by Lora Leigh
First published 2011
Abram Mustafa has spent his life planning an escape from his father's world of terrorism. Everything changes when his father seizes Paige Galbraithe, the woman who has always reached something deep within him. Now Abram faces an impossible choice between his carefully laid plans and saving the life of the one person who matters most. Paige has long sensed that the enigmatic Abram el Hamid Mustafa conceals darker impulses beneath his reserved exterior. She has fantasized about discovering what lies behind his mysterious facade. When his father takes her captive, fantasy becomes deadly reality. Paige must place her complete faith in Abram, trusting him not just with her body but with her survival. Their forbidden attraction intensifies as enemies close in around them. Abram fights to protect Paige while navigating the treacherous loyalties that have defined his existence. Secret longings and dangerous passions draw them together even as the violent forces of Abram's world threaten to destroy them both.
Genres: romance, suspense, adult-fiction, thriller, action, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance
304 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Griffin
Content warnings: violence