All Shades of Romance Anthology

Cash O'Brien What happens when the one thing you felt you were born to do is suddenly ripped away from you? When the fresh start that helped you heal a great loss turns into a new scar that you’re not ready to deal with? When you finally find a woman who fills your life with purpose only to have her keep herself at a distance. In my case I chose to leave. I chose to accept that last job, that last big contract to prove to myself that damaged as I am, I’m still good enough to make it. All I can hope is that the time apart will show her that we’re so much more than her dirty little secret. James Greyson Freedom was the goal—one job at a time, one step closer to leaving this life of chaos and bloodshed behind. This was supposed to be another mission: retrieve the spoiled mafia princess and deliver her home. It was simple, routine. But nothing about her was what I knew. Beneath the selfish facade lies a woman who’s stolen my heart in ways I can’t afford to let happen. Now, she...