Brutal Heir (Ruthless Heirs 3) by Sienna Cross-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 9, 2025

She came to heal the monster. Instead, she woke the man beneath.

Alessandro
They say I should’ve died in that explosion.
Maybe I did… because the man staring back at me in the mirror sure as hell isn’t the heir to the Gemini empire anymore.
He’s a scarred, savage thing held together by pain, rage, and a hunger for vengeance.
And now they’ve sent her, this fiery, foul-mouthed redhead with zero self-preservation to babysit me.
I should hate her.
But the longer she stays, the more her hands aren’t just stitching up my wounds…
They’re breaking through my armor, awakening a fire I swore was dead.
And if I’m not careful, I’ll end up dragging her into my bed and into my darkness.

Rory
All I wanted was to disappear.
Start over. Stay hidden. Keep breathing.
I didn’t plan on becoming the live-in nurse to the most dangerous man in Manhattan.
Alessandro Rossi is angry, wounded, and lethal.
Even half-broken, he could end me with a word.
But I see what’s behind the scars—the monster everyone fears and the man no one else knows.
I should run.
But the thing about running from monsters?
Eventually, you stop being afraid of the dark.
And worse, you start craving it.

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REVIEW:BRUTAL HEIR is the third instalment in Sienna Cross’ contemporary, adult RUTHLESS HEIRS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is heir to the Gemini Empire Alessandro ‘Ale’ Rossi, and Irish Mafia princess, nurse Brigid O’Shea aka Rory Delaney’s story line. BRUTAL HEIR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rory and Ale) BRUTAL HEIR follows in the aftermath of the almost wedding between Brigid O’Shea to the man known as the Butcher of Belfast. At the age of fifteen Brigid O’Shea was promised in marriage to a monster but on her wedding day several years later, Brigid ran, landing in America, where she would be known a Rory Delaney. Fast forward to present day, hired as a live-in nurse to aid in the recovery of our story line hero, Rory finds herself falling for a man who’s scarred both inside and out. An explosion and ensuing fire left Alessandro Rossi struggling for his life, and Rory is determined to prove she is stronger than the wrath Alessandro is determined to throw her way but Rory’s short lived freedom in America is about to come to an end when betrayal continues from afar, and in the hopes of protecting the people she loves, Rory walks away from the man with whom she had fallen in love.

The detailed world building focuses on Alessandra Rossi’s recovery, and his need to claim our story line heroine but Rory is keeping secret the life she left behind, a life that is about to come full circle perpetuating a war, threatening the lives of everyone involved.

The relationship between Rory and Ale begins as nurse and patient. Alessandro Rossi is struggling in the aftermath of the explosion and fire that has left our hero a shell of his former self but Rory Delaney is determined to prove he is stronger than is claims to be, and worthy to call himself heir to the throne. The $ex scenes are impassioned and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dangerous and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including Alessandro’s Rossi’s large extended family of siblings and cousins, co-workers, and friends, as well as Brigid’s questionable father and brothers.

BRUTAL HEIR is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and madness, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is intricate, dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and sensitive; the characters are sassy, spirited, determined and desperate.

Reading order and previous reviews
Ruthless Guardian
Savage Prince

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

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