He swore he'd never cross the line with someone he was protecting... especially not for a woman who happens to be a rockstar hiding in plain sight.
Rory Maverick lives by a code—Honor, Loyalty, and Truth.
So, when his best friend calls asking him for a favor, he doesn't hesitate. Plus, the timing couldn't be better. Going to podunk Alabama to watch over his best friend's little sister sounds like a cakewalk job compared to the high-maintenance celebrities he's grown to loathe.
How hard can it be, right? Try nearly impossible.
Kimber Storm says she just wants a peaceful summer and to get her brother's newly inherited house ready for his return. She swears she's just trying to return to her roots and write music that feeds her soul. But trouble's following her, and she's going to need a hero.
Can he be the man she needs and stand by her when he learns the truth about who she really is?

Massimo

I'm next in line to become the Don of one of the longest-running crime families in Las Vegas.

My job was simple.

Run Discoteca, the best hot spot in Vegas, and keep my brothers in line while my dad returned to Italy on a family matter.

Then she walked through the door, and that bolt of lightning shocked the hell out of me.

Madison was everything I never knew I needed, but someone is trying to use her against me.

Now, my only focus is keeping her safe and teaching those trying to hurt my family a lesson.

My only hope is that when she finds out who I am, she won't walk away forever.

Madison

The tragedies of my past took everything I loved away from me.

Growing up in foster care, I never really knew what having a family was like.

If it wasn't for a teacher in high school, I wouldn't be one step away from getting my business degree. But school costs money, and when I lost my job, I knew I had to find something right away or else I'd lose what little I had to my name.

I found myself on the steps of Discoteca, a club with an impressive reputation, and held my golden ticket to getting out of the dump I lived in.

What I didn't expect in my job interview was him. Brooding, attentive, and sexy as all hell.

He is exactly what I didn't need in my life, but everything I want.

I knew he came with baggage, I just didn't know that he would come with a blood trail.

This is book one in the Anastasi Family Syndicate. It is part of the Social Rejects Syndicate Crime World.

Mature Reader warning: This book contains a lot of panty-dropping sexiness! There is raw sexual language (aka dirty talk), a little violence, and tons of heat! It is intended for readers 18+ and fans of the naughty stuff.