Beautiful Villain by Sophie Stern

Neil Coleman is the most confident, arrogant, over-the-top cocky jerk I’ve ever met.

Word on the street is that he just got out of prison for murder. Murder! In a town like Kurlin, that sort of thing just doesn’t happen, but it did. I know what happened that night. Most people don’t, but I do. It was a brutal murder and even now, five years later, people are still talking about it like it just happened. I’ve always thought there was more to the story than what Neil let on, but no one could ever prove he was innocent, and Neil wasn’t exactly talking.

Only now he’s back, and something tells me he’s going to be out for revenge.

When he walks back into Kurlin, he holds his arrogant head high. It would be wrong for me to get involved with a guy like Neil. He’s got a lot on his plate. He’s been through hell and back again and honestly, I don’t have time for drama.

But he’s a beautiful villain, and I just can’t stay away.