Books like After the Storm by Maya Banks

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

A high school student discovers a hidden power while navigating a city under siege, as she and her brother fight to protect the Republic and uncover the true threat.

Private‑eye Garrett Kelly protects witness Sarah Daniels from her murderous half‑brother Marcus Lattimer, while intrigue and attraction threaten to unravel a deadly assignment in the Kelly/KGI series.

Steele, a stoic KGI operative, is forced to confront his guarded heart when his new assignment with Dr. Maren Scofield threatens the limits of loyalty and love.

Former Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly, grieving the loss of his wife, is drawn back into the world of elite covert ops when a faint hint of her survival surfaces. To rescue her, he must navigate a jungle, dodge bullets, and confront a brutal drug cartel.

A powerful don, a cursed lion’s lair, and a devoted sister clash in this romance‑fueled thriller. Isabella Vernaducci defies death to rescue her brother, confronting danger, betrayal, and forbidden passion.

When Salon owner Julie Stanford falls for massage therapist Nathan Tucker, playful flirtation turns into a passionate chase where each seeks the other’s heart and hands.

When Nathan Kelly is held captive by the KGI forces, an enigmatic telepathic ally whispers hope into the darkness. Together they fight torture, escape, and a looming danger that threatens their bond and their lives.

Sophie Lundgren resurfaces as a dangerous threat to her unknown child’s safety, forcing former love Sam Kelly of the elite Kelly Group International to decide whether romance or survival should guide his actions.

Catherine Marks serves as a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters while navigating the relentless antics of their older brother, Leo. Their constant bickering turns into a surprising kiss, setting the stage for an instant, and potentially perilous, attraction.

A romance set in Colorado follows Lainie as she confronts her marriage to Rad, facing pride, love, and the possibility of rekindling their bond.

After escaping a shadowy organization seeking her healing powers, Grace Peterson must trust a relentless KGI agent to protect her as their telepathic bond is severed and danger closes in.

After a night of escape, a guarded woman returns twenty years later to a quiet Ozark town, where her past threatens to unravel as a police chief uncovers a web of crime and protection demands.

When biker‑bar owner Delilah Fairchild’s uncle disappears, she turns to Black Knights Inc.’s elite operator Bryan "Mac" McMillan for help. Facing a home‑grown terrorist and a race against time, Delilah and Mac must survive deadly bullets to uncover a missing uncle and stolen nuclear weapons.

When Day Breaks follows Eden, a celebrated model whose beauty attracts a dangerous stalker, and Swanny, a wounded veteran who joins the elite security firm KGI to protect her.

Police officer Dare Barron secretly loves Liza McKnight, but his past with her brother Brian has kept them apart—until Liza needs protection and Dare steps in, igniting a dangerous attraction that threatens to unravel everything.

When P.J. and Cole’s one-night fling turns into a deadly betrayal, the duo’s fierce bond is tested as a secret KGI mission spirals out of control—forcing them to risk everything to rescue a kidnapped teammate.

Inside the shadowy world of KGI, a ruthless security consultant must decide whether to guard a woman who breaks his icy resolve, risking everything for love or the mission.

HE WAS A CULTURED FRENCH LORD; SHE WAS A SPITFIRE AMERICAN GIRL... Her famous temper flaring, Annabel Riordan bristled as the sensual gaze of the Marquis David de Montfort seemed to undress her in the public dining room of her Washington, D.C., inn, the Wild Geese. She was angrier still at her traitorous heart for finding the arrogant French nobleman so attractive. With a new war putting America's fledgling democracy in peril, every foreigner was suspect. And as British troops marched ever closer, Annabel would soon be fighting a private battle to keep her own independence To David she was a beautiful, saucy tavern owner fit to seduce, not marry. To her, he was the man she had dreamed about, a once-in-a-lifetime passion. The tempest raging in her soul was sweeping her into David's arms. Yet, an even greater storm was gathering, one destined to carry them into the dangerous intrigues of kings... and onto a battlefield of blood and tears where love alone could triumph.

A sensual contemporary romance that blends marine adventure with emotional recovery in the Nauti series.

None of Casey Mallory's scientific training prepared her for Storm Carmichael. A troubleshooter hired to investigate a laboratory accident, Storm made trouble for Casey the moment he walked in the door. — From that instant, he wanted her. But casey, betrayed once and wary of all men, desperately resists the self-assured and forceful storm-despite a throbbing desire that won't let her rest. In their tempestuous clash of wills, Casey struggles against herself... and her awakened passion for the man who is determined to show her the raptures of love...

Joe Kelly, the last solo operative of the top‑secret KGI, must risk everything to protect former heartbreak Zoe, whose hidden past threatens their reluctant romance.