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50 SHADES meets BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, in a provocative and heart-wrenching tale about a young woman with a tragic secret, a dangerous past, and a complex billionaire. From the NYT bestselling author of A TERRIBLE LOVE, comes the ★★★#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTERRACIAL EROTICA series ★★★ Praise for " ... I love this author I have read three of her series and couldn't put them down..." - SHCH "... The book is terribly, beautifully dark, the prose is strong and wistful. It's about love denied but triumphant, dark men who can love, strong women who survive, and all the dangerous and tender passion they can share in those scenes that really melt the core..." - Babel " ... It [Shepard] was beautifully and painfully written, and another masterpiece by Marata Eros. I can't wait to see what she has in store for us next..." - Dawn Yacovetta An anti-hero. A dark journey. A happily-ever-after. Can anyone have it all? Who is Shepard? Léo Dubois is a Handler. A Handler of Women. Himself—and the right hand man serving the king of the French mob. When Shepard gifts his wife the divorce she deserves, setting her free from abuse, Shepard begins a fresh start in a new land. A year later, what he gets are pursuers who wish to recruit him for a role he never wants to fill again. Marissa is a new acquisition who falls prey to the long reach of la famille, and Shepard makes choices that endanger them both, though they are the right ones. Can Shepard shed the sins of his past, and find love with a woman as abused as he? Can they find love with each other, though neither have been loved before? Standalone novel, HEA, Cliffhanger free.
Author

NEW RELEASE ALERT: bit.ly/MarataNEWS Marata Eros is the author of over ninety-five titles, including her NEW YORK TIMES bestselling novel, A TERRIBLE LOVE, and the #1 international bestselling erotic Interracial and African-American TOKEN serial. Marata writes a variety of dark fiction in the genres of erotica, fantasy, romance, suspense and sci-fi. She and her husband live in the midwest with their four sons and three disrespectful dogs. Marata's #1 hobby is reading; she loves interacting with her readers. http://marataeroseroticaauthor.blogsp... Tamara Rose Blodgett's Blog: http://tamararoseblodgett.blogspot.com/ FUTURE TITLES 2018: TRAINER (Road Kill MC) VIPER (Road Kill MC) IN BROKEN LOVE DRUID #11 SIREN #4 THE FIRST SPECIES