Marcus was the kind of man that every mother warned their daughters against. Strikingly handsome, silver-tongued and a very checkered past. He was the quintessential bad boy, not only by behavior, but by his associations and connections to the dark underworld of drug crime and arms smuggling.

Marcus could care less for romance, as it got in the way of his dark ambitions. He often viewed women as tools of pleasure to be used at will and disposed of afterwards.

Besides, his intense rivalry with the brawny and deadly Marcel, also a member of the cartel, to worry about.

But when he ran into the bewitchingly beautiful Caroline, he could only think of possessing her mind and body in ways no other man ever have or ever will. She consumed his waking thoughts to no end.

Caroline thought he was an arrogant asshole and wanted nothing to do with him... at first. She knew what kind of person Marcus was and he ticked all the red flags in her otherwise ordered, college-girl life, but try as hard as she may, she was irresistibly drawn to him and his body.

In so many ways, they were opposites. On the one hand was Marcus -- moody, temperamental, jaded and extremely dangerous. On the other was Caroline -- a sweet, geeky and beautiful soul who loved to bury her nose in literature.

Despite their differences, they were irresistibly drawn to each other in ways they couldn't even begin to explain. Marcus wanted a new life with Caroline, but that meant he would have to leave the cartel, attracting the wrath of Handel his ruthless boss and putting his life and Caroline's at risk.

Will their attraction for each other be strong enough to make them both risk it all for love?