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Taboo
When federal investigator Elena Ward is assigned to infiltrate the billion-dollar tech empire of CEO Ryder Dane, she expects another cold, clinical espionage case. What she doesn’t expect is him — brilliant, magnetic, and guarded behind layers of power and pain.
Her mission is expose Dane Industries’ connection to a shadow network of corporate espionage and insider trading. But as their paths intertwine, the line between truth and temptation blurs. What begins as deception soon becomes desire — and when the agency she serves turns against her, Elena discovers that Ryder isn’t the enemy she was sent to destroy.
Together, they uncover a conspiracy buried within the highest levels of government — a web of lies that could collapse nations. Caught between love and loyalty, Elena must decide whether to protect the man she’s fallen for… or the truth that could burn them both alive.
From the glass towers of Washington D.C. to the hidden bunkers of Europe, Taboo is a pulse-pounding romantic thriller about secrets, betrayal, and the price of forbidden love.
Her mission is expose Dane Industries’ connection to a shadow network of corporate espionage and insider trading. But as their paths intertwine, the line between truth and temptation blurs. What begins as deception soon becomes desire — and when the agency she serves turns against her, Elena discovers that Ryder isn’t the enemy she was sent to destroy.
Together, they uncover a conspiracy buried within the highest levels of government — a web of lies that could collapse nations. Caught between love and loyalty, Elena must decide whether to protect the man she’s fallen for… or the truth that could burn them both alive.
From the glass towers of Washington D.C. to the hidden bunkers of Europe, Taboo is a pulse-pounding romantic thriller about secrets, betrayal, and the price of forbidden love.
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2025
About the author
J.L. Stiles
9 books2 followersJ.L. Stiles is the author of Coming Back Alive, her debut women’s fiction novel, and the Single Hearts series of contemporary short romance stories.
She lives on her farm in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, kids, lots of cows, a truly stunning herd of barn cats, and a Siberian Husky German Pointer cross named Lila who talks too much.
Come hang out with Jess on Instagram.
She lives on her farm in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, kids, lots of cows, a truly stunning herd of barn cats, and a Siberian Husky German Pointer cross named Lila who talks too much.
Come hang out with Jess on Instagram.
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