One stormy night.
One desperate knock.
One decision that will shatter her carefully constructed peace.

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Kiah thought she'd left violence behind on that blood-soaked dock five years ago.
Now, she runs a quiet inn on a remote island, painting away her demons.
Until he arrives.

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Nico Ricci: Mafia heir on the run, accused of his father's murder.
Dangerous.
Desperate.
Devastatingly beautiful.
When he holds a knife to her throat, she should be terrified.
Instead, she feels alive.

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But Kiah has secrets of her own.
She isn't just an innkeeper.
And she's about to show this bratty prince exactly who's in control.

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As Christmas storms rage and enemies close in, passion ignites between captor and captive.
Trust becomes a weapon.
Surrender becomes power.
And love becomes the deadliest game of all.

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Can a woman who's sworn off violence save the man who reawakens her darkest desires?
Or will their pasts destroy any chance of a future?

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