FEARLESS SINNER (Empire of Sinners 3) by Faith Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 27, 2024

I need the money to save my mother.
The mafia boss needs a temporary wife. I ran back home, seeking solace from my troubled past. But then I plunged into another fiery abyss.

My mother is ensnared by an enormous debt to Cillian O’Ridian, the dark and dangerous king of the Irish Mafia. And she’s seriously ill. Without the money for her surgery, she won’t survive.

I need funds not just to pay Cillian off but to save my mother’s life.

Cillian is a man shrouded in danger—someone you instinctively avoid. In my case, he’s the ruthless debtor. But then he makes me an offer I can’t refuse —

Be his wife for six months so he can secure his empire, and he will settle our debts and cover my mother’s medical expenses.

It should have been a simple business arrangement, but things quickly became complicated. Before we even exchanged vows, I found myself falling for him.

I know it’s wrong. I’m not supposed to want this man.
Given my past and his status in the mafia, he should be off-limits to me.

Yet, every time he calls me ‘my wife,’ and his touch makes me feel like I belong to him, my heart becomes entangled in ways I never anticipated.

Foolishly, I begin to dream of a future together.
Until reality hits hard, and I realize that losing my heart to Cillian isn’t the only threat.
His enemies have become my enemies, and “till death do us part” might come sooner than either of us expected.

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REVIEW: FEARLESS SINNER is the third instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, adult EMPIRE OF SINNERS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is head of the Irish Crime Family Cillian O’Ridian, and former dancer Chloe Ricci’s story line. FEARLESS SINNER 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 (Cillian and Chloe) FEARLESS SINNER follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Having barely escaped an abusive relationship, Chloe Ricci is called home to discover her mother is sick, and her step-father has plunged the family into debt with the Irish Mob. Desperate to save both her mother and the family business, Chloe is willing to do anything but never expected to find herself married to the Irish boss. Enter Cillian O’Ridian, the man with whom Chloe will fall in love. Cillian O’Ridian has six weeks to get married as part of the position as the man at the top. Cillian believes the only woman he would ever love is gone but falling for Chloe meant a second chance at a happily ever after . All is not well in Cillian O’Ridian’s world, and Chloe is about to get caught in the middle, a pawn to be used in a game of cat and mouse. What ensues is the building relationship, and marriage of convenience between Cillian and Chloe, and the potential fall-out as the O’Ridian Crime Family is forced into a war with an unknown foe.

The world building follows several paths including Chloe’s desperate attempts to save the family business; a faceless enemy who is taking aim at our story line hero; and betrayal from within that threatens everything Cillian holds dear.

The relationship between Cillian and Chloe begins when Chloe approaches Cillian about the debt her step-father incurred. Cillian demands payment from our story line heroine, unaware of the steps Chloe is willing to take in order to save face and the family business. As Cillian begins to ‘seek out’ the woman with whom he will fall in love, someone else is targeting our story line hero. The $ex scenes are provocative and seductive.

The secondary and supporting characters are dynamic and colorful. We are introduced to Chloe’s mom, and Chloe’s best friend Roxanne, Jaxon Bortsov, as well as the return of Bratva second in command Dante Levitsky; Cillian’s sister Olivia O’Ridian and Bratva heir Virgo Antonov. The requisite evil has many faces.

FEARLESS SINNER is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and intriguing; the romance is passionate and fated; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Ruthless Sinner
Merciless Sinner

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

Faith Summers is the Dark Contemporary Romance pen name of USA Today Bestselling Author, Khardine Gray.

Warning !! Expect wild romance stories of the scorching hot variety and deliciously dark romance with the kind of alpha male bad boys best reserved for your fantasies.

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