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Leo Gage has worshipped Diana Barrett since they were kids. But she can never know that, because he’s been lying to her his entire adult life. As the right hand man to Farrell Black, head of the London Mob, Leo’s lifestyle is the antithesis of Diana’s refined, cultured upbringing. He wants her to have everything she deserves—love and light and beauty and goodness. Even if it means hiding his feelings for her forever. Diana Barrett is NOT in love with her best friend. There are lots of other reasons for the flutter in her stomach when she looks at Leo, the warmth that spreads from the top of her head to all her secret places when he smiles. There must be. Besides Leo is bold and beautiful, the kind of man who can have any woman in the world. Determined to maintain the friendship that has been her rock since childhood, Diana resigns herself to keeping her distance - until the night she witnesses the murder of her mentor and best friend. When the killers give chase, she goes to the only person who has ever made her feel safe. Now Leo and Diana are on the run, forced to expose the assassin before he finds Diana. The high stakes game of cat and mouse will take them across Europe to Spain and Algeria — and force them to confront the depths of their hidden desire. ***This is a novella length book of approximately 150 pages.***
Author

Michelle St. James is a Southern California expat now living in New York's Hudson Valley. She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages. Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 70-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching Love Island UK, and anxiously awaiting the next season of Ozark and the Great British Baking Show.