Deniable Asset
by Raven Cross · November 2025
No one defies the Collective and lives. I’m about to try anyway.
For ten years, I’ve been the Collective’s favorite weapon. Clean hits. No questions. No mercy. I’ve buried the bodies and the part of myself that used to feel anything.
Then they give me my next target.
FBI agent Shyira Chandler.
She’s not supposed to be anything but a name on a file. A problem to erase. But the second I see her—sharp, stubborn, all steel wrapped around a heartbeat—I feel something I haven’t felt since my first kill.
Protective.
Possessive.
And that’s a death sentence.
Because the moment I choose her over the order, I become the traitor. The hunted. And the Collective doesn’t just kill you. They make sure you suffer first.
Now I’ve trapped with the woman I was sent to destroy, and every order we defy together tightens the same brutal truth around my throat:
I can have her…
or I can keep us alive.
Either way, the blood is on my hands.
If you love forced proximity, a dangerous possessive alpha, and a slow burn that ignites into dark, high-stakes heat, DENIABLE ASSET is your next can't-put-it-down dark romantic suspense read.
I would like to welcome you all to the Collective. A place where your dreams, inspirations, and even your life, are no longer your own.
If you’re looking for a romance that doesn’t pull any punches and gives you a powerful story that will have you rooting for the characters, then look no further.
These books feature strong heroes and heroines who have overcome childhood trauma, neglect, and drug dependency, survived sexual assault, and the loss of loved ones. The male main character is a morally gray alpha-male, who uses seduction, mental and emotional abuse as a means to an end. However, through all their struggles, the couple do find their happily ever after at the end of the series.
Be forewarned; this series contains cliffhangers!
(Book 6--the final book--will be out before the years out.)
— Raven Cross
About Deniable Asset
No one defies the Collective and lives. I’m about to try anyway.
For ten years, I’ve been the Collective’s favorite weapon. Clean hits. No questions. No mercy. I’ve buried the bodies and the part of myself that used to feel anything.
Then they give me my next target.
FBI agent Shyira Chandler.
She’s not supposed to be anything but a name on a file. A problem to erase. But the second I see her—sharp, stubborn, all steel wrapped around a heartbeat—I feel something I haven’t felt since my first kill.
Protective.
Possessive.
And that’s a death sentence.
Because the moment I choose her over the order, I become the traitor. The hunted. And the Collective doesn’t just kill you. They make sure you suffer first.
Now I’ve trapped with the woman I was sent to destroy, and every order we defy together tightens the same brutal truth around my throat:
I can have her…
or I can keep us alive.
Either way, the blood is on my hands.
If you love forced proximity, a dangerous possessive alpha, and a slow burn that ignites into dark, high-stakes heat, DENIABLE ASSET is your next can't-put-it-down dark romantic suspense read.
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Paperback length 426 pages Book 1 of 6 in the Society of Assassins series
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Raven Cross
Raven Cross is a California native and avid animal--and coffee--lover, now settled in the Las Vegas area, where she writes heart-pounding romantic suspense. Since childhood, Raven has had a deep-seated passion for storytelling, often crafting intricate narratives with her best friend for hours on end. With eighteen years of nursing experience, Raven knows the most creative ways to torture the characters in her books, adding depth and tension to her stories. When she's not writing, Raven enjoys travel, staying active, and binge-watching old show. Sign up now for her newsletter to get the inside scoop on upcoming series.
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