title: Ruthless (A Lawless Novel)
author:  Lexi Blake 
description: <b><br /> </b>I love Lexi Blake. Read <i>Ruthless</i> and see why.<i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Lee Child<br /> <br /> Smart, savvy, clever, and always entertaining. Thats true of Riley Lawless, the hero in <i>Ruthless</i>, and likewise for his creator, Lexi Blake. Both are way ahead of the pack.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Steve Berry<br /> <br /> <i>Ruthless</i> is full of suspense, hot sex, and swoon-worthy charactersa must read! Lexi Blake is a master at sexy, thrilling romance!<i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Jennifer Probst<br /> <br /> With <i>Ruthless</i>, Lexi Blake has set up shop on the intersection of Suspenseful and Sexy, and I never want to leave.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Laurelin Paige<b><br /><br /><br />Praise for the novels of Lexi Blake</b><br /> <b></b><br /> A book to enjoy again and againCaptivating.Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews<br /> <br /> A satisfying snack of love, romance, and hot, steamy sex.Sizzling Hot Books<br /> <br /> Hot and emotional.Two Lips Reviews<br /> <b></b><br /> <b>Praise for the Perfect Gentlemen series by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake</b><br /> <b></b><br /> Hot and edgy and laced with danger, the stories in the Perfect Gentlemen series are just thatperfect.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author J. Kenner <br /> <br /> While there are certainly incendiary sex scenes at the top of this series opener, the strength is in the underlying murder and political mystery.<i>RT Book Reviews</i>
zlib_text: Ruthless is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s
  imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  A Loveswept Ebook Original
  Copyright © 2016 by Gillian Archer
  Excerpt from Rebellious by Gillian Archer copyright © 2016 by Gillian Archer
  All rights reserved.
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  This book contains an excerpt from the forthcoming book Rebellious by Gillian Archer. This excerpt
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  eBook ISBN 9780399594700
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  Contents
  Cover
  Title Page
  Copyright
  Chapter 1
  Cha