"I've put men in the ground to protect you. I've cut throats in alleys behind hotels in cities you don't even know exist."

Sava is a contract killer known only as the Monster. No face. No name. For three years she's lived in the seams of Adrian Ashenheart's life—scrubbing herself out of every camera feed, quietly burying his enemies, standing close enough in the dark to count his breaths.

Adrian doesn't need to see her to know she's there. He knows her by scent—smoke, cloves, honey. He's logged every trace of her and played the same unfinished song for three years, waiting for her to come close enough to touch.

But then a bounty lands on the Ashenheart family and killers come for Adrian at home. Sava breaks cover to scream his name. Now every enemy she has knows exactly what Adrian is to her.

Sava has spent years certain the only way to keep Adrian alive is to stay in the shadows. But she's out in the open now and some debts can only be paid in blood...

A gritty, spicy, unputdownable dark romance. Perfect for readers who want:

- A reverse-stalker romance

- Found family and brotherhood

- Forced proximity, mutual obsession and vicious possessiveness

- Spice with brutal emotional stakes

What readers are saying about this series:

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'Fire, ice and truly spectacular... Shalana Battles has crafted a masterpiece that I hope becomes a bestseller. An all-consuming romance... Highly recommended.' Reader review, 5 stars

'I'm completely and totally obsessed with this book and these characters. Full of fear, protectiveness, obsession, and intensity... this book will grab you and have you panting for more.' Reader review, 5 stars

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'Absolutely my favorite read so far this year! From the very first page through to the end the characters and their stories pulled me in and there was no turning back.' Reader review, 5 stars

'Dark, gritty, spicy, suspenseful, and completely bingeable... it gave me everything I want when I pick up a dark romance: danger, obsession, suspense, found family, a possessive MMC, and that delicious "touch her and you're dead" energy.' Reader review, 4 stars

'I devoured this book... he's a bad man but oh so good... he would burn the world down for her. This is a sexy dark romance and I ate it up.' Reader review, 5 stars

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'The perfect blend of dark romance, mafia, he falls first, wrong number, and found family. I could barely put this book down.' Reader review, 5 stars