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

    I pull up to one of the parking spaces across the street from Nicco's building, and I watch as Daniel wrangles a drunk Dawn into his truck. He's so gentle with her as he tries desperately to get all her slippery limbs into the truck while getting soaked. I love how he treats all the women in his life with such care. I hope Dawn realizes how fortunate she is to have that. I sit in the car, trying to talk myself into just going back home as I watch them drive away, when I see the lights in Nicco's room come on and then go back out about fifteen minutes later. I know Kelsey is up there, and I don't want to cause a scene in front of her.


    My phone dings in my purse with a message, and I grab it and look at the display. The text is from Nicco.


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