Can a woman who has spent most of her life alone and a man who just wants to be left alone find common ground before everything they love is incinerated?
Nora Blake, known only as the Ghost, is an assassin who thrives in the shadows. When she refuses to kill her current target, the Shadow League sends another assassin to kill her as an example to others.
Erik Hutchinson retired from the military and is looking for peace and quiet. He bought the Northern Lights bakery in Mystic River and settled down as the new baker in town. When he intervenes to save Nora from being killed, their destinies become inextricably linked in a dangerous dance of passion, danger, and dark desires. For Hutch, the dangerous allure of Nora is a seductive force that he cannot resist.
Navigating the perilous labyrinth of the Shadow League’s power struggles, Nora and Hutch find themselves falling into a forbidden love that defies all logic and reason.
As the danger escalates and enemies close in from all sides, Nora and Hutch must confront their own demons and make unimaginable sacrifices to protect each other.
