He's a Russian mafia kingpin. Deep, dark and dangerous. Good and evil at war within him. I’m caught in the cross-fire, but I want to be here. A cold-hearted man, or is he? I’m about to find out.
She’s breezed into my life like a latter-day Mary Poppins A sassy girl from England with the voice of an angel, and the body of a goddess. I need her in my life like a bullet in the brain. Everything about her tempts me. But she’s an itch I won’t be scratching. Except, the best-laid plans have a habit of going wrong. Soon I’ll find out what really matters, and that the worst lies are the lies you tell to yourself.
From international bestselling author SC Daiko comes a gripping new standalone romance with all the feels...
Tonight,
Zoe wasn’t wearing the halter-neck dress. She appeared in figure-hugging jeans
and a blue cotton blouse that set off the topaz in her beautiful irises. After
declining a glass of wine, she sat next to me, shooting me a look from under
her dark lashes.
Mrs K
arrived with our starter course, a fresh vegetable salad made with cucumbers,
tomatoes and onions. She served us and returned to the kitchen.
I swirled
the wine in my glass. “I’m sorry if I was a little abrupt when we said
goodnight yesterday.”
“Abrupt?
You were more than abrupt.” Her eyes flashed. “You were downright rude.”
“I’m not a
nice man. I don’t do ‘nice’. I
can’t.”
“Why?”
Ever forthright.
“If I show
any weakness, I’ll be finished.” I lifted my fork and speared a tomato.
She took a
sip of water. “Being nice isn’t the same as being weak, I don’t think.”
“You are
right, rybka. It isn’t.” I shook my
head. “I guess I’ve just gotten out of the habit.”
She chewed
some salad and swallowed. “Were you horrible to your wife? Is that why you got
divorced?”
“None of
your concern,” I snapped, slamming my hand down on the table. Dishes rattled
and the water in Zoe’s glass sloshed over the edge.
She shot me
a withering look. “There you go again, being a prick. I’m only trying to
understand you, Taras.”
Author Bio
SC Daiko, aka Siobhan, is an
award-winning British author of fast-paced international bestselling
contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Siobhan loves to swim in the sea,
travel around Europe, sample different food and enjoy local wine. She has
worked in the City of London and taught languages in a Welsh high school before
moving to Italy, where she now lives with her husband and two cats. Nothing
makes her happier than connecting with readers and fellow authors.
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