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Merciless Hunter (Dark Syndicate 4) by Faith Summers-Review Tour

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Merciless Hunter (Dark Syndicate 4) by Faith Summers-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 10, 2021

She should have run away from me when she had the chance…

I was on a mission of retribution and vengeance:find my son then make my enemies pay for kidnapping him and killing my wife.

Then I met her.

Olivia made a big mistake when she tried to trick me.

I’m the leader of a blood-thirsty brotherhood.

In the Bratva the rules are simple:

An eye for an eye.A tooth for a tooth.Enemies will always be enemies.

Try to fool me, and you pay with your life.
Except this beautiful angel managed to enchant me.

So I make her my prisoner.A captive at the mercy of my desire.

One taste and I don’t want to let her go.One taste and I want to make her mine.

When danger comes knocking, our fates crash together.Locked in a web of deceit and betrayal.

Tangled in secrets and lies.I thought I had nothing left to lose.

Until my enemies take her.Love has no place for a dark soul like me.

But I’ll walk through the fires of hell to get her back.

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REVIEW:MERCILESS HUNTER is the fourth instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, adult DARK SYNDICATE dark, erotic, crime world, romance series. This is thirty-six year old, Bratva Pakhan of the Los Angeles Brotherhood Aiden Romanov, and twenty-six year old Olivia Markov’s story line. MERCILESS HUNTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion. MERCLIESS HUNTER is the introductory storyline to the next arc of the series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Aiden and Olivia) MERCILESS HUNTER focuses on nine years after the destruction of Aiden’s life. Having ‘betrayed’ the Order Aiden would lose not only his wife but his infant son to an attack and fire that left so many dead. Fast forward to present day wherein a young woman set about to seduce our story line hero in an effort to locate her missing brother Eric. Enter Olivia Markov, and the woman with whom Aiden will fall in love. Olivia’s brother has been missing for close to five years, presumed dead in car crash, but Olivia suspects her brother is alive and is desperate for Aiden’s help. Olivia is an abused young woman who’s fiancé is deadlier and more evil than anyone could have imagined, and our heroine goes from one captor to another as she seeks to find the brother she has always loved. What ensues is the tempestuous relationship between Olivia and Aiden, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes to a close, and Aiden seeks revenge for betrayal at the highest order.

Aiden doesn’t do relationships having lost the only woman he would ever love. Olivia Markov is a broken young woman, who has sold her life to another man in an effort to protect the family she loves but secrets and betrayal run darker and deep, and Aiden is about to discover what he once thought was lost, may be alive and well. The Markov family lost everything and in the ensuing years, our heroine finds herself a prisoner and slave to a man who seeks to control everyone and more.

The relationship between Olivia and Aiden is predicated upon a lie as Olivia hopes to seduce our hero into helping locate her missing brother but with the help of his ‘brothers’, cousins and friends, Aiden will soon discover that all is not as it appears to be including the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are aggressive, dominant and seductive, and not without some questionable acts of consent.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including syndicate leader Massimo D’Agostino (Ruthless Prince 1), Dominic D’Agostino (Wicked Liar 3); Aiden’s cousin and Sovientrik Maksim, and bodyguard Ilya; Olivia’s fiancé Jude Kuzmin, her friend Amy; mob wife Percephone Falcione.

MERCILESS HUNTER is a story of power, control, betrayal and revenge. A tale of family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is raw and twisted; the romance is aggressive, edgy and provocative; the characters are dramatic, tragic and intense.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Ruthless Prince
Dark Captor
Wicked Liar

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Where do we go from here? Where do we even start?”
That is the real problem. What do we do with this information?
“My best guess is that our next move should be to go to L.A. and find a way to see what Aiden Romanov knows,” Amy replies.
“But who can go?” Mom rasps. It’s another good question.
“I was thinking I could—” Amy begins but I cut her off by raising my hand.
“No. If your next words were to go to L.A. then it’s a no,” I answer and Mom nods.
“We are not putting you in any more danger,” Mom agrees.
“I don’t know what I would do if something happened to you,” I say. “Please tell me Jude won’t know you helped us.”
“No, he won’t. My contact works outside the realms of everything, and that’s why I didn’t use any of my devices at work or at home. He will never know.”
“Good. I think that’s it. You should stop helping now.”
“I can’t just stop helping. What are you going to do?” Her brows pinch and the worry I saw earlier in her bright green eyes intensifies.
What am I going to do?
That’s such a good question.
Eric’s in captivity, and if I marry Jude, the same fate awaits me. Marrying him will be the anchor to my hell.
I will be in captivity, and what do I think is going to happen to Mom?
If Jude can threaten my life so easily and tell me fucked up shit about not wanting something to happen to me after the wedding, what do I really think he’ll do to my mother?
If he can make my brother disappear for five years, can I be foolish enough to think worse won’t happen to me?
This is just the tip of the shit and…I have a really bad idea.
An idea which takes residence in my soul with each passing second. “I’ll go,”I say and they both look at me as if I’ve just lost my mind.
It’s laughable because I wonder the same.
Have I gone crazy?
Do I really think I can save Eric and change things?
Stop Jude?
Find Aiden and do what?
I have no plan and I’m just me.
Olivia Markov.
There’s nothing special about me.
But I’d sure as fuck prefer to walk in the valley of the shadow of death, in the lair of beasts, than sign my life away to Jude Kuzmin.
“No,” Mom blurts. “Olivia no.”
“Then what? What should we do? Leave things as they are? Leave Eric to die in captivity? You want me to marry Jude so he can accidentally kill me, then kill you?”
“Olivia it’s dangerous.”
“Don’t you think I know that.”
“Olivia, I have to agree with your mother,” Amy says. “Aiden Romanov is a very dangerous man, and we have no idea what the newly found Syndicate members are like.”
“You’re telling me this, and you were offering to go?”
“Eric is my friend. I just want to help.”
“You have babies.”
“I know, and I… I just feel bad I can’t do more.”
“You’ve helped enough.”
“But we’re stuck. How are you even going to escape? There are guards everywhere, and they’re with you twenty-four seven.”
And if I escape Mom’s dead. There must be a way around this.
When I think about yesterday when I saw Jude and the way he treated me I shudder inwardly.
He wants us to focus on that fucking wedding, and every time the word is mentioned I feel like I want to die.
I close my eyes and the thought of the wedding stirs an idea in my mind. An idea that just might work. My eyes snap open and I look at Amy and then at Mom.
“I think I might have come up with something. Something that will get me to Aiden Romanov.”

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.

Dive in and enjoy her naughty page-turners.

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Dark Prince Reigns (Giordano #1) by Ruby Carter – Review tour

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DARK PRINCE REIGNS (Giordano Series #1) by Ruby Carter-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 14 2021

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Matteo Giordano is one of the heads of the Italian Camorra, and he holds formidable power at his fingertips and a collection of dark secrets to match. Surrounded by a wealth of money and influence, he is driven only by his constant need for more, shunning emotions and attachments to protect himself from weakness as he has done for decades. His cool and calculating exterior forms the prison his inner self is locked in, but it threatens to crack when he discovers that a single unrelenting force could hold the key…

Captivated by the breath-taking sights of Naples, Talia Adams leaves behind her quiet life in Manchester, England, to embark on a girls’ trip that quickly becomes much more. After a twist of fate results in an encounter with the enigmatic Matteo Giordano, personalities clash, sparks fly, and she quickly finds herself drawn in by a very different kind of beauty than she left England looking for. When dark fire meets dynamite, an explosion of passion will expose truths that send both Talia and Matteo reeling and rock them to the core.

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REVIEW: DARK PRINCE REIGNS is the first instalment in Ruby Carter’s contemporary, adult GIORDANO dark, erotic, Mafia, romance series focusing on head of the Giordano family thirty six year old, Matteo Giordano, and thirty year old, British accountant Talia Adams.

WARNING: Due to the graphic torture, and violent situations and scenarios, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Matteo and Talia) DARK PRINCE REIGNS follows thirty year old Talia Adams, and her three best friends as they celebrate our heroine’s thirtieth birthday with a trip to Italy, a trip in which all four friends end up as ‘guests’ of Mafia Don Matteo Giordano. Two accidental meetings between Talia and Matteo, results in Talia becoming a prisoner in a gilded cage but a prisoner none the less. In an effort to uncover the truth about her sexy captor Talia discovers that all is not right in the world of imports and exports. In the hopes of using the information discovered, Matteo goes on the offensive but in doing so brings Talia up close and personal with the Italian Mob. What ensues is the building but highly sexual relationship between Matteo and Talia, and the potential fall-out as Talia loses her heart to a man who refuses to accept anything beyond the present.

The relationship between Talia and Matteo begins as enemies when Matteo suspects Talia is not who she claims to be. Aggressive and unwilling to play the prisoner to a man whose heart is hardened to love and romance, Talia gives as good as she gets until she loses her own heart and begins to fall in love. The $ex scenes are aggressive, forceful, and impassioned not without some questions of consent.

We are introduced to Talia’s friends Maya, Albany and Jess; Matteo’s men Leo, Nico, Tomma and Enzo; his housekeeper Aldo, and cook Lorette, as well as several heads of the Giordano Clans. I am hoping the author has future plans for Leo, Nico, Tomma and Enzo’s stories.

DARK PRINCE REIGNS is a story of betrayal, deception and vengeance; power, force and control; family, relationships, secrets and love. The premise is dark, gritty, and graphic; the romance is fiery and hot blooded; the characters are broken, bruised, and passionate. DARK PRINCE REIGNS ends on cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Hi I’m Ruby Carter…

I am new Author trying to find her feet as she starts her new and exciting journey…

I’m a loving, fun and happy go lucky girl that took a shot at writing.
After reading forever and a day, I decided to take the leap and have a go at it.

My first book Axe – Devils Reapers MC was a very personal and semi autobiographical book. It’s been an amazing experience already, I’ve completed the Devils Reapers MC series.

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Dark Captor (Dark Syndicate #2) by Faith Summers-Review Tour

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Dark Captor (Dark Syndicate #2) by Faith Summers-Review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Relesase Date November 1, 2020

My Enemy murdered My wife and My Father, So I Took His Daughter

I stole the Bratva princess.
And, locked her away on my island.

An eye for an eye.
A tooth for a tooth.
Blood for blood.
Stealing Isabella is the only way to find her father.
I just wasn’t prepared for the temptation of her.
Or, the effect she’d have on my cold dead heart.
One taste I shouldn’t have had and I wanted more.
She’s my captive
My enemy’s daughter.
Being with her is unthinkable.
Yet, I want to claim her, take her, own her.
Make her mine.
The deal was a life for a life.
I’m just not sure I want to give her back when the time comes.
And definitely not when she’s carrying my baby…
I started a war when I stole her away like a thief in the night.
Now it’s time to fight the battle.

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REVIEW:DARK CAPTOR is the second instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, adult DARK SYNDICATE erotic, dark, mafia romance series focusing on the D’Agostino brothers. This is thirty year old Tristan D’Agostino, and twenty-two year old, assistant therapist Isabella Viggo’s story line. DARK CAPTOR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Tristan and Isabella) DARK CAPTOR follows in the aftermath of the kidnapping of twenty-two year old Isabella Viggo, the daughter of the Mortimer Viggo, an assassin with the Circle of Shadows. Six years earlier, on his wedding day Tristan’s wife Alyssa was kidnapped and killed by a member of the Circle of Shadows, and our hero has been plotting his revenge every since. Fast forward to present day wherein, Tristan and his brothers will discover that Mortimer Viggo has a daughter, the perfect fodder for war and vengeance. Enter twenty-two year old Isabella Viggo, the woman with whom Tristan will fall in love. What ensues is the kidnapping of Isabella, and building relationship between Tristan and Isabella, and the potential fall-out as Tristan’s revenge comes to fruition, and Isabella becomes collateral damage in a war between families.

DARK CAPTOR follows several paths including the abduction of Isabella Viggo; Tristan’s need for vengeance; Dominic D’Agostino’s fall from grace; and the rise and fall of both the Circle of Shadows, and the Syndicate of the Brotherhood, a Syndicate of which Massimo D’Agostino is hoping to revive.

The relationship between Tristan and Isabella is an enemies to lovers: a Stockholm –esque syndrome romance as is most of the author’s stories in this series of dark Mafia romances. Tristan is unable to keep away from our story line heroine, and as such finds himself falling for a woman who is as broken and lost as our story line hero. As their relationship continues to build, Tristan knows it is only a matter of time before he will have to let go of the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, and not without some issues of questionable consent.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters include Tristan’s brothers Massimo and Dominic, as well as their sister of the heart Candace; Isabella’s father Mortimer, his right hand man Dimitri, and Isabella’s guard Sacha.

DARK CAPTOR is a dramatic and intense story line . The premise is edgy and dark; the romance is passionate and provocative; the characters are tragic and energetic.

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

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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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Ruthless Prince (Dark Syndicate #1) by Faith Summers-Review tour

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Ruthless Prince (Dark Syndicate #1) by Faith Summers-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date 14, 2020

We were destined for disaster from the second we met …

Massimo D’Agostino is the heir to his father’s empire.
Don’t be fooled by his handsome face, or that piercing blue gaze.
He’s no prince charming.
He’s dangerous and feared, possessive and fierce.

Our first meeting began with a contract that forced me to marry him and sign my life away.
I was a debt repayment and a pawn in his game to exact revenge against my father.
The only way out is death.

I belong to him now.
Me, the Balesteri Mafia Princess.
Pure and untouched…
Owned by the devil who placed me in a gilded cage.

But something unexpected happened the moment our paths collided.
It made me want more of what he had to offer every time I lay beneath him.

Then the past came knocking at the door and dark secrets scattered at my feet.
Suddenly I don’t know truth from lies.
Or, who the monster in this story is.
I thought it was my husband.
Now I’m not so sure…

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REVIEW:RUTHLESS PRINCE is the first instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, adult DARK SYNDICATE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, heir to the D’Agostino empire Massimo D’Agostino and nineteen year old, Mafia princess Emelia Balesteri’s story line.

WARNING: RUTHLESS PRINCE contains mature content, graphic violence, and triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Emelia) RUTHLESS PRINCE follows in the aftermath of the D’Agostino family losing everything. Twelve years earlier the D’Agostino family lost their empire, their seat on the Syndicate, and the family matriarch to an apparent suicide, all with the aid of syndicate member and competing Mafia head Riccardo Balesteri. Fast forward to present day wherein, a now twenty-nine year old Massimo D’Agostino, the new head of the D’Agostino empire, seeks retribution for sins of the past starting with Riccardo’s nineteen year old daughter Emelia Balesteri as payment for a debt owed. Hours before her trip to Italy to study art, nineteen year old Emelia Balesteri would become the prisoner and reluctant fiancée of Massimo D’Agostino, the man she now blames for destroying her life. As Massimo and the D’Agostino family continue to tear apart the Balesteri empire, Riccardo Balesteri sets a plan into motion to destroy them all, in an effort take back everything and more.

Massimo D’Agostino vowed vengeance the day Riccardo Balesteri held a gun to Massimo’s then twelve year old head at his beloved mother’s funeral. Having humiliated Massimo’s father, and sent the family away with nothing but the clothes on their back, Riccardo slowly found himself deep in debt, owing his life and his business to the D’Agostino family. Handing over his daughter Emelia as partial payment for a debt owed, Emelia would quickly learn that all was not well in her father’s life. Oblivious to her father’s sins and his connection to the D’Agostino family, Emelia would become fodder, the spoils of war meant to be part of a bigger plan.

The relationship between Emelia and Massimo begins as an enemies to lovers, arranged Mafia marriage wherein Emelia continues to be a princess in a gilded cage. From the outset Massimo meant to break his beautiful Mafia princess but would soon discover that Emelia was the balm to his shattered heart. The $ex scenes are aggressive, intense and passionate but I struggled with the use of a certain four-letter word.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Massimo’s brothers Dominic, Andreas and Tristan, as well as their father Giacomo D’Agostino; Riccardo Balesteri; Bratva assassin Vlad Kuznetsov; Emelia’s best friend Jacob, housekeeper Priscilla, Candace, and Massimo’s ex Gabriella. Not everyone will survive to see another day.

RUTHLESS PRINCE is a story of family, blood, honor and death; a story of betrayal and vengeance; retribution and retaliation; deception, secrets and lies, power and control. The premise is gritty and dark; the characters are edgy and tragic; the romance is dramatic and provocative. The world building set the stage for the upcoming war as Massimo sets out to reform the Syndicate in the face of a new enemy known as the Circle of Shadows.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

“You can’t have me,” I cry.
“The contract we signed earlier says different, Princess.” He smiles. “We will be married in one month’s time and that is all you need to know.”
“There must be some other way my father can pay you back. Let me go.”
“No. I’m the one the debt is owed. I choose how I want to be paid.”
“There must be some other way.”
“I’m sure there is, except I’ve done exactly what I wanted to do,” he answers.
My heart squeezes. This is the man I’m supposed to marry. While he looks like a fairytale prince, he’s not.
“It’s wrong. You must know that.”
“Stop it,” he orders. His smile fades. That cool, calm demeanor returns, and I realize then that this is his dangerous side. “Stop trying to prey on my good side. I don’t have one.”
“Don’t you have a heart?” I make one final attempt to reach whatever I see in him that might resemble something human.
“No.” He smirks, and my soul quivers.
This is crazy.
There’s only one thing I can do.
Escape… 


 

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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TEMPT ME (Dark Odyssey #4) by Faith Summers-Review Tour

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TEMPT ME (Dark Odyssey #4) by Faith Summers-Review Tour

 

 

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Love is a weakness for a man like me…

Two years ago my enemies murdered my wife.
They took away the mother of my newborn son.
That’s how I became the beast…
A merciless, heartless, soulless creature.

That’s why I made the deal with Ava:
Take her to repay her father’s debt…

I couldn’t resist.
Not when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me.
I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age.
I wanted to own her and possess her.
Then I wanted more.
More than her obedience and submission.
I wanted her body, heart, mind and soul.

I never knew I was signing my death warrant when our paths collided.
I never knew who she truly was: A Bratva princess who’s supposed to be a ghost.
Her dark secrets unearth old enemies who want her dead.

I’m Vincent Giordano, underboss to the Giordano family .
I should know better than to start a war.
I should know better than to let love into my cold heart.
This isn’t a fairytale.
When she kisses me I won’t turn into a prince.
I’ll still be the beast.
Yet, I can’t let them take her.
I just don’t know what it will cost me this time.

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REVIEW: TEMPT ME is the fourth instalment in Faith Summers (aka Khardine Gray) contemporary, adult DARK ODYSSEY erotic, mafia, dark romance series focusing on the Giordano family who own and operate the exclusive Dark Odyssey Sex Club, and the reigning family in the Chicago mob. This is the new boss of the Chicago and the Italia Giordanos, and single father Vincent Giordano, and journalist Ava Knight’s story line. TEMPT ME 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 graphic nature of the story line content, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ava and Vincent) TEMPT ME follows several converging paths including two million dollars in missing money, and a potential partnership with the Russian Bratva. When her father was discovered to have stolen two million dollars from the Giordano family, Ava Giordano offers up herself as payment for her father’s sins but Ava’s naïvete found our heroine unaware that she would become the personal possession of Vincent Giordano, to do with as he pleases. From a sexual plaything to the woman with whom he would fall in love, Vincent will discover that there is much more to Ava than he could have ever imagined. As the Russian Bratva continues to seek a partnership with the Giordano family, a background search uncovers the truth, and the danger that awaits for everyone involved. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ava and Vincent, and the potential fall-out as Ava’s past comes seeking revenge, and Vincent believes himself unworthy of his own happily ever after.

Two years earlier Vincent’s wife Sorcha was killed in a war between competing mob families. Unable to forgive himself for the loss of his wife, Vincent’s grief is palpable and painful. Meeting Ava Knight give Vincent a second chance at happiness and love but threats to Ava’s safety force Vincent to push away the woman with whom he had fallen in love. The $ex scenes are passionate and erotic.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Vincent’s brothers: Nick (Tease Me #1), Gabe (Taunt Me #2), Salvatore (Thrill Me #3), parents Julian and Angela Giordano; their cousins Christian and Georgiou; Vincent’s son Timothy and her nursemaid Marguerite; Ava’s father Mark; as well as several members of the Russian Bratva.

TEMPT ME is a story of family, betrayal, relationships and love; power, control, vengeance and death. The premise is gritty and dark; the characters are animated, real, wounded and edgy; the romance is provocative and intense. TEMPT ME is a startling and intoxicating look at the one family’s struggle to remain on top.

 

Reading Order and Previous Review

Tease Me
Taunt Me
Trill Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Faith Summers is the Dark Contemporary Romance pen name of USA Today Bestselling Author, Khardine Gray.

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Damage (Collateral Damage 2) by Natasha Knight-Review & Excerpt Tour

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DAMAGE (Collateral Damage #2) by Natasha Knight-Review and Excerpt Tour

DAMAGE
Collateral Damage #2
by Natasha Knight
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, mafia, dark romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 15, 2019

We’re a match made in hell, Stefan and I.

He took me to exact his revenge. I went from being a pawn to my father to being a pawn to Stefan. The only difference is I have a ring the size of a boulder on my finger and a husband I don’t want.

And the hardest part is I thought he was different. I thought I was falling in love.

I guess my father was right. I’m not a very smart girl.

Stefan is a powerful man. He doesn’t play nice, not if you’re his enemy. But I’ve learned one thing about my husband.

He takes care of what’s his.
And I am his.

His enemies have become my enemies, but he’ll never let anyone hurt me. He’s fiercely protective. It’s the predator inside that scares me.

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REVIEW: DAMAGE is the second instalment in Natasha Knight’s contemporary, adult COLLATERAL DAMAGE erotic, dark, mafia romance duology focusing on the head of the Sicilian Sabbioni family, twenty-nine year old Stefan Sabbioni, and eighteen year old Gabriela Marchese. DAMAGE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one COLLATERAL.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers including questionable consent, discipline and violence.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Stefan and Gabriela) DAMAGE continues to follow the acrimonious relationship between on the head of the Sicilian Sabbioni family, twenty-nine year old Stefan Sabbioni, and eighteen year old Gabriela Marchese. Gabriela Marchese is a pawn in the world of the Sicilian mob. As payment for her father’s debt Gabriela Marchese is a bird in a gilded cage but a bird who is somewhat naïve and struggles with what was, what is and what will be. Constantly looking for a way to escape her captor, Gabriela finds herself jumping from the proverbial frying pan into the fire, a jump that places her in the hands of someone trying to take control. What ensues is the building but dysfunctional relationship between Gabriela and Stefan, and the potential fall-out as someone else is determined to take over the mantel as head of the Sicilian mob.

The relationship between Gabriela and Stefan is dark and flawed. Gabriela is nothing more than collateral damage; a forfeiture for sins of the past but a woman who continues to battle for her freedom regardless of the threats and potential for harm. Naïve and often TSTL (too stupid to live) our heroine places her trust in the wrong people, time and again, trust that will be destroyed at every turn. The $ex scenes are erotic, intense, dramatic and controlling.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters include Stefan’s right hand man and cousin Rafa Catalano, his father Francesco Catalan; Rafa’s cousin Clara; Gabriela’s father Gabriel, and her brother Gabe; and Stefan’s housekeeper Miss Millie. Here’s hoping the author has plans for Rafa’s story.

DAMAGE is a character driven story of family, betrayal, vengeance and retaliation; a story of blood, power, ascendance and control; of secrets and lies. The premise is dark, suspenseful, thought provoking and edgy; the characters are broken and tragic: the romance is disturbing, often heart breaking but passionate. DAMAGE is a startling and emotional dark romance with a twist that I suspected early on.

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Excerpt:
It’s midnight when we’re back at the house and I carry her to my room. She doesn’t resist when I strip off her clothes, her underthings still damp, and put her in the shower under a flow of hot water. I strip too and step in beside her and there’s no resistance when I kiss her. When I take her in my arms and kiss her as the water washes sea salt from us.She opens to me and I cup the back of her head. I don’t ever want to stop kissing her. Don’t ever want to stop holding her like this.When the water begins to cool, I switch off the shower and dry her then myself before lifting her up and carrying her to my bed. I lay her down and lie down beside her, shifting so I’m on top of her but keeping most of my weight on my forearms so I don’t crush her.I slide one hand down and cup the mound of her breast. I run my fingernail over her nipple, and she moans into my mouth. When I pull away, it’s to look at her.

She licks her lips, reaches up to touch my cheek, slides her hand down to my chest and sets it against my heart.

We don’t talk. We don’t say a single word. Not for a long while. We just kiss and kiss and look at each other. And I can’t get enough of touching her. Tasting her. Can’t get close enough to her.

“Christ, Gabriela,” I start. “I want you.” I roll off her and onto my side to slide my hand down over her belly.

She cups my cheek, touches her mouth to mine. “Kiss me again.”

I do.

 


 

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Gangsters and Dolls 1-3 by Khardine Gray-Review & Giveaway Tour

 

Dirty Hearts
Gangsters and Dolls Book 1
by Khardine Gray
Genre: Mafia Romance

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Claudius

Rule #1 of being mafia boss- Trust no one.
Rule # 2- Keep your friends and enemies damn close. In the underground world, friends and enemies could be the same thing. Don’t let them know who you love…

My story started out with a guy who liked a girl.
She looked like an angel to him.
I was the guy, Ava the angel.
But… my life turned into this world where I got married to her twin sister and Ava hated me.
Then I got caught in a game with the devil I didn’t want to play.
My enemies used my weaknesses against me, and killed my wife.
Ava could have died too so I stayed away.
The universe, however, had other ideas and threw her right back in my path.
An angel like her didn’t belong in the dark world of a Mafia boss.
I know that, except, I’m selfish.
I should leave her alone, but I can’t.
The problem is …history is repeating itself, and there’s an enemy in my circle.
It’s the same game as before and this time losing could get her killed.

Ava

Avoid him…
That was the most sensible thing to do.
Ten years ago, when I first met Claudius, I knew he was trouble.
He’d made me love’s fool and broke my heart in so many ways when he married my sister.
So, what was I doing running back into the arms of a man I shouldn’t be with?
Coincidence reunited us, but my heart did the rest.
My heart stifled the voice inside that told me to run away.
My heart made me selfish…
I wanted him for myself.
I knew I shouldn’t be with him, but I couldn’t leave him alone.
That very thing could be my downfall.

This isn’t like any other second chance romance you’ve read before…

Dirty Heartsis a standalone, full-length mafia romance and a part of the Gangsters and Dolls series. 

Gangsters and Dolls series is a spin off from The Accidental Mafia Queen series. Continue the adventure with these sizzling hot, drool-worthy Alpha males.

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Stolen Kisses
Gangsters and Dolls Book 2
by Khardine Gras
Release Date:August 10, 2019
Genre: Mafia Romance

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Dante 

Everyone knows who I am: Dante Giordano, capo to the new Chicago Mafia boss and member of the infamous Four.
Ruthless and bad to the bone. That’s me.
Don’t be fooled by my good looks and charm.
I’m a dangerous man and I get what I want.
Women, money, power. It all comes easy to me.

All of it… except her…

20% Angel, 80% devil…
The night Maria stormed back into my life, she reminded me I never had her.
Killing me softly with that body made for sin and her beautiful eyes, everything about her was temptation.
One taste and I wanted more. So much more.
The problem was, she knows I’m bad news and she’s already running from trouble.
Her ex-con ex wants her dead.
I don’t care who he is, he doesn’t know who he’s messing with.
Nothing’s going to stop me from protecting her.
I get what I want. And I want her to be mine.

Maria 

I was the girl who had to pick the worst bad guy, and I never learned my lesson.
I witnessed my abusive ex murder a man in cold blood, and he knows I’m the one who told the cops it was him.
When he gets mysteriously cleared of all charges I know I’m as good as dead.
I’m fleeing for life and I have to protect my son.
It’s not a good idea to run from one bad guy to another.
Yet that’s exactly what I’m doing.
Being with Dante is exactly that.
Tall, dark and sinfully gorgeous.
That’s him.
The spark that sizzles between us draws me in.
His touch ignites something deep inside me I should deny.
He’s a mistake, yet everything I need…
The problem was, I know he’s bad news, but I also have a secret.
One that could make him turn from me.
I never meant for any of this to happen.

Stolen Kisses is a standalone, full-length mafia romance and a part of the Gangsters and Dolls series. 

REVIEW: STOLEN KISSES is the second instalment in Khardine Gray’s contemporary, adult GANGSTERS AND DOLLS erotic, mafia romance series. This is thirty-five year old, Chicago Mafia capo Dante Giordano, and thirty-one year old, Maria Ferrara’s story line. STOLEN KISSES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. The Gangsters and Dolls series is a spin off from the author’s Mafia Queen series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Maria) using present day and memories from the past, STOLEN KISSES follows the best friend’s brother relationship between thirty-five year old, Chicago Mafia capo Dante Giordano, and thirty-one year old, Maria Ferrara. Ten years earlier Dante’s sister, and Maria’s best friend Christina Giordano was murdered by an unknown assailant. Five years later Maria would head to Florida in an effort to start anew. Fast forward to present day wherein Maria has returned to Chicago in an effort to protect her four year old son Flynn from her ex-husband whose recent release from prison has sent our heroine on the run. Enter Chicago Mafic capo Dante Giordano, the man whom Maria has never stopped loving. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Maria and Dante; the ongoing search for Christina’s killer as Maria struggles with secrets from the past.

Maria Ferrera is in trouble. With the recent releae of her ex-husband from prison Maria is desperate to find shelter and security for their four year old son. Never expecting to face Dante Giordano, old feelings resurface when Dante proclaims Maria as his own. Dante Giordano blames himself for his sister’s murder, a murder he was unable to prevent. For the past ten years Dante has searched for his sister’s killer but recent events will bring new information to light.

The relationship between Dante and Maria is a best friend’s brother romance. Dante had lusted after Maria Ferrara but Marie had eyes for someone else. Christina’s death drove a wedge between Dante and Maria, a wedge that would push deeper when secrets are revealed. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and colorful characters including Chicago Mafia Don Claudius Morientz, and his wife Ava; Claudius brother Lucian; former Mafia Don Marcus Morientz; Gio, and Alex; as well as Maria’s son Flynn; her aunt Vira, and cousin Sophia. The requisite evil has many faces.

STOLEN KISSES is a fast paced story of family, friendship, betrayal, and love; a story of power and control; of murder, lust and greed. The premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are dynamic and edgy.

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Remember When We
Gangsters and Dolls Book 3
by Khardine Gray
Genre: Mafia Romance

Release Date: August 10, 2019

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Gio

She was my best friend’s little sister.
That meant she was forbidden to me.
Women like her didn’t belong in our dark world.
Didn’t stop me though…
She’s the good girl I never should have touched.
I went where I shouldn’t and lost track of the dangers that lurked around us.
My irresponsibility cost my best friend, her brother, his life.

I left home to keep her safe… and I knew leaving would break her heart.
Guilt made me stay away, and I found peace in knowing she was better without me.
I never planned to return, but guilt brought me back for my uncles’ funeral.
I knew better than to tempt fate. I’m one of the capo’s to the new Chicago Mafia boss and a member of the infamous Four.
But ,when I saw her again I forgot all the reasons why I was bad for her.
All the reasons why I left.
Leaving her once was hard.
Leaving her twice feels like a mistake I don’t want to make.
Especially when I think she’s in trouble…

Lyssa

I was innocent before him.
The same way I knew not to get involved with a man like him, I knew it was wrong to hide the child he never knew he had.

When I saw Gio again I caved and gave into the temptation of him.
God forbid if he finds out my secrets.
Yes, secrets.
He has a son he didn’t know about and I made a deal with a devil who wants my body as payment if my father can’t pay his debts.
It’s all a nightmare I want to escape.
When I’m with Gio I want him to save me, but I don’t want him to break me like he did last time. 
I want to be his like I was before, and remember when we belonged to each other.

Remember when we made love under the stars and I thought that was our forever.
Remember when we laughed together and I felt I had everything.
Remember when we… were us.
It feels like a dream my heart wants, but the nightmare is far from over.

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REVIEW:REMEMBER WHEN WE is the third instalment in Khardine Gray’s contemporary, adult GANGSTERS AND DOLLS erotic, mafia romance series-a spin off from the author’s Accidental Mafia Queen series. This is thirty-eight year old, Chicago Mafia capo Gio Bianchi, and twenty-eight year old, Lyssa Carson’s story line. REMEMBER WHEN WE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Gio and Lyssa) using present day and memories from the past, following two intersecting paths, REMEMBER WHEN WE follows the rebuilding romance between thirty-eight year old, Chicago Mafia capo Gio Bianchi, and twenty-eight year old, Lyssa Carson. Eight years earlier Gio’s best friend and Lyssa’s brother Marshall Carson was killed. Angry with himself, and his inability to prevent the death of his friend, Gio leaves Philadelphia walking out of Lyssa’s life leaving heartbreak, pain and words said in anger in the wake. Fast forward to present day, Gio is now a capo in the Chicago mob, but must return to Philadelphia when information comes to light that Marshall’s murder was more than anyone could have imagined. Seeing the woman he betrayed came with memories of the past, but a woman whose secrets were about to destroy them all. What ensues is the second chance romance between Gio and Lyssa, and the potential fall-out as past mistakes demand payment, and Gio battles between head and heart when the truth is revealed.

Gio Bianchi blamed himself for Marshall Carson’s death but a copy of the coroner’s report reveals something no one could ever have imagined. Searching for the truth Gio, along with the help of PI Gibbs, Dante and Claudius, will begin an investigation of his own that will bring Gio back to where it all began. Lyssa Carson was destroyed the day Gio pushed her out of his life. Words said in anger and guilt found Lyssa on the receiving end of Gio’s caustic diatribe meant to hurt and break. But Lyssa’s life was about to change, and Gio was no longer along for the ride.

The relationship between Gio and Lyssa is one of second chances: a best friend’s little sister; a rebuilding romance between two people pulled apart by death and destruction. Gio has never stopped loving our story line heroine but Lyssa struggles with the angry words and accusations years before. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Chicago Mafia Don Claudius Morientz, capo Dante Giordano, PI Gibbs, as well as Lyssa’s father Paul Carson. The requisite evil has many faces.

REMEMBER WHEN WE is a story of betrayal and vengeance; reflection, regret and forgiveness; love and happily ever after. The premise is fast paced, engaging and intriguing; the characters are colorful and energetic; the romance is provocative and hot. REMEMBER WHEN WE is a heart breaking story of second chances, loss and moving forward.

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Loathe Me / Leave Me (Touch of Death ) by LP Lovell-Review Tour

LEAVE ME
Touch of Death #2
by LP Lovell
Release Date: July 31 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Adelina Ricci was a job, until she became much more. I was tasked to protect her, but I failed. Now she is in the hands of the enemy, and this time, she doesn’t want saving. She’s going to marry him.

We’re bound in a tangled web of loyalty and lies, betrayal and longing. She needs to avenge her fathers death. I just need her.

A princess in a tower. A hero without a cause. A love that may ruin them both.

Leave me or love me?

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REVIEW: LP Lovell hold hard in this one, the second in the series; LEAVE ME continues off with Adelina and her quest for vengeance. Now this one may not be for everyone, it involves abuse, both mentally and physically as well as rape, so be aware of those triggers. Adelina is determined to kill the man that killed her father and is willing to go as far as she must to get it done. She launches a mission to get her vengeance by leaving the dashing Russian Sasha, who was keeping her safe, gives herself up to the man who ruined her life and endures torture of every kind to make sure he pays for his crimes.

I can see that this book is going to drive you a little batty, you think the characters are going to go one way but end up going another. The thing you want most to happen next, well it flops, but it drives you deeper and deeper into the next page. In order to get the full story, I do recommend you read book one, it gives you all the details and goodies and you need for this one. Word to the wise, this book does end in a cliff hanger, so if your like myself, wait until the series is out, because it KILLS ME!

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Reviewed by Sarah

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LOATHE ME
Touch of Death #1
by LP Lovell
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary erotic, romance

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I’m a soldier. A killer. The Russian Elite.

She’s a mafia princess. A job. A runaway bride.

My business is death, however, I find myself manipulated into becoming a glorified babysitter to Adelina Ricci. She’s spoiled, naive, reckless, and yet she see’s parts of me I didn’t know existed. Makes me want things I had never even imagined. I will protect her from everything, but I can’t save her from me— that damage is already done.

A lethal knight. A rebellious pawn. A lie that will ruin them both.

Loathe me or love me?

 

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Lauren Lovell is an indie author from England.

She suffers from a total lack of brain to mouth filter and is the friend you have to explain before you introduce her to anyone, and apologise for afterwards.

Lauren is a self-confessed shameless pervert, who may be suffering from slight peen envy.

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