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Forgivable Sins

Adelaide Forrest · Bellandi Crime Syndicate #2

432 pagesdark romance
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He's loved her since boyhood — now her dangerous ex forces the mafia man to claim what's always been his.

Content Warnings
abuse (emotional)abuse (physical)violence/gore

Description

SamaraI burn for him, but Lino will never be mine. Faced with the reality that I could never have the man I loved, I made the wrong choice and settled for the worst kind of man. When his gambling problem puts me at risk, Lino steps in to protect me. There’s just one problem. Lino has a darkness inside him. One that could unravel everything he’s built and drag him down to the pits of Hell. I won’t risk him in that way, especially not when everything I thought I knew about us changes. LinoI’ve loved Samara since I was a boy, since the very moment when I first heard her sing. But my father’s cruelty knows no bounds, and I made the biggest sacrifice of my life to protect my Little Dove. Everything changes when her ex-husband shatters the safety I worked so desperately to build for her. Suddenly the safest place for her is right in my arms where she always belonged. And I won’t stop until she’s my wife.Forgivable Sins is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order.This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.

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