USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne loves to focus on high-heat romance starring memorable alpha men and the women who love them. She has numerous book series to her credit, including the popular Honor Bound series, the Secrets of Stone series (with Victoria Blue), the Cimarron series, the Temptation Court series, the Suited for Sin series, and the Lords of Sin historicals, as well as several standalone titles.
Angel is a native Southern Californian, leading to her love of being in the outdoors, where she often reads and writes. She still lives in Southern California with her soul-mate husband and beautiful daughter, to whom she is a proud cosplay/culture con mom. Her passions also include whisky tasting, shoe shopping, and travel.

The man behind the mask... The love she can't give up...Sometimes, fighting the flames only fans them-as Emma Crist and Reece Richards have quickly learned. But Reece's secret identity threatens their electric attraction when a face from his past reappears, leading to a confrontation that changes everything.Emma now knows the truth about what Reece does in his "spare time." But what can she do about it? The man behind Bolt's mask is the love she refuses to give up-but she's not alone. A band of rogue scientists still want their prize lab rat back, and they've enlisted Reece's gorgeous and dangerous ex-girlfriend to help.Emma's always known she's wanted more than your typical average relationship-but what happens when destiny comes with danger? Is the power of love strong enough to survive supercharged evil?