Ruthless People
by J.J. McAvoy
Publication Date: July 17, 2014
Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, following the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage was arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She knows exactly what type of man he is, and she would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. To the outside world they look like American Royalty, but behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance. The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down all those who stand in their way.
Excerpt:
MELODY
There,
of course, stood Natasha, adding more lipstick to her Botox-filled lips. The
way she looked at me when in the door closed behind me told me all I needed to
know. She had no idea what type of person I was.
I smiled at her, washing my hands. “Hi.”
She smirked. “Well, if isn’t the infamous
Mrs. Callahan.”
“Do I know you?” I asked innocently.
She whipped her golden hair over her
shoulder twice, and I wanted nothing more than to rip it from her head.
“You should,” she said, giving me a fake
frown. “Look, I’m not trying to hurt you and you seem
sweet . . . a little too sweet, actually. But you need to know.
Liam and I were something before you got married. I know this is just some
arranged marriage. He told me so. It won’t last, sweetheart. Like I said, you’re
sweet, but Liam doesn’t need sweet. He needs a real woman.”
“And you’re that real woman?”
She smiled. “He doesn’t know it yet, but
yes, I am. I know how to give him pleasure like no one else. He came every time
my mouth was on him. He begged at
night for me. He made me come over and over again. We went at it like animals.
But then he would make sweet, slow, and passionate lov—”
Before she could finish, I grabbed her by
her stupid blond hair and slammed her face against the mirror. She screamed,
letting out a cry of pain as the glass shattered around her head. It almost
looked like a spider web . . . a bloody spider web. Pushing her
face harder against the broken glass made her cry out again.
“Please . . .”
“I think you have said enough,” I
whispered, moving slower to her. Blood poured from the side of her face as I
met her eyes. She whimpered, struggling against me, but I held her still,
pulling on her hair. Tears spilled from her eyes as she opened her mouth to
scream.
“You scream, I will bash your skull in,
you hear me?” I glared at her, and her eyes widened in fear.
“I’m—”
“My
husband is off the market. You should be ashamed of yourself. We’re in God’s
house . . . the very church we were married in, and you are
thinking of trying to have an affair. You are a disgusting little whore. How
many daddy issues could you possibly have?”
About J.J. McAvoy
J. J. McAvoy first started working on Ruthless People during a Morality and Ethics lecture her freshman year of college. X number of years later, she is an insomniac who has changed her major three times, and is a master in the art of procrastination. If you ask her why she began writing, she will simply tell you “They wanted to get their story out.”
She is currently working on her next novel . . . so please bug her on Twitter @JJMcAvoy
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