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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 27, 2025
Mafia/cartel, arranged marriage, forbidden, possessive hero, sheltered heroine, he falls first, dangerous romance
Reinaldo Roríguez
Emiliano Ruiz
Both are dangerous, deadly, and powerful. Both are second-generation soldiers proving themselves in the Roríguez cartel.
Both want me.
Of course, I wasn’t told until it was too late. That’s the way things work in the famiglia. My fate is up to Dario Luciano, my guardian.
He doesn’t care the way the men make me feel. How when I’m near them, the air crackles and my skin warms with stinging electricity, stirring something deep inside me that never before existed.
One fills me with desire, twisting my insides.
The other recognizes my need to be loved, filling me with a comfortable warmth.
By the time I learn that both have requested my hand, a deal has been brokered.
Neither man from the Roríguez cartel will have me.
I’ve been promised to another, the son of Dario’s sworn enemy.
Will I have any say in my future?
What will happen to the alliance between the Luciano famiglia and the Roríguez cartel when tragedy strikes?
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REVIEW:QUEENS AND MONSTERS is the fourth instalment in Aleatha Romig’s contemporary, adult BRUTAL VOWS dark, erotic, Mafia romance story line. This is Mexican Cartel heir, twenty-five year old Reinaldo Roriguez, and twenty year old Jasmine Renner’s story line. QUEENS AND MONSTERS 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 (Jasmine and Reinaldo) QUEENS AND MONSTERS follows our story line couple in the aftermath of an attack at a local club on Christmas Eve. At age seven, after the ‘death’ of her mother, Jasmine becomes the ward of Dario Luciano, the next Capo dei capi of the Luciano crime family. For the next thirteen years, Jasmine has always been made to feel ‘less than’; never having been completely accepted into the Luciano family, and on many occasions left behind when the extended family members gather for important celebrations. Her fragile self-esteem, already at a low, discovers a few minutes of fun when Cartel heir Reinaldo Roriguez, and his best friend Emiliano Ruis take a liking to our story line heroine, inviting her for an evening out at a local club but all does not go according to plan when the club is attacked, and Jasmine’s ‘secret’ rendezvous is discovered by the man in charge. Believing she is no longer wanted, Jasmine is sent out of state for her education until a brokered deal between the Russian Bratva and the Luciano Crime Family finds Jasmine Renner a pawn, promised to the Bratva in exchange for power and control. Having already lost his heart to Jasmine Renner, Reinaldo Roriguez begins to uncover the truth, presenting Dario Luciano with the reality of Jasmine’s future.
The world building focuses on heart break for our story line heroine as she is, once again, made to feel unworthy of the Luciano name-a stray and unwanted. Jasmine is not a spoiled Mafia princess; she has lost her blood relatives to violence and crime but never found the happiness of acceptance or belonging with the Luciano family. Reinaldo Roriguez knows that death and danger is always a part of life in the Mexican Cartel but Jasmine is his future, and he is determined to claim our heroine in the name of love.
The relationship between Jasmine and Reinaldo is a forbidden relationship. Forced apart, unable to make contact, Jasmine is called home to discover she has been ‘bought and sold’; Reinaldo is determined to prove he is worthy of the woman with whom he has fallen in love, making a plea for her hand in marriage. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and endearing.
Once again, there is another large ensemble cast of animated and strong secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Russian Bratva, Mexican Carte, and the Luciano Crime Family. We are reintroduced top Mia and Alejandro, Dario and his wife Catalina, Dante’s wife and Emiliano’s sister Camila; Reinaldo’s parents Josefina and Jorge Roriquez.
QUEENS AND MONSTERS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and friendships, heart break and acceptance, relationships and love. The character driven premise is haunting, dramatic and tragic; the romance is sensitive and tender; the characters are desperate, spirited and wounded.
Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Now and Forever
Til Death Do Us Part
Bound By A Promise
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Reviewed by Sandy
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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.
Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
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