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Synopsis
One wedding. One murder. One unforgettable love story. Talon is a cold-blooded hitman with one rule: never get personal. His latest target? A smug prick attending his cousin’s lavish wedding. The perfect in? Posing as the plus-one for the family’s overlooked, cat-obsessed librarian. There is only one problem: Ainsley isn’t just quirky—she’s sunshine wrapped in vintage dresses and animal chaos, the kind of woman who talks to her hairless cat like it’s her therapist and blushes at compliments like they’re contraband. She’s everything Talon isn’t supposed to want… and everything he suddenly can’t stop thinking about. What starts as a calculated con turns into stolen kisses, protective growls, and Talon publicly dismantling her toxic family one savage comeback at a time. But when the job is done, and the body drops, the truth comes out: he’s not an escort. He’s a hitman. A darkly hilarious, obsessively steamy rom-com where the hitman falls hardest, the sweet girl gets dangerous, and happily-ever-after comes with a body count.
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Rent a Hitman: A Dark Rom-Com (Renting Love): content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Adults only. Features a hitman protagonist who commits murder, explicit sexual content described as 'obsessively steamy,' strong language, and dark humor around violence and death. The romance involves deception and morally gray characters.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, very steamy sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will enjoy the darkly funny clash between a cold-blooded hitman and a sweet librarian who challenges everything he thinks he knows about himself.