When life falls apart
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Kehlani (Kuh-La-nee) Jacqueline Hernandez doesn't let anyone push her around. She was adopted by very loving parents. Her Dad was a cop who didn't believe in sheltering his daughter from the real world. Ever since she was a kid he trained her to be a strong fighter and skilled shooter. So what happens when her parents are murdered? Will she avenge them? What happens when she goes looking for her birth parents and finds out they're part of the mafia?
In this story you do have a love interest but it's not JUST a love story it's about family, revenge, starting over and overcoming tragedy.
Luca Dean Moretti is a dangerous man but has a soft spot when it comes to his family. He's the right hand man to the future mafia capo aka your half brother. They're ruthless & heavily feared. He never wanted to have a girl for more than a night. All girls are the same anyway. So why does she seem so different?
See what happens when life as Kehlani knows it falls apart. How will she piece it together again? Will finding her birth family heal her or hurt her? Will she be able to be happy again & find her new normal?
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