I've been saved by a killer. My mother is dead and I'm next. I'd be lying beside her if it wasn't for Maxim. He's cruel and cold and ruthlessly in control. He was sent to kill me. He saved me instead. Maxim is everything I shouldn't want. But my body craves him. No matter how hard I try... I can't stay away. A secret cost my mother her life, and if I can't uncover it I may pay the same price. There is a monster-hunting me… Maxim may be the only one who can protect me. How can I keep my soul after the devil saves my life? An innocent woman saved by a Russian hitman. A mystery that leaves her mother dead. A deadly plot that could bring down a giant. Can Rose and Maxim survive together, or will their dark secrets tear them apart? "Secret Target" is a full length, standalone, bad boy mafia romance by author Aria Ray.