Viva Hail always dreamed of a world far away from her struggling Philadelphia roots. It ended up costing her the man she loved. Now Rook Lourdess is back in her life in a big way. As her personal bodyguard, the world-renowned security expert sweeps her off to his chalet in Italy, rekindling a... desire that could forgive the mistakes of the past.
Rook is finally ready to put his obsession with Viva behind him. But when the celebrated actress becomes an eyewitness to a dangerous money-laundering operation, he's her best hope of survival. What better cover than the Hollywood star running off with her ex-lover? Will their reignited passion offer a chance to write a new ending, or is Rook giving in to a temptation that could break his heart once again?
Romantic SuspenseParanormal RomanceRomanceErotic RomanceDark Romance & EroticaAfrican American InterestTeen & Young Adult
BIOGRAPHY AlTonya Washington has been a romance novelist for 15 years. She's the winner of two Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Awards and a Romance Slam Jam EMMA. She lives in North Carolina and works as a Reference Librarian.
She began her writing career with BET's Arabesque imprint and writes traditionally... for Harlequin's Kimani Romance line. Under the pen name T. Onyx she crafts erotica and as Ally Fleming she pens Interracial Romantic Suspense. As Temple Carver, she creates Mainstream Romance Suspense Thrillers. Temple's debut title is: "Elite Deception."
When she's not writing, she can be found with a good book, a good movie, or a good movie based on a good book!read more