I’ve never once protected someone outside of the job, or felt compelled to do anything of the kind, until Sasha.
Those beautiful hazy eyes watch me with interest, suspicion, and longing, but something else too. An emotion that stirs a deep-seated need to control as though she were put on earth just for me.
The hot-headed Russian may be graceful for the public but is sharp-edged and deliciously sinful when not on stage.
When Sasha falls on the wrong side of the mafia, keeping her safe is not a question, but there’s much at stake in this power game we play.
I want to peel away the layers of armor she uses to protect her heart and replace them with a fiery ring that will protect her from anything and everything in this forbidden game of love and war.
My reputation and name are whispered on the lips of our enemies for a reason. I dare anyone, even the most notorious of crime families, to stand in the way of me claiming my wayward angel.
Wayward is the explosive first standalone in the Ruthless Protectors series by Via Mari. It is a deliciously dark, sassy heroine, forced proximity, boss’s best friend, forbidden love, over the top protector hero, billionaire mafia romance. You will love these novels where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high.
International Best-Selling Author, Via Mari, writes steamy and suspenseful billionaire, mafia and bodyguard romances as Via and steamy paranormal vampire romances under the pen name Sylvia Black.
Via lives in the Midwest with her husband. As a child raised in both the United States and the United Kingdom, she spent countless hours traveling and developed a passion for the written word at a young age.
She is also an avid reader of romance. In fact, you can find her curled up in an overstuffed chair, especially during winter when the wood fire is crackling and popping, reading a page-turning novel until the early hours of the morning.