Some love stories refuse to be forgotten. They met as children… a friendship that grew into something purer, deeper. But fate had other plans, binding them not as lovers… but as family. Years later, captivity forces them to confront everything they tried to bury. The line between love and survival begins to blur and in the harshest reality imaginable, two souls cling to the only truth they know… each other. A dark contemporary romance about trauma, captivity, and finding love after everything is taken from you.

Some love stories refuse to be forgotten. They met as children… a friendship that grew into something purer, deeper. But fate had other plans, binding them not as lovers… but as family. Years later, captivity forces them to confront everything they tried to bury. The line between love and survival begins to blur and in the harshest reality imaginable, two souls cling to the only truth they know… each other. A dark contemporary romance about trauma, captivity, and finding love after everything is taken from you.

She saved me once. She probably doesn’t remember.But I can’t forget. Fourteen years ago, when we were small, I was starving.Not just my stomach rumbling, but hungry for kindness. For someone to look at me like I mattered. She did. Until she couldn’t look at me at all. I learned how to survive without being wanted in foster home after foster home. Holding on to my memories of her. Of how she saw me as more than nothing. And now she’s back in my world. Bright. Successful. Untouched by the ruin that shaped me into the monster I am. I should stay away.Men like me don’t get women like her. But I’ve never been good at letting go. So I watch. And I wait. Telling myself it’s harmless.That loving her from the darkness is enough. Until I see him. A face from our past.Someone who remembers what she did.And wants to make her pay for it. I have survived worse than him. I’m not afraid to abandon any remaining morals to keep her safe. My love for her was born in darkness and fear. A glimmer of hope for a boy who had nothing. Obsession.Ruin. But it’s the only good thing I’ve ever felt. And this time… I’m not letting anyone take her from me.

She saved me once. She probably doesn’t remember.But I can’t forget. Fourteen years ago, when we were small, I was starving.Not just my stomach rumbling, but hungry for kindness. For someone to look at me like I mattered. She did. Until she couldn’t look at me at all. I learned how to survive without being wanted in foster home after foster home. Holding on to my memories of her. Of how she saw me as more than nothing. And now she’s back in my world. Bright. Successful. Untouched by the ruin that shaped me into the monster I am. I should stay away.Men like me don’t get women like her. But I’ve never been good at letting go. So I watch. And I wait. Telling myself it’s harmless.That loving her from the darkness is enough. Until I see him. A face from our past.Someone who remembers what she did.And wants to make her pay for it. I have survived worse than him. I’m not afraid to abandon any remaining morals to keep her safe. My love for her was born in darkness and fear. A glimmer of hope for a boy who had nothing. Obsession.Ruin. But it’s the only good thing I’ve ever felt. And this time… I’m not letting anyone take her from me.

Everyone everywhere is dirty. Places like this just make it easier for them to hide. Ally’s life is turned upside down when her mother is arrested, and she’s sent to Washington to live with her aunt and uncle. After spending part of her life homeless, the picturesque house near the water looks like a dream, but it isn’t long before Ally realizes it’s a nightmare. Devon has watched his stepsister’s best friend since the first time he saw her, fascinated by her dark eyes and introspective nature. He's determined to break down Ally's walls and make her his. But Ally’s troubled home life and friendship with his stepsister, Darci, complicates things. The two keep their relationship a secret and come up with a plan. And it seems like it’s going to work… Until they find the body. Now, Devon is out of jail and wants revenge against the person who put him there, the person who started all of this, the only one who could possibly know what happened that night… Ally.

Everyone everywhere is dirty. Places like this just make it easier for them to hide. Ally’s life is turned upside down when her mother is arrested, and she’s sent to Washington to live with her aunt and uncle. After spending part of her life homeless, the picturesque house near the water looks like a dream, but it isn’t long before Ally realizes it’s a nightmare. Devon has watched his stepsister’s best friend since the first time he saw her, fascinated by her dark eyes and introspective nature. He's determined to break down Ally's walls and make her his. But Ally’s troubled home life and friendship with his stepsister, Darci, complicates things. The two keep their relationship a secret and come up with a plan. And it seems like it’s going to work… Until they find the body. Now, Devon is out of jail and wants revenge against the person who put him there, the person who started all of this, the only one who could possibly know what happened that night… Ally.

In this new romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Letizia Lorini, a crime podcast host must solve a chilling serial killer case while navigating an unexpected romance with her mysterious next-door neighbor.Scarlett Moore doesn’t do romance. She’s made a name for herself narrating gritty crime fiction on a local podcast. But when her boss hands her the reins to the network’s romance show, Scarlett finds herself neck-deep in swoony love stories on top of her usual murder plots. Then someone begins reenacting the chilling crimes she discusses on air, down to the last twisted detail. Determined to protect her small town, Scarlett launches her own investigation. But the line between reality and fiction blurs even more when Rafael Gray—the brooding bad boy who disappeared five years ago—unexpectedly returns. Suddenly, her life reads like a romance novel filled with every trope she used to mock, with Rafael playing the dangerously irresistible lead. He's perfect in every way...except last time, he broke her heart, and now he’s the prime suspect in the string of brutal murders. Will this be the love story she never saw coming, or is it a killer kind of romance?

In this new romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Letizia Lorini, a crime podcast host must solve a chilling serial killer case while navigating an unexpected romance with her mysterious next-door neighbor.Scarlett Moore doesn’t do romance. She’s made a name for herself narrating gritty crime fiction on a local podcast. But when her boss hands her the reins to the network’s romance show, Scarlett finds herself neck-deep in swoony love stories on top of her usual murder plots. Then someone begins reenacting the chilling crimes she discusses on air, down to the last twisted detail. Determined to protect her small town, Scarlett launches her own investigation. But the line between reality and fiction blurs even more when Rafael Gray—the brooding bad boy who disappeared five years ago—unexpectedly returns. Suddenly, her life reads like a romance novel filled with every trope she used to mock, with Rafael playing the dangerously irresistible lead. He's perfect in every way...except last time, he broke her heart, and now he’s the prime suspect in the string of brutal murders. Will this be the love story she never saw coming, or is it a killer kind of romance?

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