The Devil’s Den (De Kysa Mafia 1) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 26, 2023

Nico De Kysa.
Cold. Detached. Ruthless.
And my new husband.

I didn’t want to marry the despicable mafia don.
But my father made a deal with the devil and lucky me, I’m the currency.

If I leave…
He’ll destroy my father’s fortune.

But if I stay…
He’ll obliterate my heart.

Because in this union, the lines between love and hate are blurred.
So blurred.

He’s a cold-blooded monster with ice in his veins and frost in his heart.
But in bed, Nico De Kysa burns like wildfire.
And in the heat of the night, I begin to forget why I hate the mobster.

I’m trapped in a world I despise.
With a man too wicked to fall for.
Yet, I can’t leave.

Maybe if I knew what was coming it would be easier to run.

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REVIEW:THE DEVIL’S DEN is the first instalment in Penny Dee’s contemporary, adult DE KYSA MAFIA dark, erotic, romance series. This is don Domenico ‘Nico’ De Kysa, and artist and art curator Bella Isle Ciccula’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 (Nico and Bella) THE DEVIL’S DEN follows the second chance relationship between don Domenico ‘Nico’ De Kysa, and artist and art curator Bella Isle Ciccula. Nico De Kysa and Bella Isle Ciccula were childhood friends turned lovers. Their parents were best friends: Nico’s dad was the don of the De Kysa Mafia, and Bella’s father was his right hand man but ten years earlier, an affair and subsequent murder pulled our couple apart leaving a heart broken sixteen year old Bella struggling to survive. Fast forward to present day wherein Domenico ‘Nico’ De Kysa, the dark and powerful don of the De Kysa Mafia is about to reap revenge using the woman he once loved as collateral. Nico wants vengeance against the man he blames for his mother’s death targeting Bella Isle Ciccula in the process. An arranged marriage, forced proximity relationship ensues, a relationship in which Bella is looking for anyway out. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Bella and Nico, and the fall-out as another family fights for control in New York City, taking aim at our story line couple.

The relationship between Nico and Bella is one of second chances. Bella and Nico were high school sweethearts, having grown up together since they were children but betrayal came at a cost, and our couple were torn apart by the sins of the fathers. Reconnecting years later, the love between one another had turned to hate, each one blaming the other for everything that went wrong. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

We are introduced to Bella’s father Vincent Isle Ciccula; Nico’s brother Massimo, their sister Arianna, and their father Gio De Kysa; Nico’s PA Anastacia, and Nico’s ex Amelie La Trobe.

THE DEVIL’S DEN is a familiar story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, love and loss, forgiveness and acceptance. The fast paced premise is dark, gritty and dramatic- the world building is detailed; the romance is provocative; the characters are powerful, broken and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penny Dee writes contemporary romance about rockstars, bikers, hockey players and everyone in-between.She believes true love never runs smoothly, and her characters realize this too, with a boatload of drama and a whole lot of steam.

She found her happily ever after in Australia where she lives with her husband, daughter and a dog named Bindi.

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