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Seth Morgan has returned home after two years spent building an alliance that will take his family's crime syndicate to a new level in New York City's black collar society. He expects a warm welcome as heir of the Morgan empire. He hopes to finally marry Nicolette, the woman he's loved his whole life.
What he finds is a different world, one where his family's legacy is in ruins. His big brother, Caleb, has changed into someone cold and bitter, plotting to overthrow their patriarch. And Nicolette, daughter of the criminal banking industry, has left the family entirely.
When a vicious misunderstanding leaves Caleb dead, Seth is left reeling. Desperate for truth, Seth is forced to turn to his only remaining cousin, Emma, for support. As he tries to mend his relationship with Nicolette, he begins a search for answers that will take him from the dirty streets to the highest reaches of their illicit empire.
Torn between the desire to protect those who mean the most to him, and a need to learn more about Caleb's death, he grows distant to protect them. As each secret surfaces, he realizes that the only way to restore his family is to take his place at its head, and fully embrace the brutal way they live.
REVIEW
This book was a
fantastic read. It had a solid plotline, riveting writing that captured me the
second I started reading, and it was well paced with enthralling twists. There
was never a dull moment and I was on the edge of my seat wondering what would
happen next.
The characters were
all really well written and defined, and with so much going on things could
have easily become confusing, but they didn’t. I clearly knew everyone’s place
within the underworld. I was a little surprised when a few characters seemed to
drop off the pages. I had expected them to be key players, and even though in
many ways they were, they just vanished only to pop up at the pivotal point of
this book. It left me wondering what they had been up to, and why they weren’t
heard from until the end. It didn’t, however, take anything away from this
story.
I hadn’t expected
Emma to play such a large role in this book, but she, of all the characters was
the only one I saw develop and grow. Seth grew into a real leader, realizing
his mistakes and his weaknesses, but I had expected that from him; Emma on the
other hand, she just became more fierce and feisty as the story progressed. Her
passion intensified and she really found her place within the family business.
I was proud of her for standing up for herself, and for having the guts to put
the Prince in his place from time to time. The final dining scene was the most
shocking for me. She really proved that she could make it in a world of
violence, and brutal disloyalty and dishonesty.
This was a thrilling
ride filled with passion, love, lust, betrayal, heartache, and so the list goes
on. It was dark and gritty, with a lethal dose of passion that saw its
characters in a fight for the empire that was on the brink of destroying them
all. Absolutely brilliant. A definite MUST READ!
GIVEAWAY
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
AJ and Nazarea became friends in a writers group. Drawn together by a love of fictional bad boys and good wine, they are best kept several states apart but rack up a ton of emails and text messages arguing plot points.
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Aj has seven tattoos, two dogs, and a bachelor's degree in journalism. She enjoys live music, and a diverse range of writing styles and genres. She has been writing creatively and therapeutically since childhood. She also supports artist collaboration and cross-media projects. She is an advocate of experience as inspiration. She lives and works in southern West Virginia as a bartender novelist.
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Thanks for your review. This is one that wouldn't have caught my attention initially, but after reading your review, I think I'll give it a chance!
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