Gabby Mastreoni has been in love with Christoff Scutari since she was four years old. Their fathers are in the same dirty business, and nearly twenty years later, their families remain close. With four older brothers, Gabby leads a protected and sheltered life—until she and Christoff cross a line, and she discovers that love can hurt people.

With no other choice, she runs to California, and start life anew as Brie Masters. 

Brie has found herself a home surrounded by loving friends and her brother, Nicco, who comes to keep her safe, but she soon learns that she can run away from her past. No matter how many miles she puts between herself and her former life, she is still running: Danger followed her and when it starts to effect those around her, she is forced to flee back home, to Gabby’s life and the last person she wants to ask for help. There all of her secrets will be exposed.

The Cross My Heart Duet was written by Amber Kelly, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Cross My Heart Duet

   My brothers have begrudgingly accepted that Cross and I are now together. Not that they ever really had any say in it. Maybe when I was sixteen, but not any longer. I'm my own person, and I make my own decisions. At least, I did. Now, Cross thinks my decisions are his business, and I guess, in a way, they are. He gets a say, but he is not going to boss me around. Our current discussion is about my living situation. He wants me to move in with him straightaway. I want to finish out the school year in the city with Adriana. Besides, we still have to face Papa and Mamma before we can make any major moves.


    "I would just feel better if you were here at night, so I knew you were safely tucked in with me."


    That does sound nice, but I can't let him know that.


    "I have always been perfectly safe at my apartment. What happened did not happen there."


    "No, but he knows where you live. He could follow you home. Anyone could."


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