Price of a Name

When Hailey Hale is mistaken for her murdered roommate, she's dragged into a criminal underworld where names are currency-and hers suddenly carries a deadly price.One night, Hailey is a struggling young mother. The next, she's standing on an auction block, bound and terrified, being sold under the name Odette Marceau-a woman whose secrets were worth killing for. Hailey knows one thing: if she tells the truth, she dies. If she stays silent, she might live long enough to get back to her baby.Then K.C. Valenti steps out of the shadows.Cold. Controlled. Dangerous. He buys her with a single word and a price that silences the room. But K.C. isn't the kind of man who purchases women-he's the kind who buries threats. And the moment he looks into Hailey's eyes, he knows she's not the woman everyone believes she is.He also knows someone wants her dead.With assassins closing in and the Valenti empire on the brink of war, Hailey and her infant daughter are thrust into a world of power, blood, and betrayal. K.C. becomes her reluctant protector, bound by honor, guilt, and a growing connection he never expected. Hailey becomes the one person who sees the man beneath the heir-and the only one who can break through the armor he's worn his entire life.But the truth behind Odette's death is darker than either of them imagined.And the price of Hailey's borrowed name may be the costliest of all.A story of survival, found family, and a love forged in the fire of danger-perfect for readers who crave emotional depth, slow-burn tension, and high-stakes suspense.

Pagina's: 304, Paperback, Independently published