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Evil Empire (Ruthless Revenge 3) by Kristen Luciani -Review Tour

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Evil Empire (Ruthless Revenge 3) by Kristen Luciani -Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 6, 0202

Love runs deep but hatred runs deeper…
It started out as the perfect day.
Marrying the man of my dreams in a gorgeous white gown surrounded by the people I love.
Then our blissful fairy tale took a very dangerous turn,
And ‘happily ever after’ turned into a tangled mess of secrets, lies, and betrayal.
Blind trust thrust me into the darkness with no hope of escape.
I made a deal with the devil when I agreed to this twisted arrangement.
My father-in-law preyed on my fear, shackling me to his corrupt empire.
I should have known any hopes and dreams for a future with Massimo would go up in flames.
There is only one way to sever the puppet strings forever.
But what happens when you try to kill the devil?
What if you miss?

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REVIEW:EVIL EMPIRE is the third and final instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS REVENGE, dark erotic, Mafia series. This is the continuing story focusing on criminal underground heirs Massimo Marrone, and Kristina Ivankov. EVIL EMPIRE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book two STOLEN SOUL. The RUTHLESS REVENGE series is set in the author’s RECKLESS REIGN and SINFULLY SAVAGE worlds.Several characters cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: Weeks earlier Kristina’s parents were killed, and Kristina is now the sole heir to her father’s fortune and dynasty but our heroine will quickly discover that all is not as it appears to be within the Ivankov Crime family. Believing she was deceived by her parents, and betrayed by the man with whom she is falling in love, Kristina struggles with her attraction to and need for our story line hero, a man whose demons runs dangerous and dark. Caught between several factions of the criminal underworld, Kristina and Massimo are forced into a marriage not of their making, a marriage that is meant to unite two powerful families for control at the top but our couple battle between head and heart to trust anyone connected to the Leota Commission, a group of connected underworld families vying for leadership, money and control.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Kristina) EVIL EMPIRE continues to focus on uncovering the truth. Massimo Marrone’s father Savio Marrone wants it all including the Ivankov dynasty, all of its’ holdings, and the seat at the top of the Leota Commission. To push for control, Savio continues to control a dangerous game of power, murder, and destruction targeting anyway remotely connected to both Massimo and Kristina. Forced into marriage, Massimo and Kristina struggle to trust family and friends, acquaintances and the people in charge, as murder and mayhem quickly follow anyone who tries to help or is connected to our story line couple. Knowing the answer to their problems may be found within Kristina’s father’s business files, our couple find themselves facing a potential storm of secrets and lies that threaten any sense of well being and peace for now or in the future, as well as the advice and warnings from a mystery person who claims to be helping at every turn. Caught between his father’s wrath, the Mexican Cartel, the Irish Mob and the Russian Bratva, Massimo must call in help, help that threatens everyone involved. Needing to remove the head of the proverbial snake, Massimo places himself in the direct line of fire, as betrayal and deception give way to heart break and loss.

EVIL EMPIRE is an age gap, forced marriage, dark, violent, Mafia romance series focusing on power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and desperation , life, love, death and destruction. The relationship between Massimo and Kristina continues to be highly sexual, erotic and obsessive. Most, if not all, of the previous story line characters play a significant role in this particular instalment with the return of Kristina’s sisters Sofia and Maria; Massimo’s business partner Patty Mulligan and his wife Kyla; Quinn Mulligan; Massimo’s childhood best friend Joey, Joey’s sister Cari, and their parents Teresa and Dino; Gemma and Ronin Valenti; Dante Villani; Matteo and Heaven; and Massimo’s father, mob boss Savio Marrone. The requisite evil has many faces. Here’s hoping the author has plans for Kristina’s sisters.

EVIL EMPIRE is a heart breaking and emotional story line; the characters are broken, desperate , charismatic and lost; the romance is seductive and provocative.

Reading Order and Previous Review
Killer Kiss
Stolen Soul

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…

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STOLEN SOUL (Ruthless Revenge 2) by Kristen Luciani-Review tour

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STOLEN SOUL (Ruthless Revenge 2) by Kristen Luciani-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 8, 2022.

He put his ring on my finger and a knife through my heart…
Massimo Marrone is pure evil disguised by ripped muscles and a gorgeous face.
His dark secrets and blackened heart have turned him into a monster before my eyes.
And I’ve become his prey.

He promised me protection and committed the worst betrayal with his lies,
Breaking my heart in the process.
Because Massimo is no white knight.
He’s a ruthless mafia prince who is determined to destroy me at all costs.

Now I’m being forced to wear his ring and be paraded around as his princess as a show of power and strength to our enemies.
Or else.
But I’m nobody’s trophy.
I refuse to be anyone’s pawn.
And Massimo will never own me.

I repeat those words to myself every time he appears in my bedroom to punish me for not being his dutiful fiancé.
My mind screams the words with every smack of his palm, with every brain melting kiss.
Still, he commands my body with his rough touch and dirty, steamy promises.

I resist his devious advances but just being near him makes my entire body sizzle with desire.
And I find myself craving him more and more.

When a near-tragedy forces me to trust the man who stole my life to protect it, I have a choice to make.
But how much can you really trust the devil?
And will he make me submit to him as payment?

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REVIEW:STOLEN SOUL is the second instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS REVENGE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series focusing on criminal underground heirs Massimo Marrone, and Kristina Ivankov. STOLEN SOUL should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one KILLER KISS. The RUTHLESS REVENGE series is set in the author’s RECKLESS REIGN and SINFULLY SAVAGE worlds Several characters cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Kristina) STOLEN SOUL follows the continuing but acrimonious relationship between criminal underground heirs Massimo Marrone, and Kristina Ivankov. Weeks earlier Kristina’s parents were killed, and Kristina is the sole heir to her father’s fortune and dynasty but our heroine will quickly discover that all is not as it appears to be. Betrayed by the man with whom she is falling in love, Kristina struggles with her attraction to and need for our story line hero, a man whose demons runs dangerous and dark. Caught between several factions of the criminal underworld, Kristina and Massimo are forced into a marriage not of their making, a marriage that is meant to unite two powerful families for control at the top but our couple battle between head and heart to trust anyone connected to the Leota Commission, a group of connected underworld families vying for leadership, money and control. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Massimo and Kristina, and the fall-out as our couple begin searching for the truth, a truth that places a target on our heroine’s back.

The relationship between Massimo and Kristina is a highly sexual affair; a relationship of forced proximity; an arranged engagement brought about by threats and intimidation; a love that struggles in the face of secrets and lies. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and intense.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Kristina’s sisters Sofia and Maria; Massimo’s business partner Patty Mulligan and his wife Kyla; Quinn Mulligan; Massimo’s childhood best friend Joey, Joey’s sister Cari, and their parents Teresa and Dino; Gemma and Ronin Valenti; Dante Villani; and Massimo’s father, mob boss Savio. The requisite evil has many faces.

STOLEN SOUL is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, money and manipulation, discovery and corruption, love and hate. The premise is dark, gritty and engaging; the romance is provocative; the characters are powerful, energetic, and strong. STOLEN SOUL ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one KILLER KISS

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…

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Killer Kiss (Ruthless Revenge 1) by Kristen Luciani-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 4, 2022

A bratva princess needs protection from the man secretly hired to destroy her…Me.
My job was to protect the gorgeous heiress to the Ivankov mafia empire after her parents were murdered.

I thought she’d be naive and innocent like her sisters. I didn’t count on the fiery vixen princess who’d narrowly escaped the third bullet meant for her.

I need to become her savior… before I reveal myself as her devil.

She fights me with all of the anger, distrust, and stubbornness that floods her sinful body, fueling every one of my twisted desires. Her actions beg me for punishment in the form of bound wrists and the sharp sting of my palm against her flesh.

She will learn to obey.

As time goes on, I slowly forget my hatred and shelve all plans for revenge, my obsession with Kristina Ivankov swallowing me whole.

I will not lose.
I will claim my prize.
I will own the princess and her kingdom.
Forever.

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REVIEW:KILLER KISS is the first instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS REVENGE dark, Mafia, erotic romance series focusing on criminal underworld heirs Massimo Marrone and med student Kristina Ivankov. The RUTHLESS REVENGE trilogy is set in the same world as the author’s Reckless Reign and Sinfully Savage worlds. Some of the characters cross over or are mentioned for cohesion and familiarity.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Kristina) KILLER KISS follows in the wake of the Mafia style hit on Kristina’s parents Anton and Kira Ivankov. On leave from med school to help celebrate her sister’s eighteenth birthday, Kristina suspects not all is right in her father’s organization but gunfire kills her parents before secrets are revealed, and heroine is left to pick up the pieces. Anton’s ‘business partner’ Savio offers up Massimo, his head of security to help ‘protect’ our story line heroine and her sisters, but Massimo has secrets that threaten everyone involved. What ensues is the building relationship between Massimo and Kristina, and the fall-out as betrayal and lies destroy all trust Kristina has in the people she loves.

Massimo has secrets but our hero has been threatened, and Kristina Ivankov is a means to an end. Not only is Anton’s business partner searching for the truth, but someone else is targeting what’s left of the Ivankov Crime Syndicate. Kristina Ivankov is no shrinking violet, and is capable of defending herself when necessary but she quickly discovers that the fight for power and control is about to become personal, taking aim at our story line heroine. Not only is the Ivankov Crime Syndicate on the precipice of imploding but the Juarez Cartel, and the Leota Commission want to ensure their place at the top.

The relationship between Massimo and Kristina is quick to develop. Kristina hires Massimo as protector and guardian but one man is not capable of being in several places at one time. Believing Massimo is keeping secrets, Kristina attempts to seduce our story line hero, only to find she is the one on the receiving end of seduction. The $ex scenes are intimate erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic, powerful and controversial secondary and supporting characters including Kristina’s sisters Sofia and Maria, Quinn Mulligan from the Mulligan Crime Family; Uncle Frank, and mob boss Savio. The requisite evil has many faces.

KILLER KISS is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, broken trust and heart break. The fast paced premise is dramatic, dark and gritty; the romance is provocative; the characters are edgy and animated ….but saying that, there is a question of believability in the face of a lack of in-house, personal and property security for the Ivanokov family and its’ organization-questionable on so many levels affecting the believability from the start. KILLER KISS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Kristen Luciani is a self-proclaimed momtrepreneur, beauty product junkie, and USA Today bestselling romance author with a penchant for stilettos, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis.  As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…

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