Title: Violent Delights
(#1 of WhiteMonarch)
Author: Jessica Hawkins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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(#1 of WhiteMonarch)
Author: Jessica Hawkins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
Amazon (US/UK/CA/Aus) | B&N | Kobo | iTunes | Google Play
Goodreads
“She is mine.” Three words from two different men.
A life, future, and love I don’t get to choose.
In the de la Rosa family, old grudges run deeper than loyalty, and betrayal is a three-letter word: war. But this feud isn’t between enemies. It’s between brothers. And I’m the prize.
I was born a princess among criminals. An untouchable among thieves. Heiress to a life others have killed for, and one I'd do anything to escape. I vowed not to leave without Diego, my first love and best friend, but if his ruthless brother has his way, I won’t leave at all. Cristiano de la Rosa is a man as big and bold as his legend. Once upon a time, he was our cartel’s best soldier . . . until he became my family’s worst enemy.
A man like Cristiano will bend fate to his will to get what he wants. Even if it means dragging me to hell—and tearing me from his brother's arms.
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Diego rubbed his jaw, plotting his route through the costume party to get to me. He’d be blamed if we were caught together. That didn’t stop my craving to feel his lips on mine. He started toward me, but after only a few steps, my father appeared, slapped him on the back, and pulled him away to introduce him to a couple.
I moved through the crowd, catching and losing Diego’s gaze as people passed between us. He shook the hand of an Elvis impersonator as I ducked by a man in a toga. He kissed Catwoman’s cheek but winked at me. I touched my neck in mock-offense and stopped short of face-planting into a wall of a security guard.
“Perdón,” I said as I went to go around the man.
The guard moved to block me, and in an instant, the energy around me shifted. I tilted my head back until I was looking straight up at a monster of a man and into the face of a ghoulish black-and-white skull. The blackened eye sockets, rimmed in deep red, didn’t hide the menacing way his eyes focused on me. Nor did the drawn-on teeth, shaped in a sinister grin, disguise his frown—or the flawless bone structure beneath his veneer. Raven-black hair had been slicked back, as stark against the chalky face paint as his tie cutting down the center of a pressed white dress shirt.
Standing as still and straight-backed as a mannequin, and looking as polished as one too, he inclined his head toward me. “May I have this dance?”
I moved through the crowd, catching and losing Diego’s gaze as people passed between us. He shook the hand of an Elvis impersonator as I ducked by a man in a toga. He kissed Catwoman’s cheek but winked at me. I touched my neck in mock-offense and stopped short of face-planting into a wall of a security guard.
“Perdón,” I said as I went to go around the man.
The guard moved to block me, and in an instant, the energy around me shifted. I tilted my head back until I was looking straight up at a monster of a man and into the face of a ghoulish black-and-white skull. The blackened eye sockets, rimmed in deep red, didn’t hide the menacing way his eyes focused on me. Nor did the drawn-on teeth, shaped in a sinister grin, disguise his frown—or the flawless bone structure beneath his veneer. Raven-black hair had been slicked back, as stark against the chalky face paint as his tie cutting down the center of a pressed white dress shirt.
Standing as still and straight-backed as a mannequin, and looking as polished as one too, he inclined his head toward me. “May I have this dance?”
A monster didn't always perceive himself that way.
Mamma mia! This story! It has everything you could possibly want: intrigue, deception, betrayal and action. Two men and one woman. There's going to be blood... Diego seems like the perfect guy: loyal and caring. Then there is Cristiano who is more puzzle than man. His words are poignant and Natalia keeps recalling them but does she heed what he really means? Can she trust him? Can anyone be trusted? I'm thinking that there are deep dark secrets here and not everyone is who they claim to be. Everything is not what it seems and Natalia is smack bang in the middle. I'm bursting to tell you more but I can't without ruining it so I'll say this: I devoured the story and wanted more and more and more.
Mamma mia! This story! It has everything you could possibly want: intrigue, deception, betrayal and action. Two men and one woman. There's going to be blood... Diego seems like the perfect guy: loyal and caring. Then there is Cristiano who is more puzzle than man. His words are poignant and Natalia keeps recalling them but does she heed what he really means? Can she trust him? Can anyone be trusted? I'm thinking that there are deep dark secrets here and not everyone is who they claim to be. Everything is not what it seems and Natalia is smack bang in the middle. I'm bursting to tell you more but I can't without ruining it so I'll say this: I devoured the story and wanted more and more and more.
This story is nothing like the other stories that Jessica Hawkins has written. It's gritty and dirty and all I wanted to do was sink my teeth into this story again and again. And maybe sink them into Cristiano. But that's another story ;) And even though the story was so different to her usual tales, it was still quintessentially a Jessica Hawkins story. It had immense detail and richness with a little bit of magic that you associate with a Ms Hawkins tale. I am bursting at the seams and have no idea how I will cope with waiting for the next installment! I need it now!
About the Author . . .
Jessica Hawkins is a USA Today bestselling author known for her "emotionally gripping" and "off-the-charts hot" romance. Dubbed "queen of angst" by both peers and readers for her smart and provocative work, she's garnered a cult-like following of fans who love to be torn apart...and put back together.
She writes romance both at home in New York and around the world, a coffee shop traveler who bounces from café to café with just a laptop, headphones, and coffee cup. She loves to keep in close touch with her readers, mostly via Facebook, Instagram, and her mailing list.
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She writes romance both at home in New York and around the world, a coffee shop traveler who bounces from café to café with just a laptop, headphones, and coffee cup. She loves to keep in close touch with her readers, mostly via Facebook, Instagram, and her mailing list.
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Amazon | Bookbub | Mailing List
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