Desiree Holt

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USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Desiree Holt has published more than 250 titles across multiple genres including military romantic suspense, contemporary, western, sports, paranormal, and is hailed as the world’s oldest writer of erotic romance. Readers adore her steamy, action-packed storytelling, honorable alpha heroes, and everyday heroines who find strength in risking it all for love.

Well into her eighties, Desiree releases several new books each year, including collaborations and individual titles. Her credits include the EPIC Award for action/adventure, the Authors After Dark Award for Author of the Year, and the Holt Medallion. She has been featured on CBS “Sunday Morning” and in The (London) Daily Mail, The Daily Beast, The Village Voice, U.S. News & World Report, and The Huffington Post, to name a few.

Her stories are enriched by her personal experiences, her characters by the people she meets. After fifteen years in the great state of Texas, she relocated back to Florida to be closer to members of her family and her enormous collection of friends. When not writing, Desiree’s favorite pastimes are watching sports (football is her favorite), reading, and researching her next story.

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Protecting Kate (Special Forces: Operation Alpha Jul 12, 2022

by Desiree Holt, Operation Alpha

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For Kate Bartlett running Haven Farm was the realization of a dream. Helping battered and abused women build a new life was very satisfying. Of course, it left her with no personal life of her own but she put that on the back burner.

Dan Wolff left the SEALs with a nightmare that wouldn’t go away. It kept him from having a personal life and sent him to the small town of Dixville, Florida, where he served now as sheriff of the county. His biggest challenges were the rednecks who thought it was fun to get drunk and beat up their women, a situation that brought him into continuous contact with Kate.

But it all changes when a group of convicts escapes from the nearby prison and takes refuge in Dixville. Can Dan protect the women who make perfect shields? And will he and Kate finally give in to the attraction that sizzles between them?

Beck's Six: Brotherhood Protectors World (Athena Project Book 1) Jun 21, 2022

by Desiree Holt, Brotherhood Protectors World

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Rebecca “Beck” Morrissey likes her black ops work but she’s tired of government politics, as are her closest friends. She’s spent way too much time working for secret government agencies, and she is fast approaching burnout. Her option? Join Hank Patterson’s Brotherhood Protectors—if she can convince him it’s workable. The last person she expects in the meeting is Roman McClain, the man she shared both a dangerous op and incendiary sex with four years ago. And it seems that attraction is still alive and ready to explode. How will that affect them when Beck and her friends join the Brotherhood Protectors for an extended training session in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains?

Things get even more complicated when Beck’s sister disappears, just as they learn that a radical, antigovernment group, headquartered in the Wind River Mountains, is preparing for an attack on a major target. In all likelihood, they have snatched Beck’s sister to use her as a bargaining tool. Now it’s up to Beck and her group of friends and Roman and the Brotherhood Protectors to pull off a rescue and thwart a disaster, all while she and Roman deal with an attraction that is hotter and stronger than ever.

Color of Darkness: A Phoenix Agency Short Story (The Phoenix Agency Book 8) Aug 12, 2020

by Desiree Holt

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Gaby Durand can't escape visions of black fog or the image of a dead body.

Phoenix agent Ben Winters is all that stands between her and the killer.

Can he save her even as intense attraction binds them together?

Heroes with Heat and Heart 2: A Charity Anthology Jun 28, 2022

by Carina Alyce, Lolo Paige, EmKay Connor, LC Taylor, Karrigan Hale, Desiree Holt, Harper Cross, D. Lilac, D.M. Davis

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The hint of smoke. The flash of flames. When the wildfires burn through our towns, THEY step up to the fireline and risk their lives. Help us honor their bravery and sacrifice in this charity romance anthology.

All proceeds benefit Grassroots Wildland Firefighters organization.

Fall in love with the heroes of this steamy contemporary romance anthology, including stories by

Carina Alyce
EmKay Connor
LC Taylor
Harper Cross
D.M. Davis
Michelle Edwards
Hilary Grossman
Karigan Hale
Tracy Krimmer
D. Lilac
Andi MacDowall
Allie Marie
Ofelia Martinez
Lolo Paige
CB Samet
Heather Scarlett
Pandora Snow
Stacy Travis

And featuring an exclusive story by USA Today Best Selling Author Desiree Holt

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Charity is a USA 501(c)(3) organization advocating for the health and safety of wildland firefighters.

With Bated Breath: A Romantic Suspense Anthology May 20, 2022

by Desiree Holt, Nicole Morgan, Anne Rainey, Krista Ames, EmKay Connor

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We wait with bated breath until sunrise--when all the shadows burn away with morning’s light. Waiting for the next shoe to fall or a horrible situation to reveal itself.

We wait with bated breath for one more touch from our lovers--some of which are gone forever and some of whom we haven’t met, yet.

We wait with bated breath for another moment of beauty--even if it’s only fleeting.Join us as we wait… with bated breath.

Defending Sophie: Brotherhood Protectors World (Team Trojan Book 1) Nov 9, 2021

by Desiree Holt, Brotherhood Protectors World

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Being unceremoniously discharged from 10th Special Forces due to internal politics, five members of Team Trojan needed to find a use for their specialized skills. They were fighting men, trained to protect, guard, extract and rescue. Sitting around being bitter about it only made things worse but what the hell was out there for them? An invitation to join the Colorado division of Brotherhood Protectors gave them an unexpected opportunity to show the world what they could continue to do.

For Bodie Jackson, leader of Team Trojan, who only knew a life of service in the military, the invitation was a lifeline. As he listened to the founder of Brotherhood Protectors, former SEAL Hank Patterson, he realized the military may have done him a favor. He now had a place where he could still use his knowledge and skills to serve others and keep his team intact. The one thing he didn’t have, and at the moment wasn’t worried about, was a woman in his life. Then a photographer with deep blue eyes and honey brown hair blew into his life.

Sophie Hart came to Fool’s Gold, Colorado, hoping to distance herself from a bad relationship that had turned into a nightmare that almost destroyed her. Accepting her close friend’s invitation to do the photography for her wedding was exactly the change she needed. Lots of girl time and lots of fun. That is until she photographed a killing in a ghost town. And met Bodie. All her good intentions to avoid men flew out the window when the tall, hunky, sexy guy became her defender, along with Team Trojan.

Try as they might, they couldn’t fight the blaze of attraction consuming them. But first they had to find the killers who were searching for Sophie.

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SEAL Undercover (Silver SEALs Book 10) Aug 6, 2019

by Desiree Holt, Suspense Sisters

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Max DiSalvo gave his entire life to the SEALs. He would have married—he certainly enjoyed women—but he never could find one who understood his dedication to the Teams, even though many of his team members married happily. It takes a certain caliber of woman to be a SEAL wife and Max just never found one that fit with him. Now, at 48, he is out of the SEALs, running his own commercial fishing company in Maine where he grew up, and waiting for his assignments from DHS.
Regan Shaw, a SEAL widow, is an Intelligence Operations Specialist with DHS, and a woman who Max is drawn to from first sight. Part of her job is analyzing information to assess threats and she’s discovered a doozy—there is a secret group of very wealthy people who, in partnership with a powerful cartel, are using the border with Mexico to smuggle terrorists from the Middle East into the country. And word has come down that a high level member of the government is clearing the way with them for everything.
The group is about to have one of its executive meetings at an exclusive resort in Texas and that’s where DHS is sending the two of them. Credentials have been arranged that would make him attractive to the group. A story has been set and there is backup for him should he need it. Regan, who has all the information on this operation, will go with him as his wife.
As they uncover more and more of the operation, they realize just how dangerous this group really is. When someone betrays them, and Regan is kidnapped, Max goes into war mode, because in Regan Shaw he’s found the woman he’s waited for all his life and he doesn’t intend to lose her now. But he will need every bit of the skills that he learned as a SEAL to rescue her and bring down this very dirty conspiracy.

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The Hunt (Heroes Rising Book 4) Jun 15, 2021

by Desiree Holt, Brotherhood Protectors World

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He needs to find his place in society again…

When Brantford “Wolf” Makalski and his SEAL Team’s dog are both medically discharged after a mission gone wrong, he’s not quite sure what they’ll do with themselves. Checking out an offer from former SEAL and now Sheriff Alex Rossi might provide some answers. The last thing he expects to find in Montana’s Crazy Mountains is a crashed Jeep with a woman inside bleeding from a gunshot wound.

She’s desperate…

Lacey Cooper, a wildlife photographer, is desperate to find her sister, camping in the Crazies with her fiancé. The couple has been out of touch for a week and no one seems unduly disturbed. Then Wolf and Rossi discover that in the past ten years more than a dozen campers have been reported missing and not found. They could be anywhere. The Crazies stretch more than six hundred miles.

What they find is worse than they expected…

While Wolf guards the wounded Lacey, Rossi heads a massive Search and Rescue effort. What they find is worse than they could ever have imagined.

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Phoenix Rises (The Phoenix Agency Book 9) Jan 6, 2021

by Desiree Holt

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For Dan Romeo, Rick Latrobe, Mike D'Antoni and Trey Arsenault, their military service might be over but not their commitment to helping people. As they prepare to gather and make future plans, a desperate call for help from an old friend could set them on the path they see. From the ashes of war...Phoenix Rises.

Finding Julia Oct 1, 2014

by Desiree Holt

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Can a moment of passion outlast years of secrets and misery?

For Julia Patterson, meeting Luke Buchanan awakens within her a passion she's never dared dream possible. He claims her body and and helps her remember what it means to be a woman. But Fate has a twisted sense of humor. Just when Julia is ready to step over the threshold into a wonderful new life, her almost-ex-husband is diagnosed with a heart condition that puts her divorce on hold. Turning her back on Luke is the most difficult thing she's ever done. But Julia has a secret, one that Charles discovers and uses against her.

Years later, when Luke walks back into Julia's life, the passion between them is just as explosive. But Charles is still controlling her from the grave, and the secret Julia has hidden for fourteen years could destroy their dreams forever.

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Freeze Frame (The Phoenix Agency Book 4) Dec 14, 2020

by Desiree Holt

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Katherine “Kat” Culhane was a highly sought after remote viewer, but her gift was beginning to splinter, and just at a time when she needed it the most. Her sister Mari, along with Mari’s employer and his family, have been kidnapped. But Mike D’Antoni, a partner in the shadowy Phoenix Agency, is suddenly back in her life and could be the only person to help find the hostages. The chemistry between them is just as hot as it ever was, but they parted on very bad terms. Can they put the past behind them as they race to find and rescue the hostages? And what will happen when it’s time to say goodbye again?

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Zero Hour: Brotherhood Protectors World (Heroes Rising Book 2) Apr 14, 2020

by Desiree Holt, Brotherhood Protectors World

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Teresa Fordice didn’t want to go rogue but.…

Arms manufacturer Reed Morgan’s secret money man is dead and wild rumors of ma dangerous plot are floating. Tasked with finding out what it is, ATFE agent Teresa Fordice must flee for her life. She ignores the order to come in from the field, instead she runs to Montana and the place where Morgan’s secret plan is being hatched. But finding Jesse Donovan there, the man who walked out of her life, complicates things even more.

He might have left the SEALs but the memories of battle still haunt him…

The recurring nightmares made Jesse Donovan walk away from the best woman he ever met but now Fate has thrown them together and he has a chance to redeem himself. Can he get past the memories to help her on her mission to take down a man who may be plotting against the country?

Zero Hour…

What is it? When is it? What is Reed Morgan planning? Can Terry and Jesse find out in time and can they stop him? And what will happen with them after that? Can he walk away again? Will she let him?

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