Betrayal and Ruin

DECLAN McCARTHY
I’ve made a name for myself on destruction and favor. It has served me well and kept the wolves at bay, the ones who howl at the edges of my world hoping for the smell of blood in the air. I won’t give them the satisfaction; I’ve worked too hard to be on top.

The only woman I care about is my sister, Saoirse. Every other woman is a momentary distraction in my bed. Until I meet Roisin. She comes into my life like a breeze rolling over the Irish countryside and I can’t deny how much I want her. I will make her mine, even though my gut is burning with the knowledge that something isn’t quite right.

It doesn’t take much to unravel her secrets, which Roisin would rather keep hidden in the darkness. When her lies and manipulations come crashing down around us, I have a choice to make. Will I become her savior? Or will her betrayal become our ruin?

ROISIN
I’ve always been the odd one out in my family and they’ve conditioned me to crave their acceptance and affection. It’s been the gold they’ve dangled in front of me but have never given freely. It’s toxic and I’m trapped in a cycle I know is going to break my heart and my soul.

When my family puts me in a position I’ve never wanted, I don’t see a way out of it. I go into the lion’s den, hoping my purpose stays in the shadows. Getting a job at Declan McCarthy’s pub is easy. Finding out about the secrets the McCarthy mob holds close? Not so much.

Everything changes when I come face to face with Declan. He wants me close and the way he studies me makes me hungry for his touch just as much as I fear him finding out the truth. When he uncovers the truth, it tests where my loyalty lies—with my family or the man I wasn’t supposed to fall for but can’t resist? Will he become my savior? Or will my betrayal become our ruin?