ever done before. Trying it for a second?
Might break me completely.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the newly REVISED + EXTENDED version of the full-length, stand alone, best friend's brother/second chance romance with humor, suspense and heat. Enjoy!
BISHOP
I’m not the good guy in this story.
Technically, I’m the bad one.
Because men who kidnap their wives aren’t exactly ushered to the front gates of Heaven.
And the fact that she doesn’t even remember me? Well, that just ensures my one-way ticket to Hell.
My one saving grace: I’ll do anything to make sure my wife Dani is safe after the attack that left her without a memory.
I’ll lie. I'll steal. I’ll kill.
In fact, I’ll have to.
Because bad guys aren’t supposed to get happy endings.
And if I don’t save my precious Dani from this next attack, neither will she…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Bodyguard is a steamy suspenseful romance and is part of a series of full-length novels in the Gafanelli Mob series. It contains foul-mouthed characters, lots of twists and plenty of heat. If any of these doesn’t sound like your type of story, please do not read.
KAT
This isn’t a love story…
It’s a hate one.
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Because after Ethan Riske came into my life faster than a sexy dark blond bullet nine years ago, I realized that hate was all there could ever be between us.
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The troubled small town prince loved me.
He lusted for me.
And then he left…stranding me in the dust of the Southern spit of land where we’d met.
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I never expected to see him again.
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I never expected that he (and all his trouble) would find me.
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And absolutely never, never expected that one day he’d try to so hard to become the man I call “Boss.”
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This is our story.
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I warned you that love wasn’t a part of it…
If only I remembered to heed that warning, too.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a full-length, stand alone, second chance/enemies to lovers romance in the suspense-filled Hating Him series. This book contains surprising twists, humor and heat. Happy Reading!
Becoming enemies with your neighbor is never a good idea.
What’s even worse is when the neighbor is an incredibly hot client.
Baseball god Sevin Smith is no longer just the noisy bachelor living above me. Now he’s the MVP client I have to protect from a paternity scandal, and I’m not thrilled that my boss has me on the case.
That’s fine. I can pretend and work with a man who’s become my enemy.
But what I can’t pretend is not to be attracted to him.
Not to fall for his sexy laugh and easy smile. And I definitely can’t pretend I’m not falling for the spunky eight year old kid that may or may not be his.
Yes, I admit it: Becoming enemies with your neighbor—the sexy sports star—is never a good idea.
But falling in love with him might be the worst idea of all…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE PLAY is a full-length, stand alone, enemies to lovers/next door neighbor sports romance with humor, a touch of suspense and heat. Enjoy!
SOPHIE
There's one thing I've always been good at: keeping secrets.
I've had to in order to survive, and it's served me well—until Jake Masterson happened.
I never thought I'd see him again, but a chance encounter leads to a forbidden attraction.
I can't fall into his arms again, no matter how hard my body begs me to.
But I have secrets—dark secrets that could destroy him, and they're the only leverage I have against his father's billion-dollar empire...and the life I want so desperately to live.
I have to choose: Do I risk my heart for the man I can never have? Or do I protect him, even if it means losing him forever?
*AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Con is a spicy and suspenseful standalone that will leave you guessing and panting with each page. It is the eighth billionaire romance and interconnected story in the Manhattan Nights series.
My best friend’s sister is not the kind of loan I can pay back.
LACHLAN
Weddings are supposed to be fun—glamorous...aren't they?
I'm not so sure anymore.
Because the second my best friend Drew tapped me to Best Man at his own NYC nuptials, I realized that I was in for one hell of a ride.
Especially when it becomes clear that his younger, can't-stay-out-of-trouble sister Sabrina will be the Maid of Honor and I will have to keep my usually-busy hands off of her.
Mostly, because she's my best friend's little sister. But more because she deserves better than a guy like me—a family screw-up with more secrets than good intentions.
I am sure of one thing, though: I owe Drew for saving me from a lifetime of mistakes.
It just didn't occur to me that Drew might have his own mistakes, too. Dangerous ones that push me closer to that sharp-tongued Sabrina...
And closer to a ticking time bomb I never saw coming.
JAVIER
I’m not the good guy in this story.
I thought I might be, after graduating from the Academy.
But when your past is as dirty as mine is, becoming a good guy FBI agent and taking down the dregs of San Francisco’s Bay isn’t anywhere near being easy.
Especially when my newest case involves the former object of my wet fantasies.
Delilah Castalano. A high school crush turned woman overnight.
A woman trying to fix a family of her own.
A good guy would keep his focus on the armed robbers that put Delilah in danger instead of how great she looks in those jeans or how amazing she is as a mother.
But I’m not a good guy.
Graduating from the Academy might not have been enough to make me one, but being the man Delilah needs? That might just change my bad guy ways after all…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Enforcer is a steamy suspenseful romance and is part of a series of full-length novels in the Gafanelli Mob series. It contains foul-mouthed characters, lots of twists and plenty of heat. If any of these doesn’t sound like your type of story, please do not read.
GIOVANNI
I’m not the good guy in this story.
In fact, I’m the villain.
At least, that’s what the FBI calls me.
I get it. Being a professional imposter—a liar—means that a man like me is bound to make a few enemies.
Problem is: I’ve never had an enemy I wanted so badly in Sienna Santiago. A woman I once conned long ago.
Because when a new con falls into my lap, I need the sensual brunette’s help if I want a prayer of staying out of a federal jail cell.
Technically speaking, I’d deserve it. Villains deserve punishment.
But turning good girl, justice-seeker Sienna into a bad girl might be the punishment I’m looking for after all…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Imposter is a steamy suspenseful romance and is part of a series of full-length novels in the Gafanelli Mob series. It contains foul-mouthed characters, lots of twists and plenty of heat. If any of these doesn’t sound like your type of story, please do not read.
JACKSON
I’m not the good guy in this story.
I’m the man your mother told you to avoid.
Because I can’t commit to anything (or anyone) that isn’t one of my investigation cases. Especially when my PI business is hanging on by a thin thread.
That is, until she returns. Sexy, frustrating lawyer Penelope Castalano.
The woman I once was crazy enough to fall for.
She has her hands on my newest case—a case that could save my career. And I want my hands on her.
Guess that means I have to commit to something after all: My work…or Penelope.
If I were a good guy, I’d pick the less deadly option—an assignment to keep tabs on a potentially corrupt senator, one rife with murder, mafia and mayhem.
Because the other option, Penelope, is infinitely more dangerous…and being bad has never felt better.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Investigator is a steamy suspenseful romance and is part of a series of full-length novels in the Gafanelli Mob series. It contains foul-mouthed characters, lots of twists and plenty of heat. If any of these doesn’t sound like your type of story, please do not read.
ANDREW
Seven years ago, I took off my tux, slapped on a pair of secondhand jeans and walked away from my billion dollar inheritance.
I guess I didn’t walk far enough…
Because yesterday my inheritance came back to me, and in order to claim it, I need to find a fake fiancée to satisfy my family’s billion dollar demands.
That’s where my tyrannical, uptight boss Nancy comes in—a royal pain in the seat of the secondhand jeans I’ve worn since the day I became her bartender.
Truth is: I’ve been lying for seven years.
I figure I can lie for one more weekend.
But what I can’t lie about is how I’ve started to see the usually buttoned-up Nancy in a whole new light.
How I’ve started to notice how sexy she is out of those overly prim pencil skirts. And how much I want to rub my fingers over her strawberry-red mouth.
But I can’t.
Because she’s my boss. Because it’s only a weekend.
And because our pretend relationship—one of many amongst my family’s most dangerous secrets—is only a lie…
Isn’t it?
NOAH
Whoever said "Revenge is sweet" is a g*ddamned liar.
There's nothing "sweet" about the vengeance I want against Sophia Somerset.
Because when this quick-tongued waitress with more curves than the real estate market makes off with my most prized possession—and the only item saving my company from collapse, payback is the only goal I have planned…at first.
My only saving grace?
The note she left behind. And my proof.
Problem is: I can’t stop thinking about the adorably haphazard thief.
Taking my revenge against Sophia may not be sweet. But it sure is sexy.
If only I can save my company—and my traitorous heart—before it’s too late…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE NOTE is a full-length, stand alone, enemies to lovers romance with suspense, humor, heat and tons of revenge. Enjoy!
KAYLA
“Admit it. Admit that you wanted that kiss as much as I did.”
I wish someone would have warned me about my best friend Deacon Cross when we were nine.
Because nearly sixteen years later, the only man I’ve forbidden myself to cross that line with still doesn’t understand my rules of friendship.
Best friends aren’t supposed to kiss.
They’re not supposed to dream of having insanely hot sex while working together, either. And they’re definitely not supposed to keep secrets.
And now I wish I had warned myself about this two days ago. Right before Deacon kissed me for the second time. And all of the rules (and secrets) changed…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE KISS is a full-length, stand alone, best friends to lovers romance with humor, suspense and heat. Enjoy!
JESSE
As a lawyer, my job is to resolve scandals. Unfortunately, my best friend’s sexy younger sister is a walking scandal, clad in leather and tight jeans.
Off-limits, feisty and gorgeous in ways that should be illegal, Marilyn wins more than just my confidence when the wild child actress returns to Manhattan, covered in more Hollywood dirt than all of my court cases combined.
We both need a cleaner reputation. A fake engagement might just do the trick.
And in the meantime, I haven’t forgotten that the beautiful brunette is off-limits, just another part of the job.
Like I said, resolving scandals is what I’m good at.
But keeping myself from falling for my best friend’s sister? Maybe not so much…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a full-length, stand alone, brother's best friend/forbidden romance with humor, suspense and heat. Happy Reading!
HEATH
Of all the names I’ve been called in Manhattan, “good guy” has never been one of them.
But that’s what I have to become…the day my father’s law firm (and sexy lawyer Violet Keats) fall into my lap.
Not to mention…
A salacious scandal.
A hot new court case.
And one unlucky bet.
Being “the boss” has never been harder. Being office enemies with Violet Keats?
Never hotter.
Until one night—and one gamble—change everything.
Guess earning that “good guy” title is going to be much harder than I thought…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the second full-length, stand alone, enemies to lovers/office romance in the Manhattan Nights series. It contains humor, twists and steam. Happy Reading!
Last night, I discovered that Colton Evans isn’t just the hot arrogant stranger I met in the hallway at work.
He’s also a renowned football player with a story to tell…and, more importantly, the key to salvaging my tattered publishing career.
A tell-all with the world’s most infamous sports star? A publishing deal with the off-limits playboy pro who’s made me angrier than a hive of hornets every time I stare into his dark blue eyes?
Impossible…until I find out that I’m the one he wants to help tell his story.
And after talking to him, touching him, laughing with him and listening to that seductively deep voice, it’s becoming crystal clear…
Colton Evans really isn’t just the hot arrogant stranger I met at work.
There’s more to him. More to the man, the myth and legend I’m beginning to fall for behind that rugged uniform.
If only his secrets (and mine) would stop getting in the way…
This is a full-length, stand alone, enemies to lovers/sports romance in the suspense-filled Hating Him series. This book contains surprising twists, humor and heat. Enjoy!
She hates me. And we’ve never met…
To be fair, I hate her too.
I’m not a party planner. Or anyone’s best man.
But I become both the day my best friend draws me and his soon-to-be sister-in-law into an engagement bash that is going to be one for the books.
She’s bossy. I’m bossier.
She’s stubborn. I’m hard as nails.
Until we meet. At last. And everything f**king changes…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a full-length, stand alone, enemies to lovers romance in the suspense-filled Hating Him series. This book is full of surprising twists, humor and lots of steam. Enjoy!
SAWYER
I’m a baseball player with a habit of sleeping with the wrong women.
Just never thought my best friend’s assistant would be one of them.
Giving shy, inexperienced Naomi Silva the best orgasm of her life hadn’t been on my agenda. But fixing my own screwed up love life is.
Unfortunately, my one night with Naomi has convinced her that I can be her bedroom guide—a dating guru to show her the ropes.
I decide I’m game…as long as we keep our little arrangement a secret.
But what happens when my teachings are a little too good? What happens when the only player on the field I want Naomi using her new tricks on…is me?
ROSALYN
Seven years.
That’s how long it takes to get over your sister’s boyfriend.
It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t want him anymore.
Or that she’s moved onto the next.
What matters is that now I can’t go anywhere near Christopher Onasis.
It’s a good thing I have distractions to keep my thoughts off the sexy, dark blond baseball player.
Distractions like my mother’s upcoming wedding.
That is, until I find out more about the wedding party.
We’ve had a change in the roster…
And guess who just showed up as the new best man?