Love changes everything. Even for a monster like me. I do not fall. I do not trust. I do not let people get close. Damn it, Maggie, why didn't you just walk away then, while you could? Why did you straighten up, meet my look - the look that had broken so many before you - and let me fall? I'll always blame you for that. Welcome to the dark and ruthless world of Owen Bailey, retired London gangster with a price on his head and nothing to live for. Welcome to the world of Maggie Petrauske, the mysterious young woman who challenges everything Owen has come to accept and gives him reason to hope. Welcome to a world where nothing is as it seems, and maybe even love will not be enough. Ruthless: a dark and headlong story of redemption and love, from the author of Trust, Hit Me and Black Widow. Note: although Ruthless can be read as as a standalone novel, it is also the final part of the Bailey Boys trilogy: 1) Trust, 2) Hit Me, 3) Ruthless.