Heather Runions

A Boston police detective finds himself face to face with his first love. He is tasked with protecting her when she witnesses a murder and must find the person responsible for putting her in grave danger-while also protecting his heart from being hurt again. He enlists the help of his brother and learns the reason she left him almost a decade...

She escaped once.

He came back for her.

This time, she wasn’t alone.

Katerina Volkov learned early that freedom is fragile. Six months after vanishing from a world of shadows and traffickers, she’s built a quiet life protecting her younger sister, determined never to be powerless again.

But when a ruthless mastermind resurfaces, Katerina becomes the...