Her secret has a body count and is about to start a war.

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To outsiders, Amelia Havick lives a charmed life. With a poet’s heart and dreams to match, she counts the days to a fresh start in a new city. But no one knows the deadly secret she keeps, the one that ignites a war between the West Coast’s most notorious crime families.

 

The Velasco family wants to silence her. The Moriarty family wants to protect her, but for a cost: her secret.

 

Plunged into the dark underworld of organized crime, Amelia faces Emory Holt, the Moriarty family’s enigmatic leader. Emory is duty-bound to a criminal empire he longs to escape, but his chance at freedom hinges on surviving war with the Velascos. To do that, he must earn Amelia’s trust…and her secret.

 

Tension between them escalates and the line between lust and loathing is razor thin. Amelia insists Emory is ruthless and unyielding. Emory swears Amelia is obstinate for sport. On one thing they agree—their growing attraction is both maddening and irresistible.

 

But time is running out for them to find common ground. The Velascos have a brutal force-multiplier, someone who long ago vowed to rip Emory’s world apart and is hell-bent on delivering.