TWISTED TYRANT (Vengeful Villains 1) by Kristen Lucian-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2022.

She’s my enemy.
My obsession.
For months, I watch every move she makes.
Every curve of her body.
Every breath that she takes.
She’s gorgeous and innocent,
Until I take her captive.

I know she isn’t mine to keep, but every forbidden touch makes me crave her more.
For weeks, she torments me with her sinful body and venomous tongue, resisting her fate.
She quickly learns that her defiance has consequences.
And I expect to be obeyed…or else.

But my enemies have other plans for us.
When a deadly attack forces me to take over the Malikov Bratva as boss, I have a choice to make.

Marry the princess and keep my possession.
Or make my family whole and kill her.

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REVIEW: TWISTED TYRANT is the first instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary adult, VENGEFUL VILLAINS erotic, dark Mafia romance series. This is assassin Luka Malikov, and twenty-one year old musician Natasha Resnov’s storyline.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luka and Natasha) TWISTED TYRANT follows several paths including the tempestuous relationship between assassin Luka Malikov, and twenty-one year old musician Natasha Resnov. Natasha Resnov is the victim of a violent kidnapping wherein she finds herself the prisoner of the Malikov family. Dima Malikov, second in command, is forcibly taking Natasha as his bride but uses his brother Luka as the man to take charge but all does not go according to plan when Luka begins to fall for our story line heroine, and Natasha falls for Luka in return. Minutes before Luka and Dima’s sister Valentina’s wedding to fellow crime lord Dmitri Stepanov, gunfire erupts, killing several important people in the Malikov family. With Valentina missing and on the run, Luka Malikov circles the proverbial wagons, in an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. On the hunt for the truth, Luka, and his brothers Nikolai and Taras must come to terms with what has happened including the possible involvement of one of their own as well as our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Luka and Natasha, and the fall-out as Natasha becomes a pawn in an impending war between several crime families.

The relationship between Natasha and Luka is a forced proximity, forced marriage, kidnapping affair wherein Natasha quickly falls for our story line hero. Luka struggles with his attraction to the woman his brother is claiming as his own but Luka quickly discovers that all is not as it appears to be. There are other pieces and people at play, and the people involved go much higher in the organization than anyone could have imagined. Keeping Natasha safe means protecting our heroine from her family and his own but it may be Luka’s heart that needs protection from our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are aggressive and intense.

We are introduced to Luka’s brothers: Dima, Daniel, Nikolai and Taras; their sisters Tori and Valentina; their parents Viktor and Irina Malnikov; Natasha’s father Ivan Resnov ; Malikov family friend Boris Vetrov; Denis Stepanov and his son Dmitri; as well as several members of various factions of the criminal underworld including the Brotherhood 7, and the Red Ladro. Several characters cross over from the author’s various series. Not everyone survives in the face of betrayal and murder.

TWISTED TYRANT is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, dysfunctional family dynamics, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, gritty and intense; the romance is impassioned and erotic; the characters are powerful, dynamic, and captivating.

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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…