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The Mafia and His Angel: Part 1
Tainted Hearts, Book 1
Lylah James
Ayla Abandonato escapes seven years of abuse at the hands of the man her father promised her to and runs into enemy territory. Alessio, the Bratva boss who has spent his life planning to destroy her family, doesn't know who she is when he lets her stay in his house as a maid.
Occasional in this first part, with trauma recovery and rebuilding safety taking most of the page time.
Heat level
Clocked.
if the person you were warned about felt like safety
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Reader fit
This book is great for
Part one of a three-part story, so it ends on a cliffhanger and Part 2 picks up right after. The romance is built on a heroine's recovery from long-term abuse, so read the content notes first.
- wants a hurt-comfort romance between enemies
- likes a cold Bratva boss who softens for one person
- is fine with a cliffhanger and has Part 2 ready
- wants a heroine rebuilding her life inside her enemy's house
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