Everything I Hate

Amy Stern knows exactly what Javier Avalos is.

A criminal.

A liar.

A man tied to the violent crime family responsible for her cousin's death.

So the last thing she should feel when she looks at him is anything at all.

But Javier isn't the monster she expected.

Behind the cold stare and dangerous reputation is a man who watches her like she's the only thing in the world that matters. A man who protects her even when he shouldn't. A man whose touch burns hotter than the hatred she's trying to hold on to.

But Javier is living on borrowed time.

Every day is a careful balance of lies, loyalty, and violence. He does the crime family's darkest work while shielding the people he loves from the consequences. It's a dangerous game, and one wrong move could get him killed.

Or worse.

So when Amy enters his world, Javier is determined to keep her far away from the violence that took her cousin's life, and the secrets he carries about that fateful night.

Because some truths don't just destroy lives.

They end them.