Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Dangerous Beauty by Melissa Koslin

 



Fear.

                          Pain.

                                                                                                                         Strength. 

Courage.

Compassion.


Liliana Vela is visciously stolen from her home by the cartel. The cartel that opperates in her homeland not only traffics drugs.... but humans. She has become the product - and her uncommon beauty has made her prime merchandise in the eyes of a very wicked buyer who will stop at nothing to claim his purchase. 


When Liliana escapes the transport ring she stumbles into Meric Toledan. He's spent years on the street himself, and the life of luxery he now lives in can not erase the knowledge and memory of those harsh years. The instant he sees Liliana, he suspects human trafficking. He has the power to help her, and in a split second decision he decides to give her his protection. However, nothing prepared him to face the ferocious tenacity of Liliana's cheated buyer and the lengths he will go to reclaim his prize. Meric will need all his prowess and resources to keep his promises to Liliana.


For her part, Liliana is no idle victim. Her strength runs to the very core of who she is.... and she is not only bent on securing her own freedom - for good - but also ensuring that this human trafficking ring will never destroy another woman again. 


This book handled some really tough topics and did not shy away from some really dark images - from the fate of Liliana's family when she was captured to the abuse her captors inflicted upon her. While the descriptions were not explicit, they were enough that I would cautious young teans or those who are very sensitive. Overall though this book was amazing and I devoured it in a sitting. It gets a high rating from me!


Thank-you to Graf Martin Communications and Baker Publishing for a copy of this book.



What is the price of freedom?


Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She's not a victim, she's a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she's determined to take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers. But she can't stay safely in America--unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her.

Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station for a bottle of water. Instead, he becomes the key to Liliana's rescue. If he can keep his secrets hidden, his wealth and position afford him many resources to help her. But the mysterious buyer who funded her capture will not sit idly by while his prize is stolen from him.

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