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DEVIL’S THIRST (Moretti Men 1) by Jill Ramsower -review tour

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DEVIL’S THIRST (Moretti Men 1) by Jill Ramsower -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 27, 2024

A new neighbor with a secret identity and a deadly obsession…

Amelie

I knew I shouldn’t have asked him for a ride.

My new neighbor is a study in contradictions—covered in tattoos and dripping intensity.
He’s alluring yet aloof, and his every calculated move is dangerously seductive.

Little did I know, he’s been systematically inserting himself into every part of my life.
Creeping beneath my protective armor.
Trapping me like a fly in his web before revealing his true identity.

Now, he’s standing before our families calling me his future wife.

He doesn’t understand that my life isn’t that simple.
I have secrets of my own, and his obsession with claiming me might just get me killed.

••••••

REVIEW: DEVIL’S THIRST is the first instalment in Jill Ramsower’s contemporary adult MORETTI MEN dark, erotic, Mafia romance series, a spin off, set in the author’s Byrne Brothers and Five Families worlds. This is Sante Mancini and Amelie Brooks’ story line. Sante was first introduced in Silent Vows (Byrne Brothers 1).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Amelie and Sante) DEVIL’S THIRST focuses on the building relationship between our story line couple. Several years earlier Amelie’s life spiralled out of control, with memory loss and the ultimate betrayal. Fast forward to present day Amelie is a prima ballerina but a ballerina with a stalker. Enter Amelie’s new neighbor Sante “Isaac’ Mancini, Amelie’s new protector but a man who knows more about Amelie than she could have ever imagined. Sante is determined to claims Amelie as his own but Amelie’s past refuses to let go, targeting our heroine at every opportunity.

The world building follows several paths including Sante’s return to New York, in the wake of his estrangement from his extended family but Sante’s return is predicated upon his need for a woman he met years before, a woman who is hoping to forget the past.

The relationship between Sante and Amelie is one of second chances, of a sorts. Amelie is determined to prove she is worthy of the principle role at the National Ballet Theatre but someone is stalking our heroine, pushing Amelie into the arms of our story line hero. Sante Mancini is a bit of a black sheep in his family but reconnecting with his sister Noemi gives Sante hopes for a new beginning. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including Connor and Noemi (Silent Vows 1), Oran and Lina (Vicious Seduction 4), Renzo and Shae (Craving Chaos 5), and Sante’s cousin Tommy aka Tommaso Donati. The requisite evil is a familiar face. Tommaso’s story is next.

DEVIL’S THIRSTS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and detailed; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate, determined, broken but struggling to move on.

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Jill is a Texan, born and raised. She manages the hectic social calendars for her three active children and occasionally spends an evening with her dashing husband. Aside from being an author and a mom, she’s a travel junkie and loves to read when she is not lost in her own stories.

With Jill’s books, you can count on confident heroines, plenty of steamy tension, and deliciously assertive leading men. There are no guarantees in life, but with her books, you know everything will work out in the end. However, a perfect ending would not be nearly as satisfying without a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Jill loves to add plenty of adversity in her stories, creating unforgettably dynamic characters and sneaky plot twists you will never see coming.

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ZAIN (Chosen Few 3) by Samantha Wilde-review

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ZAIN (Chosen Few 3) by Samantha Wilde

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 3, 2024

He’s left everything behind, only to find himself again in the eyes of a beautiful stranger . .

He’s become one of them.

Zain Mitry has lost everything His name, his identity, and his humanity. All that’s left is a cold shell of the alias he’s become—an active member in Samad, a terrorist group.

Afghanistan isn’t for the faint of heart, but fear doesn’t reach his veins until he witnesses Samad’s leader take a woman hostage from a protest. Her electrifying blue eyes capture Zain’s and he’s spellbound by her bold, fiery nature.

Despite the distance between his heart and reality, he can’t turn a blind eye when the woman is attacked. He rushes to rescue her—and the first word she speaks to him—a word no one on this side of the world identifies him with. The only tether to his old life.

The name that will destroy him—Zain. She’s vowed to find a man she’s never met.

Ex-FBI analyst Dana McAvery can’t explain what drew her to Zain’s case. But finding the missing Green Beret soldier became her mission.

But coming face-to-face with the man who’s monopolized every spare moment of her mind shakes her. His tall, dark and formidable stare rocks her confidence. She expected to find a prisoner, a man in need of rescue—but a brutal killer stands before her.

One that places himself between her and danger. And god help her, she wants more of him. Finding Zain isn’t the issue—but with a terrorist group after them, getting them both home might be an impossible feat.

••••••

REVIEW: ZAIN is the third instalment in Samantha Wilde’s contemporary, adult CHOSEN FEW erotic, romantic suspense series, a cross-over with the author’s BLOOD BROTHERS series. This is US army soldier Zain Mitry, and former FBI analyst Dana McAvery’s story line. ZAIN 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 omniscient third person perspectives (Dana and Zain) ZAIN follows in the wake of the search and ‘rescue’ of our story line hero. Zain Mitry, is a USA army soldier / Green Beret who went missing in Afghanistan approximately three years earlier in the aftermath of an explosion that killed his entire team. When news came that Zain had been sighted, former FBI analyst Dana McAvery, now working as part of the team at Backcountry Protection Services, enacts an ill-gotten plan to rescue a man who did not need rescuing. On the run in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Dana and Zain were about to face down a familiar enemy, someone who refused to back down in the face of losing it all.

The world building focuses on the search and rescue of Zain Mitry; the revelation of betrayal from the top; and the building relationship between two people who have had enough excitement and danger to last a lifetime.

The relationship between Zain and Dana begins as a ‘rescue’, of sorts but our couple find themselves a target of some very powerful men. On the run, hopefully heading towards their own rescue, Zain and Dana find themselves facing down more than one person hoping to destroy them both. Back home, Zain and Dana take their relationship to the next level but the enemy has followed them Stateside, an enemy that won’t stop until they are both gone. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and enterprising secondary and supporting characters including Dana’s brother Taschen; Zain’s brother Rami (Chosen Few 1), August (Chosen Few 2), Toth Holmes, and their significant others; Zain’s CIA contact Maxine, and several members of some powerful terrorist groups in the Middle East. The requisite evil has many faces. Taschen’s story line is next.

ZAIN is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, murder and torture; family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dramatic and dark; the romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are desperate, determined and dynamic.

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Turmoil’s Target / Doc’s Decision by Elizabeth Knox -review

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Turmoil’s Target / Doc’s Decision (Reaper’s Rejects MC: Second Generation 2 & 3) by Elizabeth Knox -review

TURMOIL’S TARGET
(Reapers Rejects MC: Second Generation : Nevada 2)
by Elizabeth Knox
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, MC, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 31, 2024

She was meant to be a job, not the woman I couldn’t live without.

Turmoil

They were f***ing with the club’s money and we were tied of dealing with it. The moment Damon asked for one of us prospects to volunteer, I jumped at the opportunity. I was itching to prove myself to the club and this was my way to do that.

The task? Go undercover and get close to Seraphina Bernard—find out what her and family’s plans were with the club, and stop them before they got the chance to do anything else.

The problem? Seraphina got under my skin. She was cocky, privileged, and had the world at her fingertips. Getting her to want to be around me was one thing, but eventually, I proved myself to her.

Not long after knowing her, our relationship shifted. It started out as a friends with benefits situation, and one night at a club with her, someone tried to attack her. I intervened and that’s when it shifted. I crossed a line I shouldn’t have that night. I knew better, and somehow I was now in a fake relationship with her.

I had a duty to the club and I would fulfill my obligations, but after a time, I realized Seraphina was in the dark more than we anticipated.

As the truth came to light, my feelings for Seraphina grew, but how would she handle it when she found out the club sent me here to spy on her?

Would she forgive me, or would she view herself as nothing more than a target?

•••••

REVIEW: TURMOIL’S TARGET is the second instalment in Elizabeth Knox’s contemporary, adult REAPERS REJECTS MC: NEVADA Second Generation erotic, MC romance series, set in the author’s Reapers Rejects MC world. This is prospect Abram ‘Abe’ Morozov aka Turmoil, and heiress Seraphina Bernard’s story line. TURMOIL’S TARGET can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading Spark’s Inferno for background.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Turmoil and Seraphina) TURMOIL’S TARGET follows the undercover operation into the who, how and why of the people taking aim at the Reapers Rejects MC. Someone is targeting the MC for sins of the past, and at every opportunity, are one step ahead of the Reapers Rejects. Desperate, the Reapers Rejects send in two undercover prospects to ferret out information in an effort to put an end to what is happening and why. Enter Abram ‘Turmoil, Morozov. Turmoil is expected to seduce heiress Seraphina Bernard, a young woman with connections to the MC past but a woman caught in a spiral not of her making. As Turmoil’s seduction gains momentum, the possibility of a mole forces the club to look inward.

The world building continues to focus on the business ‘attacks’ against the Reapers Rejects MC. Someone is outbidding and ensuring the MC’s business plans and success begin to fail, and in this, prospects Turmoil and Jolt are assigned to find out the who, how and why. Seducing heiress Seraphina Bernard was easy but falling in love was never in the plans.

The relationship between Seraphina and Abe aka Turmoil begins as an assignment; a seduction to uncover information but Abe found himself falling for his mark, a fall that threatens the future of the Reapers Rejects MC. Seraphina has no idea she is a pawn in a dangerous game but a game where she will discover all is not right in her well orderly world. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include several OG members of the Reapers Rejects MC including club prez Damon and VP Dixon, as well as prospect Jolt, Doc, Shiver; Seraphina’s mother Sally Bernard, her grandfather, and her best friend Rita.

TURMOIL’S TARGET is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, determined and desperations, family and relationships. The character driven premise is dramatic and engaging but the seven month jump leaves too many unanswered questions; the romance is fated and flawed; the characters are stubborn and daring. TURMOIL’S TARGET ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of SPARK’S INFERNO

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Reviewed by Sandy

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DOC’S DECISION
Reaper’s Rejects MC: Second Generation 3
by Elizabeth Knox
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, MC, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 30, 2024

She stepped up when she didn’t need to, and that was the moment she belonged to me.

Doc

With the immediate threat dealt with, the club could finally rest. At least, that’s what I thought at first. I thought we’d all get a break, that we’d enjoy the few moments of peace we had.

But, I was wrong.

Sassy delivered my son and I was accepting the truth—a clubwh*** had my baby. I was going to try to coparent with her, and I wasn’t opposed to the idea of trying to make an honest woman out of her.

I wasn’t going to be a jerk about it. I was going to be mature. I had my mind made up. I just never thought Sassy would leave a note in her room saying she wasn’t coming back and that I could have him.

I went from thinking my son would have a mother in his life, that he wouldn’t be raised in the same turmoil I was. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. The club stepped up, though. All of the ladies were there for my little man, but there was one woman who showed up more than the rest—Mandy.

I’d become good friends with her over the last year and seeing her with my son sparked something inside me. I don’t know when I made the decision, but I knew then I’d make her my ol’ lady.

I wasn’t going to let this magnificent woman slip through my fingers.

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REVIEW: DOC’S DECISION is the third instalment in Elizabeth Knox’s contemporary adult REAPER’S REJECTS MC: Second Generation erotic, MC romance series-a spin off set in the author’s Reaper’s Rejects world. This is MC member /medic Darren ‘Doc’ Nixon, and Amanda “Mandy’ Blake’s story line. DOC’S DECISION can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion, as there is an ongoing premise throughout. Mandy was first introduced in book one Spark’s Inferno.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Doc and Mandy) DOC’S DECISION follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Darren ‘Doc’ Nixon is a single father who is struggling with his newborn son. Mandy Blake, adult internet entertainer, steps in to help which only adds to her attraction to our story line hero. Doc has lusted after Mandy from afar but all bets are off when Mandy’s past returns, while Doc claims our heroine as his own.

The world building follows several pathways including Mandy’s past, and Doc’s personal struggle with his ailing mother. When Mandy’s past returns, our heroine and the club become a target, a target of a sick and twisted mind.

The relationship between Mandy and Doc has been simmering for a long time but Doc’s new found fatherhood found our hero struggling but with Mandy’s help, Doc sees a potential future with the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative including some scenes of Daddy kink.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Reaper’s Rejects MC, as well as Zoe and Spark, Turmoil and Seraphina. Seraphina figures prominently in the current time line.

DOC’S DECISION is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and obsession, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and charismatic.. DOC’S DECISION ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BATTLING ARIES (Devil’s Riot MC: Mississippi 2) by EC Land

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 ☠️💜BATTLING ARIES (Devil’s Riot MC: Mississippi 2) by EC Land -review ☠️💜

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 14, 2024

Battles are meant to be won. You can’t do win if you don’t fight.

Rory
No one knows what I’ve been through. What I’ve sacrificed. They think they know me. The only one who does somewhat is best friend. For a while she hated me, but once she learned the truth, she understood.

There’s more to it though. The parts she doesn’t know. The parts that include a man I haven’t seen in years. The very man I need the help of.

But will he be willing to help me now? Can see past what I did? Could he maybe look past who I was . . . who I had to be?

The battle is only beginning, and he doesn’t even know it. What I did, I did for him.

••••••

REVIEW: BATTLING ARIES is the second instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult DEVIL’S RIOT MC: MISSISSIPPI erotic, MC romance, a spin off set in the author’s DEVIL’S RIOT MC world. This is Road Captain Logan aka Aries, and Rory Tyler’s story line. BATTLING ARIES can be read as stand alone without any difficulty.Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Aries, Rory , Cordelia) BATTLING ARIES follows the second chance relationship between Aries and Rory. Several years earlier, Rory and Aries had their entire lives ahead of them but while at basic training, Aries received a ‘dear John’ letter from our story line heroine, destroying his heart in the process. Fast forward to present day, with the help of Aries sister Cordelia, Rory returns a shell of her former self, beaten and abused by a man who controlled her life. Refusing to accept the return of the woman he once loved, Aries will discover that Rory’s life has been a living h*ll, a life she chose to protect someone she loved. Healing yet battling between head and heart, Rory struggles knowing she broke the man she once loved, a man who struggles to forgive what happened years before. When the past returns, Aries makes a promise, to end the darkness that continues to threaten the woman he loves.

The world building focuses on healing and forgiveness. Rory refuses to reveal the truth about what happened years before but with the help from an outside source, Aries will need to face the reality of what happened to the woman he loved.

The relationship between Rory and Aries is one of second chances but Aries struggles to forgive and forget; Rory is willing to walk away without a fight. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

We are reintroduced to several members of the Devil’s Riot MC including Kevlar and Rosemary: Viper and Jade (Viper’s Touch), Vulture, Cyprus & Noelle, Kendra, Mace, as well as Aries’ siblings Fox and Cordelia, and Rory’s step-brother Roger.

BATTLING ARIES is another story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, abuse and torture, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and dark but the conflict resolution felt rushed; the romance is provocative; the characters are broken, desperate yet healing.

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Wicked Knight (Sins & Saints 3) by Faith Summers-review

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Wicked Knight (Sins & Saints 3) by Faith Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2024

My villain, my monster, my Wicked Knight…
Never make a deal with the devil.
It will blow up in your face.
Just like fire, you will get burned.
I signed a contract that was supposed to protect me.
Then it fell into the wrong hands.
His—Dmitri Valneko aka the guy who’s forbidden to me.
He was my boy next door.
Until the family feud that tore us apart.
I knew things would get harder the moment we started college.
And they did.

At Raventhorn University, home of the Knights, one of the most powerful secret societies, Dmitri is a god.
He’s a star athlete and an unrivaled heir to the empire.
He gets whatever he wants.
Including me.
Even when we’re supposed to be off limits to each other.

I should try to fight him. Our past is too dark and ugly.
I should try be free of his terms and conditions. But he wants to consume me.
If our parents find out we’re together there will be consequences I don’t want to face.

But…
One kiss and he has me melting in the palms of his hands.
One touch and I want him to keep me forever.
And every time we meet I know I won’t say no.

But what happens when dark secrets, including our own, begin to threaten our lives?
And our forbidden love.

•••••

REVIEW: WICKED KNIGHT is the third instalment in Faith summers contemporary, new adult SINS AND SAINTS dark, erotic, Mafia bully romance set in the author’s Cruel Lies/ Cruel Promises world, as well as the author’s Raventhorn Academy and Dark Syndicate worlds. This is sophomore Dmitri Valneko, and Mackenzie Domachenkov’s story line. WICKED KNIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Raventhorn University is a prestigious and time-honored private school for the family and children of the criminal underworld. The ruling secret society of Knights controls every aspect of the university including the lives and futures of the ruling elite.

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

Told from dual first person perspective (Dmitri and Mackenzie) WICKED KNIGHT follows the building but forbidden relationship between Dmitri Valneko and Mackenzie Domachenkov. A few years earlier the Valneko and Domachenkov families were destroyed by the death of Dmitri’s older brother Tommy, a death blamed on someone they knew. With the family at odds, a relationship between childhood friends Dmitri and Mackenzie was strictly forbidden but Dmitri wanted Mackenzie to claim as his own. Mackenzie knew that the possibility of a future with Dmitri would be stopped before it began but the young lovers wanted something that could end their lives.Struggling to keep their relationship a secret, Dmitri and Mackenzie battled between head and heart as threats of another nature turned deadly and dark.

The world building follows several pathways including the power of the ruling secret society as it takes aim at the Domachenkov family; and places the next generation in the direct line of fire. The past is slowly revealing a truth long buried and dead, a truth that will threaten our story line heroine.

The relationship between Dmitri and Mackenzie is a friends to forbidden lovers. Dmitri’s father refuses to accept Dmitri’s relationship with Mackenzie Domachenkov, and in this, past memories slowly surface as to what happened and why. Mackenzie finds herself often on the outside looking in, pining for a man she has loved from afar. The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters included the return of Lucian and Eilish, Kade and Isabelle; Aleksander Ivanov, as well as the introduction of Mackenzie’s father Adrian Domachenkov , and Dmitri’s father, chancellor of Raventhorn Maxim Valneko.

WICKED KNIGHT is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional families, desperation and love. The premise is dramatic, captivating and engaging; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are broken but determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Vicious Knight
Devious Knight

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Faith Summers is the Dark Contemporary Romance pen name of USA Today Bestselling Author, Khardine Gray.

Warning !! Expect wild romance stories of the scorching hot variety and deliciously dark romance with the kind of alpha male bad boys best reserved for your fantasies.

Dive in and enjoy her naughty page-turners.

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Under Control (Dark Mafia Romance 4) by BB Hamel-review

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Under Control (Dark Mafia Romance 4) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 30, 2024

I showed up at the wrong house wearing nothing but a fuzzy robe.
And I ended up stripping in front of a stranger.

I agreed to pose nude for a talented artist friend of mine since I could really use the extra money, but it went all wrong.

Now the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen is staring right at me like he’s about to claim a prize.

Turns out, this handsome stranger is the dangerous head of a Russian Bratva, and his arranged fiancee ran out on him at the last minute.

And I’m apparently good enough to take her place.

Valentin Zeitsev is brutally dangerous and horribly scarred, and I shouldn’t let a little accidental nudity lead directly into marriage.

But my family’s deep in debt and harboring some dark secrets, and I need Valentin’s help if I’m going to get through this nightmare.

Only when I say I do, what else is he going to take from me?

••••

REVIEW:UNDER CONTROL by BB Hamel is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, dark, Mafia romance focusing on Bratva Pakhan Valentin Zeitsev, and bar tender Karine Vardanyan.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Valentin and Karine) UNDER CONTROL focuses on the building but tempestuous relationship between Bratva Pakhan Valentin Zeitsev, and bar tender Karine Vardanyan. Desperate for money to pay her late father’s medical bills, Karine Vardanyan offers to pose nude for an artist friend but mistakenly arrives at Valentin Zeitsev’s house, the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva. Valentin, needing a wife, sees an opportunity, and stalks our heroine until she says yes but Valentin Zeitsev has a secret, a secret that could destroy our story line heroine. As their relationship begins to develop, the past returns to finish a job that started years ago.

The world building follows several interconnected paths, including the encroaching war between the Russian Bratva and the Armenian Brotherhood. Years earlier the Brotherhood took at the people at the top, and Valentin is determined to get his revenge for the losses in his life.

The relationship between Valentin and Karine begins acrimoniously but Karine is desperate and Valentin sees an opportunity.

There is a large ensemble cast of powerful and questionable secondary and supporting characters: Housekeeper Nikkita; Karine’s mother Miriam; Aram Sarkissian, and his son Arsen; as well as several Bratva members, soldiers and Valentin’s security detail.

UNDER CONTROL is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional family values, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is twisted, dramatic, dark and engaging; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, determined and strong.

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DEMON IN THE SHADOWS (RBMC: Atlanta GA) by Thetta James-review

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💚💀DEMON IN THE SHADOWS (RBMC: Atlanta GA) by Thetta James💚💀

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 3, 2024

Silas/Maverick
Family secrets will inevitably surface, shattering the deep trust we’ve built over the years. In my situation, the concealed aspects of my life, hidden from my wife, were forcefully brought into the light. This not only fractured our trust but also jeopardized everything I hold dear. My biggest mistake was believing I Silas “Maverick” Bouvier was untouchable.
In my role as the President of the Royal Bastards MC Atlanta, GA Chapter, my duty revolves around safeguarding my club and its members.

Simultaneously, as Emberlynne’s husband, my duty revolves around protecting her from the dangers hidden amongst the perfect life I created for us.

The coexistence of my dual life was never my intention. Yet, to rescue the love of my life, the inner demon must emerge from the shadows to exact retribution on those who have taken her.

The pivotal question lingers—when she discovers my true identity, will she be able to gaze into my eyes with forgiveness and love for the man she married? Or will she perceive a stranger, harboring resentment for the monster who saved her life?

•••••

REVIEW: DEMON IN THE SHADOWS : RBMC Atlanta GA by Thetta James’ is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, MC romance set in the multi-authored RBMC series. This is RBMC: Atlanta president Silas ‘Maverick’ Bouvier, and COO his wife Emberlynne’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from four first person perspectives (Maverick, Emberlynne, Lone Wolf and Londyn) DEMON IN THE SHADOWS focuses on the relationship between Maverick and Emberlynne, a relationship predicated upon a series of lies. Several years earlier, Elijah ‘Butcher’ Kennedy, Emberlynne’s dad and a member of a rival MC, was desperate enough to protect his only daughter, and in doing so, requested a favor from our story line hero. Silas ‘Maverick’ Bouvier agreed to help but in doing so , set into a motion years of secrets and lies from whence he may never return. Emberlynne Bouvier despises the MC life, having lost her mother and her brother to the violences and evil, but our heroine is completely unaware of her husband’s dual life, and when the past takes aim, our heroine will lose much more than her ability to trust.

The world building follows several paths including the precipitating factors pushing our couple together. Emberlynne has always believed Silas Bouvier was an upstanding businessman, and had no idea that her husband lead a double life. As everything begins to spiral out of control, Silas aka Maverick quickly realizes that the life he has chosen is the life that is now threatening the woman he loves.

The relationship between Silas /Maverick and Emberlynne begins as a lie but Silas/Maverick has fallen for the woman he was asked to protect, and in doing so, the lies have pushed Emberlynne out of his life. With a target on her back, and the past refusing to let go, Emberlynne and Maverick will learn there is a fine line between life and death, love and letting go. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

We are introduced to several members of the RBMC: Atlanta GA including but not limited to Steel, Lone Wolf, Dementor, Vandal as well as Malcolm aka Nightmare and his wife Londyn aka Mystique.

DEMON IN THE SHADOWS is story of secrets and lies, betrayal and trust, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is emotional and heart breaking; the romance is limited as the relationship has already been established; the characters are desperate, determined and struggling

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Emperor of Lust (Memento Mori 3) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 5, 2024

To protect everything I love, I’m forced to marry a monster.
I made a huge mistake, and caught the attention of a lethally beautiful villain.
Damian Nikolayev is brutality incarnate. A psychopath wrapped in tattooed muscle and tailored charm.

Heir to a Bratva empire built on blood and control.
And now, I’m his. His fiancée. His plaything. His obsession.
He owns my darkest secret.
And he’ll keep it, for a price:

All of me.

Now, Damian has me bound to him, in more ways than one.
The harder I fight, the tighter his ropes ensnare me.
But his games are getting darker.
The line between lust and darkness is blurring.
And I’m starting to realize, there’s only one thing more dangerous than fake marrying a monster:
Really falling for one.

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REVIEW:EMPEROR OF LUST is the third instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult MEMENTO MORI dark, erotic, crime world romance series set in the author’s Venomous Gods world. This is heir to the Bratva throne Damian Nikolayev, and corporate CEO and Yakuza daughter Hana Mori’s story line. EMPEROR OF LUST can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for backstory and cohesion as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Damian, Hana, Takeshi) EMPEROR OF LUST follows the building but acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. IN an effort to keep peace between the Bratva and the Yakuza in Tokyo, Hana is forced into a relationship with Bratva heir Damian Nikolayev, a man who knows more about Hana than anyone else. Hana has secrets, dark secrets that are controlling her life, and when Damian discovers Hana’s extracurricular activities, our hero blackmail’s Hana into being his wife but all is not well in the criminal underworld, and our couple will be targeted for sins of the past.

Like the previous instalment, the world building is multi-layered, complex, and intricate with many of the characters crossing over between timelines and stories. Hana’s secrets, once revealed, play a pivotal role in the encroaching war between the Yakuza and the Bratva in Japan.

The relationship between Hana and Damian begins tempestuously when Damian uncovers Hana’s secrets, secrets layered such that, the lives of the people she loves are threatened because of the sins of the past. Damian doesn’t want a relationship but life is about to become much more complicated when he loses his heart to the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative with some scenes of Japanese shibari rope play. Once again, as the series progresses, the heroes’ aggression and anger towards the heroines, are not without some controversy and dubious consent and behavior.

There is another large ensemble cast of powerful and questionable secondary and supporting characters including the return of IT hacker Freya Holm (Emperor of Rage) ; Annika and Yakuza heir Kenzo (Emperor of Wrath), and his head of security Kai; their father-figure and head of the Nikolayev Bratva Kir Nikolayev, and his second in command Isaak; and Hana’s brother Takeshi. Not everyone can be trusted, the need for power is dark and controversial. The requisite evil has many faces.

EMPEROR OF LUST is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is melodramatic, tense and startling; the romance is challenging and seductive; the characters are desperate, determined and purposeful.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Emperor of Wrath
Emperor of Rage

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Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

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