Talan wants to mark Maya—with more than his ink. The owner of a prominent tattoo shop, he’s used to being hit on by easy women. Though “easy” is not a word associated with Maya when she comes in to support her friend. Flirtation ensues, but what will it take to break the painted man.

Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for [ASIN: B00KKCDYOC](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22359410-marking-him-2). The day Maya Owens walked into his tattoo shop, everything Talan knew changed. After officially starting a relationship, he is now having trouble managing Maya—a woman who consumes every part of his being and owns his heart. His need to control her and everything around her drives Maya insane, but he has good reason. After all, Janice is still lurking around and she has a vendetta against his Bitty. In no time Talan wants more, and it’s faster than Maya can handle; things begin to get complicated. Months of frustration and want take them for a ride neither wanted, but now yearn for. Will they make it through the turbulence? And if so, at what cost?

Abandoned. Thrown away. Invisible. Every single one of those could be used to describe me. They can tell you my story—my sad past—without a single syllable passing through my lips. I hate them—those who lied to me. They claimed to love me, but in reality they used me when convenient. My parents. Sister. And now Talan. Loving them has left me empty. Sad. Alone. Not anymore. Screw them. My love has turned to anger…hate. Now, what consumes me is the urge to destroy, to force them to see what they wrecked with their carelessness. My name will never be forgotten. Not after I have my revenge. His tears will be my ultimate retribution.

“With everything I am. I’ll always be by your side.” It was his truth. A vow Talan made to the woman who owned him. Because that is what Maya did to him, she held his entire life in her hands. He lived for her smile . . . her happiness. And now someone has dimmed that light in her eyes with their malice. Because if one thing was certain, it was that he breathed for her. It was her warmth and love that gave him a home—a purpose and desire for more. But now that had been threatened. Maya was in pain and that for him was unbearable. His love for his Bitty has taken him past the breaking point and he’s determined to make those that hurt her pay. He wanted the blood of those that wronged her—almost took her away from him—on his hands. It was his fault. A fault that he would right no matter what he had to go through. How does a man so completely in love with his female react to seeing her broken in a hospital bed? He fights. Goes against all logic and seeks vengeance.

Insanity consumes me...