Crooked Hearts
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  • Reads 676
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  • Parts 21
  • Time 3h 39m
Complete, First published Jul 16, 2023
Mature
A team of enforcers.
A gang of criminals.
One common enemy.

Against all expectations, a young woman enlisted as an enforcer, following in the footsteps of her predecessors in an attempt to prove herself. How far is she willing to go? How much is she willing to lose?

And on the other side of the coin is a young man, a former soldier wanting to live a peaceful life, yet he is caught up in the business of the criminal underworld. Will he find a way out? To put the life of violence behind him for good?

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🥇 Best Action scene in Sunset Award (29, 08, 2023)
🥉 Fourth place in Action Sunset Award (16, 09, 2023)
🥈 Second Place in Astania's Hallow Eve Award (02,11,2023)
🥇 First Place in Rose Gold 2023 Award (05,3,2024)
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