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'm prepared to trade for my freedom. 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.
“She is mine.” Three words from two different men.
A life, future, and love I don’t get to choose.
I was born a princess among criminals. An untouchable among thieves. Heiress to a life others have killed for, and one I'm prepared to trade for my freedom. 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.
“She is mine.” Three words from two different men.
A life, future, and love I don’t get to choose.
VIOLENT DELIGHTS:
Is the first full length romance novel by new to me author J. Hawkin's in her 'White Monarch' series. Spoken mostly from Natalia's POV with one chapter each from Cristiano and Diego's POV's.
As far as mafia reads go, for me this was a slow burn, but the plot was engaging enough that it kept me glued to my ipad throughout. Mafia reads are my go to kind of reads, they offer dark, gritty, intricate plots and even though this one was slowish at the start it did pick up and moved along perfectly once I'd reached the half way mark.
Natalia Cruz is a mafia princess, the daughter of one of the most powerful drug lords in Mexico, losing her mother under such terrifying circumstances at such a young age had her pointing the finger at one person, and one person only which made for an interesting read all round. It was like a game of chess, each piece strategically placed as we the reader tried to piece all of the pieces of the puzzle together as they were given to us.
“Trust no one.
Never draw a weapon unless you meant to kill.
Loyalty didn’t guarantee loyalty, even to your own blood.
Anyone, even the most loyal disciple, could turn.”
So many loose ends to a cold case murder which made me question everything.
'Diego and Cristiano' are connected to the 'De La Rosa Family' which were killed and were then taken in by Natalie's parents, when Diego was eight and Christiano was fifteen. So they were like brothers to her, who protected her with their lives. But one had to leave in a hurry before he was killed.
The death of her mother changed everything, deciding that the only place safe was away from everything she held dear was to go away to boarding school in the United States where no one could touch her.
Eleven years later and she's back on home soil again. Many things had changed but some things stayed the same, especially her love for Diego. But what happens when the other brother wants her too? I went into this loving Diego, young love and all it entailed but I came out of it in love with Christiano.
Just know that this ends on one wowza of a cliffy that left me reeling in its wake, it's brutal that we have to wait for three months for the next release.
As far as mafia reads go, for me this was a slow burn, but the plot was engaging enough that it kept me glued to my ipad throughout. Mafia reads are my go to kind of reads, they offer dark, gritty, intricate plots and even though this one was slowish at the start it did pick up and moved along perfectly once I'd reached the half way mark.
Natalia Cruz is a mafia princess, the daughter of one of the most powerful drug lords in Mexico, losing her mother under such terrifying circumstances at such a young age had her pointing the finger at one person, and one person only which made for an interesting read all round. It was like a game of chess, each piece strategically placed as we the reader tried to piece all of the pieces of the puzzle together as they were given to us.
“Trust no one.
Never draw a weapon unless you meant to kill.
Loyalty didn’t guarantee loyalty, even to your own blood.
Anyone, even the most loyal disciple, could turn.”
So many loose ends to a cold case murder which made me question everything.
'Diego and Cristiano' are connected to the 'De La Rosa Family' which were killed and were then taken in by Natalie's parents, when Diego was eight and Christiano was fifteen. So they were like brothers to her, who protected her with their lives. But one had to leave in a hurry before he was killed.
The death of her mother changed everything, deciding that the only place safe was away from everything she held dear was to go away to boarding school in the United States where no one could touch her.
Eleven years later and she's back on home soil again. Many things had changed but some things stayed the same, especially her love for Diego. But what happens when the other brother wants her too? I went into this loving Diego, young love and all it entailed but I came out of it in love with Christiano.
Just know that this ends on one wowza of a cliffy that left me reeling in its wake, it's brutal that we have to wait for three months for the next release.
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