She was born into a life she desperately wanted to escape. Sarah Vatteli is the only daughter of Russia’s most feared mob boss, but all she has ever wanted is an ordinary life. So, on her twenty-first birthday, she leaves Russia behind, and the man she loves. Three years later, Sarah has built the peaceful life she always dreamed of. She has a career she loves, a man she trusts, and a future that finally feels safe. Until Daniel proposes. Just when Sarah believes she has escaped her father’s dangerous world, everything begins to unravel. Secrets from her past resurface. Enemies she thought were far away draw closer. And the man she left behind may be the only one who knows the truth. Because Sarah didn't escape her past. She only ran straight into it.

It started with three words. “I love you.” Julian Thorne laughed and sent Dahlia Vane away. Five years later, he became the man who bought her freedom from her father's debt, only to make her pay for it with her heart. Their hatred turned into forbidden desire, until one betrayal destroyed everything. Three years later, Julian discovers Dahlia is alive, with a little boy who has his eyes. He brings them back to New York, determined to make her pay. But a deadly crash changes everything. Julian wakes with no memory of Dahlia, their son, or the love they once shared. And the woman beside him is determined to make sure he never