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Where Loyalties Lie

Series membership: The Five Families · Listed position 3.5
HEA Readable on its own: recorded 2020 Adult
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TamirMy neighbors and students know me as a self-defense instructor.Israeli expatriate. Former special forces. Retired soldier.They see what I allow them to see.Reality is far less attractive.I still do the job that I love.Something much uglier than teaching Krav Maga.Only now, I work for myself instead of the government.An independent contractor, if you will.For those wealthy enough to hire me, my resume reads: Israeli expatriate. Former special forces. Professional assassin.EmilyThere is absolutely nothing remarkable about me.At least, that's what my friends would say.Waitress. Loner. Tequila connoisseur. Krav Maga student.What they don't know is an ugly secret forced me to abandon my past. I left my family and everything I knew.Hid myself away where no one would find me.I thought I was safe. Untraceable.I was wrong.Now, there's only one thing I can do if I want to stay alive.Run.

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Best for readers who like: Secret identity; on the run; forced proximity
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Series membershipThe Five Families
Readable on its ownyes
POVDual POV
PaceSlow
EndingHEA
WorldContemporary
SettingMafia / Criminal Underworld
RelationshipM/F
SubgenreMafia romance • romantic suspense
MMC TypeKiller / Criminal • Morally Gray / Black
MMC OccupationCriminal / Outlaw • Law Enforcement / Military
Writing Stylesuspenseful
MMC PersonalityRelentless; morally gray
FMC PersonalitySecretive; wary

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