He called after her again. “I mean it, thank you. You kept Elizabeth’s friends off my back. You helped me take my mind off my problems for a little while, at least.” He ended abruptly.
Again, she wanted to question his comments but held her tongue. It wasn’t her place. Tawny responded quickly, “No problem, JJ. I meant it. Plus, it will help me with the courses I will be taking soon enough. I really don’t mind. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Ok, see you tomorrow, Tawny.”
He came in every night for five days straight.
To be continued . . .
Note from the Author
I hope you enjoyed Book 4 of Mystic Nights. This series will contain seven books. Each of Tawny’s children, and some of their friends, will have their story told, and then it will end with Tawny’s book, her love story. That is one you will not want to miss.
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Keep reading for a quick peek at the rest of The Mystic Nights series.
The Mystic Nights Series
Chances
(Book 1 of Mystic Nights Series)
As Vice-Chair of Mystic Nights, Jonathan Sassacus doesn’t have time to chase women. He only likes a sure bet. When he crosses paths with the new dancer, things change. Tall, with legs that won’t quit, she’s a distraction he doesn’t need, but can’t resist.
One night of passion is all it takes. Aliya Chance can’t get the sexy as sin Jonathan out of her head. His powerful and domineering ways are not what she needs in her life. She has her own dreams that don’t include giving private dances to the boss.
Jonathan has much to do. He has to hunt down skimmers and embezzlers in his casino before the big audit. The trail he follows leads him down a road filled with murder and betrayal that brings danger to his very door. When his faith is rocked by the woman stealing his heart, will it be too late to save them? Or, will he risk throwing the dice by taking the biggest chance of all?
Triple Diamonds
(Book 2 of the Mystic Nights Series)
Joseph Sassacus, corporate attorney for his reservation’s casino, would rather be fighting for justice for his people, but the casino sucks him in time and time again. A dark-haired beauty with almond eyes, might be able to alleviate some of the stress he is feeling. He can’t help but imagine doing things to her he shouldn’t, but her allure keeps him coming back for more.
A life altering tragedy prevents Jewel Diamente from pursuing her dreams of her own restaurant. She finds herself doing things she never thought she would have to do. She has no time to pursue her own ambitions, let alone Joseph Sassacus. But the man with the sexy smile, and electric touch, has her pulse pounding and her senses reeling.
A rash of robberies at the casino, an increasing drug problem on the reserve, and Jewel Diamente will test Joseph’s loyalties when the three collide. With all the signs pointing to her, will he risk his family, people, and ambition? Is his ‘diamond’ the real deal? If he goes with his gut, gambles and wins, he just might hit the jackpot, but he could also lose it all.
Lucky Strike
(Book 3 of the Mystic Night Series)
Eve Sassacus loves the night life. Sometimes more than she should. Music, dancing, drinking, and partying are more than just sport for her. It’s her livelihood as well. As entertainment director for the casino, it’s her job to bring in the hottest talent to Mystic Nights. She’ll do anything to bring the sexiest rocker she’s ever seen and heard to Lantern Hill. Anything.
Levi Stryker is the hottest and most in demand up-and-coming rocker in the northeast. Knowing his music and his band is about to explode, when Eve Sassacus tells him she’ll do anything to have him come play for her, he is tempted to find out just how far she is willing to go. From the moment he sees this beauty, he knows how far he wants to go.
Eve fears she has made a deal with the devil when she becomes involved with her new headliner. And the more he pursues her, the more things begin to go wrong. Determined to find out the truth, Eve is led on a twisted and dangerous journey in the behind the scenes music industry. Can she survive it? Can her heart survive it? Is she another notch on a very cluttered bedpost, or will she be the one to hit pay dirt? Will she strike out, or get a lucky strike?
Black Jack
(Book 4 of The Mystic Nights Series)
Dawn Sassacus wants to help her family even if it means looking for trouble at the casino as a dealer on the floor. No one steals from her people and gets away with it. No one. Especially not a smoldering hazel eyed con-man who counts cards. Even if he makes her body burn.
Jackson Black is a working man. Using several aliases, he conducts his business across the country undetected until one young, bookish black jack dealer threatens his game. And he knows he’s the best game in town. But looking at her, he knows she is a game he would like to play. With his cover in jeopardy, he needs to do something drastic. With single minded focus, Jackson sets his sights on pleasantly distracting the woman with the cherry lips, and sexy smile.
Dawn knows she’s in deep. Deep trouble and love. Her gut tells her to trust Jack even though she still can’t figure him out. He’s hiding something from her. She knows it. Should she risk her heart? Can she play his game, or will she find out that Jack’s heart is as black as his name?
Playing for Keeps
(Book 5 of the Mystic Nights Series)
Coming Soon
Tawny is a task master. A woman who raised four determined, driven children on her own. With them all grown, making choices on their own, her focus becomes her business and her people once more.
But when one of her children becomes sick, all that she has struggled to build is in jeopardy. Why? Because she will be forced to reveal a 30-year-old secret to her children. And no one will be happy about it. With her secret unravelling, Tawny starts to receive threats against herself, her children, and grandchildren. She’ll either have to give it all up and give in, or someone will have to pay the price.
Disappearing to keep her secrets seems like the only way to protect them all. But instincts warn her even that may not be enough. So, she gambles it all. And goes public. This time Tawny won’t accept second place. This time she is playing for keeps.
Mystic Nights Additions
Betting on Benny
(Book 6 of the Mystic Nights Series)
Navy SEAL, Kason “Benny” Sawyer’s family has exploded. A wife and three kids in just three years has him hopping, especially when he can be called away at a moment’s notice to parts unknown. With the cost of his wife’s new business, and repairs on the farm house mounting, his debts have him scrambling to make ends meet in his crazy, busy life.
And that life is about to get crazier when he finds out Jessyka has entered him as a contestant on The Cook Off, cable TV’s hottest new cooking show. The prize is 150,000 very tempting dollars. There’s just one problem—the rivalry for the grand prize seems to be getting heated outside of the kitchen as well. When strange accidents start happening at the casino in M
ystic, CT where the show is being filmed, Benny’s protective instincts are “kicked” into high gear.
Will Benny be able to take home the win to help his family? Will he be able to figure out who is sabotaging The Cook Off and causing these dangerous accidents? And will this SEAL survive the mayhem in Mystic, protect Jessyka, and his entire family, too?
To find out, you’ll have to read Betting on Benny, a Mystic Nights and a Susan Stoker Special Forces: Operation Alpha novel.
Gambling on a Seal
(Book 7 of the Mystic Nights Series)
After getting his head on straight, Troy Thompson vows to give back to his fellow brothers in arms. A former Navy SEAL, he spends countless hours helping vets state side, volunteering as a local fire fighter, and using his special skills to help find missing people for the Guardian Protection Agency. His life is full. Love and a relationship aren’t even on his radar until Tammy comes storming back into his life. Tammy Augustine is desperate for help. When her sister Ericka goes missing from the hospital, she doesn’t know who to turn to. The man that left her at eighteen to join the military is back, and offering to help her, but can she trust him to help her find her sister? Can she trust herself not to fall for him, and lose her heart all over again in the process? Only time will tell, but she is desperate, and Ericka is not only in grave danger to herself, but others, too. Knowing Tammy has no one to trust, Troy knows getting her to trust him will be a challenge especially considering their history. She’s in a horrific bind, and her search for her sister could put her in harms way. He wants to be there for her and win her heart. He wants to help her find her missing sister before something horrible happens. Can he do both? He hopes so. He lost her once, and this time he vows to do whatever it takes to get her back. A Mystic Nights novella by MJ Nightingale and a Cat Johnson Hot SEALS Kindle World crossover story.
More Books by MJ Nightingale
The Secrets & Seduction Series
Fire In His Eyes
Ex-army buck, Victor, teaches innocent sexy school teacher, Monica, all about sex, and not the old-fashioned variety your grandmother was used to either. Filled with gut wrenching emotional turmoil due to Victor’s secrets, you can be sure one of them will melt and the other will burn.
Afraid to Love
Teddy is not your average bartender by any means. A cop on the mend from 9/11, he wants nothing but good times and to live each day to the fullest. When it comes to sex, well, hmm, let’s just say he is not your average Joe. Then, he meets a fiery red-head named Ana, and she can teach him a thing or two in the bedroom. He falls for her, but she pushes him away. Why? Because she has so many secrets, and they make her Afraid to Love.
Afraid to Hope
Jay and Louisa are both battle scarred, but ready to start anew. His scars are not just from the war in Iraq, and hers are not just from a teenage pregnancy that resulted in raising a child alone. The scars in them run deep, and they both have secrets. Can two people so deeply wounded learn to trust each other enough to share those secrets? And if they do, will those secrets make or break them?
Protecting Secrets
Monica Ciccone, Julie Hurt, and Fiona Knox had secrets they kept for a long time. Things they preferred to keep in the past. But the past won’t stay there. Having been through hell and back, they come together in Riverton to open a new rape crisis center. But little do they know that the grand opening will bring danger to their door. With their women in horrible trouble, will Victor, Patrick, and Hunter be able to save them? Or this time, will they be able to save themselves before it’s too late? Only one thing is for certain . . . danger lurks when you try to protect your secrets.
The Bounty Hunters: The Marino Brothers
Beautiful Bounty by MJ Nightingale
(Book 1 in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.)
Beautiful Bounty is the first book in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.
Ronnie Sears has a college degree, a promising future, a boyfriend, and a plan. But, her perfect life comes crashing down around her in the blink of an eye. Arrested, framed for drug smuggling, and facing years behind bars, Ronnie sees no choice but to run. Only she can prove her innocence.
Nikko Marino is a sexy, devastatingly charming bounty hunter. His job, as told to him by his older brothers, is to keep an eye on the curvaceous blonde. Make sure she doesn’t run. But what his brothers don’t know is that he and Ronnie have a past. He and the Ice Princess are more than mere passing acquaintances. She makes his blood burn, and he knows how to warm up this woman.
Nikko wants to prove himself, but this beauty might just take him down. With his reputation on the line, will Nikko, the hot-blooded youngest Marino, fall for this temptress? Will he be able to protect this beautiful bounty from herself, from the man who framed her, but most importantly can he protect his heart?
Beautiful Chase by MJ Nightingale
(Book 2 in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.)
Beautiful Chase is the second book in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.
Bella Chase led a simple life. She was a good girl who worked hard at a job she loved, had good friends, and enjoyed her life. She just fell for the wrong guy. A bad boy with a bad reputation. When he maliciously involves her in a crime that goes awry, and someone is killed, it is her life on the line. She has no choice, but to flee. She not only faces life in prison, she faces a death sentence if she talks.
Blaze Marino is done with women. They can’t be trusted. Period. Not even the good girls. When his next case lures him to the hills of Tennessee, hunting down another “good girl”, Blaze is torn between taking down this natural beauty, and losing himself inside of her. He, who has vowed to never love, or need again, is drawn to Bella and he just can’t help himself.
Terrified, Bella doesn’t know which way to turn. She doesn’t know who to trust.
Jaded, Blaze can’t fight the pull of attraction. He doesn’t know if he can trust her.
He has to chase her for his job. Or so he keeps trying to tell himself that.
Beautiful Regret by MJ Nightingale
(Book 3 in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.)
Beautiful Regret is the third book in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.
Lisa Rasmussen, formerly Lisa Raphael, has had enough of her manipulative abusive husband. He has forced her to his will, tortured her both physically and psychologically, and she wants out. Her sham of a marriage to Albert, son of the blue-blooded Rasmussen’s of Manhattan, has to end. But, Albert has vowed to never give Lisa her freedom. He owns her. Body and soul. Her plans to blackmail him to get out, will not go unpunished. Albert will strike first.
Gio Marino knows Lisa. He knows of Albert. After all, Lisa left Gio to marry the son of the luxury classic car dynasty. So, when Lisa calls him begging for help, he is floored. Not only because she called him, but because of what she has been accused of. Attempted murder! She had meant everything to him, but after what she did nearly a decade ago, he knows not to trust her, but the temptation to see her in an orange jumpsuit is just too hard to resist.
Lisa is full of regret. She has a lot to feel guilty about. But, she doesn’t have any one else to turn to. She needs Gio. He is the only one she can trust even though he might never be able to trust her again.
The minute he walks into Riker’s and sees her, he knows he has made a big mistake. The emerald eyes, the flawless skin, the fiery hair, bring it all back. Especially the regret. Can he help her? Does he want to? And why, after all these years, does he find her beauty so hard to resist?
Beautiful No More
(Book 4 in The Bounty Hunters)
Beautiful No More is the final full-length book in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.
Catarina Stone is a woman of mystery, and she likes to keep it that way. But she is thrust into the limelight when two of her “girls” are slain by a serial killer. The Tampa Madame, as she has been dubbed by the press, is being hounded by the media who want to find a
connection between the killer and her. She reaches out to Andreas Marino of The Marino Bros.
Cat has done her research, and knows she needs a professional, a person experienced in catching psychopaths. She needs Andreas. The police are baffled, and the killer must be caught before another one of her girls is mutilated, then murdered.
Andreas Marino, the striking eldest Marino, does know serial killers. It used to be his job. But not anymore. Not since one of those sick bastards claimed his parents’ lives and destroyed his own. He doesn’t want this case, not at all. Not until he sees her.
The strikingly elegant Madame intrigues him. She is an enigma. And, Andreas can’t get her out of his head . . . and the need to have her in his bed. When she shows him copies of the note left by the killer, signed “Beautiful No More,” the thought of her exquisiteness destroyed reignite a flame in him he thought long dead. He must catch a killer. He must save the girl. If he doesn’t, Andreas will be lost this time . . . forever.
Protecting Beauty by MJ Nightingale
(Book 5 in The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.)
Protecting Beauty is a novella for The Bounty Hunters – The Marino Bros.
John “Tex” Keegan thought his Clearwater vacation would be nothing but smooth sailing, cocktails, and baby making with his wife, Melody. But not even a week into his belated honeymoon, the past hurtles to the present to haunt him. And, the ghosts won’t let go. Tex is taken back in time to a dark place, a time before he lost his leg, and before he became a Navy Seal. A time when a young Beauty suffered on his watch. And she wasn’t alone. There were others. So many needless victims on his watch.
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