One night was the price. Now he'll never let her go.

Dante Hart is a weapon -- trained to kill without question, without remorse.
His latest job? Eliminate a man who owes the Zappia family more than he can repay.

Then he sees her.
Lucy Vaughn. Sharp-tongued. Fierce. A ballerina with fire in her eyes -- and the target's daughter.

To save her father, Dante offers her a deal: one night with him, and the debt goes away.

Just one night.
But Dante doesn't do temporary.
Now Lucy's tangled in his dark world -- and Dante's not giving her back. He's keeping her.

The more she resists, the more he wants her.
And the more he wants her... the more determined she is to protect the one thing she'll never let him claim: her heart.

Tainted Love is the third book in the Killer Love romantic suspense series -- where obsession blurs the line between love and possession, and the most ruthless men fall the hardest.

Tropes include: morally gray antihero, assassin hero, forced proximity, debt paid with the heroine, deal with the devil, dangerous obsession, one night turns into more, bad man falls first, mafia ties, morally gray redemption arc, hurt / comfort, protective hero caring for injured heroine
Read in order. Not a standalone.

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• Publication Date: September 17, 2019
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• Print Length: 326 Pages
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