{"product_id":"cruel-kiss-akov-bratva-book-2","title":"Cruel Kiss (Akov Bratva Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove never lies… but wedding vows do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCALISTA\u003cbr\u003e\nRemember when I said I was swearing off men forever?\u003cbr\u003e\nWell... about that.\u003cbr\u003e\nTurns out I'm actually marrying Ronan Akov—\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Bratva boss who romanced me for eight dates while he stole my company behind my back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's because my smart scale went off again.\u003cbr\u003e\nAt midnight.\u003cbr\u003e\nTriggered by a stranger who broke into my house while my children slept down the hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee, when you bring New York's most dangerous man to his knees, people notice.\u003cbr\u003e\nHis enemies want the tool I built—and the woman who runs it.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe FBI wants me to help them bury him.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd the only shield big enough to cover two kids and their mother…\u003cbr\u003e\nis the last name of the man who broke my heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy terms: fake vows, separate bedrooms, zero forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe agrees to everything.\u003cbr\u003e\nThen he ruins me anyway—\u003cbr\u003e\nOne \"You're beautiful\" text at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI have every receipt I need to hate my husband.\u003cbr\u003e\nIf only my heart would stop deleting the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRONAN\u003cbr\u003e\nI lied to the only woman I've ever loved.\u003cbr\u003e\nShe caught me.\u003cbr\u003e\nNow, I'll do anything to get her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut my world was watching.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd they realized what she is: My newest weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarrying her keeps her safe.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt won't make her love me again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's fine.\u003cbr\u003e\nI'll sleep in the guest room. I'll wear her hate like a wedding band.\u003cbr\u003e\nHate, I can work with.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt means she still feels something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo the men hunting my family:\u003cbr\u003e\nPray I find you before she does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo my wife:\u003cbr\u003e\nThose vows weren't fake, kotyonok.\u003cbr\u003e\nI meant every word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCRUEL KISS  is Book 2 of the Akov Bratva duet and the conclusion of Ronan and Calista's story. Read  CRUEL LIES  first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTROPES:\u003cbr\u003e\nMarriage of convenience… with the man she swore never to see again\u003cbr\u003e\nFake vows, real feelings\u003cbr\u003e\nEnemies to lovers, round two\u003cbr\u003e\nForced proximity: bodyguard husband moves in\u003cbr\u003e\nGrovel era hero — he earns every inch back\u003cbr\u003e\nHe falls first, he falls hardest\u003cbr\u003e\nTouch her and you-know-what-happens\u003cbr\u003e\nProtective but not controlling hero (he learns the difference the hard way)\u003cbr\u003e\nMorally grey alpha hero\u003cbr\u003e\nCurvy FMC \/ body worship\u003cbr\u003e\nStrong Female Lead who saves herself with spreadsheets\u003cbr\u003e\nScary Bratva boss, secretly soft for her kids\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52910101627167,"sku":"A6220","price":5.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/81vhWr9hPbL._SY1500.jpg?v=1791799721","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/cruel-kiss-akov-bratva-book-2","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}