When she runs, he will hunt.
Protector, stalker, lover… she is his obsession. From the moment Roman Valdez set eyes on Katie, he knew she was the one for him. Beautiful, carefree and captivating, but at thirteen she was too young. So, he waited, watched and protected. Followed her through the years until she was ready to be with him.
Only something happened to his beloved along the way. His perfect princess grew dark and distant. Instead of embracing his love, she runs away from it, convinced that she’s not worthy of all he offers – love, protection and happiness.
Now, he will set his demons free. He will rise up from the ashes of his father to inherit the Valdez cartel. He will burn her world and bathe in the blood of her enemies until she is free to belong to him. He will take his woman and his birthright and crush anyone who gets in his way.
But will he also crush the woman he loves along the way?
Please note: this book touches on the theme of self-harm, which some readers may find disturbing. Thieving Hearts is the second book in the Driven Hearts dark romance series. This book is standalone. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk!
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Nikita Slater is the International Bestselling author of The Queens series, Fire & Vice series, The Sanctuary series, Driven Hearts series and several standalone novels. She lives on the beautiful Canadian prairies with her son and her crazy awesome dog. She has an unholy affinity for books (especially erotic romance), wine, pets and anything chocolate. Despite some of the darker themes in her books (which are pure fun and fantasy), Nikita is a staunch feminist and advocate of equal rights for all races, genders and non-gender specific persons. When she isn't writing, dreaming about writing or talking about writing, she helps others discover a love of reading and writing through literacy and social work.
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Nikita's Reading list:
Fire & Vice Series:
Book 1: Prisoner of Fortune
Book 2: Fight or Flight
Book 3: King's Command
Book 4: Savage Vendetta
Book 5: Fear in Her Eyes
Book 6: Bound by Blood
Book 7: In His Sights
Book 8: Burning Beauty (coming soon!)
Driven Hearts Series:
Book 1: Driven by Desire
Book 2: Thieving Hearts
Book 3: Capturing Victory
The Queens Series:
Book 1: Scarred Queen
Book 1.5: Alejandro's Prey
Book 2: Queen's Move
Book 3: Born a Queen (Coming soon!)
You're Mine Series:
Book 1: Because You're Mine
Book 2: Mine to Keep
The Sanctuary Series:
Book 1: Sanctuary's Warlord
Book 2: Sanctuary on Fire (release date: July 30, 2019)
Book 3: The Last Sanctuary (coming soon!)
Standalone:
Stalked (novella)
The Assassin's Wife
Luna & Andres (Blaire's World)
After Dark Series (Co-written with Jasmin Quinn):
Collared
Safeword
Chained
Good Girl
Hostile Takeover