Series: The Dregs #1
Publication date: February 16th, 2018
Synopsis:
I'm a trained killer. An expert tracker.
I've done despicable things. My soul is damaged. My body impaired. That's what happens when you are a soldier for The Company. I was discharged a year ago. Now I am a dreg. Worthless. With a bounty on my head. I've become a creature of the night, hiding in an underground maze during the day. Because I'm not ready to die yet.
She comes to me one night, needing my help to find her sister. The moment I see her, I want her. Her goodness calls to me, makes me yearn for the impossible. She brings life back to the deadness inside me. I'm no good for her. I will do nothing but corrupt her. But I'm a callous bastard. I can't resist her.
I try not to care for her, but somehow she slips under my skin. She makes me weak. And there is only one thing in this world I am afraid of. Weakness.
I'll never be good enough for her, so I have to finish this job and send her on her way.
Before she destroys me.
Series: The Dregs #2
Publication date: May 1st, 2018
Synopsis:
My dreg name is The Fighter. I'm an expert in mixed martial arts. I had to betray my dreg brothers to protect my child. I'm a traitor now. An outsider. So I keep my distance from them. Hiding in he shadows.
But I have more important things to worry about than trying to win back their trust. I have a five-year-old kid to take care of now. She scares the hell out of me. I don't know the slightest thing about kids. I need a nanny to care for my daughter. So I place an ad and hope that someone will reply.
The woman who responds is not what I expect. She's young and gorgeous and way out of my league. But she'll have to do, I have no one else. I try not to want her. I try to keep my distance. But she is pure temptation. And I'm falling under her spell.
She doesn't know that working for me puts her in danger. She doesn't know who or what I am. And I plan to keep it that way.
Because the truth could hurt her.
And so could I.
Series: The Dregs #3
Publication date: August 1st, 2018
Synopsis:
Violence has been a part of my life since my early teens. But I'm a peacemaker at heart. I fix things. I heal the wounded.
Being a dreg means I've spent most of my life as a prisoner, a soldier for The Company doing despicable things. I can't change the past or what I've done. But I can control who I am today.
I've always followed the rules. Always. Until the one time I didn't.
I gave my phone number to a complete stranger. I broke a rule that would prove detrimental to my safety and the safety of my dreg brothers. I thought I was just helping a woman in need. I didn't even consider the consequences of that action.
And now the dominoes are falling, one by one...
For her, I would break the rules. For her, I wanted to be a hero. To change the world. But being a hero comes at a cost.
Am I willing to risk it all for a woman who could ruin me and everything I believe in?
Series: The Dregs #4
Publication date: October 15th, 2018
Synopsis:
Discharged.
As a soldier, that was the thing I dreaded most. Being discharged. War, fighting, and killing were my life. What I did best.
But now I'd been discharged. My physical injuries were minuscule. But my mental injuries were severe. PTSD. That's what they said. I was messed up inside. Loco. So now I am a dreg. With nothing to do. No purpose in life. I will waste away like this. I need action. I need violence. I need war.
I find all of that when a gorgeous redhead tricks me. She's a bounty hunter. How did I not see that one coming? Now I am a captive. Chained like a beast. I will escape. I will get revenge and make her pay. I will get the violence I crave.
Then she frees me. And the tables turn. Now I'm in charge. She's my prisoner. I can't lose this battle. I won't let her win. Because losing means she's taken something from me, something I don't want to admit I even had to begin with.
A heart.
Series: The Dregs #5
Publication date: January 1st, 2019
Synopsis:
Language is my passion. I excel in linguistics. I can "train" myself to learn any language on the planet. In minutes. Or less. You won't get anything past me, no matter what language you're speaking.
Being a dreg means I have a bounty on my head, so I conduct all my business under cover of darkness. One night I return from fueling up my truck to find an Asian beauty hiding in the bed. One look into her stunning, almost-shaped eyes, her exquisitely exotic features, and I'm a goner. I will do anything for this woman.
Then I discover her daddy is the leader of one of the most powerful gangs in Augusta--the Black Dragons. Is she really as innocent as she seems? Or have I been set up?
Now I'm a target. I've intercepted a major deal. Her daddy is furious and wants her back. The gangs are coming for her.
But they'll have to get through me first. Because now that I've found her, I'm not giving her up.
Series: The Dregs #6
Publication date: April 1st, 2019
Synopsis:
My dreg name is The Hacker. I can get past any firewall, decrypt any document, hack into any electronic device. No matter your secrets, I will find them. Nothing is safe from me. There is no other hacker in the world with my unique abilities.
So when I discover someone is researching me, I take notice.
Senator Collins' daughter is on to me. She's an investigative reporter on the hunt for the truth surrounding her father's death. She knows I was somehow involved. She's threatening to find me. To make me suffer. She won't stop until she gets her story. So I egg her on, daring her to find me.
She takes the bait.
Now I have a choice to make. I can scare her so badly that she gives up her investigation and stops looking into her father's death.
Or I can share the truth. About her father. About The Company. About the dregs. About everything.
But if I let her into my life, into my heart--if I trust her--she cold destroy me so easily. She could ruin us all.
How far will she go to get her story? And how much am I willing to reveal for an elusive chance at love?
Series: The Dregs #7
Publication date: July 8th, 2019
Synopsis:
I'm a player. A ladies' man. Seduction is my specialty. Luring women into my bed is easy peasy. None of them can resist me. It's not their fault. I am irresistible. They all want me. Every last one of them.
Until I meet Liz.
I made a life-changing decision the day I took a detour to visit my mother. A decision that not only put Mom in danger, but Liz as well. You see, Liz works for my mom, and I have to go through Liz to get to my mother. The thing is, I find myself drawn to Liz. Even though she's not my type. She's different than the others. Her quiet beauty and inner strength call to me.
But Liz doesn't want me back. She despises me on sight. My charm won't work on her. My good looks don't seduce her. She's immune to me.
And I can't stand it. Why won't she give me a chance? How can she judge me without even knowing me? So I try a different tactic. Just friends.
It throws her off and now she's falling right into my carefully laid trap. She's letting down her guard, little by little. Except, I'm the one who gets snared. I'm the one who falls.
Now I have to figure out how to show her that I can be a one-woman man, and she's the only one I want.
But I soon have a much bigger problem than winning Liz over.
A cunning mastermind who will stop at nothing to see me dead--and steal my girl.
Series: The Dregs #8
Publication date: October 1st, 2019
Synopsis:
Damaged. Broken.
Those are words I never thought I would associate with myself.
But that was before The Controller got a hold of me.
Now I'm a mere shell of the man I once was. I'm fighting an uphill battle, desperately trying to recover from The Controller's pull over me. Trying to heal.
It's been four months since the dregs all moved to Idaho. My dreg brothers all have normal lives now. Women who love them. Families. A purpose.
Not me. I'm more alone than I've ever been. I ignore everyone's text messages and their phone calls. I stay hidden from the world, living in a small cabin back in the woods. I don't want them to see me this way.
One night, the loneliness finally gets to be too much. I crave a woman's warm body and a physical release to help me cope. So I head out in search of a willing female who might keep me company for a few hours.
The gorgeous and sexy bartender at the Northern Pike is just what I need. I have no way of knowing that she will bring nothing but danger and upheaval into my life. That she will turn my world completely upside down. Or that she might be the only thing that can heal me.
But by the time I figure all of that out, it's too late.
The Controller is back.
And this time, he has no intention of letting me go.
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Excerpt from The Tracker
"Where are we? Why am I here? My head's a little fuzzy."
Gordon nodded. "It's the drugs they gave you. You'll get used to it eventually. Before long, you won't even remember your own name. They'll give you a new one, depending on your skills. That is, if you survive long enough to learn some skills."
Liam's heart pounded harder. That didn't make sense. The last thing he remembered was... he searched hard for a memory of some kind, but only came up blank. He couldn't remember anything except his name, and that had barely come to him. He clung to that memory, not wanting to forget his name.
Liam. My name's Liam. Don't forget it. Don't forget.
My name is Liam. Liam.
I'm Liam.
Liam who?
No last name came forward. No middle name. Just Liam.
It would have to be good enough.
Liam.
How old am I?
He glanced down at himself. Faded jeans. Black hoodie. Converse sneakers. Wiry build. Not as old as Gordon.
He stared blankly at the big, redheaded kid.
How old am I?
Twelve.
He glanced back down at himself.
Yeah. I'm twelve. I think.
Panic gripped him again. He couldn't be sure. What was going on? Why couldn't he remember anything?
Gordon's words finally sank home: It's the drugs they gave you.
Liam's heart rate kicked up even more, galloping in place like a tethered thoroughbred. Drugs? Who were they? What had they done to him? He shouldn't be here. He should be home with... who? His family? Did he even have a family?
His head hurt, a fierce pounding that made him want to scream in agony. He clutched his head in his hands and groaned softly. "Why am I here? Why? I don't understand."
Gordon shrugged. "Why are any of us here? Because we're expendable. I just hope you last longer than my last roommate did."
Liam snapped his head up, the headache screeching to a sudden halt. "What happened to your last roommate?"
Gordon eyed him with a seriousness that made Liam flinch. "He didn't survive the first round of tests."
Tests? What tests? What was this guy talking about?
"This is freaking me out." Liam jumped up from the bed. He paced across the cell to the bars. Staring out into the corridor, he shouted, "Help! Let me out of here! There's been a mistake!"
A big hand gripped his shoulder. "Won't do you any good, Liam. You can scream and cry until you're hoarse. They won't free you. You're not a human being anymore. You're a test subject. A lab rat."
Liam spun his head around, his gaze locking on Gordon's. "What do you mean? Who are they?"
Gordon sighed. "They are The Company. They own us now. From this point forward, you just need to concentrate on staying alive, because you can't run, and you can't hide. You'll never escape."
He gave Liam a sympathetic pat on the back and turned away.
"Welcome to hell, roomie."
Leslie is an avid reader, a nature and animal lover, a plant enthusiast, and enjoys spending time with her amazing family. She lives with her husband of 25+ years and her teenage daughter on a quiet country acreage in Idaho.
