New York Times and #1 ebook bestselling author Alexa Riley returns with Stay Close, the first novella in a brand-new series spinning off from the bestselling For Her books.
A former Russian mafia soldier is hired to protect a friendās young daughter, but he knows heāll do more than keep her safeāheāll make her his. Forever.
If she were to simply whisper my name, I would be at her feet, begging to touch what I shouldnāt, taste what doesnāt belong to me, run my hands along the sweet innocence she taunts me with.
Penelope Justice is eighteen, old enough to graduate high school butāaccording to her parentsānot old enough to live without 24/7 security. Practice has made her an expert at ditching her bodyguards. One look at Ivan and she never wants to run again.
Iāve been hired to protect her.
I canāt help but think that perhaps someone should have protected her from me.
Ivan steals the breath right out of her lungs, something no boy has ever done. Then again, heās far from a boy. This man, this man who looks like he could kill someone with the flick of a wrist, is everything. He is her future.
I canāt let her go and I wonāt give her up. Iāve done bad things in my life, and I donāt deserve her. But I canāt do the honorable thing.
Iāve never been noble, and Iām not starting now.
This book is approximately 23,000 words
One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance youāre looking for with an HEA/HFN. Itās a promise!
New York Times and #1 ebook bestselling author Alexa Riley returns with Stay Close, the first novella in a brand-new series spinning off from the bestselling For Her books.
A former Russian mafia soldier is hired to protect a friendās young daughter, but he knows heāll do more than keep her safeāheāll make her his. Forever.
If she were to simply whisper my name, I would be at her feet, begging to touch what I shouldnāt, taste what doesnāt belong to me, run my hands along the sweet innocence she taunts me with.
Penelope Justice is eighteen, old enough to graduate high school butāaccording to her parentsānot old enough to live without 24/7 security. Practice has made her an expert at ditching her bodyguards. One look at Ivan and she never wants to run again.
Iāve been hired to protect her.
I canāt help but think that perhaps someone should have protected her from me.
Ivan steals the breath right out of her lungs, something no boy has ever done. Then again, heās far from a boy. This man, this man who looks like he could kill someone with the flick of a wrist, is everything. He is her future.
I canāt let her go and I wonāt give her up. Iāve done bad things in my life, and I donāt deserve her. But I canāt do the honorable thing.
Iāve never been noble, and Iām not starting now.
This book is approximately 23,000 words
One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance youāre looking for with an HEA/HFN. Itās a promise!