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Ruining Dahlia

Mafia Wars, Book 1

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Ruining Dahlia

By: C.R. Jane
Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown, Lucas Webley
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I was sold to my enemies. And not just my enemies. I was sold to monsters.

I should know all about how to survive monsters, though; I come from a family of them.

We aren't Butchers in name only, and surely the Rossi family can’t be as bad as the devil that’s been destroying me since I was eight years old.

New York City, the powerful head of the Cosa Nostra, is my new home. Where Lucian, Raphael, and Gabriel Rossi now think they own me.

The thing they don't realize is that I'm more than what I seem.

A dahlia has always bloomed best in the light, and even though everything about this place and these men is shrouded in darkness, I’m determined to thrive…to win.

They play a game for keeps, a game where the only rule is that there are no rules.

They want to ruin me. But what disturbs me most is that I just might like it.

It’s me against them, and only time will tell If I'll be the winner or be destroyed in these cruel and merciless Mafia Wars.

Ruining Dahlia is a full-length reverse harem novel in the dark and twisted Mafia Wars world.

Recommended for 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, triggers galore, and sensitive content.

©2022 C.R. Jane (P)2022 C.R. Jane Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense Romance Mafia Suspense War Game
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However, I found a few areas did not make sense, the story lagged around the time when she first started at the animal story and I was almost about to stop reading, then bam she comes back full swing in the last third of the novel with more bombshells and gasps then the entire rest of the book. It’s a great read all in all.

I couldn’t put it down.

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I gave this book 3 stars because it felt there was almost too much. While dark mafia books include trauma, I felt this book seemed almost unbalanced with it. It wasn’t anything to do with triggers, just a general feeling I has while reading. I have enjoyed many books from R Jane and will continue to support her and read her books in the future, but for whatever reason, this one just didn’t hit the spot for me.

I read on Kindle and read along on Audible. The female narration was fantastic. The male narration seemed breathy and stilted in parts, but I still enjoyed it overall.

Seemed almost unbalanced with trauma

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