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RUTHLESS PASSION (Gallo Famiglia 3) by Brooke Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 14, 2023

All I’ve ever wanted is to feel safe. He wants to upturn my carefully constructed world.

Losing my father shaped me. Pushing me into the dark.

Having my stepfather want to sell me made me run. Forcing me into the shadows.

Living on the streets wasn’t the plan, but it’s all that I could do. And I’d do anything to survive.

Until him.

Dario Gallo has bad news written all over him.

He wants to deconstruct the meagre life I’ve built for myself and force me back into the light.

In order to protect myself and those I care about, what else can I do but push him away?

Even though he’s the only man who’s ever made me feel protected. Safe.

He wants me, but he’s part of a life I want nothing to do with.

The chemistry between us is undeniable.

Will he destroy me just like the Mafia did my father.

Or will he be the solace that I have craved for so long?

•••••

REVIEW: RUTHLESS PASSION is the third instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult GALLO FAMIGLIA dark, erotic, Mafia romance series, set in the author’s MADE SERIES. This I underboss Dario Gallo, and nineteen year old, Portia Leone’s story line. RUTHLESS PASSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading book one RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT for back story and cohesion. Some of the events of Ruthless Passion run parallel to, and cross over with some of the event of book one Ruthless Arrangement.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dario and Portia), covering several years RUTHLESS PASSION follows in the wake of the murder of Portia’s father Davide Leone. At sixteen years old, Portia hears the killing of her father, and within minutes her mother and herself become the prisoner of a man who traffics women and children. After a successful escape, Portia lives on the streets for close to four years where she will meet people who will become her lifelong friends. All is not well when the traffickers beginstargeting the people she knows but a familiar face will claim Portia as his own, and in doing so, set into motion months of heart break and pain for our story line couple. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Portia and Dario, and the potential fall-out as the past refuses to let go, taking aim at our story line heroine.

The world building follows several intersecting paths focusing on the take down of a sexual trafficking ring. Young women and girls go missing, and our heroine finds herself working for the people willing to do everything it takes to rescue those most vulnerable but as Portia struggles to locate and find, Dario battles between head and heart knowing he pushed Portia out of his life. A good portion of the story line our couple are separated, living separate lives without the other, therefore, there is a definite lack of cohesion in the struggling relationship.

The relationship between Dario and Portia is one of immediate attraction for our story line hero. Dario knows immediately the identity of the woman with whom he will fall in love but Portia struggles to trust or accept that everyone does not have an ulterior motive. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters from both the Gallo Famiglia and MADE series including Dario’s brothers Rocco and Elio, and Portia’s best friends Teagan (Elio) and Nell. The requisite evil has many faces.

RUTHLESS PASSION is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, forgiveness , acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and raw; the romance is seductive and intense but struggles with issues of trust and months apart; the characters are determined, desperate,dynamic and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Ruthless Arrangement
Ruthless Betraya

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Ruthless Betrayal (Gallo Famiglia 2)by Brooke Summers-review tour

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Ruthless Betrayal (Gallo Famiglia 2)by Brooke Summers-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 14, 2023

All I’ve ever wanted is to be loved. He’s determined to make me suffer.

Growing up within the depths of the Bratva organization, I’ve only felt violence and brutality.

Surviving this life I’ve been dealt is my only goal.

Marrying the underboss of the Italian Mafia was supposed to be my lifeline.

But Niccolo Caruso is only out for one thing—revenge.

Being a husband was never on his agenda.

When the Bratva comes calling, everything around me shatters.

My lifeline cut short.

Sometimes love isn’t enough.

Can this dangerous Mafia man find a way to let go of his grief and protect me?

•••••

REVIEW:RUTHLESS BETRAYAL is the second instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult GALLO FAMIGLIA dark, erotic, Mafia romance series set in the author’s MADE series, with characters introduced in the author’s FURY VIPERS MC series. This is Niccolo Caruso, and Inessa Koskava’s story line. RUTHLESS BETRAYAL can be read as a 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 dual first person perspectives (Niccolo and Inessa) RUTHLESS BETRAYAL spans several years focusing on the abuse and betrayal of our story line heroine. At three days old, Inessa Koskava was handed over to the Russian Bratva for protection payment but at four years of age, her life would change with the blink of an eye. Years of abuse at the hands of Bratva Pakhan Aleksei Belyaev, and his second in command Sergei Turgenev left Inessa a shell; a broken child who would be left alone by someone she trusted, left alone to die. Her would-be rescuer’s emotional abuse of a then eighteen year old Inessa would continue for months, abuse meant to punish for sins of the past. Enter Niccolo Caruso, underboss of the Italian Mafia, and the man who would perpetuate the ongoing abuse of our story line heroine. What ensues is the building but acrimonious and questionable relationship between Niccolo and Inessa, and the potential fall-out as Inessa struggles to move on from the past with issues of trust that grow deeper with every betrayal.

The world building focuses on the abuse perpetrated against our story line heroine; her rescue and recovery only to be emotionally abused at every turn; from the proverbial frying pan into the fryer, Inessa’s inability to trust in the face of ongoing emotional abuse and betrayal is heart breaking and painful. The one light in her life is the only reason she is willing to carry on.

The relationship between Inessa and Niccolo is questionable: emotionally abusive, threateningly traumatic directed at a young woman who has suffered at the hands of Bratva since the age of four. Used and abused, Inessa is unable to escape fearing for the life of someone she loves, and in doing so, is blamed for the perpetuation of the inflicted atrocities . Niccolo Caruso’s ‘rescue’ is not out of sympathy or love, but a need for revenge in the face of perceived betrayal against someone he loved. As the story line progresses, the reality of what happened barely registers with our dark story line hero but the true meaning of fear comes with the realization of Inessa’s continued pain. The $ex scenes between Niccolo and Inessa are passionate but intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom are controversial and problematic. We are reintroduced to Elio and Teagan (Ruthless Arrangement 1)-Teagan is empathetic having suffered a similar fate as our story line heroine: Teagan’s friend Portia; Jade and Rocco (Explosive Union/Made Series 7), Rocco’s brother Dario The requisite evil has many faces. Portia and Dario’s story is next.

RUTHLESS BETRAYAL is a dark story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, abuse and heart break, forgiveness and recovery. The premise is gritty, emotional, haunting and raw; the characters are broken, struggling yet powerful and strong; the romance struggles in the face of ongoing issues of trust, betrayal and pain.

Again, you have been warned about the triggers-they are numerous and graphic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT (Gallo Famiglia 1) by Brooke Summers-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2023

All I want is my freedom. He’s out for vengeance.
My life has been plagued by never ending pain and suffering.
He’s fueled by anger and hate.
Elio Gallo is the underboss to the famiglia.
He’s determined to knock down my walls and shatter me.
Marrying him was the only chance I had to survive.
Being his wife just may be my breaking point.
When an enemy rears their head. My life crumbles around me.
As danger starts to close in, the darkness surrounds me.
Can the mafia man let go of his thirst for revenge to save me?

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REVIEW: RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT is the first instalment n Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult GALLO FAMIGLIA dark, erotic, Mafia romance series set in the author’s MADE series, with characters introduced in the author’s FURY VIPERS MC series. This is underboss Elio Gallo, and twenty-two year old Teagan Mitchell’s story line. RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading PYRO, book 5 in the FURY VIPERS MC series where we are first introduced to our story line heroine. Some of the events cross over with, and run parallel to the above mentioned story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Elio and Teagan) RUTHLESS ARRANGMENT follows in the wake of the torture of our story line hero. Elio Gallo was burned and tortured by an unknown assailant, and while in recovery discovered the Dirty Demons MC were responsible for the assault, and with the help of his crew, took down the entire MC, leaving no one standing but Elio was unaware of a missing young woman, the daughter of the president who was no longer alive. Swearing retribution, Elio hunted down Teagan Mitchell, intending to seek vengeance against our story line heroine. Believing Teagan was just as culpable as every member of the Dirty Demons MC, Elio set into motion a plan to destroy and break the woman with whom he would fall in love. What ensues is the tempestuous and emotionally abusive relationship between Elio and Teagan, and the potential all-out as Teagan is targeted for the sins of the father.

Teagan Mitchell has been abused, used, tortured and r*ped for as long as she can remember. From the age of three, Teagan has never known love, support, freedom or care, having lived her life in a cell, an abused plaything of the Dirty Demons MC but upon her release, Teagan runs for her life, only to find herself living in a homeless shelter rather than at the mercy of the Mafia Famiglia. Elio doesn’t do relationships love but he was determined to claim Teagan as his wife and his mate. There was no love, no gentleness when it came to Elio claiming Teagan as his own, and Teagan would pay the price when Elio pushed her too far.

The relationship between Teagan and Elio is turbulent and tumultuous. Elio is determined to make Teagan pay for the sins of the father but Teagan is as much of a victim, if even more yet Elio doesn’t take the time to discover the truth about her past. As Teagan and Elio’s relationship begins to grow, someone else is taking aim at our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are aggressive, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dynamic and problematic secondary and supporting characters including Jade and Rocco (Explosive Union/Made Series 7), Hayden and Adelina Gallagher (Cherished Union/Made Series 8), Chloe Gallagher (Fury Vipers MC 5), as well as Elio’s brother Dario, several members of the Famiglia, Dirty Demons MC, and Teagan’s friends Nell and Portia.

RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, abuse and torture, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The dramatic premise is emotional, raw, dark and tragic; the romance struggles in the face of misunderstanding, a lack of communication, and years of torture and abuse; the characters are broken, desperate and edgy. RUTHLESS ARRANGEMENT ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Once again, heed the trigger warnings.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrookeSummersAuthor
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Newsletter: https://www.brookesummersbooks.com/newsletter
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