Every girl has dreams of meeting Prince Charming, or at least I know I did. A fairy tale-like meeting of love at first sight. Real life and fairy tales are very different. I’m just a small town Indiana girl that had a chance encounter with one of Hollywood’s golden boys. You may think you know where this story goes—not even close. Life is different. Marriage is hard. It’s even worse when you’re strangers. "Weston is mine. Dibs!" - Carey Heywood, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author

His body was sin and I was a sinner. To keep myself safe I hide in the world and let life move around me. My new partner, Nathan, isn’t safe. Far from it. The darkness coils around him, hidden by a shield created by a blinding smile. But those who live in shadows see past the façade we create. Even in darkness, there is light. A spark that ignites, then explodes. Every filthy word from his mouth, every possessive touch—I crave them, need them. Violent and passionate and everything I need to fill the void inside me, but one thing is missing. He can never love me. More than my heart is on the line, and I don’t know if I’ll survive our breach.

I spilled a cup of coffee on the President of Acquisitions. He deserved it. Not the brightest idea, but I’d had a bad day, and now he’s getting back at me. For nine weeks I’m to be his assistant, and there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s punishment. Every moment we’re near each other it’s a constant battle of wills, but I refuse to go down. If only he wasn’t so good looking. If only my fantasies didn’t invade our arguments. Everything is off the cuff, including him pinning me to the wall. Now he wants something else from me. A date. There’s just one problem--he doesn’t know I have a child.

I’m going to make her my queen. One wedding. One child. Five years. Ten million dollars. Those are the terms of our contract. My offer is sound, bold, and necessary. In order to gain my inheritance, I have to have a wife. She thinks her clause will keep me from having her skin on mine. She’s very wrong. The de Loughrey’s rule the world, and I am their king. I get what I want, and what I want is her. I’ll have her beneath me no matter what.

I got pregnant on New Year's Eve. That night was hands down the best night of my life. A magical night with the man of my dreams. The aftermath changed everything. After weeks of silence from him and a positive pregnancy test, it was safe to say I was in full out panic mode. Until I walked into a conference room only to find Mr. Man-of-my-dreams-father-of-my-unborn-child at the head of the table. Turns out the VP of finance isn't an old boring guy with white hair. Two different cities. A baby on the way. An intense attraction. And he's technically my boss. Life just got even more complicated.

The mafia never lets you go. I thought I was safe, free, but I never expected to find myself locked in a cage. I'm in his territory. His prison. The beast. A fate worse than death awaits me if I can't get away. When the opportunity of salvation presents itself I grab it, even if I'm not sure if I can trust the hand I'm holding. The only way out is through, exposing secrets and spilling blood. Things aren't how they appear. Nobody is what they seem. Not even me. **Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing. There are triggers.**

My life was ash. Burned to the ground. Razed with no chance of rebuilding. Empty. Alone. Just as I had to be. No one else was going to get hurt because of me. No more deaths. For years I’ve secluded myself, stayed in the darkness, and tried to melt into the background. Hiding in plain sight. Taking a new job, working in close confines with a new partner, is risky, and I thought I was up to the task. So I hide behind a mask of my own making, a façade for the world. The problem is, I can’t stop thinking about my new partner. I hate her, but I crave her like she’s the most intoxicating thing I’ve ever encountered. It’s maddening, but I need to stay away. I have to stay away. I can’t love anyone ever again.

Happiness is a four letter word. I’ve never been happy before, never experienced love, until I met Nathan. He’s my happy place, and my husband. Everything should be rainbows and unicorns, but it’s not. The problem is, the past doesn’t stay buried, and ours is popping up in spades. A trial. A warning. Reciprocity is at hand. The battle for survival has begun.

My will to live is weak. By all accounts, I should be dead, but somehow I made it through. Broken, battered, and barely hanging on, I’m forced to rely on the man who destroyed me. Recovery is a long road, and I’m not sure I can take it by his side, so I punish him, refusing to grant forgiveness. But it’s still there—the spark. That incessant pull that I can’t escape. The deepest scars of our hearts spill out. All the secrets we kept locked away are laid bare. Everything is different. Time is running out. All the infractions are catching up to us.

I had a one-night stand. It wasn’t my first, but it would be my last. A gun to the head. A trained killer. A deadly conspiracy. Kidnapped and on the run, my life and death is in the hands of a sadist captor who happens to be my one-night stand. Armed with countless weapons, money, and new identities, the man I call Six drags me around the world. The manhunt is on and Six is the next target. Can we find out who is killing off the Cleaners before they find us? Two down, seven to go. When it’s all over he’ll finish the job that dropped him into my life, and end it. Stockholm Syndrome meets bucket list, and the question of what would you do to live before you died. The questions aren’t always answered in black and white. Gray becomes the norm as my morals are tested. Death is a tragedy, and I’ll do anything to stay alive. Are you ready for the last ride of your life? Six has a gun to your head—what would you do? This isn’t a love story. It’s a death story. **Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing.**

His body was sin and I was a sinner. To keep myself safe I hide in the world and let life move around me. My new partner, Nathan, isn’t safe. Far from it. The darkness coils around him, hidden by a shield created by a blinding smile. But those who live in shadows see past the façade we create. Even in darkness, there is light. A spark that ignites, then explodes. Every filthy word from his mouth, every possessive touch—I crave them, need them. Violent and passionate and everything I need to fill the void inside me, but one thing is missing. He can never love me. More than my heart is on the line, and I don’t know if I’ll survive our breach.