The Corrupted Series by J.W. Ashley, Jessica Wayne, Jessica McCrory

Sometimes rags to riches doesn’t equal a happily ever after. For Norah, running into a handsome young benefactor had never been in the cards. Raised in shelters after being abandoned, she never expected to meet her own prince charming, until she did. But as the years pass, Norah’s seemingly perfect life begins to unravel, revealing a much more sinister side to the man she’s promised to marry... moreSometimes rags to riches doesn’t equal a happily ever after. For Norah, running into a handsome young benefactor had never been in the cards. Raised in shelters after being abandoned, she never expected to meet her own prince charming, until she did. But as the years pass, Norah’s seemingly perfect life begins to unravel, revealing a much more sinister side to the man she’s promised to marry. After losing his job on a technicality, Harley is determined to redeem himself in the eyes of the Seattle PD. Taking down one of Seattle’s biggest crime bosses would be a damn good way to start, but as a Mercenary working for an off-the-books firm he’s got his work cut out for him. On the night he’s set to present his evidence, everything changes, and he finds himself on the run with none other than his target’s beautiful fiancee. And as the game of cat and mouse turns deadly, Harley finds himself torn between duty and the intense attraction he feels for a woman he should hate. Rescuing Norah is the first in a series of intertwined suspense novels where the threat gets bigger, the sparks burn hotter, and the only thing standing in the way of victory is the bullseye painted on their backs. less

Willow was eight years old when she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of the very man who should have protected them both. As she grew into adulthood, he made sure she understood her purpose was to be married off like property in order to seal an alliance. Just as she is to meet the destiny he laid out for her, she escapes, leaving her old life behind her, but still carrying the horrors of what would happen if her father ever found her... moreWillow was eight years old when she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of the very man who should have protected them both. As she grew into adulthood, he made sure she understood her purpose was to be married off like property in order to seal an alliance. Just as she is to meet the destiny he laid out for her, she escapes, leaving her old life behind her, but still carrying the horrors of what would happen if her father ever found her. Now, five years later she is living as Jemma Sage. A woman with no past and her bags packed, ready to run at the first sign of trouble. All that changes with a chance encounter with FBI Agent Caid King, who is chasing the very man she is running from. When the tables turn and the hunter becomes the hunted, Jemma is pulled back down into the web of corruption, only this time, she may not be able to climb back out. less