Aria is strong enough to survive the mounting dangers alone but grateful she doesn't have to. "I'm not going looking for a fight, but I'm not going to back down from one either.

" ~ Aria"I've been wondering for a while now what you would look like right before I kissed you. " ~ MacMeeting Simon Longoria on the beach in St.

Lucia seemed like a dream come true. For Aria Donaldson, it was the vacation of a lifetime complete with sand, sun, and lots of raw, adventurous sex.

At the time, Aria had no idea that her encounter with Simon would entwine her with Deuce Halprin, a sinister man determined to destroy her family. When an ominous dream from her childhood begins playing out in real life, Aria is convinced that Simon is somehow involved, and her real nightmare begins.

In the midst of unimaginable danger, Aria meets her guardian angel, her soulmate, her lover-Mac Brunner. As Aria and Mac's romance heats up, Aria discovers that she is at the center of a nasty family feud that goes back a generation.

Aria and Mac now must uncover the family secrets that Deuce Halprin is determined to protect. Haunted by the deception lurking in her past, Aria faces its consequences and finds herself caught between the life she always knew and the reality she must face.

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