Sapphires and Snakes
Lexie A. Lynn
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· 2 ratings · 276 pages · Published: 06 Nov 2025
The awaited conclusion of Tamayo and Zarina’s story is finally here! The second book in the Cardinal Families Series pushes each of them to the brink of choice—between power and ego, between safety and desire. The map of Louredo is changing and whoever doesn’t grab a seat, gets left behind.
Grab your copy and claim your seat at the table.
ZARINA GALLO
I trusted my parents. Then they tried to sell me off to pay their debts. Now, I’m trusting Andrea Tamayo. She promised she’d protect me, made me kneel and sign my name in blood for the privilege. But when Marcus Accardi makes his move, she can’t save me. No one can.
Except me.
I refuse to be a helpless damsel in Italian leather heels. I’ll do whatever it takes to escape Marcus’s brutal hands, even if it means betraying the one ally I have left. It’s me or Tamayo, and I have more to lose.
ANDREA TAMAYO
Everything I’ve worked so hard to grasp is within my reach if I just take it. For a decade, I’ve sought revenge on the Gallo Family. They left me for dead, wrecked my body, my faith, and now they’re about to lose everything they took from me.
If I can stand to ruin my fake fiancée, Zarina Gallo.
With the prize so close, I can’t stop now. I can’t allow her to soften me. Not even if it means betraying her to achieve all I’ve ever worked toward. It’s me or Zarina, and I have more to gain.
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