by Kresley Cole
First published 2015
Maksimilian Sevastyan controls Miami politics and runs Mafiya operations with iron discipline. He typically chooses tall blonde companions who follow orders without question. His carefully structured world shifts when he hires Catarina Marín, a dark-haired escort whose defiant spirit challenges everything he expects. Cat once lived comfortably as a married woman until her life collapsed, forcing her into Miami's escort trade. Her first client terrifies and attracts her in equal measure when he describes his plans for their evening together. She nearly flees before their encounter begins. Their explosive night together ignites a craving neither anticipated. Both face dangerous enemies closing in around them. Maksim must confront the wounds of his past if he wants to build something real with Cat. She holds the power to give him what he truly desires, but only if he proves worthy of her complete surrender.
Genres: romance, crime, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, second-chance
Setting: Miami
417 pages · Kindle Edition · Gallery Books
Content warnings: abuse, explicit-sexual-content, violence