Carla, Carlo and the Cartel — Tara Conrad

Carla is a beautiful and simple pet-shop owner living in the suburbs of D.C.She is driven into a deep depression by her soon to be ex-husband's chauvinistic and egotistical behavior, since he constantly ignores her and uses her as a trophy wife to bolster his image and career at the Drug Enforcement Agency.In the process of divorce, she feels as if everything in her life is going wrong, all at once.That is, until one day, when she meets a tall, dark and gorgeous man named Carlo who walks into her store looking to buy a pet to help him with his stress.From then on, her life will be turned upside down - as she falls deeply and passionately in love with Carlo, and learns more about this mysterious and dashingly handsome man and about his tumultuous past with a dangerous drug cartel that he was forced to work for in order to save his family from harm.Worlds collide as her husband, the cartel, and a series of dangerous and thrilling events seem to hunt them both, forcing them to reconsider what it means to truly love when circumstances seem completely out of control.This is the first romance novel of this published and accomplished author who is looking to write in a the romance genre.