Kiss of a killer

He leaves roses on their chests and poetry on their palms. But for her, he leaves something worse - hope.

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Lena Vasquez draws faces for a living. Forensic sketch artist. Professional witness to other people's nightmares.

When the ninth victim of a serial killer dubbed "The Poet" is found posed like a sleeping angel, Lena is called in to sketch the only witness description. But when she finishes the drawing, her hands won't stop shaking.

She's seen that face before.

In her dreams. In her nightmares. In the dark corners of a memory she's spent twelve years trying to bury.

Dorian Vane is charming, magnetic, and utterly forbidden. A gallery owner with a taste for the macabre and a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. He says he's hunting the Poet. He says he's been waiting for her. He says he's the only one who can keep her alive.

But his cufflinks are carved with roses. And his hands have held things they shouldn't.

As the bodies pile up and the poems grow more intimate, Lena finds herself trapped between two men - one who wants to own her, and one who wants to save her.

The problem is, she can't tell which is which.

And by the time she does, it might already be too late.

Warnings: Dark themes, graphic violence, murder, stalking, psychological trauma, explicit language, sexual content (18+)

Status: Ongoing

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