After seemingly overcoming tragic loss and pain, Keanna's life appears to finally be going well, until she comes home early one night and finds her boyfriend, Brian, in bed with another woman who calls him Marco. In an instant, everything changes and she is plunged into a dangerous world of intrigue.Forced to flee her home, Keanna moves in with her best friend Lori and her fiancé, Gabriel. But, at her job one night, she sees the woman previously in her bed pointing her out to Atilio Rossi Jr. - second in command of the Rossi Family Crime syndicate. Now, something terrifying from Keanna's past begins to catch up with her and it becomes clear that her life is in danger Unable to watch over Keanna for a couple of weeks, Gabriel decides things are too dangerous for her to stay at his home alone and arranges for her to go and stay with his best friend, Tank, who is a retired military special operative. With Tank and his brother's help, while staying at his lonely desert home, they attempt to piece together the reasons that she has a price on her head and tries to make sense of what is happening.Can they find the missing clues that will save her life? And as she gets closer to the cranky and irritable Tank, who is prepared to do anything to keep her safe, she wonders if she is ready for another relationship just yet.

Wife and mother of three grown sons, Vanessa decided to pursue her dream of writing in 2016. Since childhood, she has always been an avid reader of Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Suspense & Espionage stories. She recently became a fan of Paranormal Romance and has been greatly influenced by several New York Times acclaimed authors in this genre.Born and raised in New Haven Connecticut, she relocated to Southern California in 1992 and now considers herself a true Californian.Her sidekick and constant companion - Yuki, is her 20 pound cat! She prefers tea over coffee and finds the inspiration to write wherever she is as long as she has her favorite music. Her favorite book is the Bible.