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Ruthless Sinner (The Terlizzis 1) by Cora Kent-review

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Ruthless Sinner (The Terlizzis 1) by Cora Kent-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2024

I was born to inherit the family business. Father braided darkness into my soul before I spoke my first word.

Adalina Martinelli is collateral.
At first, I take her because her father is in debt to mine.
But after one night together, she becomes my prisoner.
Locked in a gilded cage, I set forth to transform her.
Father wants me to marry, and I’ve found the perfect wife.

She may be younger than me…
She may be the daughter of our enemies…
She may need stern convincing…
But I will bend and break her until she agrees to my twisted guarantee of safety.

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REVIEW:RUTHLESS SINNER is the first instalment in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult THE TERLIZZIS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is heir to the Terlizzi throne, thirty-one year old, Dante Terlizzis , and twenty-one year old Adalina Martinelli’s story line.

NOTE: There is a FREE prequel CORRUPT SAINT that introduces some of the history and background of our story line couple. (see review below)

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Adalina) RUTHLESS SINNER follows the building but contemptuous relationship between our story line couple. Adalina Martinelli is hoping for one night of freedom on her twenty-first birthday but never expected to become a prisoner in a gilded cage, trading one captor for another. Having spent all of her life as a target of her father’s anger, Adalina battled between head and heart with the prospect of jumping from the proverbial frying pan into the fire but Adalina’s father owes a debt to the Terlizzi family, and Adalina would become a pawn and payment for sins of the past. What ensues is the building relationship between Adalina and Dante, and the potential fall-out as Adalina’s father takes aim at the Terlizzi family.

The world building reveals the power and control held over Adalina by her abusive father and the men who he commands; the building relationship between Adalina and Dante, as well as Dante’s confusion about his attraction to a woman he was going to destroy but Dante’s future belongs to someone else, and Adalina struggles with her attraction to a man who is both protector and jailer.

The relationship between Dante and Adaline is an enemies to lovers; forced proximity; captive and jailer. Adaline is a prisoner of our story line hero, a man whose almost bi-polar attitude and actions goes from aggressive and rage filled to loving and protective. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are introduced to Dante’s security specialist and friend Enzo; Dante’s brothers Niccolo, Salvatore and Luciano, their father Fausto, Dr. Silas Stone, and Adalina’s father Tommaso Martinelli. The requisite evil has many faces.

RUTHLESS SINNER is a story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies,torture and abuse, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, raw and intense; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic. RUTHLESS SINNER ends on a happily ever after-for now.

-> HEED the TRIGGER WARNINGS-they are numerous, graphic and dark

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Reviewed by Sandy

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CORRUPT SAINT
(The Terlizzis .5)
by Cora Kent
Genre: adult, contemporaray, erotic, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 21, 2024

My father wants to cement my future reign with a marriage.
But I am not a man who follows paths laid out by others.
I will carve my own legacy. I will write my own history.

Corrupt Saint takes place months before the start of Ruthless Sinner, with haunting flashbacks into Dante and Adalina’s dark past.

When revenge collides with coincidence, no one is safe.

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REVIEW:CORRUPT SAINT is a short story, a few chapters focusing on the players in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult THE TERLIZZIS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Dante Terlizzis, and Adalina Martinelli’s introduction.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Adalina) CORRUPT SAINT focuses on the early years and events that shaped our story line couple . Adalina has been used and abused by her father and his men: Dante has been raised as the heir to the Terlizzis Crime Family .Forced to marry someone he doesn’t want, Dante makes the decision to claim our story line heroine.

CORRUPT SAINT is a fast paced, short story focusing on two people raised by violent men: one forced to submit, the other forced to take charge. The premise is dark and dramatic; the characters are desperate and broken.

Reviewed by Sandy

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Cora Kent’s first love was Scar and she was devastated when he didn’t get a happily ever after. That’s why all her books feature villains, dark romance, and a hint of the forbidden.

Ever since she was a kid, Cora has rooted for the bad guy. If the Big Bad Wolf ate out Little Red Riding Hood, it would have made for a better story–which is why all her books have a happily ever after for the morally grey anti-hero who will move heaven and earth for his woman.

When Cora isn’t living out her fantasies through writing, she’s hanging out with her cat, drinking margaritas, and reminding her husband that the trash goes out on Sunday nights.

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Devious Knight (Sins or Saints 2) by Faith Summers -review

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Devious Knight (Sins or Saints 2) by Faith Summers -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 16, 2024

My villain, my monster, my Devious Knight…
Be careful what you wish for…

Sometimes, your wishes transform into nightmares, dark and twisted versions of the dreams you once desired.
That’s how I became the latest obsession of my nemesis.
His name is Kade Gurkovsky.
He’s the epitome of untouchable—a football god and heir to one of the most powerful secret societies at Raventhorn University.
In high school, he was the center of my universe, the sun I revolved around.

Kade is handsome and strong. Savage and cold. A beautiful monster.
Now, in college, he’s finally noticed me. But not for the reasons I’d once hoped for.
Kade has a personal vendetta against me, a grudge I can’t erase. He doesn’t just want revenge; he wants control. He wants me.
Love and hate aren’t supposed to be the same thing. But for us, they are.
We’re opposites that shouldn’t attract, an enigma that defies reason. Kade haunts both my dreams and my nightmares—always watching, always chasing.

What begins as a dark game of retribution soon spirals into a fight against secrets that could destroy us both—secrets as dark as the lies we’ve been living.

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REVIEW:DEVIOUS KNIGHT is the second instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, new adult SINS OR 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 nineteen year old, Bratva heir Kade Gurkovsky, and Kolyav’s story line. DEVIOUS KNIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous series and story line 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 perspectives (Kade and Isabelle) DEVIOUS KNIGHT follows the acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. Three years earlier, Isabelle lost her mother to an assassin’s bullet, and Kade lost his parents to a deadly bombing but the fall-out of Isabelle’s attempt to discover the identity of her mother’s killer spirals down affecting our story line hero. Fast forward to present day, Kade has become Isabelle’s bully and tormentor, and Isabelle is about to discover the depths to which Kade is willing to go to destroy out story line heroine including her hopes for a future far away from Raventhorn Academy. What ensues is the stalker/bully relationship between Kade and Isabelle, and the potential fall-out as the past returns taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building focuses on Kade need for revenge, directing his animosity and anger at our story line heroine. Isabelle is struggling to survive the next few weeks but Kade is determined to destroy Isabelle, and all of her hopes going forward.

The relationship between Isabelle and Kade is an enemies to lovers: bully romance based on misunderstanding and grief. Kade takes aim at Isabelle, claiming our heroine as his own but Isabelle is determined to escape the confines of her bully prison. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Thorn and Ivy (vicious Knight 1), Lucian and Eilish, Aleksander Ivanov, mean girl Tiffany Vasilyev, and Isabelle’s friend Mackenzie. We are introduced to Isabelle’s father Principal Kolyav, and new university director Parker Federov.

DEVIOUS KNIGHT is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession, redemption and determination, acceptance and love but saying that there is a familiarity to each instalment and interconnected series and stories . The character driven premise is dramatic, intense and captivating; the romance is forced proximity but seductive; the characters are animated and tragic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one VICIOUS 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.

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WILDCAT (Devil’s Handmaidens MC:Timber-Ghost MT 7) by DM Earl

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WILDCAT (Devil’s Handmaidens MC: Timber-Ghost Montana 7) by DM Earl-review

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RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2024

When the wildcat is unleashed, nobody is safe.

Manager of the Wooden Spirits Bar and Grill, Frankie Camano, a former cop, is struggling to heal from a tragic past. The women of the Devil’s Handmaidens MC have been Frankie’s saving grace in a world of pain and disappointment. Known as “Wildcat,” Frankie uses her strength and tenacity to overcome the demons that haunt her.

Leaving Malcom, a doctor and the love of her life, after they both faced horrific events, was the hardest thing she’s ever done. But when her past comes barreling back. Frankie knows that the Handmaidens and Malcom are the people she can trust. She refuses to let anyone hurt her–or her loved ones ever again. Will Frankie’s fear of the past force her back into hiding, or will she finally release the WILDCAT on the enemies who threaten to destroy her?

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REVIEW: WILDCAT is the seventh instalment in DM Earl’s contemporary, adult DEVIL’S HANDMAIDENS MC: TIMBER-GHOST MONTANA dark, , MC romance series. This is physician Malcolm Malty, and bar manager Frankie ‘Wildcat’ Camano’s story line. WILDCAT 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 in order for back story 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 several first person perspectives including Frankie and Malcolm WILDCAT follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Years earlier Frankie and Malcolm were violently attacked and left for dead, and in the aftermath, Malcolm pushed Frankie out of his life. Fast forward to present day, the past has returned to finish the job but a familiar face threatens all of Malcolm’s hard fight to regain some semblance of normalcy. As Malcolm and Frankie relive the past, the Devil’s Handmaidens MC find themselves searching for several missing women, and the hunt for the people in charge. What ensues so the rebuilding relationship between Malcolm and Frankie, and the fall-out as the Malcolm must face the truth about the how and why.

The world building is dark and gritty. The trauma and abuse endured by our story line couple is recounted in graphic detail. As the Devil’s Handmaidens MC must come to terms with their own past traumas, our couple must face down the men who tried to destroy their lives.

The relationship between Malcolm and Frankie is one of second chances but a relationship strained by the emotional and physical abuse by someone they knew. As Malcolm struggles to move on from the past, Frankie and her ‘sisters’ will take down those who hurt so many. There are no $ex scenes between our story couple.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful and determined secondary and supporting characters including several of Frankie’s sisters in the Devil’s Handmaidens MC-Glory , Tax, Vixen, Tink, Raven, their significant others, as well as the introduction of Frankie’s parents.

WILDCAT is a story of betrayal, racism, violence and hate. The premise is dramatic, dark, haunting, twisted and powerful; the characters are broken yet struggling to heal.

->Heed the trigger warnings-they are numerous, graphic, detailed and raw-WILDCAT is NOT a story for everyone.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Tink
Shadow
Taz
Vixen
Glory
Raven

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Reviewed by Sandy

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D.M. Earl is a U.S.A. Today Bestselling Author who spins stories about real life situations with characters that are authentic, genuine, and sincere. Each of her stories allow the characters to come to life with each turn of the page while they try to find their HEA through much drama and angst. D.M. finds ideas for her next story from within those around her and what she experiences in daily life. Each book has a part of her left behind in it. She lives in Northwest Indiana married to her best friend who was instrumental in the start of her writing career in 2014. When not writing D.M. loves to read, play with her seven fur-babies (yeah crazy) and ride her Harley Dyna Lowrider.

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KEEPING RUBY (Volkov Bratva 2) by Alannah Carbonneau-review

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KEEPING RUBY (Volkov Bratva 2) by Alannah Carbonneau-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 20, 2024

She came to me as a favor.
A burden I didn’t want or need.
A tiny thing with fiery hair and a temper that defies her innocence.
She holds strong to a faith I threaten to shatter with ugly truths.
She’s my salvation, but she calls me her devil.
I might not be the one who stole her.
But I’ll be keeping Ruby.

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REVIEW: KEEPING RUBY is the second instalment in Alannah Carbonneau’s contemporary, adult VOLKOV BRATVA erotic, Bratva romance series. This is forty-three year old, Russian bank owner Kirill Volkov, and twenty-three year old, Bratva princess Ruby Belle Popov’s story line. KEEPING RUBY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Kirill is the brother of Ilya LITTLE BLUE (book one).

NOTE : Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. The author reminds the readers the Volkov Bratva series is a medium/light Bratva romance with some dark details.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kirill and Ruby) KEEPING RUBY follows in the wake of the abduction of our story line heroine. Ruby Belle is a prisoner of a man she has never met. Oblivious to the point of naive, Ruby is completely unaware of her father’s life. Forced to marry Kirill Volkov for her own protection, our heroine will discover there is more to her father, and the family, she knew nothing about. Defiant and rebellious, Ruby struggles with her new husband, having become a prisoner in a gilded cage, but a prisoner none the less. As the relationship begins to develop, our heroine will be targeted; a price on her head; for the sins of her father, a man she never really knew. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Ruby and Kirill, and the potential fall-out when threats against Ruby come to fruition.

The world building focuses on Ruby’s past; her father’s lies; her husband’s life straddling a dark grey line between businessman and crime lord; and the growing relationship between two people who are thrown together by betrayal, secrets and lies.

The relationship between Kirill and Ruby is an age-gap, forced marriage, in which Ruby is but a pawn in a much large game. Ruby is an innocent, unaware of her father or her new husband’s lifestyles, and in this, our heroine is thrown to the proverbial wolves as she is failed time and time again. Kirill wants to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love but his attempts to seduce are hindered by his need to claim and protect. The
$ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are reintroduced to Kirill’s brother Ilya, as well as several members of the Kirill’s security team including Maxim and Ilya’s head of security Pavel.

KEEPING RUBY is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, acceptance and love The premise is dramatic and tragic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are dynamic, energetic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Rebellious (The LA Defiance MC 3) by KE Osborn-review tour

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💙Rebellious (The LA Defiance MC 3) by KE Osborn-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2024

My life hasn’t always been about togetherness.
It was heavy with separation, torn ruthlessly from the people I love.
A major tragedy between my parents, sent my life into a downward spiral.
I had no choice but to adjust.

Trying to fight my way out from the people I found myself tangled with, a saving grace came in the form of a biker. He took me in. Became my mentor and showed me how good life could be with the right people surrounding me.

As a prospect in this club, my job is to keep my head down, respect the rules, and do my time until I earn my patch. The problem is that Rhyan, the club’s princess, is one hundred percent off-limits.

Out of respect for the man who saved and mentored me, I try to keep my distance from Rhyan—his daughter. To go near her is forbidden. So, I make an effort to remain her friend. After all, I am the club rebel, and she is my complete opposite in every way. Yet, somehow, those differences make us stronger.

Our connection grows every day, and it’s becoming impossible to fight. But a blast from my past is set on ensuring that everyone I love suffers for my sins.

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REVIEW:REBELLIOUS is the fourth instalment in KE Osborn’s contemporary, adult LA DEFIANCE MC dark, erotic, MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s NOLA Defiance MC/ set in the author’s world of Defiance MC. This is twenty-one year old prospect Noah Drake, and club princess Rhyan’s story line. REBELLIOUS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from 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 (Noah and Rhyan) REBELLIOUS follows the friends to lovers/forbidden romance and relationship between prospect Noah Drake, and club princess Rhyan. Rhyan is off limits to everyone in the LA Defiance MC but Noah struggles with his attraction to the woman with whom he will fall in love.Not all is well in Noah’s life, having survived childhood abuse at the hands of his father but his mother is paying the price for protecting her son, a price that is about to target our story line couple. What ensues is the building but forbidden romance between Noah and Rhyan, and the potential fall-out as Noah’s life in the MC is on the line when Rhyan becomes collateral damage for sins of the past.

The world building focuses on the continuing fall-out of the past; and the forbidden attraction between our story line couple .Noah’s mother is serving a life sentence but no one is safe from the people in control. Rhyan refuses to back down from the woman with whom she will fall in love, and in this, Noah’s standing in the MC is on precarious grounds.

The relationship between Noah and Rhyan is one of a forbidden romance. Rhyan is off limits to everyone in the club but Rhyan wants Noah, and Noah will do anything for the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate

The secondary and supporting characters include the previous story line couples (Dutch and Ellie, Mav and Sadie, Alpha and Haven, Clover), as well as several more members of the LA Defiance MC.

REBELLIOUS is a story of betrayal, vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is sensitive, intriguing and emotional; the romance is impassioned; the characters are flawed, animated, desperate and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Notorious
Malicious

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Reviewed by Sandy

KE OSBORN

With a flair for all things creative, International Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She’s entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.

K E Osborn comforts herself with tea and Netflix, after all, who doesn’t love a good binge?

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A MONSTER IS COMING (Volkov Bratva 4) by Sam Crescent-review

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A MONSTER IS COMING (Volkov Bratva 4) by Sam Crescent-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2024

All I wanted was to be free, to not be scared anymore. Was that too much to ask?

I was the unwanted bastard daughter of Finn Byrne. Many feared him and women loved him. My mother didn’t want me, but my birth kept Finn coming around.

After being used as a punching bag for most of my life, I decided to run. The first mistake I made was staying in a small town. The second mistake was falling in love with a guy I barely knew.

Peter lied to me. He manipulated me. Ivan Volkov gave him a job to do, and that was to make me fall in love with him, and get me pregnant. Well, he did all of those things, and I hate him for it, and I love him for it.

I also discovered I’m a wealthy woman. It would seem my grandmother didn’t like her son, nor any of his offspring, but she did like me. I’m the one who has control over the Byrne empire.

And I have a choice to make.

When the time comes, I can choose to leave the Volkov Bratva forever and have my freedom, or I can remain Peter’s wife. I love him, but he doesn’t know how to love me. What choice do I have?

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REVIEW: A MONSTER IS COMING is the fourth instalment in Sam Crescent’s contemporary, adult VOLKOV BRATVA dark, erotic, Bratva romance series . This is Volkov Bratva Brigadier Peter Orlov aka Peter Shadows, and twenty-five year old, Niamh Long aka Niamh Byrne’s story line. A MONSTER IS COMING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

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

Told from several first person perspectives including Niamh and Peter, A MONSTER IS COMING follows the building but fake relationship between our story line couple. Niamh Byrne is on the run from her abusive mother and father. Niamh’s father is the head of the Byrne Irish Mob, and as such, Niamh was an unwelcome addition to the Irish family.Hiding in plain sight, Niamh working as a cafe waitress would come face to face with her future in the guise of Peter Shadows, a man ‘sent’ to protect and retrieve our story line heroine . Peter Orlov’s latest assignment as a Volkov Brigadier, finds our hero following orders, orders meant to seduce and claim our story line heroine but Niamh’s location has been compromised, and Peter is forced to watch from the sidelines as his future implodes. What ensues is the building relationship between Peter and Niamh, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed, leaving a heart broken and abused Niamh lying in its’ wake.

The world building continues to focus on the head of the Volkov Bratva, Ivan Volkov, who determined to play matchmaker for his Brigadiers and men but Ivan has a secret, and our heroine is only one of three people who know the truth.

The relationship between Peter and Niamh is predicated upon a number of lies. Neither Peter or Niamh reveal the truth about their identities or their pasts, and in this, Niamh will feel betrayed, once again, facing life without kindness or love. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

All of the previous story line couples return in cameo appearances, as well as the head of the Volkov Bratva Ivan Volkov. We are introduced to Niamh’s father Finn Byrne, and her brother Finn Byrne jr. The requisite evil has many faces.

A MONSTER IS COMING is a story of power and control; secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, violence and abuse, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is emotional, dark, gritty and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are broken, determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Second Best
A Sense of Duty
The Mistake

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Reviewed by Sandy

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TELL ME LIES (Dark Bully Anthology) by Sam Crecent/Jade Marshall

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TELL ME LIES (Dark Bully Romance Anthology) with Sam Crescent/Jade Marshall-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 9, 2024

✔ Dark Romance
✔ Enemies to Lovers
✔ Bully Romance
✔ Contemporary

These twelve dark romance novellas pack the heat. Our bestselling authors showcase a variety of contemporary romances featuring bully and enemies-to-lovers themes. There may be triggers, so be warned that these aren’t your average love stories.

Blackmailed by Sam Crescent and Stacey Espino
The Seal’s Obsession by Lila Fox
A Spark Without Air by D.C. Stone
Ignite by Beth D. Carter
Tutoring the Beast by Jade Marshall
Rage’s Claim by Winter Sloane
Pretty Little Deceiver by Lacee Hightower
Love/Hate Games by Sofia Aves
Confliction by Roe Valentine
The Ice Man’s Melt by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Blood Red Rose by Elyzabeth M. VaLey
What’s His Problem? by Lily Harlem

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REVIEW: TELL ME LIES is a contemporary, adult, multi-authored, dark bully romance anthology. I have read and review BLACKMAILED by Sam Crescent /Stacey Espino, and TUTORING THE BEAST by Jade Marshall

NOTE: Due to the nature of the several story line premises, there WILL BE triggers from more sensitive readers.

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BLACKMAILED by Sam Crescent and Stacey Espino

BLACKMAILED is a bully romance; an enemies to lovers relationship focusing on a high school bully turned millionaire businessman who wants the only woman he would ever love. Dalton Moore tormented Emily Sutton throughout high school leaving our heroine with issues of low self esteem but an opportunity would present to Dalton in which he would finally claim the woman he loves.

BLACKMAILED is a story of power and control , forgiveness and acceptance, blackmail and surrender. The premise is dramatic; the romance fated and focused; the characters are broken but struggling to heal.

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TUTORING THE BEAST by Jade Marshall

TUTORING THE BEAST is the second novella in Jade Marshall’s contemporary, adult DELGADO CARTEL romance series. This is Matthias Delgado and Kaelie Carter’s story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Matthias and Kaelie) TELL ME LIES is an enemies to lovers, bully romance in which Kaelie Carter is the target and victim of extreme bullying to the point of physical and emotional abuse.Kaelie and Matthias have a past but after taking a gap year before entering college, Kaelie will come face to face with her past, and a bully who refuses to back down. The ongoing threats and physical violence against Kaelie are rarely questioned by our story line hero, and eventually he is the perpetrator of his fair share of attacks but Kaelie has a secret, and in this, she is protecting the people that she loves.

TUTORING THE BEAST is a dark, dramatic and emotional story line of abuse and power, secrets and lies, forgiveness and acceptance. The premise is gritty and raw; the characters are questionable on so many levels; the romance is virtually non-existent

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BROKEN (A Forbidden Romance) by Serena Akeroyd -review tour

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🩷BROKEN (A Forbidden Romance) by Serena Akeroyd-review tour🩷

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 1, 2024

Forgive me, Father, for I am undeserving when blood soaks these hands that hold Your gift to me.
I am broken and find solace in the darkness.
She is pure and basks in the light.
Did You send her to be my shelter?
I made a vow of celibacy.
She remained untouched.
Did You create her for me?
I am a sin eater, a purger of evil.
She is an angel, a guardian of good.
Did You know she would be my savior?
Thank You, Father, for she is the one sin I will willfully commit.

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REVIEW: BROKEN by Serena Akeroyd is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, dark, forbidden romance story line focusing on forty year old Catholic priest, Father Savio Martin, and thirty year old writer Andrea Jura.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Savio and Andrea) BROKEN is a complex and detailed story about two broken souls whose lives will be intertwined, not by divine intervention but by a determined young woman whose seeks the one person who may be as damaged as her.

Thirteen years earlier Father Savio Martin suffered unlike anything he could have ever imagined, and at the same time, Andrea Jura became obsessed with a man she did not know. Believing Savio was and is her destiny, Andrea went to Italy in search of Fr. Savio Martin, the man with whom Andrea would fall in love but all was not well in either of their lives, and pulled together by fate and a need to avenge those who were unable to avenge themselves, our couple would find themselves judge, jury and executioner for those who sinned in the eyes of God and the eyes of our couple.

The relationship between Andrea and Savio is one of the forbidden. Savio is a Catholic priest who struggles with his vows, having broken all but one by the time Andrea arrives in his life. Andrea is pulled into the aura that is Father Savio Martin, an aura that is dark, broken and lost. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The world building is intricate and dark; gritty and dramatic; heart breaking and intense. Pain is a way of life; vengeance is an act needed to purge the world of vile and evil; love will heal the souls of two people caught in an abyss of their own lives. The premise is thought provoking, powerful and edgy; the romance is unconventional; the characters are broken, twisted and tragic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

SERENA AKEROYD

USA Today and International Best Selling Author Serena Akeroyd aka G. A. Mazurke is most known for her mafia and MC series set in the Five Points Mob Universe

Avid reader of all things romance, she first started her career as a why choose author in both contemporary and paranormal.

She eventually made her way to MF romance where she found her groove with the O’Donnelly brothers, the Satan Sinners and most recently the Valentini Family.

In her back list you can find some MM, MF, MFM and Why Choose romances. HEA guaranteed!

When not writing Serena is either reading, traveling or coloring

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