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Scarred Souls: Raze & Reap by Tillie Cole
The first two books in the Scarred Souls series, in one volume! RAZE. One man stripped of his freedom, his morals. .. his life. Conditioned in captivity to maim, to kill and to slaughter, prisoner 818 becomes an unrivaled and unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he knows. After years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his mind: revenge. . -
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Irresistible Attraction by W. Winters
From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes the complete heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense trilogy, Irresistible Attraction. Sometimes you meet someone, maybe meet isn’t the right word. You don’t even have say hello for this to happen. You simply pass by them and everything in your world changes forever... -
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![Tempt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray]()
Tempt Me by Faith Summers, Khardine Gray
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is a weakness for a man like me…. Two years ago my enemies murdered my wife. They took away the mother of my newborn son. That’s how I became the beast…. A merciless, heartless, soulless creature. That’s why I made the deal with Ava:. Take her to repay her father’s debt…. I couldn’t resist. Not when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me. I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age... -
![Tease Me: A Contemporary Romance Collection by Lizzi Stone, Elise Knight]()
Tease Me: A Contemporary Romance Collection by Lizzi Stone, Elise Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't let love, or lust, pass you by…. Sink into this incredible collection of never-before-released full-length novels! Available for a limited time only! Let us arouse your imagination with dozens of books compiled to satisfy your craving for romance. They'll tease… excite… and tempt you to sin. Get ready to swoon over these seductive stories of craving and demand. Yield and advance. Heat...Categorized as:
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![Hostile Fates by India R. Adams]()
Hostile Fates by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today best selling author India R. Adams comes an explosive romance of fated lovers starting a war that will bring them to their knees. A slow burn kind of beginning? No. Not in the slightest. I’m fighting to live. She’s planning to die. It’s a soul to soul—fire to fire— start to our story that creates a perfect storm... -
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千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratings晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。. 他不相信人性本善，更不相信这世上会有大仁大义，不求回报为别人着想的人。. 某日，有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战，却因故坠下山崖。. 晏无师正好从下面路过。. 看到重伤濒死的沈峤，他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……. 千秋之后，谁能不朽？. **THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**. "Thousand Autumns". Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity... -
![Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn]()
Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia. They call me America’s Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime. I’m not any of those things. He forced me into the spotlight. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
![Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers]()
Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer lies are as sweet as his obsession. He caught me spying on my enemies, but instead of betraying me, this dark-eyed stranger set his sights on seduction. He breaks down my walls with smoothly spoken Italian. Taunts me with his wicked promises. He says he wants to help. To give me a future, freedom, and, most of all, vengeance. Problem is, he has no idea who I really am... -
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The Devil's Fire by Mariam El-Hafi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthaia grew up protected and sheltered, not knowing about the Mafia World, despite her father being a Mafia Boss. Her mother took her away when she was younger to protect her from the dark world. However, at her cousin's engagement party, she met. .. him. Damiano Bellavia. The ruthless and powerful Mafia Boss. The one her father had desperately tried to hide her away from...Categorized as:
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![Tease Me by Julia Ash, Linzi Basset]()
Tease Me by Julia Ash, Linzi Basset
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't let love, or lust, pass you by…. Sink into this incredible collection of never-before-released full-length novels! Available for a limited time only! Let us arouse your imagination with dozens of books compiled to satisfy your craving for romance. They'll tease… excite… and tempt you to sin. Get ready to swoon over these seductive stories of craving and demand. Yield and advance. Heat... -
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Taken by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI watched it all happen. Our world, crushed in a hot second. I was too blinded by lust to stop the exploding bullets in time. They shattered my life. And my love. I failed myself. I failed the boss. Worst of all, I failed her. But this story is far from over,. And our enemies don’t like loose ends. Money and revenge – they want it all. I always knew they’d be back to finish the job... -
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Cas by Raven Amor
I see my reflection in those greens. Hating what I see, what I’ve become, who her family made me. The logical part of me knows she doesn’t wear my father’s blood, but all rational thought has deserted me. I hate her with every breath. Yet, she takes my rage, stopping me from twisting into an inferno. How can someone be your downfall and redeemer in one? WARNING: Adult content... -
![Cursed by Darkness by C.M. Haines]()
Cursed by Darkness by C.M. Haines
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn a land plagued by darkness, she may be their only saving light. After a tragic past, King Bodin refuses to let anyone near his heart, but he’ll do whatever it takes to save his people from this never-ending war. Even if that means agreeing to an arranged marriage, trading riches for soldiers and a princess who’s been hidden away most of her life... -
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Complete Innocence Boxset by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m king of the criminal underworld. I always get what I want. And she’s my obsession. Cora is new to the city of sin. Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her. But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am. There’s a darkness within me. And Cora is a shining light. She’s beautiful. A virgin. I’m ruthless. A beast. She found me for a reason. She’ll be my queen... -
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![Vicious Secret: A Dark Romance by Morgan Bridges]()
Vicious Secret: A Dark Romance by Morgan Bridges
A woman fights her dangerous attraction to the sexy assassin stalking her across campus, but he’s the only man who can save her from the secret society he serves. The moment she pulls a knife on him, Delilah becomes Xavier Donovan’s obsession... -
![Vicious Secret: A Dark Romance by Morgan Bridges]()
Vicious Secret: A Dark Romance by Morgan Bridges
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsMors solum initium. Death is only the beginning. The. The Obsidian Order only cares about three secrecy, loyalty, and power. Every man born to the founding families is bred for this purpose, to serve the society and its objectives. As a result, we are the elite. Untouchable. Unbreakable. If we make it through the Trials. I will, as long as my obsession doesn’t get the best of me. This girl…... -
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Dark Obsessions Anthology: Volume 1 by C.M. Steele
They’re watching. Waiting. Bound by their desires to own—the uncontrollable hunger that breaks rationality and brings forth their baser needs. To hunt. To take. Morals and humanity have no place in this game, one they’ll win at all costs. A hunter never apologizes. A man claims his woman without guilt or care for the consequences. And in this dark obsession, these demons will own your soul... -
![Nirvana In Neon by M.J Knight]()
Nirvana In Neon by M.J Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe did it. Our enemies are just bad memories. Or so we thought. Can you ever really be safe from enemies when you and the men you love run the largest crime syndicate in the South? We were celebrating. Preparing. Our life was finally on track. Now new enemies come from the North. They think us weak… Little do they know I’m more bloodthirsty than ever... -
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Blood Tears by Sasha R.C.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTy. Crime, Violence, and Misery. Three things I know very well. O promised myself that I would never let anyone get close to me. But then I saw her. Lyric. I have watched her for years and I can't deny my need for her, my desire. I need to protect her at any cost. I have killed for her, tortured for her. There is nothing I will not do to keep her safe. She is mine, she has always been mine... -
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Once a Myth by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe bought her. He trapped her. She belongs to him. Eleanor Grace is a naïve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom is snatched and sold. Squirrelled away to an island at dawn, delivered to a man even darkness won’t touch, she’s bound by a contract. Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies... -
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Protector by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN B01MG7S9XB. For other cover editions go here and here. From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, suspenseful standalone novel. I’m not capable of love. I’m loyal and honorable. I’ll kill for those closest to me. But love? Hell no. It’s saver for everyone if I remain a bachelor. Besides, money buys me everything I need... -
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The Prince by Skye Warren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPenny doesn't dream about a prince coming to save her from the trailer park. She knows better than that. And the boy she finds hiding in the woods out back is too wild and dangerous to trust. But he may be her only chance at survival. From New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren comes an emotional new spin-off series. THE PRINCE is a 13,000-word prologue to the new Masterpiece duet. -
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The Demon of Detroit by Lena Little
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Demon of Detroit by Lena Little. is the first book in my new three-book series;. VIRGINS AND sometimes, the villain gets the girl. obsessive, morally gray short romances with alpha always high on passion and strong on romance. each book can be read as a standalone. Lena close your f a n t a s i z e. Harker. Penelope Carlisle. My love, my queen...Categorized as:
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![Breaking Bailey by Jarica James]()
Breaking Bailey by Jarica James
They call themselves the Underground Omega Syndicate, and the dirt they have on me could ruin my life. As an omega myself, I never thought I’d fall victim to an organization that claims to want omegas in power, but I’ve been kidnapped and given a new identity. Now, I’m in the middle of North Harbor’s political scene with orders to take down a corrupt senator...Categorized as:
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![Devious Deals by Sarah Bale]()
Devious Deals by Sarah Bale
He’s Devious. Kieran Van der Zee. The one man I shouldn’t trust. He runs the city, dealing in sex, secrets, and pain. Whatever it takes to get what he wants. He’s my only hope. So I make a deal with the devil. It seems simple. Just say yes and sign away my life. But my heart is on the line and I’m not sure I can win this game. She’s Desperate. Ari Triton can get me what I want...Categorized as:
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Therefore by Katherine Isaac
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt was supposed to be a simple job. Get in. Grab the goods. Get out. Easy, right? Not if you're caught by an alpha. Trystan is all sharp smiles and sharper instincts—an omega thief who’s never once been caught. Until now. Emerson is everything Trystan hates in an alpha: big, bossy, and built like a problem. Unfortunately, he’s also the one standing between Trystan and freedom... -
![Savage Soul by Ella Jade]()
Savage Soul by Ella Jade
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI failed the woman I swore to protect, and now my enemies are after her. Jude I live by a code. I don’t tolerate lies, betrayals, or secrets. I seldom give second chances. When Emmie withheld the truth from me, I acted on instinct before I gave her a chance to explain. My actions put her in danger, and now it’s my responsibility to save her... -
![The White Rabbit by Alta Hensley]()
The White Rabbit by Alta Hensley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLyriope doesn’t have a family. At least, not a family that recognizes her. She’s a secret bastard child of the infamous Bryant Morelli. And she wants a single experience of that glamorous lie. One evening when she can pretend to belong. A single gala where she can sneak inside. There are wealthy men. Powerful men. Dangerous men. No one is more dangerous than Nick Hudson... -
![Goldrage by Aveline Knight]()
Goldrage by Aveline Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen life has spent its last breath and death is waiting its turn, how is one supposed to survive? When you watch the person you love slip away, when your hands shake and your arms aren't strong enough to pull him back, how do you keep fighting? When salvation rests on your shoulders alone. When every heartbeat feels borrowed and every breath is a battle. . -
![Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale]()
Vicious Vows by Sarah Bale
He’s Vicious. Odin Vilulf. The one man I hate. The one I shouldn’t crave. He says he wants me. That can never happen. So why do I keep going to him? It would be so easy to say yes…. Too bad he’s engaged to my mother. She’s Mine. Anna Aakre. She’ll be a perfect mafia princess. I want –need—to make her mine. But I’m playing a high stakes game. And Anna is my perfect pawn. She’ll hate me...Categorized as:
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![Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark]()
Kingmakers: Graduation by Sophie Lark
Wild Hearts, Ruthless Games. In the adrenaline-fueled world of Kingmakers, Sabrina Gallo stands as a force of nature. Untamed and fiercely independent, she’s more storm than woman, captivating and terrifying all who cross her path. Bratva bad boy Adrik Petrov has finally met his match. Sabrina won’t be easily claimed—but for Adrik, the thrill of the chase is as intoxicating as the prize... -
![The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight]()
The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight
At a glamorous masquerade ball in an opulent mansion the elite gather to celebrate the introduction of one of their own to society. But the guests of this party aren’t all knights in shining armor. And tonight, Lucia DeMarco and Salvatore Benedetti will meet in a chance encounter one year before the contract that makes her his is to be fulfilled... -
![Savage Secrets (Bale’s Villainous Tales) by Sarah Bale]()
Savage Secrets (Bale’s Villainous Tales) by Sarah Bale
He’s Angry—because I ran from him. I fled the city, hellbent on starting over without Malik Jafar in my life. I should have known it wouldn’t be easy. I should have known he would give chase. But there’s something that he doesn’t know. Something he’ll never forgive me for. When he shows up, I know the game is over. I’m about to be thrown into the lion’s den. And face the wrath of my best friend...Categorized as:
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![Sweetest Awareness by Michelle Heard]()
Sweetest Awareness by Michelle Heard
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard, writing as MA Heard, comes the next installment of the Cruelest Oblivion Duet. With the impending war on our doorstep, I’m training harder than ever to become the woman I was always meant to be. A warrior. I’m faced with trials set out to break me, but I keep getting up and walking away stronger than before... -
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![Taming Grizz by Nikki Wild]()
Taming Grizz by Nikki Wild
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGRIZZ. My life belongs to the club, but before the chains and guns, there was HER. .. The love of my goddamn life. The girl who broke my heart. .. I thought I could forget about her, but I was wrong. I've grown older. I'm the right-hand man of the Devil's Dragons club president. But none of that mattered when I found her. She's grown too. .. More beautiful and clever than I remembered... -
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We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA golden afternoon, a nightmare, and how sometimes you can only make sense of a thing through the looking-glass. (A Stockholm Syndrome short story. ). -
![Hell Night: A Dark & Bloody Anthology by Nikki Winters, M. Reeds]()
Hell Night: A Dark & Bloody Anthology by Nikki Winters, M. Reeds
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree stories. One town. What happens on Halloween night when the Devil comes to play? Raw Tendencies: Devil's Gate Fairgrounds. A place no one will ever forget. The night Kainan St. Clair unleashed his true self; letting his demons come out to play. A dark serial killer romance full of blood shed, gore, and suffering. They shall reap what they sow. Nikki Winters... -
![Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason]()
Beauty and the Villain by V.F. Mason
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnce upon a time I had it all. I thrived in all the power and luxury this world had to offer. Until I found out the hideous truth. When a man I considered a friend betrayed me in the worst possible way. The scars on my body burned anew every single day as I only craved one thing. Revenge. And to execute it I had to strike him where it would hurt the most. His family...Categorized as:
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![Savage Sins by Sarah Bale]()
Savage Sins by Sarah Bale
He’s Forbidden—a devil I shouldn’t want. Malik Jafar. The one man I can never have. The one man I shouldn’t want. He gets everything he desires. But that doesn’t include me. So why do I keep finding myself alone with him? It would be so simple to give in to him, except for one thing. He’s married to my best friend. Too bad my heart doesn’t care. She’s Temptation—a sin that could ruin me...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Prince: Bonus Scene by Sophie Lark]()
Brutal Prince: Bonus Scene by Sophie Lark
Aida and Callum go to a Halloween event.Categorized as:
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I Am Stalker by Ashley S. Clancy, Jimmy Tudeski
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat exactly is a stalker? What if you were ever watched and stalked yourself? Would you ever trust a man just out of prison, convicted of indecency and stalking crimes? Now you must decide, because he's here! The final book and last ever thriller to be written by Ashley. S Clancy and said to be her best work yet... -
![The Blue-Eyed Devil by Beena Khan]()
The Blue-Eyed Devil by Beena Khan
On a hallowed night, the love of my life gambled me away to the Devil. Once upon a myth. .. A Devil with the face of an angel ruled New York. Salvi Moretti returns. A Don to one of the five families of the La Cosa Nostra. He's a notorious gangster wrapped in an Armani suit that reigns in hell. The villain of every love story...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson]()
A Tale of Vengeance: Part 1: A Dark, Mafia, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Vengeance Compilations) by Michaela Jackson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served cold. And this one has been chilling for a while. But she’s hiding something. A better man would just trust her. I’m not a better man. I’ve let her go twice. Once by choice. Once by force. I won’t let her go again. Vengeance will be mine. With her as my queen. No one will stop it. Not even her. This is parts 4-5 of a 5 part dark romance series... -
![The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx]()
The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 18 ratings~ Nicky ~. I never intended to be a mobster's secret lover, but somehow I found myself in that position. It's been two years now and I can't say I hate it. It only becomes a problem when Vinnie's family tries to marry him off to someone else. I may be his little secret, but I refuse to be his side-piece... -
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![Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde]()
Hades & Persephone by Amelia Wilde
He wants her submission. She demands his secrets. Hades has acres of diamonds and precious little patience for a world that has stolen his compassion. So, when lifegiving medication is withheld from him, Hades steals something more valuable—the daughter of his enemy—and holds her for ransom. The night Persephone left home, she had just one thing on her freedom...Categorized as:
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![A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee]()
A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAradia is only thirteen when the war begins. The brutal Saz-Kronians have invaded from the North, laying siege to her homeland, and as the war grows ever closer, Aradia’s father and mother are called to Fort Hightower to help defend the City. To keep Aradia safe, they send her to live with her Aunt Elaieva, a cold and distant woman, until the danger has passed. But Hightower falls... -
![Prince of Chaos by Amelia Wilde]()
Prince of Chaos by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy mother keeps me prisoner to keep me safe. Safe from the world. Safe from boys. And especially safe from Luther Hades, the most dangerous man in the world. She’d rather die than send me on an errand. But now she has no other choice. And someone new is waiting at the gate. . -
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Hearts by Kyra Irene
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlamed for the deaths of her ex-fiancés, Rosalie Clarke has a reputation as the Outfit’s very own. black widow. But in a world where powerful men gamble with lives, Rosalie can’t tell if she’s. cursed or if her exes’ blood is on someone else’s hands. Max has always been there, a brooding, protective constant in Rosalie’s life. He’s her father’s... -
![Vengeance of The Fallen by Dani René]()
Vengeance of The Fallen by Dani René
USA Today Bestselling Author, Dani René, brings you a brand new dark and steamy reverse harem romance which is part of the Twisted Legends Collection! A new persona. A new life. But none of that would save me from them. The Fallen are ruthless, demanding, and vicious, and they want me. I thought I could hide from my past, but they know who I am, what I am. They want vengeance... -
![Love After Never by Melanie Kingsley]()
Love After Never by Melanie Kingsley
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the blackest souls need love… Seedy underbellies and dark depravities don’t scare me. I’ve seen the worst and survived. I’ve never seen a man like him before. Gabriel Blackwell, the raven-haired demon of the underworld. He’s the sickest bastard of them all. He might also be a murder suspect. If I’m going to do this job and see him behind bars, then I need to use my wits...
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