This sexy rom-com/dark romance crossover is You’ve Got Mail meets Mr. & Mrs Smith, the first in a duology about a brooding assassin who poses as his ex-handler’s charming small-town neighbour to protect her from a bounty on her head.

Eva ‘The Voice’ Byrne is on the brink of freedom after seven years of working for criminal king-pin Dmitri Petrov. With only two assignments left to work off the debt she owes to Dmitri for keeping her out of prison for a job she pulled as an eighteen-year-old hacker, she’s ready to leave her life of crime behind – except for one complication: her growing attachment to Ren 'Ghost' Sterling, the legendary assassin she’s been guiding through missions. Ren, a lone wolf with a fearsome reputation, finds himself captivated by Eva’s sharp mind and teasing banter in his ear, her voice becoming the one thing that breaks through his icy exterior. But when Eva disappears without a trace after their final mission, Ren is left shattered and determined to find her.

A year later, Eva has traded her dangerous past for a quiet life as a bookshop owner, unaware that Ren has tracked her down. Posing as her charming new neighbour, Ren integrates himself into her world, all while secretly protecting her from assassins sent to collect a bounty on her head. Their lives collide in a whirlwind of sexual tension and danger as Eva discovers Ren’s true identity and the two are forced to confront their shared past. Together, they take on the man who betrayed them, finding love and redemption along the way. In the end, they leave their violent lives behind, running a cozy bookshop and hosting a ‘retired assassins book club’, proving that even the deadliest hearts can find peace.

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Dark romance

Romantic comedy

Small-town romance

Cosy bookshop/cafe romance

Workplace romance with sexy assassins!