by Katee Robert
First published 2020
Rose signed a contract in Carver City, and for years she has built herself into someone worth fearing. She did it deliberately, one careful choice at a time, starting with a bargain that most people would never have survived. Now her contract is almost up, and the name on her final two-week booking stops her cold: Malone. Malone runs one of the most feared operations in Carver City, and every corner of that city knows her reputation is earned. Rose and Malone shared one night together years ago, and Malone has looked straight through her ever since. Rose should be frightened. Every sensible person in Carver City is frightened of Malone. Instead, Rose feels something sharper and more honest than fear. She feels ready. The two weeks ahead are a chance to settle old scores and force Malone to see exactly who Rose has become. Malone is dangerous, but Rose is not the soft target she once was. In Carver City, the villains are not always the ones you spot first. Sometimes the most lethal thing in the room is the one that looks the most beautiful.
Genres: romance, adult, adult-fiction, thriller, dark-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, gritty, intense, slow-burn, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, second-chance-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Carver City
264 pages · Paperback · Trinkets & Tales LLC
Content warnings: sexual-content, violence