When Svetlana Ivanova lands a job on Desida One as trade liaison for the Russian Elite, she is over the moon. Even though her rich father owns the largest gemstone mine in the solar system, Lana wants to make it under her own steam. Working on one of the Desidan space stations is a dream come true.

Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she and her friends Tori and Alen are attacked by rebels on their way to Earth. Bruce Randall, a notorious space pirate and her father's worst enemy, kidnaps her to hold her for ransom. If Mr. Ivanov doesn't pay up, she'll get hurt - badly. Bruce may have a handsome face, but his soul is darker than the night. Or so he claims, anyway.

Locked up in a mansion in an unknown location on Earth, Lana's world slowly begins to unravel. Bruce is not just holding her hostage for money - in fact, he tells her things about her father's company that she can't believe. The pirate seems to know more about her mother's death, five years ago, than she was ever told. And his kisses may be dangerous, but too good to resist.

Lana comes to realize that beneath the villainy and violence, Bruce is a man very different from the character in the stories told about him. A man with crushed ideals and a past haunting him everywhere he goes, no matter what he does.

A man she could fall for.

**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**