FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR OF JENNIFER LUNA

Book one in the Emerald Mafia series

When an anonymous letter threatens to reopen old wounds, Emma takes her defense into her own hands. But involving herself with a man like Jack O'Connell is dangerous. There's just one issue—it's far too late in the game to be playing it safe.

After the traumatic and mysterious death of a close family friend, Emma Marshall fled the prying eyes in her hometown, opting for the anonymity of Manhattan life. Once there, she buries herself in ramen noodle dinners and rigorous academics. When she's attacked on the street and issued a strange, veiled threat, she takes her defense into her own hands. But involving herself with a man like Jack is far from safe.

Jack O'Connell thinks of love as a liability. In his line of work, caring for someone would only give his enemies a weakness to exploit. But when Emma walks into his gym for a self-defense lesson, she unknowingly threatens the armor he's curated. Try as he might, he can't keep himself away. Their chemistry is electric and she could be everything that he needs...

As Jack delves into her secrets, he finds they might be somehow connected to his dark world, even though he has fought desperately to protect her from it. To his horror, Emma becomes caught in a sinister web that entraps the two of them, threatening their very lives.