Filthy

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Publisher : Five Points' Mob Collection
ISBN 13 : 9781915062055
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Filthy by : Serena Akeroyd

Download or read book Filthy written by Serena Akeroyd and published by Five Points' Mob Collection. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She captivates me the second I lay eyes on her. Everything about her is pure, delicate beauty, and in my world, those things are commodities. Even Aoife can be bought and sold. Even Aoife has secrets that will see her getting into bed with the Irish Mob to protect. The truth won't set her free, it will entangle her deeper in my web. Exactly where I want her. One taste was all it took. She's mine. Whether she likes it or not... This is Finn O'Grady's story.

The Air He Breathes

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Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book The Air He Breathes written by Serena Akeroyd and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a man like Finn O'Grady wants something, no one, not even God, will deny him his desires. Finn's a businessman like no other. His empire doesn't consist of stocks and shares and isn't founded on hard work. It's based on blood. Sweat. Tears. The tears of many. His world is dark until a shining ray of light pierces that Stygian gloom and changes everything. He wants her, so he'll have her, whether she wants him or not. While Aoife's no saint, she's pure, and for a man like Finn O'Grady, purity can't be bought or traded... it's to be worshipped. But that doesn't mean she's in any less danger. Finn has dragged Aoife into a whole new world. He has enemies, enemies who'll kill to get to him... In his arms, she's safe... or is she? Find out in The Five Points' Collection, a complete duology once published as Screw You and Screw Me. Devour this 140k series in one go in this delicious new edition.

Sexy Filthy Boss

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Publisher : Piper Rayne, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sexy Filthy Boss written by Piper Rayne and published by Piper Rayne, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Witty banter, sexual tension,and steamy hookups is exactly what I want from an office romance! Sexy FilthyBoss was my first Piper Rayne read but not my last!" - Audrey Carlan, #1 NYT Bestselling Author He’s the sexy alpha male in the corner office who goes through assistants faster than free donuts in the breakroom. I’m the assistant who was chosen to cover for his last fire. The owner of the company is clear—hook the biggest client in our firm’s history and there’s a partnership for him and a promotion for me. Stipulation—we do it together. t doesn’t take a tarot card-reading psychic to figure out where our story is headed… late nights, trips out of town, and more than a few awkward moments filled with sexual tension. No worries though. I pride myself on my willpower. I can totally ignore his sexy grin, his rock-hard body and his dreamy brown eyes. I will not become the woman other women hate. But it turns out that Enzo Mancini has a lot of layers and if I don’t stop peeling, I’m going to lose everything, including my dignity. The title speaks for itself! Don’t miss this sexy OFFICE ROMANCE romantic comedy coming June 11th! Cover coming soon!

Filthy (Book 1)

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Publisher : E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Filthy (Book 1) by : Zoey Parker

Download or read book Filthy (Book 1) written by Zoey Parker and published by E-Book Publishing World Inc.. This book was released on with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is book 1 of the Filthy Mafia Romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! He’s a filthy beast, but I can’t stay away. A ruthless, gorgeous mob boss. A helpless single mother. Their dark, explosive romance… And the baby that it birthed. DIANA I’m a single mom with a six-year old son. But I’m no pushover. When notorious local jerk Ethan Chambers comes waltzing into my store with arrogant demands, I tell him to stick it where the sun don’t shine. But pissing him off might’ve been a huge mistake. Now, he’s determined to break me by any means possible. And when he demands my body in exchange for my son’s life, I have no choice but to accept. I never expected to fall for him during our brutal, bound sessions in his office. And I certainly never expected what he asked for when we were done… ETHAN I asked for a favor, and she denied me. Big mistake. No one defies a mob boss like me. I’ve fought and killed more men than I can count to get where I am today. And this curvy little fox will simply be the next to fall on her knees. But having her killed might be unnecessary. A waste of beauty and tempting innocence. Maybe, I can put her to a better use… Like coming to my office whenever I want and pleasing me. With her sassy mouth and smooth hands, she’s exactly the type I like to play with. She’ll bend, she’ll break, she’ll beg me for more. But soon, pure pleasure isn’t enough. I want something more. Something to carry my name after I die. I want a baby… And she’ll be the one to give it to me. *** A mob boss with a body to die for? An innocent woman caught in his trap? And an UNEXPECTED BABY? What more could you want?? FILTHY, the latest dark mafia romance series from bestselling mob romance author Zoey Parker, is the hottest book of the year. It’s a twisted trip into the mind (and the bedroom) of sex fiend Ethan Chambers. Along the way, you’ll get thrilling suspense, pure love, and the steamiest, naughtiest scenes you could ever imagine. Check it out now!

Filthy Dark

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Filthy Dark written by Serena Akeroyd and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declan As a made man, obligations are my middle name. As a Five Pointer? Those obligations are even more complicated. I fell for her when I belonged to another. Another I didn't love. Another I loathed. Who trapped me in a vise, and blackmailed me into being hers. I was born a filthy fecker, dragged kicking and screaming into a cold, hard world. My son isn't like me. He isn't filthy. I don't want to pollute him, but I will. Because I'm a b*stard. Born filthy. I don't want that for Seamus. I want to step up. Be the father he deserves. And Aela? I want her just as much as I want to be a part of his life. Of course, she's nothing like I imagined. When I first wanted to wife her, she was young. Pliable. Now? She won't take what I want to give her. She wants it all. Every part of me. But my heart died a long time ago. If anyone can resuscitate it, it's her, but first, I need to become a better man. And that might be the one thing I can't do.

The Initiation

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Publisher : Nikki Sloane
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Initiation written by Nikki Sloane and published by Nikki Sloane. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one knows how new members are selected to the board of Hale Banking and Holding. But there are rumors of a sordid rite of initiation. Whispers how one woman and nine men disappear into a boardroom. This time, that woman will be me. The Hale family owns everything—the eighth largest bank in the world, everyone in our town, even the mortgage on my parents’ mansion. And now Royce Hale wants to own me. He is charming. Seductive. Ruthless. But above all, he’s the prince of lies. My body may tighten with white-hot desire under his penetrating gaze, but I refuse to enjoy it. I’ll make a deal with the devil to save my family and sell myself to the Hales. But Royce will never own my heart. KEYWORDS: billionaire, billionaire romance, wealthy, new adult, erotic romance, romantic fiction, romance, erotica, erotica romance, 1st in a series, erotic fiction, new adult erotica fiction, new adult erotic romance, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, twisted romance, series, filthy rich americans, filthy rich, romance novel, steamy, racy, sexy story, dark romance, taboo romance, taboo, alphahole, trilogy

Sweet Filthy Boy

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476751811
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis Sweet Filthy Boy by : Christina Lauren

Download or read book Sweet Filthy Boy written by Christina Lauren and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When three besties meet three hot guys in Vegas anything can—and does—happen. Book one of the New York Times bestselling Wild Seasons series from the author of the Beautiful series. One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him. But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just...play. When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away.

Filthy Crown

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Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)

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Book Synopsis Filthy Crown by : Eleanor Aldrick

Download or read book Filthy Crown written by Eleanor Aldrick and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JACK Tragedy strikes, again. Four years after suffering the loss of our parents, our brother is murdered right alongside his beautiful wife, the devastation leaving their three children orphaned. Not only have I lost my brother but now I'm forced to take on his two kids and seventeen-year-old stepdaughter, Penelope. But Pen is far from the little girl I remember. No. She's all woman, with soft curves and plush lips-all things I shouldn't be noticing. I have three months before she turns eighteen. Three months before she leaves for college. And three months to make sure whatever threat against her life has been thwarted. Too bad for me, those three months will be nothing but torture laced with temptation, threatening to break my resolve. Can I come out of this unscathed, or will this lust drag me into the pits of hell where I belong? PENELOPE Lies, deceit, and death. It's all I've ever known. And trusting someone? Out of the question. Unfortunately, teenager me didn't get the memo and I stupidly gave my crush-riddled heart to Jack Crown. He was older, wiser, and apparently a manwhore. I was his brother's stepdaughter and way too young. Not on his radar, and justifiably so. But that didn't stop me from falling for the only man who'd ever shown me real affection. No. I let myself trust him, thinking he'd always be there. The one constant in my crappy life. I was wrong. Now, four years later, tragedy strikes again. By life's irony I've landed on his doorstep with only one thing to prove. I'm not the little girl he remembers, and I sure as f*ck don't need him anymore. Filthy Crown is a spin on the single dad age gap trope where Jack finds himself a new daddy after inheriting his brother's kids and strong-willed stepdaughter. Here's what to expect: ♛ Single Dad ♛ Steam ♛ Age Gap ♛ Forbidden Romance ♛ Happily Ever After

Filthy Hot

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Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Book Synopsis Filthy Hot by : Serena Akeroyd

Download or read book Filthy Hot written by Serena Akeroyd and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-22 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second our eyes meet, I feel it. The ticking clock. It's only a matter of time before we come together. Before the heat that arcs between us turns into a conflagration. But he's a mobster. An O'Donnelly. His notoriety is legendary. I'm a journalist. I expose men like him, which is how I built my reputation. Manipulating the truth is how the Five Points forged their name. It's why he's one of NYC's most eligible bachelors, after all. Whereas for me, the truth is my calling. My purpose. With my life on the line, will I risk it all once more to find safety in the arms of a filthy hot O'Donnelly? Read our story in this opposites' attract mafia romance, Filthy Hot, the fifth book in the Five Points' Mob Collection.

Heartbreaker

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Publisher : Stacey Kennedy
ISBN 13 : 0995804109
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Heartbreaker written by Stacey Kennedy and published by Stacey Kennedy. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handcuffs aren't just part of their job in this sizzling new standalone romance by USA Today bestselling author, Stacey Kennedy. Veteran cop, Maddox Hunt, is all about the job. Sure, there are women—lots of women, truth be told—but there's no one special. Until a one-night stand from his past, rookie Joss O'Neil is assigned to his division. Suddenly, all he can think about is her. The scent of her. The taste of her. Fresh out of field training, Joss has thrown herself into her job, determined to kick-start her career. And while police work has its thrills, her gorgeous new boss is what really gets her pulse pounding. Too bad he's nothing but a distraction. Especially since he's as devastatingly handsome as she remembers, and his sexy smile arrests her heart. Now that Joss is back in Maddox's life, he has a plan: satisfy her fantasies and fulfill his every dark desire. Nothing is off limits. Her pleasure is the endgame . . . but even the best-laid plans have a way of falling apart. Despite his best attempts to keep his distance and have things remain only about the pleasure, Maddox soon finds himself breaking the only law he's set for himself. Don't fall in love.

Filthy Rich

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Publisher : Blackstone Dynasty
ISBN 13 : 9781503939639
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Filthy Rich written by Raine Miller and published by Blackstone Dynasty. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Billionaire Caleb Blackstone lives in the glamorous world of wealth and success, with every material luxury. But the moment he sees Brooke Casterley, none of that matters. Caleb is filled with a raw, undeniable need that he can't ignore-- for a girl who is so completely different from everyone he's ever known. Only Brooke isn't looking for love. She knows all too well just how much damage the wrong guy can do. Still, what sane, broke British girl can resist the charms of an incredibly sexy, chivalrous billionaire? Their whirlwind romance is the stuff of high-society fantasy-- but for every moment of pleasure, there is a cost. Past mistakes and tragedy shadow them both... and falling for him might be the kind of trouble she can't afford."--Page [4] of cover.

Filthy Rich

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Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031636245X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Filthy Rich written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a #1 Netflix documentary series. Get the full shocking story about billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in this #1 New York Times bestselling and definitive book, updated with the latest headline-making news and new photos. Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New York City and Palm Beach elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers -- and for people -- Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. That unceasing desire -- and especially a taste for underage girls --resulted in sexual-abuse charges, to which he pleaded guilty and received a shockingly lenient sentence. Included here are police interviews with girls who have alleged sexual abuse by Epstein, details of the investigation against him, and a new introduction with up-to-the-minute developments on the case, including Epstein's death by suicide. An explosive true story from the world's most popular thriller writer, FILTHY RICH is a riveting tale of wealth, power, and the easy price of justice for America's wealthiest citizens.

Filthy Animals

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525538925
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Filthy Animals written by Brandon Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY, NPR, VULTURE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE TIMES OF LONDON, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A group portrait of young adults enmeshed in desire and violence, a hotly charged, deeply satisfying new work of fiction from the author of Booker Prize finalist Real Life In the series of linked stories at the heart of Filthy Animals, set among young creatives in the American Midwest, a young man treads delicate emotional waters as he navigates a series of sexually fraught encounters with two dancers in an open relationship, forcing him to weigh his vulnerabilities against his loneliness. In other stories, a young woman battles with the cancers draining her body and her family; menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence on a winter night; a little girl tears through a house like a tornado, driving her babysitter to the brink; and couples feel out the jagged edges of connection, comfort, and cruelty. One of the breakout literary stars of 2020, Brandon Taylor has been hailed by Roxane Gay as “a writer who wields his craft in absolutely unforgettable ways.” With Filthy Animals he renews and expands on the promise made in Real Life, training his precise and unsentimental gaze on the tensions among friends and family, lovers and others. Psychologically taut and quietly devastating, Filthy Animals is a tender portrait of the fierce longing for intimacy, the lingering presence of pain, and the desire for love in a world that seems, more often than not, to withhold it.

Filthy Beasts

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982122773
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Book Synopsis Filthy Beasts by : Kirkland Hamill

Download or read book Filthy Beasts written by Kirkland Hamill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running with Scissors meets Grey Gardens in this “vivid tragicomedy” (People), a riveting riches-to-rags tale of a wealthy family who lost it all and the unforgettable journey of a man coming to terms with his family’s deep flaws and his own hidden secrets. “Wake up, you filthy beasts!” Wendy Hamill would shout to her children in the mornings before school. Startled from their dreams, Kirk and his two brothers couldn’t help but wonder—would they find enough food in the house for breakfast? Following a hostile exit from New York’s upper-class society, newly divorced Wendy and her three sons are exiled from the East Coast elite circle. Wendy’s middle son, Kirk, is eight when she moves the family to her native Bermuda, leaving the three young boys to fend for themselves as she chases after the highs of her old life: alcohol, a wealthy new suitor, and other indulgences. After eventually leaving his mother’s dysfunctional orbit for college in New Orleans, Kirk begins to realize how different his family and upbringing is from that of his friends and peers. Split between rich privilege—early years living in luxury on his family’s private compound—and bare survival—rationing food and water during the height of his mother’s alcoholism—Kirk is used to keeping up appearances and burying his inconvenient truths from the world, until he’s eighteen and falls in love for the first time. A keenly observed, fascinating window into the life of extreme privilege and a powerful story of self-acceptance, Filthy Beasts is “a stunning, deeply satisfying story about how we outlive our upbringings” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110160378X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by : Mohsin Hamid

Download or read book How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia written by Mohsin Hamid and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mr. Hamid reaffirms his place as one of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers." –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A globalized version of The Great Gatsby . . . [Hamid's] book is nearly that good." –Alan Cheuse, NPR "Marvelous and moving." –TIME Magazine From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West, the boldly imagined tale of a poor boy’s quest for wealth and love His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world’s pulse. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia meets that reputation—and exceeds it. The astonishing and riveting tale of a man’s journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by ambitious youths all over “rising Asia.” It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else, on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths crossing and recrossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a striking slice of contemporary life at a time of crushing upheaval. Romantic without being sentimental, political without being didactic, and spiritual without being religious, it brings an unflinching gaze to the violence and hope it depicts. And it creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change.

Dirty Filthy Rich Men

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Publisher : EverAfter Romance
ISBN 13 : 9781942835615
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Dirty Filthy Rich Men written by Laurelin Paige and published by EverAfter Romance. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One unexpected and wild weekend with Weston King, and I'm a new woman. He, on the other hand, is the same rich, notorious playboy he's always been. In other words, not the commitment type. So even though we had fun those two days and nights, I moved on quickly from our horizontal time together. Or I thought I did until he offered me a job a month later at his firm in NYC. Can you blame a girl for thinking we might have a chance together? What I didn't anticipate was Donovan Kincaid, Weston's best friend and business partner. He's dangerous and dominant and gets under my skin in ways that no other man has. The worst part? I like it. From NYT Bestselling author Laurelin Paige, discover a whole new world filled with sex, love, power, romance and dirty, filthy rich men.

Filthy Sex

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Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Filthy Sex written by Serena Akeroyd and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-16 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's the last man I should turn to. A forbidden taboo that no woman wanted to cross. Worse still, he's no one's idea of a white knight. But this pawn has no alternative. I'm locked in a war that's not of my making, and I'm tied to a destiny I have no say in. For someone like me, Brennan O'Donnelly represents something intangible--safety. A single promise unlocks options I didn't dare dream of possessing... A future. A family. He's hard. He's dangerous. He's filthy. Yet, somehow, he's exactly what I crave. Now I just need to make him see me for what I am--his Queen. If he'll have me... This is Brennan O'Donnelly's story...