They did… right when I thought I was safe.
And once they did, I knew there was no turning back.
Carissa Elliott was tired of running.
Tired of hiding.
Tired of losing everyone she loved.
Father, mother, roommate—taken by a man obsessed with claiming her.
She swore she’d never belong to him. Never.
A trip to Miami was supposed to be a brief escape.
Instead, she fell into the arms of Alec McLean—dark, dangerous, haunted by his own ghosts.
A kingpin ruling with an iron fist and living under the weight of revenge.
When a deadly attack forces her to run, she’s thrust into the ruthless, shadowed depths of New York’s underbelly.
No matter how far she goes, she’s bound—by blood, by fire, by unbreakable fate—to the man who once branded her with a single kiss.
They’re caught in a deadly game—where trust is a lie, power is a weapon, and love might be their only hope for survival.
Can she outrun her past? Or are the monsters finally catching up?
J.L. Lora is a Dominican-American author. She writes steamy contemporary and romantic suspense, packed with emotional heat, real-world grit, and the themes readers crave—second chances, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, secret child, and found family. Her stories feature bold women who take charge, complicated men who fall hard, and love that always comes with a lot of chaos—whether they’re falling into it or fighting against it. If you love passion with depth and drama with heart, she delivers emotionally charged stories that linger long after the last page.
She currently lives in Maryland with her cat, an ever-growing TBR pile, and the wonderful people who help keep her grounded. Sign up for her newsletter and learn more about new releases, events, news, freebies, and much more at www.JLLora.com.