Ascension: Chrysalis Series #1

A PROPHET'S REDEMPTIONLiving an unassuming life as a teacher for the Academy, the former assassin, Antony Danic, turned Speaker for the Devoted, would love to let the past stay there. However, as hard as he tries, his new identity, Noble Standing, can't escape who Antony was. The widower, turned self-avowed bachelor doesn't mean to fall for the red-headed sword instructor, Lyris Jaimes. Noble insists he's better off single, but he is drawn to her in spite of his memories of Elite. Noble finds that courting her, however, isn't easy. His interest in Lyris sets into motion a rivalry between him and a dangerous sociopath who wants her for himself. Regardless of the vow he made to never shed human blood again, Noble must reconcile his past with his present, and use his assassin skills and knowledge to keep himself and those he loves alive.