Emilio needed a house manager. Or so his mother thought, setting up appointments with women she’d vetted for the task. All of whom were polished and professional. Except for the woman who came literally tripping into his life, spilling her coffee over her paperwork, and cussing like a sailor. Avery was everything a house manager shouldn’t be. Inexperienced, clumsy, and way, way too tempting. But she was a flicker of light in his increasingly dark world, a spark he couldn’t help but be drawn to. The problem was, Avery was harboring a dangerous secret. One that threatened to tear them apart just as they started to get close…