Dance of Madness (The Darkest Dance 3) by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 5, 2025

He’s the wolf who wants to swallow the whole world.
I’m the girl who bites back.

Nero De Luca is carnage in a tailored suit.
A vicious killer.
An obsessive hunter.
A beautiful villain with blood on his hands and ice in his veins.
I was supposed to be a distraction.
A game.
Just a girl stupid enough to dance too close to his fire.
But I looked him in the eye when I should’ve bowed.
I bared my teeth when I should’ve begged.
Now I’m locked in his cage of silk and steel.
His captive.
His obsession.
His war.
But I’m not the delicate thing he thinks he stole.
I’m the storm he never saw coming.
And I don’t bend for kings.
I break monsters.

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REVIEW: DANCE OF MADNESS is the third instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult THE DARKEST DANCE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Nero De Luca, and twenty-two year old, ballet dancer Milena Kalishnik’s story line. DANCE OF MADNESS 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 triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nero and Milena) using journal entries, and present day DANCE OF MADNESS focuses on the building but unconventional relationship between Nero De Luca, and twenty-two year old, ballet dancer Milena Kalishnik. Nero De Luca likes the thrill of the chase, and a haunted mansion is the perfect setting for his games but the arrival of a newcomer threatens Nero’s less than tight hold on his inner darkness, his deviant kinks and desires, and Milena Kalishnik is about to discover just how much she is willing to give but the demons from the past return, pushing Nero over the edge, and placing Milena in the direct line of fire.

The world building focuses on one man’s spiral in the wake of loss. Four years earlier, Nero lost everything, and his need for vengeance will set into motion the uprise of the Russian Bratva against one of their own. Meanwhile, The Black Court, a group of self-proclaimed vigilantes who decide the rules about who lives and who dies- The Hound, The Raven, The Wolf, The Bull, The Stag continue to take down those they deem guilty, people who have wronged the people in charge.

The relationship between Nero and Milena begins acrimoniously as Milena finds herself in the position of prey to Nero’s predatory kink. Nero is a man determined to control, to take, and to hurt, especially the woman with whom he will fall in love. The language is crude; the hero’s behavior is often offensive. The $ex scenes are provocative and erotic.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters are powerful and questionable including the return the members of the Black Court: Milena’s fellow dancers-Evelina, Brooklyn, Val, Alicia, Naomi and Madame Kuzmina; Bratva Kingpin Kir Nikolayev, as well as the introduction of Nero’s second in command Rurik; Milena’s father Marko Kalishnik, and her uncle Levka. The requisite evil has many faces.

DANCE OF MADNESS is once again, a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and cruelty, mistrust and misunderstanding, dysfunctional family dynamics, forgiveness and love. the premise is gritty, dramatic and haunting; the romance is raw and twisted; the characters are tragic, brutal and stubborn.

Reading Order and previous reviews
Dance of Deception
Dance of Ruin

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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