Alexei’s world is dark and dangerous, and innocent Tara has just been thrust into it brutally. He’ll have to win her trust before someone silences her permanently. Ordinary Tara Noland leads a boring existence until she sees something she was never meant to observe. Head of the Russian mafia in his city, Alexei Varnakov can’t let her go after she witnesses him murdering an underling. He should follow the code of the vory v zakone and eliminate her, but he can’t. Instead, he decides to keep the fiery redhead. It’s the only way she can stay alive, but she’s defiant and fights him at every turn. He can break his little fox with passion, but can he ever win her trust? ***** This is a full-length novel with a happy ending and no cliffhangers.

This story contains situations some readers might find objectionable. If you don’t like darker romances, this mafia love story might not be the book for you. However, if you enjoy a possessive alpha male engaged in a spirited battle with a defiant woman determined to resist his demands, get ready to meet Alexei.