They Found Us

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title: They Found Us
author: Joy Mullett
series: Found #5
published: 6.30.2025
publisher: self-published
genre(s): romance, suspense
pages: 245
format: manuscript
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the blurb

Katie and Leo have it a beautiful home in paradise, privacy, and a fresh start. Faking their deaths and disappearing to a secret island was supposed to be their ultimate escape. But when an emergency occurs, Leo is forced to return to Italy, stepping back into a world he swore he’d left behind.

When he finally arrives back at the island, he’s met with a crippling shock, one that threatens to shatter their perfect life and everything they have built.

Was their dream of freedom too good to be true? Can they save the life they risked everything for?

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a few notes

trigger warning: ❗murder, gore, loss, grief❗

POV: 1st person; dual
setting: Italy, England
keywords/phrases: mafia, betrayal, family, dysfunction
tropes: high action, ticking clock, high stakes, crime in the family
spice: 5/5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
language: 5/5 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

mood reading: in the mood for steamy romance with a lot of suspense and action

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my review

While there were quite a few twists and turns, and a fair amount of suspense, this felt very rushed. It wasn’t bad, it just felt very surface level.

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