Gia
Tatum Blackthorn is Lucifer personified. A monster from my nightmares, now masquerading as my boss. When he discovers my weakness, he makes me an offer I cannot refuse, and I become his wife.
I always knew he was depraved, but as his twisted vendetta unfurls, so does my darkest secret.
Now we're both the targets of very nefarious people . . . but they're about to find out no one matches my husband's wrath.
Tate
I am a man of few pleasures, one of which is taunting my secretary, Gia Bennett. But after I blackmailed her into becoming my bride, it's clear my fixation has no limits.
When my revenge spree sparks into an all-consuming mafia war, it isn't just my life that's on the line.
And in this chess game, the king protects the queen . . . even at the price of losing his entire empire.
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My Review
'𝐇A𝐍D𝐒O𝐌E D𝐄V𝐈L' is a full length mafia-themed, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance book by author L.J. Shen.
One word had all my attention DARK, this book is meant to be a bit darker than this author has gone before, trigger warnings set in place. So of course I want to read it!!
I must be desensitised when it comes to dark reads, if it doesn't hit me in the face, I miss it.. I kept on waiting for it to grab me, chapter after chapter, a bit of gore but nothing like I usually pinpoint or tag as dark. So for me, wouldn't call this a dark read. But please before you dive into this check the trigger warnings..
I enjoyed the banter between these two, she gave him a run for his money, the poor guy didn't know what he was in for when it came to her, but that was their foreplay because he seemed to come alive. The spice in this was out the park, their sexual connection was what kept me glued to the pages, it was hot, sizzling, combustible, fire and spice.. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Gia had to strike a deal with the devil to save her mother who was declining in front of her very eyes, a marriage of convenience was struck with stipulations to be adhered. An enemies to lovers story which had those feels combusting when it came to Tate. This man had me in a chokehold, the broken dark pieces of himself called to me. And it was Gia who wrung the best out of him..He was a man obsessed, an obsession which goes back many years.
