Fallen embers

They said Xavier Salazar died in the same fire that consumed his mother's screams.

They were wrong.

Eleven years later, Vivian Morelle is the only thing left of the man who ruined his life. She lives in the shadow of her father's sins, clutching her younger sister to her chest like a shield. When a cold, scarred stranger appears with an offer that saves her family but shackles her soul, she has no option but to accept.
She doesn't realize she's just married a dead man. And he isn't looking for a wife-he's looking for the ultimate price for his mother's blood.