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A. L. Hartwell lives in Nottingham, England with her wonderfully patient husband and sassy dog Lyla. From the age of fifteen, as part of an escape, she spent years writing short stories, accumulating them, and sharing them online. With a vast taste in genres, she found herself drawn to the wonderful twisty world of Dark Romance. When she discovered the freedom in writing within this genre, she delved headfirst into writing her first novel, Bending to Break.

When she’s not working or spending her time locked away in her writing cave, she’s reading, drinking tea, or obsessing over her niece and nephew.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 450 ratings · 209 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bending to Break (Before I Break #1) 4.09 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking to Pieces (Before I Break #2) 4.37 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautifully Broken (Before I Break #3) 4.42 avg rating — 71 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercy on Me 4.54 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mercy on Me

Well...here we are once again, with a new story and even darker characters. I feel like it's been forever but here we are, ready to go with new characters, a darker storyline, and smut to make you blush!

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Evan King, the cruelest millionaire to walk this earth, was shot in front of my innocent eyes. I ran to him without a second thought. I saved his life, holding his thready pulse between my fingers. Read more of this blog post »

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