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This novel contains: • Explicit sexual content • Strong language • Moderate to strong violence • Organized crime themes • Firearms and weapons • Political corruption • Family secrets • Revenge plot • Kidnapping • Criminal organizations • Forced proximity • Marriage of convenience • Emotional manipulation • Alcohol consumption • Smoking • Moral ambiguity • Trauma and grief • Power imbalance • Possessive romantic behaviour Main Tropes: Marriage of Convenience Enemies to Lovers Sexual Tension Greek Mafia Jealous Hero Old Money Heroine Opposites Attract Forced Proximity Slow Burn Touch Her and You Die Morally Grey Hero One Bed Revenge Political Corruption Family Legacy Secret Agenda Mutual Teasing Relationship Dynamics: Hate Sex Tension & Banter Forced Proximity Mutual Obsession Possessive Hero Jealous Hero Praise Degradation (Light) Dominance & Submission Brat Taming Dirty Talk Body Worship Hand Neck Grabbing Wall Pinning "Who did this to you?" Protective Hero "Good Girl" Size Difference Height Difference Black Cat x Black Cat Public Tension "I Hate You" Restraint He wanted her last name. She wanted her freedom. Marriage was simply the price. Katherine "Kit" Ashford has spent her entire life following rules written by other people. Adonis Stavrakis has spent his breaking them. Their marriage is a contract. Their hatred is real. Their attraction is a mistake neither.
You can't hold smoke.
You can't keep silk from slipping through your fingers.
Smoke leaves no fingerprints.
Silk remembers every touch.
KATHERINE "KIT" ASHFORD
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"I know how to behave. I just don't always want to."
ADONIS STAVRAKIS
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"Just business. Nothing personal."
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE
ENEMIES TO LOVERS
FORCED PROXIMITY
MUTUAL OBSESSION
TOXIC ATTRACTION
JEALOUSY
MORALLY GREY MMC
LUST & HATRED
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