All That Glitters (Cruel Empire #1)
Brooke Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 6 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 09 May 2024
The dresses sparkle.
The cameras roll, but nothing is real.
Nothing, that is, but him.
I grew up in the Hollywood spotlight, the daughter of movie royalty. Since a young age, I was deemed a natural talent. A rising starlet. I had dreams and a path set ahead of me.
Until a plane crash ruined everything.
In my darkest hour, I had no choice but to rely on the one man who’s always been by my family’s Marcus Ortega—my parents’ closest friend turned agent and protector, and who is now, reluctantly, my new caretaker.
With a dangerous past steeped in crime, he’s ruthless, cutthroat, and incredibly sexy, despite being almost twice my age.
It’s well known that Marcus never wanted to watch over a “spoiled brat” like me, but I’m starting to think there’s another reason for his distance. A secret that could shatter us both.
He’s in control of my money, my career, and my life until my trust fund says I can be free. It may be what I wanted once upon a time, but in a world where the things that glitter aren’t always gold, I’m desperate for something real.
Real and destructive like him.
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- age gap 2
- suspense 2
- mafia 2
- dark romance 2
- contemporary 1
- parent's best friend 1
- primal/chase play 1
- virgin heroine 1
- famous heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- dual pov 1
- first person pov 1
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- content warnings
- dubious consent 1
- abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- abuse between mcs 1
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The 'Cruel Empire' series
4.36 · 11 ratings
death · mafia · dark · contemporary · abuse-mc · parents-bff · dub-con · age difference · suspense · length-medium · explicit-plentiful · famous heroine · cold hero · tortured hero · virgin heroine · primal-play · dual-pov · rich heroine · abuse · first-person-pov
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