Fraudulent — Kaithlin Shepherd

Book 1 of 2, ends with a cliffhangerKennedy Johnson has spent her entire career building a reputation as one of the top financial crimes Assistant U.S. Attorneys. While her brother wears the badge, Kennedy commands respect in the courtroom, where she's an unstoppable force. Professionally, her star is on the rise, but personally, her heart belongs to the one man who refuses to touch her: Blake King. When a hacker threatens to derail her career, Kennedy is forced to confront the painful question of whether love is worth risking everything she's worked for.Blake King is the last man a parent would ever want their daughter to fall for. As the dangerous, brooding protector of his best friend's sister, he swore he'd stay away from her, keeping his distance for over fifteen years. But now, as she walks into his life with a quiet desperation he can't ignore, Blake knows he's at a breaking point. When he finds her asleep in her office, he realizes something is terribly wrong. Getting Kennedy to open up has never been easy, but Blake knows better than anyone that her control is just an illusion.Together, they'll have to face a threat that could destroy everything, or risk losing it all.