Heartless Beloved

North Shore Stories, Book 2

He is everything she's been warned against. She is everything he hates.

I'm from a place where you eat or get eaten. Two gangs are at war, and I'm hungry for survival.

Growing up in a broken town doesn't make you a good man. In fact, the North Shore of the Falls has made me merciless.

I survive because I'm a good soldier for the North Shore Crew. I'm cool-headed, I never lose sight of my goals, and my only obsession is to wrench our town from the clutches of our sworn enemies, the Kings.

Alexandra Delacroix is just a job. Plain and simple. She lives in our neighboring town, in the millionaires' heaven they call Stoneview.

The plan is straightforward: charm her, uncover incriminating information about her senator father, and tip the balance of power in our favor.

But unlike the other rich girls from Stoneview I use as toys, Alexandra is kind, selfless… sweet. Sickeningly so. A bright pink cupcake with glitter and sprinkles on the icing, that kind of sweet.

We have nothing in common. Nothing but the secrets we keep.

And before I know it, my priorities change.

Before I know it… Alexandra Delacroix is my new obsession.

This is book two in a series of interconnected standalones. For mature listeners.

A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2023 Lola King (P)2024 Podium Audio

🖤Xi&Alexandra💓

♡My Review🎧♡
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~Heartless Beloved~North Shore Stories Book 2~ Lola King~

“I don’t know why you think you don’t deserve to be protected. I don’t know why you aim to make yourself small and pliable. To say yes with a big smile when you want to scream no…but no more.”

♡I didn't think I could love a couple more than I loved Caden and Billie, but I was wrong. The narration was phenomenal!! The beginning of this book had me once again hating the MMC, and by the end, I was rooting for him. Take that as you will because some may say that I'm unwell for thinking that... I love dark romance reads, and this book definitely fulfilled my love of dark romance.

Alexandra, a girl who has been through the inevitable, is trying to be free from her controlling father and haunting past all while trying to find who she is in the process. Xi is a broken soul trying to do everything he can to protect his family, even if that means hurting the only girl he's ever loved when he never meant to fall. I'm so excited to continue this amazing series♡

~As Always Happy Reading~

Omg!!! Sooooo good!

This book was 1000 times better than book 1 oh my God I couldn’t love it anymore so good

Bad boy gets the good girl? But add a bit of spice

I remember discovering the first book in the north shore series and it all just went downhill after that. The bad boy and the good girl is such a normal story but what made it different was Alex. The whole plot twist by the end gave me the best whiplash ever, but man loving someone for their level of crazy is the best way to describe it without spoiling anything. i added the whole series to my reread list so fast. I will reread this whole series so many times I already know it.

“Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince”

“Imagine falling in love with the person who broke you.”

I really wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about
“Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince” after book one had such a badass FMC x MMC. But holy hell did I LOVE these two & their story!!

Really loved!!!!!

I loved this one!!!!! So good from start to finish!!!! Lola king you nailed this one!!!!