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Painted Scars (Special Edition Print)

by Neva Altaj

A marriage shaped by a dangerous bargain

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A marriage shaped by a dangerous bargain

Nina’s marriage to Roman, the powerful head of a Russian criminal organization, begins as part of a deal rather than a romance. While she pretends to be devoted and waits for a chance to leave, Roman’s interest in her turns the arrangement into a contest over control and attachment. The book centers on their relationship within a mafia setting, with some depicted violence alongside its romantic plot. It is the opening installment of the Perfectly Imperfect series and is described as less dark than its sequels.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For adult romance readers interested in mafia settings and a relationship built around a marriage bargain.
  • For readers who prefer the first book in a series to be comparatively lighter in its depiction of violence.

Themes

Marriage of convenienceDeception and controlRomance in a criminal underworld

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Book overview

Nina

Charming, captivating, and seductive,
And a cold-blooded killer.
But I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway.
I had to. It was part of the deal.

Now, I'm faking marital bliss,
As I tremble with fear,
And I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.

Roman

I get anything I desire.
And I want this perfectly imperfect little manipulator.

The way she can deceive anyone into believing she's crazy in love with me,
Just makes me want her even more.

She doesn't know it yet,
But I am not letting her go.
The deal - is off.

*Painted Scars is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

This is the first book in Perfectly Imperfect mafia series, and compared to the other books in the series, it's not overly dark. Painted Scars is primarily a love story which focuses on the relationship between Nina and Roman, and while there are a few scenes depicting violence, it's considerably lighter than the sequels.

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