
Rina Kent's "Lies of My Monster" plunges readers into a raw, visceral dark mafia romance that's captivated thousands. The second installment in her "Rinaverse" trilogy delivers psychological depth and addictive storytelling that had reviewers confessing: "I literally couldn't put it down."
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In the ruthless world of the Russian Bratva, weakness equals death-a lesson Kirill Morozov learned through childhood "training" sessions that would make most adults break. Locked in freezing basements for days, forced into combat with grown men, and subjected to psychological warfare designed to shatter his spirit, Kirill emerged as a man who approaches every relationship like a chess match. His reputation for legendary calm and ruthless efficiency makes him feared throughout the criminal underworld. His life operates with mechanical precision-until his trusted bodyguard Sasha Lipovsky introduces an unprecedented variable into his equations. When Kirill overhears Sasha speaking Russian on the phone with unexpected tenderness, calling someone her "snowflake," his carefully constructed control begins to crack. His possessiveness drives him to follow her to Moscow, where catastrophe awaits in a snow-covered field. Multiple bullets tear through him before he can reach his weapon, and as consciousness fades, he sees Sasha standing among his attackers, her face as cold as the Russian winter. The physical wounds will heal, but the psychological damage cuts to his core-how could he have missed such treachery from the person closest to him?
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