Rough Diamond by Leslie Knight

Chloe Walsh has a bright future. Her online crochet business is taking off and she dreams of owning her own craft shop. She put her life on hold to take care of her sick dad but things are finally looking up. Then her life is thrown into chaos again – this time in a whole new way!

She gets caught up in a violent jewelry heist, and before she knows it the Russian mafia is demanding answers. With the police following a false lead Chloe accepts Vladek’s protection, a Russian bad boy with his own complicated reasons for getting involved.

She longs to trust this gorgeous, impulsive criminal – but is she letting her feelings blind her to his motives? His confidence is infectious and it makes her feel wild and free, like a whole different person. But does she have space for his recklessness in her well-ordered world?

With a bag of diamonds and Russian mobsters on their tail, the two must work together. But being with Vladek would mean leaving her small, innocent life behind. Then again, this charming bad boy might be just the thing a straight-laced girl needs…