JAVIER DE LA FUENTE is a criminal, an ex-con with a long line of offenses, atoning for his sins by rescuing abused animals and advocating for child victims. But that doesn’t mean he’s a saint. Javier learned years ago that what’s right and what’s legal aren’t always the same thing. BOWIE BAKER is a ballet dancer, a soloist doing his best to get ahead in his LA dance company. Until an opportunity turns his life into a nightmare that Bowie can’t seem to escape. He’s never been a victim and he’s not about to start now, even if that means storming the police station full of righteous fury and facing down a room of armed detectives. One look at Bowie and Javier is all in, calling in favors just for an opportunity to see him again. To make him feel safe. Bowie knows Javier isn’t a good guy, but he’s had enough of the good guys and maybe Javier is the kind of bad he needs. When an attempt to make Bowie feel safe again only thrusts him further into danger, Javier has to decide whether he’s willing to risk his freedom, and maybe even his life, to keep Bowie in his arms for good. TAGS: Unrepentant killer, ex-con, reformed sinner, well, sort of reformed, okay, not really but he tries, a ballet dancer on the brink of losing everything, Odette is not a snitch, police station not-so-cute meet/cute, hurt/comfort, PTSD, magnetic attraction, slow-burn, but not really, phone fun, would kill for you, gunrunners, girls with guns, Frida Kahlo, dirty talk but in Spanish, a Mexican hacienda, no relationship angst, lots of non-relationship angst Series Reading Order Elite Protection Services Intoxicating - Captivating - Exasperating - Infuriating - Satisfying - An Elite Novella Time Served: an Elite Spin-Off Series Endangered Species - Dangerous Breed - Domesticated Beast Necessary Evils Series Unhinged - Psycho *The Necessary Evils Series exists in the same universe but has limited crossover. Join Onley's newsletter for: Freebies - Sales - Newsletters - Cover Reveals - New releases Sign up at: onleyjames.com For other ways to connect with Onley James visit: fans.link/OnleyJames Onley James lives in Central Florida with her daughter, her daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and a menagerie of animals, both good and evil. James splits her time between writing m/m romance and mainlining dangerous levels of caffeine and attempting to maintain her ever-slipping sanity. When not at her desk you can find her whining about how much writing she has to do, and avoiding said writing by binge-watching unhealthy amounts of television. She loves true crime documentaries, anti-heroes, obsessively scrolling social media and writing kinky, snarky books about morally gray men who fall in love with other men. Stay up to date: onleyjames.com/newsletter Find me on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/OnleysOubliette Want more: fans.link/OnleyJames