Julia Prescott lives the perfect life. At least on the outside. But inside, she still lives in fear of the past repeating itself. Of him getting out of prison and fulfilling his promise to her. Till death do us part.vWhich is why she’s refused to get involved with anyone for the past several years. Until a business trip to Hawaii brings her face-to-face with a younger man who invades her every thought.

There are moments in our lives that define us. For Brooklyn Tanner, it's the summer before her junior year of high school. The summer boys finally begin to notice her. The summer he finally begins to notice her. Andrew Brinks. Handsome. Popular. Star hockey player. Her best friend's brother. For one summer, she's happy, carefree, and convinced she'll finally experience what she's been dreaming about for years...her first kiss. But just like everything else in her life, it comes at a price she may not be ready to pay.

Tobias Stone, a troubled billionaire, lives an empty life devoid of love. Struggling to come to terms with his past, he uses his wealth to insulate him from the real world. Savannah Page, a debt-ridden single mom, struggles to make a fresh start. Fleeing an abusive marriage, she arrives in New York with her young son, determined to make a good life.

He's destined for the White House and engaged to be married next month. Except he just married me instead. While drunk in Vegas. Bradford Black. He's powerful. Rich as sin. And he's now my husband. His fiancée hates me. His political advisors want me gone. The world can't get enough of me and the scandal we've caused. I want to run. I want to hide. I want to pretend none of this is happening. But, oh God. My husband doesn't care about the scandal because all he cares about is me. He's possessive, grumpy, and determined for us to stay married.

Author K. A. Linde presents One Cruel Night, a prequel to the Cruel series.