Tarnished Throne (Reckless Reign 3)by Kristen Luciani-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 4, 2021

Our world is built on a web of lies…and even the truth can’t set us free.

I always knew Patrick Mulligan was a man of many layers.
I just never imagined that peeling them back would awaken such a savage beast with the insatiable need to control and conquer everything and everyone around him.

My husband is a beautiful, vicious monster with a god-like body that is fueled by the wrath of the devil.
He can command me with a flash of his eyes and make me melt with the flick of his fingers and the delicious sting of his palm.

But dark secrets, deception, and betrayal litter our happily ever after.
They feed on the roots of our dangerously twisted fairy tale, threatening us at every turn.

I married the man of my dreams, only to have all of them shattered as soon as we said our “I dos.”
Because the true villain in our story is the one we never saw coming…and the one we’ll never escape.

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REVIEW:TARNISHED THRONE is the third and final instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult RECKLESS REIGN dark, erotic, Irish Mafia, romance series focusing on Kyla Costigan, and Patrick Mulligan. TARNISHED THRONE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two VICIOUS VOWS. The RECKLESS REIGN series is a spin off from the author’s SINFULLY SAVAGE series but you do not have to have read the previous series to follow although several characters cross over, and references are made to past events.

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

NOTE: If you have not read book one or two, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: The Mulligan family and empire continues to crumble from within. Patrick Mulligan is the new head of the Mulligan family, and with it comes the responsibility of cleaning the corruption that continues to reign. With the family near bankrupt, and his father’s failing health, a debt is called in, forcing Patrick to make a deal with the Cartel, a deal that is more dark and dangerous than he could have ever imagined

Told from dual first person perspectives TARNISHED THRONE picks up following the wedding of our story line couple, a marriage meant to merge the families, saving the Mulligans from financial ruin but Patrick’s father’s health quickly deteriorates, leaving Patrick struggling to stop the fall out that is rapidly tearing the Mulligan family apart. As his brother Niall’s spiral hits rock bottom, Patrick, along with Villani brothers (Sinfully Savage series) must devise a plan to take down the Cartel but the Cartel is the least of their worries when it is discovered that Bobby Costigan, Kyla’s father, has contracted with the Russian Bratva, and our heroine is now in the direct line of fire.

The relationship between Kyla and Patrick began a best friend’s younger sister affair in which Patrick had ghosted our story line heroine but an assassin had left Kyla a shell of her former self, and with it, the rebuilding relationship with Patrick was meant to secure the families’ place at the proverbial criminal underworld table. Kyla and Patrick’s love for one another is passionate and intense; the $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive.

As in the previous instalments, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Kyla’s brother Logan, and their father Bobby Costigan; Patrick’s brothers Quinn and Niall, their father Declan; Patrick’s sister Heaven, her husband Matteo, and his brothers Massimo, Roman and Dante Villani (Sinfully Savage series); Cartel boss Pedro Castillo, and his sister Carmen. The requisite evil has many faces.

TARNISHED THRONE is another story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance; secrets, lies, obsession and love. The premise is dramatic and consuming; the romance is provocative; the characters are energetic, colorful and tenacious.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Corrupted Crown
Vicious Vows

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…