by Lori Foster
First published 2013
Rowdy Yates owns a successful bar and expects women to respond to his charm. When he meets waitress Avery Mullins, she refuses to give him her number. Avery works nights for tips while hiding a secret that could destroy the safety she has built. Rowdy becomes determined to discover what Avery conceals from her past. When threats from her history resurface, Avery begins depending on Rowdy for protection. Their attraction grows stronger as danger closes in around them. Avery must decide whether to abandon the security she has worked to create or risk everything for the desire she feels with Rowdy. The choice will determine not only her future but whether they both survive the killer who wants to finish what started years ago.
Genres: romance, suspense, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Bar
Period: Contemporary
448 pages · Kindle Edition · Harlequin HQN
Content warnings: sexual-content, violence