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Ruthless People
Ruthless People, Book 1
J.J. McAvoy
Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan are heirs to the Italian and Irish mobs in Chicago, married by their fathers to end years of bloodshed. Liam expects a wife he can control, and Melody has no intention of giving up the power she built.
Regular, with a heavy crime plot around them.
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Clocked.
if you've ever refused to be someone's easier version of you
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This book is great for
A romantic crime story about two mob heirs who marry to stop a war and keep fighting for control. It opens a four-book story about the same couple, so expect to keep going.
- wants an arranged marriage between two equals
- likes a heroine who runs her own empire
- enjoys dark humor alongside the violence
- is willing to commit to four books about one couple
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