Midnight Decoy

Anya Summers

Jan 2023 · S & G Books LLC

About this ebook

Rescued by the undercover detective…

 

Detective Rafe Flores has one job, to infiltrate the Petrov crime organization and bring justice to their victims. He has gained the family's trust, so much so that he is tasked with protecting one of their highly guarded assets, the crime boss's stunning niece, their proverbial princess. He will do whatever it takes to win her trust, and uncover her secrets, knowledge that will help him destroy her entire family. But one mistake changes everything. A single night in her arms sets fire to his blood and tears his loyalties in two. How can he destroy her when he craves her with every breath? When every instinct demands he protect her with his life?

 

Ella Dominik didn't ask to be born into a crime syndicate's family. She didn't understand the cruelty of life until her uncle murdered her father and took her prisoner, until her mother demanded Ella make a solemn vow on her deathbed...get out. Escape. Leave the family and their violence behind. Ella wants revenge on her uncle almost as much as she needs to protect her beloved brother, the new heir to the syndicate's power. Worse, her new bodyguard—or should she say, prison guard—makes her want to forget the past. He offers her everything she's ever wanted. Passion. Freedom. Revenge. But demands the ultimate sacrifice in return—her brother's future.

 

Love. Justice. Divided loyalty. Revenge. Powerful forces demand they make the ultimate choice. What will they be willing to sacrifice for love?

 

Grab this steamy stand-alone about an undercover detective, the mafia princess dying to escape, and what happens when opposites attract and unite against a common enemy.

Ratings and reviews

I have read and loved every single book in this series. This one is different from the rest, in that Club Eros and The Eros Pit do not make more than a glancing appearance. In fact, even the Ryan clan are barely mentioned. The story is intense, with Rafe undercover and trying to bring down Victor Petrov and the Bratva in Denver. Ella is Victor's niece, and Rafe is her assigned bodyguard. At first they are oil and water. She taunts him constantly and he antagonizes her. That animosity evolves soon into something more. Their love is bittersweet, believing there is an expiration date. Of course, the author gives us an HEA, because she's awesome like that. And what an HEA! You'll just have to read it. It's a fabulous book, and so worth the one click. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I feel like I’ve been waiting to see Rafe’s Happy Ever After since pretty much the beginning of the series. A mafia czarina was nowhere on my list of what I thought could be possible. But these two worked, amazingly well. Ella pushed all my Brat buttons for the first half of the book and made me absolutely mental. Rafe was exactly the controlled alpha she needed. It still wasn’t anything I was expecting, and the end makes me very curious to know where the author will take us next.

Rafe and Ella's story is a little different from the others. Ella is trying to get away from her uncle who is deep in the mafia. Rafe is an undercover agent working for her uncle. When he is tasked with protecting Ella, sparks ignite between them. Try as he may to deny his feelings. Will his cover be blown and will he be able to keep her safe. This story has several twists that kept me glued to the pages. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in History.

 

Anya is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres. She also writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. A total geek at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.

www.anyasummers.com