HER: I thought the only thing I feared was living another day in the hell my life had become. But when I looked at his hulking, tattooed body, the icy brutality in his eyes, I realized I was wrong. HIM: Familie. My clan. I’d fight for it, kill for it, die for it. It’s all that matters to me. But her innocence, only barely hidden by thick layers of makeup, the curves that her tight dress can’t hide, calls to me. So I’ve decided to keep her. No matter how deadly the consequences.

Love is a lie. A fairy tale. In my world, all that matters is staying alive. There’s no room for people like her. She’s pushy, nosy, talks way too much. But I can’t seem to stay away. I have to. Because if I don’t, it might end both of us.

I’ve infiltrated the mafia. It’s insane, but I’ll do whatever it takes to exact the revenge I’ve dedicated my entire life to. Now I’ve gotten close enough to strike. Everything is going according to plan. Except him… I don’t trust her. She puts on a good face, playing the sweet, kindly nurse. I’m not convinced. But not trusting her hasn’t stopped me from wanting her. Because I do want her. Badly. Badly enough to ignore the voice in my head that screams at me to stay away. Badly enough that I’ll put my honor, my clan, and her life at risk.

HER: He loves me. Every day, every night, he shows me...but always, there’s distance between us. He won’t let me in. He says it’s to protect me. But I want more. I want it all. HIM: I love her. I can prove my love a thousand ways, but she wants the one thing I cannot give. She doesn’t understand. A mobster’s girl is a target. A mobster’s wife might be more than my enemies can resist.

I should have known better. Just a wedding, they said. Double my usual pay for a few hours’ work. Easy money. Easy enough—until the shooting started. Now I’m on the run with a stranger. A dangerous, alluring stranger as sexy as he is menacing. Crazy, right? But not as crazy as me…because I’m not sure I want to get away from him. I should have ditched her. Bad enough that someone’s after me—someone with the stones to shoot up a mob wedding and enough power to cut me off from all my resources. But one look in her dark eyes, and I knew I couldn’t leave her behind. Now I have to stop the people who want us both dead—and keep telling myself she’s nothing to me. Fighting the entire criminal underworld won’t be a walk in the park…but falling for her would be far more dangerous.

HER: I should have kept my mouth closed. Speaking up almost cost me my life. Aggravating a vicious drug lord is bad enough, but falling for the mobster who saved me? Madness. He looks like a movie star in his fancy suit…but there’s so much more to him than that. His dark heat is the most addictive thing I’ve ever felt. If I'm not careful, it'll be my ruin. HIM: I should have kept my mouth closed. Taking on a stranger’s debt is bad for business, and I have enough trouble of my own. Falling for an innocent woman is insane. Her soft, ripe curves make me want to ravish her. But the strong mind and pure heart she hides behind her sharp tongue touch something in me I didn't know existed. I’ll protect her from the enemy…but can I save her from myself?

HIM: Almost dying will change a man. There’s no redemption for me, but I sought her out to make amends. Except now I can’t bring myself to tell her who I really am. And I won’t let her go. HER: He wears his secrets like a shroud. Enough darkness in his eyes for ten men, let alone one. All hidden behind granite…but I see through the cracks. Every day I felt like I might shatter. Now I’m sheltered in his fortress. Until the truth comes out…and I realize I haven’t even begun to understand the meaning of pain.