Corrupt by Penelope Douglas (Paperback)

Erika Fane has spent years watching Michael Crist from a distance. To most people, he is untouchable. A professional basketball player with wealth, status, and influence, he commands attention wherever he goes. To Erika, he is something else entirely. Fascinating. Intimidating. Impossible to ignore.

Growing up around his family because of her relationship with his younger brother, Erika has always felt Michael’s presence. He unsettles her. She lowers her eyes when he enters the room and senses that he notices far more than he lets on. For years she has watched the things he does and the secrets he hides, unable to look away from the darker side of the life he leads.

Now Erika has graduated high school and moved away to college, hoping distance might quiet the obsession she has carried for so long. Yet Michael has finally begun to notice her, and the attention she once feared and desired in equal measure is suddenly very real.

For Michael, Erika has always been there in the background. Quiet. Observant. Afraid. He has long been aware of the effect he has on her, and that control has been enough. Until circumstances change.

With his brother gone and Erika now alone in the same city, the balance shifts. Old grudges begin to surface, and the past refuses to stay buried. Michael and his friends have been waiting, and their patience is finally about to pay off as long-held plans start to unfold.