Scars run Deep
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Last published Tue, May 26, 2026
Scarlet Monroe learned a long time ago that love doesn't pay the bills.
At twenty-one, the hardened law student spends her nights dancing in a run-down Bronx strip club and stealing from rich men to keep herself afloat. Cold, calculating, and determined to survive at any cost, Scarlet only cares about one thing: making it out.
Then she steals from Kane Diallo.
Ruthless, scarred, and feared throughout New York's criminal underworld, Kane is one of the kings controlling the city from the shadows. Instead of killing Scarlet for what she took, he pulls her into his empire, forcing her to use her sharp mind and criminal talents to work for him.
But when the mysterious death of Kane's father threatens to ignite a war between the borough kings, Scarlet finds herself trapped in a world far deadlier than the streets she came from.
Because in Kane's world, power is earned in blood - and love is the most dangerous weakness of all.
Scars Run Deep is a dark mafia romance filled with obsession, betrayal, and scars that never truly heal.
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