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 carry her up to my room. The room I rarely sleep in. The room that used to be my father's. I want to take her out back to our loft, but I don't have the patience. She locks her mouth to mine, and I fumble with the doorknob. Once inside, I kick the door shut behind me and walk her to the lush king-size bed without disengaging.


    She is frantic, and so am I. Like all the frustration and panic of the last forty-eight hours-or, hell, the last two years-are finally bubbling over and threatening to burn us. To burn the whole damn house to the ground.


    I lay her down and move to sit up, and she grabs the lapel of my shirt and pulls me back down. I chuckle as she wraps her legs around my hips and holds me in place.


    "Baby, I am not going anywhere. I just want to look at you," I whisper against her lips.


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