The Hunter- Book 1

Elvera has been protected. Her mother was an orphan and fell in love with the ultimate 'bad-boy', her mother was abused and Lorenzo protected her and in the process found a romance. Lorenzo was a figure skater, but after a terrible fall he lost... everything. Lorenzo and her mother, Liriel, were plunged into poverty and slavery. But when Elvera came along their lives lit up. That's how she became shielded from the cold hard truth and cruelty of the world.
But when the duke's son comes to live with his father they became fast childhood friends, both had just entered the age of teens and were floundering about. When Ronan leaves a few short years later, Elvera's heart is ripped out at the loss of a dear, dear friend.
But when his handsome cousin comes years later... She finds out the truth about herself, Ronan and the world as she knows it.