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Cruel Lies by Lilian Harris
5.0

this is book 2 in the Messina crime family series. this one can be read as a stand-alone, but i really recommend you read the first one because it was just as good & will help you understand more about the characters!

Raphael is completely forbidden. not only is he an older man, but he’s also Nicolette’s (cruel) older sister’s ex-husband.
Nicolette met Raph when she was 16 & he was in his 30’s. Raph was the only person who truly saw Nicolette. he protected her from the evil that was her whole family.
Raph and Nicolette were similar in so many ways & I loved how they truly saw each other and were each others happiness during dark times & cruel lies.

“the forgotten sister went on to fall for the forgotten boy.”


one day Nicolette witnesses something she wasn’t supposed to and has no choice but to run. Nicolette wants to stay alive and the only way to do that is to hide out with Raph.
these two hadn’t talked in years so when they got together I was instantly hooked. the angst and tension was insane & I was dying for them to be truthful with one another!!

along with the romance we get a suspenseful story because someone is out to get Nicolette for what she witnessed.
this one had such a satisfying ending, and I don’t just mean the romance. ;)