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Today’s book: Unforgiving Queen by Eva Winners.
Death was a part of life.
A breathless body. A splatter of blood. Empty eyes.
By my not so tender age of twenty-three, I had killed and tortured countless men. I didn’t regret any of it.
But Reina Romero’s pain felt like a bullet to my heart.
I felt her before I saw her standing there. To casual bystanders, the party was in full swing. Glasses clinking. Alcohol flowing. The rich and powerful in attendance, right alongside the heads of the criminal underworld organizations.
But I knew better. I knew her eyes were locked on me, and when I finally looked away from my date, I registered the hearts they still carried. Every cell in me itched to plow through the room and go to her. Instead, I kissed Sakura, a model who’d made her debut at Paris Fashion Week.
About: The Thorns of Omerta series is definitely one of my favorites but the Stolen Empire trilogy is amazing on it’s own. I read this book through the day I opened it, it’s that good.
Blurb:
A harmless kiss led to a fairy tale. Or so I thought. But unlike the happily-ever-afters you read about, my tale didn’t end with a wedding gown and roses.
My fairy tale turned into a heartbreak. Inked in pain and sealed in tears.
It almost cost me my life. And my family.
He moved on as if nothing ever happened, while I was left to pick up the pieces.
Now, he’s back and he wants me.
To him, I’m a pawn to be used. Leverage. But I’m no longer his. I’m his brother’s betrothed.
Stuck between two brothers, the push and pull unbearable. One wants me, the other needs me. But the Leone brothers will learn that this queen won’t be a pawn.
To me, they are both men deserving of pain and poison.
My family thinks I’ll accept my fate.
Well, I plan to fight it.
