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Pleasure has never been so deadly.

Rose Cassidy doesn't truly live; she just exists. Numbing herself to fear and pain is the only way she can survive in this cruel world. So when she's taken as collateral by the notorious Danny Black in a deadly game of power, she's thrown…

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2 authors picked The Brit as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I want to include a fellow British writer in my list and JEM is my favorite for suspenseful steamy stories. The Brit is the first in the Unlawful Men series. Dark and broken, mafia anti-hero Danny Black is brooding and bad. He is not supposed to fall in love with the women he takes as ‘collateral’ in a deadly game of power. Rose Cassidy has learnt to be tough to survive. Danny sees her as the mirror of himself. Their twisted attraction is not for the feint-hearted but I loved it!

The Brit is an engrossing story of love, hate, and deception, it's an edge of your seat, heart-pounding, and heartbreaking ride of a roller coaster all at the same time. I really loved The Brit. It is dark, suspenseful, and steamy. I really enjoyed this couple. Danny and Rose had amazing chemistry, and I’m always for an anti-hero who will burn the world down for the heroine. The plot is great, the author was able to pop in a few surprise details and characters who did give me some unexpected twists. The HEA left me completely happy. The Brit…

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