Merger: Takeover Duet #2 by Bliss, Chelle (26)

Suzy’s a control freak and has her life mapped out - work hard, find a man with a stable job, and live happily ever after.

City gave up on love when his heart was crushed in college, preferring to be the typical bachelor.

A night of passion and lust causes them to question everything. Is City the knight in shining armor to the damsel in distress? Can their relationship survive when a fantasy falls apart and a secret comes out that changes everything?

Michael Gallo found his calling in life - he wants to kick ass. He works at Inked as a piercer, but spends his mornings training and dreaming of winning an UFC championship.

Dr. Mia Greco is dedicated to saving lives and helping those less fortunate. She doesn't have time to meet Mr. Right with her busy schedule.

He has a secret that may rip them apart. There are forces bigger than them at work; drawing them in and making their worlds collide - not letting either one of them walk away.

Izzy Gallo has never been described as a member of the weaker sex. She's a woman who doesn't take shit from anyone.

James Caldo has dedicated his life to protect and serve as a member of the DEA. He's cocky, overbearing, and doesn't take no for an answer - the Gallo men have nothing on him.

Does James have what it takes to overpower the headstrong Izzy, capturing her heart forever?

I lost track of my life. Spiraling down the rabbit hole, I lost myself and became one of them. Living undercover within the MC, the days bled together as I became absorbed in a life of excess and violence.

Roxanne grew up as part of the MC, a victim of her birth. Her life has been treacherous, setting her on a course of torment and destruction.

When our worlds collide, secrets are revealed. Trying to save us from damnation, I fight for redemption and the woman I love.

I'd led a selfish existence. I liked who I was. Hell, I loved myself.

Women threw themselves at me and I took what they offered without remorse.

Time passed. Women came and went.

The second I let my guard down and released the hold I had on life... What was my award for such carelessness? A love so spectacular and heart wrenching that it threw me for a loop.

This is my story. My downfall. My salvation.

I had everything I ever wanted--a wife, a kid, with two more on the way. I was living the American dream.

Just when life had evened out, a familiar enemy came back to haunt us. It wasn't my past that followed us, but my brother's. When the danger gets too close, I'll do anything to defend my family.

James Caldo needs to control everything in his life, even his wife, Izzy Gallo. But she's headstrong and has a need to test her husband's limits as much as he pushes hers.

When a case at ALFA Private Investigation takes a dark turn, James is forced to get Izzy involved in an undercover sting, and the assignment will test her sexual boundaries as well as the very foundation of their relationship.

Can Izzy hold her tongue long enough to keep them both safe? Or will her unwillingness to fully submit draw the eye of the very man they're after?

Never cross the line. That had always been my rule. But that was before Race True.

The danger that followed her had my protective instincts in overdrive. And as the clock ticked down, the choice was laid out before me: save her career or risk everything and have her in my bed. Could I put aside my wants for her needs? Or would my selfishness destroy everything in the process?

No matter how hard I tried to push her away, fate thrust us together again.

Screw relationships. My motto: Hit it and quit it.

Simple worked. Feelings weren’t on the line, hearts weren’t able to be broken, and I could keep my life simple.

Until I met her. A dirty-mouthed temptress with a killer body that had me questioning everything.

There's only one thing worse than dating a friend's sister sleeping with his mother.

Fran DeLuca's known for her bossy, overbearing personality almost as much as for her love of nylon tracksuits. But when someone runs off with fifty thousand dollars, she becomes involved in an ALFA investigation and catches the eye of silver fox biker, Bear.

Bear North, ALFA's resident bad boy, has never thought of Fran as anything more than his buddy's mom. When she trades in her elastic pants and orthopedic tennis shoes for a pair of skintight jeans and high heels, he takes notice.

This isn’t your typical love story – it’s a story of survival. Most importantly - It’s about finding the light and basking in the rays.

After a phone call changes my life, I shut the world out. Paralyzed by the fear, the darkness becomes inescapable. When I refuse to open my door, my best friend goes to the most notorious man in town. Only there’s a problem – after he breaks down my door, he doesn’t want to leave. I never expected to find a man with a heart bigger than his reputation.

But just like illusions, things are never what they seem. With fear surrounding me, only he can chase away the shadows.