Lost in the Shadows by Tracie Douglas

DIZZY IS LOST
Lost in his own grief, Damien Reynolds hides the man he is behind a mask of jokes and laughter. He’s spent years fooling everyone, including himself, hiding the pain he struggles through every day. Now, Dizzy finds himself assigned to the hardest case Cole Securities has ever been hired for. He’s wearing a new kind of mask, one that leaves him questioning the goodness of humankind and the world he lives in.
Surviving this mission is the last thing on his mind. Until the night he’s faced with a difficult choice: To save her or not…

PENELOPE HEALS HIM
Sold by her family to a group of criminals, Penelope Lopez finds herself lost into a world so dark, very few survive. She must find the strength within herself to endure her new life, but as it is once again tossed into the winds of fate, Penny decides enough is enough and vows to fight. Even if it means losing her life.
But then again, fate has a different plan for her, one in the shape of a massive man. A man who decides he can’t ignore the fire in her eyes and makes a vow of his own: To protect her at all costs…

Will Dizzy let her into his heart, giving her the chance to heal it? Or will the danger swirling around them keep them from discovering how sweet life can really be?