Defiant: an enemies-to-lovers standalone - Sara Cate

\nRafeHate is easy.A hell of a lot easier than the alternative.It's my job to keep Wicked safe, which means getting my hands a little dirty sometimes. After I lost my best friend, I'm not pulling my punches anymore. So it's hate that helps me win every fight and close every case. But now the past is coming back to haunt me, and I refuse to be cornered. As for the girl who just moved in next door, hate is my only option, and I won't go down without a fight.ShelbyTen years ago, he ruined my life.Now, it's my turn to ruin his.I didn't plan to move in next door to Rafe Nolan-especially after what he did to me and my brother. But now I have the opportunity to make his life as miserable as he made mine. And for a man who is so tortured, this should be easy. But there is a dark secret behind all that pain of his that draws me in. He's trying to hold his power over me, but I can see him losing control.I can use his secrets against him, but as I start falling for him, I know this is one fight I am going to lose. Welcome to Wicked Beach...Defiant is a standalone, enemies-to-lovers romance. It has a love-to-hate alpha a-hole and feisty heroine with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA.