Pain has a way of lingering-settling into the bones, weaving itself into the quiet moments between heartbeats. Passion and her mother have spent years learning how to exist in the aftermath of loss, stitching together the broken pieces of a life that will never be whole again. Every step forward is shadowed by the weight of yesterday.

She's a good girl, staying on the straight path-until one fateful night when she and her best friend cross paths with a handsome and unpolished stranger on the run from the Atlanta Fugitive Squad.

Ontario crashes into her world in a storm of sirens and shadows-a man with danger nipping at his heels and nothing left to lose. Letting him hide out in her apartment should've been a mistake. Instead, it becomes the beginning of something neither of them saw coming.

He moves like chaos but holds her like peace. And for the first time in a long time, Passion feels alive.

But love with a man like Ontario doesn't come easy. His past is a ghost that refuses to rest, his fire burns hot, and his temper is a force of nature. He's everything her mother warned her about-dangerous, reckless, the kind of man who loves in a way that leaves bruises on the soul.

Yet, she stays.

She stays even when the world around them threatens to collapse. Even when the past comes knocking in the form of a woman who refuses to let Ontario go-a woman who would rather see Passion shattered than see them happy.

Now, Passion must decide if the love they've built is strong enough to survive the storm... or if falling for a thug will be the kind of heartbreak she never recovers from.

If you crave a love story that's raw, poetic, and unforgettable-one that lingers long after the last page-then let Thug Passion Marks by Cachet pull you in.