The Devil's Kiss: A Dark Romance

She came to expose his secrets. He made her part of them. Investigative journalist Elena Rossi has built her career on uncovering the truth, no matter the cost. When an anonymous tip leads her to Adrian Blackwood Chicago's most enigmatic developer she thinks she's found the story that will make her reputation. What she finds instead is a man whose power runs deeper than she ever imagined, and whose pull on her is impossible to resist. Adrian Blackwood controls Chicago from the shadows, building an empire through intelligence, strategy, and careful manipulation.
He's never met a problem he couldn't solve or an enemy he couldn't destroy. Until Elena spills wine on his suit at a charity gala and turns his perfectly ordered world upside down. When Elena's investigation puts her in the crosshairs of the city's most dangerous criminals, Adrian becomes her protector. But his protection comes with a price-one that will transform Elena from the idealistic journalist she was into someone she never imagined she could become. In a city where corruption runs deep and loyalty is bought with blood, Elena and Adrian must navigate a world of deadly enemies, impossible choices, and a love that threatens to consume them both.
Because in Chicago, the most dangerous thing isn't falling for the wrong man it's discovering that he might be exactly the right one. Some loves are worth becoming someone new. Some men are worth the fall into darkness. The Devil's Kiss is a standalone dark romance featuring a morally complex alpha hero, an intelligent heroine who becomes his equal, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a love story forged in the fires of Chicago's criminal underworld.