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“I don’t just want to hear her laugh, I need to earn it. Every time I gain a little ground, I want more. I want to break out of the shade and back into her light. Without even realizing it, I’ve become addicted to it. To her.”
From the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy—a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat.
Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first.
And they can’t stand each other.
Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend’s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she’s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.
As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them.
There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep.
And this one has come for blood.
Tropes:
Hate-to-love
Marriage of convenience
Grumpy / sunshine
He falls first
Groveling, but make it psycho
Touch her/him and die
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“I want to ruin her so that she’s mine, my beautiful disaster. My wild creature. My goddess of chaos.” “I don’t just want to hear her laugh, I need to earn it. Every time I gain a little ground, I want more. I want to break out of the shade and back into her light. Without even realizing it, I’ve become addicted to it. To her.” “God, I want to kiss her. I want to feel the heat of her lips against mine. Would she want that? Would she melt against me if she did? Or would the tension I feel between us snap and release something feral inside her? Inside me?”
Tropes
Golden retriever x black cat • He falls first • Touch him/her and die • Friends to lovers • Forced proximity • One bed Hate-to-love • Marriage of convenience • Grumpy / sunshine • He falls first • Groveling, but make it psycho • Touch her/him and die Friends with benefits • Small town romance • Fish out of water • Forced proximity • Hurt/care • Touch her and die
Couple
Sloane and Rowan Lark and Lachlan Rose and Fionn
ASIN : B0CNGBQRC5
Publisher : Zando (June 4, 2024)
Publication date : June 4, 2024
Language : English
File size : 3.4 MB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 409 pages
Customers say
Customers enjoyed the book and found it enjoyable to read. They appreciated the witty and funny banter, with some laugh-til-you-cry moments. The plot was described as hauntingly dark, emotionally intense, and addictive. Readers loved the romance and how the characters supported each other. The characters were developed well and had depth. Many enjoyed the spice level and hot sex scenes.
