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RUINED WITH A PROMISE by BB Hamel-a review

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RUINED WITH A PROMISE by BB Hamel-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 3, 2023

I made a deal with a demon. Now I’m sleeping in his bed.
I hate Ford Arc. I can’t stand his quirky smile, his dark sense of humor, and his obsession with pain and domination.

He’s the ultra-wealthy son of a rival family and I was raised to find him repulsive.

I despise him, right up until I need his help.

My grandfather wants to marry me off to the first eligible man he can find or else he’ll pull support for my addict mother’s rehab clinic.

So I cut a deal with that demon: I agree to help Ford win control of his family’s business and he promises to make sure my mother gets the best help his endless money can buy.

Now I’m Ford’s and he’s more demanding than I ever dreamed: we will live in the same house, sleep in the same bed, shower in the same shower at the same time—

But he’s keeping a secret from me.

A secret that’s going to ruin everything.

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REVIEW: RUINED WITH A PROMISE by BB Hamel is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on twenty five year old heiress Katherine ‘Kat’ Stockton, and thirty year old heir to the Arc Restaurant chain Bradford ‘Ford’ Arc. RUINED WITH A PROMISE is set in the same world as the author’s BEAUTIFUL CORRUPTION, and the group known as the Atlas Organization.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kat and Ford) RUINED WITH A PROMISE follows in the wake of the demands by the Arc and Stockton patriarchs. The Arcs and Stocktons are bitter enemies, and as such Ford Arc is being blackmailed by his grandfather to marry Katherine Stockton. In the meantime, Katherine aka Kat is considered unworthy of the Stockton name, in the face of her mother’s addictions, and as such has been bullied by everyone including family and so-called friends. Forced into a marriage of convenience, Katherine opts to choose her own husband, accepting Ford Arc’s offer of proposal and marriage, a marriage predicated upon betrayal and lies. As Katherine begins to fall for the man who will destroy her heart, Ford quickly discovers that his place in the family has been usurped by someone else. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ford and Kat, and the fall-out when the truth is revealed.

The relationship between Kat and Ford begins twelve years earlier when Ford takes aim at the people bullying our story line heroine. Always on the outside looking in, Kat finds she is guilty by association because of her mother’s troubles, and as such, is often dismissed by her family including the grandfather whose care is contemptuous and unsympathetic. Betrayed and emotional abused, Katherine is willing to sacrifice herself for the good of the family. Bradford Arc has never known love, having grown up at the knee of his abusive grandfather. Told he would inherit the mantle of CEO of Arc Enterprises, Ford quickly discovers that his grandfather’s control extends beyond his immediate future. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Kat’s grandfather, her vindictive cousin Sara Lynn, and her mother Jackie: Ford’s grandfather, as well as Ford’s friends and members of the college club the Atlas Organization-Carmine and Brice (Beautiful Corruption); Gareth, Evander and Lanzo.

RUINED WITH A PROMISE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, forgiveness and love. The premise is twisted and edgy; the romance is spirited yet tender; the characters are desperate, broken and determined.

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Beautiful Corruption by BB Hamel-a review

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Beautiful Corruption by BB Hamel-a review


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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January

My family sold me to a gangster.

And all he wants to do is corrupt me.

The first time we met, Carmine rubbed my face in the dirt.

The second time, I found out my family was selling me to him.

And the third time, he promised to drag me down to his filthy level and expected me to like it.

Carmine is a gorgeous billionaire with dark mob ties and wickedly twisted taste, and my family is horrible financial trouble. They’re desperate enough to take his money in exchange For my life.

Now I’m stuck engaged to a man that represents everything I hate. A man that wants to smear me with mud for his own sick pleasure. A man that thinks I’m too clean—and wants to make me dirty.

I’m nothing but a pawn to my family and a toy to Carmine.

But I have my own goals and I refuse to let my future husband ruin me.

I won’t survive to see my wedding night. But neither will Carmine.

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REVIEW:BEAUTIFUL CORRUPTION is the first instalment in BB Hamel’s new stand alone contemporary, adult, erotic, Mafia dark, romance series. This is Mafia don Carmine Scavo, and oil heiress Brice Rowe’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Carmine and Brice) BEAUTIFUL CORRUPTION follows the arranged marriage between Mafia don Carmine Scavo, and oil heiress Brice Rowe. Seven years earlier, while attending the prestigious Blackwood College, Brice Rowe would be the victim of Carmine Scavo’s bullying, for no apparent reason than she was the daughter of a very wealthy man. Fast forward to present day wherein Rowe Oil is nearly bankrupt, and Brice’s father has been arrested for theft and fraud. With only one possibility to save the family business, Brice is sold to the highest bidder, Mafia don Carmine Scavo, the man who has haunted our heroine for as long as she can remember. With a promise to help save Rowe Oil, Brice is ‘gifted’ to Carmine Scavo, a gift that comes with a price but all is not well with the Rowe family dynamics, and Brice quickly discovers she is a pawn in a much larger game. What ensues is the tumultuous but building romance and relationship between Carmine and Brice, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed, forcing Brice to make a choice between family and love.

The relationship between Carmine and Brice begins as a business deal. Brice is a pawn; fodder in a much larger game, a game in which her father has chosen to sacrifice his only daughter. Carmine Scavo, now the new head of the Scavo family finds himself focusing on saving the woman that has starred in all of his fantasies and dreams but Brice struggles with her attraction to a man who has caused her so much heartache and pain; and Carmine knows it is only a matter of time before Brice discovers not all is at it appears to be. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Brice’s father Perry , and grandfather Graham Rowe; Greek mobster Stephen Panagos; Brice’s best friends Robyn, Sara and Cassidy, as well as several members of the Scavo Mafia family.

BEAUTIFUL CORRUPTION is a story of family, relationships, betrayal and vengeance; acceptance and forgiveness; love and happily ever after. The fast paced premise is twisted and tragic but not as dark as some other Mafia romances; the romance is provocative; the characters are determined, dynamic and animated.

Reviewed by Sandy

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Sinful Promise by BB Hamel-a review

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Sinful Promise by BB Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 14, 2022

I’m in his bed learning the limits of my body.
Peter Calimeris. Greek mafia son, monster in a perfect suit, and the only man keeping me alive.
He’s supposed to be my bodyguard, but he barely notices me.
At least until Peter gets involved in a business deal with my half-sister.
I use my family connections to forge a pact between us: if he teaches me how to fight and survive, I’ll help him win a lucrative contract.
It’s a deal neither of us wants but both of us needs.
He’s a brutal teacher. Firm but honest and fair.
And one night, after I give out as many punches as I get, we find there’s something more between us.
It’s a mistake that feels too good to ignore.
Now the world is crashing down and a rival Greek mafia wants to stop this business deal with my half-sister from going through.
But all I can think about is whether Peter will break me, and whether I want him to.

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REVIEW: SINFUL PROMISE by BB Hamel is a contemporary, adult, stand alone dark, erotic, Greek Mafia romance set in the author’s Valverde Mafia world. This is Greek Mafia heir Peter Calimeris, and Adrienne Holloway’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Peter and Adrienne) SINFUL PROMISE follows after the events of PROTECTIVE VOWS wherein our heroine found herself the victim of an abduction and torture at the hands of the Russian mob. Recovering under the disdainful watch of Greek Mafia heir Peter Calimeris, Adrienne struggles with her life going forward. Peter has been tasked with ‘babysitting’ Adrienne Holloway but the timing is wrong for our story line hero. Peter is looking to venture off on his own, without the knowledge of the Calimeris family but at every turn Peter finds that he is cut off from the support or partnership of the other Mafia families. As Peter struggles to take control, he quickly realizes that his relationship with Adrienne has placed our heroine in the direct line of fire. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Peter and Adrienne, and the potential fall-out as Peter is forced to push Adrienne out of his life in the hopes of saving the woman he loves.

Peter Calimeris can no longer trust his father, Yiannis Calimeris, in the wake of the murders, deaths, secrets and lies that surround the man wherever he goes. Peter is determined to take control of his life, setting into motion his own plans for starting over but Peter never expected to fall in love with our story line heroine, a woman who is single-minded in helping the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Peter and Adrienne begins acrimoniously as Peter wants nothing to do with ‘babysitting’ our story line heroine. Adrienne has been used and abused, recovering from the abduction and torture by the Russian mob but Adrienne tenacious and strong willed, learning to fight to protect herself and the man that she loves. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters include Peter’s father Yiannis, Adrienne’s half-sister Reina, as well as the return of Luca and Kacia Valverde (Protective Vows). The requisite evil has many faces.

SINFUL PROMISE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, determination and manipulation, acceptance and love. The premise is gritty, captivating and engaging; the characters are broken, charismatic and determined; the romance is seductive and provocative

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THESE BROKEN HOURS by BB Hamel -a review

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THESE BROKEN HOURS by BB Hamel

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 23, 2022

Betray me. Break me. Leave me wanting more.

Nolan Vandello turned my life into a smoking ruin the day I sent him to prison.

He’s the source of all my fear and mourning: the reason my mother’s gone, the reason I’m stuck in a dead-end town, and the reason I hate myself as much as I despise him.

But the longing is deep in my bones, and when I need his help again seven years later, it’s like our horrible past never happened.

Nolan is still the gorgeous boy that stole my heart and made me feel safe, only now he’s taller, broader, devilishly handsome, and exceedingly dangerous.

We strike a deal: if he fixes my little sister’s blackmail problem, I’ll solve the mystery of who really betrayed him all those years ago.

One last job together and then we’ll never speak again.

But nothing’s ever simple with Nolan and it turns out what he really wants is a lot bigger than the truth.

I’ll give him so much more than I ever imagined, and that won’t be enough to quiet his darkest hunger.

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REVIEW: THESE BROKEN HOURS by BB Hamel is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, romance story line set in the author’s Valverde Mafia world. This is Valverde capo, thirty year old Nolan Vandello, and twenty-five year old Cora Stone’s story line. THESE BROKEN HOURS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nolan and Cora) following two separate paths, THESE BROKEN HOURS focuses on the second chance relationship between Valverde capo, thirty year old Nolan Vandello, and twenty-five year old Cora Stone. Several years earlier Nolan Vandello was sentenced to three years in prison for a crime he did not commit and upon his release worked his way up thought the Valverde Famiglia until returning to his home town where it all began. A visit from the woman who broke his heart, finds Nolan threatening the members of the Open Road Brothers MC (ORB) on behalf of Cora’s sister Kady, a threat that is about to start a war between the bikers and the Valverde Famiglia. Cora blames Nolan for everything that went wrong including the death of her mother by an unknown assassin but as Nolan digs deeper into ORB and their connections to Cora’s sister Kady, Cora continues to struggle with the yet to be solved murder of her long-suffering mother. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Nolan and Cora, and the potential fall-out as the Open Road Brothers target our story line heroine.

Cora and Nolan grew up on the proverbial wrong side of the tracks having suffered at the hands of the people in charge. Cora has looked after her troubled younger sister but in an effort to protect the sister she loves, Cora runs without looking back.

The relationship between Cora and Nolan is one of second chances; a rekindling romance between two people destroyed by secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

We are introduced to Nolan’s right hand man and best friend Eric, as well as Cora’s sisters Kady, and her boyfriend Jaxson.

THESE BROKEN HOURS is a story of power and control, betrayal, secrets, lies and vengeance; family, relationships, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is provocative; the characters are desperate, destructive and determined but saying that Cora and her sister Kady were often immature, demanding, rude and troubled, something of which I struggled to enjoy.

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PROTECTIVE VOWS (Valverde Mafia 1) by BB Hamel -a review

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PROTECTIVE VOWS (Valverde Mafia 1) by BB Hamel -a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 25, 2022

I crave freedom and his marriage bed.
But I can’t have both.

I’m all that’s left of the powerful Greek Florakis mafia. My father and my older brothers were murdered in a yacht explosion off the coast of Crete, and now my family is in tatters.

That’s when Luca Valverde comes for me. He’s six-foot-four, covered in scars and muscles, a hardened killer, and my sworn enemy.

But instead of finishing the job, he takes me home and gives me a choice: a bullet or his wedding ring.

I accept marriage and decide to bide my time until I can put a knife in his back.

When we return to New York, things get complicated. He needs to prove himself to his family after taking a Greek bride, and I’m stuck trying to help my hated husband while also waiting to escape.

Every second I spend in his marriage bed is another second I spend forgetting about my freedom.

His touch is a poison flower and his lips are like honey.

But I’m playing the long game, and in the end, I’m going to win.

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REVIEW: PROTECTIVE VOWS is the first instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult VALVERDE MAFIA dark, erotic, Mafia series. This is heir to the Valverde Mafia throne Luca Valverde, and twenty-three year old, Greek Mafia princess Kacia Florakis’ story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kacia and Luca) PROTECTIVE VOWS follows in the aftermath of the murder of Kacia Florakis’ entire family. Three months earlier, Kacia’s father, and two brothers were murdered in a yacht explosion blamed on the Italian mob. Hiding in Greece, with her father’s one-time guardian, Kacia quickly discovers not all is at it appears to be when she becomes the prisoner of the heir to the Italian mob. Sentenced to death for the sins of her father, Kacia has a choice to make- a bullet or marriage- and our heroine is quickly leaning to one side more than the other. Marriage may protect her from immediate harm, but there are others waiting in the wings, to destroy what’s left of the Florakis family, in an effort to take control of everything left behind. What ensues is the building but forbidden romance and relationship between Kacia and Luca, and the fall-out as the fight for control leads to a potential war with the Russian Bratva.

Luca Valverde has his orders, and his order are to kill Kacia Florakis but something about Kacia begins to melt the ice around Luca’s heart, a heart that has been frozen since the murder of his younger brother. Wanting revenge against the Greeks for destroying his family, Luca takes aim at our story line heroine only to discover she is an innocent in a war between Mafia families. Kacia has no idea as to the extent of her family’s sins, and our heroine is about to pay the price for the darkness that has followed wherever she goes. Choosing to live, Kacia is forced into a marriage of convenience, a marriage that is seen as both good and evil within the families fighting for control.

The relationship between Kacia and Luca is predicated upon duty; a forced marriage that will hopefully save Kacia’s life but a marriage based on blood and death. Luca knows that to force Kacia could mean a life without love, without the support of his family, and the possibility of facing his own mortality at the hands of his father but Luca sees an opportunity to take back control, and gain the power the Valverde family needs. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and seductive.

We are introduced to Kacia’s guardian Perico, and her best friend Adrienne; the Valverde capos Tony, Nicolla and Fio,Mafia security forces; Luca’s father, Don Roberto Valverde; as well as head of the Greek Mafia in America Yiannis Calimeris: Russian Damir Novalov.

PROTECTIVE VOWS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and retaliation, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is gritty and intriguing; the romance is captivating; the characters are determined, desperate and dynamic.

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ICE KING: (A Dark Romance) by BB Hamel-a review

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ICE KING: (A Dark Romance) by BB Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2022

I can’t handle the cold.
Notorious businessman Ansell Drake feels nothing and wants only money, power, and pleasure. He’s called the Ice King for a reason: nothing penetrates his frozen heart.
When my fiancé William Crawford cheats on me, I blow up both our lives in a spectacular and public fashion.
Ansell’s the one that shows up when I need someone the most. He gives me a place to stay and promises to keep me safe from my stupidly wealthy, aggressive, and rabidly angry former-fiancé.
But Ansell does nothing for free. He’s got a price, and I’m not sure I can afford it.
The Ice King terrifies me. He’s beautiful and mysterious but there’s danger lurking behind those emotionless blue eyes. He asks too much, demands even more, and if I refuse to obey then I’ll face the wrath of my former-fiancé all on my own.
I’m stuck between a frozen monster and a white-hot devil, and I don’t know which will tear me to pieces first.

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REVIEW:ICE KING by BB Hamel is a stand-alone, contemporary, adult, dark erotic romance story line focusing on thirty-five-year old businessman Ansell Drake, and music promoter Marie Pearce.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ansell and Marie) ICE KING follows in the wake of a series of images and emails sent to our story line heroine, images that reveal her fiance’s betrayal with a number of women. Confronting her soon to be ex-fiance in public, and sending the pictures to a local online gossip site, was only the beginning of Marie’s plan to out her cheating boyfriend but Marie never expected the repercussions that followed including threats against her livelihood and her life from some expected and unexpected sources. Having stepped in to help our story line heroine, businessman and all-around ice-king Ansell Drake, offers his support, eventually claiming Marie as his own. What ensues is the building relationship between Ansell and Marie, and the potential fall-out as secrets reveal a possible betrayal from the man with whom she is falling in love.

Ansell Drake is a man who sets into motion the make or break deals for up and coming musicians and bands. Marie has discovered a group she believes is worthy of Ansell’s help but never expected to need Ansell to save and protect her from herself. Marie is determined to fight her ex-fiance and his powerful family on her own but she is clearly at a disadvantage when more than one potential ‘fixer’ is hoping to take her down. Naïve to the reality of the possible death, our heroine is determined to fight the fight, alone.

The relationship between Ansell and Marie is one of immediate attraction but Ansell is a cold, heartless and powerful man who has shut himself off from everyone else. Meeting Marie and professing to protect the woman who now controls his heart places Ansell at a possible disadvantage when he finds himself threatened by the same people aiming for our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are aggressive, intense and erotic with some scenes of spanking.

We are introduced to Ansell’s right hand man Baptist Tomkins; Marie’s ex-fiance William, and his father Magnus Crawford; Marie’s friends and online gossip blogger Bella Baby; as well as Marie’s father Geoffrey Pearce, most of whom have an agenda using our story line heroine.

ICE KING is a story of betrayal and vengeance, mistrust and dysfunctional family values, power and control, acceptance and love. The premise is dark and dramatic; the characters are dangerous, charismatic and powerful; the romance aggressive and impassioned.

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Ravaged by Passion (Iron & Lace 4) by BB Hamel-a review

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Ravaged by Passion (Iron & Lace 4) by BB Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 27, 2022

Gavino Bruno caught me stealing from my psychopath boss.

Instead of ratting me out, that mobster pulled me into his lap and kissed me.

Gavino is gorgeous death in a sleek Italian suit.

His heart’s wrapped in steel and his emotions are caged in iron, but there’s a warmth beneath the chilly exterior, locked up and hidden away.

Now I owe him my life, and he’s going to make me repay my debt.

I crave that touch and those lips, but getting sucked into his game is a mistake.

I want to strip away his armor and bring him back to the world.

I want his heat to burn my skin and send shivers down my spine.

Except sometimes, monsters are caged for a reason.

If you’re new to the Iron and Lace series, this is the perfect place to start! Ravaged by Passion is a super-steamy standalone mafia story with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Enjoy!!

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REVIEW:RAVAGED BY PASSION is the fourth instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult IRON AND LACE erotic, Dark Mafia Romance series focusing on the Bruno family. This is forty-two year old, Mafia businessman Gavino Bruno, and twenty-two year old PA Jeanie Gray’s story line. RAVAGED BY PASSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: RAVAGED BY PASSION picks up fifteen years following the events of SHATTERED BY CONTROL but you do not have to have read the original trilogy to follow or comprehend the events of RAVAGED BY PASSION.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jeanie and Gavino) RAVAGED BY PASSION follows the building relationship between is forty-two year old, Mafia businessman Gavino Bruno, and twenty-two year old PA Jeanie Gray. Jeanie Gray was desperate to find out any information about her boss Malcolm Strafford but getting caught in the boss’s office by Mafia son Gavino Bruno found Jeanie without a job, and homeless when someone trashed her single apartment. Gavino Bruno suspected all was not right in Jeanie Gray’s world, and offered our heroine a position in return for helping him take down the man in charge, a man doing business with the Bruno Famiglia. Gavino Bruno wanted to remain loyal to the ways of the Bruno crime world but his brother Don Casso wanted to go straight in an effort to avoid problems for the future generations. Gavino knew Malcolm Strafford would destroy anyone who got in his way, and Gavino was going to use Jeanie Gray to get what he wanted. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Gavino and Jeanie, and the potential fall-out as secrets and lies threaten Gavino’s hold on his sanity and his heart.

The relationship between Gavino and Jeanie begins as an office encounter when both are caught somewhere they shouldn’t have been. Jeanie is fired for fraternizing on the job, and Gavino finds himself hiring our heroine to search for information about her former boss. Living with the Bruno family, if only on a temporary basis, brings Jeanie up close and personal with the man with whom she will fall in love but a man who has yet to let go of the past. Gavino Bruno doesn’t do relationships, and struggles to trust the opposite $ex. Having been burned in the past, Gavino slowly begins to let down his walls, only to find that he has been betrayed, once again. The $ex scenes are intimate, intense and passionate-there are some scenes of spanking.

We are reintroduced to Gavino’s brothers and the Bruno Famiglia Don Casso Bruno and his wife Olivia; Fynn and his wife Mirella ; their sister Karah and her husband. Nico, and the next generation of the Bruno Famiglia. We are introduced to Bruno Family capo Romano, as well as businessman Malcolm Strafford and his right hand man/enforcer Benedict Emmerson.

RAVAGED BY PASSION is a story of secrets and lies; loss and hope; betrayal and vengeance, power, control, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, intriguing and captivating; the romance is seductive and impassioned; the characters are charismatic, determined, broken but healing.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Broken by Sin
Consumed by Desire
Shattered by Sin

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CONSUMED BY DESIRE
(Dark Mafia Romance 2)
by BB Hamel
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 3, 2022.

I don’t want a wife. I want to own her.

As the new Don of the Bruno Famiglia, I expect complete obedience.

Except my future bride Olivia isn’t interested in a dominant, controlling husband.

But there’s no going back the moment her father drops her at my doorstep with a handshake a marriage contract.

I expected a docile, loyal princess, and instead was given a feisty, rebellious woman with curves that make me want to settle down for the first time in my life.

I love to tease that gorgeous girl. It kills me how much I want her, and I hate how badly I need to make her all mine.

But the Famiglia is under attack, and my new wife is in danger. If she can’t learn to follow my every command, we might have problems. And I don’t do problems.

My wife will submit. She will learn to love my rough hands. And in return, I’ll give her everything she might ever need.

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REVIEW: CONSUMED BY DESIRE by BB Hamel is a contemporary adult, stand-alone dark, Mafia romance story line focusing on twenty-seven year old Don Casso Bruno, and twenty five year old Cartel princess Olivia Cuevas’ story line. CONSUMED BY DESIRE 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 (Olivia and Casso) CONSUMED BY DESIRE focuses on the enemies to lovers, arranged marriage between twenty-seven year old Casso Bruno, the new Don of the Bruno Famiglia, and twenty -five year old Cartel princess Olivia Cuevas. Casso Bruno was and has always been a bully, and as such made our heroine’s life miserable throughout high school, both physically and emotionally abusing the young woman that called to his heart but the murder of Olivia’s brother, and Casso’s father ten years earlier, pushed the Cuevas family back to Mexico where Olivia bided her time until her father arranged a marriage with Olivia’s sworn enemy. Casso Bruno needed a wife, and marrying Olivia Cuevas merged two powerful families in the face of a potential war with the Russian Bratva but Olivia was desperate to uncover the truth about her brother’s murder, and Casso was but a means to an end for our story line heroine. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Casso and Olivia, and the potential fall-out as Olivia becomes a pawn in a war between the Bratva and the Mob.

Casso Bruno has always been attracted to Olivia Cuevas for as long as he can remember but life in the Mafia was never conducive to a romantic relationship. Anger about his father’s death, his expulsion from school, and his obsession with our story line heroine followed Casso into his position as the new Bruno Don but a potential war is on the horizon, and Olivia is about to be caught between the present and the past. Olivia has been led to believe the Bruno family killed her brother Manuel but secrets and betrayal are about to reveal the truth behind the murder of the brother she still loves.

The relationship between Olivia and Casso is an enemies to lovers, arranged marriage relationship meant to merge two powerful families but both Olivia and Casso despise one another, a hate that barely masks a palpable sexual attraction between our leading couple. As Olivia slowly succumbs to her husband’s seduction, the past is determined to claim what doesn’t belong. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

CONSUMED BY DESIRE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and acceptance, family and love. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is provocative with some scenes of discipline and spanking; the characters are charismatic but broken and trying to heal.

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SHATTERED BY CONTROL
(Dark Mafia Romance 3)
by BB Hamel
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2022

I don’t do vulnerable. I only do control.

When a brutal shooting forces me onto the sidelines of a raging mafia war, I need a discreet physical therapist to help get me back in the game.

That’s how gorgeous Mirella Falconet stumbles into my life.

I offer her the world: money, power, whatever she wants, so long as she keeps her mouth shut and does her job. I can’t let my enemies know the extent of my injuries, not right now.

Except she hates me. Her black rage is like a palpable wave. The girl would rather die than help a gangster like me.

But that doesn’t matter. With Mirella, it’s like her body melts my willpower. She’s gorgeous, funny, strong, and I’ve never been so ravenous for a woman before.

And if she can’t learn to obey, I’ll shatter her to pieces.

Secrets haunt her every move and I know she’s hiding something. My enemies want to steal her away, but I don’t understand why.

I’ll keep her safe. I’ll make her mine. And when I’m finished, I’ll know every little inch of her oh-so-intimately.

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REVIEW: SHATTERED BY CONTROL is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult, dark Mafia romance series focusing on the Bruno family. This is Fynn Bruno, and physio therapist Mirella Falconet’s story line. SHATTERED CONTROL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the previous instalments for back story and cohesion including Consumed by Desire, and Broken Sin.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mirella and Fynn) SHATTERED BY CONTROL focuses on Fynn Bruno whose life spiralled out of control, having been shot close to a dozen times, leaving our hero in a coma for several months. With need for a physio-therapist, Bruno family capo Genaro Bernero recommends Mirella Falconet, a recent graduate from the PT doctoral program, a woman with very little experience but a woman who knows more about the Mafia lifestyle than she ever wanted to know. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Mirella and Fynn, and the fall-out as the past returns demanding compensation and payment for territory and lives.

Mirella Falconer’s life was about to change when Fynn Bruno offers Mirella a position she cannot refuse. Turning down the Bruno family is next to impossible, and Mirella finds herself falling for a man she knows nothing about. Mirella’s father left when she was ten years old, swearing allegiance to the Bruno Famiglia, leaving his wife and young daughter behind. Mirella has never forgiven her father but secrets will reveal another story, another sin, another lie to add to Mirella’s already fractured and bleeding heart. Fynn Bruno needs physio-therapy in an effort to show a more powerful front but Fynn is hoping for a miracle from our story line heroine, a miracle that Mirella knows will be a long time coming.

The relationship between Mirella and Fynn is an enemies to lovers, of a sorts, in which Mirella has no choice but to work for the Bruno family but a war between the Mafia and the Irish Mob is fast approaching, and our heroine is about to be caught in the middle, a pawn to be sold to the highest bidder. From the outset Fynn’s attraction is Mirella is palpable and strong, his road to seduction is demanding. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic, with some scenes of spanking and discipline.

We are reintroduced to Fynn’s brother and the Bruno Famiglia Don Casso and his wife Olivia; their sister Karah and her husband Nico; brother Gavino, step-mother Elise, as well as Mirella’s parents, and Ronan and Cillian O’Shea.

SHATTERED BY CONTROL is a story of family, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, love and understanding. The premise is dark and captivating; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are charismatic and entertaining.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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