Slow-burn romantic suspense

These 5 books by Lori Matthews are slow-burn romances. 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

  • Cease and Desist, book 6: One ex-SEAL. One stubborn bookshop owner. One secret that could get them both killed.

Lock & Key

  • Locked Out, book 3: She came to Venice searching for her birth family. The Society wants the one clue that could reveal the truth.
  • 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.

At Risk

  • Risk Assessment, book 1: A suspended SWAT officer. A woman terrorized by a stalker. A society wedding filled with deadly secrets.

More ways to choose

And the romance? Second Chance/ History Together · Immediate Attraction Under Pressure · We Should Absolutely NOT Be Attracted to Each Other · Dark Romance

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