High-stakes adventure romantic suspense

These 28 books by Lori Matthews are driven by high-stakes adventure. The list follows Lori’s own sorting of her books, the one behind the “Where do I start?” picker on the home page. Each title leads to its page, with the blurb, its place in the series and where to buy it.

Callahan Security

Break and Enter, book 1: He’s the security expert hired to stop her. She’s the professional thief he can’t resist.
Smash and Grab, book 2: He came to investigate her. Then her kidnappers took him too.
Hit and Run, book 3: She’s a ghost on the dark web. He’s her only chance of staying alive.
Evade and Capture, book 4: She’s trying to protect a witness. He’s trying to find his sister. What they uncover could get them both killed.
Catch and Release, book 5: He’s ex-military. She’s a target. Together, they’re running for their lives.
Cease and Desist, book 6: One ex-SEAL. One stubborn bookshop owner. One secret that could get them both killed.
Secrets and Lies, book 7: A missing statue. A case of mistaken identity. And a wedding no one saw coming.
Hide and Seek, book 8: One wrong bag. One deadly secret. One man she shouldn’t trust.

Lock & Key

Locked Away, book 1: She infiltrated the Society to save her brother. Its most trusted enforcer suspects her of murder.
Locked In, book 2: A supposedly haunted manor. A murdered girl. A secret someone will kill to keep locked away.
Locked Out, book 3: She came to Venice searching for her birth family. The Society wants the one clue that could reveal the truth.
Locked Down, book 4: She asked the Society to protect her uncle. The operative they sent has orders to expose him.
Unlocked, book 5: He protects secrets. She exposes them. Together, they are a problem no one survives.
Locked and Loaded, book 6: He was sent to discover what she knew. He became the only man standing between her and the people determined to kill her.

Coast Guard RECON

Diverted, book 1: She saved his life once. Now he must help her save an entire tribe.
Incinerated, book 2: A stranded cargo ship is blocking the Suez Canal, and someone aboard is willing to kill to protect its secrets.
Conflicted, book 3: To take down a cartel kingpin, they must pretend to be the couple they used to be.
Subverted, book 4: An abandoned Navy ship. A hidden cargo of bodies. And a storm that’s only beginning.
Terminated, book 5: She wants vengeance. A powerful mercenary organization wants her dead. He may be the only man capable of keeping her alive.

Coast Guard Hawai’i

A Lethal Betrayal, book 1: He’s fighting to save his Coast Guard career. She’s investigating him for murder. Trusting each other could get them both killed.

Justified – Brotherhood Protectors

Justified Misfortune, book 1: She’s accused of murder. The only man who believes her is the one who broke her heart.
Justified Burden, book 2: His body has healed. His instincts haven’t.
Justified Vengeance, book 3: She came to Montana for a quieter life. Danger followed her.
Ethan’s Command, book 4: She swore she'd never forgive him. Now he's the only one who can save her.
Carter’s Battle, book 5: Navy SEAL Carter Nolan is on the Big Island of Hawaii to test equipment. His real mission is far more dangerous: proving that members of his own team are traitors, and murderers.
Xavier’s Mission, book 6: Former Army Ranger Xavier Larson still carries the weight of a helicopter crash thirteen months ago that damaged his shoulder and killed his best friend. He's found steady ground flying for Team Eagle, until a favor…
Cross’s Target, book 7: The Louisiana bayou runs thick with secrets, and blood.
Raider Unleashed, book 8: Retired Navy SEAL Raider Torres came to Hawaii's Big Island to leave chaos behind. When Kilauea erupts and he's pressed into service as a first responder, his old instincts kick back in, and so does his ex-wife…

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What should drive the story? Secrets, Murder & Mystery · Military & Special Ops · Protection & Peril

Every way to pick a book · Reading order for every series · Romantic suspense, the way Lori writes it