Criminal by Alex Abbott is a stand-alone romance with a HEA told in dual POV between Abigail & Kayden. Well-written and well-paced although I felt the ending was a tiny bit rushed (I was almost expecting a cliffhanger to happen) I am overall happy with the entire story. 
 A step-brother with a dark side and a step-sister that resents the hell out of him. Abigail is doing everything she can to keep a roof over her head (even if it is Kaiden's roof) and save so she can get the hell away from him. Kaiden is protective of Abigail in a way that is completely NOT apparent in the beginning but as Abigail learns more about where he's been and what he's been doing she begins to realize all he has sacrificed for her with no expectation of thanks. 
 Hot, twisty, and really very good :-D 
 I cannot wait to dig into more from this author.