Raven's Den

Opening The Raven's Den with his two closest friends, was supposed to quiet Patrick's inner demons that insist he's useless. A dozen years later, they're still there. All he wanted was to hide from their taunting between the legs of a willing woman for the night, but when the madam sends Rosie into the room and she obviously has no wish to be there, what can he do but save her? Rosalyn's own stepfather sold her to a brothel, and her first customer has… rescued her? He got her out of there, at least, but what could the owner of a gaming hell possibly want with her? Worse, rather than being terrified of his intimidating size and the secrets he keeps, her wanton body seems to react to everything Patrick does. Keeping Rosie safe finally gives Patrick's life a sense of meaning. But when his own desires might be the thing that hurts her - how will he protect her from himself?

Madelene is cursed. Her mother died while birthing her, and her father has never forgiven her for it. Forced to live a life of solitude as penitence, Madelene just wants to feel loved. But when she gives in to her desires, her father sends her to the one place that can restrain her-an asylum.Simon makes bad people pay for their actions, and the asylum workers who abused his sister are next on his list. But when he interrupts their torture of another woman, his revenge has to wait. He can't just leave her there to suffer. Madelene willingly goes with her rescuer, even if he is threatening to murder her abusers. But he's not violent with her. He's kind, caring, and sees her as something no one else ever has. A woman.But Simon is an assassin, not a husband, and has no business falling in love. After taking so many lives, he will inevitably end up murdered or at the end of a noose. He has a choice to make-send Madelene away to protect her, or keep her close to protect his heart?

Trent Gibson is a bastard in every sense of the word. But after stealing from his half-brother, Ash, and arranging a robbery that got the man shot, he wasn't punished. Instead, he was hired to manage Ash's estate. His guilt makes him feel obligated any time Ash needs a favor-even if that favor is taking care of a woman.Samantha was living in hell before the owners of The Raven's Den rescued her. All they ask of her is to dance in their club like the rest of the women in their care. But after years of unspeakable abuse, even that feels impossible. Ash wants to send her to his estate and into Trent's care, but another man means another unknown, and that terrifies her.But Trent is different. He's kind, gentle, and helps her confront the nightmares of her past. For the first time, Samantha finds something unexpected, something she never believed she could have...love. Trent cannot fall for Samantha. Her brother is a trained assassin and has already threatened to tear out his heart-but the stupid thing doesn't seem to care. Somehow, despite everything he's done, she sees good in him. But convincing himself he's worthy of her? That might be the fight of his life.