Cheryl's Book Nook

  Kirill "The Shark" Khitrenko is sent to retrieve a dead journalist’s evidence file that threatens to destroy his family. His target is the journalist’s daughter, Jordan Thorne, a struggling wellness influencer who hides from the world’s messy truths behind a wall of positive affirmations. When his interrogation tactics fail, Kirill drags her into his violent world, only to discover her "energetic instincts" are a form of perception so sharp it could get them both killed—or save them. Thrown together in a battle for survival against a rival family and a curious detective, they must trust each other enough to find the truth, forcing Jordan to embrace the chaotic power she’s always feared and Kirill to accept a partner in a life he’s always lived alone. My Review Jordan and Kirill find themselves in a danger situation. Jordan is thrust into Kirill's protection in the form of a forced proximity situation. Despite her situation, Jordan does show strength. She might...

  More about His Ruthless Deception: - Grumpy sunshine - Strong heroine - Betrayal - Secrets & lies - Forced proximity - Alpha male - Morally gray MMC - Touch Her and Die - Has an HEA - Can be read as a standalone Kolya As the Kozlov Bratva’s head enforcer, my mission was simple. Find the $20 million in diamonds stolen from the Pakhan fifteen years ago, now in the possession of a kindergarten teacher named Chloe. Standard surveillance. But nothing about this assignment has been standard since I stumbled into Parent-Teacher night and got pulled into the orbit of a five-foot-nothing ray of sunshine. Chloe is nothing like I expected. She’s pure innocence. The light to my darkness. A good girl just waiting for someone like me to unravel that control she clings to. And completely incapable of hiding twenty million in stolen merchandise. But there’s some connection. A reason our rivals are suddenly hunting her. Now my mission has changed. Protect Chloe. And make her mine. Even if it ...