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Roses & Ruin

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Reads 350,658
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Parts 119
Time 20h 9m

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Evading her darkened past Lexi has no idea just how relevant it'll all be to her future after meeting Anthony Rizzo, the handsome man in a sharp suit and mysterious bruised knuckles. And Anthony Rizzo, of the Rizzo crime family in the NYC Italian mob, after being turned down by Mia Fiore is looking for something simple. Physical. But after crossing paths with Lexi his life will turn to anything but...  

-Dark Romance- (A continuation of a character from the series BlackHeart) (Potential stand alone read)All Rights Reserved

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