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Ruthless King

Series membership: Mount Trilogy · Listed position 1
2017 Adult
About this book

Get ready for the darker and dirtier side of New Orleans with an alpha romance from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Meghan March. New Orleans belongs to me. You don’t know my name, but I control everything you see—and all the things you don’t. My reach knows no bounds, and my demands are always met. I didn’t need to loan money to a failing family distillery, but it amuses me to have them in my debt. To have her in my debt. She doesn’t know she caught my attention. She should’ve been more careful. I’m going to own her. Consume her. Maybe even keep her. It’s time to collect what I’m owed. Keira Kilgore, you’re now the property of Lachlan Mount. Ruthless King is book one of the Mount Trilogy. All books are available now. Reading order: Ruthless King Defiant Queen Sinful Empire "So hot and explosive, I recommend having the fire department on standby." - New York Times bestselling author Laurelin Paige "Meghan takes us a sexy and gritty, non-stop journey that kept my heart in my throat and my body primed! Lachlan Mount is the king and he is mine!"— T Gephart, USA Today bestselling author. "This is one book hangover I never want to wake from." ~Harper Sloan, New York Times bestselling author "This is my new favorite series EVER!" – Candi Kane, Dirty Laundry Review "This right here...THIS is the type of romance that I LIVE FOR! Brutally beautiful and one of the SEXIEST reads of the year! Meghan March is CONQUERING this genre!" ~Shayna Renee, Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads ___ Topics: New Orleans, French Quarter, anti-hero, anti-hero romance, alpha hero, alpha bad boy, dominant alpha male, dominant alpha male hero, protection, famous, male, bodyguard, criminal, criminal underground, dirty billionaire, millionaire, rich, hidden, forbidden romance, hidden identity, brothers best friend, bayou, swamp, military romance.

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Best for readers who like: Defiant Queen, Sinful Empire, Carnal Urges
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Spice5/5
Darkness8/10
Obsession10/10
Psychological6/10
Violence7/10
Emotional Damage6/10
Trigger Intensity9/10
Romance Focus8/10

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Series membershipMount Trilogy
Readable on its ownno
POVDual POV • First person
PaceFast
Story LengthShort / Novella
EndingCliffhanger / Series Continues
WorldContemporary • Mafia / Criminal
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypeCaptivity / Control • Possession / Ownership
Subgenrecrime romance • Dark billionaire
MMC TypeCaptor / Controlling • Morally Gray / Black • Obsessive / Possessive
FMC TypeDefiant / Strong • Independent / Ambitious
MMC OccupationMafia / Organized Crime
Writing StyleAction-Forward • Dark / Intense • Erotic / Explicit
MMC PersonalityRuthless, commanding, secretive, possessive
FMC PersonalityDefiant, loyal, hardworking, trapped by debt

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