by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance, Nikolai Volkov
Trapped in Delgado’s auction and stripped of every illusion of safety, Lyla should have been praying for anyone but Nikolai Volkov. But when the monsters came out of the shadows, the dangerous man who haunted her dreams was the only one she wanted to find her first. I...
by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance, Nikolai Volkov
Nikolai built his world on control, secrets, and cold calculation. Then Lyla stepped into his path like a spark, and suddenly the empire he ruled wasn’t the only thing in danger of burning. She was a match, and I was soaked in gasoline. Now every part of my life—my...
by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance, Nikolai Volkov
Lyla had already seen Nikolai kill without hesitation, but outside Cipher Coffee, he made one thing brutally clear: being a killer didn’t make him the same kind of monster as the men hunting her. He let the silence stretch before delivering the final blow. “And you’re...
by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance
Nikolai had let Lyla run after their first brutal collision in the alley, but distance didn’t loosen his grip. Watching her unravel only made the obsession worse—because every ounce of fear, fire, and defiance in her made him want her more. She was perfect. Beautiful...
by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance, Nikolai Volkov
Nikolai told himself he was only watching Lyla because she was tied to Delgado’s operation. But after seeing her command the stage at The Sacrifice, logic was no longer the problem—wanting her was. She looked like temptation incarnate—everything I didn’t want to want....
by Evie James | May 15, 2026 | Eyes on You, Featured Quote, Forced Proximity, Lyla Laine Oakley, Mafia Romance, Nikolai Volkov
After witnessing a brutal murder at The Sacrifice, Lyla should have been afraid of the mysterious man stalking her through Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. Instead, the memory of his eyes on her followed her home, slipping beneath her fear and turning into...
