Hinton Charter Series

You can't hide from evil. Especially in a small town.   Raised by an abusive father, twenty-two-year-old Tessa understands fear, and the lengths to which predators will go to cripple the minds of their victims. Most of all, she recognizes the liberation she gained when her cousin rode back into their quiet riverside town with a charter of the notorious Leidolf biker club at his back. For the last five years, she's been under the protection of the rumored assassins, and in their midst, she thrives.   The only thing missing in Tessa's life is love, and she has her eye on the wholesome insurance salesman next door. Matt has his eye on her, too. And all it takes to bring them together is murder.   When her cousin's girlfriend is slaughtered and dumped in the river, a pulse of terror beats through Tessa's town, growing stronger with each mutilated body until not even Tessa herself is safe. In fact, if her childhood sweetheart is right, Tessa is the reason the murders are happening. If the evidence is right, her cousin isn't a vigilante, he's a serial killer. If Matt is right, the Leidolf didn't free Tessa, they only shackled her with new chains––and those chains are going to get her killed.   As the town descends into darkness, Tessa ignites a new love, fights against her old one, and defends not only Gary but the entire Leidolf club––and she has the bruises to prove it. Will she also have to give her life? Or is there something much worse than death in store for Tessa?   Sometimes, death is a mercy.

Some of us die long before our hearts stop beating.   Tessa believes she's the reason a serial killer is targeting the residents of her small town. All of Hinton's victims have some connection to her and if that's not enough, her cousin Gary, leader of the local charter of the notorious Leidolf biker club, has assigned the man she hates most to be her bodyguard—her ex-boyfriend, Warren.   Adding to the tension of the already stressed town is the presence of a rival bike charter. They may be in town to help root out the killer before the next gruesome murder, but values are clashing and control of Hinton's club is at stake. No one can be trusted. A charter war is on the horizon and it will only take an ember to set it ablaze.   Gary's right-hand man, the sadistic Chopper, has a close relationship with Tessa that makes him more protective of her than ever. When he metes out brutal revenge on her behalf in front of the entire town and media, the spark of war is lit. But it's Tessa's own explosive secrets that are the catalyst that blows everything up, setting in motion a deadly blaze of events no one is prepared for.   Broken trust, shocking betrayals, and volatile secrets rock the Hinton charter as their small town is brought to its knees.   When there is no one left to turn to, revenge is the only answer.

Death is coming for us all. Some sooner than others.   In the haze of a war that's still blazing around her, Tessa's past rises up with nightmarish clarity, forcing her to cling to the only option she has left. Revenge. Now knowing that her sister is the brutal scourge that has been plaguing Hinton, Tessa vows to put an end to the death and destruction. This time around, she'll be the one to mete out justice. For her club, her town, and the man she loves.   Still being hunted by a rival charter and unsure if her own will let her live after her unwitting string of betrayals, Tessa turns to the one man in town with a vested interest she can capitalize on. Police Chief Dunbar comes to her aid, but he has his own demons to battle, and dragging them into the open sets off a charge poised to bring down every man, woman, and child in Hinton.   Townspeople want to flee, but those they trust most turn out to be their greatest threat.   From fire to flood, Tessa has been at the center of all the death in the once sleepy riverside town, and she's determined to stand for Hinton one final time. But will the law stand with her? Will the Leidolf? Or is Tessa standing in the center of a bullseye no one will let her escape?   It's an eye for an eye, and Tessa intends to take those of all her enemies.