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The Beast/The Viper (Emerald Kings 1&2) by Britney O’Neal-reviews

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The Beast / The Viper (Emerald Kings 1 & 2) by Britney O’Neal-reviews

THE BEAST
Emerald Kings 1
by Britney O’Neal
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, dark, mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 20, 2024

Behind Every Beauty Is A Beast

Zora

When I learned of my little sister’s quick wedding in Ireland, I booked the flight to watch her walk down the aisle.

When her fiancé bolted and a wedding had to take place, I wasn’t expecting the older brother and me to be the ones saying, “I do.” But he gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Conor is everything I need and everything I don’t. Yet, I still pray sometimes that he’ll decide to give us a chance. However, that doesn’t last long when his father threatens me.

Will we stay together, or will I let his father win?

Conor

My younger brother bolting at the wedding changed the outcome of the event.

I never wanted to get married, but when my father demanded I do it to keep the family’s reputation intact, I looked to the American girl, who piqued my interest. Keeping Zora nearby isn’t a part of the plan. She will create more problems than I have time for. Falling in love with her, was a twist I never saw coming, wasn’t supposed to happen.

Will she give me a chance after I’ve pushed her away for so long? Or will she say no and leave me heartbroken?

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REVIEW: THE BEAST is the first instalment in Britney O’Neal’s contemporary, adult EMERALD KINGS dark,erotic, Irish mobsters romance series. This is twenty-six year old,heir to the O’Shea Crime Family Conor O’Shea, and twenty-two year old, American art student Zora’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Conor and Zora) THE BEAST follows in the wake of the rushed wedding between our story line couple. Zora was in Ireland, attending her younger sister Sisi’s wedding to Conor’s younger brother Caysey when the groom ran out, leaving the bride alone. Determined to save face, Conor’s father and head of the O’Shea family, Seamus O’Shea demanded a wedding, and Conor made Zora an offer she couldn’t refuse but from the outset the marriage was destined to fail when Conor pushed Zora out of his life, and our heroine struggles with severe issues of jealousy in the face of perceived betrayal meant to hurt and destroy. Others are determined to break apart our story line couple, and in this, lives are threatened, relationships are lost, and the secrets and lies will destroy them all.

The world building follows the acrimonious and dysfunctional dynamics of the O’Shea crime family. The heirs to the power refuse to comply with their father’s demands, and in this, the approach of a potential war begins the target our story line couple.

The relationship between Conor and Zora begins as an impetuous and impulsive wedding when the original groom ran out on the original bride. Having only met hours before, Conor and Zora begin their married life until suspicious circumstances, and Conor refuses to place Zora in the direct line of fire. Back and forth, up and down, their relationships struggles in the face of distrust and heartbreak but Conor is determined to claim Zora as his happily ever after. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Conor’s brothers Carrick and Caysey, as well as their controlling father Seamus O’Shea, and their mother Jeanie; Desmond, his daughter Vivian, and son Edmond; Conor’s best friend and right-hand man Benny.

THE BEAST is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, obsession, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and intriguing; the romance is provocative; the characters are desperate and determined but the continuous lack of trust got old, really fast.

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THE VIPER
Emerald Kings 2
by Britney O’Neal
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, dark, mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 20, 2025

Butterflies Are Meant To Fly

Sisi
He broke my heart and left me drowning in the wreckage.

Carrick once held my heart in his hands—then he shattered it. Now, marrying him is the only way to save my life, but it doesn’t erase the past. The betrayal still lingers, the scars still ache, and no matter how much he swears he’s changed, I can’t forget what he did. But the more time we spend together, the more I see glimpses of the man I once loved. However, that all changes when tragedy invades the family and I no longer recognize the man standing in front of me.

Carrick
I destroyed us, and I’ve been paying for it ever since.

Guilt is a relentless shadow, a weight I carry every second of every day. I pushed Sisi away, knowing I would break her, and I did. Now, I have one last chance to make things right, and I’ll crawl through hell if that’s what it takes to earn her trust again. But love isn’t enough when you’re haunted by words you never got to say. And when the loss of someone I love strikes, I realize I might not deserve forgiveness—because some mistakes are unforgivable.

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REVIEW:THE VIPER is the second instalment in Britney O’Neal’s contemporary, adult EMERALD KINGS dark,erotic, Irish mobsters, romance series. This is twenty-four year old, Carrick O’Shea, and nineteen year old, American student Sisi’s story line. THE VIPER can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading book one as the events of THE VIPER cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one THE BEAST.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sisi and Carrick) follows the tempestuous relationship between Carrick O’Shea, and American Sisi. Sisi is in Ireland as a foreign exchange student when she will meet the man who will change her life but Carrick struggles with his need and attraction for our heroine Sisi, and in this, Carrick will sabotage the relationship, pushing Sisi out of his life. Meanwhile, the ruling families fight for control, and the O’Shea’ s will get caught in the crossfire, once again destroying the relationship between Carrick and Sisi.

The world building follows Carrick’s spiral out of control. Love, loss and retribution are at the heart of Carrick’s need for vengeance but Sisi is about to pay the price for loving a man who does not want to be loved.

The relationships between Sisi and Carrick is turbulent and stormy. Betrayal came at a cost, and the entire family would suffer for the mistakes of the past. As Carrick battled between head and heart, Sisi found herself alone in the wake of the ultimate sacrifice. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Carrick’s brothers Caysey,and Conor, as well as Conor’s wife Zorra; their parents Seamus and Jeanie O’Shea, and crime family rivals Tristan and CK Kelly.

THE VIPER is a story of betrayal and vengeance,power and control, death and grief, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and heart breaking; the romance is raw and twisted; the characters are desperate and broken.

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Reviews by Sandy

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Into Temptation (Deliver Us From Evil 2) by Monica James-a review

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Into Temptation (Deliver Us From Evil 2) by Monica James-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 28, 2021

Monsters are real…and that monster is my father.

Ten years ago, I surrendered. I thought I was doing the right thing. But lies and greed have once again destroyed my life, leaving me to deal with the aftermath.

This life has always been a curse, but the world as I know it has changed. Belfast isn’t what it used to be.

Alliances are broken. Kingdoms have fallen. But those who remain loyal see me as their rightful king.

With secrets unraveled, my need for vengeance grows stronger every day.

However, ten years is a long time. People have changed. I have changed. But the one thing that remains untouched is my love for Babydoll—I love her…even if she doesn’t feel the same.

I will take back what’s mine.

My kingdom.
My name.
And my girl.

Every monster is scared of somethin’…and that somethin’ is me.

No more hiding in the shadows because I’m huntin’ you…Father.

Run, wee monsters, run.

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REVIEW:: INTO TEMPTATION is the second instalment in Monica James’s contemporary, adult DELIVER US FROM EVIL dark, erotic, Irish Mafia, romance trilogy focusing on Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly, and Camilla ‘Cami’ ‘Babydoll. INTO TEMPTATION should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the cliff hanger and events of book one.

NOTE: If you have not read book one THY KINGDOM COME, there may be spoilers in my review.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: At five years of age Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his beloved mother Cara, and in the ensuing years Punky vowed vengeance against the Doyles, the family he blames for her vicious demise but secrets and lies are about to be exposed forcing Punky to choose between family and the truth, blood and oath. Having never forgiven his father for his lack of concern regarding the death of his mother, Punky knows it is only a matter of time before he takes his place on the proverbial throne but someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity and Punky is about to pay the price. Focusing on a decades old feud in Ireland between the Kellys vs the Doyles, the Protestants vs the Catholics, Belfast vs Dublin in a fight for power and control of the criminal underworld in Ireland, DELIVER US FROM EVIL follows the rise to power, and the all out war to stay in control.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Puck and Cami) INTO TEMPTATION advances the trilogy ten years. Puck served time for a crime he did not commit, and upon his release discovers nothing is as it was supposed to be. Having lost the woman he loved, and the friends who once had his back, Puck sets out to reclaim the throne but in doing so sets into motion a war where betrayal and vengeance are but a prelude to taking control. Putting his trust in the people he loved finds Puck having to choose between his life, and the lives of everyone else. Cami has never stopped loving our story line anti-hero, but her love has made her a target in the war between the Kellys and the Doyles.

INTO TEMPTATION is another dark, gritty, haunting and twisted story of double-cross and betrayal, retribution and payback, family, love, hatred and loss. Monica James pulls the reader into a fast paced, heart breaking, tragic and complex tale; an intense, impassioned and dramatic look at the fight for power and control of a country that still struggles to break free of a hundreds years of war. INTO TEMPTATION ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THY KINGDOM COME

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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Reparation of Sin by Natasha Knight & A Zavarelli-Review tour

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Reparation of Sin (The Society Trilogy 2) by Natasha Knight & A Zavarelli-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 20 2021

My husband hates me. But he’s also the only man who can save me.

Taken by a stranger, Santiago is my only hope. Except that I don’t know if he’s dead or alive. And for as cruel as he can be, the thought he might be gone is unbearable.

But he has nine lives, my monster.
He’s not finished with me yet. And soon I’m back at The Manor. Locked in my room. At his mercy.

I know I am despised.
I know I have become the face of his vengeance.

But there’s something else too. Something between us. It’s a dark and gnarled thing. And it has its claws around my heart.

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REVIEW:REPARATION OF SIN is the second instalment the contemporary, adult SOCIETY erotic, dark, romance, organized crime trilogy co-author by Natasha Knight and A. Zavarelli focusing crime lord and Society member Santiago De La Rosa, and Ivy Moreno.

WARNING: Due to the extreme violence, lack of consent and graphic nature of the story line content there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: If you have not read book one there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Santiago and Ivy) REPARATION OF SIN picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one REQUIEM OF THE SOUL in which Ivy is forced into an arranged marriage in payment for sins of the father. Imprisoned and struggling to keep her head above the proverbial water, Ivy Moreno-De La Rosa knows it is only a matter of time before her world comes to an end, a promise made by the monster she was forced to marry. Ivy is a prisoner whose life is about to become more violent and abusive as her husband returns demanding vengeance for presumed betrayal. What ensues is the violent and abusive relationship between Ivy and Santiago, and the fall-out as Ivy continues to face betrayal at the hands of her own.

REPARATION OF SIN is another dark, gritty, and disturbing story line not meant for more sensitive readers. The relationship between Ivy and Santiago is abusive and heartbreaking as our heroine must endure the fall-out of her husband’s anger, rage, and misdirected pain but betrayal grows deeper from both sides. Knight and Zavarelli pull the reader into a difficult and distressing story of power, control, betrayal and hate. REPARATION OF SIN ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one REQUIEM OF THE SOUL

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

About A. Zavarelli:

Zavarelli is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of dark and contemporary romance.

When she’s not putting her characters through hell, she can usually be found watching bizarre and twisted documentaries in the name of research.

She currently lives in the Northwest with her lumberjack and an entire brood of fur babies. 

Connect w/A. Zavarelli:

Website: https://www.azavarelli.com/
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About Natasha Knight:

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

 Connect w/Natasha:
Website: https://natasha-knight.com/
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Requiem of the Soul by Natasha Knight & A Zavarelli-Review tour

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Requiem of the Soul: Sovereign Sons (Society Trilogy 1)  by Natasha Knight & A Zavarelli-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 23, 2021

I was born with noble blood in my veins.

Heir to a powerful dynasty.

Wealth. Power. Aristocracy.

Temptations too dangerous to resist.

Until someone tried to steal it all.

Scarred and broken, I emerged from the flames.

Now I’ve returned to take what’s mine.

Revenge.

The first item on my agenda?
Make Ivy Moreno my wife.

Second?

Bend her until she breaks.

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REVIEW:REQUIEM OF THE SOUL is the first instalment in the contemporary, adult SOCIETY TRILOGY erotic, dark romance trilogy co-authored by Natasha Knight and A. Zavarelli focusing on crime lord and Society member Santiago De La Rosa, and Ivy Moreno.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Santiago and Ivy) REQUIEM OF THE SOUL follows in the aftermath of the forced marriage between crime lord and Society member Santiago De La Rosa, and Ivy Moreno. Several year earlier, Santiago De La Rosa lost his father and brother to an horrific fire, leaving Santiago scarred both inside and out. Fast forward to present day wherein Ivy Moreno is forced to marry Santiago De La Rosa, as payment for a debt, but said payment is but the tip of the proverbial ice-berg as Santiago is about to take his anger and vengeance out on a woman who is completely unaware of the sins of the past. Humiliated and bound, our heroine finds herself at the mercy of a man who is about to destroy her life but Santiago is not the only De La Rosa taking aim at Ivy Moreno, and in this Ivy becomes a fragile pawn in a much bigger game of winner takes all.

Santiago De La Rose has plans for Ivy Moreno, and these plans do not involve a happily ever after. Betrayal destroyed his family, and Santiago’s need for vengeance has targeted Ivy Moreno. Innocent but for the blood that runs in her veins, Ivy is about to meet evil, up close and personal, evil that takes many forms within the De La Rosa household.

The relationship between Ivy and Santiago is one of power and control. Ivy is a battle-worn young woman who is paying for the sins of the father, and in this our heroine is no longer in control of her life or her soul. Santiago knows that to get his revenge, Ivy will suffer as Santiago is not the only member of the Society taking aim at our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are aggressive and disturbing, and not without questionable issues of consent.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Ivy’s brother Abel; Santiago’s sister Mercedes; attorney and Santiago’s best friend Lawson Montgomery; Dr. Chambers as well as several employees within the Santiago family.

REQUIEM OF THE SOUL is a dark, gritty and disturbing introduction to The Society Trilogy. There are no hearts and flowers, no romance, and definitely no love between our story line couple. Ivy Moreno is but a means to an end, and in this, her life will be forfeit, one way or another. The premise is dramatic and intense; the characters are broken, brutal and desperate. REQUIEM OF THE SOUL ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

About A. Zavarelli:

Zavarelli is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of dark and contemporary romance.

When she’s not putting her characters through hell, she can usually be found watching bizarre and twisted documentaries in the name of research.

She currently lives in the Northwest with her lumberjack and an entire brood of fur babies. 

Connect w/A. Zavarelli:

Website: https://www.azavarelli.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AZavarelli
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AZavarellibooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azavarelli/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/a-zavarelli
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Amazon: https://amzn.to/2S3zrKS
Newsletter Signup: http://www.azavarelli.com/#!mailing-list/c46c

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About Natasha Knight:

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

 Connect w/Natasha:
Website: https://natasha-knight.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natashaknightauthor
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheKnightSpot
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/NatashaKnight13
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natashaknight13/
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6478732.Natasha_Knight
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Mafia Bride (DiLustro Arrangement 1) by CD Reiss-Review tour

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Mafia Bride (DiLustro Arrangement 1) by CD Reiss-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 16, 2021

Some girls dream of marrying a prince, but I never imagined I’d be sold to a king.

Santino DiLustro.

The king.
The monster.
The keeper of secrets.

When he forced me to marry him, I cried for love I’d never know.
When he locked me away, I cried for the freedom I lost forever.
Every other tear I’ve shed is for my soul, because I’m falling for the devil himself.

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REVIEW:What a cliffhanger!!!!

C.D Reiss writes romance in a way that no other author ever has. She gets down into the nitty-gritty of drama, the evil of people, the drama of family, but gives us all of that with the light of love and hope. I freaking love it!

Mafia Bride is explosive; we get a young girl; Violetta you for all intents and purposes is “sold” to Italian mafia king-pin Santino. Violetta is young, but strong minded, hardheaded and not sampling willing to take things at face value. Roughly put; she hates him and is determined to find a way out of what has become of her life.

Santino is just what you would think a mafia boss would be like, just sexier in my mind. He’s an over the top alpha, cold and crass, he takes what he wants and what his dirty mind has set on is Violetta. As the book and the plot progress, we learn about Santino and his secrets, some of how his mind works and the confusion and pain that Violetta goes through as she adapts to her change in lifestyle.

Most of the book is centered around Violetta and how she copes with Santino, their chemistry is off the charts hot. I do find the way the story is written a little different than how the author normally writes, but it’s very enjoyable. There are moments of sadness, of course with the loss that Violetta is dealing with, but other moments of such awesome sexual tension. That tension is what makes this book go so fast I think, it makes you want to read more and more. A big poo to the killer cliffhanger at the end! I wasn’t mentally prepared for that! I most definitely can’t wait to see how it turns out!

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Reviewed by Sarah

CD Reiss is a New York Times bestselling author. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn’t pick up she’s at the well hauling buckets.

Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master’s degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere but it did give her a big enough ego to write novels.

She’s frequently referred to as the Shakespeare of Smut which is flattering but hasn’t ever gotten her out of chopping a single cord of wood.

If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.

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Thy Kingdom Come(Deliver Us From Evil 1) by Monica James-a review

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Thy Kingdom Come (Deliver Us From Evil #1) by Monica James-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 24 2021

Monsters are real.

When I was five years old, I watched my mother take her last breath—a breath three monsters stole from her.

I never chose this life. My father says it’s my birthright, but all I see is a curse. It’s because of the Kelly name my mum was slain by the Doyles—our enemies in Dublin, the fellas livin’ on borrowed time.

All of Belfast fears my family, especially me. I’m Puck Kelly, otherwise known as Punky; the lad ye don’t want to double cross.

I don’t do feelings or emotions. I never have…until she walks into my world.

Babydoll is a liar and a thief, but I can’t stay away. We both thrive in the darkness because that’s where our demons can play.

No word af a lie, sixteen years later, those monsters still haunt my dreams. But every monster is scared of somethin’…and that somethin’ is me.

No more hiding in the shadows because I’m huntin’ youse.

Run, wee monsters, run.

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REVIEW:THY KINGDOM COME is the first instalment in Monica James’ contemporary, adult DELIVER US FROM EVIL dark, erotic, Irish mob, romance series focusing on twenty-one year old Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly, and a woman Punky calls Babydoll.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Punky and Babydoll) following several intersecting paths, THY KINGDOM COME focuses on a decades old feud in Ireland between the Kellys vs the Doyles, the Protestants vs the Catholics, Belfast vs Dublin in a fight for power and control of the criminal underworld in Ireland.

Approximately sixteen years earlier, a then five year old Punky Kelly witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his beloved mother Cara, and in the ensuing years Punky vowed vengeance against the Doyles, the family he blames for her vicious demise but secrets and lies are about to be exposed forcing Punky to choose between family and the truth, blood and oath. Having never forgiven his father for his lack of concern regarding the death of his mother, Punky knows it is only a matter of time before he takes his place on the proverbial throne but someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity and Punky is about to pay the price.

Meanwhile, Punky finds himself attracted to a woman who is more trouble than he could have imagined. An accidental meeting forces Punky to ‘hunt’ for the woman he only knows as Babydoll but Babydoll’s appearance in his life is more than coincidence as the war between the Kellys and the Doyles is about to turn more personal, dangerous and deadly.

THY KINGDOM COME is a dark, intense, gritty and raw story line of betrayal and revenge, and the fight for power and control covering approximately twenty-six years from prologue to epilogue. The premise is tragic, dramatic and intense; the characters are broken, cruel, and charismatic; the romance is predicated upon secrets and lies.

I did have a couple of concerns where the reality of what happened or was revealed is questionable but such is the nature of fictionalized story lines. THY KINGDOM COME ends on a bit of cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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Conrad (Savage Kings MC: South Carolina 4) by Lane Hart & DB West

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Conrad (Savage Kings MC: South Carolina 4) by Lane Hart & DB West-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 30, 2021

Conrad Erikson thought that doing the police chief a favor would be an easy assignment, one that could ultimately benefit the Savage Kings MC in the future. All he has to do is pick up the chief’s daughter from college and bring her home.

What could possibly go wrong?
When it comes to the chief’s daughter Hannah, the answer is anything and everything.
And if Conrad isn’t careful, she’ll wreck his life and bring down the entire MC.

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REVIEW: CONRAD is the fourth instalment in the contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS MC: South Carolina erotic, MC, romance series co-authored by Lane Hart and DB West. This is twenty-four year old, motorcycle mechanic and MC member Conrad Erikson, and twenty year old , college drop out Hannah Bailey’s story line. CONRAD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: CONRAD contains scenes of bondage, and reference to BDSM, that may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Conrad and Hannah) CONRAD focuses on the blackmail of our story line hero. Conrad Erickson likes his women kinky, and is a member of the BDSM club. When police Chief Bailey comes demanding a favor, Conrad knows that to refuse could mean the destruction of the people he loves. Enter police chief Bailey’s wayward daughter Hannah Bailey. Hannah Bailey, to her father, is a lost cause; an embarrassment; a threat to his run for Mayor, and thusly must be hidden to ensure her silence but once Conrad meets the blonde haired beauty, our hero is determined to protect his charge with his own life. What ensues is the building relationship between Hannah and Conrad, and the potential fall-out as the blow back of their relationship affects the MC he loves.

Hannah Bailey is determined to numb her life with $ex and booze but never expected to find herself ‘tied’ to a man whose sole purpose is to return her to a man she despises and hates but Hannah is unaware of the threats made to our story line hero, threats, that if revealed, could destroy his life. A cross country journey forces Hannah and Conrad to work together or find themselves fighting the entire time.

The relationship between Hannah and Conrad begins as a business arrangement , one in which Conrad is forced to bring back Hannah Bailey, to a man threatening Conrad’s reputation and livelihood. Conrad finds himself with a woman whose sexual appetites are stronger than his, appetites that Conrad is reluctant to feed until his can no longer withhold. The $ex scenes are erotic, intense and steamy.

The secondary and supporting characters include Conrad’s twin brother Cannon; Winston, Chief Bailey; and Hannah’s former college professor Bob.

CONRAD is a story of family, and dysfunctional relationships; power and control. The premise is entertaining; the romance is provocative; the characters are captivating, colorful and dynamic. CONRAD ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Roman
Winston
Verek

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Reviewed by Sandy

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SHADOW FAE
Dark Fae Extinction #1
by Quinn Blackbird
Release Date: October 27, 2020
Genre: adult, paranormal, dark, erotic, romance

 

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A lone, brutal fae warrior.
A lost, wounded human …
and desires so forbidden they must be fought.

Fans of LAURA THALASSA, C.N. CRAWFORD and JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT will love this dark, apocalypse-driven series.

The world was plunged into eternal darkness, riddled by plagues and famines. Then when most of humanity had fallen, they came to finish us off.
The dark fae, brutal warriors of myth, came to kill the last of the humans in this new, dark world.

I’m Coralie – I’m not brave, I’m desperate, so I won’t go down without a fight … if I can stomach it, that is.

This is a novella rapid-release series for KU. For purchase-to-read, please check out the box set which is the full collection of the whole series, available on pre-order now.

Content warnings are as follows – mentions of suicidal ideation, graphic violence, graphic erotic scenes, dark romance, dark psychology. These are not your friendly neighbourhood fae and I like my heroines twisted. —Quinn Blackbird

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REVIEW: With a start that intense and dark, it should be a good read……

I have to admit, it felt very surreal reading this at the moment…..

The pandemic sweeping the world feels like an invasion and so I found it hard work at first, and then to find out it written within another series I did have to wonder if I was missing a little information.
But as I travelled further into the book, I didn’t worry about another series, I only wondered and worried about the characters in this book.

So a quick recap, the world was invaded by a plague then an invasion of dark Fae, I get the impression they don’t want to rule us, they want to wipe us off the face of this planet….

They burn their way through the world taking very few prisoners, not sure why they want to wipe humans from existence.

Coralie and a small group of people have banded together for safety, but they are being picked off a couple at a time. But now, they want to fight back, they want to hurt the dark Fae, or at least die trying! What I like about Coralie is the fact she’s not a hero, she’s a coward, but in her position I’d be the same, I’d be hiding behind the door, and out the door! In fact she’s thinking of taking her own life! She’s had enough of trying to survive, but with each battle she’s survived, but if they take her out, she won’t be sorry to leave this scorched and barren world!

And coming face to face with a fae it’s not instant love, it’s not even dislike, it’s fae trying to kill Coralie and the people she’s travelling with, and it’s humans trying to kill the dark Fae, it bloody, brutal and graphic….

And now she’s a prisoner of the dark fae, not dead, oh no, because she has something that’s important to her survival!

It’s a dark fantasy.
Dystopian world
Apocalyptic
Violent
Very Graphic
Extremely Erotic

Not my normal reading material, and I have to admit it’s darker than I thought it might be, but a fabulous read. It feels like your living in the moment with Coralie, your hiding from the fae, your palms get sweaty and I definitely got the tension that the author was building. Nothing is skipped in this short story, really well written, descriptions come alive and your running for your life.
And I can’t wait to see where this story takes us……
And just to warn you, it’s a cliffhanger!!

? Reviewed by Julie B

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DARK SKIES
Dark Fae Extinction #2
by Quinn Blackbird
Release Date:
Genre: adult, paranormal, dark, erotic, romance

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A lone, brutal fae warrior and a lost, wounded human … and desires so forbidden they must be fought.

Taken by a ruthless dark fae warrior;
Captive in a cold, dark world;
Praying for the end to come …

The warrior who stole me when I was meant to die by his hand has other plans. Binding me in rope, he is dragging me across the planes of France in a journey to find the rest of his unit.
It should be a long, gruelling trek with cruelties from this wicked beast —

And yet…

I find him watching me in the dark, tending to my wounds, and protecting me from other more sinister threats.
This isn’t what was supposed to happen when I emptied that gun into him. I was supposed to die.
Now, I’m suffered to live too close to a beast I am learning to hate a little less than I should.

But I still plan on killing him.

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REVIEW:  We start this part of the series roughly where the last book ended.

Coralie is a prisoner of a dark Fae soldier, Coralie and Spike (part of the group she was with) were the only survivors of the bomb they tried to detonate and kill the fae soldiers that were after them. It wiped out the soldiers, leaving just one deadly fae. But it also killed the group Spike and Coralie were with!

Making his way back to his unit, the fae drags his prisoners across the French countryside. He doesn’t care if they are wounded, he doesn’t care if they are starving, he’s going to get back to his soldiers (I’m not sure why he wants Coralie and Spike)

There is an uneasy feeling between the three. The fae doesn’t trust the humans, Coralie just wants to kill the warrior then herself, and maybe take Spike out too (no love lost between the two human, she thinks Spike is a creep, and i totally agree)
There is no give in the warrior, he tends to his wounds, but doesn’t care about the welfare of his prisoners (in fact I think he gets great delight being exceptionally cruel to Coralie)

There is nothing but fear and animosity towards the warrior, so I don’t see how we are going to make a romance out of this book.

And when Coralie tries to take out her enemy, it backfires hugely and with Spike turning traitor, it looks like Coralie’s life is about to end……
And that where it ends!!!! Man it’s getting good.

She still isn’t a hero, her sole aim now in life is to kill the fae warrior and then meet her end!!
It’s all very dark and depressing but also fascinating…..
How humans are now practically extinct. Small pockets of resistance, but with the Dark Fae being so powerful it’s only a matter of time before the human race is no more!!

The description is a little misleading, there is no protection, there is only hate! She may have gotten to look at the warrior naked once, but I don’t think it’s enough for her to change her mind! He spends time looking at her, but then torments her, and when he believes Spike over Coralie?!?!

Yet another cliffhanger ending!!! Definitely keeps you wanting more!

? Copies supplied for review

Reviewed by Julie B

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DARK DAYS
Dark Fae Extinction #3
by Quinn Blackbird
Release Date: November 9, 2020
Genre: adult, paranormal, dark, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK A lone, brutal fae warrior and a lost, wounded human … and desires so forbidden they must be fought.

A dark fae warrior, a beast of cruelty and brutality.
A dark-minded human survivor, taken as prisoner.
And too many cold, quiet moments in the blackness.

It’s a dark world and only the monsters survive it.
That’s what I am — I must be. How else could I be feeling all of this for my captor, a fae warrior determined to exterminate my kind?

He cares nothing for me beyond lust.

There’s no escape — he watches my every move on our journey to link up with his army.
And my fate might have just taken a turn for the worst when two more of his kind stumble onto our path…

Before, I thought the only way out was to kill him. I tried and failed, twice.
Now, I know it’s me who must die. Preferably before one of those other dark fae get their hands on me.

Quinn Blackbird loves an anti-hero.
All of her villains stay submerged in ‘dark’ so expect little redemption. She thinks them up over hot coffees and warm cups of tea on the porch.
When not writing, Quinn is either tackling a new face mask or snuggling with a book on the couch with her two pups.
After living in Scotland most of her life, Quinn then moved around the world writing for a few years, visiting distant family. Though she loved Australia the most–only in summer!–she has decided to put down some roots in Paris once everything has settled down.

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