"Imagine 'Pride and Prejudice', but with a modern twist: three misfit cousins conquering the social scene, learning to love, and coming face to face with an unexpected family legacy."
"Unmasking Venus," the first installment in the captivating "The Midnight Ball" series, unveils Venus Larue, a poised and successful marketing executive business owner, is not as she appears. Beneath her mask of polished professionalism lies a woman scarred by haunting nightmares from her past, a fear of faceless crowds and exceptional skills in self-defense. She carefully camouflages herself in a blanket of polite conversation while grappling with her fear of crowded spaces and relentless nightmares. When her grandfather's bizarre will sends her to the grandest social event of the year, the Midnight Ball, she's thrust into a glittering world that tests her ability to hide her fears. However, amid the sea of suits and sparkling gowns, Venus morphs into a princess and unexpectedly meets her 'prince,' Dante Wilkes, the man she almost killed.
Dante, a retired CIA operative and heir to the Wilkes fortune, is intrigued by Venus' marksmanship. When he discovers she will be at the Midnight Ball, he's drawn to learn more about the woman who has fascinated him. Dante's initial assumption of Venus as a hit-woman is replaced by a realization of her true identity, a woman of substance and strength. As her past begins to haunt her, Dante steps in, offering his assistance while secretly yearning for more than a protector's role. His intentions, however, run deeper than a simple desire to help. As the sparks between them ignite, Venus struggles to maintain an emotional distance, fearful of relinquishing her carefully guarded heart. But when an old enemy from Dante's past dispatches an assassin to eradicate him, Venus and Dante are thrown into a deadly dance of survival. Will they succumb to the ghosts of their past or rise above to forge a future together? In this mesmerizing tale of mystery, danger, and unspoken desire, only time will tell.
victim again. "
