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The Imposter (Psychological Thriller 2) by Adriane Leigh-review

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The Imposter (Psychological Thriller 2) by Adriane Leigh-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2024

Tragedy brought them together, only death will keep them apart.

After narrowly escaping a life sentence under the guise of a new persona, Shae Halston thinks she’s turned over a new leaf. But all is not as it seems. When she begins to impersonate a couples therapist and starts taking on new patients, Shae thinks she’s stumbled into just the kind of role she was born to play. Until a surprise in the form of a new client lands on her doorstep.

Shae’s past returns to haunt her when she realizes the new couple she’s counseling aren’t strangers at all. But do they remember her? Shae’s interest quickly blooms to obsession when the opportunity to exact revenge over a long-buried tragedy becomes too tempting to pass up. Soon, she’s inserted herself into their lives, determined to balance the scales of justice however she can.

Just when she thinks she’s orchestrated the perfect plan for retaliation, her deceptive facade begins to unravel…along with her sanity. Delusions poison reality as Shae’s infatuation with righting the wrongs of the past consume her until the compulsion to kill reaches a fever pitch. Life has taught her if you love someone you should never let them go. Will Shae finally be able to escape the secrets of her past or will love prove to be her final undoing?

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REVIEW:THE IMPOSTER is the second instalment in Adriane Leigh’s contemporary, adult, dark, psychological thriller focusing on Mia Starr aka Shae Halston aka Kelly Fraser. THE IMPOSTER should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book one THE INFLUENCER.

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

Told from first person perspective (Shae/Kelly) THE IMPOSTER follows Shae Halston aka Dr. Kelly Fraser, a persona she assumed after attempting to kill the woman in question. Shae Halston is the former social media influencer known as Mia Starr but the unreality of Mia’s online presence was in complete opposition to the reality of Shae’s own life. As Shae succumbed to the demons that were controlling her life, Shae, now known as Dr. Kelly Fraser was about to come face to face with her past, a past she continues to blame for much of her spiral downward.

The world building focuses on the Shae aka Kelly’s new clients, a married couple whose relationships struggles begin to worsen with Kelly’s interference. A missing wife, a husband who suspects something is wrong, and a series of anonymous texts laying blame on Kelly Fraser, force the leading heroine to take action, setting off on a new adventure towards fulfilling her need to avenge the past.

THE IMPOSTER is a complex, dark and dramatic look at mental and emotional abuse and illness; murder and vengeance, secrets and lies, betrayal and mistrust. The premise is suspenseful and melodramatic; the characters are tragic and desperate. THE IMPOSTER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE  for Sandy’s review of book one THE INFLUENCER

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Reviewed by Sandy

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FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA (Redemption Harbor Security 4)by Katie Reus

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FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA (Redemption Harbor Security 4) by Katie Reus-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2024

He promised forever, but then he left…

Magnolia fell fast and hard for the boy her parents warned her about. He told her that he wanted to give her the world, but then vanished. Now she runs a successful company in New Orleans and her son is picking out colleges—but someone is lurking in the shadows, stalking her every move. And they won’t stop until she’s six feet under.

Now he’s back and not going anywhere…

Security expert Ezra has just discovered the woman he never got over had their child years ago. Magnolia’s family lied to him, to both of them, and if he wants a place in their lives, he’s going to have to prove that he didn’t leave without a reason—all while keeping her safe from a deadly stalker who will do anything to destroy everything she loves.

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REVIEW: FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA is the fourth instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult REDEMPTION HARBOR SECURITY romantic suspense series- a spin off from the author’s Redemption Harbor series. This is hotel manager/philanthropist Magnolia Lavigne, and former US Marine turned security expert Ezra Hunt’s story line. FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Ezra and Magnolia FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA follows the second-chance relationship between our story line couple. Approximately seventeen years ago, Ezra Hunt walked out of Magnolia Lavigne’s life, leaving a heart broken and pregnant young woman in his wake. Fast forward to present day, Ezra Hunt is completely unaware of what happened or why including the discovery of the son he never knew but someone is targeting our story line heroine, and the team at Redemption Harbor Security have been tasked with protecting the woman Ezra still loves. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Ezra and Magnolia, and the potential fall-out as the truth reveals a double betrayal for our story line couple.

The world building follows the target of our story line heroine. Magnolia runs a shelter for abused women, and someone is taking aim but Ezra begins to suspect there may be more than one disgruntled person in Magnolia’s life, and our hero is determined to protect the woman that calls to his heart. Meanwhile, Magnolia and Ezra must come to terms with a betrayal from the past, a betrayal that could destroy the family Magnolia loves.

The relationship between Ezra and Magnolia is a second chance romance; a rekindling relationship that was destroyed by betrayal, bad intentions and questionable belief. Ezra is desperate to claim our heroine, and the son he never knew, and in this, Magnolia must face the reality of what happened and why. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar and entertaining secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Redemption Harbor Security teams. We are introduced to Ezra’s son Josh, as well as Magnolia’s mother and father. The requisite evil has many faces.

FIGHTING FOR MAGNOLIA is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and dishonesty, forgiveness and acceptance, family and love. The character driven premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is inviting; the characters are determined, dynamic and resolute.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Fighting For Hailey
Fighting For Reese
Fighting For Adalyn

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Reviewed by Sandy

Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.

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FILTHY MOGUL (Billion-Dollar Men 3) by M. Robinson-review tour

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FILTHY MOGUL (Billion-Dollar Men 3) by M. Robinson-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2024

All’s fair in love and war…

I’m ruthless.
I’m feared.
I have more enemies than friends.
I didn’t just step into my father’s shadow—I’m a Jameson and that last name comes with money and power. I’m never afraid to get my hands dirty, especially when it comes to something I want.

Or maybe she’s a need…

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter.

Right and wrong.

Good or bad.

She. Was. Mine.

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REVIEW: >FILTHY MOGUL is the third instalment in M. Robinson’s contemporary, adult BILLION-DOLLAR MEN erotic, romance series. This is businessman and crime lord Luke Jameson, and DJ Sloane aka Duchess’s story line. FILTHY MOGUL 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 (Luke and Duchess) FILTHY MOGUL follows the building but acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. Luke Jameson is businessman who straddles the line between his legal and illegal operations but Luke never expected to come face to face with a woman he knows only as Duchess, a young woman who is willing to stand up to our story line hero. Someone is taking aim at Luke Jameson’s operations, and Duchess is about to be caught in the cross-fire but all is not as is appears to be, and Luke is about to discover that betrayal comes in many forms. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Luke and Duchess, and the fall-out as the past takes aim at our story line couple.

The world building follows the building relationship between Luke and Duchess, as well as Luke’s attempts to uncover to truth. A rival crime lord is determined to take down our story line hero but Luke never expected the betrayal to come from someone he knows.

The relationship between Luke and Duchess begins acrimoniously as Luke wants to get up close and personal with our story line heroine, a woman who continues to push away Luke at every opportunity. As Luke begins to fall and lose his heart, terror takes hold when our heroine goes missing. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Cartel leader Vicente Del Toro, his sons Xavier and Navarro, as well as Luke’s parents Creed and Mia, and his sister Harley and husband Jackson. The requisite evil has many faces.

FILTHY MOGUL is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and trust, power and control, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, dark and raw; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate, broken and dynamic. FILTHY MOGUL ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Bossy Billionaire
Vicious Tycoon

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Reviewed by Sandy

Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.

She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She was pursuing her Ph.D in psychology, with two years left. However, she dropped out of school and became a fulltime writer.

She is married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two German Shepherd mixes, Kobe and trooper, a Wheaten Terrier, Teddy and a Tabby cat, Gio.

She feels blessed to be living her dream.

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DIAMOND KISSES (The Jewelry Box 4) by Pepper Winters-review tour

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DIAMOND KISS (The Jewelry Box 4) by Pepper Winters-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2024

“I hoped we’d have luck on our side. Goodness over evil, right over wrong. I’d prayed for a miracle, but in the end…the darkness won.”

I knew what it felt like to reach rock bottom.
To do things I could never repent.
To want things I could never absolve.
I’ve wanted to die for so long.
I deserve to die for what I’ve done.
But not until I finish this.
Not until I atone.
And so, I make a decision.
A cascade of decisions that will bring about the end of my world.
The darkness wants to be fed.
So I’ll feed it.
With blood.

THE FINAL BOOK IN THE JEWELRY BOX SERIES!

Triggers on every warning possible.
This is dark, explicit, and will push every boundary that exists.
Be warned….
And to all those dark souls out there…welcome to The Jewelry Box

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REVIEW: DIAMOND KISS is the fourth and final instalment in Pepper Winters’ contemporary, adult THE JEWELRY BOX dark, erotic, series focusing on twenty-nine year old, Henri Mercer-Ward, and Ilyana Sharma. DIAMOND KISS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book three SAPPHIRE SCARS. Henri Ward is the half-brother to Q Mercer (Monsters in the Dark).

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

SOME BACKGROUND: A desperate need to know about the family history, and acceptance by his brother Q, Henri Mercer-Ward is tasked with infiltrating a human trafficking ring known as The Jewelry Box but Henri must first seduce a potential jewel, a woman to be trained, to be broken, to be claimed as his own.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Henri and Ilyana) picks up immediately after the events of book three in which Henri must prove to Master Victor, the owner and proprietor of the Jewelry Box, that he is worthy of the title Master but Henri has fallen in love with the jewel he calls Ily, and it is his love for Ily that will prove the downfall of our story line hero, threatening his life, his sanity and his sense of self worth. As Henri fights for his life, the jewels will get help from an unlikely source.

The world building continues to focus on the sadistic, the madness, the unthinkable. The dark proclivities and deadly desires of madmen whose need to use and abuse goes beyond. The increasingly dark and brutal action are difficult to read, to comprehend and to acknowledge as anything but inhuman.

DIAMOND KISS is the final chapter in the author’s Jewelry Box series focusing on Q’s half-brother Henri, a man who had struggled with the who, what and why of his own existence. Once again, the premise is dark, dramatic barbarous and merciless; the characters are broken, destroyed, damaged yet desperate and determined.

->HEED the TRIGGER WARNING-dark, dramatic, intense, graphic and heart breaking.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
.5The Mercer Curse
1 Ruby Tears
2 Emerald Bruises
3 Sapphire Scars

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 Apple Books bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Romance Thriller.

Pepper currently has close to 40 books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists almost 40 times, is a self-confessed hermit, yoga convert, has a house rabbit, six horses, and a long suffering husband.

To learn more about Pepper please visit: www.pepperwinters.com where she regularly posts videos of behind the scenes writing, horses, books, and more.

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THE ROCKER’S MUSE by Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2024

No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.
Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.
When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.
The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.
The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.
Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.
Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.
When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.
He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.
That night, I got a call offering me the job.
So began my complicated story with Tristan.
Millions of women loved him.
Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.
Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.
I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.
Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.
But I had a secret.
One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.
And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.

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REVIEW: THE ROCKER’S MUSE by Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, rock romance story line focusing on thirty-eight year old, rock star Tristan Daltrey, and twenty-two year old, assistant Emily Applewood.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Emily and Tristan) THE ROCKER’S MUSE follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Emily Applewood was desperate to speak to Tristan Daltrey, a man she didn’t know, much less, didn’t have any idea about his music or his life but Emily finds herself interviewing for the position of the band’s assistant wherein she will discover the mutual attraction between herself and the lead singer. As Emily’s time with the band means more time with our story line hero, Emily knows that the secret she had so desperately tried to reveal is about to pull her away from the man with whom she is falling in love. Months will pass, each will find someone else, yet Emily knows it is time to confront the man with the secrets she has kept far too long.

The world building focuses on the band Delirious Jones, and the growing relationship between our story line couple but Emily has a secret, and suspects, her secret may destroy the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Emily and Tristan is an age-gap romance between band assistant and rock star singer. Tristan finds himself pull into the home-spun aura that is our story line heroine but Emily is about to break Tristan’s heart with the secret she knows. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are introduced to the members of the band:bass player Ronan Barber and drummer Atticus Marchetti, and tour photographer Layla, as well as Emily’s mother Terry Applewood. Here’s hoping the author has plans for every member of the band.

THE ROCKER’S MUSE is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is seductive ; the characters are sassy and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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Bound in Debt/Bound in Promise by Josephine Jade-reviews

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Bound in Debt/Bound in Promise by Josephine Jade-reviews

BOUND IN DEBT
Bound #1
by Josephine Jade
Genre: adult, contemporary, Mafia, romance
Release Date: August 23, 2024

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I’ve always been a walking contradiction. After all, how many people do you know who are a violin maestro AND a mafia member?
Trying to distance myself from my past mob life, I’ve accepted an artist-in-residence position at Thronewood University.
Teaching privileged, barely-adult brats isn’t my idea of fulfilling, but at least it won’t end me back in the hospital or prison.
Been there. Done that.

But there’s something going on at this school that isn’t right. A chance meeting with one of my students, Victoria Waldorf, confirms it.
She’s beautiful, but not vain. She’s innocent, but not naïve.
And she’s a pawn in a game she’s not even aware exists.

I’m the last person on earth who should be protecting her. I’m too hard, too cold… hell, too old to even breathe the same air as her.
Not to mention my past is right in the middle of this mess.
But I’m not going to let anything happen to her.
Keeping her safe means keeping her close. And like it or not, the only way she makes it out of this alive is with my ring on her finger.
A vow I take seriously.

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REVIEW:BOUND IN DEBT is the first instalment in Josephine Jade’s contemporary, adult BOUND dark, Mafia, erotic, romance duet focusing on former Mafia assassin turned college music professor Dante Moretti, and twenty-one year old, student Victoria Waldorf.

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 Victoria) BOUND IN DEBT follows in the aftermath of the death of Dante’s brother. Dante has been hired as the artist in residence at Thronewood University but is about to come face to face with his future in the guise of student Victoria Waldorf, his nephew’s girlfriend, and a woman who is about to become payment for sins of the past. Forced into an arranged marriage she does now want, Victoria believes she can escape the inevitable until the local mob takes aim at our story line heroine forcing Dante Moretti to make a deal with the devil, a devil who is determined to get his due. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Dante and Victoria, and the fall-out when desperation threatens our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the secrets and lies that have spiralled threatening everyone involved. In an effort to ‘protect’ his family, and our story line heroine, Dante is willing to go back to a life he no longer wants any part of.

The relationship between Dante and Victoria is a teacher / student, age-gap relationship in which Dante makes Victoria an offer she should not refuse . Victoria comes from a wealthy, prominent family, and in this, Victoria has been targeted for who she is. In an effort to protect Victoria from the sins of the past, Dante offers up a solution that places Victoria in the direct line of fire. The $ex scenes are intimate.

We are introduced to Dante’s sister in law Marissa, and his nephew Liam, as well as Victoria’s best friend Ellie, and Mafia boss Angelo Lombardi.

BOUND IN DEBT is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and trust, desperation and determination. The premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is limited ; the characters are desperate and charismatic. BOUND IN DEBT ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BOUND IN PROMISE
Bound #2
by Josephine Jade
Genre: adult, contemporary, Mafia, romance
Release Date: August 23, 2024

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

I made Victoria Waldorf my wife even though she was too young, too innocent and too kind for the likes of me.
I did it to protect her.
I never planned to fall in love.

But the truth that a former mob enforcer’s weakness is his young bride has brought enemies I never even knew I had to the surface.
They’re out for blood.
If they can’t have mine, they’ll take hers.
Over my dead body.

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REVIEW:BOUND IN PROMISE is the second instalment in Josephine Jade’s contemporary, adult BOUND dark, erotic, Mafia romance duet focusing on former Mafia assassin turned college music professor Dante Moretti, and twenty-one year old, student Victoria Waldorf. BOUND IN PROMISE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book one BOUND IN DEBT. If you have not read book one, there may be spoilers in my review.

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 Victoria) BOUND IN PROMISE follows in the wake of the abduction of Victoria Waldorf-Moretti. Dante is desperate to find his young wife, a woman who is now payment for a debt. Calling in help from an old friend, Dante is determined to end the lives of everyone who has targeted our story line heroine but Victoria struggles with her lack of freedom, placing herself and the man that she loves in the direct line of fire. The past refuses to let go, and Victoria’s future plans to walk when everything is done.

The world building continues to focus of payment for a debt, a debt owed by someone else but our couple have become fodder for a man more powerful than most. Victoria’s need to run threatens everything Dante has put into place, and in doing so, their lives are at risk, every step on the way.

The relationship continues to be acrimonious. Dante married Victoria to keep her safe, and Victoria known their time together comes with an expiry date. Refusing to fall in love, Dante finds himself losing his heart to a woman meant for someone else. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

Once again, we are reintroduced to Dante’s sister in law Marissa, and his nephew Liam, as well as Victoria’s best friend Ellie, Dante’s ‘fixer and friend’ Enzo, and Mafia boss Angelo Lombardi.

BOUND IN PROMISE is another story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, obsession and madness, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark and gritty; the romance is challenging and seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Ruthless Sinner (The Terlizzis 1) by Cora Kent-review

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Ruthless Sinner (The Terlizzis 1) by Cora Kent-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 27, 2024

I was born to inherit the family business. Father braided darkness into my soul before I spoke my first word.

Adalina Martinelli is collateral.
At first, I take her because her father is in debt to mine.
But after one night together, she becomes my prisoner.
Locked in a gilded cage, I set forth to transform her.
Father wants me to marry, and I’ve found the perfect wife.

She may be younger than me…
She may be the daughter of our enemies…
She may need stern convincing…
But I will bend and break her until she agrees to my twisted guarantee of safety.

•••••

REVIEW:RUTHLESS SINNER is the first instalment in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult THE TERLIZZIS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is heir to the Terlizzi throne, thirty-one year old, Dante Terlizzis , and twenty-one year old Adalina Martinelli’s story line.

NOTE: There is a FREE prequel CORRUPT SAINT that introduces some of the history and background of our story line couple. (see review below)

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Adalina) RUTHLESS SINNER follows the building but contemptuous relationship between our story line couple. Adalina Martinelli is hoping for one night of freedom on her twenty-first birthday but never expected to become a prisoner in a gilded cage, trading one captor for another. Having spent all of her life as a target of her father’s anger, Adalina battled between head and heart with the prospect of jumping from the proverbial frying pan into the fire but Adalina’s father owes a debt to the Terlizzi family, and Adalina would become a pawn and payment for sins of the past. What ensues is the building relationship between Adalina and Dante, and the potential fall-out as Adalina’s father takes aim at the Terlizzi family.

The world building reveals the power and control held over Adalina by her abusive father and the men who he commands; the building relationship between Adalina and Dante, as well as Dante’s confusion about his attraction to a woman he was going to destroy but Dante’s future belongs to someone else, and Adalina struggles with her attraction to a man who is both protector and jailer.

The relationship between Dante and Adaline is an enemies to lovers; forced proximity; captive and jailer. Adaline is a prisoner of our story line hero, a man whose almost bi-polar attitude and actions goes from aggressive and rage filled to loving and protective. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are introduced to Dante’s security specialist and friend Enzo; Dante’s brothers Niccolo, Salvatore and Luciano, their father Fausto, Dr. Silas Stone, and Adalina’s father Tommaso Martinelli. The requisite evil has many faces.

RUTHLESS SINNER is a story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies,torture and abuse, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, raw and intense; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic. RUTHLESS SINNER ends on a happily ever after-for now.

-> HEED the TRIGGER WARNINGS-they are numerous, graphic and dark

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Reviewed by Sandy

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CORRUPT SAINT
(The Terlizzis .5)
by Cora Kent
Genre: adult, contemporaray, erotic, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 21, 2024

My father wants to cement my future reign with a marriage.
But I am not a man who follows paths laid out by others.
I will carve my own legacy. I will write my own history.

Corrupt Saint takes place months before the start of Ruthless Sinner, with haunting flashbacks into Dante and Adalina’s dark past.

When revenge collides with coincidence, no one is safe.

•••••••

REVIEW:CORRUPT SAINT is a short story, a few chapters focusing on the players in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult THE TERLIZZIS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Dante Terlizzis, and Adalina Martinelli’s introduction.

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 Adalina) CORRUPT SAINT focuses on the early years and events that shaped our story line couple . Adalina has been used and abused by her father and his men: Dante has been raised as the heir to the Terlizzis Crime Family .Forced to marry someone he doesn’t want, Dante makes the decision to claim our story line heroine.

CORRUPT SAINT is a fast paced, short story focusing on two people raised by violent men: one forced to submit, the other forced to take charge. The premise is dark and dramatic; the characters are desperate and broken.

Reviewed by Sandy

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Cora Kent’s first love was Scar and she was devastated when he didn’t get a happily ever after. That’s why all her books feature villains, dark romance, and a hint of the forbidden.

Ever since she was a kid, Cora has rooted for the bad guy. If the Big Bad Wolf ate out Little Red Riding Hood, it would have made for a better story–which is why all her books have a happily ever after for the morally grey anti-hero who will move heaven and earth for his woman.

When Cora isn’t living out her fantasies through writing, she’s hanging out with her cat, drinking margaritas, and reminding her husband that the trash goes out on Sunday nights.

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Devious Knight (Sins or Saints 2) by Faith Summers -review

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Devious Knight (Sins or Saints 2) by Faith Summers -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 16, 2024

My villain, my monster, my Devious Knight…
Be careful what you wish for…

Sometimes, your wishes transform into nightmares, dark and twisted versions of the dreams you once desired.
That’s how I became the latest obsession of my nemesis.
His name is Kade Gurkovsky.
He’s the epitome of untouchable—a football god and heir to one of the most powerful secret societies at Raventhorn University.
In high school, he was the center of my universe, the sun I revolved around.

Kade is handsome and strong. Savage and cold. A beautiful monster.
Now, in college, he’s finally noticed me. But not for the reasons I’d once hoped for.
Kade has a personal vendetta against me, a grudge I can’t erase. He doesn’t just want revenge; he wants control. He wants me.
Love and hate aren’t supposed to be the same thing. But for us, they are.
We’re opposites that shouldn’t attract, an enigma that defies reason. Kade haunts both my dreams and my nightmares—always watching, always chasing.

What begins as a dark game of retribution soon spirals into a fight against secrets that could destroy us both—secrets as dark as the lies we’ve been living.

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REVIEW:DEVIOUS KNIGHT is the second instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary, new adult SINS OR SAINTS dark, erotic, Mafia bully romance set in the author’s Cruel Lies/ Cruel Promises world, as well as the author’s Raventhorn Academy and Dark Syndicate worlds. This is nineteen year old, Bratva heir Kade Gurkovsky, and Kolyav’s story line. DEVIOUS KNIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous series and story line is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Raventhorn University is a prestigious and time-honored private school for the family and children of the criminal underworld. The ruling secret society of Knights controls every aspect of the university including the lives and futures of the ruling elite.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kade and Isabelle) DEVIOUS KNIGHT follows the acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. Three years earlier, Isabelle lost her mother to an assassin’s bullet, and Kade lost his parents to a deadly bombing but the fall-out of Isabelle’s attempt to discover the identity of her mother’s killer spirals down affecting our story line hero. Fast forward to present day, Kade has become Isabelle’s bully and tormentor, and Isabelle is about to discover the depths to which Kade is willing to go to destroy out story line heroine including her hopes for a future far away from Raventhorn Academy. What ensues is the stalker/bully relationship between Kade and Isabelle, and the potential fall-out as the past returns taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building focuses on Kade need for revenge, directing his animosity and anger at our story line heroine. Isabelle is struggling to survive the next few weeks but Kade is determined to destroy Isabelle, and all of her hopes going forward.

The relationship between Isabelle and Kade is an enemies to lovers: bully romance based on misunderstanding and grief. Kade takes aim at Isabelle, claiming our heroine as his own but Isabelle is determined to escape the confines of her bully prison. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Thorn and Ivy (vicious Knight 1), Lucian and Eilish, Aleksander Ivanov, mean girl Tiffany Vasilyev, and Isabelle’s friend Mackenzie. We are introduced to Isabelle’s father Principal Kolyav, and new university director Parker Federov.

DEVIOUS KNIGHT is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession, redemption and determination, acceptance and love but saying that there is a familiarity to each instalment and interconnected series and stories . The character driven premise is dramatic, intense and captivating; the romance is forced proximity but seductive; the characters are animated and tragic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one VICIOUS KNIGHT

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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.

Dive in and enjoy her naughty page-turners.

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