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Taken by Nikolai by Brooke Summers-a review

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TAKEN BY NIKOLAI by Brooke Summers-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 14, 2022

Falling in love with Nikolai was never the plan.

The dangerous man had other ideas.

He wanted my body, my love, but most of all my baby.

What the Pakhan wants… the Pakhan gets.

But loving him is so wrong…especially as he’s married to my mother.

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REVIEW: TAKEN BY NIKOLAI by Brooke Summers is a contemporary, adult, dark Mafia romance novella focusing on twenty-five year old Bratva princess Yelena Alekseeva, and Bratva Pakhan Nikolai Vasiliev.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Yelana and Nikolai) TAKE BY NIKOLAI follows Bratva Pakhan Nikolai Vasiliev in the days and weeks after the arrival in Austin Texas, of Yelena Alekseeva, the granddaughter of one of the greats but Yelena believes Nikolai is married to her mother Adele, a marriage predicated upon a lie. From the outset, Nikolai’s attraction to Yelena is immediate and visceral, an attraction of which Nikolai quickly sets into motion a plan to seduce and take control of our story line heroine. Yelena Alekseeva is a strong-willed, powerful Bratva princess in her own right but Yelena has a secret, and that secret will surprise even the hardest of men. What ensues is the building relationship between Yelena and Nikolai, and the potential fall-out as Yelena is targeted by someone close.

The relationship between Yelena and Nikolai is one of immediate attraction but Nikolai is Yelena’s mother’s husband, a marriage predicated upon lies and deceit. Nikolai wants Yelena from the moment they met but Yelena is working during her few short weeks in town. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Yelena’s mother Adele, her grandfather Maksim Alekseev, as well as several members of the Alekseev Bratva.

TAKEN BY NIKOLAI is a quick read; a fast paced, gritty age-gap, Mafia romance. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is provocative; the characters are energetic, powerful and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   

She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.

She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley. 

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. 

When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. 

Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Mayhem (Fury Vipers MC 2) by Brooke Summers-Review tour

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Mayhem (Fury Vipers MC 2) by Brooke Summers-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: June 23, 2022

She’s the only woman he’s ever loved. He’s the only man she’ll ever want.

When the woman he loves is hurt due to his actions… Mayhem is born.

Joining the Fury Vipers MC was supposed to be a new beginning with the woman he loved, but it turned into something much worse

He’s fighting a war with his inner demons. He’s determined to win and be with his woman.

She wants the life she’s always dreamed of. He wants her safe…

Effiemia Ryan knew that Benjamin was the man she’d spend the rest of her life with at a young age. But those dreams of hers vanished the day he joined the club.

Her world comes crashing down when he walks away.

But safety is never assured and for Effie, it’s not Mayhem’s enemies that want her dead… it’s her own.

Can they survive the horrors to come?

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REVIEW:MAYHEM is the second instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult FURY VIPERS MC dark, erotic, romance series. This is twenty-three year old, pediatric nurse Effemia ‘Effie’ ‘Mia’ Ryan, and twenty five year old, Vipers Fury MC members Benjamin ‘Benji’ ‘Mayhem’ Copeford’s story line. MAYHEM can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

NOTE: Some of the events of MAYHEM, cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one STAG, as well as the author’s BLOODY UNION (Made Series)

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mayhem and Effie) following several timelines, MAYHEM focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between twenty-three year old, paediatric nurse Effemia ‘Effie’ ‘Mia’ Ryan, and twenty five year old, Vipers Fury MC members Benjamin ‘Benji’ ‘Mayhem’ Copeford. Benji Copeford left the HK Street Crew, joining the Fury Vipers MC in the process but all was not well at the top, and Benji was constantly pulled from the woman he loved. Three years, back and forth, would finally take its’ toll on our story line heroine but a workplace incident finds Effie a victim of revenge, revenge in the form of the Hangman’s Disciples MC. Beaten and bruised, tortured and assaulted, Effie would escape only to discover she left someone behind. What ensues is the acrimonious and struggling relationship between Benji aka Mayhem and Effie, and the potential fall-out as Effie struggles with issues of trust, having lost all faith in the man she continues to love.

The relationship between Effie and Benji is awkward, tragic, emotional and pained. Benji, now known as Mayhem, must prove himself to the Fury Vipers MC but the man at the top is forcing a confrontation, a confrontation that will pit the members against one of their own. Losing Effie was never in the cards, but pushing her away was only meant to protect not destroy her heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

Once again, we are re-introduced to the members of the Fury Vipers MC including Stag and Kinsley, president Jaws Anderson, VP Tobias ‘Ace’ Anderson, Digger, Preacher, Pyro, as well as the return of Makenna Gallagher (Bloody Union-Made #1), and several members of the Hangman’s Disciples including Blade and Ripper; Effie’s brother Kale ‘Malice’ Ryan, and her best friend Octavia ‘Tavia’. Digger’s story is next.

MAYHEM is a story of betrayal, vengeance, abuse and torment; heart break and acceptance, forgiveness and love. The premise is dark and raw; the romance struggles in the face of secrets and lies; the characters are charismatic yet broken. MAYHEM ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

I want to reinforce the trigger warning-some of the scenes are graphic, tortuous, dark and raw.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one STAG

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   

She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.

She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley. 

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. 

When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. 

Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrookeSummersAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_brookesummers
Newsletter: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com/newsletter
Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/brookesummers
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/brooke-summers
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookesummersauthor

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EXPLOSIVE UNION (Made 7) by Brooke Summers -Review Tour

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EXPLOSIVE UNION (Made 7) by Brooke Summers -Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 28, 2022

Never underestimate a woman who’s been hurt… The vengeance she has will be beautiful.

Jade Gallagher has sacrificed more than most for her family.
Being sent to prison for a crime she didn’t commit was only the beginning.
Five years she spent biding her time and coming up with the perfect revenge plan for those that harmed her while she was incarcerated.
Never did she think that when she’d be free she’d end up shackled yet again.
This time to a marriage she doesn’t want.
For Jade, her mind is only on getting even with those that caused her pain.
But her new husband breaks down her walls and gets to her like no other.
Can she let him see the true her or will she keep him at arm’s length?

Rocco Gallo knows that he’s next in line to become the head of the Italian mafia in Chicago.
What he doesn’t want is a wife that is disobedient and doesn’t know protocol.
Meeting Jade Gallagher turns his well planned life into disarray.
The woman gets under his skin.
But when he sees a new side to the brazen woman, he realizes just what she’s been through.
No one hurts his wife and lives to tell the tale.
But the men that hurt her aren’t the only ones that this new couple have to watch out for.
Old foes are wanting revenge too.
When Jade and Rocco finally give in…. It’s explosive.

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REVIEW: EXPLOSIVE UNION is the seventh instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult MADE dark, erotic, Mafia, romance series. This is twenty-four year old Jade Gallagher, and Rocco Gallo’s story line. EXPLOSIVE UNION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, there will be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jade and Rocco) EXPLOSIVE UNION follows the arranged marriage between twenty-four year old Jade Gallagher, the only daughter of the head of the Irish Clann, and Rocco Gallo, the heir to the Italian Mafia. Five years earlier Jade Gallagher took the blame for a murder she did not commit in order to protect someone she loved but five years of abuse and torture at the hands of the prison guards found Jade planning her retribution one repayment at a time. Upon her release Jade would discover the family had entered into a contract with the Italian Mafia, a contract that would see Jade marry their eldest son. Enter Rocco Gallo, and the man with whom Jade would fall in love. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Jade and Rocco, and the potential fall-out as Rocco struggles to accept his new bride’s independence and her need to seek revenge, without his help.

Jade Gallagher is determined to take down the people who tried to destroy her life but first our heroine is expected to get married. Marrying into the Italian mob would join two powerful underworld families, families that have more in common than she could have imagined. Rocco Gallo doesn’t want to get married but the Gallo family is bleeding money, and their power is being questioned by those involved. Merging with the Irish Clann makes for a dominant and authoritative powerhouse family, a family that will be threatened from outside and from within.

The relationship between Jade and Rocco is an arranged marriage meant to push the families to the top of the proverbial food chain. Neither Jade nor Rocco wants anything to do with an arranged marriage but both know that to keep peace within the criminal underworld, they must perform their duty for the sake of the family. Rocco believes as the husband he must protect and guard the woman he loves but Jade is an independent and powerful young woman who has suffered more than anyone could have imagined. The $ex scenes are passionate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including parents, siblings, and over the top, headstrong and questionable grandmothers.

EXPLOSIVE UNION is a story of family and duty; blood and death; power and control, abuse and vengeance, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, gritty and raw; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are charismatic, dynamic, head strong and broken. EXPLOSIVE UNION ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Again, I urge caution when reading the story line, triggers are numerous and may be upsetting.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book six VENGEFUL UNION

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Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke Summers was born and raised in South London. She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid read for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Stag (Fury Vipers MC 1) by Brooke Summers-Review& Excerpt Tour

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Stag (Fury Vipers MC 1) by Brooke Summers-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 24, 2022.

She’s a princess locked away without any hope. He’s her dark knight in leather.

Stag has been in and out of juvie for years, but now he’s determined to keep his nose clean… or as clean as the Road Captain for the Fury Vipers MC can be.

He’s found a brotherhood, one that he’ll protect until his dying breath.

Then he sees her and his plans go up in smoke.

She’s the club princess and completely off limits.

An accident destroyed everything. Kinsley’s life is now her own personal hell.

Having to pay for the mistake that she made, Kinsley’s now bound to a man that makes her skin crawl.

She has no other options and eventually she learns that life isn’t a fairytale.

Then she meets Stag and he has her dreaming of a life that’s without pain.

But Kinsley knows that for her, there’s no escaping the crumbling castle that she’s been locked away in.

Not if she doesn’t want anyone else that she loves to be hurt.

Can her salvation also be his redemption?

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REVIEW:STAG is the first instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult FURY VIPERS erotic, dark, MC romance series focusing on the members of the Fury Vipers MC. This is road captain Noah ‘Stag’ Wylder, and nineteen year old Club princess Kinsley Anderson’s story line.

NOTE: Some of the events of STAG cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events in BLOODY UNION, book one of the author’s MADE series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kinsley and Stag) following two time lines STAG focuses on the building relationship between Fury Vipers MC road captain Noah ‘Stag’ Wylder, and nineteen year old Club princess Kinsley Anderson. Three years earlier, at the age of fifteen, Kinsley’s life imploded, leaving our heroine a shell of her former self. Fast forward to present day wherein a broken Kinsley Anderson returns to the Fury Vipers MC, the only family she has ever known, but a return predicated upon secrets and lies. In the years since Kinsley has been ‘gone’ the membership of the Fury Vipers has changed, including the arrival of a new road captain Noah ‘Stag’ Wylder. Stag knows immediately that all is not well with the return of our heroine, and Stag is willing to place himself in the direct line of fire to uncover the truth, and protect the woman with whom he will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Stag and Kinsley, and the potential fall-out as betrayal at the top forces the Fury Vipers MC to take action in the hopes of destroying everyone who hurt our story line heroine.

Kinsley Anderson knows betrayal first hand, and three years of darkness and h*ll meant three years wherein she would be broken and scarred but the people she loved had no idea to the extent of our heroine’s tragic, helpless and gut-wrenching life, a life she believes is out of her control. Noah ‘Stag’ Wylder doesn’t do relationships, having found a family with the Fury Vipers MC but the return of the Club President’s daughter begins a slow burn of attraction but a burn that is about to set fire to the people in charge.

The relationship between Stag and Kinsley is one of immediate attraction but Kinsley is in no condition or the right frame of mind to enter into a romantic affair. Left broken and battered from the previous three years, Kinsley fears that a return to the Fury Vipers MC is temporary until the reality of her situation sets into motion a vengeance on our heroine’s behalf. Stag’s instant attraction to Kinsley is filled with raw emotion, an emotion that triggers his need to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic.

We are introduced to the members of the Fury Vipers MC including president Jaws Anderson, VP Tobias ‘Ace’ Anderson, Digger, Preacher, Pyro, Mayhem, as well as the return of Makenna Gallagher (Bloody Union-Made #1), and several members of the Hangman’s Disciples including Stuart ‘Venom’ Usry, Blade and Ripper , and Kinsley’s friend Malice.

STAG is a story of betrayal and vengeance, retribution and power, grief and sorrow, menace and torment. The premise is dark, raw and gritty; the romance is provocative and healing; the characters are broken, crushed, dynamic and strong. STAG ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

I want to reiterate the trigger warning as the story line content is graphic and heart breaking.

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers 18+ due to content and language

“A strong hand clamps down on my thigh, pulling me out of the growing panic that was clawing through my stomach. I glance down and see a tattooed hand gripping my leg. Stag. God. He shouldn’t be touching me. Heat pools between my thighs and I press my legs together.

“Darlin’,” he growls against my ear so that only I can hear him. His breath is hot against my skin and I resist the urge to shiver. “Behave yourself. I’m no saint and if you keep that shit up, I’ll have my fingers so far inside of your pussy that every brother here will know how you sound when you come.”

My breath hitches and I turn to glare at the asshole who’s making things worse, now my panties are wet. But the fucker just smiles at me and I swallow as I realize just how sexy Stag truly is.

He’s six foot four, his body taut with muscles and from what I can tell, tattoos. He’s bald, but that just adds to his sex appeal, his blue eyes hold a lot of secrets, ones that I want to unfold. His black beard is long and thick. I can’t help but wonder what it’ll feel like when his face is between my thighs.

God, I’m losing my mind. I shouldn’t be thinking about having Stag touch me, let alone eating me out. I’m dancing with danger and there’s only one ending for me. I’m going to get burned.”

 

This is unedited and subject to change. © Brooke Summers 2021

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   

She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.

She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley. 

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. 

When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. 

Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrookeSummersAuthor 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_brookesummers 
Newsletter: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com/newsletter 
Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/brookesummers 
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/brooke-summers 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookesummersauthor 

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Vengeful Union (Made 6) by Brooke Summers-a review

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Vengeful Union (Made 6) by Brooke Summers-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 2, 2021.

Vengeance can be justified… But what happens when an innocent person is targeted?

Destiny Carter’s life changed when her mom died.Hidden away from the world, Destiny tries to make sense of the betrayal she learned.She knows about her father’s plan and if she doesn’t escape, she’ll be dead.She was not expecting her knight in shining armor to be filled with darkness.

Finn Gallagher demands everything from her. She’s not sure that’s something she’s willing to do.Now there’s an enemy after her. Someone who hits a little close to home for the Gallagher family.Will she be able to survive when they come for her?

Finn Gallagher’s life has always been filled with violence. He’s lived and breathed it. When he lost his father, Finn changed, he became darker, distrustful, angry.Finding out who was truly behind the attack on his family, Finn is vying for blood.Taking his enemy’s daughter was easy. Using her to get back at her father… Not so much.

Destiny Carter isn’t what he expected. Feisty, beautiful, fearless.He wants everything from her and he’s willing to take what’s his.But betrayal hits Finn and his family.

Now the question is… Can he get Destiny out alive?

It’s time for revenge and this time it will be justified.

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REVIEW:VENGEFUL UNION is the sixth instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult MADE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-four year old Irish Mafia underboss Finn Gallagher, and eighteen year old Mafia princess Destiny Carter’s story line. VENGEFUL UNION can be read as as stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Finn and Destiny)following several paths, VENGEFUL UNION follows in the wake of the murder of Destiny Carter’s mother, and her subsequent captivity at the hands of her father. Three months would pass before Destiny is rescued aka bought by a man to whom her father owes millions but a man with whom Destiny will fall in love. Enter Irish Mafia underboss Finn Gallagher. Finn Gallagher is all about the payment of a debt but never expected to find a beaten and battered woman as his ultimate target but little does Finn know that Destiny sees her new captor as a flight to freedom , freedom from a man who saw our heroine as nothing more than a means to an end. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Finn and Destiny, and the fall-out as Destiny’s father demands retribution, and more than one betrayal is about to try and take down the powerful Gallagher-Bianchi Mafia family.

Destiny Carter has always known her father to be a monster but never expected the ultimate betrayal.Knowing her father’s darkest secrets, Destiny is about to hand over control, in an effort to clean house from the top down. Finn Gallagher has no problem taking out those who have betrayed the family but Finn’s methods are dark, and in this, anyone caught in the line of fire will suffer the consequences like never before. Determined to protect the woman he loves, Finn takes out his revenge those determined to do her harm.

The relationship between Finn and Destiny begins as prisoner and captor but Finn’s immediate reaction to Destiny is that of protector and guardian. Destiny is a strong willed, defiant young woman ready to face her battles head on but never expected to fall for the man she thought was going to end her life. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense but not without a question of consent in the early chapters.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story line couples; Destiny’s father James Carter, her cousin Levi, uncle Conrad, and her mother; Carter’s right-hand man Drake, as well Cain and Patrick Gallagher, and cousin Jade.Jade’s story is next in EXPLOSIVE UNION.

VENGEFUL UNION is a story of betrayal and vengeance, family and deceit, secrets and lies, power, control, abuse and murder, forgiveness and love. The premise is dark, gritty and raw; the romance is provocative; the characters are powerful, defiant, determined and strong.

I will add that I had not read any of the previous instalments, and because of that, I felt like I was missing something. There is quite a bit of history and backstory, often alluded to throughout the story. I am going to have to go back in order to catch up !

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Reviewed by Sandy

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