MORIAH JOVAN

Follow me into a deep, dark well of pain and love, corruption, deceit, and murder.

There are no monsters here but flawed and tragic humans—no werecreatures, vampires, dragons. There is no magic here but dark love and aching desire—no witches, mages, demons. There is no alternate universe here but an imaginary county in a very real city operating under its own rules.

There are no delicate flowers here but beautiful, mature, brilliant women who hold their own with grace and panache. There are no alpha male billionaires— Oh, wait. Yes, there are. My bad. They’re bad, too. Dominating, one might say. If one were saying.

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THE PROVISO — 2004: Knox Hilliard’s uncle killed Knox’s father to marry his mother and keep Knox’s inheritance. Knox and his cousins Sebastian and Giselle are out for vengeance, but somewhere along the way they find allies—and love.

STAY — 2009: Vanessa’s a celebrity chef carrying a childhood crush. Eric’s a career politician racked by gratitude and regret. They’re bound by history but separated by careers and distance. So much baggage, so little in common. Can they make it work? Is it worth it?

MAGDALENE — 2011: Widowed Mormon bishop and steel magnate Mitch meets corporate restructuring specialist Cassie St. James, a former prostitute. As they navigate a relationship, they work together to stop a man who’s destroying everything Mitch holds dear.

DUNHAM — It’s 1780. American privateer Captain Fury and British pirate Captain Judas share a kiss that leads to a tavern brawl, but their common enemy—King George III—keeps them fighting to make a life together on the American frontier.

PASO DOBLE — 1996: Victoria, an American professor in Sevilla, Spain, moonlighting as a nightclub singer meets Emilio, a smooth Spanish matador moonlighting as a chemist. She makes him laugh. He solves her problems. They’re just friends—right up until the first kiss.

WE WERE GODS — 2010: After twenty years, five kids, world renown, and a multimillion-dollar business, Étienne and Tess call it quits because at some point, love just isn’t enough anymore—until it’s the only thing they have left.

BLACK JACK — 1995: Music professor Lydia and culturally illiterate bond trader Jack are the least likely people to feel instant attraction, much less plan a weekend romp moments after meeting. It would have been a fun vacation fling if not for almost getting murdered.

LION’S SHARE — 2016: Single-mother Blythe had to depend on Finn, her terrifying father-in-law, to pull her through her husband’s death. Six years, countless dinners, kids’ activities, and a successful career later, there is nothing between them but friendship and respect. Nothing at all.

1520 MAIN — 1929: In Kansas City during Prohibition, Trey Dunham only wants two things out of life: money and respectability. And he doesn’t care how he gets them.

TWENTY-DOLLAR RAG — 2022: A spoiled brat party girl gets a lesson in life from a man who values hard work over wealth, which changes her life. Tia doesn’t expect to see Vachel ever again—and she would really rather not.