A Beautiful Lie by Coda Languez

A Beautiful Lie
Coda Languez
(Birth of a Sin, #1)
Publication date: June 1st 2022
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Mafia, Romance

Could the love between a Sinner and a Saint only end in flames?

Ira owned the city. As the head of the Dante family, she had the law in her pocket and her red manicured nails in every criminal enterprise.

But when she met Tristan – a man with ocean blue eyes and an angelic smile – it was love at first sight. It didn’t matter that he owned nothing to his name and lived in the worst part of her city. Anything he could desire, she could give him.

There was just a tiny problem.

Tristan was a vigilante. A partner of the hero whose mission was to take down Ira’s empire.

Will their relationship, built on pretty promises and beautiful lies, unravel under his secret, or does that really matter?

Either way, Ira had her eyes set on her prize and she always gets what she wants. Damn his feelings on the matter.

Originally on Kindle Vella!

Excerpt:

The city of Monterose was bustling with life.

Ira watched the people walking along her streets.

There was the financier falling over himself to catch that ever-elusive taxi.

He probably needing to get to a critical meeting to plan out another meeting.

The poor fool ended up cussing out another cabby that zoomed past him.

She glanced over to a teenager, probably skipping a class of some sort to go to the

boutiques and cafes in the Arts District; Desperate to be a part of a moment and yet just

always step behind.

She could hear the music from the headsets of a group of skateboarding stragglers, her

head bouncing as she appreciated the violent sound of death metal.

This was her favorite spot, a small antique iron fence separating her and the other

patrons from the crowd just only a few feet away. The umbrella blocked the sun, which

helped her headache from the poor sleep she had. She mused on the world beyond the

little fence, from the lovely tall bistro table with a rather comfy chair that served as her

throne. She lifted her head from her hand, using it to pick up her one of three chocolate

croissants. Her teeth bit down onto the flaky, crunchy service, delighting in the

bittersweet richness inside.

It wasn’t precisely the meal she wanted from last night, but it was enough for her to

release a little moan. In a few, less delicate bites, the pastry was gone, and she wiped

her hand on her jeans before directing towards the much needed cup of coffee.

“Excuse me, Miss?”

Just before the lip of the cup could touch her lips, she paused. That bit of quiet joy

devolved into growing annoyance. She scoffed, finally taking a sip of her coffee in

disinterest. “Hmph.”

The voice was not perturbed. “I was wondering if I could join you? This place is a little

crowded, and I see you have an empty chair.”

She gave him a derisive chuckle in response. She set her cup down, careful not to

smash it onto the tabletop. “I do mind-“

Her voice was caught in her throat as she looked up into deep blue eyes. Never had

she seen such depths. They were like the ocean, pulling her in. Her mind hiccupped;

the concepts of words seemed laughable.

Words?

Who needs words when you looking into the face of an angel?

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Author Bio:

Coda Languez is a Software Engineer by day and an Artist/Author by night. She is lover of all things anime, horror, and comic related, making her a true geek in all aspects. Heavily influenced by the works of Satoshi Kon, Kouta Hirano, Francesca Lia Block, and Clive Barker, Coda mixes black comedy, horror, magic realism, and dark romance into her works, creating an ‘it’s complicated’ relationship between readers and her anti-heroic, even villainous protagonists.

When she is not programming in her day job or writing psychological terrifying romances and dark action comedies in the night hours, Coda often binges on anime, fantasy, and sci-fi sagas and indulges in competition reality tv (a guilty pleasure). She is the mother of an adorable toddler and his Pembroke Welsh Corgi brothers, and wife to an awesome and often exasperated husband.

For information on Coda’s latest works, visit codemonkeyarts.com or connect with her on social media via @codemonkeyarts.

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