**Part Two in the three part serial, The Muscle. ** When Luca Cassano took a position as bodyguard to the sister of a Miami kingpin, he expected nothing more than sun, surf, and a job he could do in his sleep. Then he met Isabel Fuentes. Luca didn't enjoy keeping Isabel under her brother's thumb even before he fell in love with her. Now she’s captivated him body and soul, and he’ll do anything to save her. Isabel is determined to get her little sister away from their brother Diego’s mercurial temper and violent outbursts. There’s just one problem; Diego has a horrifying trump card that will ruin any chance for them to have a normal life—and that’s if they can get out alive. As Diego becomes increasingly unpredictable, Luca and Isabel know time is running out. But when their list of options is revealed to be painfully small, they develop a plan that will finally free Isabel—or put her in more danger than ever before. ***This is part two of a three part serial featuring the smoking hot Luca Cassano from the Mob Boss Series (RUTHLESS, FEARLESS, and LAWLESS). That series and The Muscle are independent of each other—you can read either one first. Each installment of the Muscle is approximately 125 pages (Amazon calculates pages on ebooks based on an algorithm that isn't always correct). The final book in the series will be released December 14th. ***
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.