Wicked Lord by Sienna Cross & Ember St.Vincent-review tour

Wicked Lord (Lords of Stonewall University 2) by Sienna Cross & Ember St.Vincent-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2026

Stonewall University breeds monsters. Some hide behind cruelty. Others hide behind a smile.

Axel Vanderhart is the one everyone loves. Star quarterback. Golden boy. The Lord who knows how to charm a crowd and make them believe he’s one of the good guys.

But beneath that easy smile is a secret dark enough to shatter him.

When my family tries to sell me to a depraved man who sees me as property, I strike a deal with Axel. He needs to make his ex jealous. I need an escape.

One fake relationship. One summer pretending to be hopelessly in love. It should have been easy.

Instead, Axel becomes my safe place. The person who stays when everyone else leaves. The one man capable of breaking down every wall I’ve built.

The only problem? The lies start feeling real.

And someone in the Serpents & Daggers has noticed. Now Axel has a choice.

Save himself… Or protect me and lose everything.

At Stonewall University, secrets are lethal, and even the sweetest Lord has demons lurking beneath the surface.
Axel Vanderhart was supposed to save me.

But I might be the one thing that destroys him.

•••••••

REVIEW:WICKED LORD is the second instalment in the contemporary, new adult LORDS OF STONEWALL dark, erotic, college romance co-authored by Sienna Cross and Ember St. Vincent. This is Stonewall legacy heir Axel Vanderhart, and Lorelei Battenberg’s story line. WICKED LORD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line 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 (Axel and Lorelei) WICKED LORD focuses on the fake romance and relationship between our story line couple. Lorelei Battenberg has been sold by her father to the highest bidder. The Battenberg’s are broke, and Senator Grayson Battenberg needs a quick influx of cash but using his daughter is about to backfire when Lorelei makes Stonewall University football star Axel Vanderhart an offer he cannot refuse. Axel Vandenhart believes he has fallen in love with Cordelia Chesson but Cordelia wants nothing more than to be friends with benefit. In an effort to make Cordelia jealous, Axel and Lorelei pretend to be lovers but in doing reap the havoc that is about to ensue.

The world building follows several pathways including the Serpents and Daggers secret society buried within the hallowed halls of Stonewall University. Blackmail is often the vehicle of power and control, and in this, Axel’s secrets are about to be revealed threatening any chance of survival, with or without our story line heroine. A school of secrets, controlling fraternities and sororities but a school discipline by money and power.

The relationship between Axel and Lorelei begins acrimoniously. Lorelei’s reputation as a mean girl, a bad girl and a woman of questionable character is a point of contention with Axel’s friends but Axel finds himself torn between Lorelei, and the woman he thought he loved, a woman who is about to spiral out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of charismatic yet questionable secondary and supporting characters including the return of Killian Davenport, and Lexi Vega , Gage Vanhorn, Cordelia Chesson, Slate, Domnus Vaughn RAdcliffe, as well as Lorelei’s intended Brock Haversham, students Tate Astor, and Micah Preston, as well as Axel’s parents Conrad and Deb, his brother Sebastian, and Lorelei’s parents Grayson and Greta Battenberg.

WICKED LORD is another story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, murder and madness, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark,dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and impassioned; the characters are determined, brutal, pompous and controlling.

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Reviewed by Sandy

SIENNA CROSS

Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉

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EMBER ST. VINCENT

Ember St. Vincent is an author of enemies to lovers, dark romance where the anti-heroes and villains always win. And get the girl.

Her twisted love stories are filled with addictive romance, deeply flawed and morally gray characters, and unapologetic tales that’ll have you craving your own wicked adventure.

When she’s not writing or reading, Ember devours horror movies and paranormal shows to feed her dark side. Coffee, chocolate, and rainy days keep her inner hellions satisfied.

Be warned… Her books aren’t for the faint of heart and require you to leave your morals at the door. If you’re still interested, dive into her world and meet your next possessive book boyfriend.

 

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Heartless Lord by Sienna Cross & Ember St. Vincent-review tour

Heartless Lord (Lords of Stonewall University 1) by Sienna Cross & Ember St. Vincent-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 2, 2026

Stonewall University has two sets of rules.

The ones printed in the handbook…
And the ones whispered beneath the cliffside mansion where the Lords reign.

Killian Davenport is their favorite weapon, the beautiful devil every student fears. He looks like salvation, smiles like sin, and destroys like it’s an art form.

He destroyed me once. After breaking my heart and walking away, he’s the last person I ever wanted to see again. Naturally, fate disagreed.

Now we’re thrown back into each other’s orbit, and his hatred burns as hot as mine. He swears he’ll ruin me, drag me into his world of blood oaths, shadowed corridors, and secrets carved in stone.

But his threats don’t feel like war. They feel like temptation.

His touch brands. His mouth promises ruin. Every time I push him back, the tension between us coils tighter. Sharper, darker, impossible to ignore.

And Killian isn’t the only danger.

The Serpents & Daggers mark me, and the closer I get to the truth, the tighter their grip becomes. Now Killian has a choice.

Protect his brothers…Or break every oath he’s sworn to keep me.

••••••

REVIEW:HEARTLESS LORD is the first instalment in the contemporary, new adult LORDS OF STONEWALL dark, erotic, college romance co-authored by Sienna Cross and Ember St. Vincent. This is Stonewall legacy heir Killian Davenport, and Lexi Vega’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Killian and Lexi) HEARTLESS LORD follows in the wake of the arrival and transfer of Lexi Vega. Stonewall University is an elite school for the rich and connected but Lexi Vega was neither, and arrive on a scholarship but our heroine never expected to come face to face with her past, the boy she once loved, a man who has grown cold and distant. At sixteen years of age, Lexi’s life was destroyed, and the fall-out pulled Killian out of her life. Fast forward to present day, Killian, a member of a secret society within the hallowed walls of Stonewall University, is taking control of our story line heroine, the woman whose heart he broke, and trust he destroyed but all is not as it appears to be at Stonewall University, and our couple will find themselves on the run, in the hopes of staying one step ahead of the people in charge.

The world building is dark and oppressive; the characters are morally gray and their actions are questionable; the power inequality threatens anyone who goes against a list of secret rules.

The relationship between Lexi and Killian is one of second chances, of a sorts. A tempestuous unequal power dynamic in which Lexi finds herself dominated by the man she once loved, a man who has secrets of his own. As Killian seduces Lexi under his control, the truth will reveal a dark and dangerous secret that threatens to destroy everyone involved. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of questionable, destructive and powerful secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Lexi’s roommate Cordelia, mean girl Lorelei, as well as several member of Stonewall University’s secret society, a society that rules with intimidate and blood.

HEARTLESS LORD is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, abuse and manipulation, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic, and haunting; the romance is edgy and visceral; the characters are tragic, arrogant, brutal and brooding.

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SIENNA CROSS

Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

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EMBER ST. VINCENT

Ember St. Vincent is an author of enemies to lovers, dark romance where the anti-heroes and villains always win. And get the girl.

Her twisted love stories are filled with addictive romance, deeply flawed and morally gray characters, and unapologetic tales that’ll have you craving your own wicked adventure.

When she’s not writing or reading, Ember devours horror movies and paranormal shows to feed her dark side. Coffee, chocolate, and rainy days keep her inner hellions satisfied.

Be warned… Her books aren’t for the faint of heart and require you to leave your morals at the door. If you’re still interested, dive into her world and meet your next possessive book boyfriend.

 

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Wicked Devil (Ruthless Heirs 4) by Sienna Cross -review tour

Wicked Devil (Ruthless Heirs 4) by Sienna Cross -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 10, 2026

He killed her fiancé. She wants revenge. But loving the devil might be her greatest sin.

Matteo
I’m the Gemini’s tech genius and reluctant heir, smarter behind a keyboard than on a battlefield.
But the assassin hunting me isn’t just any threat.
She’s her.
Caitríona McKenna.

My forbidden summer. My first real love. The girl I left behind—
And the woman who just tried to put a bullet in me.
She wants revenge for her fiancé’s death.
The fiancé I killed.
But nothing about that night is what she thinks…
And I’ll burn Manhattan to the ground before I let her die for a lie.

Caitríona
I came to New York to kill Matteo Rossi…
Not to remember the way he once touched me.
Not to hesitate.
Not to break.
But every time I line up the shot, the past hits harder.

And now my family’s given me a deadline.
Twenty-four hours to finish the job…
Or my brother will.
The problem? I’m not sure I want Matteo dead.
I’m not sure I can survive the truth.
And the wicked, desperate part of me still aches for the boy who ruined me.

••••••

REVIEW:WICKED DEVIL is the fourth and final instalment in Sienna Cross’ contemporary, adult RUTHLESS HEIRS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-three year old, IT tech genius and reluctant heir to the Rossi Italian Crime Family Matteo Rossi, and Caitriona McKenna, daughter of Irish mobster Seamus McKenna. WICKED DEVIL 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 (Matteo and Caitriona) using present day and memories from the past, WICKED DEVIL follows Caitriona McKenna as she has been ordered to take down the man she once loved. Approximately four years earlier, Matteo Rossi and Catriona McKenna had fallen in love but Matteo Rossi walked out of Caitriona’s life, leaving our heroine a shell of her former self. Fast forward to present day, a gun fight ends the life of someone close to the McKenna family, and our heroine is forced to obey her father’s command-kill Matteo Rossi, or forfeit your own life.

The world building focuses on vengeance, and Caitriona is warned that if she refuses to obey, she will not be coming home.As the Rossi family circles the proverbial wagons, Matteo will discover there is more to the woman he continues to love than he could have ever imagined.

The relationship between Matteo and Caitriona is one of second chances as Matteo is determined to reclaim the woman whose heart he destroyed. Caitriona struggles to forgive and forget in the wake of losing everything she loved. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dangerous and determined secondary and supporting characters including Matteo Rossi’s large extended family of siblings and cousins, co-workers, and friends, as well as Caitriona’s questionable McKenna Crime Family. The requisite evil has many faces-not everyone will survive.

WICKED DEVIL is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, dysfunctional family dynamics, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and edgy with a bit of a twist I suspected early on. The second chance romance is emotional and heart breaking; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

 

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Brutal Heir (Ruthless Heirs 3) by Sienna Cross-review tour

Brutal Heir (Ruthless Heirs 3) by Sienna Cross-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 9, 2025

She came to heal the monster. Instead, she woke the man beneath.

Alessandro
They say I should’ve died in that explosion.
Maybe I did… because the man staring back at me in the mirror sure as hell isn’t the heir to the Gemini empire anymore.
He’s a scarred, savage thing held together by pain, rage, and a hunger for vengeance.
And now they’ve sent her, this fiery, foul-mouthed redhead with zero self-preservation to babysit me.
I should hate her.
But the longer she stays, the more her hands aren’t just stitching up my wounds…
They’re breaking through my armor, awakening a fire I swore was dead.
And if I’m not careful, I’ll end up dragging her into my bed and into my darkness.

Rory
All I wanted was to disappear.
Start over. Stay hidden. Keep breathing.
I didn’t plan on becoming the live-in nurse to the most dangerous man in Manhattan.
Alessandro Rossi is angry, wounded, and lethal.
Even half-broken, he could end me with a word.
But I see what’s behind the scars—the monster everyone fears and the man no one else knows.
I should run.
But the thing about running from monsters?
Eventually, you stop being afraid of the dark.
And worse, you start craving it.

••••••

REVIEW:BRUTAL HEIR is the third instalment in Sienna Cross’ contemporary, adult RUTHLESS HEIRS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is heir to the Gemini Empire Alessandro ‘Ale’ Rossi, and Irish Mafia princess, nurse Brigid O’Shea aka Rory Delaney’s story line. BRUTAL HEIR 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 (Rory and Ale) BRUTAL HEIR follows in the aftermath of the almost wedding between Brigid O’Shea to the man known as the Butcher of Belfast. At the age of fifteen Brigid O’Shea was promised in marriage to a monster but on her wedding day several years later, Brigid ran, landing in America, where she would be known a Rory Delaney. Fast forward to present day, hired as a live-in nurse to aid in the recovery of our story line hero, Rory finds herself falling for a man who’s scarred both inside and out. An explosion and ensuing fire left Alessandro Rossi struggling for his life, and Rory is determined to prove she is stronger than the wrath Alessandro is determined to throw her way but Rory’s short lived freedom in America is about to come to an end when betrayal continues from afar, and in the hopes of protecting the people she loves, Rory walks away from the man with whom she had fallen in love.

The detailed world building focuses on Alessandra Rossi’s recovery, and his need to claim our story line heroine but Rory is keeping secret the life she left behind, a life that is about to come full circle perpetuating a war, threatening the lives of everyone involved.

The relationship between Rory and Ale begins as nurse and patient. Alessandro Rossi is struggling in the aftermath of the explosion and fire that has left our hero a shell of his former self but Rory Delaney is determined to prove he is stronger than is claims to be, and worthy to call himself heir to the throne. The $ex scenes are impassioned and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dangerous and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including Alessandro’s Rossi’s large extended family of siblings and cousins, co-workers, and friends, as well as Brigid’s questionable father and brothers.

BRUTAL HEIR is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and madness, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is intricate, dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and sensitive; the characters are sassy, spirited, determined and desperate.

Reading order and previous reviews
Ruthless Guardian
Savage Prince

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

 

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Savage Prince (Ruthless Heirs 2) by Sienna Cross-review tour

Savage Prince (Ruthless Heirs 2) by Sienna Cross-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 8, 2025

He stole her for revenge, so she stole his heart as payback.

Antonio
When my own brother killed our father, I was forced to claim the Ferrara throne.
And all I thirst for is revenge.
Stealing Serena Valentino was supposed to be business, a simple chess move in the mafia wars.
But nothing prepared me for her.
She captivates my cold heart, challenging the brutal world I’m chained to by blood.
When enemies come for her, I face an impossible choice: protect the empire I’m destined to lead or sacrifice everything for the woman who dares me to love.

Serena
Kidnapped by the newest head of the Ferrara empire, I should fear Antonio, hate him…
But when brutal rivals strike, his fierce protection flips my world upside down.
Caught between loyalty to my family and a forbidden desire for my captor, I’m drawn to him in ways I can’t explain.
As lines blur, I must decide if the man who’s both my jailer and protector could hold the key to my heart
Or if he’s just another enemy in the shadows…

•••••••

REVIEW: SAVAGE PRINCE is the second instalment in Sienna Cross’ contemporary, adult RUTHLESS HEIRS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-four year old, Antonio Ferrara and twenty-four year old, fashion designer Serena Valentino’s story line. SAVAGE PRINCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Antonio Ferrera is the brother of Raffaele Ferrara (Ruthless Guardian 1) . Some of the events of SAVAGE PRINCE cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events of RUTHLESS GUARDIAN.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Antonio and Serena) SAVAGE PRINCE focuses on the aftermath of the abduction of our story line heroine. Antonio Ferrara is determined to seek revenge for the murder of his father, targeting Serena Valentino, the daughter of the man he blames for his father’s death but Serena is a woman who refuses to go quietly, and in doing so, finds herself falling for a man whose need for revenge wains in the face of real world events. On the run, often one step ahead of everyone hunting down our story line couple. Serena and Antonio will discover that they can no longer trust the people in their lives.

The world building follows Antonio and Serena as they find themselves the target of several attacks against their lives and the people they love. Lives will be lost as our couple go on the run, in the hopes of surviving against double crossing and deception.

The relationship between Antonio and Serena begins as an abduction. Serena is studying and working in Milano as a fashion designer but a night on the town ends as a prisoner of the man with whom she will fall in love. Antonio is determined to get revenge for his father but kidnapping Serena brings Antonio up close and personal with a woman who will save his life. The $ex scene are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and dynamic; we are introduced to Serena’s father Dante Valentino; her cousin Alessandro; Antonio’s brother Raffaele and his girlfriend and Serena’s cousin Isabella, as well as an assortment of security specialist, drivers, housekeepers, chefs and questionable friends. Alessandro’s story line is next.

SAVAGE PRINCE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate and determined.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one RUTHLESS GUARDIAN

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Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

 

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RUTHLESS GUARDIAN (Ruthless Heirs 1) by Sienna Cross-review tour

RUTHLESS GUARDIAN (Ruthless Heirs 1) by Sienna Cross-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 10, 2024

Isabella

I’m a mafia princess, heir to the Kings’ throne.
My entire life has been spent behind the bars of a gilded cage.
Protected, admired, adored.
Controlled.
I long for freedom.
In one night, everything changes…
Enter Raffaele Ferrara, dark, broody and tormented.
And the most frighteningly gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.
My new bodyguard is all rules and restraint.
But beneath our clashes, an undeniable attraction simmers—dangerous, forbidden, irresistible.

Raffaele

Isabella Valentino is off-limits.
She’s young and naïve and most importantly, my new client.
I live by my rules; in my world, everything is about control.
That’s why I’m the best at what I do.
And rule number one: Never get involved with the principal.
But the woman is a force of nature.
Ignoring my rules and procedures, she’s intent on breaking every single one.
And my tethers of restraint grow weaker by the day.
Worse, I don’t want to fight it anymore.
Isabella Valentino is mine.

•••••

REVIEW: RUTHLESS GUARDIAN is the first instalment in Sienna Cross’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS HEIRS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old, former Italian Special Forces turned bodyguard Raffaele Ferrara, and twenty-two year old med student / Mafia princess Isabella Valentino’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raffaele and Isabella) RUTHLESS GUARDIAN follows in the wake of an attack against our story line heroine. When Isabella’s lifelong bodyguard was killed trying to protect her, Isabella struggled to move forward until the day her father hired a new guard, former Italian Special Forces solider Raffaele Ferrara, a man whose secrets are dangerous and dark. An opportunity for Isabella, and three month internship in Italy finds Raffaele on edge, fearing the demons from his past at every corner. Battling to keep our heroine safe in the wake of her need to defy her security, Raffaele is reluctantly falling for a woman who refuses to back down , a fall that brings with it too many memories from the past.

The world building follows in the wake of numerous attempts against Isabella’s life but Raffaele will quickly discover not everything is at it appears to be. The target area is growing, and our couple find themselves facing down a familiar foe.

The relationship between Isabella and Raffaele begins as an assignment but Isabella refuses to abide by her security detail’s demands. Always defying orders and suggestions, Isabella is often TSTL in the face of several attacks against her life. Early on in the story line, Isabelle is a manipulative, immature and often unlikable heroine, pushing Raffaele’s buttons, buttons that should never have been pressed. Falling for Isabella was never in his future but Raffaele finds himself falling for the one woman able to take him down. 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, energetic and questionable secondary and supporting characters including siblings, cousins, friends, co-workers, many of whom cannot be trusted or with dubious motives.

RUTHLESS GUARDIAN is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, murder and obsession, dysfunctional family values, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, dark and captivating; the romance is seductive ; the characters are dynamic and charismatic but it too awhile to accept the story line heroine.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Sienna Cross was kidnapped by mobsters, saved by her super-hot step-brother, then forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire. From there, things got really interesting… She loves to write about dark, morally-gray alpha males and the captivating women that bring them to their knees. For all the inside info, join Sienna Cross’s Heartbreakers on Facebook, like her page, and follow her on Instagram and Tiktok. She has a thing for stalkers 😉 

 

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