He was supposed to kill for her, but now he'd die for her...
Caitlyn has reached her breaking point. Her abusive ex-husband Harry is stalking her and threatening to kill her and their 6 year old son. Caitlyn has learned how to live on the run, move around and leave few breadcrumbs behind, but since Harry is a police officer, he has access to more information than he should. He always finds her and makes her pay for leaving him. She’s tried and tried again to go to the police and get restraining orders, but his buddies always get them tossed out. Caitlyn is out of legal options and desperate for her and her son to get back to a semi-normal life, at least one where they’re not living on take out in a dive motel.
Caitlyn is the co-founder of a tech start-up, so she’s no stranger to finding what she needs online. She ends up on the dark web, seeking a hitman to eliminate her ex-husband once and for all. Caitlyn meets up with Rocco, the potential hitman and hopes to make a plan to end Harry quickly and quietly. Unfortunately her business attire, Upper West Side hair and makeup and her nervousness sends up a red flag to Rocco, who immediately assumes she’s a cop undercover. Desperate, Caitlyn agrees to prove to Rocco that she’s not a cop and after their clothes are back on, he is convinced that she’s just a desperate woman at the end of her rope. They begin to discuss her situation in more detail and when it comes out that her ex is a police officer, Rocco immediately wants nothing to do with this hit.
Rocco and his brother look into Caitlyn’s predicament further and find out that she’s in a really impossible situation and completely at the mercy of her drunk and vicious ex-husband. Having grown up with a drunk and violent dad themselves and having to watch their Mom suffer at the hands of their dad, Rocco decides he can’t just walk away from Caitlyn and her son Ethan. He offers to have them move into his apartment. For a weekly protection fee, he will keep them both safe from Harry.
For the first time in a long time, once they are settled into Rocco’s apartment, Ethan is able to relax and sleep soundly. Caitlyn feels safe finally, but is at war with her attraction and feelings for Rocco. The passion between Caitlyn and Rocco is incredible and neither of them want to admit that they want more. Their feelings quickly deepen and Caitlyn even starts to ponder if Rocco could someday be a father figure to Ethan. Even though he’s a hitman, he’s been more attentive, kinder and sweeter to Ethan than his own father ever was. Could they be a family someday?
Unfortunately, Harry tracks the trio down and starts wielding his power within the force to cause more trouble for Caitlyn. Can Rocco keep Ethan and Caitlyn safe with a powerful, dirty cop thirsting for their blood? How far will Rocco go to protect the people he’s grown to intensely care for? Can Caitlyn get past Rocco’s mafia family ties to allow the three of them a chance at being a real, loving family?
Very sexy hitman romance with so much steam and suspense, you won’t be able to put it down.
Standalone with no cliffhanger. Perfect HEA & sweet epilogue!
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