"It's either I kill you, or I f*ck you. Pick one."
Reginald Knox (Riggs) is on a warpath to kill his bastard father and all hell breaks loose, when a seemingly harmless mix-up, sends Mafia crime lord Riggs to the wrong address. Instead of finding the man who tore his world apart, he stumbles upon a half dressed woman with the ridiculous notion that she could cure his hatred-- in one night.
Fine. He'd let her pick his brain apart, the thrill in the kill was always the suspense. Unknown to him, she was really aiming for his soul.
Caitlyn Tresie knew she was grasping at straws. Not even her, one of the most renowned therapists in California, could possibly hope to erase decades of anger overnight. With her life on the line, she struggles to focus on the task at hand while ignoring the fiery attraction between them.
She'd dealt with his type before and sure, he was all kinds of blazing... but with a critical snow storm approaching, a little fire couldn't hurt now, could It?
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Mature and possibly dark themes, not your average romance, reader's discretion is advised.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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