I’ve been taken captive by a man who wants to destroy my family. There’s no escaping him–or the way he makes me feel.

I was born a mafia princess, the only daughter of the most powerful man in Italy. My purpose has always been to marry well, to be used to form an alliance that will benefit my father–and the man he chooses for me.

But now I’m being used for revenge.

For two years, Andre Leone has been kept as a my father’s prisoner, under house arrest on one of his estates. For two years, he plotted how he would bring my father down. And now, he’s taken his first step.

He’s taken me.

Andre intends to wed me, bed me, and ensure that I have his child. And when that’s done? He’ll make sure my father’s reign as head of the Italian mafia ends–and his begins. He’ll stop at nothing to ensure that happens, and from the moment he touches me, I hate him. But what I don’t expect is that I want him, too. There’s more to him than meets the eye, and as much as I try not to see it, I can’t ignore that not everything is as black and white as I always believed.

The cruel Leone heir owns my body. And now that I’m his, he might just claim my heart, too.

MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

Dark, gritty, sensual, and an overall great read.

The outcast Leone heir wants his revenge and he’s been planning it for a while now. When the opportunity comes, he will strike and strike hard. The problem is that once he has what he wants, his plans could go belly up. He’s been determined for two years to get what he wants and return to his rightful place, but now that he has his revenge piece his head and heart are starting to rebel against each other.

I loved this dark story of revenge turning into a touch her die story. Andre can’t resist the beauty and strength that is his new wife, and when she gives him what he wants, but for a price, he is not able to resist her conditions. He’ll do what he can to protect her and return to his place as the Leone Heir, but it could cost him more than he’s ready to give up.

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𝙁𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤, 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧. 𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗮

All I wanted when I left Shine, Massachusetts was a fresh start. I built a career and a reputation I could be proud of by putting the worst of the criminal underworld behind bars.

I was safe and away from the turbulent life of the Black Roses. 

Until a knock at my door thrust me back into the town I ran from, and into the clubhouse of the man who shattered my heart.

𝗢𝘇𝘇𝘆

I built a wall around my heart after I broke both of ours. I did what I had to do as the future president of the Black Roses MC. I needed Freya safe, and my brothers needed me whole. 

For fifteen years, I pretended I was. 

Now, I owe a man a favor, and he’s come to collect in the form of my club safeguarding the one woman who has the power to break me all over again.

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤, 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.

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♦ ♦ ♦

MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 5 out of 5

I loved Ozzy and Freya’s story! It’s a great story of second chances and redemption of the love they once shared.

Ozzy gave up the only girl/woman he’s ever loved because he was told that she didn’t want anything to do with him. Freya left Shine, Massachusetts for a better life after she almost died, but her heart would never heal from the dismissal that she got from the boy she’s ever loved. They were both lied to by someone that should have tried to understand, but his power and the towns opinion let him deceive them both.

Now Freya is in danger and the only man that can protect her and keep her safe is the only man that she’s vowed to never see again. All because she believed that he gave up on her years ago. She’s not happy being back at The Black Roses MC compound, but what choice does she have? Her life’s work has put her in the line of fire and she won’t give up until she’s won her case. No matter the cost to her life.

I loved this story and I love the characters in The Black Roses MC series. This story was the one I was waiting for and it did not disappoint. Both Freya and Ozzy are stubborn, but when they finally start to communicate, they figure out that what they’ve both thought all these years was not the truth of how either feels about the other. Now they have a chance to rekindle their love and relationship, but they need to deal with the danger first.

I can’t wait for more from The Black Roses MC to come. Great characters and gritty stories!

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Blurb:
Wrath
All I have in life is my brothers and my club.
It’s all I ever needed.
Until Tara.
Seeing her broken and bruised called to a part of me I
thought was long dead.
She can’t handle my brand of crazy though.
So I’ll offer her the only thing I can.
My claim, but in name only.

Tara
Being a sweetbutt, I never let myself imagine finding
my happy ever after within the walls of the Lotus MC.
It just wasn’t done.
Until Wrath.
His claim was meant to save me, but it only left me
feeling isolated.
He thinks I can’t handle him, but he’s wrong.
Underneath this damaged girl is a woman dying to
burst free.
If only, I could break down his walls enough to explore
it with him.

With danger lurking around every corner, will Wrath and
Tara ever be able to overcome their insecurities and
find solace within one another?

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MY REVIEW: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 4 out of 5

He’s never seen himself with an Old Lady, but he’ll protect Tara with his claim. It doesn’t mean he has to really have an Old Lady, or does it.

When his brothers start questioning his claim he’ll have to do something to make sure that Tara is protected. Even if he’s afraid of what will happen. When Wrath finally comes to terms that his claim is real, his darkness starts to lift and the light starts to come in, all due to Tara.

This book was worth the wait to read. Wrath and Tara’s story was steamy, heart wrenching, and healing all in one. Wrath has demons and his life was not easy, but when he finally stops denying his feelings for Tara both of their lives turn around for the better.

I loved the book and I can’t wait for more of the Lotus MC Series to come.

Title: Back Against the Wall

Series: Lindell Series #1

Author: Marie James

Release: February 15, 2024

Genre/Tropes: single dad, nanny/boss, a second chance at love, enemies to lovers, hockey star, small-town romance, steamy/spicy

Cover Designer: Qamber Designs

Cover Models: Michael Scanlon and Josie Fox

A small town, single dad, enemies to lovers romance.

Crawling back to this small town was never in hockey star Chase Woodson’s plans.

From hitting hockey pucks in front of thousands to selling urinal pucks at his father’s hardware store, coming back home is his worst nightmare.

But being a (newly) single dad of twin boys means making sacrifices. His boys need stability and his dad needs his help in the store.

Now he needs her.

Except, Chase has been the bane of Madison Kelly’s existence since high school.

She just so happens to be the only available nanny in town.

Besides, high school was ten years ago.

People don’t hold grudges that long, right?

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Narrated by Sebastian York & Tatiana Sokolov

Marie James is a full-time author, mother of two boys, and wife of 18+ years. Dog Mom to four great danes: Maximus, Sassy, Kiki, and Hargid

She has spent almost my entire lifetime living in central Texas, with only short stays in South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida. She is currently residing in a sleepy little town in East Tennessee.

Writing is her passion, and she absolutely loves being able to sit down and put all of her thoughts and emotions into her stories.

She loves dogs, coffee, making handmade cards, and reading steamy romance novels!

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MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 OUT OF 5

I’m a huge fan of Marie James’ books and when she introduced Lindell, Texas I was excited for the series. She writes wonderful characters, gritty, but entertaining stories that pull you in from the beginning and holds on until the end of the book. You hate for it to end because you want so much more of the characters. Even when their story is done.

Back Against the Wall was no different. While it’s not a post military, black ops, or MC story, it has the wonderful characters that I love Marie James for as well as the fun small town of Lindell, Texas that knows everyone’s business and the meddling that goes along with that. The business names are funny, the towns folk are quirky, and nosey.

Chase and Madison have both returned home after moving away and starting their lives in larger towns. Now that their back home in their small home town of Lindell, they are under the scrutiny of the towns folk as well as their own parents. Chase came home to lick his wounds from a career that has ended as well as his marriage. With two young sons to raise and the hardware store his family has run for years, he has to find a way to make a new life, yet protect his sons from their mischief and curiosity. His father suggests hiring someone to help him with the boys and his suggestion is the girl that hates Chase, but he has no idea why.

Madison has lost everything she worked so hard for due to her choice in men. Now she’s home trying to restart her life and get back on her feet. However, her living conditions could be quieter but she’s unemployed, so she can’t get an apartment. Her choices are limited until she meets with Chase, the boy she hates that used to live next door growing up. She’s held a grudge for ten years, but that doesn’t mean she has to let him off the hook now.

I loved this story and the characters. It was funny, sad, and an enjoyable read. I can’t wait to read more of the Lindell Series to come.