SAZON / ROMAN (Bratva Blood Brothers  #4 & 5) by K.J. Dahlen-reviews

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ROMAN
Bratva Blood Brothers #5
by KJ Dahlen

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 3, 2018

Roman

Broken. Scarred. Powerless.
I’ll destroy that f$$ker even if I have to come back from hell
He defaced my childhood innocence
The monster, arrogantly spent out his years doing to same
I’ll never be that vulnerable child again.
Barely surviving a life on the streets that took my brother
For years, I thought I was living.
But the truth I have hidden all these years has made me cold and distrustful.
I have done things I’m not so proud of.
But I have tried to live honorably since.
I am ruined though.
There will be no happy ending for me.
Like there is for my brothers.
I have already faced this truth.
One man’s moment of kindness
Drawn into a dark world i will never escape
Until, I met her.
She uncovered my dark secret
Brought me face to face with my past
Though my inner demons won’t go quietly
And now she knows the monster that I am
Can her light illuminate my darkness, or will I destroy us both?

Note: All books in the Bratva Blood Brother series are standalone, full length super sexy, raw mobster romance novels. They can be read in any order and do NOT contain cliff-hangers. It includes lots of steamy scenes, slang, cursing, some violence, dark themes, and elements about a fictional Russian mafia. HEA guaranteed.

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REVIEW: ROMAN is the fifth instalment in KJ Dahlen’s contemporary, adult BRATVA BLOOD BROTHERS erotic, Russian mafia, romance novella series. This is forty-year old warehouse owner Roman Salizar, and Stephanie ‘Stevie’ Angelica Grace’s story line. ROMAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The author begins each instalment in the series with the prequel short story BLOOD BROTHERS that reveals the background and history of the characters.

NOTE: Due to the story line content including child abuse, assault and graphic violence, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: Five young boys and childhood friends (Yuri, Sazon, Barshan, Mikial and Roman) survived the mean-streets of Russia only to be rescued and reared by a local gym owner Ivan Russo, who would meet his death by a local gang. Seeking revenge against the gang, local Russian Bratva member and soon to be New York Russian mafia leader Nikoli Silvanic would mentor the five young men until they were ready to take on the world, with the approval of Russian Bratva leader Sergi Constantine. When the time came Nikoli Silvanic would take over the New York territory, while the five ‘blood brothers’ would take over New Orleans. These are their stories.

Told from several third person points of view including Roman and Stevie, ROMAN is a complex and detailed story line that follows several intersecting paths including the take down of the deviant individuals whose goal in life to take control of the seedy underworld of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Stevie, and her ‘brother’ Benny have been on the run, hiding in the shadows, in the hopes of escaping their life of pain and misery. Injured and sick, Stevie and Benny escape to New Orleans where they will come face to face with the Russian mob. Enter Roman Salizar, and the man with whom Stevie will fall in love. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Stevie and Roman, and the hunt for the sick and twisted minds who have destroyed so many lives.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including all of Roman’s blood brothers, the Bratva leader Nikoli Silvanic, several members of the Devil’s Advocate MC, a local drug cartel, and an abhorent family of pedophiles, abusers and killers. The requisite evil has many faces including the man who all but destroyed Roman’s life.

ROMAN is a dark, sexy and sensitive tale with mature themes and spirited characters. The premise is edgy; the characters are dynamic; the romance is an insta lust/love seduction.

ROMAN is a quick read that ends at 20% on the Kindle e-reader. There is additional material including the author’s bonus content, Spawn and Spitfire Volume 1, as well as Sin’s Volume 2 & 3. This is not unusual as most of the books (story lines) in the series thus far end between 10-20% on the Kindle, with the remainder filled with additional story lines.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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SAZON
(Bratva Blood Brothers #4)
by KJ Dahlen

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Re-release Date April 23, 2018

Sazon
I am a man of honor and what I have I earned with my own two hands.
I am ruthless against those who would seek to destroy my family.
Our undying loyalty makes us family.
I would live and die for the brothers I found when I was nothing more than a child.
Till she came.
As soon as I touched her our connection was bonded. She is the missing half of my soul and to be without her now would leave me half alive.
I plan to protect her whether she wants it or not, she’s a stubborn as I am and her quest might just kill her.
To be with her will be heaven. To be without her would send my soul into a lifetime of hell.

Ana
I may be small but I’m determined. I was taught by the men in my life to stand up for what I believe in and nothing will take my honor away from me. I won’t let it.
When I met him it was like meeting the other part of my soul. He completes me like no other ever would.
I loved him at first sight even if I didn’t recognize the feeling but not even he will stand in my way. I must get justice for the death of my grandfather. Family honor demands it.
I’m torn in two direction, I want justice but now I finally has something I can’t bear to lose, Sazon. Everyone is telling me I can’t face him but I’ll have no one else stand in my stead. I must face this particular killer.
I must face a monster and win, using everything I was ever taught. Will it be enough to win or will I fall under my own blade?

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REVIEW: SAZON is the fourth instalment in KJ Dahlen’s contemporary, adult BRATVA BLOOD BROTHERS Russian mafia, romance series focusing on a close-knit group of friends, originally from Russia. This is gym owner Sazon Demikoff, and metal forger Anastasia ‘Ana’ Petroff’s story line. SAZON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The author begins each story with a short story prequel (Blood Brothers) focusing on the history of the ‘brothers’ and how they came to be.

NOTE: SAZON is the re-release of the author’s November 2017 release FORGED IN BLOOD.

SOME BACKGROUND: Five young boys and childhood friends (Yuri, Sazon, Barshan, Mikial and Roman) survived the mean-streets of Russia only to be rescued and reared by a local gym owner Ivan Russo, who would meet his death by a local gang. Seeking revenge against the gang, local Russian Bratva member and soon to be New York Russian mafia leader Nikoli Silvanic would mentor the five young men until they were ready to take on the world, with the approval of Russian Bratva leader Sergi Constantine. When the time came Nikoli Silvanic would take over the New York territory, while the five ‘blood brothers’ would take over New Orleans. These are their stories.

Told from several third person perspectives (Sazon and Ana) SAZON is an ensemble story line that brings together a large number of characters from the author’s Bratva Blood Brothers, Satan’s Spawn MC and Sin’s Bastards series in an attempt to take down a serial killer that has brought his game to the city of New Orleans. Days earlier Ana and Drago Petroff lost their beloved grandfather to a killer-a man who special ordered a Russian-designed sword from the victim, a sword that was used to murder Ivan Curcovic Petroff. In her attempts to track down the killer and her grandfather’s missing Russian blades, Ana finds herself in New Orleans, falling in love with a member of the Russian mob. Enter Sazon Demikoff, gym order and a member of the Russian Bratva. What ensues is the hunt for a killer, and the discovery of information regarding fourteen years of mayhem and murder.

The relationship between Ana and Sazon is quick to develop; a case of insta-lust/love wherein our hero claims Ana as his own declaring his protection for the rest of their lives within a matter of hours of meeting. The $ex scenes are passionate, and quick to resolve without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. Saying that, Ana and Sazon’s relationship took a backseat to the search and investigation into a series of murders linking back fourteen years.

Like the previous instalment Barshan, Sazon takes liberty with some of the history of the Russian Imperial Romanov family, and the Russian revolution- a history fictionalized and fantasized by many authors and historians throughout the years.

Sadly SAZON, like the previous instalments, requires another round of editing in that there are numerous problems including missing letters, possessive errors, as well as several instances of issues with name changes including Ana to Anna, and Drago to Deago. SAZON is the re-release of the author’s November 2017 FORGED IN BLOOD, therefore there is no excuse for the publication of a book without another re-read, round of editing, grammar and spell check. I also struggled with the lack of connection between the killer and the Russian blades. There is no apparent information linking the killer to the blades, or how he was able to ascertain their importance, location and history as it concerns the late Russian Tzar. The ‘missing information’ leaves a feeling of incompleteness to the overall story.

SAZON is a quick read that ends at 20% on the Kindle e-reader with additional material including a never before release novella-Saving Her, as well as Spawn and Spitfire Volume 1, Sin’s Volume 2 & 3. This is not unusual as most of the books in the series thus far end between 10-20% with the remainder filled with additional story lines.

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Reviewed by Sandy