Double or Nothing

At twenty-one, Kari Danek fled her home and the dangerous man who forced too much from her so she could save her family. Now at twenty-five, she's made a wonderful life in Las Vegas as the personal assistant to Xander Wynne, a powerful real estate tycoon. Her personal feelings for Xander are always present, but she represses them because of the time she spent as a victim to another depraved man obsessed with owning her.Her world turns upside down when she learns of her brother Eddie's suicide. With her returning home for the funeral, the sadness she feels for her brother's death is overshadowed by the fear of encountering Gabriel Cavaleri, her former lover, and heir to the family's illegal crime syndicate in New Jersey.Gabriel will stop short of nothing to keep her for good. Coercion, emotional blackmail, and her shameful past are just tools in his arsenal against her. Kari's only savior is Xander, who's willing to use his own unsettling ways of negotiation to keep her safe.Overpowered by two ruthless men who refuse to lose, it's double or nothing for Kari as she tries to keep not only her soul, but her sanity intact.