# Under Locke by Mariana Zapata (Paperback)

'When I need a guaranteed five-star, slow-burn romance, I pick up Mariana Zapata every time' TESSA BAILEY, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author  
  
'Everything Mariana writes is pure gold . . . a true gift to romance readers everywhere' ALI HAZELWOOD, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author  
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**"Babe, I've handpicked everythin' and everyone in here. I know what I want and I get what I want," he breathed. "And I keep what's mine."**  
  
_He was my boss, my brother's friend, a Widow, an ex-felon, and a man I'd seen casually with a handful of women. But he was everything that gripped me, both the good and the bad. Worst case scenario if things turned awkward between us, I could go somewhere else. I'd gotten over epic heartbreak before, one more wouldn't kill me_.  
  
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After moving to Austin following six months of unemployment back home, **Iris Taylor** knows she should be glad to have landed a job so quickly... even if the business is owned by a member of the same motorcycle club her estranged father used to belong to. Except **Dex Locke** might just be the biggest jerk she's ever met. He's rude, impatient and doesn't know how to tell time.  
  
And the last thing they ever expected was each other.  
  
But it was either the strip club or the tattoo shop.  
  
. . . she should have chosen the strip club.  
  
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Motorcycle club, grump/sunshine, brother's friend, workplace romance, witty banter . . .'  
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The queen of slow burns'  
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If you're looking for a big, grumpy, alpha man with a bad attitude who also has a soft side then this book is for you'  
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Dex Locke is EVERYTHING'  
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'i've just found myself a new favourite author'  
  
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_The Best Thing_  
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_The Wall of Winnipeg and Me_  
_Wait for It_  
_Dear Aaron_  
_Luna and the Lie_  
_Hands Down_  
_All Rhodes Lead Here_  
_When Gracie Met The Grump_  
_The Things We Water_

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Headline Publishing Group
- **Tags:** All Books, Romance

## Variants

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> Updated: 2026-09-18