Ruthless Creatures

Natalie teaches art at a middle school and lives a quiet life near Lake Tahoe. Five years ago her fiancé, David, vanished without a trace, and she has never learned what happened to him.

Then a new neighbour moves in. Kage is a Russian mobster whom the underworld calls the Reaper. Natalie is drawn to him even though she senses the danger, and the attraction between them turns intense fast.

Kage has not told her why he came. He was sent to collect a debt, and that debt leads back to David. As his violent world presses closer to hers, a war between syndicates puts them both at risk.

This is a mafia romance with a dark, steamy tone and a forbidden pairing at its centre. The hero is morally grey, and the pace is fast. A thread of suspense about David's fate runs underneath the love story.

Kage is prepared to put his whole empire on the line to protect Natalie. Whether she survives, and what it costs her, depends on the truth about the man she lost. The book opens the Queens & Monsters series, which continues with Carnal Urges.