Cross The Line

To catch a criminal, she manipulates a more dangerous one. 

Falling for his brother was the risk she never calculated.

Federal agent Tessa Knight is built for pressure and impossible choices. She's hunting Australia's most dangerous criminal syndicates, and she's one move away from breaking a gangland war wide open. But when the system fails her, she's forced to go off-books with Stone Ops—a team of elite, former Special Forces operators who don't play by the rules.

Axe King is the best they have. He's trained to neutralise threats, not fall for the one who could destroy him. As they descend into the underworld together, the heat between them becomes a wildfire. Desire blurs the lines of duty, and for the first time, Tessa's calculated heart starts to waver.

But the mission demands a sacrifice.

To bring down a syndicate, Tessa steps deep into The Badlands and draws a ruthless MC president into a deadly game of cat and mouse. She needs him as her ultimate pawn. The problem? He's Axe's brother.

Zachary King has no tolerance for being played, and even less for the law. Now, Axe is caught in the crossfire between the woman he's falling for and the brother he's sworn to protect.

Tessa believes she can control the outcome.
Axe believes he can control the risk.

They're both wrong.

In an underworld that doesn't negotiate—it eliminates—Tessa and Axe are forced to confront the truth: sometimes, the only way to save what matters most is to cross every line you've drawn…and love may be the most dangerous one of all.

Cross the Line is the first book set in The Badlands—the lawless heart of the Australian underworld. It is a steamy romantic suspense featuring forced proximity, explosive chemistry, morally grey choices, and high-stakes action where no one walks away clean.