The Story
**The deluxe edition comes with designed edges, inside cover designs, and a colored piece of artwork of the couple!**
From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark romance about an assassin mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim.
Tierney
There's a bullet with my name on it.
And Achilles Ferrante is the man who'll pull the trigger.
I'd always known one of us would kill the other. I'd just hoped to do the honor.
Twice I betrayed him.
First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds.
Even if I hadn't, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any.
The Camorra prince promised he'd make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try.
He could chase me until the end of earth.
I will always run faster.
Achilles
To love is to destroy, and I'd loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much.
She's a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior--I will remain undefeated.
My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster.
Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity.
She's about to meet the monster everyone else knows.
Author: L. J. Shen
Publisher: Bloom Books
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781464252068
About the Author
Shen, L. J.: -
L.J. Shen is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary and NA romance. Best known for her angsty, dark books and barely redeemable alpha heroes, she writes fairytales with teeth and claws.
She lives in a picturesque beach town with her family, pets and inner demons, and enjoys reading, traveling, cooking and spending time with her grumpy cat.
Description
**The deluxe edition comes with designed edges, inside cover designs, and a colored piece of artwork of the couple!**
From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark romance about an assassin mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim.
Tierney
There's a bullet with my name on it.
And Achilles Ferrante is the man who'll pull the trigger.
I'd always known one of us would kill the other. I'd just hoped to do the honor.
Twice I betrayed him.
First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds.
Even if I hadn't, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any.
The Camorra prince promised he'd make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try.
He could chase me until the end of earth.
I will always run faster.
Achilles
To love is to destroy, and I'd loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much.
She's a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior--I will remain undefeated.
My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster.
Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity.
She's about to meet the monster everyone else knows.
Author: L. J. Shen
Publisher: Bloom Books
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781464252068
About the Author
Shen, L. J.: -
L.J. Shen is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary and NA romance. Best known for her angsty, dark books and barely redeemable alpha heroes, she writes fairytales with teeth and claws.
She lives in a picturesque beach town with her family, pets and inner demons, and enjoys reading, traveling, cooking and spending time with her grumpy cat.
