Cruel Lies (Messina Crime Family #2)
Lilian Harris
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
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· 21 ratings · 374 pages · Published: 13 Mar 2023

When Nicolette was seventeen, she kissed me. And I did the only thing I could do—I pushed her away, even when it was the last thing I wanted.
I’m the son of a crime boss. Too old for her–and much too dangerous.
I only married her sister because I had to, not because I loved her. But Nicolette hates me for it.
She's twenty one now, and no longer the girl I remember. She's all woman, right down to her curves. But she's still too innocent for a man like me.
When her life’s in danger, my brother brings her to me for protection.
But when I see her again, protecting her isn’t the only thing on my mind.
Tagged as:
- friends to lovers 2
- forced proximity 2
- mafia 2
- forbidden love 2
- dark romance 2
- vengeance 2
- rich hero 2
- suspense 2
- age gap 2
- contemporary 2
- enemies to lovers 1
- new adult 1
- angst 1
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The 'Messina Crime Family' series
91 ratings 4.12 ·
dark · contemporary · suspense · forced proximity · dual-pov · mafia · length-long · forbidden love · age difference · from hate to love · strong heroine · possessive hero · m-f · mental-trauma · past-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · sassy heroine · dangerous heroine · explicit-plentiful
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