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Ruthless Vow (Boston Elite Syndicate 1) by Brooke Summers-review

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Ruthless Vow (Boston Elite Syndicate 1) by Brooke Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 16, 2026

The marriage was never about love. It was about power.

Quinn Delaney becomes a bride only after her sister walks away, and two syndicates need the problem fixed. She is quiet, careful, and replaceable. Exactly what the alliance requires.

Lorenzo Mariano is the most dangerous man in the room, and he never pretends otherwise. He gives Quinn his name, his protection, and his rules. He keeps his distance. He expects her to survive it.

She tries. But being overlooked hurts more than being hated.

When lies from Quinn’s past reach Lorenzo before the truth can, the distance between them turns to ice. He married a stranger. Now he’s not sure who he’s living with.

He never promised to love her. He promised not to care.

Breaking that vow may cost him everything.
Keeping it will cost him her.

••••••

REVIEW:RUTHLESS VOW is the first instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult BOSTON ELITE SYNDICATE erotic, dark, mafia romance series. This is Quinn Delaney, and Lorenzo Mariano’s story line. There is a prequel novella THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE that focuses on Cesare Mariano’s, the patriarch of the Mariano Crime Family.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Quinn and Lorenzo) RUTHLESS VOW follows the arranged marriage between our story line couple. The four remaining crime families of the Boston Elite Syndicate are desperate to forge a power alliance, an alliance built through family and marriage. The first arrange marriage between Lorenzo Mariano, and Daire Delaney fell through, and eighteen year old Quinn was offered up by her family as second choice. From the outset, Lorenzo offers his home and his protection but refuses to become emotionally involved until he discovers a dangerous truth about Quinn’s past. Meanwhile, each of the crime families have discovered a rat, a mole within their organizations, and Lorenzo is about to uncover a connection to everyone involved.

The world building follows two intersecting pathways. As Quinn and Lorenzo navigate a marriage of convenience, someone is working behind the scenes to destroy our story line heroine but as the threats continue, the tepid relationship between the crime families is threatened as each will discover a betrayer in the midst.

The relationship between Quinn and Lorenzo is acrimonious at best. Lorenzo doesn’t trust or like the woman offered up for his bride but Quinn has been trained to be a dutiful wife , yet observant and caring. When Lorenzo orders his men to do a deep dive into Quinn’s life, what they discover changes the way Lorenzo looks at his young bride. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, questionable and edgy secondary and supporting characters including several members of the interconnected crime families. We are reintroduced to Lorenzo’s extended family: Father Cesare and his wife Vittoria, and siblings Ciro, Elisabetta, Valentina, Sofia and Giovanni. We are introduced to Quinn’s family, a family who have treated our heroine with disdain and control-parents Bridget and Ronan, and siblings Daire, Caden, Conor, and Daithi. The requisite evil has many faces.

RUTHLESS VOW is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, jealousy and abuse, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is heart breaking, emotional and dramatic; the romance is limited but seductive; the characters are charismatic, determined and dynamic. RUTHLESS VOW ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London.   She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Hunter’s Keep (Moretti Men 3) by Jill Ramsower-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 6, 2026

Terina
My husband was murdered on a rainy Tuesday afternoon,
Leaving me widowed and harboring an unbearable secret shame.

I never want to know that sort of guilt again.

Five years later, when my life is threatened by the Russian mob,
My older brother assigns his best friend as my bodyguard.
But I refuse to allow another man to risk himself for me.

DiAngelo Farina doesn’t care about my refusal.
He vows death to anyone who touches me.

The man is ruthlessly loyal and heartless in the execution of his duties.
He values his Mafia oath above all else.

And in his attempt to break my will,
He exposes a side of me I never knew existed.
A side that craves submission and surrender.

My protector turns to teacher,
But can I learn to trust him with my body and my life?

•••••

REVIEW:HUNTER’S KEEP is the third instalment in Jill Ramsower’s contemporary, adult THE MORETTI MEN erotic, Mafia romance series, a spin off, set in the author’s Byrne Brothers and Five Families worlds. This is Mafia Capo DiAngelo Farina, and Terina Donati-Kirkland’s story line. HUNTER’S KEEP 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 may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (DiAngelo and Terina) HUNTER’S KEEP follows in the wake of threats against our story line heroine. Approximately twenty years earlier DiAngelo Farina lost his twin brother Elio to a blackmailer, leaving a grieving DiAngelo and his family in its’ wake. Presently, and five years earlier Terina’s husband was murdered but the Donati family refused to tell Terina the truth, and in the aftermath Terina uncovered her husband’s secrets and lies. Fast forward to present day, Terina is targeted, DiAngelo has been assigned as guardian and protector but as the days and weeks pass, someone is taking aim at the Donati family.

The world building follows several pathways including Terina’s guilt and grief about the death of her husband ; DiAngelo’s grief in the wake of his brother’s murder, and the search for an assassin who has been hired by the Russian Bratva.

The relationship between DiAngelo and Terina is a best friend’s sister, protector relationship. DiAngelo is best friends with Terina’s brother Renzo, and works for the family ‘business’. DiAngelo has kept his distance but protecting our heroine brings our couple up close and personal, and when the truth is revealed, Terina is ready to move on with her life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and determined, many of whom were introduced in the author numerous interconnected series. We are introduced to DiAngelo’s parents, as well as Terina’s best friend Isa, and the return of Terina’s brother Tommaso ‘Tommy’ Donati, Renzo and Shae (Craving Chaos 5) and their mother Azzurra. The requisite evil has many faces.

HUNTER’S KEEP is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is edgy, dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive ; the character are forceful, desperate, dynamic and animated. HUNTER’S KEEP ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Jill is a Texan, born and raised. She manages the hectic social calendars for her three active children and occasionally spends an evening with her dashing husband. Aside from being an author and a mom, she’s a travel junkie and loves to read when she is not lost in her own stories.

With Jill’s books, you can count on confident heroines, plenty of steamy tension, and deliciously assertive leading men. There are no guarantees in life, but with her books, you know everything will work out in the end. However, a perfect ending would not be nearly as satisfying without a seemingly insurmountable challenge. Jill loves to add plenty of adversity in her stories, creating unforgettably dynamic characters and sneaky plot twists you will never see coming.

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VALENTINE VENDETTA by Morgan Jane Mitchell- review

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VALENTINE VENDETTA (14 Days of Love & Lust : Bikers & Mobsters) by Morgan Jane Mitchell -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 17, 2026

She is Valentine. He is Moretti. Can their love break the Valentine Vendetta?

The Valentine Vendetta is her family’s blood oath to erase the Morettis, older than the truce itself.

Luigi Moretti
Leaving her is the hardest part. No names. All heat. Then the call comes. The truce needs the Moretti heir. An annual Valentine’s Week ceasefire under the Commission so money moves while Valentines and Morettis redraw lines. The Vendetta keeps a target on my back. This is usually the one week I breathe.

Not this year. My order is simple. End the ceasefire by ending the Valentine heir. I walk in and see her. The stranger from my bed wearing the crown. Isabella Valentine. My enemy. When I learn her fiancé paid for the shot, I set my sights on him instead. My family wants her gone, he wants her buried, and I want her breathing and saying my name.

Isabella Valentine

One reckless night was not a mistake. He lit a fire under my skin and it stayed. At the truce I recognize the eyes I dreamed about on the enemy heir. Luigi Moretti. The table smiles for peace while my fiancé signs my death.

The Valentine Vendetta is the law of my house, Moretti blood for Valentine blood.
Tonight the crossfire makes every promise a lie. Luigi pulls me through smoke and into shadows where touch feels like treason. We are enemies by blood, temptation by choice, and I want his hands on my skin more than I want to rule a house of lies.

••••••

REVIEW: VALENTINE VENDETTA by Morgan Jane Mitchell is a contemporary, adult, erotic, Mafia romance set in the multi-authored 14 Days of Love & Lust : Bikers & Mobsters series. This is Luigi Moretti, and Isabella Valentine’s story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luigi and Isabella) VALENTINE VENDETTA focuses on a generational vendetta between two warring crime families but Luigi Moretti and Isabella Valentin have met once before, and their mutual attraction will give way to a change in leadership, power and control.

WE are introduced to the members of several crime families including Isabella’s father Vittorio Valentine, and her fiancé Adrian Bavga.

But I do have several issues with which I am struggling. The text is poetic yet stilted; flowery yet clinical; conversations are rapid fire using few words, sounding like recitation, without emotion, with little to no internal dialogue. The sentence structure is short, sharp and abrupt, often sounding like a list or inventory. In this, the writing style is unfamiliar and mechanical, unlike what I am used to from this particular author.

VALENTINE VENDETTA is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, family and relationships. The premise is intriguing; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined.

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reviewed by Sandy

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Ruthless King (Savage Kings of NY 5) by Bella Raye-review

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Ruthless King (Savage Kings of NY 5) by Bella Raye-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 26, 2026

He calls me his storm… He just forgot storms don’t obey kings.

I needed to get his attention, so when the hospital asked if they should notify someone, I said, “Yeah, call my husband. Tell him Temporale. His name is Stephano Conti.”
Since I knew he wasn’t married, it was sure to get his attention.
I wasn’t dragged into this world.
I was born into it.
Bratva blood. My father’s favorite assassin. His sharpest secret.
Stephano Conti is the son of an Italian king, heir to an empire built on betrayal. He should’ve been my target, not my salvation. But one shared secret turned into a mission neither of us could walk away from. Now we’re hunting his believed dead brother, and unravel the conspiracy that could drown both our families.
He calls me zhena.
I call him marito.
Wife and husband by name, enemies by nature.
Together we steal secrets meant to stay buried, trade bullets for vows, and blur the line between devotion and destruction. When we finally find the truth, I’ll have to decide whether to keep the title of wife—or make myself a widow.
Because loving a man like Stephano Conti isn’t a fairytale.
It’s a contract signed in blood.

•••••

REVIEW:RUTHLESS KING is the fifth and final instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK dark, erotic, Mafia series. This is Stephano Conti, and Bratva assassin Oksana Arsenyev’s story line. RUTHLESS KING 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 may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Stephano and Oksana) RUTHLESS KING focuses on the rescue of Stephano’s brother Nico, and the ensuing fallout as decades long secrets and lies begin to emerge. Approximately three years earlier, Stephano’s younger brother Nico was capture and held prisoner by the Venezuelan crime syndicate, and Oksana is the first to discover his whereabouts but upon her return, Oksana is ambushed, and finds herself the ‘virtual prisoner’ of our story line hero. In an effort to survive, Oksana agrees to a fake marriage with Stephanoe Conti, a marriage than in reality will strengthen La Famiglia in the wake of things to come. With the Venezuelan’s on the run, and the Bratva quietly gaining control, La Famiglia is about to clean house when betrayal from within threatens everyone involved.

The world building is dark, complex and detailed as a myriad of crime syndicates engage in a fight for power. Secrets reveal decades of lies and deception, lies that can ultimately change the balance of power.

The relationship between Oksana and Stephano begins as a rescue. Oksana is her brother, Pakhan Grigori Arsenyev’s right hand, tech genius and assassin, and as such she is a person unto her self. Shocked by the woman with whom he is falling in love, Stephano will cede some of his control when Oksana proves she is just as capable and compelling as any one of the men in charge. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive.

There is a large ensemble cast of powerful, familiar and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including the previous story line couples. From the Venezuelan Cartel, Russian Bratva, and the Italia Mafia, the players are numerous, dangerous and often questionable.

RUTHLESS KING is a character driven story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The revealing premise is richly layered, intricate, dramatic and edgy; the romance is fated and ; the characters are animated and dynamic. RUTHLESS KING ends on a happily ever after for now-the author has plans for a new series EMPIRE OF SIN, set in the Savage Kings of New York world.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE THIEF (The Houlihan Men of Dublin 4) by Brooke Summers-review

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THE THIEF (The Houlihan Men of Dublin 4) by Brooke Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 13, 2025

They call me The Thief.
My job? Take what the Houlihan gang needs, no matter what the circumstance, and make sure no one knows I was ever there.
Loyalty is all I’ve ever known. I live by it. I’ll die for it.
I never planned on getting tangled up in anything more. Until her.
Alastríona Grey-Gallagher.
The secret daughter of a dead legend. The girl every enemy wants to own—or kill.
She’s off-limits. She’s dangerous.
And she’s the only thing I can’t steal without losing myself.
I was sent to bring her home.
Now I’ll burn the world to keep her.
Enemies are closing in. Betrayals are coming from all sides.
And the past I thought I buried is clawing its way back—with blood on its hands.
Protecting her was supposed to be a job.
Somewhere along the way, it became a promise.
A promise I’ll kill to keep.

•••••

REVIEW: THE THIEF is the fourth (and final?) instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary, adult THE HOULIHAN MEN OF DUBLIN dark, Irish Mafia romance series. This is fixer / thief Freddie Kinnock, and eighteen year old, Mafia princess Alastriona Grey-Gallagher’s story line. THE THIEF can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Freddie and Alastriona) THE THIEF follows in the wake of the murder of Alastriona’s father eighteen months earlier. Our heroine was raised outside of the Irish Mafia but the death of her father found our heroine the sole heir to her father’s line. Called home to meet the family she never knew, Alastriona finds herself under the security and protection of Freddie Kinnock, the man with whom our heroine will fall in love but someone is taking aim at our story line heroine, payment for the death of someone else.

The world building follows the hunt for a killer. The Gallagher Mafia family is heading towards war but someone is leaking important information, and everyone becomes suspect in a winner takes all.

The relationship between Freddie and Alastriona begins as protection. As the Gallagher family is targeted, Alastriona is called home for her own protection but someone is determined to destroy them all. Freddie knows to fall for Alastriona means to place our heroine in danger but the heart wants something, and Freddie was our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar, colorful and ultimately powerful secondary and supporting, many of who crossing over with the author’s numerous and interconnected series including the Fury Vipers MC and Made series. We are introduced to Alastriona’s grandfather Henry Gallagher, and several members of the Gallagher Mafia family. Not everyone will survive.

THE THIEF is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and obsession, family and relationships, grief and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, dark and heart breaking; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, dynamic and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Eraser
The Cleaner
The Silencer

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Reviewed by Sandy


USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke was born and raised in South London. She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid reader for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Huntsman (The Hunted Kingdom 1) by Naima Simone-review

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Huntsman (The Hunted Kingdom 1) by Naima Simone-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 21, 2025

The Huntsman is after me.
But he will be mine first.

Nine years ago, my aunt took everything from me.

My world. My throne. My mother.

I’ve bided my time since then, serving under her in the Mwuaji crime family, but she’s crossed another line. She put a price on my head, sending the legendary assassin the Huntsman, Malachi Bowden, after me.

The Huntsman’s never failed a contract before, but I know everything there is to know about him. It’s finally time for me to take my revenge and finish the war my aunt started.

The Huntsman might be my death. But Malachi Bowden?

He’s my weakness.

•••••

REVIEW: HUNTSMAN is the first instalment in Naima Simone’s contemporary, adult HUNTED KINGDOM dark, erotic, crime family, modern day fairy tale series. This is twenty-five year old, Eshe Diablo, and thirty three year old , hired assassin Malachi ‘Huntsman’ Bowden’s ‘Snow White’ retelling.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Eshe and Malachi) HUNTSMAN follows in the aftermath of the murder of Eshe’s mother Aisha, nine years earlier. As the oba or Queen, Eshe’s mother was the leader of the Mwuaji crime family but an assassin’s bullet ended her reign. Eshe’s aunt Abena took control of the Mwuaji, and in the ensuing years , Abena made it known she was in control. A contract to kill Eshe was issued, and our heroine found herself facing down the Huntsman, the man with whom Eshe would fall in love but our couple will quickly discover a common foe, a commonality between their need for revenge, and Eshe and Malachi will work together, towards a deadly ending.

The world building follows Eshe and Malachi as they uncover the family secrets buried beneath the rubble created by =Eshe’s Aunt Abena. Determined to end Abena’s reign of terror, Eshe and Malachi find themselves at a disadvantage when the woman in charge takes aim at our story line couple. The author uses Ebonics and cultural street slang as most of the characters are POC.

The relationship between Eshe and Malachi begins as a contract killing but from the outset Eshe was all too aware of Malachi’s weaknesses, and in this, our heroine is determined to take down the man with whom she would fall in love. Eshe likes to be in control, and in this, their sexual games are unconventional including knife and blood play. The $ex scenes are aggressive, haunting and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including Eshe’s group of seven; Abena’s counsellor Mirror aka Ekon, assassin Poison, and the gift of an apple to mark someone for ‘death’.

HUNTSMAN is a story of dysfunctional family dynamics; betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, dark, and dramatic; there is no romance, it is a story of mutual attraction and fated love; the characters are desperate, determined and strong.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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ARRANGED OBSESSION (Marino Crime Family 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ARRANGED OBSESSION (Marino Crime Family 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2025

I married my stalker.
Right after he stole me from his brother.

Cormac Whelan’s a beautiful and godlike mafia devil who rules the streets of New York City. And he can’t stand the idea of my arrangement with his brother. I wasn’t supposed to get anywhere near that psychopath Cormac. Except he’s waiting up at the altar on my wedding day. Now I’m trapped by a vicious monster, and it gets worse.

Cormac is deeply obsessed with me and it’s terrifying. But the attraction I feel toward him is equally dark and twisted. All I want is to open and run a women’s shelter… and maybe I can use Cormac’s infatuation against him. He’ll give me whatever I ask for, so long as I submit to his possessive and sinful rules. I’m playing with a savage, and unless I’m careful, he’s going to break me in ways I may never come back from.


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REVIEW: ARRANGED OBSESSION is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult MARINO CRIME FAMILY dark, erotic, Mafia romance series, set in the author’s Rossi Crime Family worlds. This is thirty-eight year old, Irish mobster and assassin Cormac Whelan, and Mafia princess Bianca Marino’s story line. ARRANGED OBSESSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines and series is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cormac and Bianca) ARRANGED OBSESSION follows the ‘arranged’ marriage between our story line couple. In an effort to shore up power, Bianca’s brother Don Adriano Marino has arranged a marriage between his only sister to the youngest son of the Irish mob but when all is said and done, Bianca discovers that man at the altar is not the man she was contracted to marry. Cormac Whelan is known as the Ghost; the Irish Clan’s assassin, and a man who has been stalking our heroine for close to seven years. Refusing to watch the woman he loves marry his younger brother, Cormac becomes groom, guardian and protector of the woman who will become a target in an impending war with the Russian Bratva.

The world building focuses on a series of secrets and lies, Bianca’s need to keep her freedom in the face of threats against her family and life. Cormac Whelan struggles with his wife’s need for her independence but Bianca has a target on her back due to a mistake made by our story line hero, and at every opportunity our heroine, often TSTL, is determined to defy the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Cormac and Bianca is one of arranged marriage, a brokered marriage for power but a relationship between a man whose obsession goes above and beyond. Bianca is the only things that keeps Cormac human, and in this, his need, preoccupation and infatuation with Bianca threatens his position as the ultimate assassin. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and determined secondary and supporting character including the return of Don Adriano Marino and his wife Lucy (Cruel Tyrant 1). We are introduced to Cormac’s parents Padraig and Siobhan Whelan, and brothers Finn, Declan, and Seamus. The requisite evil has many faces.

ARRANGED OBSESSION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and compulsion, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is seductive and impassioned; the characters are desperate, determined, and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Vicious Heir
Shattered King

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BEAUTIFUL SCAR (The Brotherhood 2) by BB Hamel-review

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BEAUTIFUL SCAR (The Brotherhood 2) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 4, 2025

I thought I was getting a surprise birthday party.

Instead, it’s a wedding, and I’m the unwilling bride.

Tigran Sarkissian is gorgeous brutality in a designer suit, and I’m shocked at how badly I want him from the moment we share our first kiss at the wedding altar.

I’m expected to move into his house, sleep in his bed, and carry his baby. No complaints.

Except I’m a recluse. I’ve been hiding away for the last twelve years.

Forget about marriage, I can barely go outside.

I don’t care if he’s got beautiful, rough hands and a filthy mouth. I refuse to fall head over heels when he strokes the ugly scar down my cheek.

My new husband might own my womb—but he won’t control me.

Right until a rival gang tries to destroy the alliance we’re creating, and an evil sicko from my past wants to finally kill me after all these years.

As I fight for my safety, I just might have to trust my possessive and psychotic husband to survive.

•••••

REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL SCAR is the second instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult, THE BROTHERHOOD Mafia romance series of stand alone story lines. This is thirty-three year old, Armenian Brotherhood enforcer and second in command Tigran Sarkissian, and twenty-four year old Dasha Zeitsev’s story line. BEAUTIFUL SCAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Tigran is the brother of the new head of the Armenian Brotherhood Patron Arsen Sarkissian.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Tigran and Dasha) BEAUTIFUL SCAR follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between thirty-three year old, Armenian Brotherhood enforcer and second in command Tigran Sarkissian, and twenty-four year old Dasha Zeitsev. Serge Zeitsev has sold his daughter to the Armenian Brotherhood in the hopes of securing more power for the Zeitsev Russian Bratva but Serge never told his twenty-four year old daughter Dasha that her future was no longer her own, and our heroine is about to discover that married to the Armenian assassin comes with its’ own trial and errors. The marriage between Dasha and Tigran was to help secure a tentative treaty between the powers that control Philadelphia and Baltimore but an attack on our heroine pushes the Armenian’s into a war of deathly vengeance.

The world building follows Dasha and Tigran’s developing romance and relationship as the previously shy and reclusive Dasha slowly comes into her own. Determined again never to be a victim, Dasha is determined to prove she is a worthy wife of our story line hero but as Tigran prepares for war, vengeance and the past refuse to back down.

The relationship between Dasha and Tigran begins as an arrangement, an arrangement Dasha knows nothing about. Having remained a virtual prisoner for close to twelve years, Dasha struggles with the new pathways opened, and the man with whom she will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and determined. We are introduced to Dasha’s brother Evan Zeitsev, and their father Serge; as well as the return of Tigran’s brother Arsen and his wife Lena, their aunt Sona; Tigran’s chef/security Vito; driver Damian. The requisite evil has many faces.

BEAUTIFUL SCAR is a story of betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, secrets and lies, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is passionate and heated; the characters are desperate, charismatic and strong.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MIDNIGHT WEDDING

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Reviewed by Sandy

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