Killer Kiss (Ruthless Revenge 1) by Kristen Luciani-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 4, 2022

A bratva princess needs protection from the man secretly hired to destroy her…Me.
My job was to protect the gorgeous heiress to the Ivankov mafia empire after her parents were murdered.

I thought she’d be naive and innocent like her sisters. I didn’t count on the fiery vixen princess who’d narrowly escaped the third bullet meant for her.

I need to become her savior… before I reveal myself as her devil.

She fights me with all of the anger, distrust, and stubbornness that floods her sinful body, fueling every one of my twisted desires. Her actions beg me for punishment in the form of bound wrists and the sharp sting of my palm against her flesh.

She will learn to obey.

As time goes on, I slowly forget my hatred and shelve all plans for revenge, my obsession with Kristina Ivankov swallowing me whole.

I will not lose.
I will claim my prize.
I will own the princess and her kingdom.
Forever.

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REVIEW:KILLER KISS is the first instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS REVENGE dark, Mafia, erotic romance series focusing on criminal underworld heirs Massimo Marrone and med student Kristina Ivankov. The RUTHLESS REVENGE trilogy is set in the same world as the author’s Reckless Reign and Sinfully Savage worlds. Some of the characters cross over or are mentioned for cohesion and familiarity.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Kristina) KILLER KISS follows in the wake of the Mafia style hit on Kristina’s parents Anton and Kira Ivankov. On leave from med school to help celebrate her sister’s eighteenth birthday, Kristina suspects not all is right in her father’s organization but gunfire kills her parents before secrets are revealed, and heroine is left to pick up the pieces. Anton’s ‘business partner’ Savio offers up Massimo, his head of security to help ‘protect’ our story line heroine and her sisters, but Massimo has secrets that threaten everyone involved. What ensues is the building relationship between Massimo and Kristina, and the fall-out as betrayal and lies destroy all trust Kristina has in the people she loves.

Massimo has secrets but our hero has been threatened, and Kristina Ivankov is a means to an end. Not only is Anton’s business partner searching for the truth, but someone else is targeting what’s left of the Ivankov Crime Syndicate. Kristina Ivankov is no shrinking violet, and is capable of defending herself when necessary but she quickly discovers that the fight for power and control is about to become personal, taking aim at our story line heroine. Not only is the Ivankov Crime Syndicate on the precipice of imploding but the Juarez Cartel, and the Leota Commission want to ensure their place at the top.

The relationship between Massimo and Kristina is quick to develop. Kristina hires Massimo as protector and guardian but one man is not capable of being in several places at one time. Believing Massimo is keeping secrets, Kristina attempts to seduce our story line hero, only to find she is the one on the receiving end of seduction. The $ex scenes are intimate erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic, powerful and controversial secondary and supporting characters including Kristina’s sisters Sofia and Maria, Quinn Mulligan from the Mulligan Crime Family; Uncle Frank, and mob boss Savio. The requisite evil has many faces.

KILLER KISS is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, broken trust and heart break. The fast paced premise is dramatic, dark and gritty; the romance is provocative; the characters are edgy and animated ….but saying that, there is a question of believability in the face of a lack of in-house, personal and property security for the Ivanokov family and its’ organization-questionable on so many levels affecting the believability from the start. KILLER KISS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…