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DEARLY BETRAYED (Costa Crime Family 4) by BB Hamel-review

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DEARLY BETRAYED (Costa Crime Family 4) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 9, 2024

I want to ruin my fake husband.
Right up until I sleep in his bed for the first time.
I have to marry the man that killed my father. He’s Jayson Costa, mafia prince, obscenely wealthy, emotionally distant, and sinfully attractive.
I don’t care how good that control freak looks in a suit: Jayson’s everything I despise.

But this marriage is the only way we can put a stop to the war that’s destroying our families.

Only my feelings get complicated when he surprises me with an incredible, heat-filled kiss at the altar. Mr. Emotionally-Stunted has a passionate side, and I’m the girl that unleashes his beast.
We have chemistry like I’ve never felt before. An attraction that rips me into shreds and makes me hate my own physical needs. His fingertips make my skin blush, and I can’t stop this reckless, constant need to be close to him.

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REVIEW: DEARLY BETRAYED is the fourth instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult COSTA CRIME FAMILY dark, erotic, romance series. This is thirty five-year old Jayson Costa, and twenty-six year old Irish clan princess Fallon Grady’s story line. DEARLY BETRAYED 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 (Jayson and Fallon) DEARLY BETRAYED follows in the aftermath of the murder of Fallon’s father. The Costa crime family took action against the Grady Clan when an attack resulted in several murders. Vowing vengeance, the Costa’s killed the Grady patriarch, and to end the war, Rian Grady promised his sister Fallon as a peace offering. Enter Mafia prince Jayson Costa, and the man with whom Fallon will fall in love but neither one is willing to accept their new fate in life, and Fallon has plans to destroy them all. What ensues is the building relationship between Fallon and Jayson, and the potential fall-out as Fallon’s betrayal is discovered, and our heroine is targeted by someone from the past.

The world building looks at the ongoing rivalry and war between the Mafia and the Irish Clan. The Grady family resides in Ireland but Fallon is about to be shipped to America where she is forced to marry a man she does not love. Blaming Jayson, and the Costa family for the murder of her father, Fallon digs deep to uncover the truth, and in doing so, places herself in the direct line of fire.

The relationship between Fallon and Jayson begins acrimoniously. Jayson wants nothing to do with marrying a member of the Grady Irish mob, and Fallon is unable to forgive Jayson Costa for killing her father. A virtual prisoner in a gilded cage, Fallon will quickly discover that she is no longer safe even thousands of miles away from home. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story line couples. We are introduced to Fallon’s brother Rian, the new head of the Grady Clan, as well as the return of the Costa matriarch Nessa. Fallon is taken under the wing of the Don-Adler Costa’s wife Casey.

DEARLY BETRAYED is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, murder and repercussions, family and relationships, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive but struggles with issues of trust and hatred; the characters are desperate, determined, dynamic and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Twisted Wedding
Wedding Disaster
Hateful Promise

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Hateful Promise (Costa Crime Family) by BB Hamel-a review

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Hateful Promise (Costa Crime Family) by BB Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2023

He’s a creature of black velvet and cold steel.And I’m his new obsession.When my father steals money from three powerful casino bosses, I’m taken captive by the worst of them Erick Costa, notorious gangster and vicious criminal with violent tastes and sickening delights.He cuts me a deal. Create forged paintings for him to sell on the black market, and he’ll let me work off my father’s debt.Except that’ll take forever, and in the meantime, I’m stuck at his pleasure.If I don’t do what he says, he’ll dump my body in the desert like all his other victims.Erick Costa’s big, gorgeous, reserved, and intelligent. I want to pretend like I’m not attracted to him, but the man isn’t shy about flaunting his stacked abs and tattoos.Soon it becomes clear there’s no way this arrangement will work.And when he finds the secret paintings I’ve been making of him?He’ll know exactly how I feel, and he’ll never let me go.The next Costa brother gets his story! Hateful Promise is a standalone, full-length novel, with no cheating and no cliffhanger, so dive in and enjoy!

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REVIEW:HATEFUL PROMISE is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult COSTA CRIME FAMILY erotic, Mafia romance series. This is casino owner Erick Costa, and artist Heloise ‘Hellie’ Accardi’s story line. HATEFUL PROMISE 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 Erick and Hellie) HATEFUL PROMISE follows in the wake of the theft of several million dollars from several local crime organizations in Las Vegas. Professional thief Daniel Accardi has skipped town, and with it, left his only daughter to pay for his sins. Heloise Accardi is an artist, a painter who is about to discover that to pay for the sins of her father, she must either forfeit her life, and work with the Las Vegas gangsters in an effort to defraud collectors of millions of dollars. Enter mobster and billionaire casino owner Erick Costa, the man with whom Hellie will fall in love. Hellie will become Erick’s prisoner and in-house artist, a position that pushes Hellie to the edges of sanity. What ensues is the building relationship between Hellie and Erick, and the potential fall-out when Hellie is forced to betray herself and go against her moral code.

The world building focuses on betrayal and vengeance, forgery and fraud, acceptance and love. Erick finds himself falling for his captive, a woman with a target on her back, and a father who is missing without a trace. In an effort to pay back the millions of dollars in missing money, Heloise Accardi is forced to re-capture the Masters, a feat only a few have ever accomplished. As the days and weeks pass, Erick finds himself falling for his captive, a woman who continues to struggle with what is happening and why.

The relationship between Hellie and Erick begins as prisoner and warden. Hellie must pay for her father’s sins but with Erick as her guardian, she is protected from those wanting vengeance including the death of our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

We are introduced to Erick’s right hand man Ren, his housekeeper Marina, as well as local crime lords Clifton Frost, and Alberto Gallo.

HATEFUL PROMISE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and love. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Twisted Wedding
Wedding Disaster

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Reviewed by Sandy

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TWISTED WEDDING (Costa Crime Family 1) by BB Hamel-review

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TWISTED WEDDING (Costa Crime Family 2) by BB Hamel-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 19, 2023

I think my boss is stalking me.
Right up until the moment he proposes.

Adler Costa owns the Sunrise hotel and casino. He’s filthy rich, connected to some shady organizations, and I’m pretty sure he’s obsessed with me. Which isn’t so bad: Adler’s gorgeous, like a man straight out of my filthiest late-night fantasies. But when my addict brother gets caught stealing from the Costa family, I’m given a choice:

Marry Adler and pledge my life to him, or they’ll throw my brother into the ocean with a concrete block tied to his ankle .I’m not about to let my little brother get killed for one stupid mistake.
So I walk down the aisle and say the vows, which is when I learn there’s one more catch: Adler doesn’t only want a bride. He needs a baby.

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REVIEW: TWISTED WEDDING by BB Hamel is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, dark, Mafia romance story line focusing on thirty-eight year old Atlantic City Sunrise casino owner Adler Costa, and twenty-six year old Black Jack dealer Casey Kiernan.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Casey and Adler) TWISTED WEDDING follows the forced marriage between our story line couple. Casey Kiernan’s brother Shane is an addict, and has stolen money from the Sunrise Casino in Atlantic City, the casino where Shane’s sister Casey is a Black Jack dealer. To pay for her brother’s sin, Casey is forced to marry casino owner Adler Costa, a marriage Adler claims is meant to secure his line of succession but secrets and lies are about to target our story line heroine when she discovers a past connection to our story line hero. What ensues is the building relationship between Adler and Casey, and the potential fall-out as sins of the past take aim at our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on a war between former friends, Atlantic City casino owners, and a family that is struggling with secrets from the past. Casey Kiernan has been caught in a power play-a pawn to be moved as secrets are revealed.

The relationship between Casey and Alder is forced marriage predicated upon the sins of the family but Alder’s secrets reveal a lifetime of guilt and grief, predicated upon a lie, and an obsession with our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and questionable supporting characters. We are introduced to Adler’s mother Vanessa Costa; Casey’s embattled brother Shane: her best friend Roxie; a well as casino owner Tony Vetch; Adler’s brothers Jayson, Erick and youngest brother Conlan; Security Big Dan, Will, Zach, Gerthold and Gianni. Here’s hoping the author has plans for Adler’s brothers.

TWISTED WEDDING is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive; the characters are struggling, dynamic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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