Protect the empire at all costs, eliminate any threats, and defeat our enemies.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5-stars

I have loved the Severinov family from the beginning of the series, Defiance. A family dangerous, sexy, loyal Bratva members who are fighting to keep their family safe and alive, and finding their other halves in the process. Even in the despair they go through over those they could not protect and save.

Alek Severinov is the oldest son of the Severinov family and is second in command until he is suddenly the head of the family. The pressures he has in protecting his family and keeping his businesses going make him a very disliked member of the family. He has too much to worry about and has no time or inclination to let anything get in his way. Even the woman that he has not been able to forget for the past six months since he returned form Sicily. That is until she’s put back into his line of sight and he can’t let anything happen to her.

Gianna Marcone is the only girl in the Marcone family, and she is lucky to be alive, after an attack on her life when she was a young girl. Her brothers smother her and keep her from any danger that could be lurking. She is tired of not living and having someone watch her every move. The one man that she wants told her that she has to stay away. She’s still angry at him for telling her brothers what happened six months ago, when he saved her life, because it only made her brothers more protective of her. She wants to live a normal life and go out and meet someone who will treat her normally, but it seems that she just can’t find that guy.

I loved Alek’s story. He is such a machine but, in this story, we finally find the human inside and the vulnerable side of him. The soft side of Alek is such an awesome side to see. He will do anything in his power to keep Gianna safe and protect her. When he finally gives in to his feelings their story, it’s a beautiful fall for a man who believes that he can’t have what his siblings have. His mind is always on the dark side and he finally finds his light in Gianna.

I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend this book as well as the full series to readers who like bratva, mafia, crazy women, strong, bada** women, and men. I am looking forward to reading more of Kristin Luciani’s books in the near future. She has The Mob Lust Series that I need to read still.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5-stsrs

What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, but when Aiden sees Mel and spends a night with her in Vegas, just talking, he can’t get her out of his head. She’s sassy, sexy, and funny and he wants to see her again.

Mel has not spent a night with a man without sleeping with him before the night in Vegas, but she puts on a good show for her best friend after leaving Aiden’s room in the morning. She is having the same problem as Aiden and can’t get him out of her head either, but the stars are not aligned for these two.

This story was a very good read, but it was hard to see these two fight so hard to have their time. It only happens after a tragedy and it’s a shame that it took so long for them to find their way to each other or their HEA. They each have baggage in their lives and need to find a way to overcome it if they want to be together and share their lives.

I give this story a 4-star review and recommend it readers as well as A. S. Teague’s first book in this, The Hardest Route. If you like second chance romance, men with baby mama drama, or sports romance, you need to read these stories.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5-stars

Wow! V. F. Mason certainly knows how to write dark stories. She has a dark and twisted mind and I love her for it.

Madan’s Method is a story of a small town run by five families and their kids are allowed to do as they please without consequences. That is until ten years after a horrific night their past comes back to haunt them, and it will not be a pretty ending.

Arianna Griffin is not part of a founding family, but she is the town sweet-heart, and everyone loves her. Or so it seems, until one tragic night and the consequences that follow. She loves to spend her time on the ice and dreams of winning gold as an ice skater, but those dreams will never happen for her. She’ll have to reinvent herself and do something else.

Eudard Campbell is the town bad boy and is member of one of the founding families. He and his twin brother Eachann, and their little sister Laura are descendants of a founding family, and the children of the town mayor. They haven’t had a perfect childhood, but no one knows what has gone on behind closed doors at the Campbell mansion.

I give this book a 5-star review. I loved the darkness of this story as well as the twists and turns that kept me turning the pages along with suspense of what was going to happen next. The characters in this book are as twisted as the story itself and they jumped out of the book to me. This book ends on a cliff hanger, but it will be worth the wait for more of Cassandra’s and Eudard’s story. I have read her Mafia Romance books and some of her Dark Romance books and have loved them all. I look forward to the next book in this duet and cannot wait to find out what she has in store for us as the reader, or the characters in her story.