Ruthless Desire

Violet Ashford has spent years trying to outrun the shadows of her past.
A normal life. A safe boyfriend. A future untouched by dangerous men and old debts. That is all she wants.
Hunter Vasallo is everything she should avoid.
Charming, reckless, dangerously loyal and tied to a world Violet knows can destroy people like her. He has loved her quietly for longer than he should have, hiding heartbreak behind jokes and pretending it does not kill him to watch her choose someone safer.
But when a threat from Violet's past resurfaces, the careful life she has built begins to crack.
Secrets come to light. Old wounds reopen. And Hunter becomes impossible to ignore not because he is safe, but because he is the one person who sees every broken piece of her and still chooses her gently.
Violet knows love with Hunter could ruin the peace she fought so hard for.
Hunter knows wanting her might be the most dangerous thing he has ever done.
But some desires do not fade.
Some loves do not stay quiet.
And some hearts are destined to burn with ruthless desire.