Her family's empire was built on blood. His career is hunting criminals. Falling for each other could destroy them both.
When Siobhan O'Rourke's distillery burns to the ground with three people inside, she thinks she knows who's responsible. What she doesn't know is that the man investigating the fire is about to uncover secrets that will shatter everything she believes about her family—and herself.
Rafferty Nolan has spent twelve years as an Interpol agent hunting human traffickers, driven by a sister he lost and never found. When evidence links Siobhan's business to an international trafficking network, he knows he should see her as a suspect.
Instead, he sees a woman drowning in guilt for crimes she didn't commit. A woman fierce enough to burn down everyone responsible—including her own brother.
She never expected to be the bait. He never expected to fall for the witness.
As bodies pile up and dangerous enemies close in, Siobhan must choose between protecting her family and saving the victims who suffered because of them. Rafferty must decide if love is worth destroying his career''and if he can trust a woman whose last name means betrayal.
Together they'll face Albanian enforcers, Serbian traffickers, and family secrets that go back thirty years. But the real danger isn't the criminals hunting them.
It's the truth waiting in the ashes.
When your family's fortune is built on suffering and the man you love is sworn to bring them down, how do you choose between blood and justice? Between the past that defines you and the future you're desperate to claim?
Genre: Romantic Suspense
When Siobhan O'Rourke's distillery burns to the ground with three people inside, she thinks she knows who's responsible. What she doesn't know is that the man investigating the fire is about to uncover secrets that will shatter everything she believes about her family—and herself.
Rafferty Nolan has spent twelve years as an Interpol agent hunting human traffickers, driven by a sister he lost and never found. When evidence links Siobhan's business to an international trafficking network, he knows he should see her as a suspect.
Instead, he sees a woman drowning in guilt for crimes she didn't commit. A woman fierce enough to burn down everyone responsible—including her own brother.
She never expected to be the bait. He never expected to fall for the witness.
As bodies pile up and dangerous enemies close in, Siobhan must choose between protecting her family and saving the victims who suffered because of them. Rafferty must decide if love is worth destroying his career''and if he can trust a woman whose last name means betrayal.
Together they'll face Albanian enforcers, Serbian traffickers, and family secrets that go back thirty years. But the real danger isn't the criminals hunting them.
It's the truth waiting in the ashes.
When your family's fortune is built on suffering and the man you love is sworn to bring them down, how do you choose between blood and justice? Between the past that defines you and the future you're desperate to claim?
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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