Romance, Contemporary Romance

He protects what he owns, but he doesn't own her. Yet.

When Giada Marconi attends an annual gala with the handsome Malachy Byrne, she’s looking for her missing sister. Instead, she find’s Malachy’s brother, Judah Byrne. The Black Lion.

Judah has no desire to steal his brother’s girl, but he absolutely won’t allow a group of black-clad men with weapons to do it, either. Instead, he spirits her away to his tropical island paradise. Against her will? Sure, maybe a little, but it’s for her safety. Nothing personal in it all…or is there?

“Trapped” on a decadent island with the equally delicious and gorgeous Judah, Giada turns her sights from one brother to the next, telling herself it’s only so she can find out what happened to her sister. She’s certainly not going to fall in love with the arrogant jerk who kidnapped her. No matter what.

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