Evergreen Ivy

Encouraged to read Lilac and Honey before reading, but not required. Evergreen Ivy is a stand-alone. **Please read triggers below before reading** There were a lot of reasons to go to a bakery. Birthdays, first dates, a study session, your first stop after church to pick up donuts, the post night-out debrief with the girls. The mystery man dressed all in black in the corner of Ivy’s was not here for any of those reasons. He was here to watch the Russian restaurant across the street. Kate knew she shouldn’t mess with the poor stranger but it had been a slow morning and she was bored. She knew the man had to be someone dangerous but that didn’t stop her from trying to give him a caffeine overdose. There was something about a hot man covered in tattoos and dressed in an expensive suit that excited Kate and caused her to make poor decisions. Dane Russo was supposed to be keeping a close eye on Darbazi’s but instead he was distracted by the waitress at the bakery. He was a mess. His palms were sweaty, his leg wouldn’t stop shaking and if his heart beat any faster his heart was going to explode. Dane blamed the coffee for his irritability but deep down he knew the waitress who was trying to kill him was to blame. If he wanted to stay here and use Ivy’s to spy on the Russians then he had to play by her rules. No one had ever actually died from drinking too much coffee, right? Kate knew the sensible, smart thing to do was to keep her distance from the mystery mafia man but there was no denying her attraction to Dane. Dane should have left Ivy’s and never come back but he couldn’t get Kate out of his head. Would Kate and Dane’s relationship survive beyond the bakery or would it end before it ever truly began? Trigger Warning: Mentions of violence, murder, domestic abuse and suicide, mature/adult themes. —- ISBN: 9798395193186