She swore she'd left her old life behind. But the ghosts of the past have returned to call in their debt... Deva Landry is tough, sexy, and eager to put her past in the criminal underground far behind her. But when she's forced into babysitting a young and wild cage fighter, she tumbles headlong back into a dangerous world of gangs, guns, and organized crime on the murky streets of Chicago. Aleksei Voronov is a dangerous man. Son of a powerful and shady business tycoon, Deva can't help but feel a strange kinship blossoming between them. And as she's drawn deeper into a magnetic yet forbidden attraction, she's shocked to uncover a wounded soul that's eerily similar to hers. But a war is brewing - one that will shake the Chicago criminal underground to its core. Plunged into chaos and grappling with her newfound romantic feelings, Deva and Aleksei find themselves embroiled in a deadly mission to stop a city-wide massacre... all while she struggles to figure out if she really loves the fierce and untamed man she's charged with protecting. Can Deva emerge from the brewing chaos unscathed? Or will she lose herself in the burning desire for the inked deviant who represents everything she thought she left behind? Step into a scintillating forbidden romance with all the wild emotions and steamy tension of an unlikely love story in the criminal underground. Perfect for readers who adore feisty female protagonists and the bad boys they crave, Lost Bastard is a tantalizing read that's sure to fulfill your deepest fantasies. Scroll up and grab your copy now...