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BITTER ARRANGEMENT (The Brotherhood 3) by BB Hamel-review

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BITTER ARRANGEMENT (The Brotherhood 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date MAY 2, 2025

Best way to get to know my arranged husband?
Break into his house.
It’s a great idea, at least until the psycho catches me.
And my punishment feels so much better than I expected.

My arranged husband Alexan Sarkissian is cold death covered in slick tattoos.
He’s a vicious genius who loves only blood and power.

I never should’ve broken into his house, because now the psychopath’s completely obsessed with me.

Everything gets worse when my impulsive nature takes over and I steal an important antique from a deadly crime syndicate.

And the complicated part?
They hire Alexan to get it back.

This is beyond a huge problem.
He can’t turn me in, but he can’t fail them either.

I’m trapped in a nightmare with an obsessed monster.

My future husband is cold, calculating, and ruthless, while I’m all fire and passion.
Our personalities clash, but we have to work together.

Because if we don’t, we risk losing everything we love.

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REVIEW: BITTER ARRANGEMENT is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult THE BROTHERHOOD erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old, Armenian Brotherhood member, computer hacking systems engineer Alexan Sarkissian, and twenty-two year old, gymnast/thief Riley McGrath. BITTER ARRANGEMENT 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 nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Alexan and Riley) BITTER ARRANGEMENT follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between Alexan Sarkissian, and Riley McGrath. In an effort to secure more power, Riley’s cousin Liam, the head of one of the largest Irish crime families, is forcing our heroine to marry a man she does not know. Alexan Sarkissian is primed for succession within the Armenian Brotherhood, and his marriage to Riley is meant to secure control but Alexan will quickly discover his new wife has stolen a important antique, and the owner has hired Alexan to get it back. In an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love, Alexan and his crew must divert attention, and lay the blame on someone else.

The world building follows several paths including the dysfunctional family dynamics of the McGrath family; Alexan’s rise to power; and the fall out of a job that went all to h*ll.From the Irish crime family to the Armenian Brotherhood, and the Mexican Cartel, the fight for power threatens the growing relationship between Alexan and Riley, and Riley’s hard fought control of her life.

The relationship between Riley and Alexan begins as an arranged marriage between strangers but Riley is desperate to uncover as much information about Alexan before the wedding, a problem that will place her in the direct line of fire from both our story line hero, and a group known as the Black Mantis. To protect the woman he loves, Alexan is forced to take back control, and take down the people hunting his wife. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Tigran Sarkissian, second in command of the Armenian Brotherhood (Beautiful Scar 2) , Arsen Sarkissian, patrol on the Brotherhood (Midnight Wedding 1). We are introduced to Black Mantis member Jeremy Fong, as well as Riley’s brother Brenden, and their father.

BITTER ARRANGEMENT is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, dysfunctional family values, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy and suspenseful; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Midnight Wedding
Beautiful Scar

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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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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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