Matteo (Legacy of Heathens 1) by Eva Winners-review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 30, 2025
From the moment my twin sister set her eyes on Matteo, she decided he was the one. We were just kids, but that didn’t matter to her. In her heart, she believed they were destined to be together.
So when their arranged engagement was announced, no one was surprised.
At least, that’s what I thought.
But lately, something had felt off. Wherever I went, Matteo was there. Lurking in the dark, concealed in the shadows, always watching.
I didn’t know what I’d done to capture his attention. I didn’t want it. Yet, I couldn’t stop my heart from trembling like a bare soul caught in the icy grip of winter whenever he came near. Nor could I ignore my body’s traitorous response to his voice, low and laced with wicked intent.
I fought to resist him. I truly did. But it was useless.
He knew it. And so did I.
So I ran.
But that was the thing about the Vitales: they always gave chase.
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REVIEW: –MATTEO is the first instalment in Eva Winners’ contemporary, adult LEGACY OF HEATHENS dark, erotic, second generation romance series set in the author’s numerous interconnected series including the Belles & Mobsters Series, Thorns of Omerta Series, The Kingpins of the Syndicate Series, Stolen Empire Trilogy and the Billionaire Kings Trilogy. This is twenty-five year olds, Matteo Vitale, and Arianna Morelli’s story line. You do not have to had read the previous series but a bit of working knowledge about the history and back stories would be helpful.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from several first person perspective including Matteo, Arianna, Luciano, Nico, and Bianca MATTEO follows the building but tempestuous and forbidden relationship between childhood best friends Matteo Vitale, and Arianna Morelli. From an early age, Arianna’s twin sister Hannah proclaimed that she would one day marry Matteo Vitale, never once considering that Matteo would always be in love with someone else. Battling in the face of a broken heart, Arianna would have to come to terms when her twin sister Hannah’s engagement was announced to our story line hero, a man who would only love one woman, the woman whose heart he was about to destroy. Determined to move on, Arianna and Hannah would run from the people they loved, a run that placed a target on Hannah’s back but all was not well within the organized crime families, the past had returned threatening the second generation.
The world building follows several intersecting paths including the return of the Belles & Mobsters organization; the strained relationship between Arianna and Matteo, and the fight for power within organized crime.
The relationship between Arianna and Matteo is a childhood best friends to forbidden lovers . Arianna’s twin has claimed Matteo as her own but Matteo is in love with our story line heroine. As the extended families make plans for Matteo and Hannah’s future together, Arianna and Matteo remain silent, breaking one another’s heart as their futures diverge. The $ex scenes are intimate, provocative and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large, colorful and complex cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom were introduced in the author’s numerous interconnected organized crime series. The second generation characters include Arianna’s twin sister Hannah, their younger sister Gianna, and twin brothers Dominico and Cassius, as well as their parents Nico and Bianca Morelli (Belles & Mobster 2); Dante & Phoenix Leone’s daughter Skye, Nikola Nikolaev, Gabriel Santos, Enzo Marchetti; Luca; Matteo’s parents Luciano & Grace Vitale (Belles & Mobsters 2) and his sister Francesca.
MATTEO is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, addiction and obsession, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is fated and passionate; the characters are desperate, dynamic and stubborn.
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Reviewed by Sandy
Eva Winners released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA.
She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails, yoga or exploring the beaches.
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