The Fateful Lie

"Nicholas was close now, only inches away from me. I could smell him, his intoxicating scent, his sweat mixed with blood. I could feel his heavy breathing on my skin, and suddenly, inexplicably, I wanted to touch him, press myself against him. It might have been the adrenaline from before, a need to feel another human close to you in the face of death, or maybe it was a momentary insanity that took over me. "

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Cecelia Harrowood owes money to a notorious Irish mob family, the Quinn brothers, who run the most prestigious speakeasy in New York, the Fountain. And Cecelia's time to pay them back is running out fast. As a last resort, Cecelia tries to gamble her way out of her debt. But every choice and decision she makes seems to get her more entangled in the web of the New York underworld and in the lives of the Quinn brothers. Especially two of them the charismatic Patrick and the dark and cynical Nicholas. They soon hold her life in their hands.

Between two warring factions in the New York underworld, Cecelia finds herself on the run from the mob and corrupt police.

Will she succeed in saving her life or will the dark abyss that is the criminal underworld swallow her whole?

Set in the Prohibition era New York, The Fateful Lie is a dark, slow burn, enemies to lovers romance novel with deception, danger, and a fair share of spicy moments.

Warning: the book contains explicit sex scenes, graphic depictions of violence and torture, profane language, and disturbing images. Reader discretion is advised.

Dettagli