⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Moody, broody, and always angry.

Trace gave up his position as Alpha to his pack and leader of the family when he decided he wanted to join the Marines at eighteen. He handed over his position to his younger brother Santiago ‘Rios’ Rios, and he has been a good Alpha for the Perdition MC. Now Rios and his wife, Aylen have to make some changes in their lives since they are expecting their first pup and Rios is ready to hand the Alpha position back over to his brother, Trace. Trace’s past will resurface, and secrets will be revealed, along with betrayal. Trace hasn’t let his wolf out in five years, will he be able to control him if he lets him out now?

Adriana has had five years to come to terms with her life and the loss of the only man she has ever loved. When she finds out that he is alive and living in New Orleans, she knows she has to go see him and talk to him. She doesn’t know if she still loves him or still hates him for how things turned out in El Salvador, but she knows she has to talk to him. Trace and Adriana are both in for a surprise when she walks into Tito’s bar.

I have loved Trace from the beginning. He’s moody and broody, but he is also very sexy. That sexiness becomes more apparent in his story. He and Rios are working to repair their relationship as well as working to get their parents to repair theirs as well. There are a lot of secrets that come to light in this story and they could destroy or repair relationships. I wanted to scream and Adriana and Trace to talk to each other and open up so that they could find their HEA. It was so frustrating. I love these two together. The story has angst, action, secrets, and betrayal. It’s an easy read and I hated for it to end, although with the chapters at the end, I cannot wait for the next stories in this series and Gray’s story to come out. The men of Perdition MC are a family and loyal to each other, well most of them are anyways. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it to readers that enjoy shifters, MC’s, angsty, Alpha stories.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

How can a Pakhan and a Barrista, now IT Consultant work?

Wow! A businessman that keeps his legitimate businesses in London but is a Bratva Pakhan that hides his Bratva dealings in plain sight. She’s plain, a nerd and yet he can’t get her out of his mind. She is not his usual type and everyone around him questions his motives when he brings Cassie into his personal business and then has to protect her because she lied to him. Konstantin Silvanov is a rich, powerful man. He walked away from Cassie once when he found out she was engaged, but now she has been put right back in his path and he won’t walk away again until he’s had his fill of her.

Cassie has a job that she thought she really wanted, and enjoyed doing it until her fiancé, and a manager at the company she now works at, thanks to his help, decided that she was not enough for him and cheated on her and then broke up with her. Now Cassie’s life is not a sunny as it once was. She finds herself in a situation after a night of drinking and going home with a guy for a one-night stand, and the man that she dreams about finds her in his kitchen. Could things be any worse for Cassie? As a matter of fact, now that she is back in his path, yet.

I loved this story. After reading The Soldier and getting the background on Konstantin and the meeting of Konstantin and Cassie, I wanted to read The King, and I could not wait for The War after reading it. The characters in this Duet have been through a lot and this story really takes them through so much more. Konstantin and Cassie did not have an easy childhood, and they are so different from each other in life, but their circumstances bring them together and they have to figure out what they are feeling and fight for what they want. Cassie is so unsure of herself and her confidence and childhood almost hold her back from what she could have. She’s afraid in her situation, but she feels safe with Konstantin. I loved the characters, all of them, and the story is full of action, betrayal, danger, and some steamy scenes. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it. I look forward to The War: Bratva Blood Duet Part Two.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 out of 5

She could gain more than the money and business her father owned, but will it be worth it?

The second book in the Fragile Ties series continues on with David and Lianna’s story and the turmoil they are going through over Lianna’s family in France and David’s desire to keep her save and protect her from the Faure family. He wants to protect her from the danger they present. However, if he keeps her from her family, he could lose her for good.

David only knows hate and his mind won’t change when it comes to the Faure family and Lianna’s father, even though he’s now gone. Lianna is drifting and feeling lonely, so when her uncle shows up, she has a hard time turning him away and wants more answers than what she has gotten from David. The only trouble is, she isn’t sure who to believe and she’s hurting David by speaking to her uncle.

I enjoyed this second part of the series but didn’t find it to draw me in like the first part, Destruction. While it has the intrigue, suspense and darkness of Destruction, it didn’t pull right in and draw my attention like the first book. With that being said, I still enjoyed the book and am looking forward to Redemption. I am actually excited to read Redemption. While the first part of the book didn’t pull me in and hold me prisoner to the book, the ending did. I am looking forward to reading how the Faure family will treat Lianna and David and if they are in as much danger as David seems to think they are. I give this book a 4.5-star review and recommend it to readers like mafia, suspense, danger, and dark desires. Ms. Bene knows how to write dark stories and this series does not disappoint at all.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

This story is dark, twisted, and interesting.

David is keeping a promise to his father and the only way to complete it could mean his death, but he has to destroy the Mercier’s and reveal their secrets. His plan is dangerous and crazy, but he knows that he has to do it if he is going to get retribution for his family.

Lianna is the only child of Robert Mercier and has no idea of his real identity or what he can do. She gave up her dream job to work get her MBA and start working at her father’s business learning the ropes and showing that she has the smarts to do the job, and that she earned her position, not just by being blood. The only trouble is that Robert Mericier’s secrets are dangerous and could get people killed, including Lianna.

This is a story of secrets, danger, and twisted attraction. The characters are dark, dangerous, and ready to blow things out of the water and reveal the secrets that have been kept for years. If you like dark, twisted stories with characters that will have you scratching your head, you will enjoy this story. I give it 5-stars and look forward to more of these characters and the answers to my questions from Destruction. The danger in this story keeps the pages turning and the steam constantly releasing from the book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Carson Flynn is a smart man that doesn’t look anything like a member of the Clan. He is a single father, raising his little girl on his own since his girlfriend died in a car accident. He is the accountant for the Clan, but he is so much more, and no one would know it by looking at him.

Megan is the cousin to the McCarthy Clan and is protected by family. She was raised with them and knows they have their way of life, but it’s not in her face and she can deny it mentally because of that. She has a weakness for single fathers and when she sees Carson with his daughter, Breena, she knows that she has lost herself to that weakness.

Carson and Megan have been around each other for years, but it’s almost as if neither one of them has noticed the other until now. Carson has always been a quiet, reserved man but now another side of him has surfaced and there is only member of the Clan that knows what’s going on with Carson and what he is up to. His dark side has surfaced, and he needs to keep Megan protected and safe from the O’Gregor Clan. He’s trying to figure out what happened to his girlfriend, Eve.

I love this series and I believe Carson is probably my favorite so far. Carson is dark and broody, smart and sexy! If you like books with dark, broody, smart, sexy men, then you will love Carson. The McCarthy Clan men are dangerous, dark, and loyal to the Clan. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it to readers. There will be family secrets revealed. The women of the McCarthy Clan are strong, sassy, and keep their men on their toes all the time. I love the women as much as the men in this series. I cannot wait for Lachlan’s story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Aida Gallo is the only daughter of the Gallo mafia family. She has three older brothers that treat her as if she is one the boys. When the Griffin’s have a birthday party for the youngest daughter and go all out, the Gallo siblings decide they need to crash the party. Without telling their father, they crash the birthday party and it is a complete game changer for both the Griffin’s and the Gallo’s. They been against each other for years, but mistake changes that.

Callum Griffin is running for Alderman of the 43rd Ward. With his family’s power and notoriety, he has a good chance of winning. The information he has on some of the other candidates could give him the seat. His little sister’s birthday party is more for him to talk to the powers that be to gain support for his win. When an accidental situation happens Callum finds a new form of support, but he’s not happy about it.

I loved Sophie Lark’s Colors of Crime books, and this new series is just as good. Her story telling of mafia families is entertaining, brutal, and never disappoints. Brutal Prince gained my interest a little further in, but it was not disappointment at all. I love Aida’s strong will and her loyalty to her family. She may be a mafia princess, but is strong, loyal, and sassy. These two have no idea they were actually meant to be together and as the story progresses the heat does too. I look forward to more of the Gallo and Griffin families in the future. I give this story a 5-star review and recommend it to readers who enjoy mafia, Alpha males, strong, sassy women, and the drama between two powerful families that have to find a way to keep the blood shed to a minimum. I love Sophie Lark’s books, and I look forward to more of this new series.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 out of 5

A story of second chances, psycho arsonists, and a long lasting love.

Margot has loved Jake since she was a little girl in one sense or another. Her life has taken a few twists and turns and after a tragic accident in her late teens, early twenties, she decides that she needs to leave Birch, Maine to grow up, attend college, and find out who she is. With this in mind, she leaves the only man who has held her heart in his hands since she was five years old. He doesn’t want to let her go, but he also knows that she he can’t keep her in Maine. He is eight years older and knows what he wants in life and where he wants his life to go, but he has to let Margot, his Lily-girl, find her way in life and hopefully find her way back to him.

When Margot gets a text from her best-friend, Maya, in Birch, that she needs her to come home, Margot leaves immediately, no questions asked. Maya has a tragic past and if she is in trouble, there is no way Margot will ignore her text. She is not prepared for the memories that rush back when she gets near town though and the first person she sees, is the one person she wanted to avoid, Jake.

This story is full of action, great characters and some very Alpha men in blue. They are protective of their loved ones and when they find the woman that holds their heart, they will do anything to protect them. Although, they do it within the limits of the law, even if they fight themselves to do it. I give this story a 4.5-star review and immediately purchased Maelstrom and Kismet to read when I can. I could not get enough of these characters, and I am looking forward to Balls to the Wall, Remy’s story. If you enjoy reading stories with sexy police and firefighters and strong, sassy women, then you will enjoy the Birch County Blue series.