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Beautifully Cruel

By: J.T. Geissinger
Narrated by: Marnye Young, Troy Duran
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A top 30 Amazon best seller 

King (noun):
1) Having the highest rank in a dominance hierarchy
2) The most powerful man in a group
3) Liam Black

He was a stranger to me, a dark and dangerous presence who materialized from the shadows one rainy night to save me from a vicious attack. I didn’t know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I’d ever felt safe was in his arms.

But safety is an illusion. And not every savior is a hero.

And - as I’d soon find out - having a king save your life comes with a price. 

Liam Black wanted something from me in return. 

©2020 J.T. Geissinger, Inc. (P)2021 J.T. Geissinger, Inc.

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Duet & Dual Narration!!!!

A sucker for a mafia romance with a duet narration. Liam is so sexy and Troy performance is breathtaking.

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Great book

Great story… loved the fierce FMC. Great performances by the narrators as always!! Can’t wait for the next one….

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Great listen

Loved the narration, Irish accent is so nice of the ears! Enjoy all of Geissinger’s work

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what a Riot!

never wanted it to end. read the book a while ago and instead of rereading thought id check out audio! So enjoyable and teasing to my eyes ...what a delight to hear all the passion,bite and humurous words .
jasmin E reads aka jke20_20

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Another Banger from Geissinger

I almost always love Geissingers work and especially her mafia romances. She balances believability with the intensity and troupes we love perfectly.

I put off listening to this one after listening to the sample, because personally I just wasn't a huge fan of the accent the female narrator uses for the FMC, it's not a bad performance by any means just a personal preference thing, but once I got used to it it didn't really bother me. Troy Duran is always great and at least to me (a non Irish person) his accent sounds pretty good. It's also Duet narration, which I love.

It's nothing crazy plot-wise, in fact, there isn't much of a subplot at all. Geissinger's sort of spin-off series 'Queens and Monsters definitely generally has a bit more going on that front if that's something your looking for, but in a relatively short and sweet book like this, there didn't need to be. It was all about the whirlwind romance with some minor plot points to move things along and that was fine by me since.

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Love this book xxx

Fantastic book enjoyable and easy listening would definitely recommend……. X x x x x x

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surprisingly good

this book was awesome. way better than expected and more than just smut;) good twist there too

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Beautifully Done

At first I'll admit, it was hard to imagine Tru was soo young as the narrators voice to me, sounded soo much older so I didn't quite get the whole age gap vibe. This soon didn't become too much of an issue as the story was too hot and interesting to dwell on.
As someone who read the Queens & Monsters Series first and absolutely ADORED it, I have to say I wish I had read this one first. I loved Liam and I loved Killian and I LOVED seeing Declan right from the beginning.

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Amazing

Time after time I have read mafia romance and have been disappointed. I am so sick of reading the tired troupe about an innocent 18 year old virgin and a gorgeous but cruel mafia boss.

Finally here is a story where the woman is strong, intelligent and knows who she is. From the start Liam always treats Tru with respect and more importantly she treats herself that way as well.

Their love story is sweet, funny and hot! My only complaint is it wasn't longer but then again it also wasn't filled with long winded, boring internal waffling.

The narration is one of the best I've heard for a long time. Definitely well worth the credit.



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Great story

Fantastic story, great performances. An enjoyable listen. Geissinger keeps the stories interesting and the romance hot.

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