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Consumed by Desire/Shattered by Control by BB Hamel-reviews

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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Reviewed by Sandy

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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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Broken by Sin (Dark Mafia Romance) by B.B. Hamel-a review

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Broken by Sin (Dark Mafia Romance) by B.B. Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 23, 2022

I despise him with every inch of my body…
But I’ll marry him to get what I want.

Torturing me is like a hobby for Nico and he mastered the art of driving me insane a long time ago.

He’s my brother’s best friend and I wouldn’t lose sleep if he fell into a black hole and disappeared forever.

I don’t care if he’s sinfully handsome, dangerous, wickedly smart, and deliciously shattered in that beautiful-brooding-bad-boy sort of way—Nico can eat glass.

Except my father wants to marry me off to another mafia family halfway across the country and will force me to leave the only life I’ve ever known.

So I make a deal with the devil.

If I marry Nico instead, I can stay in Phoenix and won’t have to leave everyone I care about behind.

The idea makes my skin crawl. Especially the way he looks at me. And touches me. And teases me. And kisses me…

I hate Nico and he hates me.

But he’s my only chance, and I’ll do anything to get what I want.

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REVIEW:BROKEN BY SIN by B.B. Hamel is a contemporary, adult, dark, Maria romance story line focusing on twenty-eight year old Nico Farese, and twenty-two year old Karah Bruno.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nico and Karah) BROKEN BY SIN follows the enemies to lovers relationship between twenty-eight year old Nico Farese, and twenty-two year old Karah Bruno. Karah Bruno is the only daughter of Don Domiano Bruno, and considered by many to be a spoiled Mafia princess but Don Bruno is about to give his daughter to the Russian mob in exchange for a power alliance. Karah is desperate to remain with the Famiglia, and makes a deal with her father that places our heroine in the direct line of fire. Nico Farese is a man determined to get his revenge, and his hatred for the Bruno family is growing by the day but as Don Bruno’s right hand man, Nico sees an opportunity, when Karah begins her search for someone to marry. All is not well in the Bruno organization, and Karah is ripe for the picking, setting Nico on his path of vengeance for crimes of the past. What ensues is the acrimonious but building relationship between Nico and Karah, and the potential fall-out as Karah is targeted, and memories from the past begin to destroy what’s left of her mind.

Nico Farese lost everything the day he landed in foster care, and vowed to seek revenge for sins of the past but Nico struggles with his hatred of, and attraction to our story line heroine, someone who is just as broken as our story line ‘anti-hero’. Karah Bruno admits she is spoiled but never expected to be sold to the highest bidder. Karah struggles with panic attacks, and the darkness that continues to engulf when she thinks about the past, a past that is about to come full circle for our story line couple.

The relationship between Karah and Nico is an enemies to lovers in which Nico sees Karah as a means to an end. Their hatred for one another, and tempestuous relationship hides a barely veiled, palpable sexual attraction, an attraction that could be the death of our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

We are introduced to Karah’s brothers Casso, Flynn and Gavino, as well as their father Don Domiano Bruno; Don Bruno’s wife Elise, and Mafia soldier Rinaldo. Here’s hoping the author has plans for Karah’s brothers.

BROKEN BY SIN is a story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance; murder and retribution; family and blood, love and happily ever after. The premise is gritty and dark; the romance is impassioned and raw; the characters are broken yet charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Shattered Prince (Dark Mafia Romance 2) by B.B. Hamel-a review

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Shattered Prince (Dark Mafia Romance 2) by B.B. Hamel-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 9, 2022

Only a bad girl enters a monster’s house.

Julieta Suarez is a cartel princess. She’s beautiful, alluring, and incredibly off-limits.

Her father placed her under my protection while she goes to college in my territory.

She’s a temptation and the ultimate sin. Touching her means war.

I’m supposed to be keeping her safe, not lusting after her every move.

There’s something about the way she smiles and laughs and teases. We’re living together, and it’s agony whenever she parades herself around my home.

It’s like my mind can’t control my hands when I press them against her hips.

But she’s hiding something. A dark past. A history of broken bones and shattered bodies. Little white pills in plastic baggies.

I’ll pry each and every dirty secret from her pretty little lips and make her beg for me to keep going.

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REVIEW:SHATTERED PRINCE is the second instalment in B.B. Hamel’s contemporary, adult DARK MAFIA ROMANCE series-a spin off from the author’s THE OLIGARCHS series. This is Texas Mafioso Don Carmine Falsone, and cartel princess Julieta ‘Jules’ Suarez’s story line. SHATTERED PRINCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading book one BITTER PLEDGE for back story; some of the characters from The Oligarchs cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

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 Jules) SHATTERED PRINCE follows cartel princess Julieta ‘Jules’ Suarez as she attends her first year of college in San Antonio, Texas. Hired to ‘guard’ the cartel princess, Mafia Don Carmine Falsone finds himself falling for a woman who may be as broken as our story line hero but Jules’ past is about to catch up to our story line heroine, when vengeance and blackmail force Jules to betray the man with whom she is falling in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Jules and Carmine, and the potential fall-out as past sins come full circle, revealing secrets and lies.

Jules Suarez is the only survivor of an attack years before but a survivor who battles the daily pain and suffering of what happened and why. Carmine Falsone is desperate for revenge against the person who destroyed his life but revenge comes at a cost to everyone involved.Hoping to rebuild the Falsone crime family, Carmine finds himself working from the bottom up.

The relationship between Jules and Carmine begins as guardian and ward. Carmine Falsone struggles with his attraction to a woman whose father could destroy our story line hero but Jules is more worried about past sins destroying the people she loves. Blackmailed and bruised, Jules must come to a decision to reveal the truth. The $ex scenes are intimate, seductive 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 Capri and Mal (Bitter Pledge 1), as well as Oligarchs Maxim, Nervosa and Roman; Smierc Gang leader Cezary; crime lord Mauro Balestra, and Julieta’s father Alejandro Suarez, and Jule’s bodyguard Oscar.

SHATTERED PRINCE is a story of secrets and lies, family, power and control, obsession and addiction, friendships and love. The premise is dark, gritty, dramatic and intense; the romance is captivating and seductive; the characters are broken, powerful and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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