Ava: A Touch Her and Die Dark Mafia Romance

Some secrets survive for years. Some feelings refuse to disappear. In Ava: A Touch Her and Die Dark Mafia Romance, Sherry Blake brings readers a story of forbidden feelings, protection, grief, and a love complicated by loyalty to the past. Ava is a widow whose life becomes increasingly dangerous when someone begins targeting her. The man assigned to protect her is Liam, her late husband's best friend—a man who spent the previous decade avoiding her and leaving whenever she entered a room. His sudden determination to stay close is confusing, especially after years of silence. Liam has carried feelings for Ava that he believed he could bury forever. His loyalty to his best friend kept him from revealing the truth, but the danger surrounding Ava changes the situation. As her bodyguard, he is now responsible for her safety, and the close quarters make it harder to hide what he has kept inside. As Ava begins questioning the past, she discovers that the silence surrounding her marriage and Liam's behavior may conceal truths capable of changing her understanding of both men. Liam must decide how much of his history to reveal, even if honesty risks losing the woman he has always wanted. This full-length dark mafia romance explores widowhood, loyalty, forbidden attraction, emotional secrets, and protective devotion. Readers can expect a bodyguard romance, forced proximity, a slow-burn relationship, and a happily-ever-after conclusion. The novel is intended for adult readers who enjoy possessive mafia heroes, best-friend's-widow romance, touch-her-and-die dynamics, emotional revelations, and interconnected romantic stories that can be read independently.