Lily Gallo knows killers. She should, after all, because serial killers are her specialty. Sheâs the daughter of a notorious serial killer, and sheâs made it her lifeâs work to study the brutal predators. And, recently, sheâs been researching the offspring of serials. Sheâs looking for others who are just like she is. Her research has brought her into the life of reclusive billionaire Atlas Bennett. Heâd refused her repeated requests for a meeting. Sheâd suspected he might be following in his fatherâs brutal footsteps. But nowâĶ
Theyâre both trapped, and they have to rely on each other for survival.
Atlas canât believe it when he wakes up handcuffed to the beautiful and infuriating Lily. The woman thinks heâs as savage as his twisted father, but she has no clue what dark secrets he really holds. For the moment, though, escape is their priority. But once they get out of that hell, Lily will be his.  Heâd warned her to stay away. Now, itâs too late. Her fate is sealed.
A killer is after them both. To survive, they have to trust each other. They also have to stay very, very close to one anotherâĶ
Atlas knows that his reaction to Lily isnât normal. The lust he feels is too strong, too consuming, but she calls to the primitive darkness within Atlas that heâs tried to hide from the rest of the world. Heâs going to need that darkness because a killer is hunting himâĶand Lily. A predator who is intent on taking out the children of serial killers. Innocence and guilt doesnât matter. Only survival does. The killer has uncovered Lilyâs research, and heâs using it to track his prey. As each day passes, heâs also growing increasingly obsessed with Lily.
Being prey wasnât on her agenda.
Lilyâs mother is the most infamous female serial killer of modern times, and her mother passed on more than a few of her dangerous traits to Lily. Lily has no intention of being some helpless victim, but she will trap the killer who is on her trail. Sheâll also stick close to Atlas because she knows he holds plenty of secrets. Fair enough. Sheâs got secrets, too. Atlas stirs a part of her that she has tried to fight her entire life. Wild, forbidden, and dangerous, he is a lover she canât resist. He may just be the perfect partner for herâĶunless, of course, she turns out to be dead wrong about him.
Because some people carry darkness, some people carry sinsâĶand there are some monsters that you never see coming, not until itâs far too late.
Authorâs Note: Danger, serious steam, and two lovers who share a passion that will obliterate everything elseâĶHeâs possessive, dangerous, and willing to kill. Sheâs methodical, controlled, and fighting to hide her true self. When they come together, their worlds will shift, their lust will consume them, and they will either be the perfect teamâĶor the most diabolical couple to walk the earth. Ah, fun times are ahead. Â
Cynthia Eden is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReaderÂ