My captor is a force to be reckoned with, a relentless enigma hell-bent on my rescue… One look–and my world changes forever. Stumbling upon a chilling murder in progress, I unintentionally lock eyes with the killer before fleeing. But he’s a predator, and he pursues me as though I’m his ultimate prey. My fate now sealed, he confines me to a private island. ’ve hatched my daring escape plan, yet an unsettling feeling gnaws at me with each passing moment. It’s those eyes–those piercing, icy blue eyes–that tug at the fringes of a long-forgotten memory. And then, in a breathtaking revelation, I uncover the shocking truth. About him. About us. The fiery, undeniable connection that binds us is the very last thing we need. On the unpredictable shores of Isla Culebrita, where deception reigns and the dead refuse to rest, our past and present collide in a whirlwind of danger and desire.Gilded Lies is a captive romantic suspense novel with darker themes. It was previously titled The Island.