A Dirty Business (Kings of New York 1) by Tijan-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2022

When Jess Montell meets Trace West at a hockey game, she doesn’t know his name or occupation. What she does know is there’s an instant attraction that’s impossible to ignore—or forget. And forgetting is exactly what she wants to do when she learns he’s not just a successful Wall Street suit but the heir to one of New York’s biggest Mafia families.

The last thing Trace needs is a romantic anything with law enforcement, and parole officer Jess has trouble written all over her. Too bad he likes trouble. Especially when it’s a brunette bombshell with attitude and legs for days.

She’s an absolute spitfire, and he wants to stoke that flame.

Trace didn’t ask for the Mafia life. Jess doesn’t want any part of it. They both know it’s safer to stay away, but the temptation is too hard to resist—no matter how great the danger

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REVIEW: A DIRTY BUSINESS is the first instalment in Tijan’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF NEW YORK erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, parole officer Jess Montell, and heir to the West Mafia Tristian ‘Trace’ West’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Trace and Jess) A DIRTY BUSINESS follows the forbidden but building romance and relationship between PO Jess Montell, and Trace West. Jess’s mother is an alcoholic, her father is dead, and her brother is in prison serving a life sentence but to make ends meet Jess has been bartending at a local night club where she will discover her boss’s boss is the heir to the West Mafia. Enter Trace West, and the man with whom Jess will fall in love but life straddling the line between law enforcement and the world of crime pits Jess against the people in charge, people working both sides of the law. With her best friend in hiding, her mother in rehab, and Trace’s right hand man suspecting Jess is an undercover spy, our heroine must face reality that to fall in love with Trace means walking away with a broken heart. What ensues is the building relationship between Trace and Jess, and the potential fall-out when several members of organized crime are targeted, not only by the police but by someone else hoping to take charge.

Trace West never expected to fall in love with a member of law enforcement but his attraction to Jess is immediate and intense, forcing his men to question his allegiance to the family.Desperate to protect the woman he loves, Trace must walk away, breaking Jess’s heart in the process. As Trace struggles to uncover the identity of a potential mole in the organization, Jess quick discovers that the people she once loved and trusted may be the very people who take her down.

The relationship between Jess and Trace begins acrimoniously but quickly turns into a forbidden romance. Jess knows that to get involved with Trace could mean the end of her career, but the heart wants what the head refuses to accept. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Jess’ brother Isaac, and their long suffering, abusive and alcoholic mother Chelsea: Jess’ best friend and roommate Kelly, and her boyfriend Justin, as well as Justin’s brother Detective Worthing; Trace’s best friend and fellow crime lord Ashton Walden, as well as Jess’ boss Leo, and her mother’s friend Bear. The requisite evil has many faces; there are three crime families fighting for control of New York.

A DIRTY BUSINESS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, death and destruction, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is gritty, dark and captivating; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are determined, charismatic, powerful and lost. A DIRTY BUSINESS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores. 

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