Cartel King by Sabine Barclay

Enrique—I control everything in my criminal empire. I was born into this life and know no other. Men cower when I look in their direction. That’s why it surprises me when a woman ready to fall off a ladder catches my attention. I don’t need a second chance at love. I bring too much darkness. I definitely don’t need a woman to complicate my life with a list of secrets nearly as long as mine. But something draws me to her. Despite my family’s warnings, I’ll pursue the woman I can’t control. I’m the man she never knew she wanted.

Elodie—I left an unhappy marriage to start a new life in a new state. I don’t need a man any more than I need a root canal. My second chance is freedom. I’m middle-aged and happy to be on my own. Besides, my past isn’t one I can share with someone outside my family. No one can know who I was. But the man who walks up my driveway and insists upon helping me is unlike any I know. Others might fear him, but I don’t. He’s a different man with me. I see the man he wants to be, but only with me.

Only fools think they can stand in our way, but they learn the same thing others have before.

I’ll burn it all to the ground before I let go.