Seven words to describe Keira Kilgore, Ke-ke: Loyal, naïve, caring, reflective, determined, strong and spirited. Seven words to describe Lachlan Mount, Mount: Sinister, demanding, private, elusive, possessive, depraved and ruthless. Keira is quickly pulled into a sinister game of blackmail, secrets, deception, seduction and toe-curling sex. He is ruthless in his demands and secretive in his motives. The mysterious Lachlan Mount, Mount has come to collect his debt. Ruthless King (book 1) opens up to widow Keira Kilgore, Ke-ke learning that her deceased husband took out a loan, using her distillery as collateral, with New Orleans most powerful and dangerous businessman. No one else will touch you because they’ll want to keep their limbs intact.”īooks in Mount trilogy should be read in order: Lachlan Mount owns your ass, regardless of whether he’s tapped it yet. To pay her debts Keira is pulled into a depraved game of secrets & seduction!
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Although worn down by the hardship of her travels, Alexandra kept a radiance that had drawn countless admirers, including generals and heads of state. When we interviewed the renowned novelist in a Greek neighborhood in the South Bronx, while researching our biography, "The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel," he fondly recalled her eternally youthful air. The only thing missing in this book is just the narrator and author’s personal life. They organized expeditions into the wild and I was astonished when I discovered that a woman from Danish high society could hunt lions with her rifle as well as any man. She also talks about the visitors on the farm: people from every European country who went to that part of the world and couldn’t go back because they fell in love with Africa. 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This book has been all over my social media this October. |