Blood Ties and Broken Halos

Ava Hayes has always been the good girl in her small town-the one who never breaks the rules, never takes chances, and never lets anyone close. But one reckless night changes everything.

Dragged out by her friends, Ava lets herself taste freedom for the first time-and ends up in the arms of Gannon Romano, the dangerous and magnetic son of one of the most powerful mafia families in the city. Their one-night stand was supposed to be a mistake she could forget. Instead, it becomes the night that shatters her world.

Before the evening is over, Ava witnesses something she should never have seen-a brutal exchange between rival mafia families. Now she's marked, a liability that should be silenced. But Gannon won't let that happen. Hardened by his family's legacy, ruthless in every way, Gannon shocks everyone-including himself-when he claims Ava as his to protect.

Only protection with Gannon comes with rules. He's a man of control, both in his world of crime and in the bedroom, and he demands her trust, her surrender, her submission. Ava doesn't know if she can survive his dangerous world-or the way he awakens something dark and undeniable inside her.

When Ava discovers she's carrying his child, the stakes rise higher than ever. Between mafia wars, secrets that refuse to stay buried, and the pull of a man who terrifies and consumes her, Ava must decide: will she run from the darkness... or learn to live in it?

Love was never part of the plan. Survival was. But sometimes, the two are impossible to untangle.