I can’t believe this virgin brat just tried to kill me. I’m Gabriel Moretti, hitman for the Moretti crime family. I’ve killed more men than she’s had periods. And this little b*tch just tried to poison my drink. But I caught her in the act, and I don’t give a damn how fine she is – she’s gonna pay. Too bad the don tells me to keep my hands to myself. He must not know how tempting it is to run them over Colleen’s curvy body. How bad I want to coax moan after moan from between those plump lips. I’ve had just about every gorgeous woman this town has to offer, and yet… Something about her is different. Maybe it’s because she’s so utterly helpless. Tied up in this safe house with me, her Italian mafia daddy can’t come to the rescue. But the longer we spend locked in together, the more my attitude changes. Her innocence is burning away the darkness I’ve kept buried inside for so long. And maybe, just maybe, by the time we make it out of this chaos… We’ll find a light at the end of the tunnel. Together. ACE IN THE HOLE is a full-length, standalone, super steamy, bad boy mafia romance novel from bestselling author NICOLE FOX. This suspenseful, action-packed mafia romance is intended for mature audiences, due to violence, strong language, dark themes and elements, and explicit intimate scenes. The romance between the alpha male bad boy and the fiery woman he can't resist ends with a guaranteed happily ever after (HEA) ending, has absolutely NO CHEATING, and does NOT include a cliffhanger of any kind. This contains the following tropes: virgin, kidnapping, locked in together, scarred hero, enemies to lovers, and forbidden love.