Oh to be loved
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In the shadows of Dublin, beneath the cobblestone streets and historic pubs, lives *Cillian O'Rourke. At forty five , he is a man feared by most a mafia boss His world is ruled by power and violence, devoid of warmth. His once piercing blue eyes, now hardened with age, hold secrets of betrayal and death. Having led the Irish underworld for over twenty five years, Cillian has no time for love or anything that might make him vulnerable.
Until *Amara Johnson* steps into his life. At twenty three , Amara is a free-spirited artist who moved from the United States to Dublin to chase her dreams of being a renowned painter. She's a vibrant soul, her beauty accentuated by her dark brown skin and curly hair. She has a deep sense of empathy, radiating warmth wherever she goes.
Their worlds collide when Amara's older brother, Malik, becomes tangled with Cillian's mafia-an attempt to escape poverty back home leads him to work for the Irish mob. Amara, desperate to save Malik, walks into one of Dublin's oldest pubs, unaware that the cold man behind the shadows is Cillian O'Rourke himself.
Cillian doesn't know what to make of Amara when she confronts him. He's taken aback by her strength and determination. No one has dared to speak to him with such boldness in years. Yet, behind her fiery spirit, he can see a quiet vulnerability that intrigues him. Against his better judgment, Cillian agrees to spare her brother, but in return, he demands her to stay with him for a month-claiming she owes him for the trouble Malik has caused.
But the mafia is no place for love.
Amara must decide whether she can love a man who lives in a world of violence or walk away from the only man who has ever truly seen her.
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