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MONSTROUS URGES (Venomous Gods 5) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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MONSTROUS URGES (Venomous Gods 5) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 11, 2024

I played games with the wrong stranger.
Tall, powerful, and lethally gorgeous, Drazen Krylov is the ruthless boogeyman the Bratva world fears.
He’s also the masked man from the app whom I unknowingly shared my darkest, most depraved urges with.
Now the fantasy has become a nightmare.
Drazen says I did terrible, unforgivable things.
He says I owe a debt, and I’ll pay the price by pretending to be his dead wife.
I look just like her.
The thing is, I might be her…
My past is an amnesia haze of blank memories.
My future is in his hands.
My name is Taylor Crown.
At least, so I’ve been told.
And I may have married a monster.
Now, I need to remember why.

•••••

REVIEW: MONSTROUS URGES is the fifth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-six year old, billionaire crime lord Drazen Krylov, and thirty-three year old attorney Taylor Crown’s story line. MONSTROUS URGES 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 multiple triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Taylor and Drazen) using present day and memories from the past, MONSTROUS URGES follows attorney Taylor Crown as she ventures onto the dark side, discovering the kink that she never knew she wanted, and a man who is about to control her life. Meeting a stranger on an app for those with dark proclivities, Taylor will come face to face with both her nightmares and fantasies, wrapped up in a man she knows nothing about. Taylor Crown is an enigma; a thirty-three year old woman who has no memory about the first eighteen years of her life, and in this, our heroine is about to meet a man who claims she owes him her life. Enter billionaire businessman Drazen Krylov, the man who is about to tear apart our story line heroine. Draven is demanding retribution and payment for sins of the past, sins of which Taylor knows nothing about. What ensues is the acrimonious and tempestuous relationship between Taylor and Drazen, and the fall-out as years of built up anger and vengeance are aimed at our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on Drazen’s overwhelming need to exact revenge against our story line heroine, and in doing so, takes control of every aspect of her life but Taylor is oblivious as to the who, how or why, unaware that Drazen has plans to destroy her life.

The relationship between Drazen and Taylor is unconventional; dangerous and dark; a forced relationship in the face of an abduction. Taylor will become a prisoner of the man with whom she will fall in love as Drazen struggles to understand what has happened and why. Drazen is a man with questionable sexual appetites, and Taylor is ripe for his games of cat and mouse. The $ex scenes are provocative and dark, with numerous scenes of disturbing CNC (consent/non-consent) and aggression.

We are reintroduced to attorney Gabriel Black, and attorney Fumi Yamaguchi (Poisonous Kiss); Eloise and Alistair Black (Devious Vows); Fumi’s brother Kenzo, and Drazen’s right hand man Milos. There are several powerful and dangerous Bratva cameos-the requisite evil has many faces.

MONSTROUS URGES is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance; hatred and obsession; secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and intense; the characters are desperate, charismatic, and twisted; the romance is limited -I did not feel any palpable sexual attraction, there was only a need to hurt and be hurt.

Heed my WARNING-the triggers are numerous, brutal, haunting- a cautionary suggestion to be prepared.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Toxic Love
Devious Vow
Poisonous Kiss
Corrupted Heart

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

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CORRUPTED HEART (Venomous Gods 4) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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CORRUPTED HEART (Venomous Gods 4) by Jagger Cole

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 23, 2024

I taunted a monster. Now I’m caught in his claws.

He was only supposed to be a faceless fantasy.

A masked man from the app to enact my darkest, most depraved impulses with. But I played games with the wrong stranger, and caught the attention of a psychopath.

Because Kratos Drakos isn’t just Greek Mafia royalty. He’s not just lethally powerful, physically massive, and dangerously gorgeous.

I’ve seen what lurks beneath his mask: a beast with a primal taste for chasing, catching, and corrupting.

Now, to stop a mafia war, I’m being wed to that very monster.

But the deeper I’m drawn into Kratos’ twisted reality, the more I realize one thing: The most dangerous game you can play with a psychopath isn’t running away.

It’s falling for one.

••••••

REVIEW: CORRUPTED HEART is the fourth instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Italian Mafia princess and dancer Bianca Sartorre, Greek Mafia Kratos Drakos, story line. CORRUPTED HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kratos and Bianca) CORRUPTED HEART follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between our story line couple. A war between the controlling factions of the Greek, Italian, Russian and Serbian Mafia has escalated in part due to the accidental actions of our story line heroine. Pulled into a dangerous situation where she was left to fend for herself, Bianca will quickly discover payment will come at a cost, perhaps the cost of her life. In order to pay for the sins of our heroine, Bianca is forced to marry a monster of a man, a man with whom she is currently involved but all is not, and has never been well in Kratos Drakos’ life, and the past is about to threaten everyone he has ever loved. What ensues is the unconventional relationship between Kratos and Bianca, and the potential fall-out as betrayal threatens to destroy our story line couple

The world building is dark and gritty. Jagger Cole’s storylines are increasingly more brutal, and the characters are bordering on, if not, psychopaths and deviants. Twisted kinks amounting to questionable choices threatens our story line heroine at every turn.

The relationship between Kratos and Bianca begins as a rescue, of a sorts. Bianca is thrown into a situation by a so-called friend but our heroine finds herself a victim of naivety and immaturity as she struggles to stay one step ahead of the of the horrifying reality that has become her world. Kratos Drakos is a creation of his late father-a monster without remorse but a man who has fallen in love with a woman whose own needs are met by our hero. The $ex scenes are dark, unconventional edgy and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of questionable, colorful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters many of whom are deviant, and brutal.

CORRUPTED HEART is a story involving the criminal underworld including Russian, Greek, Italian, Irish and Serbian Mafias; a dark, dramatic and twisted premise of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and murder, acceptance and love. The characters are struggling, embattled, and haunting; the romance is tragic and raw.

Heed my WARNING-the triggers are numerous, brutal, haunting- a cautionary suggestion to be prepared.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Toxic Love
Devious Vow
Poisonous Kiss

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

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Poisonous Kiss (Venomous Gods 3) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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Poisonous Kiss (Venomous Gods 3) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April

To save my father’s life, I’m being forced to marry a monster.
The world sees Gabriel Black as a golden god: successful, gorgeous, charismatic, and untouchable.
The good guy.
But I’ve peeked behind the mask and seen the brutal devil that lurks like poison under the surface.
And he knows it, too.
Now, I need a miracle—and money—to save my father’s life and pay off the crime boss he’s in deep with.
Gabriel needs a wife to further his political career.
It’s a match made in hell, to a secret psychopath who knows my darkest, most depraved fantasies.
And I’m about to learn the only thing more dangerous than being chased by a monster:
Falling for one.

••••••

REVIEW:POISONOUS KISS is the third instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark,erotic, romance series. This is attorney Gabriel Black, and attorney Fumi Yamaguchi’s story line. POISONOUS KISS 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 including graphic violence, strong language and BDSM scenarios, there will be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fumi and) Gabriel POISONOUS KISS follows the arranged marriage of convenience between our story line couple. Gabriel Black is running for Governor but statistics show he would have a better chance if her were in a stable relationship, aka married. Enter Fumi Yamaguchi, equity partner at Crown and Black, and the woman whose secrets may get them killed. Desperate to pay off her ailing father’s debts, Fumi offers herself up as Gabriel’s bride in exchange for the money to save her father’s life. What ensues is the building relationship between our story line couple, and the fall-out when the sins from the past, refuse to let go.

The world building is dark revealing betrayal and deception, secrets and lies, power and control. Gabriel is a dangerous vigilante, righting the wrongs forced on innocent people, and Fumi’s past is more dangerous than most.

The relationship between Fumi and Gabriel begins as co-workers and attorneys at Crown and Black but Gabriel’s dark reputation does little to sway our heroine from offering herself up as his bride-to-be but as their relationship turns into something real, the shadows from the past, take hold, refusing to let go until someone dies. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Gabriel’s siblings and co-workers: Eloise and Alistair Black (Devious Vow): Dante Sartorre and Tempest Black (Toxic Love); Taylor Crown, , attorneys Cassidy, and Felix; Fumi’s father Hideo and Kratos Drakos (Greek Mafia). The requisite evil has many faces-Kratos’ story is next.

POISONOUS KISS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, darkness and danger, acceptance and trust. The premise is haunting, suspenseful, dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive and twisted; the characters are stubborn and gritty.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Toxic Love
Devious Vow

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

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DEVIOUS VOW (Venomous Gods 2) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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DEVIOUS VOW (Venomous Gods 2) by Jagger Cole -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 22, 2024

Once he was my enemy. Now, he’s my boss.

Rich, successful, viciously gorgeous, and sinisterly brutal, Alistair Black is every bit his last name.

Morally black. Inky black heart. Devious black soul.

In college, we were enemies. Rivals. Bully vs bully. I almost ruined his life.

Now, ten years later, our paths cross again when I’m forced to work under him.

And he hasn’t at all forgotten or forgiven me for what I did to him back at school.

Now he’s my brooding, emotionally unavailable boss with the body of a god.

And I’m his plaything.

The target of his malice and revenge. The one from whom he wants to hear “yes, sir”, and nothing else.

Years ago, I thought I was done with Alistair Black.

But it turns out, he’s nowhere near done with me…

••••••

REVIEW: DEVIOUS VOW is the second instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, romance series. This is attorneys twenty-nine year old Eloise LeBlanc, and thirty four year old Alistair Black’s story line. DEVIOUS VOW can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line 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 (Eloise and Alistair) DEVIOUS VOW follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Ten years earlier, while attending the same school for children of parents in organized crime, Eloise LeBlanc and Alistair Black bullied one another until one-night together changed all of their lives going forward. Fast forward ten years, Alistair Black is a ruthless attorney, and his firm is forced to hire our story line heroine, a position that places Eloise in the direct line of fire . Alistair despises everything about the woman with whom he will fall in love but secrets and lies are about to reveal a different past, a different perception, and betrayal at the heart of their entire lives. What ensues is the acrimonious but rebuilding romance and relationship between Eloise and Alistair, and the fall-out when the truth is revealed threatening everything our couple thought was true.

The world building is detailed and complex. Betrayal and greed are rampant; dysfunctional family values threaten futures, lives, friendships and jobs. Secrets and lies reveal years of deception at every level of family defects.

The toxic relationship between Eloise and Alistair is one of second chances. A perceived betrayal ten years earlier sent Alistair into a frantic tail spin but Eloise suffered more than he could have ever imagined. Reconnecting ten years later pushed Alistair to avenge what he believed to be the ultimate betrayal but the truth would reveal a different story. The $ex scenes are provocative, aggressive and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dynamic and powerful secondary and supporting characters-some questionable, some dark, some abusive, many not worthy of a second chance. We are reintroduced to Dante Sartorre and Tempest Black (Toxic Love), as well as Alistair’s brother Gabriel, their grandfather Charles Black, and crime lord Massimo Carveli. The requisite evil has many faces.

DEVIOUS VOW is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, jealousy and love. The premise is dramatic, intense and dark; the romance is controversial and consuming ; the characters are desperate and determined

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one TOXIC VOW

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

Grab a FREE book for joining my fans-only newsletter – https://dl.bookfunnel.com/8rld1ik3sd

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Toxic Love (Venomous Gods 1) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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Toxic Love (Venomous Gods 1) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 11, 2024

I tried to outsmart the King of Sin. Now, I’m his.

Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn’t just mafia royalty. He’s also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom.

He’s also my new husband.

In my defense, I wasn’t supposed to be the bride. But I sealed my fate when I saved my friend: by signing the Venom Devil’s marriage contract myself.

Now, he owns me. All of me…

But Dante thinks I’ll play the part of the obedient little bride he needs in order to keep his club. And he swears he’ll rip out every dark secret and bring me to my knees if I don’t.

Little does he know, this marriage has an expiration date.

And so do I.

You see, it’s not just the simmering heat between us that’s toxic. It’s not just the way I can’t decide if I want to geld him or lose myself in him.

It’s my blood and the secret sickness inside of me that’s poisonous, too.

So if you choose to know our story, you must know three things:

This is not a fairytale.

Dante is the Anti-Prince Charming.

And my name is Tempest Black, and I die at the end.

•••••

REVIEW:TOXIC LOVE is the first instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult VENOMOUS GODS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series-a part of the Dark Hearts World. This is thirty-four year old Dante Sartorre, and twenty-four year old Tempest Black’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 (Dante and Tempest) with memories from the past, TOXIC LOVE follows the marriage of convenience between our story line couple. In an effort to save Club Venom, Dante Sartorre has agreed to marry Charles Black’s eighteen year old daughter but the extended family wants nothing to do with the arranged marriage. A promissory blood marker is arranged between our couple, but Dante will quickly discover his new bride will be Tempest Black, the wild child, sassy mouthed granddaughter of Charles Black. A marriage of convenience where in both are looking for something else quickly turns into something more when Tempest reveals her secrets, and Dante continues to search for the people who destroyed his best friend’s life. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Tempest and Dante, and the potential fall-out as demons from the past take aim at our story line couple.

The world building reveals some of the back story of family and loss; of grief and betrayal; of secrets and lies. Dante is on the hunt, while Tempest is determined to uncover the truth about Dante’s connections to the memories of her past.

The relationship between Dante and Tempest begins as a marriage of convenience as The Commission has enforced a promise of marriage between Dante and Charles Black daughter. Tempest, and her brothers Gabriel and Alistair are hoping to prevent the marriage of their grandfather’s youngest child Maeve to Dante Sartorre, and in doing so, Tempest ensures Maeve will be protected from the man in charge. As our couple must come to terms with their new realities, Tempest’s health continues to spiral leaving the potential for a grieving mate. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and energetic secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Dante’s friend Carmine Barone, his brother Nico, and their father Vito: Tempest’s brother Gabriel and Alistair; as well as their grandfather Charles, and his daughter Maeve; a prolific number of Mafia, and Bratva members, their families, and security. The requisite evil has many faces.

TOXIC LOVE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, acceptance and forgiveness, family and love. The premise is gritty and dark; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

Grab a FREE book for joining my fans-only newsletter – https://dl.bookfunnel.com/8rld1ik3sd

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