Katie Allen is the fabulously filthy-minded alter-ego of romantic-suspense author Katie Ruggle.
Hideout: SANCTUARY Series #2
When Officer Peter Giordano is assigned to keep Trevor Haas safe until he can testify against his murderous father, he expects the hardest part of his job will be keeping his hands off the gorgeous witness. The two men hide out in the small, sleepy town of Honeysuckle, fixing up their dilapidated safe house by day… and fighting their mutual attraction by night.
Their small-town neighbors have some hidden skeletons of their own, however—including a secret someone’s willing to kill to protect. Soon, a person is dead, and Pete and Trevor are thrown into the middle of a murder investigation. The two men struggle to keep Trevor’s true identity a secret, knowing his father will stop at nothing to silence the star witness against him…even if that means killing his own son.
Note: Pete and Trevor won’t have to go it alone. Wash and Rhodes, the crush-worthy heroes from Private Dicks, are along for the ride once again.
Originally published in 2010. The current version has been lightly re-edited.
Content Warning: This book contains violence, swearing, and an off-page murder.
Heat Level: Steamy
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Private Dicks: SANCTUARY Series #1
Ex-cop Isaac Rhodes is a tough and intimidating private investigator with a talent for kicking in doors and knocking criminals’ heads together. His only soft spot is for his partner, Nate Washington—though Wash makes him anything but soft. Ever since they met, he’s silently lusted after Wash. However, Rhodes stays silent, not wanting to lose his business partner…and his best friend.
When a year’s worth of frustrated desire finally drives Rhodes to come out, Wash admits to having a few secrets of his own. Rhodes is elated…but nothing is ever easy. He’s just about given up on love when one missing child case—and a gun to Wash’s head—convinces Rhodes to do whatever it takes to get his man.
Originally published in 2009. The current version has been lightly re-edited.
Content Warning: This book contains violence, including references to human trafficking, suicide, and murder.
Heat Level: Steamy
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Breaking the Silence
After enduring a horrific childhood, William Jackson lives a solitary existence working as a computer programmer from his Minnesota home. His safe routine is blown to pieces when the daily sight of an unknown woman walking her dog sends his heart into a tailspin.
Jenny Fitzgerald’s love life is at a definite low. Her only potential date in sight is her annoying and creepy coworker, Evan—until a stunning man appears before her like a gift from some kindly sex god. Who is she to turn down what’s offered to her on a gorgeous blond platter?
Will and Jenny’s friendship develops as their hunger grows into love. Meanwhile, a jealous Evan watches, his rage building until it explodes in a brutal act of violence that tears Jenny’s life apart. Will struggles to help her rebuild her courage and sense of self as his own demons and fragile memories threaten their chance at happiness…but perhaps they can learn to heal each other.
Originally published in 2008. The current version has been lightly re-edited.
Content Warning: This book contains an on-page sexual assault, as well as references to suicide, child abuse, and rape.
Heat Level: Steamy
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One-Two Punch
Beth is willing to do almost anything to meet her dream man—including taking boxing lessons. She passes Harry’s gym for weeks before mustering up the nerve to walk in and talk to the gorgeous owner. Once she does, sparks fly as well as punches.
Their budding relationship is tested with the arrival of Ky, Harry’s Army buddy. After years of frustrated longing for his fellow soldier, Ky is hoping he can win Harry’s heart. He hadn’t planned on Beth, however—or the scorching desire she inspires.
As the trio struggle to accept their feelings for each other, a menacing figure stalks Beth, watching, waiting—and preparing to snatch her away from the two men she’s grown to love.
Originally published in 2008. The current version has been lightly re-edited.
Content Warning: This book contains stalking, kidnapping, violence, and attempted sexual assault.
Heat Level: Steamy (Contains Ménage and M/M Sex Scenes)
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Blindsight (Previously Published as Seeing Blind)
Cassie thought she’d escaped the psychic abilities that had haunted her all her life. After two years of vision-free bliss living on her small farm outside the tiny town of Napping, Cassie’s only worry is her secret crush on the hot local sheriff, Ty.
But her quiet, anonymous life is destroyed when murder rocks the sleepy town and Cassie’s visions thrust her into the middle of the grisly mystery. Reluctantly drawn into her own search for the killer, Cassie begins to unearth the town’s tangled secrets with the dubious help of Napping’s quirky residents…and the sheriff, whose mere presence is enough to make her blood heat.
As she gets closer to the truth, her relationship with the sheriff intensifies, and Cassie struggles to hide her psychic talent, fearing that discovery of her unusual gift will drive him away—and destroy her last chance at happiness.
Originally published in 2008. The current version has been lightly re-edited.
Content Warning: This book contains a few scenes with on-page violence, as well as references to domestic violence and murder.
Heat Level: Steamy
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Marriage Lessons (Off Guard series #3)
Roomies with benefits and the potential for so much more in Marriage Lessons by Katie Ruggle, writing as Katie Allen
Falling for your boss—no matter how fast he makes your pulse race—is such a cliché. But it’s one Annabelle Shay can’t seem to avoid. Gallery owner Louis Dumont is stupid hot. Plus, he’s sweet, sensitive and a brilliant artist. But he’s also oblivious. Which is good because Annabelle loves her job too much to risk it.
Louis hasn’t been with a woman since he was wounded in Afghanistan, remaining guarded about his body and his heart. But Annabelle is different. She keeps him grounded. Which is why protecting her—first pretending to be her husband to ward off unwanted attention, then inviting her to move in after her landlord kicks her out—feels so natural, even if it invites rampant temptation.
Try as Annabelle might, there are some desires you simply can’t shake. Louis repeatedly joke-asking her to marry him isn’t helping, especially when their unbearable attraction upgrades them to roomies with benefits. But Louis is still keeping pieces of his past to himself, leaving Annabelle to wonder if he’ll ever truly be vulnerable with her—or if she stands to lose everything.
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Baking Lessons (Off Guard series #2)
A free-spirited baker becomes the best kind of mess in her uptight landlord’s perfectly ordered life in this next installment of the Off Guard series by Katie Ruggle writing as Katie Allen
Leah loves everything about her bakery—the heavenly smells, the satisfaction of feeding people and, of course, unlimited cookies. The only thing she doesn’t like is her uptight landlord’s daily visits. Sure, the man’s drop-dead gorgeous, but for someone with an insatiable taste for treats, he’s anything but sweet.
Army vet Hamilton knows he comes off as rigid. He just can’t seem to bite his tongue around Leah—he might be a virgin but he can imagine a dozen better ways to use his mouth. But when the woman he considers absolutely delicious is threatened by an unwanted admirer, Hamilton intervenes, captivating Leah with his softer side.
Now the man Leah couldn’t avoid is swiftly becoming the one she can’t resist. Unrelenting temptation soon overwhelms them both, leading to an indulgence in everything they’ve been craving. But when past actions bring a fallout neither imagined, they’ll be forced to confront whether their affair is half-baked—or something to savor forever.
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Acting Lessons (Off Guard series Book #1)
An aspiring actress navigates the gig of a lifetime...and an illicit desire she never saw coming in the first book of a brand-new series from Katie Ruggle writing as Katie Allen
It's an offer she can't refuse. Two weeks of work for enough cash to quit her day job and focus on auditions is a dream come true for struggling actress Topher. All she has to do is play girlfriend to a wealthy friend, helping him secure his trust fund. Then she meets her friend's sinfully handsome, firmly off-limits uncle, and all bets are off.
Not only is Uncle James surprisingly younger than imagined, he's charismatic and hot as hell. And there's something about the wounded veteran's hungry stare that has her thinking the feeling is mutual.
Topher's determined to ignore Uncle Sexy, but the forbidden temptation is too much to handle, especially after James flashes his dominant side. But surrendering to temptation is easier said than done when the plot thickens. Even if Topher can manage to fool everyone involved, she's not sure she can fool her own heart--or the man she's definitely not supposed to be falling for.
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Erotic Experiments (Research & Desire book #1)
Previously published as Experiments with Ed
Science geek Claire spends most days in the confines of her laboratory, safely avoiding humans. So her world is sent into a sexy tailspin when a rare night out at the club starts with a game of Avoid Your Handsy Boss and ends with getting rescued by the most perfect male specimen she’s ever seen.
Bouncer Ed can't get enough of Claire, or of watching his "little mouse" let loose when he touches her. Saving her once was easy, even fun. But his fiercely protective nature goes into overdrive when Claire’s determination to reveal what's really going on in the lab endangers both their lives.
Being on the run isn’t enough to keep Claire's hands off her beautiful protector, or to stop them from falling in love. But it isn't long before Claire discovers Ed is hiding a shocking secret of his own…
This book is approximately 47,000 words
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Natural Selection (Research & Desire book #2)
Previously published as Darwin’s Natural Selection
There's something wickedly naughty about love on the run
Darwin Bloom has no true identity—his laboratory creators made sure of that. Darwin isn't his real name and living on the lam doesn't exactly allow for deep romantic relationships, but the feelings he’s developed for engineer Tom Cooper are strong enough to try.
Tom Cooper's life changed forever when he met Darwin. Gone are his fears of intimacy—Tom wants to do whatever Darwin asks, whenever he asks. How is it that the big, beautiful construction worker can seem dangerous and delicious at the same time?
But when Darwin’s mysterious past comes back with a vengeance, there’s more than just incredible sex at stake. Darwin promised Tom he’d never leave him…but keeping him safe might mean doing just that.
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Carnal Chemistry (Research & Desire book #3)
Previously published as Chemistry with Calvin
Thanks to a top-secret government agency, I don’t remember everything…but I know I can’t go back.
I thought I’d found the perfect place to hide. Wrong. Even though I'm deep undercover, she sees me. The real me. And she wants me.
I’d give anything to build a life with a woman like Lauren Hayes. But with rogue government agents hunting me down, I can’t risk getting her involved. Our lust—our love—needs to remain a secret.
Despite our precautions, the men who'll have my hide now have Lauren in their sights. To keep us both alive, I’ve got to stay focused—and keep my mind off all the wicked, sexy things I've been doing with Lauren Hayes. There's a price on my head, and I won't let her be the one to pay it.
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Double Dose (Research & Desire book #4)
Previously published as Aristotle’s Anatomy
A double dose of happily-ever-after…
Speech therapist Daphne's neat, orderly life takes a turn for the dramatic when she's kidnapped and spirited away to a hideout deep in the Colorado mountains. Her captors? Gorgeous men—all escaped from a secret laboratory designed to build perfect supersoldiers.
Trauma associated with his engineering left Benjy mute, and Ari thinks Daphne's just the girl to help him recover. Held against her will, Daphne will be damned before she helps any of them—regardless of how electrifying she finds their touches.
But as Daphne's hunger for Benjy and Ari grows, so does her empathy for the other soldiers hiding out at the lodge. With danger from her own past threatening to resurface and an overeager FBI agent sniffing around, she needs to free herself, her men and the others.
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