Books by Leah Ashton

She doesn't want a bodyguard. He doesn't want to want her.Together they must fight for their lives.Successful IT executive Emily Valente has no time for her estranged politician mother - so she is not happy when a threat to her mother leaves her with two bodyguards on the biggest night of her career. Especially when one of those bodyguards is a tall, sexy, distraction.For Elite SWAT bodyguard Griffin Walters it was just a standard job - except for his unwanted attraction to the smart and stubborn woman he's assigned to protect. But then the impossible happens, and suddenly Griff is fighting not only to save Emily's life, but also his own.With no idea who they can trust, Griff and Emily must work together to survive the night. Sparks fly and passion runs hot - but are they willing to break their own rules to risk a future together?Or will the last person they expect betray them before they ever get that chance?

The biker and his ex-school teacher. For one - hot - night only...Except he's undercover. She has no idea who he is. And then... they're kidnapped.Recently divorced Bethwyn Banfield just wants one out-of-character night on the town - and the tall, dark, tattooed stranger she meets is not what she's looking for. But their instant, electric attraction is undeniable.Elite SWAT Team Undercover cop Damon Nyhuis spent two years infiltrating the notorious Notechi Motorcycle Club, doing whatever it took to remain in deep cover. But when he sees his calculus teacher in a bar, looking as hot as she did thirteen years ago, the last thing he thinks about is his job. And that turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.Kidnapped and dragged to the middle of nowhere, Beth and Damon must escape the murderous Notechi - but the desert is vast, desolate and unforgiving, and danger is right on their heels.First, they must make it home. But then - can there really be a future for the teacher who wants her own family, and the cop who makes certain he's always alone?

She's a cop who made one mistake. He's a tactical operator who broke her heart.The gunman holding them hostage? He's got no idea who he's dealing with...Luella Brayshaw doesn't think when she sees Nate on a train platform, twelve years since he walked away. She just feels - all the hurt, and all the heat - and she runs. But by the time her brain clicks back into gear she's on a random train, with Nate - and that's when it all goes very, very wrong.Elite tactical operator Nate Rivers knows he made the right decision all those years ago - although it's hard to remember why with Lou right in front of him, all strong, gorgeous and justifiably furious with him.But then a gunman takes their carriage hostage... and suddenly the past doesn't matter. Now it's up to Nate and Lou - unarmed - to save everyone on that train.When their past and present collide, passion ignites - as hot and as powerful as a decade before. But can the mistakes of the past be forgiven? Or will they destroy any chance of a future together? The Elite SWAT team brings together every elite police department: tactical response, dignitary protection, covert surveillance, bomb technicians, negotiators, snipers - and more. This super team recruits only the best of the best - the fittest, the strongest, the most highly-trained - to do what nobody else can.