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A Cruel Arrangement

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A Cruel Arrangement

By: Tijan
Narrated by: Brooke Bloomingdale, Jason Carpenter
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From New York Times bestselling author Tijan comes the intensely passionate story of a man trying to make amends and the woman who makes him want to keep his promises.

This was my place. My business. Easter Lanes.

Then a guy comes in, trying to rob me, daring to take it away from me.

My home. My life.

Hell no. I won’t let my livelihood be threatened.

No one knows what I’ve done to build this life for myself.

Except he might.

Ashton Walden, a man I remember from when we were kids.

Even back then I could tell how dangerous he would be one day.

He’s now the head of the Walden mafia family, and my father is so in debt to them that they practically own him.

My dad and I are estranged and I want nothing to do with him or his debt, but the day after the attempted robbery, I don’t wake up in the hospital.

I wake up in Ashton Walden’s home. And he drops a bomb on me.

If I want my livelihood back, I need to earn it back.

And thus begins our cruel arrangement.

©2023 Tijan Meyer. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance

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Critic reviews

"Tijan makes the criminal underworld both perilous and seductive. This is sure to scratch an itch for fans of dark romance.”—Publishers Weekly
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I love Tijan’s mafia romance - it’s my favourite, and following on from A Dirty Business (and if you’ve not listened to it, you need to), we’ve got Ashton and Molly’s story. Ashton Walton is a whole new level of mob boss, hence the title. Got to say, I wasn’t a fan in book 1, but now - move over Trace West, your best buddy has just taken centre stage in my dreams. Yes he’s manipulative, ruthless, and cruel, but it turns out, with the help of his childhood nemesis, he can be protective, passionate, and dare I say, loving. Some gruesome scenes, some funny scenes, some highly unpredictable scenes, all brought to life perfectly by Jason Carpenter and Brooke Bloomingdale (new to me), both gave me all the feels in all the right places. Loved, loved, loved. If you’ve only got one credit to use. This is where it should go.

I can’t get enough of Tijan’s mafia romance

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This is a brilliant book. The perfect way to conclude this storyline. The characters are well written with so much strength. A brilliant performance.

Fantastic

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I love stories where you have a strong heroine that grows and a hero that shows his heart but only to those in his closest circle. This is a great story with twists and turns that keep you listening.

Bad boys with a heart

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I really enjoyed this story, was so easy to listen to and really enjoyed it.

I preferred this love story to the first one. I just loved Molly and Ashton.

I loved their chemistry and their whole history and story. Once I started this story couldn’t stop listening to it.

Listened with read and listen.

Great story

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This is #2 of the Kings of New York duet and must be read in sequence.

I really had to dig deep to read this book after #1 as I really didn’t like Ashton, but the story waa so good, and his counterpart, Molly, balanced him off perfectly. Although quirky, she had a tough side and she brought light to his darkness.

I also liked that way that all the loose ends from #1 came together and the "baddie" turned out to be totally unexpected.

I wonder if there'll be a book about Jake or Avery who are really interesting side  characters?

The #dualnarration was good and by new to me narrators #brookebloomingdale and #jasoncarpenter who I will look out for in the future. 

Great Story! 👍

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