Damiano's Rescue

<p><strong>He keeps everyone at a distance but when it comes to her he can't get close enough.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Damiano</em></p><p>As enforcer for the Galliano crime family my only job is to keep our boss safe. I obliterate his enemies I annihilate all threats and I avoid any distractions-especially the kind that wants to spend the night after. So I should have crawled away from the stunning blonde who found me bleeding out in the park. And when I realized how truly awful she was at stitching me up I should have run. But once she stroked my head just right I couldn't go anywhere.</p><p></p><p>Then again she thinks I'm in a coma. She has no clue that I hear every whispered secret and feel every warm caress. That sponge bath? I was wide awake and should thank her for how she handled the situation that. . . arose.</p><p></p><p>This girl has no clue what she's doing half the time but I'm all in.</p><p></p><p><em>Paige</em></p><p>I have a dead-end job my love life sucks and Chicago's way too cold for a California girl. At least the mauled rabbit I rescued last month is doing great-I will pass the wildlife rehabilitator license exam this next time. I'm sure of it. So when I stumble upon an injured man refusing to go to the hospital of course I help him too. Not because he's perfectly sculpted from Italy's finest marble but because <em>he needs me</em>. And since online videos taught me how to patch up my rabbit I've totally got this.</p><p></p><p>That is until I realize it was all a lie. No thanks I'm out.</p><p></p><p><strong>He's injured and she's in danger. Who's going to rescue who?</strong></p><p></p><p>83K words; dual POV spicy mafia romance featuring a possessive morally grey alpha male who falls hard and a quirky California girl who seems to think she's a doctor (she's not). Forced proximity praise kink opposites attract fake coma/fake nurse. Standalone with a HEA.</p>