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Behind the Hands That Kill by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 30 ratings-Reading Order-#1 - KILLING SARAI#2 - REVIVING IZABEL#3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL#4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY#5 - THE BLACK WOLF#6 - BEHIND THE HANDS THAT KILL#7 - SPIDERS IN THE GROVE---Even professional killers need vacations, but for Victor Faust, his vacation in Venezuela is about more than relaxation and time alone with Izabel Seyfried... -
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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsSometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act -- suicide. Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade... -
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![Shadow Man by Catherine Wiltcher]()
Shadow Man by Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSHADOW MAN is the first book in a new duet from bestselling author Catherine Wiltcher’s Santiago saga...BLURB: Cause and consequence:Two words that haunt me.When I was stolen, I learned to hate.When he saved me, I learned to fear.I ran from him, following a trail of the dead, from Miami all the way to Colombia.Now I’ve fallen into darkness again, and he’s the only one I see.But he’s a shadow man... -
![Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross]()
Intolerable Bishop by Brooklyn Cross
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe arrogant bishop feels superior, but it will race the fastest to its downfall. I had been looking forward to summer break since learning I was going home for a month. Not only would I see my Aunt Nadia and my best friend Lizzy, but I wasn’t traveling alone.But being home wasn’t at all what I thought it would be…I’m drowning in mysteries and have to find the answers or die trying... -
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![Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 7 by Asuka Konishi]()
Yakuza Fiance: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 7 by Asuka Konishi
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs Kirishima's birthday approaches he has a favor to ask from there's someone he'd like her to meet. They make a trip to Kirishima's childhood home, a visit with an old relative far overdue. Yoshino finally has an opportunity to learn more about her enigmatic fiance. Meanwhile, with the Kirigaya Clan deep in murky conspiracies, the mysterious Azami schemes... -
![Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski]()
Spiders in the Grove by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIzabel and Naeva find themselves right where they wanted to be in Mexico: captured and held in the slave compounds owned by the Ruiz family. But the two are soon separated and forced into very different—but equally dangerous—situations... -
![Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond]()
Wrath of Rage by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing Archer Hendricks’ little sister has always had its problems.My dates ending up dead, kids at school shunning me, and every aspect of my life controlled.I’ve always been kept on the outside of the crew life, always watching, and never participating.I craved to be a part of my brother’s world, no matter the danger.Looks like my wish has been granted because Rage Evans knows I exist... -
![Lone Star by Lauren Gilley]()
Lone Star by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom London, England to Amarillo, Texas, Michelle Calloway – now Michelle Snow – has spent her whole life with the Lean Dogs Motorcycle Club. The last two years, she’s served as the first lady of the Texas chapter, keeping the books and overseeing the club’s expanding legitimate businesses, including the bar named for her husband: Tastes Like Candy...Categorized as:
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Bound by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith more revealed, what does that mean for the future? From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance trilogy bringing us back to the same dangerous underworld as WEB OF SIN. You do not need to read the Web of Sin trilogy to get caught in this new and intriguing saga, Tangled Web... -
![Luca by Eden Summers]()
Luca by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLuca dragged me from hell and delivered me to salvation.At least that's what I thought.I hoped this would be a new life. A fresh start.But the pain followed.I'm certain the monsters did, too.I'm told it's paranoia. Trauma. PTSD.Nobody believes my truth.But they'll soon learn.We all will.Because as much as I want to forget the mantra from my nightmares, it hasn't stopped being true... -
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Vol. 7 by Asuka Konishi
In this critically acclaimed romantic crime drama, a yakuza granddaughter is sent from Osaka to marry the grandson of a rival family in Tokyo!Yoshino grew up the sheltered yakuza princess of the largest crime family in Osaka, the Somei. Due to her resting bitch face and dangerous family, no man has ever approached her... -
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Savage by Stoni Alexander
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsREVENGE SERVED HARDMy friends call me Jericho. My enemies know me as Reaper. Ain’t nothin’ more important than family. So, when my baby bro is gunned down in front of me, I go on the hunt to settle the score. Fury drives me forward. Sleep becomes my enemy. I’m out for blood.I work alone. No spotter. No backup. I get you in my sniperscope, you’re already dead... -
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Burn to Ash by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBethanyRise. Shine. Sleep. Repeat. To the world.Break. Darken. Cry. Lost. Behind closed doors.Nothing is as it seems in the Asheville home or this hell hole town.Then he shows up. Pushing my buttons and demanding I take more from life, be more, be…me. But I have no idea who that is... -
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Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6 by Olivia Thorn
CaterinaIt was just a fling. Nothing serious.I was the girl who worked in his rich family’s kitchen…And Valentino was the mafia prince who looked like a movie star.But then his family went and set up an arranged marriage…To the daughter of a Cosa Nostra family in Sicily.Now I realize it was never a fling.I’m in love with him.And it feels like my whole world is ending.ValentinoIt was just a fling... -
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![30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot]()
30 Days of Shame by Ginger Talbot
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe monster draws pleasure from my pain. Now, it's time to fight back.SERGEI30 days of pain have pushed Willow to her limits.My pretty prisoner is no longer meek. She's trying to resist.But my precious prize doesn't know what I know.Nobody has ever won a war against me.Nobody has ever bested me.And she's not going to be the first.Good luck, little Willow.. -
![Stolen: Dante's Vow by Natasha Knight]()
Stolen: Dante's Vow by Natasha Knight
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFive years. That’s how long it took me to find her.Five years after my world shattered, leaving me a scarred and broken man. By then, the girl I knew was gone. In her place stood a woman. One who looked like an angel. An impossible, beautiful angel.I killed for her. Soaked my hands in the blood of those who hurt her and rescued her from hell. But hell has a way of following you... -
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SINS: Books 1-4 by Emma Slate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSins of a King (Book 1)Flynn Campbell is a king among men.He plays Manhattan’s elite like pawns on a chessboard.He’s a man you don’t cross, but that’s exactly what my brother has done.Debts must be repaid.But it’s not money Flynn wants…It’s me.Suddenly I’m thrust into a criminal underworld, full of seduction and lies.Ensnared by danger and power, foreign desires burn within me... -
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Save Me by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third and final book in the outstanding mafia/priest MM Forgive Me series. Vitari Angelini knows selling a cache of Battaglia guns to a drug lord is not what Francis would call legal, but he’ll never find out. Besides, it’s for a good cause: Francis’s happy ever after... -
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Torian by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International bestselling author, Eden Summers, comes a seductive forbidden romance destined to leave you breathless. I fell for the enemy.A man whose actions resemble the devil so closely it frightens me.We were meant to hate each other.To despise and detest.But his appeal is so much greater than the playboy smile and body built for sin.What I'm doing is wrong.What I'm feeling is immoral... -
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Mafia Kings: Valentino: Dark Mafia Romance Series #6 by Olivia Thorn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCaterinaIt was just a fling. Nothing serious.I was the girl who worked in his rich family’s kitchen…And Valentino was the mafia prince who looked like a movie star.But then his family went and set up an arranged marriage…To the daughter of a Cosa Nostra family in Sicily.Now I realize it was never a fling.I’m in love with him.And it feels like my whole world is ending.ValentinoIt was just a fling... -
![A Single Kiss by Willow Winters]()
A Single Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I should feel shame for not wanting this to end, but he doesn’t want it to end either. When the darkness sets in, the flames all flickered out, and the loud click of the locks signal it’s over, that’s when reality comes back. The war. The drugs... -
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City of Salvation by Marie Maravilla
True delusion was believing that if you pretended your problems didn’t exist, they’d go away on their own. That the monsters living under your bed wouldn’t get tired of waiting for you to crawl into the dark with them. But they always did. Nikki: Running away and becoming someone new would be far easier if the demons of my past didn’t insist on showing up at my doorstep...Categorized as:
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![King of Savagery by Piper Stone]()
King of Savagery by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeceiving Maxim Nikitin is dangerous. Defying him could cost me my life. I was sent in undercover, but my low-level clearance as an FBI translator hadn't prepared me for his merciless power. Called a savage beast, his brutal hold over Miami was legendary. I hadn't anticipated the effect of his ice-blue eyes or the passion the Devil exuded... -
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Pretty Evil by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the cage door opens, freedom is a difficult temptation to ignore.Serena VieriMafia princess, protected her entire life for a very good reason.There is a target on her back.Her family believed she was better off not knowing but with knowledge comes a certain kind of power that she could sure use right now... -
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![Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher]()
Corrupt Gods Collection by Cora Kenborn, Catherine Wiltcher
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling arranged marriage mafia romance collection where every choice has a consequence…A Santiago is a lesson in ruin.A Carrera bleeds for revenge.Thalia Santiago is the daughter of my enemy.A beautiful rebel with a single cause.Impulsive.Fearless.And ripe for her father's undoing.I recognized her the moment she stepped into my casino... -
![Angel of Darkness: An Italian Mafia romance by Stephanie Amaral]()
Angel of Darkness: An Italian Mafia romance by Stephanie Amaral
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlood runs thicker than water, mine thicker than most. But my heritage weighs heavily on my sense of self, a misfit in a circle of Men of Honor.A Mafia princess without a crown. A queen without a reign.Great lessons come from ruin, as unraveled truths and shattered illusions break me beyond repair.But from ruin came bold decisions... -
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VII: Seven by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWHEN OBSESSION BECOMES DESIRE… Ellen Winthorp has no choice but to rely on the protection of Mischa Stepanov—the vicious mafia leader who captured and disfigured her. But the more she learns about him, the deeper she falls into a world of violence, deception and intrigue where danger lurks around every corner... -
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Jealousy, Vol. 5 by Scarlet Beriko
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe prequel to the popular yakuza rom-com Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato!A yakuza head finds himself ensnared in the unwavering attentions of a sometimes impetuous but always cunning schemer. If being yakuza doesn’t get him killed, his new lover just might!Akitora chases after Matsumi, who’s in possession of his son and Uichi... -
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Nightshade by Molly McAdams
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe heart-stopping final installment in New York Times bestselling author Molly McAdams’s Redemption series. My life has never been my own. From the time I could walk, I was trained to be the mob’s hardened assassin. To be a monster. I’ve been told what to do, when to kill, and who to love. The minute I strayed, I lost everything. Then I met Jessica... -
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A Shade of Evil by Stella Andrews
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold.Shade Vieri has no mercy. No compassion and no empathy.He is cruel, enigmatic, and deliciously dark.His instructions are clear.Find the Achilles heel of the enemy and destroy it.The enemy is a woman who slides across his soul like spun silk.A breath of fresh air in a dark, depressing world... -
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The War by S.R. Jones, Silla Webb
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKonstantin:I took her to protect her. To keep her safe.Now she wants more.She wants to claim my heart.She says she will fight for me, for us.Trouble is, I don’t know if I have anything left to give.Cassie:He took me to keep me safe.My captor, my protector, my lover.I want more. He’s a Bratva king, and every king needs his queen.My heart is on the line, but I won’t give up the fight... -
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Duty by Bethany-Kris
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say heavy is the head that wears the crown … Andino Marcello’s world is turned upside down when he becomes the next heir apparent to the Marcello empire. He was comfortable in his place as a Capo, but comfort is for the weak in the world of mafioso. The boss’s seat is waiting... -
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Delirium by Katie May
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsELLIE New secrets and shocking revelations have brought me and my guys closer together. We must work as a team to bring down the Paragons of Prosperity once and for all. But with one of my men presumed dead, another being actively recruited by the cult in question, and the other three chasing lead after lead, I fear we may be in way over our heads... -
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Dusk by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk.” ~ Ben Harper.I’ve served my country, a man, and a cause. I’ve given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know the day I met the men who were to become my best friends that they would introduce me to the love of my life... -
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Celt. by London Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the Den ... Six minutes is all he needs to get a job done … Kyrnon “Celt” Murphy is one of the best thieves in the world. After all, his childhood was spent with a caravan of Irish Travelers that taught him everything he knows... -
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Deadly by Suzanne Steele
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome people say she's a machine and maybe she is when it comes to Born Bratva business. When her father gifts her with a new bodyguard named Oleg she does everything she can to torment him. Through the years of watching over the Pakhan's daughter Oleg finds himself wrapped up in a dark, sadistic, out of control love. It is the only weakness he has ever known... -
![Friction by Sapphire Knight, Mitzi Carroll]()
Friction by Sapphire Knight, Mitzi Carroll
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwist Gone. I lost my mind that day. I arrived home, to my wife’s sweet color, stripped. Her body motionless, slain in a puddle of blood, her delicate skin, riddled with multiple stab wounds. The brutality of the rape was horrendous. My precious little girl lain in the middle of the floor, pillow securely duct taped on her face. Her tiny body, left unmoving... -
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Phoenix by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't miss the gripping conclusion to the Wolfes of Manhattan/Gems of Wolfe Island series!A threat. A ghost from the past. A murder.And two tortured souls who find solace in each other.Ex-Navy SEAL Leif Ramsey—known as Phoenix—has fallen hard for spitfire Kelly Taylor, but the first order of business is to protect her from whoever is sending her threatening texts... -
![The Brigadier by Piper Stone]()
The Brigadier by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe came to my rescue, the sinfully gorgeous man who'd been my fantasy. Now, he owns me. Nikolay Kuzmin was my adoptive father's half-brother, a man I hadn't seen in years. He was considered one of the most dangerous men in the New York Bratva while I'd spent my life in Los Angeles. Now, I was moving closer to the powerful and chiseled man with eyes so blue they were mesmerizing... -
![Boss's Vendetta by Via Mari]()
Boss's Vendetta by Via Mari
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA ruthless mafia boss with a score to settle. A sassy heroine who’s not getting away. Will any chance at love survive the aftermath?We knew the bloodbath was possible, just not when or how our enemies would strike. In a heart-wrenching minute of blazing guns, the responsibility of getting retribution for the savage Italian Crime Family falls to me, Salvatore Larussio...Categorized as:
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![Don't Fear the Reaper by R.E. Bond]()
Don't Fear the Reaper by R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEverything I’ve ever known has been a lie.From my family history, to the very reason I ended up on the streets as a kid.There was only one person I ever trusted completely.I’ll never trust him again.Archer Hendricks is everything I despise and crave.I’ve never loved and hated someone so much in my entire life.Too bad my heart didn’t get the memo that he’s the devil... -
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Calavera. by London Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Den ... Four days before she's meant to take on an assignment she doesn't want, Luna 'Calavera' Santiago is offered another gift—this one from the man she knows she shouldn't trust—the Kingmaker. He'll stop at nothing to get revenge against those that have plotted against him, even his own brother. Kit ... The one man she vowed to love, honor, and obey .. -
![Ruthless King: A Dark Mafia Romance: War of Roses Universe by Lana Sky]()
Ruthless King: A Dark Mafia Romance: War of Roses Universe by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*A Dark Mafia Romance in the War of Roses Universe*After a decade spent claiming a throne for himself in the seething violence of the criminal underbelly, all Donatello Vanici craves now is peace.Only a union forged between his heir and the most powerful mafiya family in existence could ever be strong enough to end the bloodshed for good, but the Stepanov head resists his overtures at every turn. -
![Dawn by Aleatha Romig]()
Dawn by Aleatha Romig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.” ~Hugh B. BrownThe Sparrow web world is covered in darkness, yet the dawn is near. The dramatic conclusion to the Dangerous Web trilogy is here.The veil of safety protecting Lorna Murray’s life has been ripped away... -
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![Claimed : Red Horsemen Mc #2 by Raven Amor]()
Claimed : Red Horsemen Mc #2 by Raven Amor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRae I handed myself over. Now I’m back in the hands of the devil. In my own personal hell.I’ve escaped before, and I’ll do it again. Princesses need a Prince to save them. I’m no princess, and this isn’t my fairytale. Sometimes the Princess has to save herself.Only, a secret I’m holding is slowly destroying me.I can’t let it go because it will destroy everyone around me... -
![Merciless Union by Faith Summers]()
Merciless Union by Faith Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything changed overnight.Truth became my enemy, and the sting of betrayal dragged me into a web of lies.I’m damned if I fight to live and damned if I die. Both will be dangerous for the child growing inside me. I can’t trust Lucca to save us.Love is a myth we shouldn’t have explored.He was always my enemy.Love just made me forget and blinded me to the truth... -
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Possessed by Mya Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the 3rd installment for "Brutal Kings Series" Start reading "Owned" (Book 1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...BlurbHe finally confessed his darkest secret to me…And I already loved him. But can I truly love a cold-blooded killer?Dario, my antihero, my love has done something unforgivable. And it’s my fault. I messed up. Learned something I shouldn’t have. Bad people are after me... -
![Vengeful by Kristen Luciani]()
Vengeful by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne single gun shot threw my life into upheaval. An assassination that will bring my family to its knees.It’s up to me to avenge the murder.An eye for an eye…that’s my MO.I have one job to do, and it may be my last.Find my father’s killer and make him payBefore he finds me.But there’s one problem - one incredibly sexy obstacle I never saw coming.Tali Severinov.I’ve met my match with this woman... -
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Grace by Dee Palmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurprise is the understatement of the year and it hits Sam and Jason like a freight train.Rocked and shocked, Sam needs to determine if this is a really good surprise, because as much as she loves Jason, any future they may have together could be doomed if he’s not 100 percent all-in. She can’t afford to settle for anything less since there’s so much at stake now... -
![My Dark Fairy Tale by Giana Darling]()
My Dark Fairy Tale by Giana Darling
When a mysterious man rescues her from near death, a young woman finds herself in the throes of a dark and dangerous storybook romance, where pleasure reigns but happy endings are no guarantee. Guinevere For all my life, Italy has called to me just as strongly as my father forbade me to go...Categorized as:
mafia dual-pov age difference super rich hero dark contemporary suspense forced proximity
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