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The story follows mafia boss Danny Black and assassin James Kelly as they unite to confront a dangerous adversary threatening their lives and control over the city. Their quest for peace with their loved ones is complicated by the harsh realities of their violent world, where death and betrayal loom large. As they grapple with their past demons and face re-emerging enemies, they realize that survival demands ruthless choices and personal sacrifices. Their journey is marked by intense emotions, unyielding loyalty, and the harsh costs of their criminal lives.

Since the day she married her husband, Lo Harper has watched her happy ever after slip away before her eyes. Feeling lost and alone, she's stumbling through life, each day getting longer, harder, and more hopeless. She doesn't know how much longer she can hold on. Until she meets a stranger who ironically becomes a lifeline after he nearly runs her down. He's charming, kind, and he doesn't pry. He's just there, making Lo smile, distracting her, if only briefly. Because she will always return to the pain. To the heartbreak. To the unshakable guilt. Luke Williamson is successful, content, and he keeps his relationships with women uncomplicated. But his simple, carefree life is turned up on its head the night a young woman walks out in front of his car. Drawn to each other for very different reasons, Lo and Luke forge an unlikely friendship that they both come to rely on. And yet while Luke shares his life with Lo, he knows she's keeping hers from him. And as her truth unfolds, Luke slowly realizes that for Lo to have her happy ever after, he must sacrifice his own. So he has to make the ultimate decision. Keep Lo in his life as she is, a broken, shadow of a woman. Or walk away and let her heal.

Jesse Ward is back in the newest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling This Man series! "The raw emotion and vulnerability is breathtaking." - RT Book Reviews "Super steamy, emotionally intense" - Library Journal Life is good for Jesse "The Lord" Ward. Perfect, actually. He still has the charm, he's in great shape, and he still reduces his wife, Ava, to a pool of desire with a mere look. He's in full control, just how he likes it. But Jesse's perfect world falls apart when a terrible accident lands Ava in the hospital with a life-threatening head injury. Devastated and angry, he feels like his entire existence hangs in the balance. He cannot survive without this woman's love. So when she finally comes around, his shaking world begins to level out. But his nightmare doesn't end there. It's only just begun. Because his wife can't remember the last sixteen years of her life. That's all of him. All of their time together. He is a stranger to her. Now Jesse must do whatever it takes to find her memories . . . and help her fall madly, passionately in love with him all over again.

The breathtaking conclusion of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas' Smoke & Mirrors Duology following the forbidden affair of a British princess and a scandalously sexy Hollywood actor.

#1 New York Times & Sunday Times Bestselling Author Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in England, where she lives with her husband, her boys, and Theo the Doberman. She is a self-professed daydreamer and has a terrible weak spot for alpha males. After writing in secret for too long, Jodi exploded onto the scene in 2012 with her debut novel This Man, starring the prolific Jesse Ward. Writing powerful love stories with fierce, memorable characters is her passion - a passion that has taken her on an amazing journey into the limelight of romantic fiction. Her work is now published in more than twenty-five languages across the world.

When Livy was first offered 24 hours of adoration from the aloof and mysterious man who signed himself 'M', she knew it would mean risking not just her heart, but her whole carefully protected world. Their addictive, dangerous and passionate relationship has taken them to highs and lows like they've never known before - and now they face their biggest test yet.

The intense connection between Danny Black and Rose Cassidy drives him to fake his own death to escape Miami's dangerous underworld. Seeking solace in St. Lucia, Danny's plans unravel when a notorious assassin presents him with an irresistible proposition, pulling him back into the chaos he tried to leave behind. This gripping tale explores themes of love, danger, and the challenges of escaping one's past.

Rose Cassidy doesn't truly live; she just exists. Numbing herself to fear and pain is the only way she can survive in this cruel world. So when she's taken as collateral by the notorious Danny Black in a deadly game of power, she's thrown by the deep fear she feels rising within her. And, worse than fear, a profound desire. She's heard tales of The Brit. He's callous. Coldblooded. But no one ever said he was wickedly beautiful and darkly captivating. He sees past her mask, giving her a cruel sense of hope. But she must fight their twisted attraction or risk losing the one thing she survives for. When Danny Black took an enemy's beautiful lover as security, he never anticipated the repercussions. Or the warped attraction they would share. Rose Cassidy pushes Danny to the brink of madness with her impenetrable façade and savage allure. He has to remind himself that she's bait. A solution to a problem. Yet she evokes powerful feelings in Danny, and feelings are risky when you're wanted dead by endless enemies. The most dangerous game is about to be played. But can either of them win?