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Praying Mantis
2023
First Published
4.37
Average Rating
203
Number of Pages

Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem author event proudly presents The Mayhem Makers Series . These standalone novels are brought to you by several bestselling authors specializing in writing twisted chaos. You'll get all the bikers, mobsters, and dark romance your heart can handle. Follow us so you never miss a new release, as they can be added in at any time! Science taught us that the female praying mantis bites the head off their male mate after having sex. They say it’s for helping with nutrients during mating season for laying eggs. The female praying mantis is one creature you don’t want to mess with, especially during mating season. Louisa “Lou” Marshall learned at an early age that her body is both a gift and a curse. Having been groomed to exploit the weakness of men and women. She uses her body and a certain skill-set to fix the wrongs of those who think they deserve some justice of their own. Because of this, she has always followed a strict set of rules and nothing or no one can make her falter from it. Rule 1: Love is for suckers. Rule 2: Use your body to your advantage. Rule 3: Don’t fall for a mark. Sean Fortin lives a life he made for himself by walking away from the family business. Being born in Ireland and moving to America at a young age, he watched his father build the O’Hannon family business. He followed his own path, making him estranged from his father, but when an accident brings him to a crossroads in his life, he has a decision to make or someone is going to make it for him. Louisa has never broken her rules before, but she’s never met a man like Sean. Sean is an FBI agent hunting a serial killer while his family life is exploding and has no time for love or relationships. He can’t lose his focus, especially when things start to go wrong. Can Louisa be the answer to his questions?

Avg Rating
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Authors

Melissa Filla
Melissa Filla
Author · 3 books

Be a pineapple: Stand up straight, wear a crown, and always be sweet on the inside. Melissa Filla is a rom-com author. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband and fur-babies. She is a bonus mom to one amazing son who shares her love of reading. When she’s not writing, Melissa spends her days working, spending time with her mom, sisters, nieces, nephews, and friends, reading and reviewing for her blog 2 Chicks And A Book with her cousin Kat Boffa and their friend, also Melissa's PA, Jaime Deichmann. She has a fantastic support system and cheering squad, as she sometimes puts it. Melissa has always wanted to write, and when her friend and fellow author, Jaime Russell suggested they co-write together, well the rest is history. Melissa still fan-girls when meeting her favorite authors, and will always believe that authors are her rockstars! Besides family and books, Melissa loves to laugh. If you follow her on social media, you have seen the dad jokes posted that she's obsessed with. She knew choosing the genre of rom-coms to write was an easy one. She believes if she can make one person laugh at something she writes, she is winning. Although, she secretly hopes she gives readers the feels and maybe a tear or two, lol.

Jaime Russell
Jaime Russell
Author · 11 books

Movies, gaming and books…Oh My! Jaime Russell resides in Southern Indiana. Growing up you would've never seen Jaime reading a book but now she takes a paperback and her kindle everywhere she goes. Jaime is an avid gamer which she includes in her books as she writes her first series, “Love Me” and all the other surprises she has up her sleeves. Stay tuned to see what she’ll come up with next.

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