King's Ransom — Jackie Ashenden

The third book in the red-hot Kings of Sydney trilogy sees Ajax King kidnapping a rising crime lord's daughter, Imogen White. His bargaining chip is her innocence, but when all Imogen wants is to feel the raw masculinity of the eldest King, Ajax is tempted to free her from her gilded cage for good…

Decades of being the eldest son of the biggest crime lord in Sydney doesn't leave a man without scars, and mine run deep. Now I'll do almost anything to destroy Sydney's criminal underworld -- even kidnap my enemy's delectable daughter. Imogen White is pristine. Perfect. And if her father won't leave Sydney for good, then I'll take the one thing he prizes above all -- and make her mine!

Only Imogen isn't quite the innocent I thought. She wants to be freed from her gilded prison, and damn if she isn't looking for a little carnal education in return. She's primal incarnate. Just like me.

But I'm no knight in shining armour. I live cold and hard. I want nothing. I need nothing. The ends always justify the means…and no one -- not even a sweet little spitfire like Imogen -- will thaw the ice around my cold heart. No one.