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The Professional

by Kresley Cole · The Game Maker #1

2014 · 400 pages · Simon and Schuster

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The Professional When a ruthless Mafiya enforcer is ordered to protect his boss's estranged daughter, he discovers that guarding her body is far easier than resisting the pull she has on his heart. Natalie thought she was just a regular grad student until a dangerously captivating man sweeps her into a world of shadowy luxury and intoxicating power, where the line between protection and possession grows deliciously blurred. As Aleksei keeps her hidden from dark forces across opulent European hideaways, their connection deepens into something neither of them can control or deny. Get ready for a sizzling, high-stakes romance where a hardened enforcer finally meets his match in a spirited woman who refuses to be tamed.

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