A Very Merry Hitman

A Very Merry Hitman
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2024-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 163556381X

She’s surrounded by hitmen… Aileen’s parents, brother and all her neighbors have unconventional jobs to say the least. So she’s surrounded by hitmen. Is it a little strange? Sure, but so is she. And lately she finds herself looking at one of her neighbors in a new light. When the single mom asks him for a teeny tiny favor—to help her after years of being celibate—he shuts down. So she decides to throw herself back out there and start dating again. And he’s the most intimidating of them all… Dante has wanted Aileen for as long as he can remember, but because of her past trauma, he’s always considered her off-limits. When two different Santas try to rob her in a matter of days, then all bets are off. Something weird is going on, so he does what any good hitman would do—he takes over her protection detail. He’ll keep her under his roof, in his arms, and hopefully in his bed, while ending any and all threats to her. Too bad her nosy family keeps getting in his way. It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but danger is about to find them all.

Retribution

Retribution
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942447035

She sees brief glimpses of the future… Nika and Alena Brennan will do anything to kill a vicious Russian crime boss and they’re using his only son to get to him. Yet when the time comes to execute their plan, psychic Nika hesitates due to an unexpected entanglement with sexy security expert Declan Gallagher. When her sister is kidnapped and all their carefully laid plans go awry, Nika must depend on Declan and her mortal enemy’s son to get her sister back. He invades her dreams and teases her with sensual pleasures… As a dream walker, Declan is capable of seeing anyone’s innermost thoughts as they sleep. With Nika, however, he finds himself playing a deadly, seductive game. He knows she’s not who she says she is and he’s determined to find out the real reason she’s in Miami before she gets herself or someone else killed. Time is running out… Nika’s window of opportunity is closing to save her sister and find a way to protect their secrets without landing them both in jail. With innocent lives at stake, Nika must decide if the retribution she’s waited a lifetime for is worth losing the man who has won her heart. Author note: This is a full length, stand-alone Novel (81,000 words)

Ancient Vengeance

Ancient Vengeance
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2022-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 163556204X

She’s a sheltered princess… Stella is from a fierce and ancient dragon line, but when her kingdom was invaded and half her family slaughtered, everything changed. She’s been taught to fight, to protect herself, but now that one of her sisters is back after being thought dead, she realizes it’s time to make some changes. After years of being smothered, she needs freedom, to spread her dragon wings and experience life. So when she’s tasked with a job in New Orleans, she jumps at the chance to strike out on her own and prove herself. He's the assassin hired to kidnap her… Dragon shifter Rhodes is a killer. An assassin. And he’s been ordered to kidnap the dragon princess Stella. He’s always finished his contracts—until he meets her. Now he’ll do anything to keep her safe. To claim her forever as his mate. But first they’ll have to overcome the danger stalking her—and then he’ll have to figure out how to get her to forgive him for betraying her. Author note: each book in the Ancients Rising series may be read as a complete stand-alone with HEA.

Ancient Vendetta

Ancient Vendetta
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635561698

Get ready for King and Aurora’s long awaited, action-packed story! His responsibility is to his pack, his people—the territory of New Orleans. When the world devolved into chaos and fire, Alpha wolf King kept his territory from collapsing. Now, every day it seems there’s a new challenge—rogue witches, treacherous vampires, evil dragons. But his biggest threat is Aurora. Unique, magical, a female who sees him, the male, and not simply the Alpha in charge. But she’s thrown up so many walls that he’s afraid he’ll never be able to break through to the woman behind them. When the most dangerous threat they’ve ever faced ravages the city he’ll need her at his side—to defeat it, and then claim the woman who already owns him, body and soul. But she makes him want more. After being held captive for a year, Aurora has embraced her freedom. For the first time in her life she’s living away from her older sister in a new territory. A new world. She’s made friends and is helping New Orleans get back on its feet. But she’s far from the woman she used to be. Even so, she can’t fight her ever present and growing attraction to King. Except she’s afraid she’s broken, that she’ll never be able to have a normal relationship again—that she can’t handle being an Alpha’s mate. When an evil linked to his past threatens to tear them apart and destroy the city, she must set her fears aside and find the courage to follow her heart—and the wolf who’s already won it. Author note: Though part of a series, this book may be read as a stand-alone, complete with HEA.

Ancient Sentinel

Ancient Sentinel
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2023-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635562139

He never expected her… Jaguar shifter Ren never thought he’d fall for anyone again—not after the last woman he opened his heart to tried to cut it out. Literally. But the moment he met Grace he fell hard and fast for the sweet human. Except she’s made it clear she’s only looking for friendship, and he wants it all. But he’ll do anything to claim her heart. Grace officially has a crush on her friend—a quiet jaguar shifter with kind eyes and deadly skills. However, he hasn’t given any indication he wants more than friendship. So she vows to move on—until they’re given an assignment by their Alpha. When they’re stuck together under the same roof, sharing one bed, it becomes impossible to hide her attraction. But then an unknown threat surfaces, putting Grace’s life in danger, and Ren will stop at nothing to protect the woman he knows is his mate. Author note: each book in the Ancients Rising series may be read as a stand-alone, complete with HEA and no cliffhangers.

Ancient Enforcer

Ancient Enforcer
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635561582

An ancient dragon warrior determined to protect what’s his… Former general Mikael lost his clan, his family, everything, thousands of years ago. Now he’s awakened in a new world that’s trying to rebuild. He and his brothers are ordered to live with Avery, a human female, and her younger brothers. Avery is nothing he should want. She’s too soft, too sweet…too happy. But he can’t stop his growing obsession with her. The human female who threatens his jaded heart… House flipper Avery is no stranger to heartbreak, and knows that the ones you love most can stab you in the back the quickest. When she’s asked to shelter a bunch of dragon shifters, her instinct is to say no. Until she meets the ragtag group of males who are struggling to adjust to the new world. Against her better judgment, she agrees to take them in. Even if the gruff Mikael has heartbreak written all over him, she can’t help but fall for the sexy dragon a little more every day. But when a threat from his past emerges, promising to tear their world apart, things suddenly change between them. As they race against the clock to save her family, Mikael must risk everything and claim her before it’s too late. Author note: Though part of a series, this book may be read as a stand-alone, complete with HEA. Ancients Rising Series Ancient Protector, #1 Ancient Enemy, #2 Ancient Enforcer, #3 Ancient Vendetta, #4

Falling for Nola

Falling for Nola
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2024-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635563984

They started off on the wrong foot… When Nola’s firefighter neighbor wakes her up for the third night in a row with his loud motorcycle, she has some choice words for him. Once they clear the air, sparks fly between them… Kayce falls for his neighbor from the first moment she yells at him, and he’s not alone in his attraction. But since they’re neighbors, she’s worried about the fallout if they part ways. Only he wonders why she thinks they’d ever break up… Author note: this is a sweet, short novella I wrote for the Read Me Romance podcast, set in one of my favorite cities, New Orleans.

Dark Protector

Dark Protector
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2023-12-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635563518

He walked away once; he won't do it again. Wolf shifter Aldric Kazan is no stranger to pain. Since the loss of his mate a century ago, he won't allow himself to fall for someone again—not even the feisty female who stirs things in him that he thought were gone long ago. But as a supernatural investigator, he's forced to team up with the same woman he vowed to stay away from. She let him in once; she refuses to do it again. Natalia Cordona refuses to back down from any challenge—even if it means joining forces with Aldric, the sexy and brooding man who won't get too close. Locating missing vampires before a volatile war breaks out seems nearly impossible as the duo struggle with their explosive and undeniable attraction. Now it's up to Natalia and Aldric to trust each other to stop an all-out war from breaking out that would destroy the harmony they've all worked so hard for. SECOND EDITION - This updated and revised edition is the author’s preferred text. Author note: Though part of the Moon Shifter series, this book can be read as a stand-alone.

Ancient Warrior

Ancient Warrior
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2023-04-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635562155

The last time she saw him… Long before The Fall, before the world changed forever, tiger shifter Harlow worked in Black Ops for the safety of all shifters. She excelled at her job, loved everything about it, until the male she loved tried to kill her. So she was forced to kill him first. She killed him. Now Aodh is back. And this fierce, dominant dragon shifter won’t stop until he gets answers. But things aren’t what they seem and now he has more than a battle with Harlow on his hands. If they want a chance at a future, they’ll have to take down an ancient enemy who has targeted not only them, but their friends—and it’s going to take uniting all their skills to survive. Author note: Each book in the series can be read as a stand-alone, complete with HEA and no cliffhanger.

Tempted by Her Neighbor

Tempted by Her Neighbor
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: Katie Reus
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 163556400X

He thinks his neighbor is out of his league… Kyran got into a fair amount of trouble as a teenager, but after eight years in the military, he’s left his troublemaking past behind him, built a successful business and put down roots. Unfortunately, the sheriff of his hometown has a long memory. To him, Kyran will always be a loser, no matter how much he’s cleaned up his act. And now she’s his alibi… When he’s accused of a crime he didn’t commit, no one is more surprised than Kyran when prim and proper Lucie Miller provides him with an alibi—one that’s a complete lie. Determined to find out why his sexy next-door neighbor stepped up, he soon finds himself in danger of losing something far more important than his newfound respectability—his heart.