This is the 8th book of Pepper's I've read. she has this ridiculous talent for writing about situations that make you want to stop reading because the plot is so thick with tension and darkness, that you're scared to move forward. However, you find yourself trudging along because you trust her to make everything okay.

In Ruin & Rule, a young woman is taken by an organization who plan to sell her to a very wealthy man in order to strengthen their trust and business relationships with other groups. When her blindfold is removed and she looks into the eyes of her captor, she knows she recognizes him, she just can't remember how. A series of traumatic events caused her to lose every memory of her past that she's now scrambling to recollect.

Arthur Killian is a cold-blooded killer and heartless man. Time in prison and losing the love of his life closed off any sympathy or compassion he had for others. All he wants is to get revenge on those who have wronged him, and join the love he lost forever.

When he removes the blindfold on his new prisoner, the plan begins to change. He's haunted by the forgetful young woman who is the ghost of his deceased love. This causes Kill's hatred to grow even more.

In the short time the pair are together, there are many questions that need answering. Can they find the answers they're looking for before the transaction must take place?

My heart was in my throat for most of this book. Every time I thought I knew where it might be going, another wrench was thrown into the mix and I was left confused, and more nervous as to what the outcome for these two might be. Of course there was a cliffhanger, so I'm immediately running off to start book two!