Inked By Love : A Tattoo Lovers Duet (Inked By Love a Protectors and Heroes Duet Book 1)

I swore I’d never fall for another bad boy—especially not the tattooed stranger who made me feel safe... then made me beg.Rick Ashton is the last man I should trust—too rough, too private, too good at hiding how dangerous he really is.But when my ex starts circling again, Rick doesn’t flinch. He moves in with me and my boys.Then he grips my waist like he’s starving.Watches me sleep like I’m already his.Whispers things at midnight that burn hotter than his hands on my skin.I know better. I’ve made this mistake before.But with Rick—every time I say no, my body says don’t stop.And then I fall.Hard.Just when I think I’ve found the one man who won’t hurt me—My ex exposes Rick’s criminal background, telling CPS that I’ve got a dangerous man around our kids.Now I could I lose my boys and the safety I've found in Rick's armsBut I'll be damned if I'm going to let Jeremy destroy my life.He broke my heart with a lie I was too in love to see.Everything was so damn good.The sex? Addictive. The love? Blinding.He kissed me like I was his religion. Watched over my boys like they were already his.Built us a life that felt too solid to shatter.But it did.So I packed the car up and ran.But danger followed.And so did he.Now we’re back under one roof—for “protection.”His hands say he never stopped wanting me.His eyes say he never stopped loving me.And I fall for him again—harder, hotter, more desperate than before.We find out my ex wasn’t working alone—he was a pawn in a much darker game. Now I’m holding the digital proof they want buried.And the deeper we go to uncover the truth…The closer we get to the people that want me dead. Read more