Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss\u2019s biggest client, Lachlan knows he\u2019ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she\u2019ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first.<\/p>\n
And they can\u2019t stand each other.<\/p>\n
Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend\u2019s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she\u2019s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend\u2019s happiness on the line, she\u2019s willing to make a vow to the man she\u2019s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.<\/p>\n
As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it\u2019s not just familiar dangers that haunt them.
\nThere\u2019s another phantom lurking on their doorstep.<\/p>\n
And this one has come for blood.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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