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Spine-tingling Suspense Spiced with Sizzling Romance!
I’ve always loved to daydream and write. A perfect combo for romantic suspense! And then I grew up as a “Navy brat,” so I’ve had a few world-expanding experiences. Like living in several states in the US and overseas—including the tropics, which I fell in love with. So I set many of my books in California and the tropics—and I live in Southern California.
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The Discovered Truth Series
The Discovered Truth Series consists of romantic suspense novels featuring complex, gutsy women and equally complicated, charismatic men who find themselves immersed in dangerous and intriguing modern-day challenges, such as human trafficking, drug and arms smuggling, national security threats and identity theft. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue.
I started writing at a really young age. When I was five years old, I became inspired to begin writing sweet, little …
With this first in the Falling for You series, Julia Firlotte has written a 5-star book. In Trust in You, Meet Ella, …
The Discovered Truth Series launches September 26, 2019 You know those novels you hear about that journalists have hiding in their desk …
Page-turning suspense spiced with sizzling romance!
4 full-length novels featuring gutsy heroines and charismatic heroes up against modern day challenges such as identity theft, drug smuggling, kidnapping and human trafficking. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue.
Each action-packed story has an HEA and no cliffhanger. Minor characters move on to star in future books.
Discovered Secrets, Book #1
La Times investigative reporter Jesse McMillan scores the biggest story of his career. An elusive Mexican mafia kingpin agrees to talk–but the price Jesse must pay is greater than he ever imagined. Especially when an old girlfriend he’s been dreaming about from his childhood home in the Canal Zone Panama steps into the picture.
Discovered Memories, Book #2
Foreign correspondent Alexa Kent is up against her toughest case yet. On location in La Paz, Mexico, she uncovers a human sex trafficking ring and races to save the little girls. Against her better judgment, Alexa turns to “Macaw” Sam Elvia, a Panamanian-Italian hiding out in Mexico. The closer they get to saving the girls and exposing the ringleader, the deadlier the chase becomes.
Discovered Indiscretions, Book #3
Border patrol agent Tatiana Romero guards the San Diego/Tijuana line as fiercely as her heart. Until one night when she meets a handsome surfer and stumbles into the most dangerous situation of her career. Tatiana and Brett watch the execution of a Mexican Mafioso and the kidnapping of his sultry mistress and soon find themselves at the heart of a dangerous kidnapping plot.
Discovered Liaisons, Book #4
Forensic auditor Jessica Reynold sets off to Puerto Vallarta to stop an identify thief who stole her social security number. Unbeknownst to Jessica, Secret Service consultant Spencer Abbott is hired to help her. One look at Jessica, and Spencer finds himself uncharacteristically concerned about the intellectual beauty’s safety. Before long, he’s hopelessly ensnared in the tangled web woven by her stray social security number.
Page-turning suspense spiced with sizzling romance!
4 full-length novels featuring gutsy heroines and charismatic heroes up against modern day challenges such as counterfeit pharmaceutical rings, drug running, and diamond and arms smuggling. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue. Each action-packed story has an HEA and no cliffhanger. Minor characters move on to star in future books.Discovered Betrayal, Book #5
Former detective Tony Molinaro regrets past mistakes with his wife, Joanna. Holed up in the jungle of Puerto Vallarta working to bring down a dangerous counterfeit pharmaceutical ring, Tony’s home is stormed by the enemy. He escapes through an underground tunnel system to San Diego, soon running into Joanna at a crime scene. A special agent with the FBI, Joanna’s life is in danger. Will she and Tony find out who’s after her and behind the pharmaceutical ring?Discovered Denial, Book #6
Journalist Iris Avena is baffled when she witnesses a drug exchange in her paper’s parking lot one night. Tracking black tar heroin flooding the streets for months, undercover DEA agent Joey Landau has answers, except one. Who’s the brown-haired beauty? Sparks fly when Iris and Joey are thrown together amidst a deadly drug cartel cover-up that soon has them running for their lives as they seek answers.Discovered Distractions, Book #7
When grifter Irena Martin finds her life in danger after a con in Los Vegas, she meets Gordon Bradshaw. She thinks Gordon is the perfect new mark, but she doesn’t know he dismantles companies for a living. Intrigued, Gordon plays along. Before long, though, the two become enmeshed in each other’s troubles and are soon running from the life-threatening consequences of past mistakes.Discovered Deception, Book #8
After two decades dreaming about each other, Kent, now a chef, and Susa, now a scientist working on a groundbreaking experiment, reunite on a fateful moonlit winter’s night. Susa’s cousin left her with a bag of stolen rare diamonds and disappeared. As Kent and Susa search for Hermann, they discover a connection to the secret moonlight ceremonies with gems Hermann involved the three of them in at the lake all those summers ago.
Page-turning suspense spiced with sizzling romance!
4 full-length novels featuring complex gutsy women and equally complicated charismatic men who find themselves immersed in modern day challenges such as cartel drug smuggling, organ theft, espionage, and human trafficking. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue.
Each action-packed story has an HEA and no cliffhanger. Minor characters move into subsequent books.
Discovered Lies, Book #9
Working under the radar as a sous chef in Southern California, Ernesto Morales is trying to stay out of trouble and not think about the woman he loved and whose life he saved before going underground. Once a successful journalist, Gabriella Cortez is hiding out on a palm tree farm in Mexico. She spends her days working on the farm and longing for Ernesto, who she thinks is gone forever at the hands of her lethal drug kingpin uncle, Pedro Perez. Ernesto will do anything to keep Gabriella safe—including stay away. But when Perez gets out of jail early with his first order of business to hunt down and silence his niece, Ernesto risks his safety to save Gabriella at all costs.
Discovered Vengeance, Book #10
An expert sniper, Estevan Reyes is on a mission in South America. To hunt down and neutralize whoever is kidnapping people for a vicious organ theft ring. But when the usually cool-headed marksman-for-hire meets Loretta King, he’s immediately drawn to the auburn-haired beauty, even though she isn’t part of the plan. Loretta King took a sabbatical from her job as a bank manager to shake up her life. On a whim, she signs up with Doctors Without Borders in Colombia and is pleasantly surprised when she meets handsome Estevan. Loretta expected to be sitting on the sidelines at a computer, but soon finds herself on a harrowing journey with Estevan through the most dangerous jungle in the world.
Discovered Redemption, Book #11
Cool-headed CIA operative Veronica Valencia looks forward to her next assignment. Locating handsome MI6 agent Robert Harroway and finding out everything there is to know about him. But from the very beginning, things slip sideways. Rather than compromising Harroway, she finds herself at his mercy. To further complicate matters, her father and hero, a high-ranking U.S. government official, is indicted for treason. Robert Harroway is in hiding in the south of France when his sister goes missing. As he sets out to locate her, he comes face-to-face with Veronica. Intrigued by the CIA agent, but aware of her motives, Robert soon finds himself in a cat and mouse dance with the beautiful operative.
Discovered Obsession, Book #12
Born into poverty in Budapest, Sasha Farkas came to America to make a better life for herself and her mother back in Hungary. But Sasha finds herself caught in a Russian mafia human trafficking ring that keeps her captive without a passport until she works off her passage to America using her nursing skills. Los Angeles neurologist Hans Wagner meets Sasha when he’s forced at gunpoint to tend to a patient at the medical center where she works. Hans senses that Sasha is working at the clinic against her will and becomes concerned for the beautiful nurse’s safety. Though Sasha initially resists the handsome doctor’s help, when their lives are threatened, she’s forced to trust him.
Page-turning suspense spiced with sizzling romance!
4 full-length novels featuring complex gutsy women and equally complicated charismatic men who find themselves immersed in modern day challenges such as orchid theft, kidnapping, murder, arms smuggling, and more. When the heroine and hero meet, worlds collide and sparks fly, kindling unforgettable romance and intrigue.
Each action-packed story has an HEA and no cliffhanger. Minor characters move on to star in future books.
Discovered Transgressions, Book #13
When a masked, armed man shoves an envelope containing rare orchid photos into Savannah Sanchez’s hands and claims the plants are leading to murder, the FBI agent is skeptical. Until she reaches out to US Forest Ranger Brent Larson, whose colleague recently mysteriously died. When Brent meets the beautiful FBI agent and she verifies his coworker’s death was no accident, it becomes apparent someone is willing to kill for the horticultural gems. Savannah is surprised at the sparks she feels when she meets Brent. Five years ago, she lost her husband, another FBI agent, and doubted she’d ever have feelings for another man. But as Brent and Savannah become embroiled in a deadly war over the orchids, they soon find their mutual attraction undeniable.
Discovered Suspicion, Book #14
When FBI agent Cherie Tomlinson decides to take a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, she plans on lazy days at the beach. But then she meets a handsome man at the airport café. Before she realizes what’s happening, she’s helping a fugitive board the plane and evade capture. Justin Kincaid is running for his freedom when he plans to get on the first flight to Mexico. The beautiful woman he meets at the café is an added bonus. Slipping on the plane with her at his side helps him throw off the military police hunting him down. When they land, Cherie and Justin plan to go separate ways, but something happens that throws them together, and they find themselves running for their lives. Justin has secrets but what he doesn’t know is that Cherie has a hidden agenda while in Mexico only Justin can help with.
Discovered Escape, Book #15
After a decade hiding in Puerto Vallarta, Patrick Tomlinson is finally about to reunite with his family in the States, including his sister, Cherie. All he must do is perform one last dangerous mission involving Maya artifacts. Patrick is ready to take the necessary steps when he meets a beautiful artist. Sonrisa Herrera intrigues Patrick, stirring in him long-buried feelings he had nearly forgotten. Sonrisa and her son, Juan, are in hiding in Mexico. When she meets handsome Patrick, she thinks she has outrun her dark past and is finally safe. But then something happens to throw her world upside down, and the only one who can help her is Patrick. Patrick and Sonrisa begin running from their past toward their present, doing everything they can to reclaim what they hold dear. Will they find what they’ve been looking for in one another?
Discovered Promises, Book #16
Private pilot Skip Moore just finished a flight and is making his way home on a quiet night at the airport when a beautiful woman approaches and begs him to immediately fly her off on his plane. When Skip refuses, he finds himself at the end of a gun and decides to comply. Backed into a corner and running from the impossible, Liliana Cantrell just wants to disappear. When she finds the handsome pilot on the tarmac, his plane seems like the perfect chance to escape. Skip flies Liliana to safety and plans on parting ways, but fate steps in and they find themselves entangled. When Skip discovers why Liliana is on the run, he feels compelled to help her conquer a dangerous situation. Used to handling things by herself, Liliana slowly accepts Skip’s help. But can she accept his heart?
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