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

    Melanie and I rush to the parking lot with Gino on our heels. He was unable to catch up to Dante, and he didn't want to leave us unguarded to go in search of him.


    "Brie, what is going on? What happened back there? Who was that?"


    Melanie is a little freaked out, and the last thing I want is to scare her worse, but I have to be honest.


    "Dante? I thought he had taken off?" she says with panic in her voice.


    "So did I. I guess he decided to try his luck with Cross and Nicco after all."


    She stops before we make it to the car. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"


    "I'm fine. He didn't hurt me. He just ... he's lost his mind. He has some fantasy that he's going to take me back to New York, and we're going to get married. Then, Papa will welcome him into the family, and the two of us will live happily ever after."


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