KING’S VOW (Guerrera Syndicate 1) by Ella Kade

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 12, 2022.

We met in darkness.

Fate brought us back together, and almost as quickly ripped us apart.
The world we lived in thrived on greed and deception.

Two dark souls converged and aligned in an eruption of vengeance and hatred.

Death almost ended us, and now nothing could break us. Or so we thought. What will happen when at every turn, our world was trying to tear us apart?

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REVIEW:  KING’S VOW is the first instalment is Ella Kade’s (aka Harlow Layne) contemporary, adult GUERRERA SYNDICATE erotic, romance, Mafia, drug cartel series. This is thirty year old, Arely Guerrera, head of the Guerrera Syndicate , and twenty year old college sophomore turned body guard Sebastian ‘Bash’ King’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Arely and Bash) KING’S VOW follows the building relationship between thirty year old, Arely Guerrera, head of the Guerrera Syndicate , and twenty year old college sophomore turned body guard Sebastian ‘Bash’ King. Bash thought to rob a random stranger but had no idea he would be facing down the head of the Guerrera Syndicate. Jumping in to save a fellow student, Bash would use his skills as a thief, only this time to face Guerrera twins Ale and Army, who offer him a position with the Guerrera mob. A trial period finds Bash coming full circle, once again facing the woman he had attempted to rob, the woman with whom Bash would fall in love. Enter Arely Guerrera. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Bash and Arely, and the potential fall-out as someone is targeting our story line heroine, taking aim at everyone she loves.

The Guerrera Syndicate controls the local drug trade but someone has altered the supply, and Arely is determined to uncover the truth. A trip to Columbia finds Arely and her family running for their lives, as Bash places himself in the direct line of fire to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. As Bash and Arely’s relationship turns serious, Arely is unable to trust her own family as Bash fights for his life following another attack.

The relationship between Bash and Arely begins as a wild back-alley encounter where our heroine takes charge with our story line hero. Arely’s brothers struggle with her relationship with a man ten years her junior, a man they know very little about. Bash knows Arely is the only woman to own his heart but the family continue to test our story line hero. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense but the opening encounter is questionable on many levels.

We are introduced to Arely’s brothers- twins Ale and Army, Santiago and Pablo, as well as Arely’s best friend Bree. I am not too sure about the true nature of the siblings’ relationships, as everyone is suspect in the attacks against our story line heroine, and Ale and Army remind me of loveable puppies. There is something developing between Santi and Bree.

KING’S VOW is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is engaging and interesting; the characters were energetic but we know very little about the who, how and why; the age-gap romance is erotic but I struggle to feel any palpable attraction.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Ella Kade is a forbidden and dark romance writer who enjoys writing captivating characters with sinful intent.
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Read Ella to get immersed into her words where she ruins lives and slowly puts them back together.

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