A standalone dark romantic suspense novel by USA Today Bestselling author Nikita Slater. *Please note: Lotus is the extended version of 7 Days, which was originally published in the Killing Me Softly Anthology* Erik knows he's different. But so is Letty. They've both lived and worked in the shadows of the underworld. Erik as a mercenary for hire, Letty as a safe cracker. They know the score. Never trust anyone, never work with the same crew twice. Do the job, walk away, never look back. Erik looked back. Then he followed, then he infiltrated every aspect of Letty's life. He has a plan and she's now part of it, whether she likes it or not. He'll wine her, he'll dine her, he'll show her a good time. All in the comfort of her own home. She deserves only the best. But she must be handled carefully. Courted with calculated precision. He can't fail because losing Letty isn't an option. He has seven days to make her love him and he refuses to take no for an answer. Lotus is a captive love story and will be the first novel in Nikita Slater's brand new dark romantic suspense series, Agents of Casa de Flores. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no cliffhanger. Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, tragic love, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, agent, mercenary, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, family saga, enemies-to-lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, billionaire romance series, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, revenge, stalker, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, captive romance