Love is a risk for a woman in danger and a mercenary sworn to protect in a blistering novel of vengeance and redemption by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin.

Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish--a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits. Just one unforgettable moment in the dark and then he was gone.

Now Maria is a divorced single mom, moving on and open to romance again. Fatefully, it's with the new head chef at her sister's restaurant: Enzo. A gentler man than the one she remembers, yet fire still burns. And a warning still lingers: don't get too close.

Enzo is embarking on a new life, too. And falling in love with Maria shouldn't happen. He has far too much blood on his hands, and he carries his damaged past like a shadow. But he can't ignore the impulses drawing them back together.

When his secrets plunge Maria into danger, Enzo must become the man he once was to keep everyone safe. Will he go off the deep end and never find his way back? Or will Maria be enough to save his soul?

Brittney Sahin is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romantic suspense novels. She began writing at an early age with the dream to be a published author before the age of eighteen. Although academic pursuits (and later a teaching career) interrupted her aspirations, she never stopped writing--and never stopped imagining. It wasn't until her students encouraged her to follow her dreams that Brittney said goodbye to Upstate New York in order to start a new adventure in the place she was raised: Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2015, she published her first novel, Silenced Memories. When she is not working on upcoming novels, she spends time with her family. She is a proud mother of two boys and a lover of suspense novels, coffee, and the outdoors. For more information, visit www.brittneysahin.com.