Gilded Lies: Romantic Fantasy with a Deadly Empath by Lustig, Lin ISBN B08956FJ4B instant download

Gilded Lies: Romantic Fantasy with a Deadly Empath by Lustig, Lin ISBN B08956FJ4B instant download

An actor with a secret and an ex with a vendetta collide when anomalous abilities unravel their lies.

John is a famous actor with an unusual, hidden ability to affect arousal and a queer relationship he's contractually obligated to keep out of the public eye, but he's not the only one with abnormalities. Others like him keep to the shadows, but there are a few dangerous people who know they exist, and when one of his kind is taken for experimentation, he only has one contact who can help keep their world veiled; his ex.

Licia discovered emotions could kill when, as an orphaned teenager, she empathically murdered an abuser, so now she dedicates herself to keeping lost, vulnerable young people safe—but then John calls. Nothing good comes from him, and this time it's worse: a young woman of their kin has been kidnapped and he needs her help to save her. Licia refuses to let experimentation on their kind begin again. Especially with John involved… again.

With Licia back in John's life, mistakes of his past reveal, renewing his guilt for his part in the crimes against their kind. As his secret relationship strains under the tension of Licia's deadly presence and their plans to rescue the young woman face new complications, John is faced with two options: come out of one closet and expose his kind to save them, or come out of the other closet to keep his secrets and save the man he loves—both will cost him his career, his reputation, and possibly his life. However, if he does neither, the people he swore to protect will pay the price in his place.

Which will he choose? Which would you choose?

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