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A review by boldbrilliantandbeautiful
Heartless Heroes by J.L. Beck, C. Hallman
4.0
I recevied an ARC for The Desire in Deception by M.L. Philpitt as part of this anthology.
First of all, I always appreciate an author who lists out their trigger warnings thoroughly.
Catalina Bellini has grown up to understand her place in life and what is expected of her in the mafia family. An arranged marriage to create alliances, follow her husband's rule, and produce an heir for the family. Little does she know, she has even less control that she realises when Lorenzo Corsetti blows in.
Lorenzo is after vengance and to claim what should have been his all along and he will do anything to ensure he gets her.
This novella is the prequel to the first book in the Fractured Ever After series and I'm now so intrigued to read the series. I would have loved this to be a full book, not just a novella because I feel with a bit more length this could have been so much darker.
I am also very excited to read the rest of the stories, as this has whet the appetite for all the morally grey, villain gets the love interest, and take me to the dark side tales in one book.
Please read the TW: Dubious consent, non-consensual sexual encounters, explicit sexual content, physical violence, swearing, breeding, murder, captivity, and forced marriage.
First of all, I always appreciate an author who lists out their trigger warnings thoroughly.
Catalina Bellini has grown up to understand her place in life and what is expected of her in the mafia family. An arranged marriage to create alliances, follow her husband's rule, and produce an heir for the family. Little does she know, she has even less control that she realises when Lorenzo Corsetti blows in.
Lorenzo is after vengance and to claim what should have been his all along and he will do anything to ensure he gets her.
This novella is the prequel to the first book in the Fractured Ever After series and I'm now so intrigued to read the series. I would have loved this to be a full book, not just a novella because I feel with a bit more length this could have been so much darker.
I am also very excited to read the rest of the stories, as this has whet the appetite for all the morally grey, villain gets the love interest, and take me to the dark side tales in one book.
Please read the TW: Dubious consent, non-consensual sexual encounters, explicit sexual content, physical violence, swearing, breeding, murder, captivity, and forced marriage.