The Hermit (Mafia Empire 1) by Michelle Heard-review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 3, 2025
I entered an arranged marriage so my sister, Ciara, could marry for love. Three years later, I’m a widow, and my father arranges for Ciara to marry Dominik Varga. The assassin slash arms dealer is as dangerous as he’s quiet, which is very unnerving.
Needless to say, I’m not happy at all. A deal was a deal, and I kept my end of it, so there’s no way on God’s green earth I’ll just sit back and smile like a good little girl. I’ll fight for Ciara’s freedom so she won’t have to face the hell I was forced to endure.
But Dominik doesn’t make things easy for me. He’s determined to get his hands on half of Dad’s empire.
When he moves into my family home, my entire routine unravels. I have to fight for more than just my sister’s freedom because I’m in danger of losing my heart.
I refuse to admit I’m drawn to his darkness. If I do, God only knows whether we’ll survive the fire raging between us.
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REVIEW:The Hermit is book one in the Mafia Empire series by Michelle Heard.
Dominik Varga is 38-year-old assassin and arms dealer with the mafia. He prefers to be alone or with his “sister” Evinka Fico. When Dominik is hired to rescue the daughter of the Irish Mafia boss Ian Devlin he takes the job.
Grace Devlin is 32 years old and she has been kidnapped, beaten and almost left for dead. That is until she is rescued by a talk dark stranger and returned to her father. The price her father is willing to pay for her return – he wants Dominik to marry one of Devlin’s daughters. Dominik agrees to his wishes and asks for fifty percent of Devlin’s company.
Devlin agrees to allow his younger daughter Ciara to marry Dominik. Much to Grace’s denial.
Grace was forced into an arranged marriage before, and her husband beat and raped her constantly. That is until he was assassinated. Now back home with her father, there is no way Grace will allow Ciara to marry for Anything other reason than love. She will risk her life to save her sister. Dominik finds Grace’s willingness to risk her life to save her sister – endearing.
Grace’s father asks both of his daughters to get to know Dominik over the next few days that he will be staying with them.
Dominik already has his mind made up – he wants the fiery sister. Ian Devlin doesn’t want to give Grace to Dominik. The day before the wedding is to take place, Ciara runs away. Leaving Grace to deal with the dark, handsome, stranger. In the end Dominik chooses Grace.
Will Grace ever be able to let down her walls and find love for the first time.
Will she be able to put the trauma of her past to rest and recover with the life she deserves with Dominik?
I absolutely loved this book. Dominik is the dark and brooding type who you just want to break down his walls for him.
He is deadly and demanding on one note and loving and protective the next. He fell hard for Grace despite her previous trauma’s and triggers.
This book was full of mafia violence, romance and a slow build to love and trust. I can’t wait for book two. Highly recommend.
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Reviewed by Erin K
Michelle Heard is a Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author who loves creating stories her readers can get lost in. She resides in South Africa with her son where she’s always planning her next book to write, and trip to take.
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