Stolen Dove: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Discreet Version)

He was sent to drag me back to auction. He's the reason my body woke up after eight years of being told I was broken. BRIARI ran the morning after my husband's funeral with thirty thousand dollars and the clothes on my back. Because in our secret society widowed Doves don't get to grieve. They get auctioned off to the next man willing to pay.I survived eight years of Roland's abuse. I won't survive another marriage like his.The Ravens sent a Talon to retrieve me-a dangerous, lethal man named Cain who tracked me down in less than a day. He's supposed to deliver me to the auction block. Instead, he put his hand on my throat and my body came alive for the first time in eight years.Roland told me I was broken. That no man would ever want me. Cain is proving him wrong with every filthy thing he does to me-and I don't care that he's supposed to be my captor. I'd rather be his than theirs. CAINBriar Whitmore is a mission. Retrieve the runaway Dove. Deliver her to auction. Earn my place in the society.She's not supposed to get under my skin. I don't do feelings. I do the job and move on.But my little dove is sharp-tongued, fearless, and hiding eight years of damage from a man who deserved every second of the death he got. And every mile I drive her closer to Boston, I'm less interested in delivering her and more interested in killing anyone who tries to take her from me.I'll burn it all down if it means she's mine. Tropes: secret society - captive to protector - instalust - possessive morally gray hero - on the run - forced proximity - touch her and die - only soft for her Note: It is advised to read the content warnings on the author's website. Heat Level: Scorching, Tone: Dark, Raw, Intense, Series Type: Standalone, Ending: HEA, POV: Dual POV, First Person, Content Notes: Past domestic abuse (off-page), on-page violence, breath play, possessive hero, Comp Authors: Shantel Tessier, Penelope Douglas

Pages: 169, Paperback, Northwoods Romance