Born into Fire (Devils Will Rise: Melnikov Legacy #10)

“There can’t be an us, Harper. I live a lie and it’s your job to try and expose it.”

When Sasha Melnikov is arrested for murder, I know there’s a story waiting to be uncovered.
And his attorney, Evgeny Nikitin, might be the key to finding it.
He’s brilliant, infuriating, secretive, and somehow always one step ahead of me.
The more I dig, the more convinced I become that Ev is hiding something.
I’m right.
One discovery gives me the biggest story of my career—and puts me at the mercy of a man who can’t afford to let his secret get out.
I should be looking for a way to escape.
Instead, I’m falling for the man I’m supposed to expose.
And eventually, I’m going to have to decide which matters more.
Ev or the story that could make my career.

My cousin has been arrested for a murder he didn’t commit.
Getting Sasha out of jail should be the only thing on my mind.
Instead, I have another problem.
Harper Reed.
The stubborn journalist has been asking too many questions, following too many leads, and getting dangerously close to a truth I’ve spent my entire life hiding.
Then she discovers it.
To the world, I’m Evgeny Nikitin, one of New York’s best criminal defense attorneys.
But I was born a Melnikov.
Harper now knows enough to destroy everything I’ve built, and letting her walk away with my secret isn’t an option.
I never expected keeping her close to become the one thing I want more than letting her go.
Or that the first woman I’ve ever wanted might be the one woman I can never have.

Born into Fire
is a steamy mafia romance featuring a morally grey criminal defense attorney, a determined journalist heroine, a possessive hero, forced proximity, secret identities, opposites attract, found family, touch-her-and-die vibes, and a guaranteed HEA.

This is the tenth and final book in the Melnikov Legacy series, but it can be read as a standalone. No cheating, no OW drama, and an HEA are always guaranteed.