May 17, 2023 Angela Enemies to Lovers, Reviews, Romantic Suspense
Brutal Prince by
Sophie Lark Series: Brutal Birthright #1 Published by Self-Published on July 15, 2020
Pages: 376
Genres: Romance,
Romantic Suspense 
Amazon 
He’s No Prince Charming…
Callum Griffin is the heir to the Irish Mafia. He’s ruthless, arrogant, and he wants to kill me.
We got off on the wrong foot when I set a (very small) fire in his house.
Our families believe a marriage pact is the only thing that will prevent all-out warfare.
I think I might need to murder him while he sleeps.
This would all be a lot easier if Callum wasn’t so damned good-looking.
But I’ve got a lockbox around my heart. Because even if I’m forced to marry him…
I could never love a brutal prince.
“Brutal Prince” is the explosive first act in the epic “Brutal Birthright” series. It’s a stand-alone Dark Mafia Romance, complete with HEA and no cliffhangers. It contains blazing hot bedroom scenes for mature readers only!!!
Brutal Prince has one fatal flaw. Remember kindergarten, when you couldn’t wait for Show and Tell Day to show off your favorite collectible and see what your classmates brought? The telling part was ok, but it was the showing that really captured my attention. Brutal Prince suffers from too much telling and not nearly enough showing.
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Arranged Marriage, Mafia
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