Payne Taylor: 13 books

Princess Ysolde Westbrook faces an uncertain future if she fails to obey the king’s decree and choose a husband. As she denies one suitor after the next, an assassination plot places her life in peril. Years of service as a paladin to the goddess of light make Geoffrey Ashcroft the paragon...

**INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, A MERRY BEARY CHRISTMAS The Right to Bear Arms After years of abuse, Daniela Reyes escapes her marriage to strike out on her own. With a rented house near the wilderness and a sexy neighbor down the road, life seems typical until she finds a black bear snoozing...

Each story may be read as a standalone, but it is advised to read in order. The trilogy is now complete. Jada Hunt knows her town has issues. As the owner of Quickdraw’s bustling new spa, she isn’t prepared to move without a fight. Quickdraw is home, and she plans to stand her ground. Cougar...

Leigh Denton has made her share of mistakes, but the judgmental residents of Quickdraw, Texas will never allow her to forget. Drugs and a history of criminal activity checker her traumatic past. Now she’s cleaned up her act and fighting to regain custody of her infant. Having a relationship...

As the eldest of seven children, Esteban Castillo has spent his life protecting others, at home and in the U.S. Marines. Now he leads the family construction company founded by his father, and it thrives under his leadership—until a rivalry with another firm places their livelihood in jeopardy. Love...

CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE Ex-narcotics peddler, convicted felon, amputee shapeshifter. Former gang enforcer Lyle Davis is newly released from prison. With a laundry list of offenses tainting his reputation, the town's unforgiving population is reluctant to forgive until the local sheriff conscripts...

When Daniela Reyes escapes her abusive marriage to live alone, life seems typical until she finds a black bear snoozing in her new hammock. Despite warnings from relatives, she feeds her wild friend and watches him return day after day. Her bear is the ideal distraction from the ex-husband devoted...

Small town sheriff Ian MacArthur lives his life by the golden rule. He's the ideal husband, a compassionate friend, loyal comrade, and a perfect stepfather to a little girl who adores him. He can do anything--but get his wife pregnant. It's a shifter's worst nightmare. Leigh blames herself...

In a future where anything alien is mistrusted, Doctor Xander Vargas hides his true nature. Reassignment to a new ship is the second chance he needs, and spoiling it isn't an option. Until he meets his one temptation, a woman his alien genes would kill for. Sergeant Thandie Kruger finds herself...

Years after the abduction that turned him into a cyborg, Kaiden remains broken in heart and body. Then the queen assigns him an investigation into more disappearances like his own, and he hopes to find the closure he needs. He should be focused on the mission. Nothing else should matter. But the spy...

Old Dog, New Tricks Former gang enforcer Lyle Davis is newly released from prison. With a laundry list of offenses tainting his reputation, the town's unforgiving population is reluctant to forgive until the local sheriff conscripts Lyle to mentor their neighborhood juvenile delinquents. Julia...

Living on the run for nine years has made Evangeline a skeptical woman. With a new face and a fabricated identity, she sails the stars as captain of her own mercenary ship. Online virtual reality games return a fraction of the life stolen from her by the Royal Navy’s betrayal. Gareth’s...

Demon summoner. Necromancer. Heir. As the Shade Knight of his noble house, Etienne is all of these things but also intensely loyal to those who need him. No challenge is too great for his powerful black magic, until an assassin begins picking off his estranged family one by one. Becoming the...