Dark Hearts of Stone

Dark. Obsessive. Dangerous.I play the perfect daughter. Obedient. Intelligent. Trapped.When my father demands I marry a man whose cold stare terrifies me, I make a desperate choice-a fake Vegas marriage to Shelby Boyle. The one person I know won't try to cage me.It's supposed to be temporary.It's supposed to be safe.Shelby learned to survive by controlling everything. His emotions. His danger. His heart. Years of black ops missions in Afghanistan and Syria taught him that everyone he cares about gets destroyed. The last thing he needs is to be shackled to a woman who could burn down everything he's spent years protecting.But the Vegas chapel changes everything.Forced into close quarters, our chemistry ignites. The fake marriage becomes real the moment we touch. As we navigate the dark politics of the Syndicate together, we uncover secrets that threaten both our families. The closer we get to the truth, the closer we get to each other.In a world where loyalty is law and betrayal is death, two broken people discover that trust might be the most dangerous weapon of all.Contains explicit sexual content and violence. Recommended for mature readers. USA Today bestselling author Liz Gavin's books have made to #1 in countries as diverse as Japan, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and her home country Brazil, collecting 5 and 4-star reviews. Nominated for a Summer Indie Book Award in 2016, and again in 2017, this RWA member constantly seeks new opportunities to improve her craft.This thirst for knowledge propelled Liz to leave the comforts of family and friends in Brazil and move to California to pursue a Master's degree in late 2015. She lives in sunny SoCal, where she's researching the writing process, for her thesis, in hopes to figure out why she creates in English instead of her native Portuguese. Liz Gavin writes in contemporary, paranormal, and historical genres. In her sexy stories, one finds smart, independent women, who don't need rescuing by knights in shining armor, but indulge in steamy action with swoony Alpha males with big hearts. She also writes about women discovering their sexuality and finding happiness in unconventional setups.