For Love & Money Series by Nicole Lam

EXCERPT:"What the heck is wrong with you?" He was breathing hard, his face white and shocked, his hair dishevelled.My heart raced. I was both scared and oddly excited to see him in such a state, so unlike his typically controlled self. "I-I don't know." "You hate me," he said firmly, as though trying to make it true. "You-you hate me. So why the hell would you risk your life for mine?" "Because," I stammered, and of course he was asking questions I had no answers for. "I might not love you... moreEXCERPT:"What the heck is wrong with you?" He was breathing hard, his face white and shocked, his hair dishevelled.My heart raced. I was both scared and oddly excited to see him in such a state, so unlike his typically controlled self. "I-I don't know." "You hate me," he said firmly, as though trying to make it true. "You-you hate me. So why the hell would you risk your life for mine?" "Because," I stammered, and of course he was asking questions I had no answers for. "I might not love you. You might be an awful, despicable person, but... that doesn't make it right for me to stand by and watch you die, not when I could do something about it, not when-"There were no answers, no words left in my mind or my mouth when he crossed the room and kissed me.-ALEXANDER STEELE: Cold-hearted. Hard-headed. Absolutely jaded. And he doesn't believe in love - or expect that any of the above will change with the marriage contract he signs.KATERINA DEVEREAUX: Gentle. Selfless. Just as stubborn as her future husband. She doesn't know if she can change him - but she has faith that God will. less

She's a secret mafia heiress. He's going to be her ruin.When I went on a date with the hot guy I met on Tinder, I didn't expect to be fleeing from the feds by the end of the night.Nor did I expect the explosive family secrets that he reveals to me.As time goes by, I'm dragged deeper into his world of death, deception, and dazzling locales.Now I have to choose.Do I protect my life or my heart?

EXCERPT:"Be real with me, Abigail. Please."I paced the room, not wanting to look at him. "If I knew how, I would.""You mean if you wanted to, you would," he corrected, reaching for me as I passed him. His hand closed around my wrist, and I wanted to recoil less than I needed to stay--less than I needed him to love me."If you knew anything real about me, I know you would leave." The words broke from my throat like a sob.He pulled me into his chest, strong arms embracing me... moreEXCERPT:"Be real with me, Abigail. Please."I paced the room, not wanting to look at him. "If I knew how, I would.""You mean if you wanted to, you would," he corrected, reaching for me as I passed him. His hand closed around my wrist, and I wanted to recoil less than I needed to stay--less than I needed him to love me."If you knew anything real about me, I know you would leave." The words broke from my throat like a sob.He pulled me into his chest, strong arms embracing me. "If you knew anything about me, you would know that I'm staying."-ABIGAIL STEELE: Happy. Bubbly. Leading the perfect life. At least... on the outside. On the inside, she hides secrets too dark to be shared, and scars that will never see the light of day-unless one man succeeds at uncovering them.PRINCE EMANI: Royal. Religious. Loving. To him, family is everything. At least, it was until the incident years ago that separated him from them forever. He does his very best to support the girl who is falling apart on the inside, no matter how much she tries to conceal it.But in the end, you can only try so hard on another person's behalf. In the end, they have to attempt to save themselves, too. That is, until God intervenes... less