Cruel Paradise
Beautifully Cruel, Book 2
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Troy Duran
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Marnye Young
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Written by:
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J.T. Geissinger
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The international best-selling series with more than one million copies sold.
Anti-hero (noun):
1) A powerful and charismatic man lacking moral character
2) A magnificent bastard
3) Killian Black
You don’t know me. You think you do, but you don’t. The only thing you know is my name, and even that’s a lie.
I’m king of Boston, lord of criminals, ruler of an underworld empire.
Or am I?
Only one thing’s for sure: I operate alone.
Until I cross paths with a brazen little thief who sets my whole kingdom on fire.
Just as two wrongs don’t make a right, two villains don’t belong together. Especially since she’s the daughter of my most deadly enemy.
Taking her would start a war.
Keeping her would be suicide.
Making her mine would break every code of honor and defy all common sense.Then again, where’s the fun in following the rules?"
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- Karen
- 2023-11-26
Meet Killian Black he's just as hot as his twin
Troy Duran as Killian/Liam Black is the quintessential Irish mob leader. He and narrator Marnye Young bring Jules and Killian to life and they do justice to their characters and J.T. Geissinger story. This was also a duet narrated book which made it easy for me to read/listen to the book at the same time! Job well done to both narrators and the author!
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- Tine
- 2021-08-21
Love!!!
Kilian is just so lovable, butterflies in your stomach loveable! Juliette is sassy and I love their back and forth. The Narrators where fantastic!
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- Cheryl Phillips
- 2023-12-23
So good!
I really enjoyed these brothers! I laughed out loud many times. They made you really root for them.
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- @haylingbookstorm
- 2025-01-09
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✨️💚✨️Audio Book Review✨️💚✨️
Book: Cruel Paradise
Author: J.T. Geissinger
Rating: 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Another amazing read in this little series!
I really liked this one because the FMC was such a badass, obviously not as much as the grumpy mafia MMC, but definitely more than the last FMC. She is like a modern day Robin hood.
The spice was so phenomenal and I finished this one in a day.
You get:
• Dark Romance
• Spicy
• Forced Proximity
• Blurred Lines
• Secrets & Lies
• Irish Mafia
• Vigliante FMC
I highly recommend this series and suggest you read it before Queens & Monsters series! Available on KU, ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
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- Dara
- 2023-03-05
Sexy; Gritty; Intriguing!
I hesitated buying book 2 ironically because I enjoyed book 1 so much I was worried it'd be anticlimactic. Needless worry!! It was different but just as 'quality' as book 1. ......so much so I'd describe it in the same manner:
Sexy gritty romance topped with an intriguing air of mystery. My favourite type of book. There are some ethical issues but this is a fictional book set in a darker world. The main characters are well developed and enticing. Supporting characters are interesting and developed in clever ways. There's the added bonus of humour thrown in the mix. Narrators did a superb job.
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- Rowan
- 2023-09-13
Loved it. Duet narration
I have said it once and I'll say it again JT and Troy are the best combo. I will listen to WHATEVER Troy narrates??!! The story was great. Killian was a bad ass love sick puppy. We got to see a bit of Liam. Juliet was funny. The spice was good. Even the "special effects" they used worked well in this one! Highly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-02-12
Female Leads daddy issues too long
the female character daddy issues were way too many chapters. Her trust issues could have had less chapters as it became redundant.
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