Wicked Sinner

by Stacey Kennedy

  In this compelling, fiercely emotional debut, childhood sweethearts have a second chance at true love—but can they overcome the past that tore them apart?

  I’ve been a fighter all my life, even before I made it my career. As a kid in the foster system, I didn’t have any other choice. But I’ve never fought for something--for someone--as hard as I fought for Lucy. I was her protector, her hero—and she was my everything. From the day we met, she made our grim days in Atlanta’s notorious Brighton Park fade away—leaving only us.

  But we broke each other’s hearts, and we did a damn good job of it. A decade has passed since I last saw her, but not a day goes by that I don’t think of her clear blue eyes or easy smile. So when I see her at one of my matches—and find out that she’s engaged—I need to understand why she turned her back on me all those years ago. Because no matter what I do, no matter how many guys I knock out in the boxing ring, I can’t forget her.

  So I’m not giving up on her. I’m not walking away.

  I’m going to fight for Lucy one last time.

  He’s a rock star with a secret, she’s a pop princess with a painful past - can their forbidden romance survive, or will their lies destroy them both?

  I’ve earned my bad reputation.

  A few years ago, I was New York City’s hottest classical music prodigy. But I wanted something else, something more. So I chased my real dream, and now…I’m rock royalty. Dax Hughes, lead guitarist of Nothing but Trouble. But to my family and former Juilliard classmates, I’m an outcast. A misfit. A rebel.

  They’re not entirely wrong. I don’t give a damn what other people think, and I’m all for breaking the rules…except when it comes to our new opening act, Verity Moore.

  Rock gods don’t tour with pop princesses.

  It’s not personal. Actually, under that fallen diva reputation, Verity’s incredibly talented. And her fiery redheaded personality is…intriguing. But I’m convinced the skeletons in Verity’s closet are as scandalous as my own, and when we’re not sparring, she has a way of drawing out all those secrets I’m determined to keep hidden.

  Yeah. Verity Moore is definitely off-limits…

  But since when do I give a damn about the rules?

  This Navy SEAL is putting his life—and heart—on the line to protect a woman on the run, but her dangerous secret threatens to destroy them both in this high-octane novel that proves “no one does romantic suspense like Diana Gardin” (Susan Stoker, New York Times bestselling author).

  I’m a Navy SEAL and a member of the elite Night Eagle Security team, so you better believe I take every one of my missions seriously. But this one is different. I’m protecting Frannie - she’s beautiful, fiercely independent, and on the run from her criminal ex-husband. I know he’s dangerous, that he’ll do anything to get Frannie back. But there’s no way I’ll ever let that happen…

  Trouble is, I can tell Frannie is hiding something from me. Something big. Since she barely got away from her ex alive, I understand that she’s wary, but I can’t help her if she doesn’t let me in. And no matter how badly I want a future with her, I swore I’d never allow myself to be with someone who doesn’t trust me. But when Frannie’s secret comes out, I have to decide whether her betrayal is enough to make me walk away…or if I’ll protect the woman I love no matter the cost.