A Beautiful Lie by Coda Languez is the opening volume of the Birth of a Sin trilogy — a slow-burn dark romance that begins, like all sins, with something almost beautiful.
About the Book
When sadistic mafia queen Ira Dante crosses paths with seemingly ordinary Tristan Lamarr, an obsession is born that will swallow them both. Originally serialized as a web serial, the episodes have been collected into three volumes — A Beautiful Lie is where the descent begins.
What to Expect
A Beautiful Lie is unhealthy, abusive, codependent, and not safe — a relationship not to be admired, but to be grotesquely intrigued by. Coda Languez writes characters who are wrong for each other in every way that matters and right for each other in the ways that don’t, and lets the reader watch the slow-motion crash with their eyes wide open.
Tropes & Themes
- Mafia / organized crime
- Toxic romance and codependency
- Morally grey female lead / anti-heroine
- Obsession and possessiveness
- Age gap and slow burn
- Interracial pairing
Reading Order — Birth of a Sin Trilogy
- A Beautiful Lie (this book)
- Pleasure in Pain
- Wrath and Lust
See the entire trilogy on Amazon’s series page.
Editions & Where to Buy
- Kindle: B09Z7TKVKV — also available on Kindle Unlimited
- 244 pages, published June 2022 by Coda Languez
Content Warnings
Abuse, codependency, violence, explicit sexual content. A Beautiful Lie is not a healthy romance — read with caution and only if you enjoy the genre’s darker corners.
