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DANGEROUS KING/ SHADOW KING (Savage Kings of New York 2 & 4) by Bella Ray-reviews

Dangerous King
Savage Kings of New York 2
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia

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RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2025

I spent fourteen years surviving the mafia. But falling for its prince might destroy me.

I grew up a hostage.Collateral in a blood-soaked deal between my father and the mafia.For fourteen years, I was hidden in the shadows of the Giordano estate—unseen, unheard, and never free.
Until the night they went too far.

They kidnapped a girl and strapped her to the same torture chair I once bled in.This time, I couldn’t stay silent.I risked everything to free her.I didn’t know she was the sister of Enrico Sartori—heir to one of New York’s most ruthless mafia families.

A man with a reputation carved in fear.A man who doesn’t owe anyone.But he owed me.And he paid that debt with fire.Now I’m under his protection.In his fortress.Wearing his name, even if it’s only temporary.He says I’m safe.That no one will ever touch me again.But when Enrico looks at me, safety is the last thing I feel.

He’s cold fury wrapped in tailored suits. Brutal. Possessive. Untouchable. And when he calls me piccolina, I forget how to breathe. But power in the mafia is never stable. Enemies are closing in—some hiding behind blood ties, others behind thrones. And I’m not just leverage anymore.

I’m a liability. A distraction. A weakness he can’t afford. Now the man who swore to protect me may be forced to choose: His family. Or me. And in this world, love is the most dangerous gamble of all.

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REVIEW: DANGEROUS KING is the second instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK dark, erotic,Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old, Mafia boss Enrico Sartori, and nineteen year old Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa’s story line. DANGEROUS KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line 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 (Enrico and Catalina) DANGEROUS KING follows in the wake of the abduction of Enrico Sartori’s sister Isabella but upon her rescue Enrico discovers another young woman who help save the life of his sister. Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa has been a prisoner for close to fourteen years, a pawn between the criminal underworld and the political elite. With the arrival of Isabella, Cat saw her chance to escape, and with it, a chance at a happily ever after with the man that would call to her heart but a fight for power is about to send the crime world into a spiral, and our couple will be caught in the middle.

The world building follows the rescue and healing of Catalina Costa,as she begins to blossom into herself. Enrico sees the woman that he will one day marry but the family is about to go to war, and the people at the top have been betraying the people who trust them the most.

The relationship between Cat and Enrico begins as a rescue but quickly turns into something more. Enrico has become Cat’s guardian and protector but our heroine is struggling to find her place in the world. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large and diverse ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including members of the Mafia, Cartel, and Russian Bratva. We are introduced to Cat’s parents Mayor Cesare and Loredana Costa; Cat’s siblings Lucas and Sabine :Enrico’s parents Fabrizio and Eliza; sister Isabella, brothers Dante, Mattheo, Tommaso, as well as Don Edoardo, and Don Antonio ‘Toni’ DeLuna. The requisite evil has many faces, and those closest to our couple can’t always be trusted.

DANGEROUS KING is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, jealousy and madness,family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and spicy ; the characters are animated, charismatic and determined.

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SHADOW KING
Savage Kings of New York 4
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult , contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 18, 2025

As the daughter of a mafia don, I was born into power and danger— but nothing could prepare me for him. He was supposed to be my bodyguard. My father’s most trusted soldier. A man carved from silence and shadows. He wasn’t meant to look at me the way he did. And I wasn’t meant to want him.

One night, everything changed. One promise turned into a cage. And I learned what it meant to be owned by the wrong man. Then Raffael came for me. He isn’t a savior. He’s a killer—cold, ruthless, forged in blood. He doesn’t protect to save. He protects to possess.

Now I’m trapped between the man who controls me and the man who would burn the world to set me free. He says I belong to him. He says he’ll never let me go. And the terrifying part? I believe him. I should fear him. I should hate him.

Instead, I crave the monster who was never meant to love me.

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REVIEW: SHADOW KING is the fourth instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK, dark,erotic, Mafia romance series. This is businessman Raffael DeSantis, and Mafia princess Sophia Orsi Giordana’s story line. SHADOW KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the events of SHADOW KING cross over with , and run parallel to some of the events of the previous story lines.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raffael and Sophia) covering three years, SHADOW KING follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between Sophia Orsi, and man who would meet a brutal end. Raffael DeSantis has been in love with Sophia for as long as he can remember but he believed he was a nobody, and without the power to save the woman he loved. Three years would pass, and Raffael would set into motion a plan to rescue our story line heroine, a rescue that may be too late to save our heroine’s soul but all is not as it appears to be, Raffael is about to embark on a new path towards a future he never new existed, a future that now lays claim to our story line heroine.

The world building follows Raffael as he begins a new life, a new direction in the face of betrayal and the loss of the woman he loves but for three years Raffael has struggle without our story line heroine, a struggle Raffael knew nothing about.

The relationship between Raffael and Sophia begins as an assignment when Raffael is assigned to protect our story line heroine but Sophia was young and immature, and in this, her behavior would ultimately end with a man who destroyed her soul. Raffael is determined to reclaim the woman he loves, a woman who has always loved the man who stole her heart. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, questionable and dangerous secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Sophia’s father Carlos Orsi, her brothers Angelo and Marcello Orsi, nurse Violet; women’s shelter coordinator Lexy, Gray Elia; Don Edoardo, Roberto Giordano, and Roberto’s powerful grandmother Donna Margarita. The requisite evil has many faces.

SHADOW KING is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is impassioned but the couple spend about fifty percent of the book apart; the character desperate, determined and charismatic.

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Reviews by Sandy

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Peppermint Stick (Boston Bucks 10) by Cathryn Fox-review tour

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💚Peppermint Stick (Boston Bucks 10) by Cathryn Fox-review tour💚

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 18, 2025

After a Thanksgiving PR disaster went viral, I’m back in Snowberry Falls, Vermont, running the town’s Christmas festival—and praying it saves my career.

Then my ex shows up—parading his influencer fiancée—and I need a win. Fast.

Enter Penn Radford: Boston Bucks enforcer, tabloid magnet, and currently stranded without a room at the fully booked inn. I know his type. Loud, flashy, allergic to shirts…and the guy who punched mall Santa.

My solution? Team up. Fake a holiday romance. Nail the festival. Fix his image. Easy.

But the mistletoe buzzer won’t quit, and those pretend kisses? They feel way too real. And when my past comes back swinging, I have to figure out if Penn is the real deal…or just another mistake wrapped in peppermint sheets.

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REVIEW:PEPPERMINT STICK is the tenth instalment in Cathryn Fox’s contemporary, adult BOSTON BUCKS erotic, hockey romance series. This is Boston Bucks enforcer Penn Radford, and PR specialist Jaylyn Quinn’s story line. PEPPERMINT STICK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jaylyn and Penn) PEPPERMINT STICK follows with the return of Penn Radford and Jaylyn Quinn to Snowberry Falls, Vermont as Penn celebrates Christmas with his eccentric aunt .The proverbial no room at the inn finds Penn rooming with Christmas festivities and parade organizer Jaylyn Quinn, who needs a favor in the face of humiliation, a public relations disaster at her previous job, and facing down her ex boyfriend, the new mayor of Snowberry Falls. What ensues is a pretend relationship and engagement between Jaylyn and Penn but the jealousy expected becomes more than what Jaylyn bargained.

The world building focuses on the preparations for the town Christmas celebrations but Jaylyn’s past is determined to destroy the growing love between our story line couple. From sabotage to provocation, anything that can go wrong is threatening any chance at a happily ever after.

The relationship between Jaylyn and Penn is a friends to lovers; a fake engagement that quickly turns into something real.Jaylyn’s ex refuses to let go, determined to take back what doesn’t belong. Penn knows his ‘affair’ with Jaylyn is only for show but our hero is hoping for his own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large and diverse cast of secondary and supporting characters including Jaylyn’s extended and immediate family: Penn’s aunt Elaine, as well as Jaylyn’s ex Dylan and his fiancée Sloane.

PEPPERMINT STICK is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is lively and heartwarming ; the characters are animated and spirited; the romance is spicy and impassioned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn lives in beautiful Nova Scotia with her husband, who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found Skyping with her son living in Seattle (could he have moved any farther away?) shopping with her daughter in the city, watching a big action flick with her husband, or hanging out and laughing with friends.

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The Mafia Enforcer’s Temptation by Kristen Luciani-review tour

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The Mafia Enforcer’s Temptation (Mafia Obsession 3) by Kristen Luciani-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 13, 2025

I’d rather burn than belong to him. Too bad fate—and the Irish mafia—have other plans. Seamus Murphy is everything I was raised to destroy. Irish. Brutal. Unshakable. He killed my cousin. Stole my future. And now? He’s the man I’m being forced to marry.

It started with a heist. One second I was stealing back my family’s crest— The next, I was face-first in the dirt, pinned beneath a man who should’ve put a bullet in my skull. But Seamus didn’t kill me. He watched. He followed. He touched.

Now I’m his wife in name only— A pawn in a twisted truce I never agreed to. He wants answers. I want vengeance. And neither of us can stop pushing the other to the edge.

I swear I hate him. I bite. I run. I lie. And every time, he finds me.

Every time, he pulls me back in. He kisses like he’s claiming me. Fights like he owns me. And touches like he knows I’ll eventually beg for more.

But if I fall for him… If I let my heart slip even an inch…

He won’t just ruin me. He’ll own what’s left.

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REVIEW:THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION is the third instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult MAFIA OBSESSION dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Irish Mobster Seamus Murphy, and Hair to the Romanov Bratva Ava Romanov’s story line. THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION 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 (Seamus and Ava) THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION focuses on the search for the truth. Ava is determined to regain control of the Volkov Bratva, in the wake of her father’s death but someone else is taking the reigns, and our heroine is desperate to take back control. Determined to win, Ava needs a favor from the Irish mob, a favor that involves the man she blames for the death of her cousin. A marriage of convenience to assume the mantel of Pakhan but not everyone is on side with a woman in control, and Ava refuses to step aside for the sake of appearances or anyone else.

The world building follows several intersecting paths as Ava is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Someone she loves has been threatened but her place at the top is where she believes she can do the most good. Often TSTL, placing herself in danger, our heroine continues to push all of Seamus’ buttons, buttons that may trigger an organized crime war.

The relationship between Seamus and Ava is a marriage of convenience predicated upon a fight for power but Ava needs Seamus in order to reach the top, never intending to yield to her marriage vows, or the man with whom she will fall in love. Often placing herself in the direct line of fire, immature and arrogant, Ava refuses to follow, threatening any semblance of peace between the crime families, and the man with whom she is falling love. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of diverse and questionable secondary and supporting characters including Seamus’ extended family, and several members of the Russian Bratva.

THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is raw; the characters are charismatic, desperate and dynamic.

 

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Mafia Heir’s Obsession
Mafia Assassin’s Redemption

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy and suspense-filled romance. She’s addicted to kickboxing, Starburst jelly beans, and swooning over dark, broken anti-heroes. Kristen is happily married to her own real-life hero of over 20 years. In addition to penning spicy stories, she also has a part-time job as her three kids’ personal Uber driver, which she manages to successfully juggle along with her other tasks: laundry, cleaning, laundry, cooking, laundry, and caring for her adorable Boston Terrier puppy.

Mafia romance is her passion…and her poison.

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Hero Unexpected (Gibson Hollow 2) by Kait Nolan-review tour

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💙Hero Unexpected (Gibson Hollow 2) by Kait Nolan-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2025

I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.

Then she died. And her will blindsided me.

If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it.

Enter Bodie Gibson.
Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches…
The cop who put my little brother behind bars.

He offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs.

It’s just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real.
Except he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be.
And when he kisses me it doesn’t feel fake at all.

In a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending.

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REVIEW: Hero, Unexpected is book two in the Gibson Hollow book series by Kait Nolan.

This book opens up with Emmaline Maddox re-opening up her grandmother’s bakery after a devastating flood. Her grandmother has been missing since said flood. When in a twist of fate her grandmother is found deceased. Not only does Emmaline have to deal with losing her grandmother, but she also has to deal with what came out of her grandmother’s will.

Her grandmother left Emmaline the bakery with the stipulation that she needs to be married before the deal goes into probate. With no idea how she is going to accomplish finding a boyfriend and getting married, Emmaline gets an offer she can’t refuse. Her former best friend turned enemy Bodie Gibson has offered to marry her to help his friend save the bakery that is rightfully hers.

Can she forgive her former best friend for sending her younger brother to jail? Can they move forward and help her keep the bakery out of her dreaded mother and aunts hands? Can they convince the entire town they are in a relationship and about to get married in a short period of time, when both of their families hate each other?

This book was a wonderful read. The relationship between Emmaline and Bodie was amazing to watch unfold.

Coupled with twists and turns and a beautiful backdrop of a story, this may be better than the first book in this series.

I highly recommend.

Click HERE for Erin’s review of book one HERO EVER AFTER

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Reviewed by Erin K

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Kait Nolan is a USA Today best selling, RITA® Award-winning Mississippi author who calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin’, and can wield a ‘Bless your heart’ like a Snuggie or a saber, depending on requirements. She believes in love, laughter, and that tacos are the world’s most perfect food. When she’s not writing, reading, or wrangling family (both the two-legged and the four-), you can find her obsessively watching The Great British Bake Off. You can check out her darker alter ego

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THE FIX by Mia Sheridan-a review

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THE FIX by Mia Sheridan-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 1, 2025

A chilling take on second chances, where a brutal break-in comes back to haunt the sole survivor with a new threat—and another victim.
Eleven years ago, Cami Cortlandt’s mother and sister died cruelly in a violent home invasion. The trauma and notoriety still linger, but Cami has managed to build a life in her hometown despite everything she’s lost.
Then one day it all comes rushing back.
A distorted voice on the phone: Would you like a do-over? A disturbing video of a room with bars on the window, trapping a young boy inside who looks achingly, impossibly familiar. Four days to find him.
With the help of Rex Lowe, an old classmate whose past is inextricably tied to her own, Cami races to uncover everything she can about the boy—where he is, who he is, and why she’s the only one who can save him.
But as Cami and Rex unravel one clue after another, the past and present converge in an explosion of secrets they never saw coming…and a truth they never could have imagined.

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REVIEW: THE FIX by Mia Sheridan is a contemporary, adult, dark, romantic, suspense thriller focusing on Camille ‘Cami’ Cortland, and cyber specialist Alexander ‘Rex’ Lowe.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives, following three time lines, THE FIX follows in the aftermath of a brutal, violent and deadly invasion at the Cortland household leaving Cami and her father the sole survivors but Cami’s world was about to be shattered once again, and in this, our heroine was forced to move on with her life, always wondering about the what ifs and why. Fast forward eleven years, a mysterious phone call, a video of a young boy trapped in a cell, and four days to uncover the truth force Cami to contact the one man who had every right to refuse her request. With the help of high school classmate and US Marine Cyber specialist Alexander ‘Rex’ Lowe, our couple go in search of the truth., a truth that will bring our couple full circle, as the past collides with the present, and the ultimate betrayal in the name of power and control.

The world building follows three times lines that will converge in the present, intersecting at a point of murder and vengeance. Deception and cruelty in the present overlap with a vindictive past that refuses to acknowledge the truth, and in doing so, set into motion a reunion, a second chance and an avenging murder.

The relationships between Rex and Cami is a friends to lovers relationship that started as high-school acquaintances and classmates, to one of betrayal, eventually leading to a second chance and love. Rex had lusted after Cami from afar but the fall-out of the home invasion would force our couple towards diverging paths. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

The secondary and supporting diverse cast of characters are numerous, destructive, questionable and tragic. We are introduced to Cami’s immediate family, Rex’s embattled mother, and a long list of suspects, victims, killers and puppets.

THE FIX is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and madness, murder and mayhem, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic, edgy and suspenseful; the romance is reserved but fated; the characters are determined, desperate and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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SHINE:Sins of the Father (Evil Dead MC:2nd Gen 8) by Nicole James

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SHINE: Sins of the Father (Evil Dead MC: 2nd Generation 8) by Nicole James-review tour


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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 25, 2025

Shine—
When my world falls down around me, I reach my breaking point. I need a break from everything. I need to get away and clear my head.

Prez makes arrangements for me to use the cabin up at Lake Mary—the one that belongs to our club’s San Jose chapter. It’s after midnight when I finally arrive No one is supposed to be here, and sure enough, no vehicle is parked out front and the lights are off.

Walking in the door, I drop my gear and throw the bolt. A sound behind me has me reaching for the weapon under my cut, but when I whirl around what I find has me so stunned, I take a step back.

A beautiful girl stands just outside the bedroom door in nothing but an Evil Dead t-shirt that shows off her long gorgeous legs. Dark hair falls in long waves to her waist and dark eyes stare back at me.
My first thought is my club brothers put her up to this—their idea of stress relief to get my head back in the game. I’ll have to thank them.

Fiona—
What the heck is he doing here? The patch on the back of his cut is clear as day even in the moonlight. Evil Dead MC – Nevada.

Ho-ly crap. I’m not supposed to be here. My father will kill me when he finds this out. If he finds this out.

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REVIEW: SHINE: Sins of the Father is the eighth instalment in Nicole James’ contemporary, adult EVIL DEAD MC: 2nd Generation MC romance series -a spin off set in the author’s EVIL DEAD MC world. This is thirty-three year old, Evil Dead MC: Nevada member Shine, and twenty-two year old, MC princess Fiona’s story line. SHINE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Fiona is the daughter of Wolf and Crystal (Wolf: Evil Dead MC 4), and sister to Rafe.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Shine, Fiona and Reckless) SHINE follows in the wake of a forbidden weekend between our story line couple. Fiona, and her best friend Janey, are secretly throwing a summer’s end party at the MC owned cabin, five hours from home but upon their arrival Janey is called back home because of an emergency, and our heroine will soon meet her future in the guise of Evil Dead MC: Nevada member Shine. Fiona hides her true identity from the man in question, and at the end of a sex-filled, turbulent and deadly weekend, they both go their separate ways but in the ensuing months, Fiona’s life will change in more ways than one; while Shine, never having forgotten the woman who stole is heart, continues to search for the last man who destroyed his sister’s life.

The world building follows the separate lives of our story line couple, covering approximately eighteen months. Fiona is desperate to keep her secret but a secret that is slowing revealing the truth. Starting her own bakery, Fiona’s life plan have changed but she has never forgotten the man she left behind. Shine is determined to end the lives of the men who continue to haunt his sister’s world but months later, a chance encounter at the Evil Dead MC in San Jose finds our hero facing down the woman he never forgot but a woman who hiding an important secret.

The relationship between Shine and Fiona begins as a weekend fling that ends in murder. Fiona never expected to fall for an MC member from an affiliated club but in an effort to protect our story line hero, Fiona must keep Shine’s identity a secret in the face of her father’s need to avenge. Shine continues to hunt for the men who broke his sister, while Fiona’s path going forward is more complicated than she could have ever imagined. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of spirited and impulsive secondary and supporting characters including members from both the Evil Dead MC Nevada and San Jose Chapters including Shine’s president Daytona. We are reintroduced to Fiona’s brother Rafe, as well as her parents Wolf and Crystal, Reckless, Marcus,TJ, Kyle, Cody, Skeeter, and Fiona’s friend Janey.

SHINE-Sins of the Father is a story of secrets and lies, vengeance and murder, betrayal and heart break, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is captivating and dramatic; the romance is limited but seductive; the characters are animated, desperate and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Marcus
Billy
TJ
Reckless
Brayden
Kyle
Rafe

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Nicole James is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who loves writing about hot alpha men who’ll do anything for the women they love! Her stories are filled with struggle, conflict and real human emotion. She is the author of the Evil Dead MC series, the Brothers Ink Tattoo series and more.

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Rulebreaker (Gamebreakers 4) by Kat Mizera & Elise Faber-review

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💜 Rulebreaker (Gamebreakers 4) by Kat Mizera & Elise Faber-review tour💜

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She’s everything I shouldn’t want.
But that’s never stopped me before.
I didn’t become a billionaire before the age of thirty by playing it safe. I’m a risk-taker…except when it comes to matters of the heart.
Until Lily.
The pop phenom is all legs and curves, with a boisterous laugh and a wicked sense of humor—everything that drives me crazy. She drives me crazy.
But the more we butt heads, the more I crave the sound of her voice…the feel of her body against mine.
Except I’m positive she’s hiding something from me. Something big.
I let someone else keep secrets once—I won’t allow that again.
She’s mine.
And I won’t stop until she knows it.

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REVIEW: RULEBREAKER is the fourth instalment in the contemporary, adult GAMEBREAKERS erotic, romance series focusing on a tight knit group of friends held together but a common loss, co-authored by Kat Mizera and Elise Faber. This is billionaire businessman Atlas Delarosa, and country singer turned pop star Lily Maxwell’s story line. RULEBREAKER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lily and Atlas) RULEBREAKER follows the building but struggling relationship between our story line couple. Lily Maxwell is at the top of her game, travelling and touring, with little time for a relationship or anything else. Atlas Delarosa is overworked, struggling to keep his head in the proverbial game when all he wants is to claim the woman who refuses to settle down but a woman whose secrets she doesn’t want exposed. While Atlas continues to cross the country in an effort to seduce the woman with whom he is falling in love, Lily refuses to define their relationship in the face of secrets back home.

NOTE: For followers of the authors, there is a slight cross over with Elise Faber’s EALGES HOCKEY / OAK RIDGE VINEYARD series.

The world building follows friendships, business dealings, concert tours , back stories, and secrets than threaten the growing love between our story line couple.

The relationship between Lily and Atlas begins as a one-night stand in which Lily ghosted our story line hero.Lily Maxwell doesn’t do relationships, too busy on the road but a deeper secret threatens more than her friendships but the growing love of a man who refuses to listen when the truth is revealed. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of charismatic and fun secondary and supporting characters including the return of Banks and Aspen, Jade and Royal, Hudson and Willow; Atlas’ PA and friend Briar; Jean-Michel Dubois and Tiffany Hernandez( Eagles Hockey: Oak Ride Vineyard).
RULEBREAKERS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and heart break, family and acceptance, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is captivating, emotional and intriguing; the romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are determined and energetic.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Ice Breaker
Heartbreaker
Dealbreaker

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Reviewed by Sandy

KAT MIZERA

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.

Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.

To find out about Kat Mizera’s  upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter here!

For more information on Kat Mizera and her books visit: https://katmizera.com/

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ELISE FABER

USA Today bestselling author, Elise Faber, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team—the Sharks!—are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise changes her hair color more often than some people change their socks, loves sparkly things, and is the mom to two exuberant boys.

She lives in Northern California. Connect with her in her Facebook group, the Fabinators or email her at elisefaberauthor@gmail.com

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2025

I am Valentina Ricci.

But I wasn’t born with a name.

My mother, Sister Margarette, was a woman of God, but she soon forgot her vows when she was sent by her parish to provide spiritual guidance to death row inmate #39280.

Many have said my mother and father’s meeting wasn’t fated in the stars, but rather, it was churned in the bowels of hell. Because nothing good would ever come from my mother falling in love with convicted and infamous serial killer Patrick O’Loughlin and having his daughter…me.

The day he was executed was the day I was born.

Again, another cruel twist of fate because I always felt like a part of his soul took over mine on that day. That can be the only explanation for why I do the despicable things that I do and like them…so very much. I am part monster, part saint. There is no salvation for a sinner like me. Saint Maria’s orphanage was my home as a child. And it was nothing but hell until I met him…

Lennon Shepherd.

We found one another in the direst of circumstances, and I thought he was my forever. But forever came with an expiration date when he became the enemy. Our adoptive mother, Gianna Ricci, has trained us to be her weapons in a war we never wanted to be a part of. Now grown, Lennon and I are on opposite sides. The boy I’ve loved since I was ten years old is the man I have to kill because if I don’t…he’ll kill me.

I am hunted.

But I am also the hunter.

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REVIEW: BAD FOR YOU is the first instalment in Monica James’ contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, romance duet focusing on Valentina Ricci and Lennon Shepherd.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Valentina and Lennon) BAD FOR YOU follows several years in the life of Valentina Ricci and Lennon Shepherd. Valentina and Lennon grew up in a Catholic orphanage, used and abused by the men in charge. At ten and eleven years of age respectively Valentina and Lennon were ‘adopted’ by Gianna Ricci, a woman who trained our couple to become assassins and killers. Nearing her eighteenth birthday, Valentina wanted to find her birth mother, while Lennon struggled to locate his missing brother, and in doing so, both would set off a series of events that revealed the deep seated betrayals at the heart of their abuse and training. Molded into killers, pawns to be used, manipulated into believing everyone they met wanted something in return, Valentina and Lennon’s paths would eventually separate and diverge, each taking a stand, convinced each had betrayed the other.

The world building focuses on the growing but tempestuous relationship between our story line couple; the manipulation by the woman who claimed to have saved them from future harm; and the realization that not everything or everyone was what or whom they claimed to be.

The relationship between Lennon and Valentina begins as abused orphans who only trusted one another in the face of the ultimate betrayal but once ‘adopted’ by Gianna Ricci, their lives would no longer be entwined, ,purposely separated in the face of deception and lies. The $ex scenes are aggressive and intense.

We are introduced to Father Merry; Gianna Ricci, gem dealer Aldo Cattaneo, and his daughter Bria.

BAD FOR YOU is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, manipulation and madness, murder and mistrust. The premise is dark, gritty, raw and haunting-you have to wonder from where the darkness comes? How deep one has to dig?; the characters are broken, disturbed and tortured. BAD FOR YOU ends on a cliff-hanger, you have been warned.

–>Heed the trigger warnings-they are dark, and numerous.<–

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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