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Duty and Devotion

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Reads 140,920
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Parts 56
Time 4h 34m

cop criminal forbidden love romance thriller

Henderson Michaels possess an uncanny knack for putting bad people behind bars. Good-looking and cutthroat, he has a bright future at the NYPD, ex-military, and top of his class. He's one of the first police officers to move up in the ranks to detective in under three years. He also has a reason behind wanting to be a police officer, that reason being his late father who was killed in the line of duty when he was just a teenager.
 
            Mariah Russo is your everyday daddy's girl, always getting what she wants and that alone clouds the brain. And she's about to find out the real truth behind her father, Jionni Russo and the need that Henderson has to take him down. She never knew she would become an unlikely ally with the NYPD and Detective Michaels. But, emotions and feelings get in the way of both Henderson and Mariah, causing them to get way too close for the department's liking. The attraction is almost fatal.
 
          Years later, fate brings them together once more, but not being too kind to them. Levi Jabon, Henderson's longtime Marine buddy and good friend, runs into him at a police conference in California, happy to see Henderson. Henderson doesn't realize the connection between him and his former lover Mariah. But, things are about to spiral out of control when Henderson arrives in town.

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Blurred Lines

"I made a promise to always be there for you," he said, his voice tight with emotion. "And you're making it impossible for me to keep it." She froze at the door, her back to him, her heart pounding in her chest. The words hung in the air like a weight, heavy with unspoken meaning. "I'm sorry, Luke," she whispered, not turning around. "But this isn't about you or me. This is about survival." ------- Riley Torres has spent her whole life fighting her own battles. Raised in a tough neighborhood with a dark past that still haunts her, she's always taken care of herself. When she joins the police force, it's not just about the badge-it's about finding a purpose, a way out of the shadows of her brothers' mistakes and her own painful memories. But no amount of self-reliance prepares her for Luke Maddox. Luke, a seasoned cop with a hardened exterior, doesn't believe Riley can handle the pressures of the job. He's strict, unyielding, and deeply scarred by the loss of a former trainee. Trust is not something he gives easily. Riley, with her independent streak and defiance, is the last person he thinks he can depend on-until an undercover operation throws them together in a way that neither expected. When a high-profile case involving dangerous criminals pulls Riley into the dark world she once ran from, Luke can't stand back and watch her risk it all-especially as it becomes clear she's a target. Bound by duty but torn by their growing attraction, Luke and Riley find themselves crossing lines they never thought they would. Blurred Lines is a romantic suspense story featuring Dual POV, Enemies to lovers, Slow burn, and forbidden love. Obviously featuring a lot of SMUT and SPICE!