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THE PAINTED DAISIES

Bound by music, ambition, and unbreakable friendship, The Painted Daisies are a rock band on the rise. When their lead singer is murdered, the women are left shattered, each carrying the weight of dangerous secrets. Now these fiery rock stars and the men who’d burn the world for them must navigate love, loyalty, and loss to find redemption and justice.
Behind the spotlight, the greatest battles are for love.

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SweetMemory

SWEET MEMORY

My sister called Jonas trouble. To the world, he was just a rookie producer with a dark past. To me, he was the only one who saw the real Paisley—the woman behind the rock star shine. Recording our next album in his studio means a chance to finally claim each other.

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But passion has a price—a stalker’s warning painted in blood, a sister stolen too soon, and a love I’m forced to sever.

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Two years later, I’m back in the studio, determined to finish the album my sister never got to complete… and to find the one who destroyed her.

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I swore Jonas would never be part of my life again.

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But when danger resurfaces, he’s the shield I can’t turn away. Now, the man who shattered my heart might be the only one who can save it.

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Can we resurrect a love buried by grief—or will revenge crush us both?
 

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GreenJewel

GREEN JEWEL

Losing my best friend—the soul of our band—was the day everything broke. Then I overheard a call that convinced me our ruthless producer was behind her death.

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For two years, I’ve hated him. Fought him. Waited for proof.

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Until a snowstorm traps me in Asher’s home.

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Instead of the monster I imagined, I find a single dad devoted to his daughter, a man surrounded by loyalty, and scars that don’t match the villain I painted him to be. Worse, the fire between us is undeniable.

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But love doesn’t erase suspicion. And danger doesn’t care who’s guilty or innocent.

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When a shadow slips past the walls, threatening his family and me, I’ll be forced to decide if I can trust the man I swore destroyed my world—or if letting him in will cost me everything I have left.

CherryBrandy

CHERRY BRANDY

For years, Special Agent Holden Kent has been my broody, unshakable shadow. To him, I’m nothing but an assignment—a reckless rock star he’s babysitting on his way to the Presidential detail.

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But every time his stormy gaze finds mine, it sparks heat under my skin, awakening cravings I swore I didn’t need.

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When the hate group targeting my father turns its fury on me, the threat is impossible to ignore. Suddenly, it seems my bandmate’s murder might not have been random—and I may be the next mark. Forced into hiding with only Holden to protect me and one bed to share, the line between duty and desire blurs.

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I was never meant to want my bodyguard. He was never meant to touch his client.

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But passion this dangerous doesn’t care about rules… and it could cost us everything.

BlueMarguerite

BLUE MARGUERITE

Once, I had everything—a rising music career, my family at my side, and the man I loved. Then it all fell apart. My bandmate was murdered, my sister vanished, and Ronan humiliated me beyond forgiveness.

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For two years, I’ve drowned the pain in my drums. Until Ronan storms back, determined to finish his documentary on my band. His presence rips open every scar—and every temptation I swore I’d buried.

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When his camera captures an image of my missing sister, the secrets behind her disappearance and my friend’s death become tangled. Now, I have no choice but to work beside the man who nearly broke me to find the answers. 

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But no matter how fiercely he protects me, or how tenderly he whispers Star, I won’t let him steal what’s left of my heart.

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Because falling for Ronan again could destroy us both.
 

RoyalHaze

ROYAL HAZE

Haunted by bandmate’s death, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect what’s left of my family—even put my fate in the hands of a vigilante like D’Angelo.

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No fairy tales await me at the end of this story. Not with this stranger who is more likely to break my heart than save it, and not on this island searching for its lost queen.

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Still, the heat between us is impossible to ignore. Every glance, every brush of his hand, sparks desire I shouldn’t feel yet can’t resist.

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As the threat closes in, it’s too late for me to discover this fight is about more than survival. Because when I go down, I plan to take the killer with me… But I won’t let the man I love fall too, even if he’s ready to set the world on fire to keep me alive.

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Behind the spotlight, the greatest battles are for love.

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Read the epic conclusion of The Painted Daisies—where fiery rock stars and the men who’d burn the world for them finally claim the justice and love they deserve.
 

SWAN RIVER

Bound by music, ambition, and unbreakable friendship, The Painted Daisies are a rock band on the rise. But when they arrive at a secluded studio in Upstate New York, the dream the women shared turns into a nightmare.

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Yearning for a life and love that’s truly hers, the band’s young prodigy ignites a dangerous romance with a reckless producer—one that could ultimately break the sisters Paisley calls family.

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When tragedy strikes and their lead singer is murdered, the women are left shattered, but it isn’t only Paisley who carries the weight of guilt. Each of the band members has secrets they’ve fought to keep hidden. Someone silenced Landry, but was the stalker after her or one of them? 

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Swan River is the gripping prequel to The Painted Daisies series

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Start here, with a first-hand look into each of the bandmates’ lives on the day of the murder, including Landry herself. Then, binge the complete series. Each book unravels the secrets of a different band member as they fight for love, redemption, and justice—until the shocking truth about Landry’s killer is finally revealed.

 

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