<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>...When you awaken in the morning's hush</em></p><p>I am the swift uplifting rush</em></p><p>Of quiet birds in circled flight.</em></p><p>I am the soft stars that shine at night.</em></p><p>Do not stand at my grave and cry;</em></p><p>I am not there. I did not die.</em></p><p> - Mary Elizabeth Fyre</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>"I'm sorry for your loss." I would rather be tortured for an eternity than hear those damn words from one more person, as if Claire, my dead fiancé, was a cell phone or car keys.</p><p>How about, I'm sorry your life is over.</p><p>I'm sorry you want to die too.</p><p>I'm sorry you see her in your dreams and wake up only to relive the nightmare.</p><p>I'm supposed to be the strongest of them all. Ash Abandonato, ruler, assassin, made man, brother, friend-instead, I hurt everyone I touch in hopes that they'll feel even a sliver of the pain that bears down on my shoulders.</p><p>I didn't lose.</p><p>It was taken from me.</p><p>And it's all her fault, Annie Smith.</p><p>I daydream about her death.</p><p>And then I close my eyes, and I see her soft smile. I feel her touch, her kiss-it was a mistake what we did that night, but I can't take it back, and now she's under my father's protection-my protection.</p><p>My worst enemy.</p><p>The woman I'm the most attracted to.</p><p>I can't decide if I want to strangle her or kiss her, and now that she's stuck in my life, my only goal is to make her feel the same loss I do and destroy her in the process.</p><p>I'll trick her with my touch.</p><p>Seduce her with my kiss.</p><p>And in the end, when my enemy is at her most vulnerable-I'll bring down an entire Empire and continue my reign as King.</p><p>Bow down, I'll say as I bring the Five Families to their knees.</p><p>Blood in.</p><p>Never out.</p><p>Damned. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Emotionally battered but showered with love, this mafia romance is EVERYTHING!"<em> - Keri Loves Books</em></p><p><br></p><p>"5 heart wrenching stars...Rachel Van Dyken's ability to write a tragically beautiful story is astounding ." <em>- Angie Schexnaildre NOLA504nerds</em></p><p><br></p><p>"It was dark, sexy, mind boggling, intense, emotional, twisted and everything I want. And SO MUCH MORE!!" <em>- Diksha Dikshu</em></p><p><br></p><p>"There are some books that speak to your soul on such a deep level. When you read it you just know it. This book was absolutely that book for me." <em>- Heather, Goodreads Reviewer</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Seriously if you're looking for your next heart pounding, heat rising, addicting read, this is it! Buckle up sweetheart, it's a wild ride." <em>- Booksandprime</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><br>
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