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Hi Everyone. Hubby and I have been working on getting the pool dialed in. We had to put our riding mower into the shop. We have a good mechanic. Last time, it worked for five years and hubby was able to do some minor repairs to keep it running. With the cost (since Covid) for a new one having doubled, I’m glad it won’t cost too much and it’s definitely worth the investment. We’ve been watching The Masters and it brought back some great memories from 2006
She walked into the room…the boxing gym…and it would change their lives forever.
Lucas’ mother had done everything she could to keep him free of the mafia that surrounds him, but he will sacrifice everything for Serafina. His father remains a mystery, but I had a pretty good idea
I wondered how things would work out for Lucas, but he is quick on his feet and determined to sever the ties that bind him, since he traded his freedom to be near Serafina. The machinations he goes through while striving for a happy ever after are life threatening. After all, the mafia has a saying, ‘once you’re in you’re never out.
Serafina has her doubts about Lucas, but she cannot quash the love she has for him, no matter how many times he lets her down.
There was much that was predictable in The Mafioso’s Promise, but it, also, had it’s share of mystery. I felt for Lucas, the choices he would have to make and the price he would pay to have Serafina. We do have a mafia war going on, but Jade Styles does not go in depth with the bloody details, though many bodies will fall. She concentrates more on the romance and everything Lucas and Serafina will have to go through to be together.
The Mafioso’s Promise by Jade Styles is the first book in The Fallen Angel series, so I foresee more problems popping up in the future for Lucas and Serafina.
4 Stars
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The moment the seductive mafia princess stepped into my boxing gym, I knew I was done for.
The closer we got, the deeper I fell under her spell.
And when she confessed her desire to leave her sinister life behind, I vowed to protect her at all costs.
Even if it meant trading in my boxing gloves for a gun.
Even if it meant putting everything I held dear on the line.
Even if it meant breaking the promise I made to my dying mother and unleashing the darkness within me.
She never expected me to keep her in the dark for as long as I did.
I never expected her to hate me for it.
But every lie and secret was worth it.
Because for Serafina, I would do anything – even descending into the depths of hell itself.
Now, as she stands before me as my arranged bride-to-be, will she ever forgive me for the monster I’ve become?
Publisher’s Note: The Mafioso’s Promise is the first book in the Fallen Angels Alliance series. Each book is a standalone with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a satisfying happy ever after. Expect the following tropes in this
spicy dark mafiaenemies to loversoff-limitsarranged marriagemulticulturalsportssecond chance romance This story features a beautiful curvy FMC and a grumpy possessive MMC. Violent scenes and lots of angst are included. Please buy this book only if you are comfortable with such content.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2024
ABOUT JADE STYLES (from Amazon)
Jade Styles is a contemporary romance author specializing in the following tropes:
* Multicultural
* Billionaire
* Enemies to Lovers
* Mafia
Jade loves to dream up billionaire bad boys who only kneel to their ambitious and passionate beauties.
Her stories are full of heat and unexpected turns, and a happily-ever-after is guaranteed every time.
She currently resides in Seattle, Washington, and when she is not dreaming up the latest romance she can be found either nursing her tropical plants or traveling with her green-eyed husband.
Mr Wonderful took this photo of American Magic off the TV today.
American Magic is making it’s home here in Pensacola, Florida. It was so cool seeing Pensacola on the sail, garnering international attention for out city. Mr Wonderful and I have spent numerous days at the port watching them.
They will be located at Warehouse 10, with an $8.3 million dollar grant to beautify the place. They’ll add an addition to the warehouse, a dock and boat ramp and 170 jobs to the city.
The 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain started out with postponements because of weather and the conditions never cooperated. American Magic won the first even of the 2024 America’s Cup season today. Only two races were held because of light and unpredictable winds. I think that says a lot about American Magic and I look forward to good things coming their way.
That means we have our eye on the prize for next year’s America’s Cup.
New York Times Bestselling Author Sandra Brown has been a must read author for me since I can’t remember when. I want to thank Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Overill.
Buckhead. Atlanta. I know the area and love when a book takes place in a location I am familiar with. And football? Are you ready for some football, because I am.
Zach was an MVP Super Bowl quarterback, emphasis on was. He had been booted from a sport he loved and he had no one to blame but himself. Rebecca was a party girl. Again, emphasis on was. He hadn’t seen Rebecca since their divorce.
Zach made a quick exit from the Cayman Islands to her hospital room. He felt her need to control his life, when he was told that he had power of attorney over her medical decisions if there was ever a time she couldn’t make the decision for herself. I can’t imagine having to make that call. I guess I would ask myself, ” What would ? want?”
State Prosecutor Kate Lennon arrives at his secluded cabin to let him know that the man responsible for Rebecca’s vegetative state is being released from prison. She wants to put him back where she thinks he belongs, but she needs his help to do it.
Richy Rich Eban, the man who, along with his three friends, had nearly killed her. He had served two years for what he had done to her. It ticked me off when I read two years (way to tick me off, Sandra), then I almost saw red when I ‘saw’ what his father gave him as a get out of jail ‘gift’. Despicable people and it is his father’s fault for the way he is, though Eban made his own choices, and continues to do so after his release.
I would be so angry….Who do they think they are? Eban, is he a sociopath? Psychopath? Or just a rich ‘kid’ that feels entitled, because he never had to be accountable for his actions. I say through the BOOK at them all. I would feel the same if it was a poor person that had committed the act. I love when I see them knocked down and watch them plead for mercy.
I love books like Overkill by Sandra Brown. The characters came across as authentic, faulty, arrogant. I was empathetic with Zach, not wanting to be the one to make the decision. Would I have been more angry than he was? You bet. But, then I wonder if it was because she was his ex and they had no connection any more. It is so real. I feel the vulnerability. I even discussed with Mr Wonderful about getting video cameras for the house right after finishing it. LOL
Very well done, Sandra. I read it in one day. I love romantic suspense and Overkill hit all the buttons. AND I loved the epilogue, a little something extra is always appreciated.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Overkill by Sandra Brown.
4 Stars
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller in
which a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an
ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their
lives.
Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger
hasn’t seen his ex-wife, Rebecca Pratt, for some time—not since their
volatile marriage imploded—so he’s shocked to receive a life-altering
call about her. Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent
assault, and he—despite their divorce—has medical power-of-attorney.
Zach is asked to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or
take her off of it. Buckling under the weight of the responsibility and
the glare of public scrutiny, Zach ultimately walks away, letting
Rebecca’s parents have the final say.
Four years later,
Rebecca’s attacker, Eban—the scion of a wealthy family in Atlanta—gets
an early release from prison. The ludicrous miscarriage of justice reeks
of favoritism, and Kate Lennon, a brilliant state prosecutor, is
determined to put him back behind bars. Rebecca’s parents have kept her
alive all these years, but if her condition were to change—if she were
to die—Eban could be retried on a new charge: murder.
It isn’t
lost on Zach that in order for Eban to be charged with Rebecca’s
murder, Zach must actually be the one to kill her. He rejects Kate’s
legal standpoint but can’t resist their ill-timed attraction to each
other. Eban, having realized the jeopardy he’s in, plots to make certain
that neither Zach nor Kate lives to see the death of Rebecca—and the
end of his freedom.
ABOUT SANDRA BROWN
Sandra
Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers,
including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014),
DEADLINE(2013), & LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011).
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published
over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print
worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated
into over thirty languages.
In 2009 Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a
much acclaimed, powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor
and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas
Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top
award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other
awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for
Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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Hi Everyone. Can everyone say GO BLUE? Okay, I’ll let you slide. After all, not everyone routes for University of MIchigan college football. Do you like Wolverine? Lions? Panthers? Jaguars? Any dangerous critters or big cats? I am creating this post while watching Iowa and Iowa State. Iowa is a sneaky team and all too often underrated, but I think Iowa State is the underdog, so I’ll be routing for them. Seems like it will be the best game for this time slot. I already watched Ohio State go down, Oregon reveling in the win…and that was well worth the watch. LOL They are our biggest rival and we have yet to beat them under Coach Harbaugh’s reign. Two thumbs down for that. And…I was routing for Pitt in the Pitt vs Tennessee game. Got pretty ugly in that last quarter. A day of upsets…as long as it doesn’t happen for the Michigan vs Washington game. I think we have a good team and we can take them down. 🙂
It is sunshine and unicorns today. Not a cloud in the sky and the weather is in the 80s.
