The Professional

By Kresley Cole

He makes the rules . . .

Mafiya enforcer Aleksandr "The Siberian" Sevastyan's loyalty to his boss is unwavering, until he meets the boss's long-lost daughter, a curvy, tantalizing redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Sevastyan will do anything to possess her as well-on his own wicked terms.

Rules are made to be broken . . .

PhD student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the breathtakingly gorgeous Sevastyan before the professional hit man whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. With every day she spends under his protection, she falls deeper under his masterful spell.

Are you ready to play?

Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy's reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest-and most forbidden-fantasies can come true…

Previously released as The Professional - Parts 1, 2 and 3 as eBook exclusives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: May 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781471113871

Kresley Cole

Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals After Dark paranormal series and the young adult Arcana Chronicles. Her books have been translated into over twenty foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists in the US and abroad. Before becoming a writer, Cole was a world-ranked athlete, coach, and graduate student. She has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. She lives in Florida with her family and “far too many animals,” and spends any free time traveling. You can learn more about her and her work at KresleyCole.com or Facebook.com/KresleyCole.

Reviews for The Professional

[loan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

top 5 favourite books . she's absolutely talented and it's so riveting . the plot, the characters - there was not one bit that i did not enjoy . i keep coming back to this book - AND i have the physical copy too, it's just THAT good haha

[Anne Baker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hope there will be many more from Kresley. This series has been absolutely great. Please do more in this vein Kresley thank you.

[deserie4comfort · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Erotic Romance/New Adult/Suspense4 starsRelease: January 20, 2014ABOUT THE BOOK:Are you ready to play?Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy's reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest - and most forbidden - fantasies can come true…MY REVIEW:So, following from the beginning of my review period, I’ve gone through different emotions with this series: shock, anger, excitement, and finally contentment. I’m not a fan of serials, but when I received this through Netgalley (thank you!), and got engulfed in book one, I couldn’t resist finishing it out. Ms. Cole has a lot to do with that. Her writing flows, makes sense, and has the ability to completely tug on you until nothing else exists, not housework, not kids, not even work. She’s no different with this series, and I think it’s a fantastic entry into the world of romance outside of her normal paranormal series. There were a few ups and downs with the series, some of which came into the last book (this one) that made things a little hard to believe, but in the spirit of fiction, I stuck it out. I may be a bit more sensitive to these believability factors, seeing as I’m in law enforcement, but overall, it was a great ride. I hate to say it, but I wanted to strangle Sevastyan and I wanted Natalie to run far and fast from him. My thoughts on this weren’t in book one or two, but suddenly came up in book 3 and I think that had a lot to do with his lying. Not only verbally, but emotionally as well. I didn’t get the warm and fuzzy at the end that all was well with them, and that’s primarily the reason I knocked off a star for the review. I do think this is a series that readers will enjoy and I whole heartily recommend it for anyone looking for something out of the norm, a little steamy, and with a whole lot of conflict. While the erotic content is a huge part of our industry today, I definitely know without a doubt that readers will be pleasantly surprised with just how different this book series is.Happy reading!