Mistakes Made (Mission Mercenaries 2) by Marie James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2022.

The worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.
I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.
I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.
Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.
Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach.
Maybe it was one of a million other things that irritated me that day.
But when Raya Reed looked me up and down, finding me lacking on some scale I’m sure no man in her life would ever live up to, I snapped.
It wasn’t until she was tied up in my house that I discovered she was Senator Thomas Reed’s daughter.
A normal person would let her go.
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my past, but making Raya MINE will never be one of them.

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REVIEW: MISTAKES MADE is the second instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romance series focusing on a group of mercenaries for hire. This is mercenary Liam Stone, and senator’s daughter Raya Reed’s story line. MISTAKES MADE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the storyline premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including scenes of dubious consent.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raya and Liam) MISTAKE MADE follows in the wake of the abduction and captivity of our story line heroine. Liam Stone sees red when the young woman he approaches spurns his attempts at flirting and seduction. Determined to own our story line heroine, Liam drugs and kidnaps said woman, unaware she is the daughter of a presidential candidate. Four weeks in hiding find our heroine falling for the man who is all kinds of wrong, the man whose life she will protect in the face of her own safety. What ensues is the Stockholm Syndrome relationship between Raya and Liam, and the potential fall-out when their whereabouts are discovered and Liam pushes Raya out of his life.

Raya Reed has never been loved; she is a prop in her parent’s fight for the ultimate control, a prop whose life is about to spiral out of control. Trapped with a man she knows nothing about, Raya realizes better to be imprisoned then freedom at the cost of her own sanity. Liam Stone doesn’t do relationships. He is a mercenary, a killer, a man who has no conscience or moral code. Taking Raya , claiming her as his own, places Liam in the direct line of fire but there is no place in his life for a woman like our story line heroine.

The relationship between Liam and Raya is that of captor and captive-a sexually erotic relationship in which Liam takes total control Liam was angry, he was p*ssed that our heroine thought herself above everyone else, and in an effort to prove she was nothing more than fodder, Liam took control, including forcing Raya to do as he commands. The $ex scenes are erotic, dramatic and intense with scenes of questionable consent.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to Raya’s parents Senator Thomas and Mrs. Reed; mercenaries Hollis, Nash and Fox, as well as the return of Angel and Laura (Lessons Learned 1). Hollis’ story line is next.

MISTAKES MADE is another dark, gritty, raw, and disturbing story of erotica, power and control. MISTAKES MADE is not for everyone due to the nature of the story line content. The premise is dramatic focusing on the unconventional relationship between our story line couple. The characters are broken, flawed and determined; the romance is virtually non-existent-Liam wields his power using discipline and control.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one LESSONS LEARNED

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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