Some people find inner peace. She found a bigger knife. Or two. Danika Smith is an ex-hitwoman with a growing body count, a chronic distaste for authority, and exactly zero interest in pretending to be someone she’s not—unless it gets her what she wants. For a while, what she wanted was to play pretend. Be soft. Be normal (ish). But pretending came with a price. And she’s done paying it. Now? There’s no mission. No hiding. No more lying to herself about who she is. And who she is… is a nightmare with nice hair and an even nicer boyfriend (and yes, she gagged over that word) Emilio De Luca should probably be running in the opposite direction. Instead, he’s helping her bury the bodies. Sometimes literally. He’s sweet, he’s steady, and—unfortunately—he told her he loved her right before he decided to bleed out and save her life. But love isn’t making Danika weaker. It’s giving her a reason to unleash everything she’s spent years trying to cage. Now she’s got a few things to take care The past? Screaming for closure—and maybe a little fire.Their enemies? Getting real confident for people with terrible aim.Her heart? Still in one piece, but not for lack of trying.And if the people who hurt her sweet sunshine think they’ve won? Well. That’s about to be a very deadly mistake 'cause times up on her playing nice. She's going to be a monster again. Times Up is the final book of three following Danika Smith, a recently retired, grumpy hitwoman who needs a mark to stay sane, and Emilio De Luca, a sweet and sunshine mafia man, who's currently pretending to be in charge of his family of menaces. This story, is hilarious, slow burn spicy, and thrilling. It follows Danika as she seeks revenge against an old enemy, whilst Emilio does whatever he can to get out of his unwanted arranged marriage, to that same mans daughter. Expect lots of fun flipped tropes, and a reverse grumpy sunshine, suspense spicy romance, in a found family and female stalker story with mild forced proximity & strangers to friends to lovers. Part of a romantic comedy **trilogy. For fans of books like Butcher & Blackbird, and Rook & Rebel.**This series is full of interconnected standalones, duologies, trilogies, and more—a world of powerful families, deadly rivalries, and unforgettable love stories. Each character in each main family (and the fun side characters) gets their own story with a complete ending but I think it's more fun to read them all and see all the great cameos and shenanigans that occur. For more information, recommended reading order, content warnings, and everything else, search the web tierneystorerauthor