He knew the game because he’d written half the rules.

Elijah Kush has spent years perfecting the art of not getting caught by women, by feelings, by anything that might make him need someone. The lounge is his hunting ground, the rules are his armor, and it’s always worked.

Until Kiara Locket walks in and sees straight through him.

She’s not impressed by the charm. She’s not playing. And when she challenges him to something real no games, no rules Elijah does the most dangerous thing he’s ever done: he says yes.

What starts as a proposition becomes late-night confessions, a hidden gallery in the French Quarter, and a connection neither of them was built to survive. But trust doesn’t come easy to two people who’ve spent their whole lives keeping everyone at arm’s length and just as Elijah starts to believe in something real, Kiara vanishes.

Now the game is over. The hunt begins.

Secret Games is Book One of a seductive new series a slow-burn, high-heat romance about power, vulnerability, and what happens when the player finally meets his match.