The Devil's Protector (Book One)

Lilith Marie Beaumont is beautiful, broken, and lethal. Raised by the ruthless Don of Manchester's most powerful northern gang, she learned early to trade allure for control. Manipulative and seductive, she wears her reputation like armour-let people call her whatever they want; she's always the one pulling the strings, even when her own heart feels shattered beyond repair.
Francis Blackwood is ex-military, hard and unyielding. A jagged scar splits his chest-tank shrapnel that nearly killed him overseas-now a permanent reminder of what it costs to survive. He works for Lilith's father as her protector, bound by duty even though he despises her.
They hate each other on sight. She sees a cold, brute soldier; he sees a spoiled, lying temptress. Every word is a barb, every glance a challenge. He's forced to guard her-even as they both burn with the urge to tear each other apart.