He'll have to break all the rules to keep her, but first she has to break just one and let him in... It's taken four years, but Anna Fray has finally put the past behind her. Mostly. She fills her days working in a bar and her nights watching bad romantic comedies. She's managed to keep her distance from everyone around her by following one simple rule: don't trust anyone. Life is simple. Mundane, but simple. This all starts to change when a boy walks into the bar with a book and a smile. Soon Anna finds herself the centre of his attention, whether she likes it or not. The only problem is that the more time she spends around the boy with the book, the more she notices he's not like everyone else. It's not until one winter's night that she realises just how different he is. In that moment, the world as she knows it, is changed forever. **Updated every Saturday** **Featured on the official WP Paranormal 'Paranormal Paramours' reading list** **Featured on the official WP NARomance 'Love and Faerytales' reading list** ** Featured on the official WP General Fiction 'paranormal' reading list**

A young woman and a cop find themselves in over their heads as they try to protect their new love in a world filled with violence and murder. *** Violet Lee seems to be living everyone else's dream. As the only daughter of one of the country's most affluent and prominent households, she is cherished and well protected by her kin. Little do they know, she longs to escape the gilded prison that her sheltered life is and become her own person. Police Superintendent Kai Wu has been living in a void after his lover's murder seven years ago. Wanting to escape the haunting memory, he buries himself in his work, cracking the toughest of criminal cases. What happens when destiny takes over, connecting a magical red thread between these two strangers? Meanwhile, in the criminal underworld, a new phantom by the name of Zagan has risen to claim the throne... *** Read this gorgeous, whirlwind romance with a tinge of crime/mystery guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings. *** Achievements: ▪︎ 1st place winner Romance, Hot Chocolate Awards 2021. ▪︎ Honorable mention Romantic Dreams Awards 2021. *** ▪︎Status: Ongoing. ▪︎Updated weekly on Friday, 3 PM CET/GMT+1/UTC+1 Copyright © 2021 Cantiara All Rights Reserved.