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Tender Cruelty: Prequel to Pretty Contradictions Kindle Edition

by Peggy Chan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
He doesn’t know how to love and cannot bring himself to hate her, so all he can offer is tender cruelty.
A boy who was never taught how to love.
A man bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders.
A villain who holds the power to destroy the very girl he cannot let go.
Who is Asher Rudd?
In this raw and compelling prequel, fully narrated from Asher’s perspective, discover the secrets behind the man who commands Kiara Bennet’s world.
Haunted by a childhood he can’t escape and a promise he refuses to break, Asher lives a life ruled by control—until Kiara storms into his life. She’s a whirlwind he can’t resist, pulling at the carefully guarded threads of his soul and threatening to unravel the man he’s worked so hard to become.
As vengeance and redemption blur into one, Asher faces an impossible choice: keep his heart locked away in the name of self-preservation, or risk everything for the one woman who could shatter him beyond repair.
Poignant, gripping, and brimming with tension, this prequel delves deep into the makings of Asher Rudd: the fractured boy, the unyielding man, and the fire sparked by the girl who dared to challenge his darkness.
Dive into Asher’s mind and uncover the story of the boy who became a man—and the girl who made him question everything. Start reading now and step into the world of tender cruelty and quiet storms.
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  1. Print length
    48 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Accessibility
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  4. Publication date
    February 19, 2025
  5. Reading age
    17 - 18 years
  6. File size
    4.6 MB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
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  9. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DXV5491M
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.6 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 17 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Peggy Chan

Peggy Chan

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Peggy is a happy grandmother of four who loves creative writing and gardening.

Writing has always been her first love. Romance is her main genre and she has books in its sub-categories, paranormal romance being one of them.

She creates a fantasy world populated by vampires, witches, shape shifters and ghosts. Her published series include The Wild Heart, Dark Obsessions, Destinies Entwined, Love in the Shadows of Salem, Heartstrings and The Reckoning. Talons & Claws is her latest series.

These paranormal romances will have your toes curling and your heart rooting for the spunky heroines, be they witches, vampires or shape shifters and even humans like us.

She lives in the Land below the Wind in exotic Borneo Island in the Far East and when she’s not busy writing, she tends to her plants on the balcony. The leafy greens make the balcony come alive and yes, she does talk to her plants!

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  • Roberta R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific story.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    The plot was intriguing and catches your interest from the start. This prologue is from Asher's viewpoint. Asher has lived a terrible childhood and he is always looking out for his little sister. He feels like he failed her once and promises to always be there for her. He meets a girl in school who reminds him of his sister, named Celia. Celia catches his interest and he becomes obsessed with her. I can not wait to read more of this story.

    I received this book as an ARC and am leaving a review voluntarily.
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  • DeeDeeW
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great appetizer
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Short read, but a great appetizer to the main course coming. An enemies to lovers story that will have an ice queen hopefully warming up to the dark bad boy with a hard past. Can they bring themselves together to find happiness?
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  • appleblossoms
    5.0 out of 5 stars Asher's mind
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    A brief but thorough insight into the mind of Asher and the events that turned him into the person he is. His motivations. His observations. His goals.
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  • Saundra Wright
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice prequel.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    This is a very brief but intriguing introduction to two main characters in an upcoming series. It does a good job of providing a bit of background for these characters and how they met. Quite tantalizing.
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  • Angel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tender cruelty
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    This was a great start to the series! I'm so excited to read book 1. I can't wait to see how the relationship between the mc's plays out and how the sister progresses.
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