His Possession / His Temptation (Mafia Masters 2 & 3) by Delta James-reviews

HIS POSSESSION
(Mafia Masters 2)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 29, 2025

I escaped one crime family…only to fall for the prince of another!
I feel him enter before I see him. The air shifts.
My heart slams against my ribs.
Whispers say he’s lethal.
Dangerous. Unseen forces coil around him like a living shadow.
I should run.
I can’t.
His eyes pin me in place.
There’s power in his stare, something not entirely human.
My pulse pounds like a drumbeat in the silence.
I stand in a world of marble and canvas.
He rules a kingdom of smoke and blood.
His family deals in secrets.
They say he’s a demon in a suit.
I know I should fear him.
I do.
Yet I reach for him anyway.
Bullets fly. Blood spills.
The lines between worlds blur, and I’m caught in the crossfire.
He won’t let me go.
And God help me…I don’t want him to.
Because I’m his. His obsession. His possession.

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REVIEW: HIS POSSESSION is the second instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult MAFIA MASTERS erotic, paranormal, Mafia romance series. This is panther shifter/Irish mobster, business owner Rory McMahon, and cougar shifter / sculptor Maeve O’Connell’s story line. HIS POSSESSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives ( Maeve and Rory) HIS POSSESSION follows the fated relationship between panther shifter/Irish mobster, business owner Rory McMahon, and cougar shifter / sculptor Maeve O’Connell. Maeve’s most recent gallery offering finds a visit from Irish mobster Rory McMahon.Maeve’s family is a part of the crime world, and our heroine is determined to stay as far away as possible but Rory is Maeve’s fated mate, and our hero will become guardian and protector of the woman with whom he is falling in love. The O’Neill Crime Syndicate has been targeted, and Maeve is about to become a pawn in a war of winner takes all but betrayal from within sets the tone for the upcoming battle. As to the paranormal nature of the story line, the supernatural element is limited with only one scene at the end.

The world building focuses on Rory’s need to claim Maeve as his own but Maeve’s father is determined to take control of his daughter, destroying the family in the process.

The relationship between Rory and Maeve is one of fated mates but Maeve wants nothing to do with the criminal underworld, having left that life for one of her own. When her friend is targeted, Maeve finds herself at the forefront of danger, in the hopes of protecting the people she loves, The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced Callum’s second Cormac Kelly, and his Enforcer Malachy; Maeve’s brother Alexander, and gallery owner and friend Sabella Sawyer. The requisite evil has many faces.

HIS POSSESSION is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and madness, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is engaging and tragic; the romance is fated and spicy; the characters are desperate, determined and spirited.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one HIS OBSESSION

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HIS TEMPTATION
(Mafia Masters 3)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2025

I hid for years… it only took him days to claim me.
I spent years erasing my past.
Gone. Hidden. Safe.
Then one photograph ruined everything.

Now MI5 is hunting me. My ex-fiancé wants me dead. Running isn’t an option anymore.

Enter Daragh O’Neill.
Cold. Ruthless. Deadly.
The O’Neill family’s enforcer.

He finds me. Captures me. Offers me a choice.
Stay and be protected.
Or keep running and risk everything.

There’s a catch.
I have to be his.
I should say no. I should run. But Daragh isn’t just any man, he’s something else.
Dark. Dominant. Tempting.
And my panther knows the truth.

He’s mine.

But danger is closing in. Blood will be spilled.
And when the final battle comes…
Will I fight for my freedom?
Or will I surrender to him?

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REVIEW: HIS TEMPTATION is the third instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult MAFIA MASTERS dark, erotic, paranormal, Mafia romance series. This is panther shifters Daragh O’Neill of the O’Neill Crime Syndicate, and museum curator Siobhan Harrington’s story line. HIS TEMPTATION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Siobhan and Daragh) HIS TEMPTATION focuses on the rescue and capture of panther shifter and museum curator Siobhan Harrington. Siobhan Harrington is a shifter with special abilities, and is on the run from MI5, MI6, and well as wolf shifter and crime lord Sebastian Wolfe but our heroine’s first foray back into the world of art places a target on her back, and she is determined to stay one step ahead of everyone willing to take her down. Enter Daragh O’Neill, Siobhan’s fated mate, and the man who is determined to protect our heroine with his life but Siobhan isn’t going to make is easy; refusing to be claimed or owned by any man, and in this, Siobhan is determined to run at every opportunity. Keeping Siobhan safe and out of the hands of the people targeting our story line heroine becomes troubling when the woman herself is often TSTL, and walks out of the safety net secured by the man whom she loves.

The world building focuses on the search, protection and claiming of our story line heroine. Daragh O’Neill knows Siobhan is his mate but Siobhan refuses to accept her fate with our story line hero. Determined to run, believing she will be safer on her own, Siobhan is often at the centre of a gun battle or take down of the people aiming to do her harm.

The relationship between Daragh and Siobhan is one of fated mates but Siobhan refuses to accept Daragh’s claim. A claiming, a mating, and a determined Daragh O’Neill all but lock down our story line heroine, a woman who refuses to bend the ‘proverbial knee’ for any man including the man with whom she is falling in love The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are reintroduced to panther shifter / Irish Mobster Callum Kavanagh, and his mate, socialite Isolde Fitzwilliam, several MI5 and MI6 agents, as well as Sebastian Wolfe.

HIS TEMPTATION is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is fated and frenzied; the characters are strong-willed, stubborn and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy