Sometimes the past should STAY buried. I knew that there was more to billionaire Jake Carville than what he showed the world. But I didn’t know that Jake’s past was so dark... and so dangerous. Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carville’s life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like she’s never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty. Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. She’s the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love. … and that’s why she’s the perfect hostage. 

“I need a wife.” William Fawkes is desperate. With one month left before his father's inheritance gets split, the billionaire realizes that his brothers will end up with the majority of the company he's been running. Unless he finds someone to inherit the spousal shares... “Marry me, or go to jail.” Sierra's dad taught her how to be a thief: Get in and get out with more than you came with. But while cracking a safe, she gets caught red-handed by a gorgeous, half-dressed billionaire. He has her pinned, literally and figuratively, when he offers her a deal: a fake marriage in exchange for his silence. It's an easy decision, and all she has to do is pretend to be a billionaire's wife for one year. How could it go wrong? “I'm good at faking things.” There's no way William could fall in love with a thief, especially not one with a two-year old maniac toddler. It's just pretend, after all. Right? But sometimes pretending to love someone leads to something more. More than one delicious kiss. More than an unforgettable night. And when Sierra's ex comes back into the picture and threatens to ruin their arrangement, William has to decide whether he is willing to lose everything to keep the thief who's stolen his heart... **

People wear masks. I cut them off. She doesn't know it, but she's already mine. They all are. They cry. They scream. They beg for their lives. Truth of it is, they're all wearing masks. Even me. I'm just the only one who's not afraid to look at what lies underneath. My hands are tied behind my back. Even if I could get loose, I'm locked inside the plastic surgeon's library. He's in the next room. Killing someone. And if I said I wanted him to let me go, I'd be lying.

Some secrets are darker than others... I knew that there was more to billionaire Jake Carville than what he showed the world. But I didn’t know that Jake’s past was so dark... and so dangerous. Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carville’s life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like she’s never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty. Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. She’s the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love. … and that’s why she’s the perfect hostage. 

There was one surprise he had been saving for the very end. I knew that there was more to billionaire Jake Carville than what he showed the world. But I didn’t know that Jake’s past was so dark... and so dangerous. Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carville’s life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like she’s never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty. Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. She’s the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love. … and that’s why she’s the perfect hostage. 

This can’t be happening. Not to me. It was supposed to be fun. A spring break trip to Tijuana with my friends. A margarita in each hand while we danced the night away. Then I saw him in the club. He was too perfect to be true—an impeccably tailored suit, a sculpted body. Ice-blue eyes that seared with desire. I thought everything about him was right. But I was dead wrong. A gun to my head. A collar around my neck. A whisper in my ear telling me to follow orders… OR ELSE. And the strange look in his eyes that tells me there’s a secret he’s still hiding…