Thy Kingdom Come (Deliver Us From Evil #1) by Monica James-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 24 2021

Monsters are real.

When I was five years old, I watched my mother take her last breath—a breath three monsters stole from her.

I never chose this life. My father says it’s my birthright, but all I see is a curse. It’s because of the Kelly name my mum was slain by the Doyles—our enemies in Dublin, the fellas livin’ on borrowed time.

All of Belfast fears my family, especially me. I’m Puck Kelly, otherwise known as Punky; the lad ye don’t want to double cross.

I don’t do feelings or emotions. I never have…until she walks into my world.

Babydoll is a liar and a thief, but I can’t stay away. We both thrive in the darkness because that’s where our demons can play.

No word af a lie, sixteen years later, those monsters still haunt my dreams. But every monster is scared of somethin’…and that somethin’ is me.

No more hiding in the shadows because I’m huntin’ youse.

Run, wee monsters, run.

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REVIEW:THY KINGDOM COME is the first instalment in Monica James’ contemporary, adult DELIVER US FROM EVIL dark, erotic, Irish mob, romance series focusing on twenty-one year old Puck ‘Punky’ Kelly, and a woman Punky calls Babydoll.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Punky and Babydoll) following several intersecting paths, THY KINGDOM COME focuses on a decades old feud in Ireland between the Kellys vs the Doyles, the Protestants vs the Catholics, Belfast vs Dublin in a fight for power and control of the criminal underworld in Ireland.

Approximately sixteen years earlier, a then five year old Punky Kelly witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his beloved mother Cara, and in the ensuing years Punky vowed vengeance against the Doyles, the family he blames for her vicious demise but secrets and lies are about to be exposed forcing Punky to choose between family and the truth, blood and oath. Having never forgiven his father for his lack of concern regarding the death of his mother, Punky knows it is only a matter of time before he takes his place on the proverbial throne but someone else is waiting for the perfect opportunity and Punky is about to pay the price.

Meanwhile, Punky finds himself attracted to a woman who is more trouble than he could have imagined. An accidental meeting forces Punky to ‘hunt’ for the woman he only knows as Babydoll but Babydoll’s appearance in his life is more than coincidence as the war between the Kellys and the Doyles is about to turn more personal, dangerous and deadly.

THY KINGDOM COME is a dark, intense, gritty and raw story line of betrayal and revenge, and the fight for power and control covering approximately twenty-six years from prologue to epilogue. The premise is tragic, dramatic and intense; the characters are broken, cruel, and charismatic; the romance is predicated upon secrets and lies.

I did have a couple of concerns where the reality of what happened or was revealed is questionable but such is the nature of fictionalized story lines. THY KINGDOM COME ends on a bit of cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.

When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.

She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.

Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.

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