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.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5-stars

This short story was so heartfelt, emotional, and beautiful. It shows the human side of what happened to the Heaven Hill members after they were being threatened and had to end it. It shows the family connection they have, even if they are not blood related, they are related by choice and it is such a strong connection.

These men and women will do their best to help and protect the members of their family and make sure that they are safe and living a functioning life. Their bond goes so much more beyond blood.

I give this short story a 5-star review and highly recommend the full series of Heaven Hill Series and Heaven Hill Next Generation to readers who enjoy MC, suspense, or stories with characters that will stay with you for a long time.

A photo I took while vacationing in Boothbay Harbor. This is the most photographed church.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 out of 5

Smart, single, young, business, woman Elizabeth Pennington needs a break from her busy day to day life of running her business. She decides to attend the wedding of an acquaintance from high school, in Boothbay Harbor, back near her hometown. She decides to surprise her friend at the same time, who is working at Boothbay Inn, while she attends the wedding. Unfortunately, she gets the Inn’s mixed up where the wedding is being held and where her friend works, and there are a lot of things happening at the Boothbay Harbor Inn that Elizabeth gets caught up in. Little does she know, her quiet, relaxing weekend away from Connecticut will be anything but.

Lucretia Sterling is trying to restore the Boothbay Harbor Inn and bring it back to life, but her husband is strong arming her with the renovations and doesn’t want her to restore it the way she wants. He wants it his way. He has a lot of secrets and is a man who scares the people who work for him. The employees and the town folk love Lucretia, but not her husband Jonathan Sterling. He has a lot to prove to his family who cut him out of the family business back in England, and he does not want to see the Inn restored or equipped the way it was back when it was first opened. He wants to modernize it and make it more of an exclusive Inn.

This was my first read of Penny Goetjen, but I would love to go back and read the first book with Elizabeth, Murder on the Precipice. Her writing is suspenseful, intriguing, and edge of your seat. I loved how Elizabeth seemed to walk right into trouble at every turn and yet was able to walk away with minor injuries. She is drawn in by her inquisitive mind and the people who work at Boothbay Harbor Inn and in the town of Boothbay Harbor. There are a lot of questionable characters in this story and it had me wondering what each one was into and what they might do to Elizabeth.

I really enjoyed reading this book and loved the characters. I especially loved Elizabeth and her inquisitive mind. She is more like a detective than an interior decorator, even if she found herself in trouble, her inquisitive mind and her sense for adventure make her life interesting. I give this story a 4.5-star review and highly recommend it to readers who enjoy suspense, small town mysteries, and colorful characters.

My husband and I have vacationed in Boothbay Harbor as well as South Port a few times and reading this book brought me back to those vacations. They were relaxing and fun. We enjoyed some beautiful views and very friendly locals. Now I want to go back.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5

Full of suspense, heat, betrayal, and lethal families.

Natalya “Tali” Severinov finds herself in a situation that she’s afraid she won’t be able to get out of. All because she let one man in when she was vulnerable and still reeling after her father’s death. That one man was playing her, and she was too broken hearted to see the signs or to avoid the hold he has on her. His betrayal could be the death of Tali and her brothers, now she and her brothers will have to fight for their lives as will her new neighbors in Monaco. It’s a good thing it’s something they are all used to doing. It’s in their blood.

Cristian Marcone is looking to avenge his father’s death. He and his brother have gone to Monaco to see if they can figure out who killed their father and his business partner. Are they coming for the rest of the Marcone’s next? Can they figure out who is behind the murders before it’s too late? Cristian has to fight to get his head back in the game after he meets Natalya. He’ll find more than his father’s killer in Monaco and changes are headed his way. He has to deal with the betrayal of his family and the one person that he thought was an ally.

I loved this story and the connection and heat between Tali and Cristian is off the charts. I love this series and this story is just as great as the others. The Severinov’s are lethal, loyal to each other, and very deadly. You don’t want to cross them or be on the receiving end of their bad side. It appears that the Marcone’s are the same way. Alec is a force to be reckoned with and I can’t wait to read his story.

I give this story a 5-star review and recommend it to readers who like Mafia, suspense, and stories of families that will kill to protect the ones they love.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5-stars

Ben Johnson is back, and he’s determined to win back the woman he loves. He knows what he wants and will not back down or turn his back on Lauren again. He has a lot on his shoulders now that he’s the man in charge of the company his father and grandfather started years ago. He’s always wanted to be at the helm to make his father proud.

Lauren has had a lot of things hit her all at once since her father died. Ben being back in London is only one issue that she has to deal with. While she’s trying to cope with that, she will find out that her father manipulated her life for many years. She wants to guard her heart, but she has no power over her heart when Ben is around.

I liked this book, but I was so angry at Lauren for being so naïve, blind, and stubborn. Ben is doing everything he can to show Lauren that he loves her and that he didn’t leave her because he wanted to. I give this story a 4-star review and recommend it to readers who like to read second chance romance and forbidden romance. You should read the first two in the series first, they are just good

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5-stars

A forbidden interaction between a young teen and a deadly man that works for her father.

Bianca is a young teen who has been hidden away from the world by her father. She’s ill and has been kept a secret from the dangerous men that work for her father. Late one night her voice is heard by a deadly man who works for her father.

Antonio is drunk and wandering around the mansion is places he doesn’t belong. He hears the voice of a young girl hollering behind a closed door. Little does he know that this young girl could be the end of him if her father ever discovers his interactions with her. The problem is that Antonio cannot turn his back on her or tell her no after that first time he meets her.

This is the prequel to the Knight’s Rose. I really liked this book. Antonio is a man who can’t seem to turn his back on Bianca, he has an interesting past and he’s a very deadly man. Bianca’s future doesn’t look promising. She’s innocent, inquisitive, and a pain in the rear, just like most teens can be. The end of the story left me saying “what????”. I really need the first book now to see what is going on. I give this story a 4-star review and can’t wait for the next book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Joe Rouger is a man who is looking for a woman to complete him and bring him back to life. After 18 years of a loveless marriage and several years on his own he is ready to spend the rest of his life with someone who makes his heartbeat and blood to boil. A chance sighting on vacation with his brother’s family for the July 4th holiday has him thinking he may have found the woman to do this. Little does he know that his life will change once he figures out that the woman he happened to hear and see on that vacation would turn out to not turn his life upside down, but she’d come to be the woman he’s been looking for.

Bernice Armstrong is a woman who has given up on a life of her own. She’s a southern belle who comes from a very rich family in Savannah, Georgia. Her family is like royalty in Savannah. Her daddy feels that he has to protect his family from any outsiders thinking that they are all after his money. Bernice and her sister Eunice decided years ago when they were younger that their lives were better off on their own and out from under the father’s thumb and watchful eye. They may not live under his roof anymore, but that does not keep him from controlling their lives, and that of their niece that they raised after she lost her family in a tragic accident.

I loved this story for so many reasons. One main reason is that this is a story of a mature Alpha man and woman. The main characters, Joe and Bernice are in their 50’s and yet they are able to find love and have a steamy, powerful relationship. Another reason is that Bernice is a sassy, brassy, southern belle. She doesn’t take anyone’s disrespect or crap. She will put anyone in their place if she feels that they deserve it. Even with her upbringing of respecting her elders, she has finally found her voice and the steel she needs to stand up to her father when he tries to run Joe off.

I give this story a 5-star review and recommend it to any reader who is looking for a love story of a mature couple with a side of suspense, and the wild family members who make these characters who they are. You won’t be disappointed. What a sexy cover too!