Beneath Me

Madison Hurley knows what it costs to trust the wrong man.

After discovering that her fiancé betrayed her-again-she walks away determined to rebuild the life she nearly lost inside their relationship. New apartment. New routines. Her dog, Oliver. Her career as a nurse. And absolutely no interest in handing another man the power to destroy her.

Then her car breaks down.

Luke Vaughan is supposed to be nothing more than the frustratingly attractive sales manager helping her replace it. Instead, his quiet confidence, relentless patience, and infuriating ability to make her laugh begin slipping through defenses Madison spent years building.

Luke never pushes.

Never demands.

Never asks her for more than she's willing to give.

And for the first time in a long time, Madison begins to wonder if falling for someone doesn't have to feel dangerous.

But Luke is hiding something.

There are scars he won't explain. Nights he doesn't sleep. Moments when the easygoing man beside her disappears behind an instinctive awareness that doesn't belong to an ordinary car salesman.

And Luke isn't the only secret Madison should be worried about.

The blocked calls have started again.

Someone knows where she goes.

Someone is watching.

And the past Madison thought she'd escaped may be much closer than she realizes.

As attraction becomes intimacy and unease turns into fear, Madison is forced to confront the question she promised herself she'd never have to ask again:

How do you know when a man is protecting you... and when he's the one you should be afraid of?