Healing a Wounded Heart this Xmas: A Dark Mafia Second Chance Novella

A brooding mafia enforcer. A scarred heroine on the run. A second chance neither of them saw coming. Sophia Masters has everything-glamour, success, and a job managing a chart-topping rock band. But when the holidays drag her back to her small hometown, she's forced to face the trauma she thought she left behind. She never expected Ray Flanagan to be waiting there. Once the boy next door, now a hardened mafia enforcer and widowed single father, Ray is cold, dangerous, and off-limits.
But the moment Sophia walks back into his life, the heat between them reignites-and it's impossible to resist. Ray has built a life in the shadows to protect his son. Sophia is the light that tempts him to dream again. But their passion could destroy everything when Ray's past catches up with them in the form of a ruthless criminal who won't stop until blood is spilled. He's her greatest temptation.
She's his only weakness. As danger closes in and Christmas approaches, Sophia must decide: walk away-or risk everything for the man she's never stopped loving. Perfect for fans of L. J. Shen, Rina Kent, and Sophie Lark.?This edition includes steamy extended scenes (9, 000 words) and connects books 1 & 2 in the bestselling Dark Hearts of Stone series.