Red and the Wolfe

If you’ve been following my Once Upon a Temptation series, I’m so excited to introduce you to book two, Red and the Wolfe.

This story follows Jenna Bellamy—Isla’s cousin and best friend, whom readers first met in book one. From the beginning, Jenna felt like someone who deserved a story entirely her own: sharp, determined, fiercely independent, and far more vulnerable than she wants anyone to realize.

I’ve always loved fairy tales and the promise of a hard-won happy ending. Red and the Wolfe isn’t a direct retelling, but it is lightly inspired by the imagery and tension of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. In this story, however, determining who is dangerous—and who can be trusted—isn’t nearly so simple.

Investigative podcaster Jenna Bellamy trusts evidence, instinct, and almost no one standing between her and the truth—especially Dominic Wolfe.

Cold, controlled, and infuriatingly composed, Dominic is the white-collar defense attorney representing the powerful developer at the center of Jenna’s latest investigation. He believes boundaries protect people. Jenna believes boundaries are where guilty men hide.

Their first meeting becomes an argument. Their arguments become something neither of them can dismiss.

When manipulated evidence forces them into an uneasy alliance, Jenna begins to realize that the man she expected to be her enemy may be the only person determined to stop someone else from using her as a weapon.

Dominic has built his life around discipline and restraint. Jenna has made a career of breaking through walls. As professional lines begin to blur, they establish rules designed to protect them both—only to discover that trust cannot be negotiated as easily as evidence, boundaries, or legal strategy.

Someone is watching Jenna. Someone has already lied to her. And uncovering the truth could cost Dominic his client, Jenna her career, and both of them the fragile connection growing between them.

Letting someone close is one thing. Trusting them with the parts of yourself you have spent years protecting is something else entirely.

Red and the Wolfe is an enemies-to-lovers romance with suspense elements, featuring sharp banter, an investigative podcaster heroine, a controlled defense-attorney hero, professional rivalry, forced proximity, carefully negotiated trust, closed-door intimacy, and a hard-won happily ever after.

If their story speaks to you, Red and the Wolfe is available on Amazon.