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THE THIEF (The Houlihan Men of Dublin 4) by Brooke Summers-review

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THE THIEF (The Houlihan Men of Dublin 4) by Brooke Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 13, 2025

They call me The Thief.
My job? Take what the Houlihan gang needs, no matter what the circumstance, and make sure no one knows I was ever there.
Loyalty is all I’ve ever known. I live by it. I’ll die for it.
I never planned on getting tangled up in anything more. Until her.
Alastríona Grey-Gallagher.
The secret daughter of a dead legend. The girl every enemy wants to own—or kill.
She’s off-limits. She’s dangerous.
And she’s the only thing I can’t steal without losing myself.
I was sent to bring her home.
Now I’ll burn the world to keep her.
Enemies are closing in. Betrayals are coming from all sides.
And the past I thought I buried is clawing its way back—with blood on its hands.
Protecting her was supposed to be a job.
Somewhere along the way, it became a promise.
A promise I’ll kill to keep.

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REVIEW: THE THIEF is the fourth (and final?) instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult THE HOULIHAN MEN OF DUBLIN dark, Irish Mafia romance series. This is fixer / thief Freddie Kinnock, and eighteen year old, Mafia princess Alastriona Grey-Gallagher’s story line. THE THIEF can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Freddie and Alastriona) THE THIEF follows in the wake of the murder of Alastriona’s father eighteen months earlier. Our heroine was raised outside of the Irish Mafia but the death of her father found our heroine the sole heir to her father’s line. Called home to meet the family she never knew, Alastriona finds herself under the security and protection of Freddie Kinnock, the man with whom our heroine will fall in love but someone is taking aim at our story line heroine, payment for the death of someone else.

The world building follows the hunt for a killer. The Gallagher Mafia family is heading towards war but someone is leaking important information, and everyone becomes suspect in a winner takes all.

The relationship between Freddie and Alastriona begins as protection. As the Gallagher family is targeted, Alastriona is called home for her own protection but someone is determined to destroy them all. Freddie knows to fall for Alastriona means to place our heroine in danger but the heart wants something, and Freddie was our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar, colorful and ultimately powerful secondary and supporting, many of who crossing over with the author’s numerous and interconnected series including the Fury Vipers MC and Made series. We are introduced to Alastriona’s grandfather Henry Gallagher, and several members of the Gallagher Mafia family. Not everyone will survive.

THE THIEF is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and obsession, family and relationships, grief and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, dark and heart breaking; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, dynamic and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Eraser
The Cleaner
The Silencer

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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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Huntsman (The Hunted Kingdom 1) by Naima Simone-review

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Huntsman (The Hunted Kingdom 1) by Naima Simone-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 21, 2025

The Huntsman is after me.
But he will be mine first.

Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.

My world. My throne. My mother.

I’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me.

The Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.

The Huntsman might be my death. But Malachi Bowden?

He’s my weakness.

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REVIEW: HUNTSMAN is the first instalment in Naima Simone’s contemporary, adult HUNTED KINGDOM dark, erotic, crime family, modern day fairy tale series. This is twenty-five year old, Eshe Diablo, and thirty three year old , hired assassin Malachi ‘Huntsman’ Bowden’s ‘Snow White’ retelling.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Eshe and Malachi) HUNTSMAN follows in the aftermath of the murder of Eshe’s mother Aisha, nine years earlier. As the oba or Queen, Eshe’s mother was the leader of the Mwuaji crime family but an assassin’s bullet ended her reign. Eshe’s aunt Abena took control of the Mwuaji, and in the ensuing years , Abena made it known she was in control. A contract to kill Eshe was issued, and our heroine found herself facing down the Huntsman, the man with whom Eshe would fall in love but our couple will quickly discover a common foe, a commonality between their need for revenge, and Eshe and Malachi will work together, towards a deadly ending.

The world building follows Eshe and Malachi as they uncover the family secrets buried beneath the rubble created by =Eshe’s Aunt Abena. Determined to end Abena’s reign of terror, Eshe and Malachi find themselves at a disadvantage when the woman in charge takes aim at our story line couple. The author uses Ebonics and cultural street slang as most of the characters are POC.

The relationship between Eshe and Malachi begins as a contract killing but from the outset Eshe was all too aware of Malachi’s weaknesses, and in this, our heroine is determined to take down the man with whom she would fall in love. Eshe likes to be in control, and in this, their sexual games are unconventional including knife and blood play. The $ex scenes are aggressive, haunting and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including Eshe’s group of seven; Abena’s counsellor Mirror aka Ekon, assassin Poison, and the gift of an apple to mark someone for ‘death’.

HUNTSMAN is a story of dysfunctional family dynamics; betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, dark, and dramatic; there is no romance, it is a story of mutual attraction and fated love; the characters are desperate, determined and strong.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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ARRANGED OBSESSION (Marino Crime Family 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ARRANGED OBSESSION (Marino Crime Family 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2025

I married my stalker.
Right after he stole me from his brother.

Cormac Whelan’s a beautiful and godlike mafia devil who rules the streets of New York City. And he can’t stand the idea of my arrangement with his brother. I wasn’t supposed to get anywhere near that psychopath Cormac. Except he’s waiting up at the altar on my wedding day. Now I’m trapped by a vicious monster, and it gets worse.

Cormac is deeply obsessed with me and it’s terrifying. But the attraction I feel toward him is equally dark and twisted. All I want is to open and run a women’s shelter… and maybe I can use Cormac’s infatuation against him. He’ll give me whatever I ask for, so long as I submit to his possessive and sinful rules. I’m playing with a savage, and unless I’m careful, he’s going to break me in ways I may never come back from.


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REVIEW: ARRANGED OBSESSION is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult MARINO CRIME FAMILY dark, erotic, Mafia romance series, set in the author’s Rossi Crime Family worlds. This is thirty-eight year old, Irish mobster and assassin Cormac Whelan, and Mafia princess Bianca Marino’s story line. ARRANGED OBSESSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines and series 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 (Cormac and Bianca) ARRANGED OBSESSION follows the ‘arranged’ marriage between our story line couple. In an effort to shore up power, Bianca’s brother Don Adriano Marino has arranged a marriage between his only sister to the youngest son of the Irish mob but when all is said and done, Bianca discovers that man at the altar is not the man she was contracted to marry. Cormac Whelan is known as the Ghost; the Irish Clan’s assassin, and a man who has been stalking our heroine for close to seven years. Refusing to watch the woman he loves marry his younger brother, Cormac becomes groom, guardian and protector of the woman who will become a target in an impending war with the Russian Bratva.

The world building focuses on a series of secrets and lies, Bianca’s need to keep her freedom in the face of threats against her family and life. Cormac Whelan struggles with his wife’s need for her independence but Bianca has a target on her back due to a mistake made by our story line hero, and at every opportunity our heroine, often TSTL, is determined to defy the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Cormac and Bianca is one of arranged marriage, a brokered marriage for power but a relationship between a man whose obsession goes above and beyond. Bianca is the only things that keeps Cormac human, and in this, his need, preoccupation and infatuation with Bianca threatens his position as the ultimate assassin. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and determined secondary and supporting character including the return of Don Adriano Marino and his wife Lucy (Cruel Tyrant 1). We are introduced to Cormac’s parents Padraig and Siobhan Whelan, and brothers Finn, Declan, and Seamus. The requisite evil has many faces.

ARRANGED OBSESSION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and compulsion, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is seductive and impassioned; the characters are desperate, determined, and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Vicious Heir
Shattered King

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BEAUTIFUL SCAR (The Brotherhood 2) by BB Hamel-review

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BEAUTIFUL SCAR (The Brotherhood 2) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 4, 2025

I thought I was getting a surprise birthday party.

Instead, it’s a wedding, and I’m the unwilling bride.

Tigran Sarkissian is gorgeous brutality in a designer suit, and I’m shocked at how badly I want him from the moment we share our first kiss at the wedding altar.

I’m expected to move into his house, sleep in his bed, and carry his baby. No complaints.

Except I’m a recluse. I’ve been hiding away for the last twelve years.

Forget about marriage, I can barely go outside.

I don’t care if he’s got beautiful, rough hands and a filthy mouth. I refuse to fall head over heels when he strokes the ugly scar down my cheek.

My new husband might own my womb—but he won’t control me.

Right until a rival gang tries to destroy the alliance we’re creating, and an evil sicko from my past wants to finally kill me after all these years.

As I fight for my safety, I just might have to trust my possessive and psychotic husband to survive.

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REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL SCAR is the second instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult, THE BROTHERHOOD Mafia romance series of stand alone story lines. This is thirty-three year old, Armenian Brotherhood enforcer and second in command Tigran Sarkissian, and twenty-four year old Dasha Zeitsev’s story line. BEAUTIFUL SCAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Tigran is the brother of the new head of the Armenian Brotherhood Patron Arsen Sarkissian.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Tigran and Dasha) BEAUTIFUL SCAR follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between thirty-three year old, Armenian Brotherhood enforcer and second in command Tigran Sarkissian, and twenty-four year old Dasha Zeitsev. Serge Zeitsev has sold his daughter to the Armenian Brotherhood in the hopes of securing more power for the Zeitsev Russian Bratva but Serge never told his twenty-four year old daughter Dasha that her future was no longer her own, and our heroine is about to discover that married to the Armenian assassin comes with its’ own trial and errors. The marriage between Dasha and Tigran was to help secure a tentative treaty between the powers that control Philadelphia and Baltimore but an attack on our heroine pushes the Armenian’s into a war of deathly vengeance.

The world building follows Dasha and Tigran’s developing romance and relationship as the previously shy and reclusive Dasha slowly comes into her own. Determined again never to be a victim, Dasha is determined to prove she is a worthy wife of our story line hero but as Tigran prepares for war, vengeance and the past refuse to back down.

The relationship between Dasha and Tigran begins as an arrangement, an arrangement Dasha knows nothing about. Having remained a virtual prisoner for close to twelve years, Dasha struggles with the new pathways opened, and the man with whom she will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and determined. We are introduced to Dasha’s brother Evan Zeitsev, and their father Serge; as well as the return of Tigran’s brother Arsen and his wife Lena, their aunt Sona; Tigran’s chef/security Vito; driver Damian. The requisite evil has many faces.

BEAUTIFUL SCAR is a story of betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, secrets and lies, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is passionate and heated; the characters are desperate, charismatic and strong.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MIDNIGHT WEDDING

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sinful Attraction by Ava Connor-review

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Sinful Attraction by Ava Connor-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 3, 2025

He stole my heist. Now I have to steal it back—and resist the urge to end him… or kiss him.

Michael Rossi is a smug, insufferable Mafia prince—and the only hacker good enough to snatch my score.

The job was supposed to secure my place in my family.

Instead, I’m left humiliated, sidelined… and burning for revenge.

Then Michael shows up with a devil’s bargain: help him track down the thief who double-crossed us both, or watch us both go down in flames.

I don’t trust him.

I don’t even like him.

But when we’re working side by side, trading barbs and code, the lines between hate and heat blur fast.

One stolen kiss becomes one unforgettable night.

And one dangerous truth could destroy us both: the real traitor is closer than we think—and they’ll do whatever it takes to keep their secrets.

This is the mafia.

There’s no loyalty in love… or is there?

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REVIEW: I love trying new authors and this is why! Sinful Attraction is a standalone mafia romance, standard trigger warnings for the genre be known, but otherwise, a fantastic passionate book that readers are sure to enjoy.

Michael the Mafia Prince.

Arya the survivor.

These two are the perfect definition of enemies to lovers. Michael and Arya’s family….well they frankly suck, they treat both Michael and Arya like crap and use them simply for their skills. When Michael swoops in and steals a heist from Arya, one that she desperately needs; she is beyond furious. Too bad karma comes for Michael; before he can transfer the funds into his family’s account and claim a job well done, they are stolen from him. With no other choice, he enlists the help of the only person with the skills to track the money down.

Arya isn’t too pleased when Michael comes knocking on her door asking for her help. He doesn’t understand the importance of the money he took from her, the meaning behind what it would do for her. Nonetheless, she reluctantly agrees to help him. Now the only issues are not killing one another before they get the money back….and keeping their hands off of one another.

I loved this! The family drama, the suspense, the banter between Michael and Arya, both so different, but similar at the same time. As the book progresses you can tell how passionate about life they both are, but also about each other. It takes them by surprise how good they are together, how much chemistry they share. Overall, I am pleased with the story and would recommend it to other readers, I’m curious to see what else comes from this author.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Ruthless Oath (Cruel Empire 1) by Ella Jade-review tour

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RUTHLESS OATH
(Cruel Empire 1)
by Ella Jade
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 27, 2025

Kidnapped by a savage enemy.
As heir to the throne in a royal mafia family, it’s my job to get the information needed to bring my father home. And that means kidnapping a rival’s spoiled mafia princess daughter.
At the time, I don’t know the man is in negotiations to marry her off to a brutal arms dealer, but when I discover how difficult of a captive she is, it kind of makes sense. Soon, she foolishly starts to see me as the lesser of evils, but while she seems willing to be my captive, she’s mistaken to believe I’m doing her any favors.
I can’t allow anything to distract me. Especially not some naïve woman who doesn’t realize we’ve just set off a mob war. Now the only way to stop what I started and be reunited with my father is to let her go.
Problem is, I’ve fallen for my hostage, and while I have the guts, power, and resources to keep her as a willing prisoner, if I make the wrong choice, it could cost my family’s empire everything.

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REVIEW: RUTHLESS OATH is the first instalment in Ella Jade’s contemporary, adult CRUEL EMPIRE erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old heir to the throne Marchello Accetti, and twenty-one year old Mafia princess Lissia Gallanti’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 (Marchello and Lissia) RUTHLESS OATH focuses on an impending war between the Accetti and Gallanti families. Lissia and Marchello met at a fund raiser, held at the Accetti owner luxury car dealership but a shoot out found Marchello protecting the woman who would be his eventual Achille’s heel. Lissia’s father has promised his daughter to a brutal man, and our heroine is desperate for help, even from her father’s enemy. Enter Marchello Accetti. Marchello knows to get involved could mean an all out war but ‘abducting’ LIssia was the last thing he wanted, but the first he thought to do. As Marchello’s hostage, Lissia planned a slow seduction of our story line hero as Marchello struggled to gain control of his collapsing empire. What ensues is the building relationship between Marchello and Lissia, and the potential fall-out when Lissia discovers the truth about her father’s business, and her value as a pawn for power and control.

The world building focuses on a fight for control; a battle for power in the world of organized crime. With his father in exile, Marchello Accetti is left in charge but Marchello struggles with his attraction to a woman that could lead to their downfall.

The relationship between Marchello and Lissia begins as a rescue but Marchello wants nothing to do with a spoiled Mafia princess. Believing women were the downfall of powerful men, Marchello saw an opportunity to negotiations , an opportunity that would collapse when the truth is revealed. Seducing Marchello was easy but Lissia is determined to prove her father is an honourable man. As the relationship between Marchelllo and Lissia turns into something more, Marchello will become distracted threatening his long faught control of the Accetti family. The $ex scenes are aggressive and provocative .

The secondary and supporting characters include Marchello’s brother Milo; guard Ricardo; Lissia’s father Gian, and his newest associate Danny Collins, a man who claims Lissia as his own.

RUTHLESS OATH is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, dysfunctional family values, madness and war. The premise is dramatic, edgy and intense; the romance is fated; the characters are determined and charismatic. RUTHLESS OATH ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned

Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today Bestselling author Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she often had a notebook and pen with her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never knew what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBook industry. She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can’t be stopped.

Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband, two boys, and two feisty Chihuahua writing companions. She can often be found creating sexy, domineering men and the strong women who know how to challenge them in and out of the bedroom. She hopes you’ll get lost in her words.

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Midnight Wedding (The Brotherhood 1) by BB Hamel-review

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Midnight Wedding (The Brotherhood 1) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 5, 2025

My hot neighbor’s apartment is totally trashed.
I shouldn’t snoop, but his door is wide open.
Now I’m standing in his living room with a pile of cash in one hand and his underwear in the other.
And he’s pointing a gun at my head.

I’m mortified. Also, I’m trespassing. I never should’ve gone anywhere near my hot neighbor’s place.

But instead of ending up murdered or arrested, I have one of the steamiest nights of my life with a mysterious man that looks like heaven and tastes like sin.

I figure the story’s over there, at least until a pregnancy test comes back positive.

Turns out that my hot neighbor is Arsen Sarkissian, head of the Brotherhood crime syndicate.

He’s chiseled from granite, burning to the touch, and scarily obsessed when it comes to family.

So he offers me a deal: become his wife, give him the baby, and he’ll take care of my sick mother forever.

Now I’m on the wedding altar saying vows I don’t mean, all because the dangerous, beautiful killer’s making promises I’m not sure he can keep.

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REVIEW:MIDNIGHT WEDDING is the first instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult, THE BROTHERHOOD Mafia romance series of stand alone story lines. This is the new head of the Armenian Brotherhood Patron Arsen Sarkissian, and Lena’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 (Arsen and Lena) MIDNIGHT WEDDING follows in the aftermath of a one-night stand between our story line couple. Several weeks earlier, Lena walked into her neighbor’s apartment, an apartment destroyed by an unknown enemy. Accused of trespassing and theft, Lena finds herself a willing victim of Arsen Sarkissian, the new Patron of the Armenian Brotherhood but as the weeks go by, Lena will discover she is pregnant, and Arsen is determined to claim our heroine as his own. All is not well within the Armenian Brotherhood, they are at war with themselves as well as the Russians, and Lena is about to be caught in a war between family and blood when she witnesses a crime she cannot forget.

The world building follows several paths including Arsen’s rise to power following the death of his father: Lena’s need to explore and venture into places unknown; Arsen’s abnormal and damaging childhood; his unwavering trust in the woman with whom he will fall in love; and the possible betrayal by the people who have yet to swear fealty to the man in charge.

The relationship between Arsen and Lena begins as a one-night stand that will escalate when Lena discovers she is expecting Arsen’s child. Arsen is supposed to marry a nice Armenian girl but Lena is the woman that calls to his heart, a woman that is about to upset the Armenian Brotherhood order. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

We are introduced Arsen’s brother Tegran; their aunt Sona and uncle Garen; housekeeper Maud, as well as Lena’s parents and her brother Vadim.

MIDNIGHT WEDDING is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, twisted and gritty; the romance is spicy and edgy; the characters are determine, dynamic and sassy

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Reviewed by Sandy

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MAFIA WARS (Young Irish Rebels prequel) by Vi Carter-review

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MAFIA WARS (Young Irish Rebels prequel) by Vi Carter-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 5, 2025

I’m the villain in most people’s stories.

Ruthless, wealthy—the O’Reagan name demands respect. No one would ever call me reckless. But when I discover my maid, Luna, bearing bruises left by her so-called boyfriend, I snap.

There’s a fragile beauty to her innocence, and her vulnerability does something to me I can’t ignore.
So I take matters—and the law—into my own hands.

In broad daylight, I walk right up to her boyfriend and pull the trigger, ending his life and starting a war I hadn’t anticipated.

He was the son of a powerful gangster, a man who wants Luna back and vengeance for his son’s death. But he’s getting neither. Luna is mine now. And I’ll scorch the earth to keep her.

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REVIEW: MAFIA WARS is the prequel instalment in Vi Carter’s contemporary, adult YOUNG IRISH REBELS Mafia romance series. This is Irish Mafia heir Cian O’Reagan, and Luna Tobin’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 (Cian and Luna) MAFIA WARS follows in the aftermath of the murder of Luna’s boyfriend Mark Fitzsimons. Years earlier, Luna Tobin ran when to escape a home life that threatened her freedom but having jumped from the proverbial frying pan into the fire, Luna found herself in a precarious position with a man whose temperament changed, and not for the better. On her first day of work as a cleaning person for the Irish mob, Luna’s boss seeks vengeance for the bruises on our story line heroine, vengeance that will pull the family into a gangland war but Luna struggles with the guilt, and offers herself up as collateral damage.

The world building is fast and furious as we are up close and personal as the family must come to terms with what happened and why. Cian exacted revenge for the abuse against our story line heroine but his revenge will come at a cost to the Irish mob.

The relationship between Cian and Luna is quick to develop as Luna finds herself a ‘target’ of our story line hero. From the outset, Cian is intrigued, interested and protective of our story line heroine, a woman who is a little TSTL in the face of a potential war. The $ex scenes are limited but impassioned.

We are introduced to Cian’s extended family including Cian’s father, uncle Liam, uncle Finn, cousin Jack and nan Eileen; Mark, and Richard Fitzsimons.

MAFIA WARS is a fast paced story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession, relationships and family that introduces some of the players and backstory for the Young Irish Rebels.. The premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is limited but intense; the characters are determined and desperate.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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