Ronan Murphy’s law is vengeance.
Personal tragedy taught Ronan that he couldn’t count on the law. Now he and his brothers are assassins for hire that step in when the law has failed. A former Navy SEAL, Ronan lives by a set of ironclad rules: take care of business, look after his family and his dog, don’t get close enough to hurt — until he runs into Julia Berenger in a back alley.
Julia Berenger will do anything to find her sister.
Julia has spent her life taking care of her mom and her irresponsible little sister Elise. There’s been no time for love. No time for anything except keeping her head down and getting through it. Then Elise disappears and Julia has only one lead — the wealthy, powerful man Elise was seeing before she went missing. When the police refuse to help, Julia takes matters into her own hands and finds herself in a back alley, crashing headlong into a gruff avenging angel on the same mission.
As Ronan and Julia find themselves inextricably tied to the same mystery, their bond deepens. Soon they’re breaking all the rules, tracing clues that lead from the wealthiest members of high society to the glitzy underbelly of Dubai and fighting their attraction every step of the way.
Then a chance to save Elise endangers Julia’s life, and Ronan is forced to accept that he’s in too deep while Julia struggles with her own demons, trying to reconcile the wall she’s built around her heart with her feelings for the man trying to save her sister. Now they'll have to decide if love is worth the price of pain - and if they're willing to let their guard down long enough to find it in each other.
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★★★★★ "This is a grip your seat and hang on for what’s coming."
★★★★★ "Sizzling chemistry!"
★★★★★ "Suspenseful, thrilling and sexy!"
★★★★★ "Exciting. Full of suspense and romance!"
★★★★★ "A great mix of suspense and romance!"
★★★★★ "You have to take risks. And Ronan is worth it!"
★★★★★ "Another page turner!"
★★★★★ "Intriguing, adventurous, dangerous, a smart story with a strong relationship!"
Michelle St. James is a Southern California expat now living in New York who can confirm the latter has better pizza.
Sorry, SoCal friends!
She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages.
Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 65-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching Love Island, and anxiously awaiting the next season of Ozark and the Great British Baking Show.