BRIDGES BURNED (Mission Mercenaries 3) by Marie James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 2, 2023

I didn’t swear vengeance on the Severino Family after Ellie’s death. I was only a child after all.
I didn’t swear vengeance when my father, a coward who wasn’t man enough to seek justice for her, drank himself into a divorce.
Going after them would be a death sentence.
I chose to live my life in the shadows, seeking revenge for others.
That was until I ran into the very man that took Ellie’s life.
I can still smell the smoke clinging to my skin from all the bridges I burned because of that man.
Walking away was no longer an option.
Killing him would be easy, but taking the woman that was promised to him seemed like a better wager.
Exacting retribution through her was the gamble I made.
Surviving her now seems impossible.

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REVIEW: BRIDGES BURNED is the third instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Mission Mercenaries-a spin off from the author’s Cerberus MC series. This is Hollis Ford, and twenty-one year old, Mafia princess Madelene Lombardi’s story line. BRIDGES BURNED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information is revealed when 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 (Hollis and Madelene) BRIDGES BURNED focuses on the need for revenge. Mission Mercenaries latest contract is a suicide mission to Mexico, but Hollis Ford’s need for revenge is stronger than his need to survive. Hollis never expected to find himself with a hostage in the wake of taking down several members of the Cortez Cartel. Enter Madelene Lombardi, a victim of the Cortez Cartel, sold by her father as payment for a debt. In hiding, believing the Cartel is but moments behind, Hollis will take advantage of his current situation, forcing Madelene to obey his every command. Exchanging one jailer for another, Madelene discovers that in order to survive, she must bow down to the man in charge but Hollis is about to find himself in deeper than he could have ever imagined when Mission Mercenaries doesn’t look too kindly to going rogue. What ensues is the building relationship between Hollis and Madelene, and the potential fall-out as Madelene, once again, finds herself facing the past, as past that no longer accepts the woman she has become, or

The relationship between Madelene and Hollis is a forced proximity; enemies to lovers; tragic pasts; revenge abduction in which Madelene has gone from the proverbial frying pan into the fire. Regardless of the outcome, Madelene believes her life is forfeit, it is only a matter of when and how. Hollis is a man who likes to take control, and from the outset, he takes control of our story line heroine turning their relationship into a ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ affair. The $ex scenes are impassioned but I did not feel the love between our story line couple.

The secondary and supporting characters include Angel Guerra and Lauren Vos (Lessons Learned 1), Liam Stone and Raya Reed (Mistakes Made 2); Mission Mercenaries Nash, Fox and Donavan Gibson. The requisite evil has many faces.

BRIDGES BURNED is a graphic story of murder and abuse; betrayal and vengeance, power and control, acceptance and determination. The premise is dramatic, gritty and tragic; the characters are broken, flawed and desperate; the romance is edgy and intense. BRIDGES BURNED ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Lessons Learned
Mistakes Made

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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