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