The Villain (War of Hearts 1) by Natasha Knight-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 22, 2025

My life changed the moment I saw Cassian Trevino standing in the shadows of my father’s study.

A ruthless villain in a suit, he’s the head of a rival mafia family.

I should have been safe.

Instead, I was trapped by the man my brother betrayed.

Cassian came for blood.

But he took me instead.

Now I’m his possession.

His obsession.

He demands my surrender. He wants my body, my heart and soul.

And the most dangerous part? My heart has already betrayed me.

But the truce between our families is fracturing. We stand on the brink of a mafia war.

Loving my enemy isn’t only forbidden. It could be the deadliest betrayal of all.

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REVIEW: REVIEW:THE VILLAIN is the first instalment in Natasha Knight’s contemporary, adult WAR OF HEARTS dark, erotic, Mafia romance duet focusing on twenty year old, Mafia princess Allegra Moretti, and thirty year old Cassian Trevino.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cassian and Allegra) THE VILLAIN focuses on payment for a debt. In the wake of their father’s death, Allegra Moretti’s brother Michael claimed the seat for the Moretti family but there is a debt to be paid, and Allegra will find herself collateral to the Trevino family, but most especially Cassian Trevino.

The world building follows the acrimonious relationship between Allegra and Cassian, as Cassian struggles with the spiral of blood family, and the fight for power with his step family. Not all is as it appears to be, someone is taking aim, vying for a seat at the top, and Allegra will once again become a pawn in a war not of her making. Cassian’s secrets are threatening the future of the Trevino family, and in this, our hero struggles with the reality of the world he once knew.

The relationship between Allegra and Cassian is tempestuous and turbulent. Cassian has claimed our heroine as his own, and anyone who disagrees becomes a target. Allegra is determined to free herself from her current captor but from the proverbial frying pan into the fryer, our heroine will find that the enemy is closer than she could have possibly imagined. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense,as Allegra pushes all of Cassian’s button.

There is a large ensemble cast of questionable, determined and problematic secondary and supporting characters. Allegra is unable to trust the man with whom she is falling in love but trusting someone else is a threat to our story line hero. We are introduced to Allegra’s inept brother Michael, her late father’s power hungry consigliere Malek Lombardi, as well as Cassian’s father Samuel; step brothers Severin and Jet Blackstone, their mother Sybil Blackstone-Trevino; Cassian’s right hand man Enzo,

THE VILLAIN is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, murder and madness, greed and despair, determination, desperation and family. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic, and thought provoking; the characters are twisted, deviant and controlling; the romance is limited as Allegra is more of a prisoner and pawn. THE VILLAIN ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

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