![]() For those readers, this book may not be a good read for them. ![]() However, we wanted to leave a little note to warn readers with sensitivity to dubious content, sexual themes, and verbal abuse. We hope you enjoy it to your fullest and we cannot wait to read your reviews on it. We're so happy that you are thinking about reading our newest book The Bet. Some of their bestsellers include Savage Beginnings, The Obsession Duet, and Corium University. In 2018, she put fingers to the keyboard and started writing about the dark side of romance.Ĭassandra is a USA Today Bestselling Author and one half of the international bestselling author duo Beck and Hallman, who are most known for writing Dark Mafia and New Adult Romance. She always had a love for reading, that love slowly transpired into writing. ![]() Born and raised in Germany, Cassandra moved to the United States when she was eighteen. Cassandra is a USA Today Bestselling Author and one half of the international bestselling author duo Beck and Hallman, who are most known for writing Dark Mafia and New Adult Romance. ![]() In 2018, she put fingers to the keyboard and started writing about the dark side of romance. ![]()
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