Orion Blackwater built his new life on one rule: never again let anyone close enough to destroy him.
Three years ago, his failure to protect someone he loved cost her everything. Now he runs a legitimate art recovery business, keeping his distance from the criminal family that raised him and the guilt that haunts his every breath.
Until Vesper Ashford crashes back into his world.
She's brilliant, beautiful, and carrying secrets that could get them both killed. Her father's stolen art collection holds the key to exposing a conspiracy spanning eight decades—one that murdered the woman Orion failed to save.
Vesper knows the truth about her father's crimes. She also knows that the people who killed for those secrets won't hesitate to eliminate anyone who threatens their empire. But hiding hasn't brought her peace, and the mysterious break-in at her studio proves that running is no longer an option.
Working together means facing killers who've operated with impunity for generations. It means trusting each other with dark family legacies and dangerous desires neither can afford.
As stolen masterpieces reveal deadly secrets and international criminals close in, Orion must choose between protecting his heart and saving the woman who's become his obsession.
Vesper must decide if exposing the truth is worth risking the only man who's ever made her feel safe.
Some secrets are worth dying for. Some loves are worth killing for.
But when the past collides with an impossible future, will justice be enough to save them both?
Genre: Romance
Three years ago, his failure to protect someone he loved cost her everything. Now he runs a legitimate art recovery business, keeping his distance from the criminal family that raised him and the guilt that haunts his every breath.
Until Vesper Ashford crashes back into his world.
She's brilliant, beautiful, and carrying secrets that could get them both killed. Her father's stolen art collection holds the key to exposing a conspiracy spanning eight decades—one that murdered the woman Orion failed to save.
Vesper knows the truth about her father's crimes. She also knows that the people who killed for those secrets won't hesitate to eliminate anyone who threatens their empire. But hiding hasn't brought her peace, and the mysterious break-in at her studio proves that running is no longer an option.
Working together means facing killers who've operated with impunity for generations. It means trusting each other with dark family legacies and dangerous desires neither can afford.
As stolen masterpieces reveal deadly secrets and international criminals close in, Orion must choose between protecting his heart and saving the woman who's become his obsession.
Vesper must decide if exposing the truth is worth risking the only man who's ever made her feel safe.
Some secrets are worth dying for. Some loves are worth killing for.
But when the past collides with an impossible future, will justice be enough to save them both?
Genre: Romance
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