Ruthless Creatures
Queens and Monsters, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Brooke Daniels
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Troy Duran
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Michelle Sparks
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Written by:
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J.T. Geissinger
Summary
DELUXE EDITION, featuring a never-before-heard bonus chapter!
From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes Ruthless Creatures, a scorchingly hot mafia romance about two people bound together by a debt that must be collected. No matter the cost. This program features multicast narration.
Five years ago, my fiancé disappeared. He left me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. Left me with the kind of scars that can’t be healed. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. All that remained were my broken heart and a million unanswered questions.
Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town.
Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is as full of secrets as he is sex appeal. Though I know he’s hiding something, I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame. Heat crackles between us with every look, desire flares into passion, and I fall hard, helpless to resist.
But then I discover he’s been sent to collect on an unpaid debt from my missing fiancé....
And that debt is me.
Queens and Monsters Listening Order:
Ruthless Creatures
Carnal Urges
Savage Hearts
Brutal Vows
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What the critics say
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“Ruthless Creatures was such an amazing read…Overall I had a blast with this one…and I delighted in every moment that this author delivers here.”–Addicted to Romance
“Ruthless Creatures delivers on all the steam and danger mafia romance lovers are looking for.”–RT Book Reviews (“30 best Mafia Romance Books and Authors”)
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