Author Description

Her entire existence was a lie...Gabriella Whitten has her whole future already planned: break out of the shadow of her overprotective parents, graduate from NYU with honors, and most of all- don't get caught stealing her roommate's shoes. After an exhausting week of studying, she is pressured to spend a night out on the town. No books, no problem.On the other side of the tracks, Bryson Carrington has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Manipulated by two complete strangers, Bryson has exactly twenty-four hours to kill a woman he knows nothing about. He is given no explanations, but each second he wastes is one less breath his parents can take. The choice is easy- murder so that his loved ones can live.What is supposed to begin as an assassination turns into an erotic encounter against a bathroom wall. Suddenly, Gabriella is kidnapped and her one night stand just became her worst nightmare. While she fights for her life from this beautiful stranger, family lies unravel in a delicate web of deceit and deception. Gabriella and Bryson soon realize they are more connected than they ever thought possible. With the clock ticking, Bryson has a decision to make. Does he murder the woman he is falling for? Or sacrifice everything he has ever known for love?It's one thing to take a life. It's another to pilfer a soul...