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EMPEROR OF RAGE (Memento Mori 2) by Jagger Cole- review tour

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EMPEROR OF RAGE (Memento Mori 2) by Jagger Cole- review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 17, 2024

I’m trapped by a beautiful psychopath.
A devil with a soul as black as his heart.
Mal Ulstäd is seductive brutality wrapped in sinister allure.
And he knows what I did.
He knows my family destroyed his.
Now he won’t stop, no matter how fast or how far I run.
They say fairytales are just pretend.
But monsters?
Those are real.
And they never, ever let go…

•••••

REVIEW: EMPEROR OF RAGE is the second instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult MEMENTO MORI dark, erotic, Mafia romance series set in the author’s Venomous Gods world. This is Mal Ulstad, and twenty-six year old IT hacker Freya Holm’s story line. EMPEROR OF RAGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for cohesion. Most of the events of Emperor of Rage cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one Emperor of Wrath.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including ‘consensual non-consent’, and graphic violence, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Freya and Mal) EMPEROR OF RAGE focuses on the enemies to lovers relationship between Mal Ulstad, and twenty-six year old IT hacker Freya Holm. Freya Holm was looking for some dark web information for Kir Nikolayev but stumbling into what she thought was a vacant building was about to change her life forever. Having witnessed the murder of several men, Freya finds herself at the mercy of the killer, a man with connections to the darkest of the dark. Enter Mal Ulstad who is about to control every aspect of our heroine’s life but the past refuses to go quietly and Mal will discover a connection between Freya, her boss and mentor Kir, and the life he once knew. As Mal holds the power in his relationship with Freya, someone else is taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building is multi-layered and intricate as the events of the previous story line become a significant part of the current timeline. Mal Ulstad is desperate to uncover the truth about our story line heroine, a truth that will set Mal on a journey of revenge and pain.

The relationship between Mal and Freya begins as enemies when Freya witnesses Mal killing several men with ties to the Russian Bratva, killings Mal invokes in vengeance for sins of the past. Controlling Freya, and discovering the truth, sets a plan into motion that will threaten the tentative peace between our story line couple, pushing Freya out of his life and into the world that is attempting to destroy our story line hero. The $ex scenes are aggressive, forceful and not without some scenes of questionable consent. As the series progresses, the heroes’ aggression and anger towards the heroine, is not without some controversy and dubious behavior.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of dynamic, interesting and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Freya’s friends Damian Nikilayev, Annika and Kenzo (Emperor of Wrath); their father-figure and head of the Nikolayev Bratva Kir Nikolayev; Kenzo’s siblings Takeshi and Hana.

EMPEROR OF RAGE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, murder and retribution, family and relationships, acceptance and love. Like the first instalment, the character driven premise is dark, dramatic and raw; the romance is provocative but struggles with the early control and behavior of a man bent on revenge; the characters are broken, embattled and charismatic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one EMPEROR OF WRATH

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Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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

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EMPEROR OF WRATH (Memento Mori 1) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 29, 2024

To stop a war, I’m forced to marry a monster.
Charming and seductive. Cold-blooded and merciless. Kenzo Mori, the wrathful king of the Mori Mafia family, is a sinfully beautiful devil with a heart of ice.
He’s an enemy who’s had a target on my back for years.
Now, he’s my new husband.
Our marriage of inconvenience is supposed to end the violence between the Bratva and the Yakuza.
Little does he know, the real war has only just begun.
Kenzo thinks I belong to him.
I think he’d better sleep with one eye open.
But while the enemy in my bed might be slowly dominating my nights and darkest fantasies, my heart is a battle he’ll never win.
They say all’s fair in love and war?
Well, ours has just begun.

•••••

REVIEW: EMPEROR OF WRATH is the first instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult, MEMENTO MORI dark Mafia romance series, set in the author’s Venomous Gods world. This is thirty-something Bratva princess turned thief Annika Brancovich , and Yakuza heir Kenzo Mori’s story line. EMPEROR OF WRATH can be read as a stand alone, you do not need to read the original series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Annika and Kenzo) EMPEROR OF WRATH follows Bratva princess turned professional thief as she discovers she is to become the bride to the heir to the Japanese Yakuza Kenzo Mor but Kenzo and Annika have a past, one of which Kenzo struggles with betrayal and heartbreak, and in this Annika is determined to make Kenzo’s life miserable. The past refuses to let go, and our heroine is targeted for sins of the past, and in this, everyone’s life is threatened, and including the man with whom Annika is falling in love. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Annika and Kenzo, and the potential fall-out as Annika is targeted by a man from her past.

The world building is complex as there is interplay, and connections between the Irish Mob, Italian Mafia, Russian Bratva, Japanese Yakuza, and Albanian Mob. Every crime lord wants control, working together becomes difficult when past betrayal gives rise to issues of trust and vengeance.

The relationship between Annika and Kenzo is an enemies to frenemies to lovers; an arranged marriage of sorts between two people whose previous interactions left Kenzo feeling betrayed and duped.Kenzo is the heir to the Japanese Yakuza, and Annika finds herself caught between worlds where the people in control, are dangerous and dark. The $ex scenes are provocative and erotic.

There is a large ensemble cast of coloful, interesting and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Annika’s best friends Damian Nikilayev, and Freya; their father-figure and head of the Nikolayev Bratva Kir Nikolayev; Kenzo’s siblings Takeshi and Hana, Mal, Half-sister Fumi; father figure/Yakuza leader Sota Akiyama . There is also a cameo appearance from Cillian Kildare (Venomous Gods). Mal’s story is next in EMPEROR OF RAGE.

EMPEROR OF WRATH is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and gritty; the romance is spicy and sassy ; the characters are strong, dynamic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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

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MONSTROUS URGES (Venomous Gods 5) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 11, 2024

I played games with the wrong stranger.
Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears.
He’s also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with.
Now the fantasy has become a nightmare.
Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things.
He says I owe a debt, and I’ll pay the price by pretending to be his dead wife.
I look just like her.
The thing is, I might be her…
My past is an amnesia haze of blank memories.
My future is in his hands.
My name is Taylor Crown.
At least, so I’ve been told.
And I may have married a monster.
Now, I need to remember why.

•••••

REVIEW: MONSTROUS URGES is the fifth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-six year old, billionaire crime lord Drazen Krylov, and thirty-three year old attorney Taylor Crown’s story line. MONSTROUS URGES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Taylor and Drazen) using present day and memories from the past, MONSTROUS URGES follows attorney Taylor Crown as she ventures onto the dark side, discovering the kink that she never knew she wanted, and a man who is about to control her life. Meeting a stranger on an app for those with dark proclivities, Taylor will come face to face with both her nightmares and fantasies, wrapped up in a man she knows nothing about. Taylor Crown is an enigma; a thirty-three year old woman who has no memory about the first eighteen years of her life, and in this, our heroine is about to meet a man who claims she owes him her life. Enter billionaire businessman Drazen Krylov, the man who is about to tear apart our story line heroine. Draven is demanding retribution and payment for sins of the past, sins of which Taylor knows nothing about. What ensues is the acrimonious and tempestuous relationship between Taylor and Drazen, and the fall-out as years of built up anger and vengeance are aimed at our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on Drazen’s overwhelming need to exact revenge against our story line heroine, and in doing so, takes control of every aspect of her life but Taylor is oblivious as to the who, how or why, unaware that Drazen has plans to destroy her life.

The relationship between Drazen and Taylor is unconventional; dangerous and dark; a forced relationship in the face of an abduction. Taylor will become a prisoner of the man with whom she will fall in love as Drazen struggles to understand what has happened and why. Drazen is a man with questionable sexual appetites, and Taylor is ripe for his games of cat and mouse. The $ex scenes are provocative and dark, with numerous scenes of disturbing CNC (consent/non-consent) and aggression.

We are reintroduced to attorney Gabriel Black, and attorney Fumi Yamaguchi (Poisonous Kiss); Eloise and Alistair Black (Devious Vows); Fumi’s brother Kenzo, and Drazen’s right hand man Milos. There are several powerful and dangerous Bratva cameos-the requisite evil has many faces.

MONSTROUS URGES is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance; hatred and obsession; secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and intense; the characters are desperate, charismatic, and twisted; the romance is limited -I did not feel any palpable sexual attraction, there was only a need to hurt and be hurt.

Heed my WARNING-the triggers are numerous, brutal, haunting- a cautionary suggestion to be prepared.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Toxic Love
Devious Vow
Poisonous Kiss
Corrupted Heart

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Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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

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CORRUPTED HEART (Venomous Gods 4) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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CORRUPTED HEART (Venomous Gods 4) by Jagger Cole

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 23, 2024

I taunted a monster. Now I’m caught in his claws.

He was only supposed to be a faceless fantasy.

A masked man from the app to enact my darkest, most depraved impulses with. But I played games with the wrong stranger, and caught the attention of a psychopath.

Because Kratos Drakos isn’t just Greek Mafia royalty. He’s not just lethally powerful, physically massive, and dangerously gorgeous.

I’ve seen what lurks beneath his mask: a beast with a primal taste for chasing, catching, and corrupting.

Now, to stop a mafia war, I’m being wed to that very monster.

But the deeper I’m drawn into Kratos’ twisted reality, the more I realize one thing: The most dangerous game you can play with a psychopath isn’t running away.

It’s falling for one.

••••••

REVIEW: CORRUPTED HEART is the fourth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Italian Mafia princess and dancer Bianca Sartorre, Greek Mafia Kratos Drakos, story line. CORRUPTED HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kratos and Bianca) CORRUPTED HEART follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between our story line couple. A war between the controlling factions of the Greek, Italian, Russian and Serbian Mafia has escalated in part due to the accidental actions of our story line heroine. Pulled into a dangerous situation where she was left to fend for herself, Bianca will quickly discover payment will come at a cost, perhaps the cost of her life. In order to pay for the sins of our heroine, Bianca is forced to marry a monster of a man, a man with whom she is currently involved but all is not, and has never been well in Kratos Drakos’ life, and the past is about to threaten everyone he has ever loved. What ensues is the unconventional relationship between Kratos and Bianca, and the potential fall-out as betrayal threatens to destroy our story line couple

The world building is dark and gritty. Jagger Cole’s storylines are increasingly more brutal, and the characters are bordering on, if not, psychopaths and deviants. Twisted kinks amounting to questionable choices threatens our story line heroine at every turn.

The relationship between Kratos and Bianca begins as a rescue, of a sorts. Bianca is thrown into a situation by a so-called friend but our heroine finds herself a victim of naivety and immaturity as she struggles to stay one step ahead of the of the horrifying reality that has become her world. Kratos Drakos is a creation of his late father-a monster without remorse but a man who has fallen in love with a woman whose own needs are met by our hero. The $ex scenes are dark, unconventional edgy and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of questionable, colorful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters many of whom are deviant, and brutal.

CORRUPTED HEART is a story involving the criminal underworld including Russian, Greek, Italian, Irish and Serbian Mafias; a dark, dramatic and twisted premise of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and murder, acceptance and love. The characters are struggling, embattled, and haunting; the romance is tragic and raw.

Heed my WARNING-the triggers are numerous, brutal, haunting- a cautionary suggestion to be prepared.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Toxic Love
Devious Vow
Poisonous Kiss

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

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

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

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

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

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DEVIOUS VOW (Venomous Gods 2) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 22, 2024

Once he was my enemy. Now, he’s my boss.

Rich, successful, viciously gorgeous, and sinisterly brutal, Alistair Black is every bit his last name.

Morally black. Inky black heart. Devious black soul.

In college, we were enemies. Rivals. Bully vs bully. I almost ruined his life.

Now, ten years later, our paths cross again when I’m forced to work under him.

And he hasn’t at all forgotten or forgiven me for what I did to him back at school.

Now he’s my brooding, emotionally unavailable boss with the body of a god.

And I’m his plaything.

The target of his malice and revenge. The one from whom he wants to hear “yes, sir”, and nothing else.

Years ago, I thought I was done with Alistair Black.

But it turns out, he’s nowhere near done with me…

••••••

REVIEW: DEVIOUS VOW is the second instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, romance series. This is attorneys twenty-nine year old Eloise LeBlanc, and thirty four year old Alistair Black’s story line. DEVIOUS VOW 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 (Eloise and Alistair) DEVIOUS VOW follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Ten years earlier, while attending the same school for children of parents in organized crime, Eloise LeBlanc and Alistair Black bullied one another until one-night together changed all of their lives going forward. Fast forward ten years, Alistair Black is a ruthless attorney, and his firm is forced to hire our story line heroine, a position that places Eloise in the direct line of fire . Alistair despises everything about the woman with whom he will fall in love but secrets and lies are about to reveal a different past, a different perception, and betrayal at the heart of their entire lives. What ensues is the acrimonious but rebuilding romance and relationship between Eloise and Alistair, and the fall-out when the truth is revealed threatening everything our couple thought was true.

The world building is detailed and complex. Betrayal and greed are rampant; dysfunctional family values threaten futures, lives, friendships and jobs. Secrets and lies reveal years of deception at every level of family defects.

The toxic relationship between Eloise and Alistair is one of second chances. A perceived betrayal ten years earlier sent Alistair into a frantic tail spin but Eloise suffered more than he could have ever imagined. Reconnecting ten years later pushed Alistair to avenge what he believed to be the ultimate betrayal but the truth would reveal a different story. The $ex scenes are provocative, aggressive and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dynamic and powerful secondary and supporting characters-some questionable, some dark, some abusive, many not worthy of a second chance. We are reintroduced to Dante Sartorre and Tempest Black (Toxic Love), as well as Alistair’s brother Gabriel, their grandfather Charles Black, and crime lord Massimo Carveli. The requisite evil has many faces.

DEVIOUS VOW is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, jealousy and love. The premise is dramatic, intense and dark; the romance is controversial and consuming ; the characters are desperate and determined

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one TOXIC VOW

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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

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

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

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

Grab a FREE book for joining my fans-only newsletter – https://dl.bookfunnel.com/8rld1ik3sd

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Toxic Love (Venomous Gods 1) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 11, 2024

I tried to outsmart the King of Sin. Now, I’m his.

Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn’t just mafia royalty. He’s also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom.

He’s also my new husband.

In my defense, I wasn’t supposed to be the bride. But I sealed my fate when I saved my friend: by signing the Venom Devil’s marriage contract myself.

Now, he owns me. All of me…

But Dante thinks I’ll play the part of the obedient little bride he needs in order to keep his club. And he swears he’ll rip out every dark secret and bring me to my knees if I don’t.

Little does he know, this marriage has an expiration date.

And so do I.

You see, it’s not just the simmering heat between us that’s toxic. It’s not just the way I can’t decide if I want to geld him or lose myself in him.

It’s my blood and the secret sickness inside of me that’s poisonous, too.

So if you choose to know our story, you must know three things:

This is not a fairytale.

Dante is the Anti-Prince Charming.

And my name is Tempest Black, and I die at the end.

•••••

REVIEW:TOXIC LOVE is the first instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series-a part of the Dark Hearts World. This is thirty-four year old Dante Sartorre, and twenty-four year old Tempest Black’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 (Dante and Tempest) with memories from the past, TOXIC LOVE follows the marriage of convenience between our story line couple. In an effort to save Club Venom, Dante Sartorre has agreed to marry Charles Black’s eighteen year old daughter but the extended family wants nothing to do with the arranged marriage. A promissory blood marker is arranged between our couple, but Dante will quickly discover his new bride will be Tempest Black, the wild child, sassy mouthed granddaughter of Charles Black. A marriage of convenience where in both are looking for something else quickly turns into something more when Tempest reveals her secrets, and Dante continues to search for the people who destroyed his best friend’s life. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Tempest and Dante, and the potential fall-out as demons from the past take aim at our story line couple.

The world building reveals some of the back story of family and loss; of grief and betrayal; of secrets and lies. Dante is on the hunt, while Tempest is determined to uncover the truth about Dante’s connections to the memories of her past.

The relationship between Dante and Tempest begins as a marriage of convenience as The Commission has enforced a promise of marriage between Dante and Charles Black daughter. Tempest, and her brothers Gabriel and Alistair are hoping to prevent the marriage of their grandfather’s youngest child Maeve to Dante Sartorre, and in doing so, Tempest ensures Maeve will be protected from the man in charge. As our couple must come to terms with their new realities, Tempest’s health continues to spiral leaving the potential for a grieving mate. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and energetic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Dante’s friend Carmine Barone, his brother Nico, and their father Vito: Tempest’s brother Gabriel and Alistair; as well as their grandfather Charles, and his daughter Maeve; a prolific number of Mafia, and Bratva members, their families, and security. The requisite evil has many faces.

TOXIC LOVE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, acceptance and forgiveness, family and love. The premise is gritty and dark; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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

Grab a FREE book for joining my fans-only newsletter – https://dl.bookfunnel.com/8rld1ik3sd

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RECKLESS HEARTS (Dark Hearts 6) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 2, 2023

I’m caught in the psychopath’s web.
Cold, heartless, and as dangerous as he is beautiful. Deimos Drakos is Greek mafia royalty and my worst nightmare. A chameleon hiding a true monster in plain sight.
No one sees the villain behind those dark, lethally gorgeouse yes.
No one but me.
You see, I know his worst secrets. But he knows my darkest fantasies. And he’ll use them to trap me.
To toy with me.
To own me.
We’re blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. Except true psychopaths like him have no lines.
No limits. No mercy.
Deimos is a devil who once told me to run and never look back.
I should have listened.
Because now he’s going to chase me. He’s going to catch me, and flay open every dark part of me.
But he’ll never capture my heart.

••••••••

REVIEW: RECKLESS HEARTS is the sixth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult DARK HEARTS dark, erotic, romance series. This is twenty-five year old Dahlia Roy, and Greek Mafia royalty Deimos Drakos’ story line. RECKLESS HEARTS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dahlia and Deimos) using present day and memories from the past, RECKLESS HEARTS follows the acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. Six years earlier, while attending Knightsblood University, Dahlia Roy’s life would spiral out of control. Bullied by the student body for who she was, and her family’s reputation, Dahlia thought she finally found someone for love and support but the darkness continued to follow; death and destruction, secrets and lies would push our heroine to run for her life, run from the man with whom she would eventually fall in love. As Dahlia begins her life anew, the past would return, taking control, threatening the woman she had become. What ensues is the building but questionable relationship between Deimos and Dahlia, and the potential fall-out as the ultimate betrayal threatens the life of our story line heroine,

The world building focuses on Deimos’ need to take control. Six years earlier he pushed our heroine out of his life and off campus, with threats never to return but a birthday party for Deimos’ sister Callie, would bring our couple face to face, ensuring Dahlia no longer had control of her life. With a forced indentured servitude, Dahlia becomes Deimos’ lone employee and slave in an effort to protect the people she loves.

The relationship between Dahlia and Deimos is one of power and control. Dahlia’s and her mother are about to lose everything, and quite possibly their lives, therefore Deimos is determined to take by force and coercion in an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. Their backstories are dark, heart breaking and distressing. The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative and not without some concerns of questionable consent.

The secondary and supporting characters are interesting and sometimes questionable. We are introduced to Dahlia’s mother Adele Roy; her step father Gerard Dumouochel, and step-brother Raphael; fellow students Victoria, Chase Cavendish Brad Hathaway, Spencer Campbell, as well as the return of Deimos’ siblings Ares, Hades, Callie and Castle, and their all-seeing grandmother Ya-ya. The requisite evil has many faces and

RECKLESS HEARTS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, hatred and obsession, fear and anxiety, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic and edgy but I guessed the guilty party(s) within minutes of introduction; the forced proximity romance is tragic and fated; the characters are sensational and destructive.

Once again, take note of the trigger warnings

Reading Order and Previous reviews

Deviant Hearts
Vicious Hearts
Sinful Hearts
Twisted Hearts
Stolen Hearts

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 14, 2023

I stole a kiss that wasn’t mine to take.
From a man cloaked in pain, scars, and mystery.
Deadly and beautiful, twelve years my senior, a killer for the Irish Mafia.
…And my best friend’s older brother.
But if we’re going to point fingers, I refuse to take the full blame.
You see, I may have stolen the first kiss.
But that’s only because he stole my heart.
Neither was ours for the taking.
Both come with a no return policy.
I’m supposed to forget about Castle James.
But when a ruthless Mafia don I’ve been promised to comes to collect, will Castle forget about me?
Or take what already belongs to him:
My heart.

••••

REVIEW:STOLEN HEARTS is the fifth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult DARK HEARTS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-three year old, Christopher ‘Castle’ James, and twenty-one year old, Calliope ‘Callie’ Drakos’ story line. STOLEN HEARTS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for backstory and cohesion.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Callie and Castle) STOLEN HEARTS follows the age-gap, arranged marriage, marriage of convenience, acrimonious relationship between thirty-three year old, Christopher ‘Castle’ James, and twenty-one year old, Calliope ‘Callie’ Drakos. Years earlier, Calliope Drakos’ father promised our heroine to the don of the Italian Mafia, a cruel man who is determined to destroy our story line heroine but Callie is in love with someone else, and struggles to accept her fate in life. An attack against our story line heroine pulls Castle James back into her life, an attack that will force Castle to claim Callie as his wife, a claim Castle vows in name only but all does not go according to plan as Callie’s attraction to Castle escalates with every physical encounter with our story line hero, as Castle’s walls begin to crumble married to the woman that calls to his heart. As Castle’s position within the Irish Mafia takes a commanding lead, someone else is determined to destroy them all. What ensues is the building relationship between Castle and Callie, and the potential fall-out when Callie and Castle are targeted, for sins of the past.

The world building continues to focus on the Irish, the Greek, and the Italian Mafia, and the Russian Bratva. Interconnected through marriage, family, partnerships, business arrangements and love, the leaders and soldiers must work together in an effort to protect two of their own.

The relationship between Callie and Castle is tempestuous at best. Callie has been in love with Castle for as long as she can remember but Callie has been promised to someone else, and Castle refuses to cross an invisible line believing himself too old and unworthy. As Callie and Castle’s need for one another begins to spiral out of control, jealousy and a need to protect force Castle to claim our heroine in spite of the threats from everywhere else. Callie is a little bit immature, and Castle keeps his demons close to his heart. The $ex scenes are aggressive and intense with some scenes of spanking.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Callie’s siblings, and several members of the Irish Mafia. Castle is the second in command, and will quickly learn that all is not as it seems at the top.

STOLEN HEARTS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, heart break and pain, family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dark, gritty, provocative and dramatic; the romance is challenging and daring; the characters are determined and desperate.

 

Reading Order and Previous reviews

Deviant Hearts
Vicious Hearts
Sinful Hearts
Twisted Hearts

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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

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

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

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

Grab a FREE book for joining my fans-only newsletter – https://dl.bookfunnel.com/8rld1ik3sd

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