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?