Villainous Intent by LJ Maxey

You spend all day leashing monsters, but you’re begging to be devoured by one.”

Annie Bishop survives by following the rules. As a professional Keeper, her life is dedicated to maintaining order and managing the egos of the world’s most dangerous men. She is the picture of absolute control, burying her own dark secrets and suffocating insecurities beneath a flawless, buttoned-up exterior. But the pristine cage she’s built for herself is slowly crushing her.

Cipher thrives in the chaos she spends her life trying to contain. Ruthless and unapologetically lethal, he’s been watching Annie from the shadows, mapping her every move, and uncovering the dark fantasies she craves in the dead of night.

When a catastrophic twist of fate forces them into a public arrangement, Cipher makes his intentions terrifyingly clear. He isn’t interested in playing pretend. He wants to strip away her control, piece by agonizing piece, until she begs for the very darkness she claims to despise.

Cipher is a monster who offers nothing but ruin. But as he drags her deeper into his violent, possessive world, Annie is forced to face a harrowing truth: the only thing more dangerous than being hunted by a villain is discovering you want to be caught.

Tropes:
Villain gets the girl
Enemies to Lovers
Fake Dating
Forced Proximity
He falls first
Masked MMC
Morally Black MMC

Author’s Note: This is book one in a trilogy. This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren’t to everyone’s liking. For CWs, please check the author’s website.