RAPHAEL (Deadly Virtues #1) by Tillie Cole-Review & Excerpt Tour
RAPHAEL
Deadly Virtues #1
by Tillie Cole
Release Date: June 18, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 18, 2019
They are the Fallen. A brotherhood of murderers whose nature compels them to kill. But guided by their leader, Gabriel, the Fallen have learned to use their urges to rid the world of those it is better off without.
For Raphael, sex and death are intertwined. Where there is one, there must be the other. He is a lust killer, luring his victims with the face of an angel and a body built for sin.
And Raphael lives to sin.
His newest mission takes him into the sadistic underworld of Boston’s secret sex clubs, and puts him face to face with his greatest fantasy made flesh.
Maria is everything he’s ever dreamed of, the kill he’s always longed for. She’s not his target. And he knows he must resist. But the temptation is too strong…
Yet Raphael is not the only one with a mission. Maria is not quite what she seems. And as her secrets and Raphael’s unravel, Maria begins to question everything she thought she knew—about evil, about the place she calls home, and about the beautiful sinner she was sent to destroy.
Dark Contemporary Romance. Contains sexual situations, violence, sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language and topics some may find triggering. Recommended for age 18 years and up.
The Fallen: Genesis a prequel novella in The Deadly Virtues Series and MUST be read before RAPHAEL
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REVIEW: RAPHAEL is the first full-length instalment in Tillie Cole’s contemporary, adult DEADLY VIRTUES dark, erotic, romance series focusing on a brotherhood of murderers, who call themselves the Fallen, a group of men who are compelled to kill. This is Raphael and Maria’s story line. RAPHAEL should not be read as a stand alone. It is recommended the reader read THE FALLEN: Genesis prior to reading Raphael, or any of the other series instalments.
SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately ten years earlier, following years of abuse and torture at the hands of The Brethren, six young men were rescued by one of their own. The Brethren, a collection of deviant Catholic priests, believed themselves above man and God in the hopes of ridding the boys of their demons and sins. Upon their rescue, the eldest Gabriel, took the young men, under his wing, in an effort to curtail their deviant natures. These are their stories.
TRIGGER WARNING: Due to the extremely graphic physical and sexual violence, and nature of the story line premise RAPHAEL is not intended for sensitive readers.
Told from several third person perspectives including Raphael and Maria RAPHAEL follows Raphael, one of the Fallen, as he is tasked to take down the lowest of the low. To help curb the ‘Fallen’s’ appetites, our anti-heroes use their deviant proclivities to rid the world of mankind’s sins, a tortuous affair that will bring Raphael face to face with a woman sent to destroy our story line anti-hero. Enter Maria, an innocent who has endured the pain and suffering of the aberrant, of the dark, and survived. What ensues is the forbidden and anomalous relationship between Raphael and Maria, and the potential fall-out as Maria finds herself both a willing and unwitting victim of Raphael’s past.
RAPHAEL is a disturbing, dark, raw and powerful tale of retribution, vengeance, abuse and survival; a story of religion and God, of power, lust, demons and sins; of the visceral impact of torture, and the need for revenge. Tillie Cole pulls the reader into the nightmare that is the abuse of power, and the potential to channel the darkness within.
Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE FALLEN: Genesis
Copy supplied for review
Reviewed by Sandy
NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers 18+ due to strong language and sexual content
Flesh that belonged to the Lord, not her. Flesh that she was defiling, making a mockery of.
As Father Murray sipped on his water, he noticed the whore was walking to the bathrooms. His eyes tracked her across the room, then scanned the club for any sign that someone else would follow. But the heathens were too busy fornicating to notice or care. His heart kicked into a sprint; she was alone in the bathroom. He squeezed the bottle of water until it was crushed beneath his grasp.
Father Murray’s skin burned as he watched the door of the bathroom. His muscles tensed so tightly they felt as though they would snap. His eyes misted with red . . . and then he was moving. He let the Lord fill his senses and gave over control.
Do with me what you will. Use me as your vessel to destroy the evil walking this earth.
As quick as a shadow, Father Murray turned the knob of the bathroom door and walked inside. The whore stood in front of the mirror, wiping a cloth along her rancid pussy. She turned her eyes his way. What first seemed like shock at the interruption turned into heated interest.
“Can I help you?” Her voice was all seduction. The voice of the devil, Father Murray thought. A living temptation trying to sway me from the path.
It would only make her cleansing all the more powerful.
Father Murray licked his lips and pushed his jaw-length dark hair from his eyes. He saw the whore’s eyes flare. That was the reason he was picked for these missions. Father Quinn had told him God gave him his looks and body for this very reason. To ensnare impure sluts and send them to the depths of hell where they belonged and would dwell for eternity.
Silently, Father Murray turned, giving the slightest nudge of his head in instruction for her to follow. He didn’t look back, and the thumping music from the speakers in the club meant he couldn’t hear her high-heeled feet on the floor. But he knew she would follow. It was God’s will.
These missions were the Brethren’s very reason for existing.
Father Murray exited out of the back door and down the winding fire escape stairs. A metal door plunged him into the darkness of the alley outside. He stopped against the wall and waited. He smirked when the fire door opened and the slut walked through. He watched as her eyes squinted in the dark, searching for him. She smiled when she caught sight of his intense gaze fixed on her. “You like privacy, huh?” she asked, coming to stand before him. “Not into public displays?” She smiled. “You should try it. There’s nothing like all eyes on you as you come.”
The whore ran her long fingernail down Father Murray’s chest. Her touch did nothing to him. There was no stirring in his cock, no satisfaction from her attention. The bitch had no idea what turned him on.
She would soon.
She dropped her hands to the fly of his pants and undid his zipper. Her tongue snaked out and licked along her too-white teeth. The whore was a demon wrapped in attractive female flesh.
But she wouldn’t make this man of God sin.
Father Murray grabbed the top of the whore’s arms, spun her, and smacked her back against the wall. An innocent soul would feel fear, dislike of the rough contact. But not this slut. She smiled, enjoying the pain Father Murray’s aggressive grip brought.
Heathen. A heathen who deserves to die.
“Are you gonna fuck me or what?” she whispered in his ear. The whore lifted her hand and flipped her hair back over her shoulder, aiming for seductiveness. Father Murray knew the movement was a message from the Lord. An invitation to strike, to do his work of ridding the world of sinners.
Father Murray smiled; the whore smiled back. He didn’t bother to tuck his cock back into his pants. Instead, he ran his hands over her hell-created curves, listening to her moan. His fingers roved over her small waist and up over her large breasts. Finally, his hands rested on either side of her neck. Father Murray stared right into the whore’s eyes. Leaning in close, he whispered, “You are a blight on the world. You have no place on this earth . . . and I shall be the holy warrior to send you back to the second level of hell.” Her eyes only had a second to flare with fear before Father Murray began to squeeze. The whore’s mouth dropped open as she quickly became starved of breath.
Father Murray hadn’t been aroused by the whore’s touch. But now, with his hands ridding her of life, his dick was hard and throbbing with the need to release. He panted as the whore’s body began to fight back. But she was too weak; he was too strong. He pressed his wide chest against her tits and pushed her hard into the wall. The friction of her skin against his erection only heightened his excitement. Father Murray rocked against the front of her bare pussy, his hands tightening and tightening until the whore’s eyes began to bulge. She clawed at his chest. But the battle, the pain she was trying to inflict on his pure soul, only made his hold around her neck tighten.
Tillie Cole hails from a small town in the North-East of England. She grew up on a farm with her English mother, Scottish father and older sister and a multitude of rescue animals. As soon as she could, Tillie left her rural roots for the bright lights of the big city.
After graduating from Newcastle University with a BA Hons in Religious Studies, Tillie followed her Professional Rugby player husband around the world for a decade, becoming a teacher in between and thoroughly enjoyed teaching High School students Social Studies before putting pen to paper, and finishing her first novel.
Tillie has now settled in Austin, Texas, where she is finally able to sit down and write, throwing herself into fantasy worlds and the fabulous minds of her characters.
Tillie is both an independent and traditionally published author, and writes many genres including: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance, Young Adult and New Adult novels.
When she is not writing, Tillie enjoys nothing more than curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far too much coffee, while convincing herself that she really doesn’t need that extra square of chocolate.
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Excellent review, Sandy. It does look very dark.
great review, sandy. sounds interesting, but perhaps too dark for me.
Excellent review and excerpt. I read the prequel novella, and this series is very dark!
Looks great, thanks for the excerpt. Congrats to Tillie on the new release.
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks very interesting.
Thanks for the fantastic review and excerpt.
Very nice review, Sandy. Looks like a different kind of read.
This looks like a great series, thanks Sandy.
Great review, Sandy. Sounds like a dark intense story.
Thanks for the wonderful review ! Looks really dark !