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The Best Man
2024
First Published
3.56
Average Rating
141
Number of Pages

The man I love is not for the faint of heart. He’s an artist, a maniac, a brilliant sculptor capable of molding the most delicate clay into something beautiful and unbreakable. He teases that he makes magic, but it’s not a joke to me. He is a magician. He will break you apart and rebuild you, and only then will you know true freedom. He will give you what you never knew you needed, whether you want him to or not. He will make you his. If you’re me, anyway. I thought I knew what love was, but he opened my eyes to depths invisible to anyone who doesn’t know him. I don’t know how I lived for so long in the cold, cruel world without him. Now, I need him to breathe, and he needs me the same way. Call it sickness, call it obsession. Tell me I’m brainwashed, that he’s more villain than hero. I don’t care. I’m in love, and this is the story of how he made me his. The Best Man was previously published on Kindle Vella. This is a high spice standalone dark romance with a morally flexible "hero" and is intended only for a mature adult audience. If you require content warnings, please make sure to read the author's note in the beginning of the book.

Avg Rating
3.56
Number of Ratings
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Author

Sam Mariano
Sam Mariano
Author · 42 books

Follow Sam Mariano on Facebook, Instagram (@sammarianobooks), or check out her Blog! If you need to email her, she can be reached at sammarianoauthor@gmail.com (but she is sometimes tardy about checking email. Mateo is very demanding). Sign up for Sam's mailing list (to stay up to date on current projects—she won't spam you! Only for notification of new releases or book sales.) All of Sam's books are available on Amazon! (And don't forget to follow Sam's Amazon Author page to get notified about the newest releases.) Sam Mariano has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. She lives in Ohio and has a sweet and wonderful daughter. Because of You was her first finished story (she started writing it when she was 18) and due to a full-time work and college schedule, it took her years to finish. She has also been telling people for years that there would never be a sequel (sorry, guys!)…which turned out to be a lie. Sam Mariano is currently working on Dante’s book (if you’re a Morelli reader) and some other WIP. Feel free to find her on Facebook, Goodreads, or her blog—she loves hearing from readers!

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