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Synopsis
Eleven years ago, my entire family was massacred. Only my brother and I survived that fateful night. Now someone has returned to finish what they started. My notorious, gang leader brother keeps me in a gilded cage, out of his business and away from the sinister underworld of Reaper Falls. When a threat too great for him to handle throws my perfectly orchestrated life into chaos, I’m finally set free. Free from not only him, but from myself. Because I’m not the girl everyone thinks I am. Those who crossed my family will pay a hefty price. I’ll make sure of it. The only complication? Three men who refuse to let me out of their sight. Emilio, my grumpy bodyguard, and older brother's best friend. He's so off limits. My childhood friend, Rhys, who turned me down when I confessed my feelings for him. And Torsten, the assassin who I want to kill as much as I want to f*ck. Not only is my entire future on the line. We’re risking our lives, and hearts, as we try to uncover the true enemy before it’s too late. Ruthless Beauty is a STANDALONE with a HEA. This book contains dark content, please see the author's website for details. Note: This book was previously published under Cassia Briar.
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Ruthless Beauty: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This adult dark romance contains explicit sexual content with multiple partners, graphic violence related to organized crime and revenge, strong language, and traumatic themes including family massacre. The author warns of dark content requiring content warnings.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, very steamy sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include graphic violence, murder, captivity, mass death, and death of parent (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adults will be drawn to the revenge-driven heroine escaping her protective brother to hunt down her family's killers while navigating dangerous attraction to three very different men.