Cora
When a tall, dark stranger comes to my rescue, I brush it off as an isolated incident. I’ll never see him again, so I leave him with some advice and a parting gift.
Imagine my surprise when I learn he’s one of my new bosses.
All I want to do is work so I can take care of my young brother. I don’t have time for a relationship, but Atlas Nichols doesn’t care. He’s moody, arrogant, and keeps saying I’m his.
The joke’s on him because I don’t belong to anyone.
**
Atlas.
Coming to the aid of a stranger isn’t normally my thing. I don’t get involved in other people’s problems, but fate threw me a curveball. Fate showed me her.
Cora Ashford.
A five-foot-five girl with a smile so bright it lights up the parts of my soul I thought were long dead.
As the product of a broken system, I know I don’t deserve her, but when she smiles at me, and those blue eyes lock on mine, I know she’s it.
Damaged soul or not, I’m keeping her anyway.
Cora belongs to me, and no one will stand in my way.
Not even her.
Genre: Romance (Dark Romance)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Found family, Slow burn romance, Grumpy x Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Workplace romance, Alpha male
Trigger / CW: violence, mentions of drug abuse, parental abuse, scenes with death, kidnapping, over-the-top/ jealous main character.
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: MJ Koons
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨ (bundle options available!)
Page Count: 418
Publication Date: January 19, 2026
ISBN: 979-8243595308
Series: Exiled Ink Book One
MJ loves reading about love. To her, there’s nothing better than watching someone turn into a complete simp for another human being.
MJ lives on the East Coast with her high school sweetheart husband, their three daughters, and beloved couch potato dogs. She’s an avid hockey and music fan and firmly believes there is no such thing as too many books.
When she isn’t writing, you can find her cooking, baking, catching a hockey game, or reading one of her favorite authors’ books.
MJ believes life is too short not to live as many lifetimes as possible.
Cora
When a tall, dark stranger comes to my rescue, I brush it off as an isolated incident. I’ll never see him again, so I leave him with some advice and a parting gift.
Imagine my surprise when I learn he’s one of my new bosses.
All I want to do is work so I can take care of my young brother. I don’t have time for a relationship, but Atlas Nichols doesn’t care. He’s moody, arrogant, and keeps saying I’m his.
The joke’s on him because I don’t belong to anyone.
**
Atlas.
Coming to the aid of a stranger isn’t normally my thing. I don’t get involved in other people’s problems, but fate threw me a curveball. Fate showed me her.
Cora Ashford.
A five-foot-five girl with a smile so bright it lights up the parts of my soul I thought were long dead.
As the product of a broken system, I know I don’t deserve her, but when she smiles at me, and those blue eyes lock on mine, I know she’s it.
Damaged soul or not, I’m keeping her anyway.
Cora belongs to me, and no one will stand in my way.
Not even her.
Genre: Romance (Dark Romance)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Found family, Slow burn romance, Grumpy x Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Workplace romance, Alpha male
Trigger / CW: violence, mentions of drug abuse, parental abuse, scenes with death, kidnapping, over-the-top/ jealous main character.
Spice Warning: Spicy (explicit)
Author: MJ Koons
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨ (bundle options available!)
Page Count: 418
Publication Date: January 19, 2026
ISBN: 979-8243595308
Series: Exiled Ink Book One
MJ loves reading about love. To her, there’s nothing better than watching someone turn into a complete simp for another human being.
MJ lives on the East Coast with her high school sweetheart husband, their three daughters, and beloved couch potato dogs. She’s an avid hockey and music fan and firmly believes there is no such thing as too many books.
When she isn’t writing, you can find her cooking, baking, catching a hockey game, or reading one of her favorite authors’ books.
MJ believes life is too short not to live as many lifetimes as possible.
