DELIVER US FROM EVIL (Deliver Us From Evil 3) by Monica James

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 21, 2021

With Babydoll gone, I’m going to do whatever it takes to find her.

I will lie.
Cheat.
Murder…and I’ll do so with a smile.

I’ll even sell my soul to the devil…because that’s who my father, Sean Kelly, is. He won’t stop until Belfast is his. He knows I’m at my breaking point. Just how far will he push until I lose myself to the darkness for good?

But I’m prepared to give it all away. She’s all that matters.

However, this life isn’t done with me yet.

A startling secret threatens to destroy me, and a new player is introduced into the game. I don’t know if he is a friend or foe. What I do know is that he has the power to change the world as I know it.

He wants what is mine.

My kingdom.
My name.
And my legacy.

But I am Puck Kelly—and every monster is scared of somethin’…and that somethin’ is me.

No more hiding in the shadows because I’m huntin’ youse, and this time, I won’t lose.

Run, wee monsters, run.

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REVIEW: DELIVER US FROM EVIL is the third instalment in Monica James’ contemporary, adult DELIVER US FROM EVIL dark, Irish Mafia, romance trilogy focusing on Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly, and Camilla ‘Cami’ ‘Babydoll Doyle. DELIVER US FROM EVIL should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the cliff hanger and events of book one.

NOTE: If you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: At five years of age Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his beloved mother Cara, and in the ensuing years Punky vowed vengeance against the Doyles, the family he blames for her vicious demise but secrets and lies are about to be exposed forcing Punky to choose between family and the truth, blood and oath. Having never forgiven his father for his lack of concern regarding the death of his mother, Punky knows it is only a matter of time before he takes his place on the proverbial throne but someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity and Punky is about to pay the price. Focusing on a decades old feud in Ireland between the Kellys vs the Doyles, the Protestants vs the Catholics, Belfast vs Dublin in a fight for power and control of the criminal underworld in Ireland, DELIVER US FROM EVIL follows the rise to power, and the all out war to stay in control.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Puck and Cami) DELIVER US FROM EVIL focuses on the search for Cami Doyle, the woman who owns Puck Kelly’s heart but a woman who has become a pawn in a fight for control. With Cami missing, Puck finds himself at his father’s mercy, a man whose predilection for evil is only surpassed by our story line (anti) hero but even more secrets are about to be revealed and with it betrayal and vengeance come at a cost. Sean Kelly wants the ultimate control of Belfast and Dublin but needs Punky to fight for everything and more. What ensues is the fight for power and control, as Punky quick discovers that trusting anyone other than the woman he loves threatens everything and everyone he has put into play.

DELIVER US FROM EVIL is ultimately a story of betrayal, deception, double cross and revenge. Friends become enemies, enemies become foes, a fight for control means trusting no one but the woman you love. Monica James writes a another dark, gritty, raw and dark story of organized crime at its’ ugliest; where blood means family and death but family doesn’t always mean related by blood. The premise is twisted, tragic and haunting; the romance is unconventional and provocative; the characters are dangerous, edgy, broken and intense. DELIVER US FROM EVIL ends on a happily ever after-for now-I suspect the author has plans for several of the secondary characters.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Thy Kingdom Come
Into Temptation

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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