Ruthless People by J.J. McAvoy

To the outside world, they look like American royalty, giving to charities, feeding the homeless, and rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two bosses, cultures, and hearts. Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago and follows the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan – rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Theirs is an arranged marriage with the goal of ending years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam assumes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Arranged marriage
- Child abuse mentioned
- Neglect & abandonment
- Nyctophobia
- Substance addiction
- Drugging
- Miscarriage
- Blood & gore depiction
- Hospitalisation
- Needles mentioned
- Death of a parent
- Murder & attempted murder
- Torture
- Gun violence
- Knife violence
- Kidnapping
- Plane crash