They are beautiful. They are rich. They are strong willed and successful. They have everything, but love. And each one of them has a dark secret looming in their past. Sophia is a 25 year old Brazilian widow. Intelligent and ravishing, she flees from her own country after a tragic incident. Hiding from everyone and everything, she remains alone, torn between the love for a dead man, the torment of living without part of her memory and the fear of moving on. Ethan is one of the most important tycoons in the steel industry. As the memory of an awful evening in his adolescence haunts him night and day, he keeps looking for an elusive woman whom he could love - and who would love him - as he never has in all his 35 years... Until he finds Sophia. Alistair is a 34 year old powerful banker, searching for one–night stands with women who will warm his bed. And that he can punish physically to abate his anger for his late wife's black deeds and his own guilt for being such a debauched man for so many years. Any woman will do, and he has many to choose from, as they all fall instantly for his manly, devilish charming ways. In Europe, in the months after October 2009, their paths will cross and clash. Who will win the prize of love? This book is the first installment of a trilogy. It is intended for 18 and up.

Librarian note: this book shares its ASIN with a newer format: [B00CFV78NY](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42089009-dangerous-obsession). Ethan indulges his obsession with Sophia by satisfying his lust for her with a sexual surrogate look alike, but that’s not enough. He needs more than that, he needs to know what Sophia’s doing every minute of every day and night. And he will even look into London criminal underground for partners to get what he needs. Alistair is obsessed with Sophia. He is so enthralled now that they’ve entered into a sexual relationship he gets comfortable and introduces his kinkier sexual interests into their bedroom, pushing Sophia’s boundaries. Sophia is falling for Alistair more and more, but the journey is becoming darker and a bit scary, while also exciting. She doesn’t know what to think of his new sex games—or even worse, her reaction to them. Meanwhile, she’s even more scared of her past misdeeds coming to light, and if she decides she still wants to be with Alistair, knowing what he’s into sexually, would he even want her anymore if he found out about her terrible past deeds?

Now that Alistair and Sophia have reunited and worked through the issues that could’ve kept them from loving each other, they go on a magical romantic honeymoon. Their time together is blissful and titillating. Until reality comes crashing as Sophia’s worst fear threatens to destroy everything she has fought for. Ethan’s life becomes a dizzying roller-coaster of harrowing ups and downs. While he is delighted to be working with Sophia on their charity projects in India and China, he feels the need to hire a world-class supermodel to be his new official companion. Unexpectedly, he also begins to develop the first threads of a relationship with Barbara. As he starts to see that life may have something to offer him after all—even if it’s not what he wants—he suddenly finds himself facing past ghosts he was sure he had already bested. But Scott’s innocent secret scheme to drive Sophia back into Ethan’s arms takes a dangerous turn as Ghost digs up just what he needs to get rich beyond his wildest dreams. Dangerous Illusions is the sixth installment of the TRUST series, a romance made of pain, loss, desire, redemption, forgiveness, and love. Don’t miss the sequels: Pandora’s Box Eternal Hope