The first lesson my father ever taught me was that power is the only currency, loyalty is the law, and always take what you want.
When the Mayor of our city begs me to keep his precious daughter safe, I seize my chance to strengthen the DeLuca hold on the town.
I’ll keep her safe, but it’ll come at a price.
Mia Gordan, the sheltered heiress, must become my wife.
She’s a stranger to our brutal world.
A symbol.
A means to an end.
A strategic move, nothing more.
But as I draw her into my shadowed life, shielding her from the ghost of our fathers’ past, I realize she’s more than a pawn. Every defiant glare, every whispered challenge stirs something dark and hungry within me. She’s an enigma, a mystery wrapped in innocence and hidden depths.
Protecting Mia becomes more than duty; it’s a burning need. The deeper we dive into the lies that bind her family to mine, she becomes more than just my wife in name. Mia’s the unexpected light in my dark world.
But can love be our salvation in a life built on blood and deceit, or will buried secrets destroy it all?
Dario: Savage Bloodline is an interracial (BWWM), forced marriage, age-gap, mafia romance that is a gripping tale of love, loyalty, and survival in a world where nothing is as it seems.
About the Authors:
Sade Rena and ML Preston are USA Today Bestselling Authors of Contemporary and Multicultural Romance who decided to join forces over their shared love of cocktails and Christmas.
Author Handles:
@saderenawrites (on all platforms)
@author_ml_preston (IG)
@prestonML (FB)
My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5
Both authors were new to me. I loved the story and the characters were great! Secrets are revealed, danger is lurking and lust turns into love in this story.
I loved Dario and Mia together. She’s been brought up to show her strength and always be aware of where she is and who she is around. Mia is the daughter of the town Mayor and is in need of being protected, so her father seeks help from Dario, but his payment for protecting her may be too high for the Mayor.
This was a great story and I look forward to reading more from this author duo. I kind of want to go back and read all of the books in the Savage Bloodline now, but my TBR is so long already…not sure I should add past ones right now, but I hope to read more in the future.
On the weekend of the 28th, 29th, and 30th of June, 2024, The Elizabeth’s Trusts are concentrating on a fundraiser solely aimed at raising funds for Phoenix Trust. For this weekend, we are asking you to donate £17.00 or $21.00 towards providing a Christmas parcel for a member of the armed forces or a retired Vet. Our mission is to raise money to send out parcels at Christmas when many feel isolated, alone, depressed and suicidal.
£17.00 will buy a Christmas box from Operation Christmas Box in the UK, which will be sent to a member of the armed forces currently serving. Christmas 2023, we raised money for 64 boxes to be delivered.
$21.00 will buy blankets, scarves and hats, travel mugs, and many other items for serving members of the armed forces and for veterans who may be homeless or struggling. This will be sent via VA Centres. We donated 130 presents last year to Steubenville, Ohio VA centre.
These men and women fight for our right to live freely and defend our countries. Many of our armed forces personnel don’t receive parcels from home in the UK and USA. By giving £17.00 or $21.00, we can help these brave souls understand they are not alone and are thought of and cared about. Getting a parcel when you expect nothing is a huge joy and comfort, and if we can help save one life, it is worth it. Can you show a hero that someone out there cares about and is thinking of them?
From USA Today bestselling author Misty Walker comes a gripping tale of forbidden romance within the dark underworld of motorcycle clubs.
As the priest for the Sons of Erebus, it’s my duty to guide people through their darkest moments. So when a battered and broken woman is abandoned at our clubhouse gates, I feel compelled to offer her solace.
Myla is beautiful, smart, and has a sharp tongue, yet I’m unexpectedly drawn to this woman who’s half my age with a past as tormented as my own. It’s how I recognize the burning rage in her eyes, threatening to consume her. Although she tries to push me away to hide her growing panic and pain, I sense that she’s close to reaching her breaking point.
My instincts are confirmed when a gut feeling wakes me in the middle of the night, telling me she needs help. What I find is beyond my worst nightmare. Myla’s covered in someone else’s blood, despondent, and begging for me to make her feel something other than the fury burning through her veins.
Our one night of raw passion not only exposes Myla’s darkest secrets, but mine too, and so our torrid affair begins. On nights when the weight of her sins threatens to crush her, she seeks comfort in my arms, and on those when my demons threaten to devour me whole, she’s there to banish them with a single touch.
It was inevitable that our sins would catch up with us, and I knew the risks of loving her could be catastrophic. Now I’m faced with an impossible decision: protect her by betraying her trust and risking everything—my honor, my loyalty, my whole world, or lose her forever.
About the Author:
Misty Walker is a USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author. Her books have been translated to Hebrew and adapted into audiobooks.
She reads the way she writes, so in between writing her dark and delicious novels, she’ll sneak in a few sweet and steamy ones to “cleanse the palate”, as they say.
Misty currently resides in the high desert of Reno, NV with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. She enjoys camping in her comfy travel trailer, reading, and writing. She loves connecting with readers, so her email and DMs are always open.
A book detailing everything The Elizabeth’s Trusts accomplished in 2023 and a thank you list to the people who made it happen. Did you wonder where your donation went? Would you like to understand how you helped nearly 1,000 people in 2023? Then this is the book for you—a book of gratitude and thanks.
Come and see our goals for this year and meet the fantastic charities we helped and aim to help again in 2024.
The Elizabeth’s Trusts, founded on 31st December 2022 by author Elizabeth N. Harris, were established to help those in need within the UK and the USA. We provide donations and financial support to shelters, children in residential care, armed forces, the homeless, and those affected by domestic abuse.
Our approach is to raise awareness, garner support, and encourage participation in events and fundraising activities among the author and reader communities.
This weekend is Honor a Hero weekend. A series of posts will become available on The Elizabeth’s Trusts FB page, and while some are stats, others are stories from people we know, book models, authors and readers. Please read the posts and understand why this is so important that we raise money for the Phoenix Trust part of the Elizabeth’s Trusts.
On the weekend of the 28th, 29th, and 30th of June, 2024, The Elizabeth’s Trusts are concentrating on a fundraiser solely aimed at raising funds for Phoenix Trust. For this weekend, we are asking you to donate £17.00 or $21.00 towards providing a Christmas parcel for a member of the armed forces or a retired Vet. Our mission is to raise money to send out parcels at Christmas when many feel isolated, alone, depressed and suicidal.
£17.00 will buy a Christmas box from Operation Christmas Box in the UK, which will be sent to a member of the armed forces currently serving. Christmas 2023, we raised money for 64 boxes to be delivered.
$21.00 will buy blankets, scarves and hats, travel mugs, and many other items for serving members of the armed forces and for veterans who may be homeless or struggling. This will be sent via VA Centres. We donated 130 presents last year to Steubenville, Ohio VA centre.
These men and women fight for our right to live freely and defend our countries. Many of our armed forces personnel don’t receive parcels from home in the UK and USA. By giving £17.00 or $21.00, we can help these brave souls understand they are not alone and are thought of and cared about. Getting a parcel when you expect nothing is a huge joy and comfort and if we can help save one life, it is worth it. Can you show a hero that someone out there cares about, and is thinking of them?
Age Gap Tortured Heroine Dark Romance OTT Possessiveness Stalking
I’m a killer, I do it for fun, a way to quell the blood thirstiness that lives inside me.
No one has ever been able to penetrate the walls around my blackened heart.
Except her. Jessica Grace.
I met her at the lowest point in her life.
I saw the depths of despair that shone brightly in those blue eyes.
Begging for help, pleading for solace.
It was at that moment that I found the one.
My one.
But she’s too young, too innocent to be tainted by my darkness.
So I stay away until fate brings us back together.
Now, she’s hurt, and I’ll do anything to protect her.
No one touches what’s mine and lives to tell the tale.
I’m the Eraser.
Once I’m done with my prey, they simply cease to exist.
No traces of them are ever left behind.
Vengeance is all I crave.
I’m ready to start a war with the man who hurt my wife. Nothing will stop me.
I’ll do everything it takes to keep her safe.
My love. My wife. My everything.
My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5
This was the book that I didn’t know I needed to read. While Brooke Summers books are usually dark, this one took it to a whole new level. After meeting Stephen in previous books and the Eraser as well, I knew that this could be a dark book, but I didn’t realize how dark it could get. Not that I’m complaining. It was a balance of dark, twisted, and sweet. Stephen gives a new level of touch her and die vibes.
Stephen meets Jessica on the roughest day of her life, but he finds himself drawn to her. He knows she’s too young and sweet for him, but he’ll only say away for as long as he can and then all bets are off. Especially when he finds her hurt. Now he’ll make those that hurt her pay for it and he’ll claim her as his and protect her forever.
I loved this story. As with all of the books I’ve read by Brooke Summer’s, the MFC is strong, beautiful and resilient. Jessica may not be as ruthless as some of the other women in the family, but she is strong and resilient and she’ll become stronger with Stephen by her side. I love the characters in Brooke Summers books and I can’t wait for more in this series or her others. Always a great read.
Author of Rakiya– Stories of Bulgaria, (GenZ Publishing, June 2024)
In the twelve stories of Rakiya, you’ll meet a mother pickpocketing tourists in order to support her daughter. An elderly war veteran ashamed of his actions during the Holocaust. Two brothers hunting a killer bear. A Syrian refugee working in a Sofia bakery. A femme fatale disappearing at an international writers’ conference. And two neighbors competing to see who makes the best alcoholic drink.
My first book – The Virtual Kibbutz (2003)
My first book is set in Israel, which has been my home ever since my family and I left Sioux City, Iowa, and moved to Jerusalem when I was a teenager. I finished high school in Jerusalem, served 3 years in the Israeli army, and along with my wife, became a founding member of a kibbutz —a collective agricultural community—in Israel’s southern desert. My experiences on the kibbutz driving a tractor, harvesting tomatoes and onions, and milking cows were inspiration for the book.
Fast forward thirty years. My wife and I are living in a small community outside Jerusalem and our three children have grown into adults with lives of their own. One day, my boss at an online marketing firm in Tel Aviv informed me that my job is being relocated to Sofia, Bulgaria. My wife and I made an impulsive decision and went to live in Sofia for two years.
During our stay in Bulgaria, we fell in love with the country. We traveled extensively and learned about Bulgaria’s rich history and fascinating traditions. We made new friends but ultimately failed to learn Bulgarian.
Upon our return to Israel, I couldn’t stop thinking about Bulgaria. I quickly realized I could return to the country every single day, with my creative writing. My two suspense novels, Valley of Thracians (2013), The Burgas Affair (2015) are set in Bulgaria, and my new book is a collection of short stories told in the voices of native-born Bulgarians and foreigners visiting the country for the first time.
Why do you write so much about Bulgaria?
Most people know nothing about Bulgaria and would struggle to place it on a map. Since falling in love with the country, I’ve taken on a mission of introducing people to Bulgaria through my writing. In my stories, readers will hike to the top of the tallest mountain in the Balkans, travel on a tram through the streets of Sofia, hunt for a killer bear in the Rhodope Mountains, and get a virtual sip of Bulgaria’s signature alcoholic drink—rakiya.
How did you start writing? Who inspired you to write?
As a child, I looked up to my father, who was an editor at the local newspaper. Following in his footsteps, I launched a summertime newspaper in my neighborhood and along with my sister as co-editor, I knocked at neighbors’ doors and asked them if they had any news to share. Afterwards I would sell my mimeographed one-page newspaper for ten cents a copy.
In school my favorite subject was creative writing and whenever I had a chance I would write. Nothing from those childhood efforts have survived, nor has anything remained from my first attempt at writing a novel in my twenties. Other manuscripts have been lost over the years, either printed copies that were thrown out in the trash, or documents on old computers that will never see the light of day.
In addition to the novels I published and the Bulgaria short story collection, I have written many other short stories which have been published in a long list of literary magazines. One of my short stories was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. I also write travel articles and book reviews.
Tell me a bit about yourself and your writing style:
I am a very early riser. After I take my dog for a walk in the dark, I drive 20 minutes to a train station and catch the first train to Tel Aviv. I usually read on the train but sometimes I’ll take out my laptop to write. When I arrive in Tel Aviv, I don’t report directly to my office. Instead, I sit down with a cup of cappuccino at a coffee shop for another hour of writing. By the time I report to my office at about eight in the morning, I’ve already put in over an hour of writing.
I am most creative in the early morning hours. When I return home at the end of my workday, I am too tired to do anything creative. I nearly fall asleep in front of the television, take the dog for one late night walk, and that’s it for me.
My bio:
Ellis Shuman is an American-born Israeli author, travel writer, and book reviewer. His writing has appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, and The Huffington Post. His short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has appeared in Isele Magazine, Vagabond, The Write Launch, Esoterica, Jewish Literary Journal, San Antonio Review, and other literary publications. He is the author of The Virtual Kibbutz, Valley of Thracians, The Burgas Affair, and Rakiya – Stories of Bulgaria.
Blurb: Clayton Being the star player on the Walker Wolves has been everything I was working towards. That is, until my grades slip, threatening to take it all from me. I have to do something drastic to keep my dreams alive, so I hire a tutor. That’s when I met her. Grace Myers. She is the complete opposite of me. Shy, innocent, kind. She’s meant to tutor me on school, so why does it feel like she is schooling me on life?
Grace I have spent half my life in love with Kellan Cooper, but he has never felt the same. If friendship is all he can offer, it’s what I’ll take from him. I thought life was simple. Until I met him. Clayton James. He is everything I’ve always hated. Loud, arrogant, a player. So why do I find myself unable to stop thinking about him and his lips?
A great start to a new Series for Nyssa Kathryn. I can’t wait to read more of the Walker brothers.
Harper is running from her past and runs right into a mountain of a man that takes one look at her and knows that he has to protect her. The problem is that the Harper doesn’t trust easily and she doesn’t want hand outs. So, Cody works his magic by giving her a job and slowly working his way into her life so he can keep her safe and show her that she can live a good life with him in Misty Peak.
Cody and his family have lived in Misty Peak all his life and they’ve had a good life there. He’s now running the family bar. When the scared looking woman walks into his bar with a backpack on her back in the pouring down rain one night he takes a look and knows that she’s in danger. He just has to figure out where it’s coming from.
I loved the story and the characters. I’ve been a huge fan of Nyssa Kathryn’s since her Project Arma books and her series that branch off have been just as great to read. Her books have a single thread that branches out with each series and I love how you can catch a glimpse of other characters. I love her characters and her stories. I am very excited to read this new series and meet the Walker brothers.
I read lots of books, from mythology retellings to literary fiction and I love to reread books from childhood, this is a place to voice my thoughts for fun. I also like to ramble about things such as art or nature every now and again.
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