The Long Game: Book One of the Maddox and Bennett Series

He said he’d protect her.Now she needs protection from him.When Katya Bennett falls for Mack, he’s everything she never knew she needed. Charming, intense, utterly devoted. But behind the perfect smile is a man with secrets and a need for control that grows darker by the day.By the time she sees the truth, it’s too late. Mack isn’t just possessive…he’s dangerous. And walking away means crossing the violent bikie gang he runs with.Then Detective Thomas Maddox enters the picture. Calm, steady, and relentless, he sees what Katya’s trapped in and he’s not afraid to go up against the men threatening her life. But as Mack’s grip tightens, and old loyalties turn lethal, Katya finds herself caught in a war she never meant to start.Trust is fragile. Escape is risky. And the most dangerous thing of all… is underestimating a man with nothing left to lose.A gritty psychological thriller about obsession, power, and what happens when love turns lethal. Perfect for fans of Sally Hepworth, B.A Paris, and Lisa Jewell.Freya Ford writes gripping psychological and romantic thrillers that peer beneath the calm surface of ordinary lives. Her stories explore what happens when love curdles into control, when secrets fester behind closed doors, and when the line between victim and villain starts to blur.Set against vivid Australian backdrops and threaded with emotional tension, Freya’s books draw readers into a world where trust is fragile and consequences cut deep.Inviting yet unsettling, her fiction lingers long after the final page—because sometimes the scariest place to be is home.