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Thorns of Lust
A Complete Duet - The story of Tatiana Nikolaev!
My husband.
His secrets.
Our tragedy.
I thought I knew him. I didn’t. I thought he was trustworthy. He wasn’t.
But nothing in this world is as it seems.
I caught the attention of the most notorious man in the underworld.
Konstantin wasn’t the type to be ignored. He commanded his criminal empire with an iron fist but he had secrets of his own.
But I was Tatiana Nikolaev. I’d never bend to a man’s will or be used as a pawn. Not again.
The moment I tempted the fates and played with fire, life spiraled out of control.
My only way of survival was to trust again.
But could I?
*This is a complete duet.*
My husband.
His secrets.
Our tragedy.
I thought I knew him. I didn’t. I thought he was trustworthy. He wasn’t.
But nothing in this world is as it seems.
I caught the attention of the most notorious man in the underworld.
Konstantin wasn’t the type to be ignored. He commanded his criminal empire with an iron fist but he had secrets of his own.
But I was Tatiana Nikolaev. I’d never bend to a man’s will or be used as a pawn. Not again.
The moment I tempted the fates and played with fire, life spiraled out of control.
My only way of survival was to trust again.
But could I?
*This is a complete duet.*
386 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 23, 2023
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About the author
Eva Winners
59 books4,064 followersEva released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA.
She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails or exploring the beaches.
Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.
Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you'll never want to leave.
Follow her on social media to stay up to date with all her new releases!
She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails or exploring the beaches.
Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.
Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you'll never want to leave.
Follow her on social media to stay up to date with all her new releases!
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April 6, 2023
This mafia universe is the best. Every story is a great surprise .
This book is beautiful and the author find the right story about these characters.
It’s worth the reading.
This book is beautiful and the author find the right story about these characters.
It’s worth the reading.
March 28, 2023
Fantastic!
Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: captive, amnesia
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a seriously fantastic read! I have been waiting forever for Tatiana and Ms. Winners did not disappoint! Wonderfully epic storyline with so many twists, turns, and secrets to be uncovered. The chemistry between them is 🔥🔥🔥 and their fiery personalities translate well to the bedroom scenes. The cliffy is killer, but luckily the second part of the duet releases right away. Can't wait!
Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: captive, amnesia
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a seriously fantastic read! I have been waiting forever for Tatiana and Ms. Winners did not disappoint! Wonderfully epic storyline with so many twists, turns, and secrets to be uncovered. The chemistry between them is 🔥🔥🔥 and their fiery personalities translate well to the bedroom scenes. The cliffy is killer, but luckily the second part of the duet releases right away. Can't wait!
March 24, 2023
***4,5 "I go on!!!" stars***
"She'd sealed her heart and her soul.
She thought it was the end. It was only the beginning."
I was craving Tatiana and Illias's story since "SASHA" and I was exciting when I learned that we would have a whole duet dedicated to these two!!!
I knew that Tatiana was lost after the loss of her dear husband, Adrian and that she started to spiral out of control and I was waiting like crazy to see how Illias will change the game, but OMG!!! I took so much more than I was bargained for from Eva Winners!!!
This was a hell of a complicating story and I can not wait to jumb into the second part and uncover everything that has happened before and to see a future that these two could be together!!!
"You're playing with fire, Tatiana."
Tatiana was lost when she lost her husband and booze became her number one choice of letting go.... But as it seems Adrian was never the man that she thought he was and he had too many hidden skeletons into his closet that were coming back to haunt her, even though she had nothing to do with all this mess...
Add to that a sexy Russian Pakhan that is getting always in her way and things is about to escalate very quickly...
Will Illias Konstantin have the ability to make her forget and start living again???
What deadly secrets is he keeping too???
"Obsession. Desire. Possession.
I could see it all lurking in his eyes.
It mirrored my own."
I loved Tatiana and Illias so much... They were so atuned with each other... they were so beautiful together... Illias was everything that Tatiana didn't know that she needed and Tatiana was everything that Illias was craving in life...
These two had met each other in the past, but Tatiana has forgotten... But now, there are no obstacles standing between them and Illias is determined to make her his, once and for all!!!
These two was so delicious... Their banters, their physical connection, their fightings...
They were making me salivating for more!!!
"Sooner or later, my ring would be on her finger.
Adrian was already leaving her mind, and I'd evict him out of her heart and soul.
There was room only for one tenant in there."
The only sure thing is that even though I adore all of Eva Winner's stories and characters, the Nicolaev clan is holding a special place in my heart!!!
Tatiana and Illias had crawled into my veins and I just need more and more of them...
This is a very intriguing story full of lust, love, betrayal, secrets, friendship, companionship and deadly revelations...
Who will be standing in the end???
"Illias Konstantin needed a reminder of who the most powerful piece on the chess board was.
The queen."
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
"She'd sealed her heart and her soul.
She thought it was the end. It was only the beginning."
I was craving Tatiana and Illias's story since "SASHA" and I was exciting when I learned that we would have a whole duet dedicated to these two!!!
I knew that Tatiana was lost after the loss of her dear husband, Adrian and that she started to spiral out of control and I was waiting like crazy to see how Illias will change the game, but OMG!!! I took so much more than I was bargained for from Eva Winners!!!
This was a hell of a complicating story and I can not wait to jumb into the second part and uncover everything that has happened before and to see a future that these two could be together!!!
"You're playing with fire, Tatiana."
Tatiana was lost when she lost her husband and booze became her number one choice of letting go.... But as it seems Adrian was never the man that she thought he was and he had too many hidden skeletons into his closet that were coming back to haunt her, even though she had nothing to do with all this mess...
Add to that a sexy Russian Pakhan that is getting always in her way and things is about to escalate very quickly...
Will Illias Konstantin have the ability to make her forget and start living again???
What deadly secrets is he keeping too???
"Obsession. Desire. Possession.
I could see it all lurking in his eyes.
It mirrored my own."
I loved Tatiana and Illias so much... They were so atuned with each other... they were so beautiful together... Illias was everything that Tatiana didn't know that she needed and Tatiana was everything that Illias was craving in life...
These two had met each other in the past, but Tatiana has forgotten... But now, there are no obstacles standing between them and Illias is determined to make her his, once and for all!!!
These two was so delicious... Their banters, their physical connection, their fightings...
They were making me salivating for more!!!
"Sooner or later, my ring would be on her finger.
Adrian was already leaving her mind, and I'd evict him out of her heart and soul.
There was room only for one tenant in there."
The only sure thing is that even though I adore all of Eva Winner's stories and characters, the Nicolaev clan is holding a special place in my heart!!!
Tatiana and Illias had crawled into my veins and I just need more and more of them...
This is a very intriguing story full of lust, love, betrayal, secrets, friendship, companionship and deadly revelations...
Who will be standing in the end???
"Illias Konstantin needed a reminder of who the most powerful piece on the chess board was.
The queen."
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
April 1, 2024
Llevo un tiempo leyendo el mundo de mafia de Eva y es impresionante cómo va introduciendo nuevos personajes, estableciendo conexiones entre las familias del mundo criminal mientras crea nuevas tramas, con más secretos y sorpresas que cautivan y atrapan al lector desde el primer momento.
Tatiana es de esos personajes que carga mucho sufrimiento y conlleva un gran proceso de crecimiento y sanación. Es una princesa de la mafia con sus propios sueños y anhelos, pero con el corazón roto. Me encanta que sea tan feroz, terca e impulsiva. Es muy astuta y leal a su familia. Me gusta cómo expresa sus sentimientos y no se doblega ni se acobarda ante nadie.
Ilias me sorprendió mucho más. Es el Pakhan de la Bratva, imponente y demandante. Tiene tantas cargas encima debido a su pasado y a pesar de eso, no se ha rendido. Desde su infancia siempre se ha preocupado por sus hermanos y ha hecho todo por ellos. Y ahora, con la amenaza de ataque por parte de otras organizaciones criminales, está haciendo todo por proteger a los suyos.
La forma y circunstancias en la que él y Tatiana se conocieron me tiene intrigada, más secretos que saldrán a la luz cuando se revele esta parte. Su historia lo tiene todo: intriga, suspenso, mentiras, traiciones, pasión y acción. La historia está muy bien estructurada, con entresijos y secretos entre el pasado y el presente. Los personajes secundarios aportan a la trama y los cameos de los personajes de los libros anteriores fueron increíbles.
Tatiana es de esos personajes que carga mucho sufrimiento y conlleva un gran proceso de crecimiento y sanación. Es una princesa de la mafia con sus propios sueños y anhelos, pero con el corazón roto. Me encanta que sea tan feroz, terca e impulsiva. Es muy astuta y leal a su familia. Me gusta cómo expresa sus sentimientos y no se doblega ni se acobarda ante nadie.
Ilias me sorprendió mucho más. Es el Pakhan de la Bratva, imponente y demandante. Tiene tantas cargas encima debido a su pasado y a pesar de eso, no se ha rendido. Desde su infancia siempre se ha preocupado por sus hermanos y ha hecho todo por ellos. Y ahora, con la amenaza de ataque por parte de otras organizaciones criminales, está haciendo todo por proteger a los suyos.
La forma y circunstancias en la que él y Tatiana se conocieron me tiene intrigada, más secretos que saldrán a la luz cuando se revele esta parte. Su historia lo tiene todo: intriga, suspenso, mentiras, traiciones, pasión y acción. La historia está muy bien estructurada, con entresijos y secretos entre el pasado y el presente. Los personajes secundarios aportan a la trama y los cameos de los personajes de los libros anteriores fueron increíbles.
March 30, 2023
The beginning of the book starts with the heroine is grieving about her death husband. Because the previous book of SASHA which is the heroine’s brother, it explains that the heroine’s husband died and she is having a hard time about it. So this SASHA AND VASILI LITTLE SISTER NAME TATIANA LOVE STORY! The beginning of the story is not ideal for me because it start with the heroine loving someone else before officially loving the hero and just have a history that has to said it first at so many times in this first book. See? NOT my ideal book that i want to read… But idk why this author just making me annoyed lately with her newest books these past couple of months😓😓 AND YES ANOTHER OF THE AUTHOR LATEST AND USUAL HERO CHARACTER IS ALSO IN THIS BOOK: The one where the hero is obsessed with the heroine for seven to eight years but didn’t actually pursue her in those years. He was obsessed with her, stalk her but yet he never pursue her. And the reasons for the heroes to do that? Is a stupid reason. The last three books of the author writes heroes like that which is beyond annoying. ANNOYING AF!!!!! (I thought the author will stopped that bullsh*t but no…. The fvcked up still continues and it frustrates me to the core🤯) If you want a romance book that start of with the heroine and hero already a couple or going to be a couple without someone else in the past, then don’t read this. Because the first chapters in the book, the heroine is mourning about her late husband so much and feel sorry for herself and thought about the OM way too much. And many more of her stupidity and dumbest things💩
AND THIS IS BOOK ONE!!!!!💡I will review on this first book😋
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
YOU HAVE BE WARNED 🚨😆
The beginning of the book starts with something like that so i sometimes skipped some of it cause its too sad 😅🤣 But maybe the author wants the readers to first be sad then be happy for her lol. Emotional roller coaster 😆😆 The way she’s grieving is she drinks a lot of alcohol, thankfully there’s no drugs and she doesn’t like to go out especially to her family, she’s always feeling sorry for herself and about everything in life. Her grieving stages is too much to read that’s why i skipped some of it😅 Cause when I read a book like this, i like to escape from the real world and not reading the real world if you know what i mean🫣🫣😅 BUT ALSO it’s not too much either because some of the grieving stages the heroine was going through, there’s also a mystery…. That’s why when i skipped some of it, i still read it and there was a mystery. Honestly it made me more curious about this book😋
OKAY MOVING ON….
(My review will be long so keep up with me and bare with me lol)
Let start with what I don’t like about the book. Start with the bad news then the good-news 😂
1. THIS FIRST BOOK. THE HEROINE PUSH AWAY THE HERO WAY TOO MUCH….. LIKE THROUGHOUT THE FIRST BOOK, THE HEROINE PUSH THE HERO AWAY AND NOT ONLY ONCE. BUT WAY TOO MANY TIMES 🥲 EVEN THOUGH THE HERO IS TRYING TO MAKE HER UNDERSTAND HIS INTENTIONS TOWARDS HER AND ALWAYS SAY BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO HER, SHE ALWAYS PUSH HIM AWAY…. AND HER REASON IS NOT REASONABLE. HER REASON IS INCREDIBLY STUPID LIKE HER BRAIN MOST OF THE TIME🥵 I lost count on how many freakin times he said about wanting her and to be with him, but the stupid woman always says NO. Always say bad things to him like the hero being in the mafia, WHILE THE HEROINE’S FAMILY AND HER DEATH HUSBAND IS IN THE MAFIA AS WELL…. HOW STUPID CAN THIS HEROINE BE???! IT’S SO FRUSTRATING TO READ A ANNOYING AND BAD CHARACTER LIKE THIS HEROINE…. LIKE WHEN I READ THE BOOK, I WANT TO PUNCH THE HER😓😓
2. THE HERO TAKE WAY TOO LONG TO ACTUALLY PURSUE THE HEROINE. Because of his personal issue about his past life, he doesn’t want to pursue the heroine for real after he learned that the heroine is already married to someone else. BUT WHEN THEY HAD S3X, THE HEROINE WAS SINGLE AND WAS NOT MARRIED YET. The hero thought that the late husband is making her happy so he let them ne. But also still stalking her every day life and everything. Which is annoying. I don’t know why but when I read that, I’m like, HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THIS AUTHOR…. LIKE PLEASE WHEN YOU FIRST WRITE YOUR BOOK ABOUT A COUPLE, START WITH THE COUPLE ALREADY IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, NOT WAITING LIKE THAT😡😡 IF YOU HAVE A GREAT REASON ON WHY THE COUPLE HAVE TO WAIT OR THE HERO HAVE TO WAIT, OKAY THAT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT THIS HERO SAID HE LET THE HEROINE BE WITH HER LATE HUSBAND BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR THE BEST?????!!!!!! 🫠🥵🥵 LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FVCK🤯🤬 THAT’S NOT EVEN A GOOD REASON AT ALL…. CAN YOU GUYS SEE MY FRUSTRATION ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING???! 😖😖 AUTHOR STOP WITH THIS NONSENSE BULLSH*T BECAUSE IT’S NOT EVEN OKAY!!!! IT’S SO STUPID😓 WHAT KIND OF A ROMANCE IS THIS 🥵🥵
3. When the heroine push the hero away, even when he texts her and calls her, she didn’t answered. She only answer when she’s horny and drunk. Not only i have to read a stupid heroine, i have to read a alcoholic and idiotic woman character ever.
4. The heroine and hero both is stupid. But the heroine is way too stupid. When the heroine didn’t text the hero, the hero didn’t text her for weeks as well. If something important comes up, then he will text her or come to see her. LIKE BACK IN FORTH THESE TWO PLAY THEIR RELATIONSHIP LIKE CHILDREN OR WORST THAN CHILDREN. My eyes was burning when i read “six weeks later, two weeks later, three weeks later”. I’m trying to enjoy this book but it was hard when annoying things like this keeps happening🥵😓
5. The heroine always says to the hero when they have s3x for the first time, she says THIS IS ONLY A HOOKUP. When the hero says no and then continue to says no because this is permanent to him, she always say that. She continued to say that until the end of the book. When the hero always make sure to her that this is real. I don’t know how many times the heroine will heal from her stupid brain because she never believe what he said. Not because the hero is doing something bad so she doesn’t believe him, but her stupid brain and stupid POV is refused to believe him for no reasons 🥵😑💀
6. I have to read chapters of the heroine still thinking about the OM, talking about their time together and her love for him. While that connects the story i understand that, but it just annoying… like start the book with the couple already and no contacts with their past partners. not with this character still have strong feelings for someone else in the past.
The story begins with the heroine is driving with her husband and they got into a accident. Her husband died and the heroine hear a sound. A sound of a man that is willing to help her out of the car and save her life. The man did save her life and brought her to the hospital. The heroine was not badly injured tho. When the heroine woke up, she only remembered her late husband died in front of her in the accident and now she’s a widow. The hero is the one who saved the heroine. When the hero saved the heroine, he immediately pursue the heroine real this time and stalk her everywhere she goes and have guards with her as well. The hero said that finally she can be with him, because the heroine have been wanting her for years. Like seven years. He first saw her at a party then have s3x with her but because it was a dark spot when they have s3x, the hero knows who she is but unfortunately the heroine doesn’t know who he is. The heroine even thought that was her late husband when it was not. And also her late husband even lied to her that it was him, when it reality it was not him. It was the hero… The hero let the heroine be with the OM because he thought it was the best but also still wanting her after all these years… THE WHOLE STORY IT’S A DARK ROMANCE BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU ALL. THIS NEW ROMANCE FROM THIS AUTHOR GAVE ME A HEADACHE 😓
“From the moment I spotted her, the block of ice in my chest turned into something else. A fire that burned hotter than a volcano.”
‼️‼️‼️TRIGGERS: Mafia, killing, kidnapping, force marriage, alcohol, drugs, death husband, car accident, assignation, crime and stalking.
‼️‼️‼️SAFE ROMANTIC HOT DARK (NOT TOO DARK) LOVE STORY. SAFE ALL THE WAY.
‼️‼️‼️DUAL POV
BUT tbh, the heroine’s pov gave me a headache. She even asked sometimes, what’s going on with me? B*tch i even can’t stand your thoughts and you asking me 😑
‼️‼️‼️NO CHEATING
‼️‼️‼️IT HAD A SEPARATION WHEN THEY WEREN’T OFFICIALLY TOGETHER. FOR SEVEN AND ALMOST EIGHT YEARS. BUT WHEN THEY WERE OFFICIALLY TOGETHER, THERE’S NO SEPARATION…
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS A MAFIA BOSS, A PAKHAN, OVER THE TOP POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE BILLIONAIRE ALPHA MALE. THE HERO IS NOT A MANWHOR3.
I love the hero. His character is way better than the heroine… He always defend the heroine to anyone even to his fellow mafia circle. He loves to take care of the heroine physically and emotionally even when the heroine is being total b*tch for no reason.
The hero is so patient to the dumb b*tch🤣
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO HAVE BEEN STALKING THE HEROINE FOR SEVEN/EIGHT YEARS. EVEN SHE WAS MARRIED. THE HERO ALWAYS SOOOO OBSESSED AND WANTS THE HEROINE SOOOO BADLY….
HE SAID IT MANY TIMES IN HIS POV that gave me butterflies 🫣😆 So romantic. And seriously, MANY TIMES he said beautiful and hot things about the heroine…
“For the past seven years, she had been a constant whisper in my mind. When I finally learned her identity, it turned into a downright obsession. I knew her favorite foods. Her favorite book. Songs. Designers. You name it, I knew it.”
“I knew what I wanted when I saw it. And she was IT for me. I’d marry her, have babies with her, and keep her with me forever. This life and the next.”
“The image danced in my mind, tempting me. I wanted a family with her. It was all I wanted from the moment I found her. I loved pleasuring her. I loved seeing her smile. I loved putting that smile on her face. I intended to show her - eventually. Until then, I’d bind her to me through pleasure.”
‼️‼️‼️MANY JEALOUS SCENES FROM THE HERO AND VERY LITTLE FROM THE HEROINE….
“Stay the fuck away from Tatiana Nikolaev. Last warning.”
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS 40 years old and the heroine if I’m not mistaken, she’s 27 years old.
‼️‼️‼️LOCATIONS: New Orleans and Russia.
‼️‼️‼️IT HAD DRAMA WITH OM AND MAFIA ENEMIES… THE OM is physically dead already when this first book started but the problems he left the heroine is still hanging. And that i called a drama with OM 🤣 NO OW DRAMA…. NO.
And mostly the drama is about the heroine being stupid 🥵
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE IS A VIRGIN.
‼️‼️‼️LOVE IN FIRST SIGHT.
‼️‼️‼️The heroine. Like i said above about what I don’t like in this book, the heroine is honestly the most frustrating and annoying woman character ever. I don’t like her at all even at the beginning. The heroine is too arrogant, spoiled, childish, boring, stupid, small minded and not very smart. Maybe smart in her business and her work but not in real life feelings or thoughts. Cause her POV is honestly blows my mind, it made me want to choke her😡 Many times the heroine likes to gaslighting the hero, lies to him about her feelings.
‼️‼️‼️UNFORTUNATELY the first book here for me is not too romantic and the chemistry is low. Why is low? Because when the couple meet, the first word from the heroine is always mean things even when the hero didn’t say anything yet. And the hero always says hot and romantic things to her but the heroine yet again always push him away. Her words are always harmful and disgusting. I sometimes think she doesn’t work her brain properly🫠 The romance and chemistry, you can feel it when you read their intimate moment. But when it’s over, it’s mean words again from the hero. And throughout this first book, the heroine is like that. Read it so you can believe me. So for me personally their romance is low cause of how many negativity comes from the heroine… Like i get that she’s going through some stuff like grieving about her late husband, but that doesn’t make you a sh*tty person to a good guy.
And also the saddest part is that THERE IS NO DINNER DATE. OR GOING ON A DATE IN GENERAL. Damn. Even in the wynter and basilio story, they have a date even just for couple of nights but they still go. And why this one doesn’t have that? How can I feel the chemistry?! Huh? 😑💀🥵
‼️‼️‼️VERY VERY EXTREMELY HOT SMUT SCENES 🤯😏😏😏😜😜😜
And there’s many of it 😏
“You’ll love my cock inside your ass, I’ll own every inch of you, Tatiana. You won’t know where you end and I begin. It’s how it was always meant to be. You’re mine.”
‼️‼️‼️I love that the nephews from the heroine’s side of the family made a appearance and is so adorable 🥺 Alexei and aurora son is my most favorite!!!!!!
‼️‼️‼️The ending is not too crazy or too mysterious or too bad. And it ends with a cliffhanger 🔥🔥☄️☄️☄️🔥🌪️
‼️‼️‼️ MY REVIEW ABOUT THE SECOND BOOK WILL BE UP LATER. THAT REVIEW WILL BE LONGER THAN THIS ONE AND WILL BE MORE DETAILED THAN THE FIRST BOOK.
‼️‼️‼️I AM BEGGING YOU AUTHOR. STOP WITH THE HERO OBSESSING THE HEROINE FOR YEARS BUT DIDN’T IMMEDIATELY PURSUE HER WHEN HE FIRST SAW HER. LIKE START THE COUPLE WHO IS ALREADY GOING TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP PLEASE 🥹🥹 AND STOP WRITING ABOUT A DUMB HEROINE CHARACTER. I LIKE IT A STUBBORN WOMAN BUT MAKE HER WISE AND SMART. NOT TOO CHILDISH THAT GAVE ME A HEADACHE 🫠😑😓 HOW I’M GONNA ENJOY THE ROMANCE WHEN THE HEROINE IS NOT SMART AND NOT WISE???! 🫠💀 ALWAYS PUSHING THE HERO AWAY LIKE OMG…. QUIT THAT SH*T!!!
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I’m writing my disclaimer again here cause many negative people still don't get it or still be stupid enough not to understand my POV when I already write it so many times before. So here I am writing it again to you beautifuls human being😁😁 WHEN YOU READ MY LONG OR SHORT REVIEW, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT A STORY AND CHARACTERS RIGHT... IF YOU DON'T KNOW THEN HERE IT IS: I LIKE A BOOK WITH VERY POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE ALPHA MALE, NO CHEATING, AND PLEASE NO MANWHOR3, NO MANY PUSHING AWAY, NO DOORMAT HEROINES, NO MANY OW DRAMA, NO S3X SCENE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. AND SAFE ALL THE WAY AND A HAPPY ENDING. Something that I don't like it very much if the hero or heroine have a crazy fvcked up personality and likes. Example: killing someone and let the heroine watch it all and push the heroine to lick all the blood of his victim and made her have to eat the meat of humans. and fvcks many woman in front of the heroine while telling her he loves her. I DON'T LIKE THAT TYPE OF SH*T AT ALL. That's just who I am, that's what I like and I don't like on a book. Maybe you love that, but I don't. We humans are different, we think very differently from one another. You have your likes and I have mine, you have your opinions and I have mine of my own. You think it's stupid of me to love such a book or to not love a book or to hate it whatever lol, I think it's bad you think that way cause I respect people's opinions cause I know for a fact we have our differences. YOU AND ME ARE DIFFERENT FOR PETE'S SAKE. I even have my own friends or people I follow here that shows how much they don't like the book I like, I never even give them a long comment or short Comment. Cause I respect their opinions. I don't like to give people I hard time here cause life itself is already hard enough. I do respect your opinion if you say my review is bad or whatever negative things about it, but in the end of the day I will not changed my mind about what book I dislike and how my thoughts about it. You can't tell me what to do. You can give me advice but it's me who decided to know what's right for me, this is my life and not yours. Read that again. Don’t assume things about me that is not even real, just don’t. cause when you do you’re more small minded for sure. You're thinking why I'm telling you all of this when you already know? Is because you still hating on my opinions and don't understand my POV and don't respect my POV. You think i like writing this disclaimer when obviously you're an adult already? no i personally think this is unnecessary... but because there are people out there who still don't get it *rolling my eyes*. Hopefully they or the people who read this disclaimer can use a beautiful thing called a brain:) AND WHEN YOU READ MY REVIEW, READ IT VERY CLEARLY TO SEE IF I FINISHED THE BOOK OR NOT. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. AND YES ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE. BUT IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M WRITING, THEN IT MEANS YOU UNDERSTAND IT ENOUGH. I DO NOT TOLERATE BULLYING, NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND MEAN WORDS. PLEASE USE A WISE WORDS SO WE DON'T ATTACK EACH OTHER. SIMPLY, I DON’T LIKE TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH STRANGERS LIKE YOU CAUSE I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO😚 BUT IF YOU STILL WANT TO BE AMBER HEARD KARENS THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND MY DISCLAIMER AFTER I JUST WRITE IT DOWN, THEN GO ENJOY YOUR DAY AND GO AWAY. IT'S VERY EASY FOR A HUMAN COULD DO YA KNOW. IF YOU STILL HERE HATING ME OR ANNOYED WITH ME, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. NOT ME PROBLEM. HASHTAGS BURN😂😂 DON'T TAKE THINGS TOO PERSONALLY ON ONLINE CAUSE WE ALL A STRANGERS, WE NEVER EVER MEET. WE'RE ADULTS HERE SO LETS BE WISER. LAST, I BLOCK NEGATIVE PEOPLE! SO GET WELL SOON TO THE HATERS. HOPEFULLY YOUR HEART AND MIND WILL BE MORE POSITIVE 🙏🙏🙏 AND THIS DISCLAIMER MAY SEEMS LIKE TOO HARSH ON YOU BUT HEY I DON'T LIKE TO SUGAR COATED THINGS. I LIKE TO SAY TO THE POINT WITH MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY OWN THOUGHTS, CAUSE THAT'S HOW HUMANS ARE. WE ARE DIFFERENT REMEMBER👍 HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
AND THIS IS BOOK ONE!!!!!💡I will review on this first book😋
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
SPOILER ALERT 🚨 🚨
YOU HAVE BE WARNED 🚨😆
The beginning of the book starts with something like that so i sometimes skipped some of it cause its too sad 😅🤣 But maybe the author wants the readers to first be sad then be happy for her lol. Emotional roller coaster 😆😆 The way she’s grieving is she drinks a lot of alcohol, thankfully there’s no drugs and she doesn’t like to go out especially to her family, she’s always feeling sorry for herself and about everything in life. Her grieving stages is too much to read that’s why i skipped some of it😅 Cause when I read a book like this, i like to escape from the real world and not reading the real world if you know what i mean🫣🫣😅 BUT ALSO it’s not too much either because some of the grieving stages the heroine was going through, there’s also a mystery…. That’s why when i skipped some of it, i still read it and there was a mystery. Honestly it made me more curious about this book😋
OKAY MOVING ON….
(My review will be long so keep up with me and bare with me lol)
Let start with what I don’t like about the book. Start with the bad news then the good-news 😂
1. THIS FIRST BOOK. THE HEROINE PUSH AWAY THE HERO WAY TOO MUCH….. LIKE THROUGHOUT THE FIRST BOOK, THE HEROINE PUSH THE HERO AWAY AND NOT ONLY ONCE. BUT WAY TOO MANY TIMES 🥲 EVEN THOUGH THE HERO IS TRYING TO MAKE HER UNDERSTAND HIS INTENTIONS TOWARDS HER AND ALWAYS SAY BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO HER, SHE ALWAYS PUSH HIM AWAY…. AND HER REASON IS NOT REASONABLE. HER REASON IS INCREDIBLY STUPID LIKE HER BRAIN MOST OF THE TIME🥵 I lost count on how many freakin times he said about wanting her and to be with him, but the stupid woman always says NO. Always say bad things to him like the hero being in the mafia, WHILE THE HEROINE’S FAMILY AND HER DEATH HUSBAND IS IN THE MAFIA AS WELL…. HOW STUPID CAN THIS HEROINE BE???! IT’S SO FRUSTRATING TO READ A ANNOYING AND BAD CHARACTER LIKE THIS HEROINE…. LIKE WHEN I READ THE BOOK, I WANT TO PUNCH THE HER😓😓
2. THE HERO TAKE WAY TOO LONG TO ACTUALLY PURSUE THE HEROINE. Because of his personal issue about his past life, he doesn’t want to pursue the heroine for real after he learned that the heroine is already married to someone else. BUT WHEN THEY HAD S3X, THE HEROINE WAS SINGLE AND WAS NOT MARRIED YET. The hero thought that the late husband is making her happy so he let them ne. But also still stalking her every day life and everything. Which is annoying. I don’t know why but when I read that, I’m like, HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THIS AUTHOR…. LIKE PLEASE WHEN YOU FIRST WRITE YOUR BOOK ABOUT A COUPLE, START WITH THE COUPLE ALREADY IN THAT RELATIONSHIP, NOT WAITING LIKE THAT😡😡 IF YOU HAVE A GREAT REASON ON WHY THE COUPLE HAVE TO WAIT OR THE HERO HAVE TO WAIT, OKAY THAT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT THIS HERO SAID HE LET THE HEROINE BE WITH HER LATE HUSBAND BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR THE BEST?????!!!!!! 🫠🥵🥵 LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FVCK🤯🤬 THAT’S NOT EVEN A GOOD REASON AT ALL…. CAN YOU GUYS SEE MY FRUSTRATION ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING???! 😖😖 AUTHOR STOP WITH THIS NONSENSE BULLSH*T BECAUSE IT’S NOT EVEN OKAY!!!! IT’S SO STUPID😓 WHAT KIND OF A ROMANCE IS THIS 🥵🥵
3. When the heroine push the hero away, even when he texts her and calls her, she didn’t answered. She only answer when she’s horny and drunk. Not only i have to read a stupid heroine, i have to read a alcoholic and idiotic woman character ever.
4. The heroine and hero both is stupid. But the heroine is way too stupid. When the heroine didn’t text the hero, the hero didn’t text her for weeks as well. If something important comes up, then he will text her or come to see her. LIKE BACK IN FORTH THESE TWO PLAY THEIR RELATIONSHIP LIKE CHILDREN OR WORST THAN CHILDREN. My eyes was burning when i read “six weeks later, two weeks later, three weeks later”. I’m trying to enjoy this book but it was hard when annoying things like this keeps happening🥵😓
5. The heroine always says to the hero when they have s3x for the first time, she says THIS IS ONLY A HOOKUP. When the hero says no and then continue to says no because this is permanent to him, she always say that. She continued to say that until the end of the book. When the hero always make sure to her that this is real. I don’t know how many times the heroine will heal from her stupid brain because she never believe what he said. Not because the hero is doing something bad so she doesn’t believe him, but her stupid brain and stupid POV is refused to believe him for no reasons 🥵😑💀
6. I have to read chapters of the heroine still thinking about the OM, talking about their time together and her love for him. While that connects the story i understand that, but it just annoying… like start the book with the couple already and no contacts with their past partners. not with this character still have strong feelings for someone else in the past.
The story begins with the heroine is driving with her husband and they got into a accident. Her husband died and the heroine hear a sound. A sound of a man that is willing to help her out of the car and save her life. The man did save her life and brought her to the hospital. The heroine was not badly injured tho. When the heroine woke up, she only remembered her late husband died in front of her in the accident and now she’s a widow. The hero is the one who saved the heroine. When the hero saved the heroine, he immediately pursue the heroine real this time and stalk her everywhere she goes and have guards with her as well. The hero said that finally she can be with him, because the heroine have been wanting her for years. Like seven years. He first saw her at a party then have s3x with her but because it was a dark spot when they have s3x, the hero knows who she is but unfortunately the heroine doesn’t know who he is. The heroine even thought that was her late husband when it was not. And also her late husband even lied to her that it was him, when it reality it was not him. It was the hero… The hero let the heroine be with the OM because he thought it was the best but also still wanting her after all these years… THE WHOLE STORY IT’S A DARK ROMANCE BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU ALL. THIS NEW ROMANCE FROM THIS AUTHOR GAVE ME A HEADACHE 😓
“From the moment I spotted her, the block of ice in my chest turned into something else. A fire that burned hotter than a volcano.”
‼️‼️‼️TRIGGERS: Mafia, killing, kidnapping, force marriage, alcohol, drugs, death husband, car accident, assignation, crime and stalking.
‼️‼️‼️SAFE ROMANTIC HOT DARK (NOT TOO DARK) LOVE STORY. SAFE ALL THE WAY.
‼️‼️‼️DUAL POV
BUT tbh, the heroine’s pov gave me a headache. She even asked sometimes, what’s going on with me? B*tch i even can’t stand your thoughts and you asking me 😑
‼️‼️‼️NO CHEATING
‼️‼️‼️IT HAD A SEPARATION WHEN THEY WEREN’T OFFICIALLY TOGETHER. FOR SEVEN AND ALMOST EIGHT YEARS. BUT WHEN THEY WERE OFFICIALLY TOGETHER, THERE’S NO SEPARATION…
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS A MAFIA BOSS, A PAKHAN, OVER THE TOP POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE BILLIONAIRE ALPHA MALE. THE HERO IS NOT A MANWHOR3.
I love the hero. His character is way better than the heroine… He always defend the heroine to anyone even to his fellow mafia circle. He loves to take care of the heroine physically and emotionally even when the heroine is being total b*tch for no reason.
The hero is so patient to the dumb b*tch🤣
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO HAVE BEEN STALKING THE HEROINE FOR SEVEN/EIGHT YEARS. EVEN SHE WAS MARRIED. THE HERO ALWAYS SOOOO OBSESSED AND WANTS THE HEROINE SOOOO BADLY….
HE SAID IT MANY TIMES IN HIS POV that gave me butterflies 🫣😆 So romantic. And seriously, MANY TIMES he said beautiful and hot things about the heroine…
“For the past seven years, she had been a constant whisper in my mind. When I finally learned her identity, it turned into a downright obsession. I knew her favorite foods. Her favorite book. Songs. Designers. You name it, I knew it.”
“I knew what I wanted when I saw it. And she was IT for me. I’d marry her, have babies with her, and keep her with me forever. This life and the next.”
“The image danced in my mind, tempting me. I wanted a family with her. It was all I wanted from the moment I found her. I loved pleasuring her. I loved seeing her smile. I loved putting that smile on her face. I intended to show her - eventually. Until then, I’d bind her to me through pleasure.”
‼️‼️‼️MANY JEALOUS SCENES FROM THE HERO AND VERY LITTLE FROM THE HEROINE….
“Stay the fuck away from Tatiana Nikolaev. Last warning.”
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS 40 years old and the heroine if I’m not mistaken, she’s 27 years old.
‼️‼️‼️LOCATIONS: New Orleans and Russia.
‼️‼️‼️IT HAD DRAMA WITH OM AND MAFIA ENEMIES… THE OM is physically dead already when this first book started but the problems he left the heroine is still hanging. And that i called a drama with OM 🤣 NO OW DRAMA…. NO.
And mostly the drama is about the heroine being stupid 🥵
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE IS A VIRGIN.
‼️‼️‼️LOVE IN FIRST SIGHT.
‼️‼️‼️The heroine. Like i said above about what I don’t like in this book, the heroine is honestly the most frustrating and annoying woman character ever. I don’t like her at all even at the beginning. The heroine is too arrogant, spoiled, childish, boring, stupid, small minded and not very smart. Maybe smart in her business and her work but not in real life feelings or thoughts. Cause her POV is honestly blows my mind, it made me want to choke her😡 Many times the heroine likes to gaslighting the hero, lies to him about her feelings.
‼️‼️‼️UNFORTUNATELY the first book here for me is not too romantic and the chemistry is low. Why is low? Because when the couple meet, the first word from the heroine is always mean things even when the hero didn’t say anything yet. And the hero always says hot and romantic things to her but the heroine yet again always push him away. Her words are always harmful and disgusting. I sometimes think she doesn’t work her brain properly🫠 The romance and chemistry, you can feel it when you read their intimate moment. But when it’s over, it’s mean words again from the hero. And throughout this first book, the heroine is like that. Read it so you can believe me. So for me personally their romance is low cause of how many negativity comes from the heroine… Like i get that she’s going through some stuff like grieving about her late husband, but that doesn’t make you a sh*tty person to a good guy.
And also the saddest part is that THERE IS NO DINNER DATE. OR GOING ON A DATE IN GENERAL. Damn. Even in the wynter and basilio story, they have a date even just for couple of nights but they still go. And why this one doesn’t have that? How can I feel the chemistry?! Huh? 😑💀🥵
‼️‼️‼️VERY VERY EXTREMELY HOT SMUT SCENES 🤯😏😏😏😜😜😜
And there’s many of it 😏
“You’ll love my cock inside your ass, I’ll own every inch of you, Tatiana. You won’t know where you end and I begin. It’s how it was always meant to be. You’re mine.”
‼️‼️‼️I love that the nephews from the heroine’s side of the family made a appearance and is so adorable 🥺 Alexei and aurora son is my most favorite!!!!!!
‼️‼️‼️The ending is not too crazy or too mysterious or too bad. And it ends with a cliffhanger 🔥🔥☄️☄️☄️🔥🌪️
‼️‼️‼️ MY REVIEW ABOUT THE SECOND BOOK WILL BE UP LATER. THAT REVIEW WILL BE LONGER THAN THIS ONE AND WILL BE MORE DETAILED THAN THE FIRST BOOK.
‼️‼️‼️I AM BEGGING YOU AUTHOR. STOP WITH THE HERO OBSESSING THE HEROINE FOR YEARS BUT DIDN’T IMMEDIATELY PURSUE HER WHEN HE FIRST SAW HER. LIKE START THE COUPLE WHO IS ALREADY GOING TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP PLEASE 🥹🥹 AND STOP WRITING ABOUT A DUMB HEROINE CHARACTER. I LIKE IT A STUBBORN WOMAN BUT MAKE HER WISE AND SMART. NOT TOO CHILDISH THAT GAVE ME A HEADACHE 🫠😑😓 HOW I’M GONNA ENJOY THE ROMANCE WHEN THE HEROINE IS NOT SMART AND NOT WISE???! 🫠💀 ALWAYS PUSHING THE HERO AWAY LIKE OMG…. QUIT THAT SH*T!!!
👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽Thank you so much for reading my review❤️❤️ For you who loves my review and follow it, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I did not get paid or be told to do a review on a book. I’m here just to write review about a book so i can remember it. Its my honest opinion😚 I didn’t know at first people will find me and follow me and trust me to be honest, I was surprised myself to look at the notifications from people who reach out to me😆 So everything i write down here on a review is based on my personal opinion and based on my true writing. I DID NOT COPY SOMEONE’S REVIEW OR WRITING SKILL because at first when i was using this app for one year i didn’t know how to scroll down on a book and see the reviews from others😂😅🤣 I know, silly me but hey I finally learned my lesson 😛😛😛 Thats why when people assume i copy someone’s review i was like what? Because at first i didn’t know how to use this app properly and i didn’t know how to open someone’s review because for a year i never follow someone or add friends or someone😂😂😂🤣 (I’m laughing so hard) 🤪 AND I NEVER COPY SOMEONE’S REVIEW EVER. IF I WRITE SOMETHING WRONG OR DOESN’T MAKE SENSE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND BE NICE OKAY. 👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽✋🏽✋🏽 IF YOU'RE BEING MEAN AND NEGATIVE ALREADY WITH A WARNING AND NOT BEING WISE TO ME, I WILL NOT ENTIRELY READ YOUR COMMENT AND REMOVE YOU EASILY AND FAST. I DO NOT TOLERATE NEGATIVE COMMENT SO KNOW YOUR PLACE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I’m writing my disclaimer again here cause many negative people still don't get it or still be stupid enough not to understand my POV when I already write it so many times before. So here I am writing it again to you beautifuls human being😁😁 WHEN YOU READ MY LONG OR SHORT REVIEW, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT A STORY AND CHARACTERS RIGHT... IF YOU DON'T KNOW THEN HERE IT IS: I LIKE A BOOK WITH VERY POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE ALPHA MALE, NO CHEATING, AND PLEASE NO MANWHOR3, NO MANY PUSHING AWAY, NO DOORMAT HEROINES, NO MANY OW DRAMA, NO S3X SCENE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. AND SAFE ALL THE WAY AND A HAPPY ENDING. Something that I don't like it very much if the hero or heroine have a crazy fvcked up personality and likes. Example: killing someone and let the heroine watch it all and push the heroine to lick all the blood of his victim and made her have to eat the meat of humans. and fvcks many woman in front of the heroine while telling her he loves her. I DON'T LIKE THAT TYPE OF SH*T AT ALL. That's just who I am, that's what I like and I don't like on a book. Maybe you love that, but I don't. We humans are different, we think very differently from one another. You have your likes and I have mine, you have your opinions and I have mine of my own. You think it's stupid of me to love such a book or to not love a book or to hate it whatever lol, I think it's bad you think that way cause I respect people's opinions cause I know for a fact we have our differences. YOU AND ME ARE DIFFERENT FOR PETE'S SAKE. I even have my own friends or people I follow here that shows how much they don't like the book I like, I never even give them a long comment or short Comment. Cause I respect their opinions. I don't like to give people I hard time here cause life itself is already hard enough. I do respect your opinion if you say my review is bad or whatever negative things about it, but in the end of the day I will not changed my mind about what book I dislike and how my thoughts about it. You can't tell me what to do. You can give me advice but it's me who decided to know what's right for me, this is my life and not yours. Read that again. Don’t assume things about me that is not even real, just don’t. cause when you do you’re more small minded for sure. You're thinking why I'm telling you all of this when you already know? Is because you still hating on my opinions and don't understand my POV and don't respect my POV. You think i like writing this disclaimer when obviously you're an adult already? no i personally think this is unnecessary... but because there are people out there who still don't get it *rolling my eyes*. Hopefully they or the people who read this disclaimer can use a beautiful thing called a brain:) AND WHEN YOU READ MY REVIEW, READ IT VERY CLEARLY TO SEE IF I FINISHED THE BOOK OR NOT. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. AND YES ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE. BUT IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M WRITING, THEN IT MEANS YOU UNDERSTAND IT ENOUGH. I DO NOT TOLERATE BULLYING, NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND MEAN WORDS. PLEASE USE A WISE WORDS SO WE DON'T ATTACK EACH OTHER. SIMPLY, I DON’T LIKE TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH STRANGERS LIKE YOU CAUSE I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO😚 BUT IF YOU STILL WANT TO BE AMBER HEARD KARENS THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND MY DISCLAIMER AFTER I JUST WRITE IT DOWN, THEN GO ENJOY YOUR DAY AND GO AWAY. IT'S VERY EASY FOR A HUMAN COULD DO YA KNOW. IF YOU STILL HERE HATING ME OR ANNOYED WITH ME, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM. NOT ME PROBLEM. HASHTAGS BURN😂😂 DON'T TAKE THINGS TOO PERSONALLY ON ONLINE CAUSE WE ALL A STRANGERS, WE NEVER EVER MEET. WE'RE ADULTS HERE SO LETS BE WISER. LAST, I BLOCK NEGATIVE PEOPLE! SO GET WELL SOON TO THE HATERS. HOPEFULLY YOUR HEART AND MIND WILL BE MORE POSITIVE 🙏🙏🙏 AND THIS DISCLAIMER MAY SEEMS LIKE TOO HARSH ON YOU BUT HEY I DON'T LIKE TO SUGAR COATED THINGS. I LIKE TO SAY TO THE POINT WITH MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY OWN THOUGHTS, CAUSE THAT'S HOW HUMANS ARE. WE ARE DIFFERENT REMEMBER👍 HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
January 27, 2025
4.5/5⭐️
3.5/5🌶
Me encantó.
Quienes siguen mis reseñas notarán que el dark romance sube varios puntos, para mi, cuando la protagonista femenina tiene algo más de sustancia y en esta historia eso se cumple.
Tatiana Nicolaev es una heroína a la altura de cualquier mafioso sexy.
La primera parte es un tanto lenta, pero creo que es justamente lo que le da profundidad al personaje. Ese paso por el dolor del duelo creo que la vuelven creíble y compleja.
Cuando Illias Constantin aparece en escena saltan las chispas. Amé como se construye su relación, así como cada flashback.
Toda la trama me parecio miy buena. Obviamente te manda corriendo a leer la segunda parte.
Lo recomiendo para quienes aman este género.
3.5/5🌶
Me encantó.
Quienes siguen mis reseñas notarán que el dark romance sube varios puntos, para mi, cuando la protagonista femenina tiene algo más de sustancia y en esta historia eso se cumple.
Tatiana Nicolaev es una heroína a la altura de cualquier mafioso sexy.
La primera parte es un tanto lenta, pero creo que es justamente lo que le da profundidad al personaje. Ese paso por el dolor del duelo creo que la vuelven creíble y compleja.
Cuando Illias Constantin aparece en escena saltan las chispas. Amé como se construye su relación, así como cada flashback.
Toda la trama me parecio miy buena. Obviamente te manda corriendo a leer la segunda parte.
Lo recomiendo para quienes aman este género.
March 21, 2023
My Rating: 4.5 stars!
** ARC was generously provided in exchange for my honest review.**
Not only was this a mammoth page-turning start to Tatiana and Konstantin’s story, but it was one impressive introduction to the Thorns of Omertà series!
Quickly discovering the level of complexity and highly-detailed developments, there was no way their story could’ve been told in a singular novel. There was so much to grasp from this book and knowing by the end of it that there was a lot more to be revealed, I’m thrilled Winners had decided to turn their story into a duet.
I love mafia romances, but what set this one apart from others I’d read was the constant secrecy, unpredictability, and how the entire narrative was set in a massive murder-mystery backdrop. It’s an element that immediately had my mind turning, whilst the anxiety-building, sexually-charged developments between Tatiana and Konstantin amped up the overall reading experience. It’s well-paced and full of interconnecting worlds from a few of Winners’ other series’. I’m in awe of how well Winners has incorporated these various worlds and timelines of certain events into this one.
If you’re not up-to-date with her backlist of books it shouldn’t be a problem. Although there are plenty of mentions and character crossovers, it didn’t feel like I missed out on the connections and relationships amongst the cast of characters. Brief explanations are provided, more than enough to get you curious, but it also added plenty of secondary plotlines. The world-building is expansive, vivid, and held wonder.
Tatiana and Konstantin have fast become two of my favourite characters by Winners. They each have a balance of fiery determination and heart to their personalities that not only made them such likable characters, but immediately had me emotionally invested in seeing where their complicated, totally screwed-up relationship would lead.
I loved the flashbacks provided. It enriched both Tatiana’s and Konstantin’s POVs, and gradually clarified plot twists little by little with each one. There was a nice slow-burn in developments that caused this book to be unputdownable, alongside a huge cast of secondary characters that helped add dimension to both Tatiana’s and Konstantin’s characters and interesting group dynamics throughout.
There’s already a deep and twisted attraction between the two that I cannot wait to see become a full-blown love affair. It was exciting, suspenseful, at times unrequited, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading every bit of it! I would absolutely recommend this story to fellow romance readers, whether you’re an avid mafia romance lover or not. It’s not heavily gritty or violent—perfect introduction to the dark and mafia romance sub-genre for those wanting to give it a try.
Winners’ writing is solid and effortless to follow. The characters are fleshed-out and immensely engaging. I was instantly transported to her fictional world. This is a must-read. I'm ready to get started on book two!
🚨 Full review on my blog: https://booksofthemuggleborn.wordpres...
** ARC was generously provided in exchange for my honest review.**
Not only was this a mammoth page-turning start to Tatiana and Konstantin’s story, but it was one impressive introduction to the Thorns of Omertà series!
Quickly discovering the level of complexity and highly-detailed developments, there was no way their story could’ve been told in a singular novel. There was so much to grasp from this book and knowing by the end of it that there was a lot more to be revealed, I’m thrilled Winners had decided to turn their story into a duet.
I love mafia romances, but what set this one apart from others I’d read was the constant secrecy, unpredictability, and how the entire narrative was set in a massive murder-mystery backdrop. It’s an element that immediately had my mind turning, whilst the anxiety-building, sexually-charged developments between Tatiana and Konstantin amped up the overall reading experience. It’s well-paced and full of interconnecting worlds from a few of Winners’ other series’. I’m in awe of how well Winners has incorporated these various worlds and timelines of certain events into this one.
If you’re not up-to-date with her backlist of books it shouldn’t be a problem. Although there are plenty of mentions and character crossovers, it didn’t feel like I missed out on the connections and relationships amongst the cast of characters. Brief explanations are provided, more than enough to get you curious, but it also added plenty of secondary plotlines. The world-building is expansive, vivid, and held wonder.
Tatiana and Konstantin have fast become two of my favourite characters by Winners. They each have a balance of fiery determination and heart to their personalities that not only made them such likable characters, but immediately had me emotionally invested in seeing where their complicated, totally screwed-up relationship would lead.
I loved the flashbacks provided. It enriched both Tatiana’s and Konstantin’s POVs, and gradually clarified plot twists little by little with each one. There was a nice slow-burn in developments that caused this book to be unputdownable, alongside a huge cast of secondary characters that helped add dimension to both Tatiana’s and Konstantin’s characters and interesting group dynamics throughout.
There’s already a deep and twisted attraction between the two that I cannot wait to see become a full-blown love affair. It was exciting, suspenseful, at times unrequited, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading every bit of it! I would absolutely recommend this story to fellow romance readers, whether you’re an avid mafia romance lover or not. It’s not heavily gritty or violent—perfect introduction to the dark and mafia romance sub-genre for those wanting to give it a try.
Winners’ writing is solid and effortless to follow. The characters are fleshed-out and immensely engaging. I was instantly transported to her fictional world. This is a must-read. I'm ready to get started on book two!
🚨 Full review on my blog: https://booksofthemuggleborn.wordpres...
March 25, 2023
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
TATIANAILLIAS NATION HOW ARE WE DOING TODAYY???
I not gonna lie but I binge-read this duet without reading the blurb or pretty much not knowing these characters. I did kinda knew about Tatiana and that her husband was killed and all, but missed, if there was, any hint about her love interest.
And now that I'm obsessed, please kindly let me know if there were any from Konstantin in the previous book, I need more of themm.
Now back to their story, this was quite a surprise! I haven't been feeling EW's books lately so I didn't have lots of expectations, and I'm being very honest. So, I love love love that I truly could get into the story.
Tatiana was such a great heroine, I love that she truly knew her worth as a queen, and she was very badass lol. I also liked that Tatiana was pretty bold about what she wanted and all, like I am sooooo tired with the typical virgin why heroine like you can be a virgin but also know what you wanted and this pretty much was Tatiana when she was younggg. Ok, ill shut up because spoilers.
Illias Konstantin was so hot, my kind of alpha, my feminism was nowhere when this man showed up. You can search on google Obsession and Illias will show up. He took it to the next level ️🔥️🔥 he literally saw Tatiana one time and became obsessed with her, my favourite stalker.
The pace of the book was pretty good! I think the duet was perfect for them, and of course this was a perfect introduction of the Thorns of Omertà series!
I already have a favourite AMONREINA NATION RISEEE! I so need more crumbs to survive until septiembre they are perfect I see it Illias saw itt -
That's so hot of Amon.
I'm also excited about Isla and Enrico's storyy. There is a huuuge age gap between them, I know he was married before and his wife died, so there is a dead wife trope, and I'm kinda sure he has a daughter I need answers!!! I need to see him out of control as he should lol. I am obsessed.
There are another couple I need more to confirm but pretty much will be Aiden Callahan and maybe Athena? Idkk I'm kinda guessing.
Safety!
OM/OW: Tatiana was married to om (one of the villians in this story). No ow with Illias, I am not sure if he was celibate during the separation - and I can't really say separation since Tatiana lost his V to him, but she thought it was om.
No condoms, he planned to get her pregnant. She knew he wasn't using condoms but didn't tell him to use them.
Depression, deaths, alcoholism.
TATIANAILLIAS NATION HOW ARE WE DOING TODAYY???
I not gonna lie but I binge-read this duet without reading the blurb or pretty much not knowing these characters. I did kinda knew about Tatiana and that her husband was killed and all, but missed, if there was, any hint about her love interest.
And now that I'm obsessed, please kindly let me know if there were any from Konstantin in the previous book, I need more of themm.
Now back to their story, this was quite a surprise! I haven't been feeling EW's books lately so I didn't have lots of expectations, and I'm being very honest. So, I love love love that I truly could get into the story.
Tatiana was such a great heroine, I love that she truly knew her worth as a queen, and she was very badass lol. I also liked that Tatiana was pretty bold about what she wanted and all, like I am sooooo tired with the typical virgin why heroine like you can be a virgin but also know what you wanted and this pretty much was Tatiana when she was younggg. Ok, ill shut up because spoilers.
Illias Konstantin was so hot, my kind of alpha, my feminism was nowhere when this man showed up. You can search on google Obsession and Illias will show up. He took it to the next level ️🔥️🔥 he literally saw Tatiana one time and became obsessed with her, my favourite stalker.
The pace of the book was pretty good! I think the duet was perfect for them, and of course this was a perfect introduction of the Thorns of Omertà series!
I already have a favourite AMONREINA NATION RISEEE! I so need more crumbs to survive until septiembre they are perfect I see it Illias saw itt -
“Because I've seen Amon and Reina Romero together. And trust me, I know he will never let her go. He'll start a war with his brother to keep that woman away from other men”
That's so hot of Amon.
I'm also excited about Isla and Enrico's storyy. There is a huuuge age gap between them, I know he was married before and his wife died, so there is a dead wife trope, and I'm kinda sure he has a daughter I need answers!!! I need to see him out of control as he should lol. I am obsessed.
There are another couple I need more to confirm but pretty much will be Aiden Callahan and maybe Athena? Idkk I'm kinda guessing.
Safety!
OM/OW: Tatiana was married to om (one of the villians in this story). No ow with Illias, I am not sure if he was celibate during the separation - and I can't really say separation since Tatiana lost his V to him, but she thought it was om.
“I’ve thought about nobody else since I got that note asking me to pleasure you. Since I fucked you in the gazebo.” His nose brushed against mine. His mouth skimmed over mine, then trailed down my jaw and on my neck. “You’ve had me since the first moment I saw you, Tatiana. I needed you like a rose needs its thorns. I’ve been obsessed with you.”
No condoms, he planned to get her pregnant. She knew he wasn't using condoms but didn't tell him to use them.
Depression, deaths, alcoholism.
March 22, 2023
卂᥅ᥴ 尺ꫀꪜﺃꫀ᭙
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 - Konstantin
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞 - Tatiana
5 ℒ𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐵𝑦 𝐸𝑣𝑎 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠
Tatiana, when she and the man she loved got married it was the happiest time of her life, but over the past few months things started changing. When they meet an accident and he passes, she spirals into grief, loneliness, add in sleepless nights and nightmares she turns to alcohol to numb everything. But when she finally pulls herself together, she needs answers, answers to why the man she loves behaviour changed, and what caused his death. But when she starts finding them, it leaves her even more confused.
Konstantin, well this guy literally gives meaning to mysterious and dangerous 🔥..he has spent years watching (alright, stalking) the h, and saves her life, the night hers changed. But people are after her for her late husband's misdeeds, and he will do everything to protect her and make her his.
Omw!!! This was a perfect start to this duet, Tatiana and Konstantin set these pages on fire, with their intense chemistry, steamy moments and twists and turns that keep you on edge.
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞 💋💋💋💋💋
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 🥵🌶️🥵🌶️
𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 📚📚📚📚📚
𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 💧💧
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 - Konstantin
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞 - Tatiana
5 ℒ𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐵𝑦 𝐸𝑣𝑎 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠
Tatiana, when she and the man she loved got married it was the happiest time of her life, but over the past few months things started changing. When they meet an accident and he passes, she spirals into grief, loneliness, add in sleepless nights and nightmares she turns to alcohol to numb everything. But when she finally pulls herself together, she needs answers, answers to why the man she loves behaviour changed, and what caused his death. But when she starts finding them, it leaves her even more confused.
Konstantin, well this guy literally gives meaning to mysterious and dangerous 🔥..he has spent years watching (alright, stalking) the h, and saves her life, the night hers changed. But people are after her for her late husband's misdeeds, and he will do everything to protect her and make her his.
Omw!!! This was a perfect start to this duet, Tatiana and Konstantin set these pages on fire, with their intense chemistry, steamy moments and twists and turns that keep you on edge.
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞 💋💋💋💋💋
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 🥵🌶️🥵🌶️
𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 📚📚📚📚📚
𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 💧💧
December 9, 2025
“Thorns of Lust” is the story of Tatiana and Illias.
This book begins with a heartbreaking death of the heroines husband, and glimpses into the hero’s involvement.
Soon the story unravels, we travel back and forth between the past and present- the heroines marriage, the husband’s various secrets, how the hero first met her and their past connection.
Also we see him pursuing her again, the sparkling chemistry between them shrouded by lies and secrets.
The first half has the heroine dealing with bereavement, depression and ptsd- the second half is about her recovery and finding herself. The hero has loved her afar- even when she got married to another man but he finally decides to make her his..
Ends on a cliffhanger, very engaging read
Unsafe
4/5
This book begins with a heartbreaking death of the heroines husband, and glimpses into the hero’s involvement.
Soon the story unravels, we travel back and forth between the past and present- the heroines marriage, the husband’s various secrets, how the hero first met her and their past connection.
Also we see him pursuing her again, the sparkling chemistry between them shrouded by lies and secrets.
The first half has the heroine dealing with bereavement, depression and ptsd- the second half is about her recovery and finding herself. The hero has loved her afar- even when she got married to another man but he finally decides to make her his..
Ends on a cliffhanger, very engaging read
Unsafe
4/5
April 1, 2023
I guess this was an okay book for me. As for the MCs we got an obsessed hero and a grieving widow.
I honestly think that they're relationship is built only in lust. They never really had proper conversations, because most of the time they're screwing like animals. So any idea of the them falling for each other is highly unbelievable. Their setup is weird they'll fvck, won't speak for a few weeks, meet again then jump each other bones, rinse and repeat. It was so unhealthy kind of situationship.
For Ilias, he's obsessing over her for 7 years. He's possessive which is common with Ms. Winners hero characters. This was introduced as age-gap, but it still made me wonder why a grown 34 yo man would lust after a 20 yo young woman? Which he continuously to do so in the succeeding years. I'm glad that he's not an alphahole, just a bit domineering but is still enjoyable to read and not really annoying. It was never mentioned how he lived his life during those 7 years or if he was with other women. I mean I wouldn't fault him if he did, seeing as the heroine actually got married and has someone special to her.
For Tatiana, at the beginning I really feel sad for what happened to her husband. I shed some tears while reading her grieving moments in the book. But then she met Ilias and she just never click with him at first, either she's annoyed or horny around him. I think she's a pretentious princess. She always say that nobody can tell her what to do or that she's independent. But then when Ilias is around she becomes so pathetic that she'll be mad for like a minute but then will do whatever he says. It really pissed me off when she wouldn't hold her ground. She acts as if she's in control but when Ilias tell her to do something, she just followed like a puppy.
I'm also still wrapping my head with the fact the she never remembered their first night. I mean he spoke during those times, how can she not differentiate the voice of Ilias and Adrian? Also, about Ilias's perfume, he said it was specifically concocted for him and not released in the market. So how can Adrian have the same scent? Was it released afterward or did I misread that part? It was never mentioned as well how long Tatiana and Adrian were married, it was only stated she knew him since she was a child because Adrian is her brother's friend. I would love to know a bit about their marriage the good times and not just the bad part given through her flashbacks and nightmare.
Anyway, though not a cliffhanger I'm still proceeding with the final book of this duet. Maybe I'll like it more than this one.
I honestly think that they're relationship is built only in lust. They never really had proper conversations, because most of the time they're screwing like animals. So any idea of the them falling for each other is highly unbelievable. Their setup is weird they'll fvck, won't speak for a few weeks, meet again then jump each other bones, rinse and repeat. It was so unhealthy kind of situationship.
For Ilias, he's obsessing over her for 7 years. He's possessive which is common with Ms. Winners hero characters. This was introduced as age-gap, but it still made me wonder why a grown 34 yo man would lust after a 20 yo young woman? Which he continuously to do so in the succeeding years. I'm glad that he's not an alphahole, just a bit domineering but is still enjoyable to read and not really annoying. It was never mentioned how he lived his life during those 7 years or if he was with other women. I mean I wouldn't fault him if he did, seeing as the heroine actually got married and has someone special to her.
For Tatiana, at the beginning I really feel sad for what happened to her husband. I shed some tears while reading her grieving moments in the book. But then she met Ilias and she just never click with him at first, either she's annoyed or horny around him. I think she's a pretentious princess. She always say that nobody can tell her what to do or that she's independent. But then when Ilias is around she becomes so pathetic that she'll be mad for like a minute but then will do whatever he says. It really pissed me off when she wouldn't hold her ground. She acts as if she's in control but when Ilias tell her to do something, she just followed like a puppy.
I'm also still wrapping my head with the fact the she never remembered their first night. I mean he spoke during those times, how can she not differentiate the voice of Ilias and Adrian? Also, about Ilias's perfume, he said it was specifically concocted for him and not released in the market. So how can Adrian have the same scent? Was it released afterward or did I misread that part? It was never mentioned as well how long Tatiana and Adrian were married, it was only stated she knew him since she was a child because Adrian is her brother's friend. I would love to know a bit about their marriage the good times and not just the bad part given through her flashbacks and nightmare.
Anyway, though not a cliffhanger I'm still proceeding with the final book of this duet. Maybe I'll like it more than this one.
December 9, 2025
Not a complete book
I had a whole list of grievances as well as elements I really enjoyed and as I was getting ready to rage against the former and praise the latter, they all cancelled each other out and left me a bit apathetic.
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🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
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I had a whole list of grievances as well as elements I really enjoyed and as I was getting ready to rage against the former and praise the latter, they all cancelled each other out and left me a bit apathetic.
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🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
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August 7, 2025
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
⭐️ 3.75/5
🌶 3.5/5
🧠 5/10 (If this is your first book in this world, the families, generations, connections, and betrayals feel vast)
Noteworthy: Book 1 of a completed duet. Available on KU. Content warnings. Mafia themed.
I was sucked into this story pretty quickly but found the world and character connections vast. I wanted to create family trees at one point with connectors. 😂 I liked the characters but didn't feel like there was enough on page danger for the high stakes involved. The mystery is a fun element. I feel like I have it figured out and am excited to see if it pans out in the 2nd book. Sometimes, it felt like the MMC did not follow through on his convictions. Because what do you mean you're obsessed but haven't seen her in 6 weeks?
My final opinion on the duet will come once I finish book 2. I'm diving in right now.
⭐️ 3.75/5
🌶 3.5/5
🧠 5/10 (If this is your first book in this world, the families, generations, connections, and betrayals feel vast)
Noteworthy: Book 1 of a completed duet. Available on KU. Content warnings. Mafia themed.
I was sucked into this story pretty quickly but found the world and character connections vast. I wanted to create family trees at one point with connectors. 😂 I liked the characters but didn't feel like there was enough on page danger for the high stakes involved. The mystery is a fun element. I feel like I have it figured out and am excited to see if it pans out in the 2nd book. Sometimes, it felt like the MMC did not follow through on his convictions. Because what do you mean you're obsessed but haven't seen her in 6 weeks?
My final opinion on the duet will come once I finish book 2. I'm diving in right now.
March 22, 2023
Did I ever think this universe could get better? Yes. Yes, I did. Did Ilias and Tatiana meet my expectations? Also, yes.
Their banter is so amazing! Tatiana is a sassy queen... as she should. She was happily married to Adrian, her brother's best friend and man she's been in love with since forever. But things began to change. Things that were thrown into a deeper mess when after a fatal accident, she finds that her husband had more ghosts in his closet than expected. When I tell you, I can no longer stand this man. I had loved him for her in The Den of Sin when he was introduced. But now, I just roll my eyes when he's mentioned, lmao....
But Ilias Konstantin stole my heart when he was introduced in Sasha's book. This man is something else. He's as unhinged as Tatiana needs with her defiant attitude. He meets her halfway every time, even when he wants her to walk all the way to him and get on her knees 👀 I can't believe she forgot their history together... well, exactly, I can give her a pass. She didn't know, but ma'am, you had all that before you even knew you had it, lol
❈•≫────≪•◦𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕◦•≫────≪•❈
• booty + impact play
• man + woman obsessed
• breeding kink
• ✨️holy trinity of smvt: consent, degradation, and praise✨️
• dark and broody mmc
• dark romance
• dub con
• enemies with benefits
• forbidden romance
• forced proximity
• grumpy x grumpy
• he falls first
• mafia romance
• loss of SO
• morally grey
• one night stand
• secret romance
• strangers to lovers
• unrequited love
April 10, 2023
Llegamos a una historia demasiado esperada entender qué pasó con Tatiana puesto que en la saga de Belles & Mobsters pudimos tener ciertos astibos de la misma. Decir que disfrute esta historia es decir poco creo que la autora se ha superado cada vez más en sus libros y Tatiana e Ilias me dejaron con el corazón ♥️ apretadito disfrute mucho ir entendiendo de su dinámica y que el libro tuviese su dosis de misterio fue la guinda del pastel.
March 31, 2023
"Illias Konstantin needed a reminder of who the most powerful piece on the chess board was.
The queen."
This book was totally plot and character driven. The main and side characters were of equal importance and played their parts in the story. Tatiana & Illias were so perfect together! The longing he felt for her all while she was unaware of the past they shared, provided me with the angst that I was looking for. However at times I felt that the plot overpowered the romance. Konstantin kept saying that he's going to soon make Tatiana his but unfortunately that took a very long time. Regardless, I am going to jump straight into the next book to see how it ends.
The queen."
This book was totally plot and character driven. The main and side characters were of equal importance and played their parts in the story. Tatiana & Illias were so perfect together! The longing he felt for her all while she was unaware of the past they shared, provided me with the angst that I was looking for. However at times I felt that the plot overpowered the romance. Konstantin kept saying that he's going to soon make Tatiana his but unfortunately that took a very long time. Regardless, I am going to jump straight into the next book to see how it ends.
March 26, 2023
This book was so good this one was so emotional when Tatiana was drowning in her grief I could literally feel it the closing in the panic the loneliness this author did a amazing job with writing this story I cried I could literally feel the emotions Tatiana was going through it felt like it was happening to me and that is good writing when a author has the ability to make you feel so much with her words I am literally in awe this story definitely has me up in all my feels! And Konstantin I’m swooning so hard over him right now!
September 30, 2024
Although the beginning was slow, I read the rest in one breath. I'm starting the second book right now!
May 25, 2025
if i ever meet illias, i’m saying yes to everything he says.
April 3, 2023
***Review can also be found at Jackie's Book World. :)***
RATING: 4.5/5
Not having read any other books by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect. Needless to say, Winners did not disappoint at all. As the first book in the Thorns of Omertà Duet Series, Thorns of Lust is a steamy mafia romance filled with secrecy, revenge and twists to keep you reading for more.
At the beginning of the story we get to meet, Tatiana Nikolaev, who is with her husband as they are being chased outside the city by a strange car. In her world, she is aware of the risks that come with being park of a powerful mafia family. But not even her husband could protect her form the shooting chase and witnesses his death in the process. Adrian was her everything, having grown up together, it’s clear how they were meant to be together. Tatiana vows to find out who killed her husband, but the sooner she starts to look into their past, the sooner she realizes that she was deceived. Meanwhile, there is another man who is very much interesting in what Adrian was up to before his death and won’t stop at nothing until he makes Tatiana his.
Winners delivers a great start to the duet, from the well-written story to the duel POV, Thorns of Lust had me hooked from beginning to end. We have two characters who have been through so much growing up, they are aware of the consequences that come with growing up in the mafia world. No one is truly protected and that is exactly what causes chaos among different mafia families. Tatiana is thrust into the mess without having any idea that behind the scenes Illias Konstantin, a leader of a very powerful mafia family would be protecting her at all costs. He’s been captivated by Tatiana for a very long time and now is his chance to make her his before it’s too late. There is so much to the story that I truly enjoyed reading, though the story does end on a cliffhanger, I cannot wait to read what happens next. I would highly recommend checking out the story if you love a good mafia romance! :)
***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***
RATING: 4.5/5
Not having read any other books by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect. Needless to say, Winners did not disappoint at all. As the first book in the Thorns of Omertà Duet Series, Thorns of Lust is a steamy mafia romance filled with secrecy, revenge and twists to keep you reading for more.
At the beginning of the story we get to meet, Tatiana Nikolaev, who is with her husband as they are being chased outside the city by a strange car. In her world, she is aware of the risks that come with being park of a powerful mafia family. But not even her husband could protect her form the shooting chase and witnesses his death in the process. Adrian was her everything, having grown up together, it’s clear how they were meant to be together. Tatiana vows to find out who killed her husband, but the sooner she starts to look into their past, the sooner she realizes that she was deceived. Meanwhile, there is another man who is very much interesting in what Adrian was up to before his death and won’t stop at nothing until he makes Tatiana his.
Winners delivers a great start to the duet, from the well-written story to the duel POV, Thorns of Lust had me hooked from beginning to end. We have two characters who have been through so much growing up, they are aware of the consequences that come with growing up in the mafia world. No one is truly protected and that is exactly what causes chaos among different mafia families. Tatiana is thrust into the mess without having any idea that behind the scenes Illias Konstantin, a leader of a very powerful mafia family would be protecting her at all costs. He’s been captivated by Tatiana for a very long time and now is his chance to make her his before it’s too late. There is so much to the story that I truly enjoyed reading, though the story does end on a cliffhanger, I cannot wait to read what happens next. I would highly recommend checking out the story if you love a good mafia romance! :)
***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***
March 26, 2023
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Spice: 🌶🌶🌶
Angst: 💔💔💔
Do I recommend it? ✅️
Cliffhanger? Yes but no worries as book two is already available.
Trigger Warnings: ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
Tropes: dark mafia romance, age-gap enemies-to-lovers, forbidden, Captive romance, amnesia, Unrequited Love
Tatiana Nikolaev had a storybook marriage until a tragic accident changed everything. Her husband was gone but in his place were immense secrets he had kept from her. Her reality and trust were obliterated. Now, her life was in danger as all her husband's enemies set their eyes on her. Then she caught the attention of the most notorious man in the underworld. In this world, no one ignored Illias Konstantin. As the Bratva Pakhan, he ruled his criminal empire with an iron fist but he held a boat load of secrets all his own. He had been watching Tatiana for some time now and was utterly obsessed with her. After all the new revelations in her life, now more than ever, she refused to bend to a man's will or be used as a pawn again. When she tempted fate and played with fire, her life grew out of control. If she wanted to survive, she had to trust someone again but could she actually accomplish it?
Over the past two years, I have become a dedicated fan of Eva Winners and this duet proved why. Tatiana and Illias were both intriguing characters and I loved diving into their mindsets as we get both POVs in this duet. The plot was well-developed, exciting and addicting. My heart sped as I sat perched on the edge of my seat from the angst and suspense. The character and world development were spot on. So much takes place with a complicated plot but not overly detailed. Mrs. Winners' creative talent weaved a story I didn't want to put down for even a minute. I loved the main characters as well as side characters. Boredom never came into play for me which had me happy in the best of ways. Many aspects of the plot were unpredictable. I am utterly devoted to this new series and I am so glad that book two is already available and I am diving in there next. If you love dark romance or mafia romance or the combination of both, then I highly recommend this read. There are significant trigger warnings so please educate yourself. This is my honest opinion, freely given.
Angst: 💔💔💔
Do I recommend it? ✅️
Cliffhanger? Yes but no worries as book two is already available.
Trigger Warnings: ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
Tropes: dark mafia romance, age-gap enemies-to-lovers, forbidden, Captive romance, amnesia, Unrequited Love
Tatiana Nikolaev had a storybook marriage until a tragic accident changed everything. Her husband was gone but in his place were immense secrets he had kept from her. Her reality and trust were obliterated. Now, her life was in danger as all her husband's enemies set their eyes on her. Then she caught the attention of the most notorious man in the underworld. In this world, no one ignored Illias Konstantin. As the Bratva Pakhan, he ruled his criminal empire with an iron fist but he held a boat load of secrets all his own. He had been watching Tatiana for some time now and was utterly obsessed with her. After all the new revelations in her life, now more than ever, she refused to bend to a man's will or be used as a pawn again. When she tempted fate and played with fire, her life grew out of control. If she wanted to survive, she had to trust someone again but could she actually accomplish it?
Over the past two years, I have become a dedicated fan of Eva Winners and this duet proved why. Tatiana and Illias were both intriguing characters and I loved diving into their mindsets as we get both POVs in this duet. The plot was well-developed, exciting and addicting. My heart sped as I sat perched on the edge of my seat from the angst and suspense. The character and world development were spot on. So much takes place with a complicated plot but not overly detailed. Mrs. Winners' creative talent weaved a story I didn't want to put down for even a minute. I loved the main characters as well as side characters. Boredom never came into play for me which had me happy in the best of ways. Many aspects of the plot were unpredictable. I am utterly devoted to this new series and I am so glad that book two is already available and I am diving in there next. If you love dark romance or mafia romance or the combination of both, then I highly recommend this read. There are significant trigger warnings so please educate yourself. This is my honest opinion, freely given.
March 19, 2023
Thank you author and Give Me Books PR for providing me with an eARC copy of this book.
“This lust for her was embedded like thorns in a rose. It was engraved in the very marrow of my bones. It was part of me, and I didn’t even want to purge it.”
This book was amazing!!!!! I loved it so much. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’m so happy I stumbled into her amazing world. The writing was beautiful it touched me heart and the storyline was phenomenal everything about this book was chef’s kiss.
Konstantin is hella intense and i loved him. I loved how utterly obsessed he was with Tatiana how he’d do anything for her. I loved how his relationship with Tatiana progressed it was wholesome to see them together.
Tatiana has my heart i want to hive her an hug she didn’t deserve what she went through and i hate (that person ifykyk) so much I wanted to kill them. I loved her character so much she was amazing. I enjoyed watching her defy Konstantin every chance she got.
The side characters were amazing i loved her brothers especially Sasha and I can’t wait for the nest books in the series especially Amon this man intrigued me and i want his book so badly. This was an incredible read and I couldn’t wait to start book 2 because this one ended on a cliffhanger.
“She was the light to my darkness. She was my reason for everything. She was mine for the taking. Mine to own. Mine to possess. And nothing less would do.”
✨My Rating✨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
✨Type Of Book✨
📚Duet📚
✨Tropes✨
- Enemies To Lovers🔥
- Possessive MMC🔥
- Touch Her And Die🔥
- Obsessed With Her🔥
- Dark Romance🔥
- Mafia Romance🔥
- Pregnancy Trope🔥
- Stalker-ish themes🔥
- Strong FMC🔥
- Morally Grey MMC🔥
- Age Gap🔥
✨Kinks✨
- Degrading and praise kink🔥
- Choking Kink🔥
- Slight Breeding Kink🔥
- Good Girl Kink🔥
✨Trigger Warnings✨
- Alcoholism⚠️
- Grieving⚠️
- Violence⚠️
- Depression⚠️
- Mental Health Issues⚠️
“This lust for her was embedded like thorns in a rose. It was engraved in the very marrow of my bones. It was part of me, and I didn’t even want to purge it.”
This book was amazing!!!!! I loved it so much. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’m so happy I stumbled into her amazing world. The writing was beautiful it touched me heart and the storyline was phenomenal everything about this book was chef’s kiss.
Konstantin is hella intense and i loved him. I loved how utterly obsessed he was with Tatiana how he’d do anything for her. I loved how his relationship with Tatiana progressed it was wholesome to see them together.
Tatiana has my heart i want to hive her an hug she didn’t deserve what she went through and i hate (that person ifykyk) so much I wanted to kill them. I loved her character so much she was amazing. I enjoyed watching her defy Konstantin every chance she got.
The side characters were amazing i loved her brothers especially Sasha and I can’t wait for the nest books in the series especially Amon this man intrigued me and i want his book so badly. This was an incredible read and I couldn’t wait to start book 2 because this one ended on a cliffhanger.
“She was the light to my darkness. She was my reason for everything. She was mine for the taking. Mine to own. Mine to possess. And nothing less would do.”
✨My Rating✨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
✨Type Of Book✨
📚Duet📚
✨Tropes✨
- Enemies To Lovers🔥
- Possessive MMC🔥
- Touch Her And Die🔥
- Obsessed With Her🔥
- Dark Romance🔥
- Mafia Romance🔥
- Pregnancy Trope🔥
- Stalker-ish themes🔥
- Strong FMC🔥
- Morally Grey MMC🔥
- Age Gap🔥
✨Kinks✨
- Degrading and praise kink🔥
- Choking Kink🔥
- Slight Breeding Kink🔥
- Good Girl Kink🔥
✨Trigger Warnings✨
- Alcoholism⚠️
- Grieving⚠️
- Violence⚠️
- Depression⚠️
- Mental Health Issues⚠️
March 12, 2023
I've been anxiously awaiting this new series by Ms. Winners, and it's everything I hoped for so far! We finally get the sassy Tatiana's book! She's been mourning the death of her husband Adrian and sunk into a haze of alcohol to cope. Adrian had his hand in blackmailing some of the deadliest men alive, including Pakhan Konstantin. He's also part of a secret organization that are all being threatened by these secrets, and the only person alive with any answers may be Tatiana. Without giving too much away, Tatiana and Konstantin's past are tied together more than anyone knows, and while Tatiana may not remember, they've met before, but this time Konstantin is playing for forever.
When I read Sasha's book I was unsure I'd love Tatiana. But Ms. Winners is full of surprises and convinced me that this Russian princess is worthy of Konstantin. Konstantin has a lot of my favorite characteristics in the mafia world...he's dark, cold with a sweet spot for his woman, madly in love and possessive of her and protective at all cost. Tatiana is fierce and a fighter clawing her way out of grief only to find more secrets and darkness. She has her vices and moments where the bitterness becomes seemingly insurmountable but that inner survivor prevails. I found her more empathetic in her journey and loved her loyalty to her loved ones. The banter and steam these two shared was every bit as feisty as these characters. I'm so excited for the second part of this duet and can easily see why this turned into a duet instead of a standalone.
When I read Sasha's book I was unsure I'd love Tatiana. But Ms. Winners is full of surprises and convinced me that this Russian princess is worthy of Konstantin. Konstantin has a lot of my favorite characteristics in the mafia world...he's dark, cold with a sweet spot for his woman, madly in love and possessive of her and protective at all cost. Tatiana is fierce and a fighter clawing her way out of grief only to find more secrets and darkness. She has her vices and moments where the bitterness becomes seemingly insurmountable but that inner survivor prevails. I found her more empathetic in her journey and loved her loyalty to her loved ones. The banter and steam these two shared was every bit as feisty as these characters. I'm so excited for the second part of this duet and can easily see why this turned into a duet instead of a standalone.
March 16, 2024
This was a DNF for me. I kept waiting for action or spice and it just didn’t come. Listening to Tatiana repetitively talk about how she would never recover from her husbands death without there being any development of the husband AND listening to Konstantine’s obsession over her when she didn’t even know he existed was too much. And dragged out way longer than I expected. Not to mention the billion characters I couldn’t keep straight (though I admittedly wasn’t trying too hard). Either way, it wasn’t for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2023
Al al dur geri dön donumu da vericem onu da al.
Yazarın her kitapta yaptığı bir klişesi var her seferinde yiyorum afiyetle Eva sen bensin ben de sen biz aynı kişiyiz seninle.
Yazarın her kitapta yaptığı bir klişesi var her seferinde yiyorum afiyetle Eva sen bensin ben de sen biz aynı kişiyiz seninle.
November 24, 2025
That's moye solntse. My sun. Moya luna. My moon. My everything.
this book had so much suspense that it kept me on edge, and it left me on a cliffhanger. and I have midterms
March 26, 2023
AHHHHH!!! LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT!
Illias Konstantin, You are everything I want in my man 😭🤌🏽🫂
Illias Konstantin, You are everything I want in my man 😭🤌🏽🫂
March 23, 2023
This book follows Tatianna and Illias and I was patiently waiting for this after reading the majority of Eva’s backlist. This follows the epic events of Tatianna story in previous book. The obsession Illias has with Tatianna spans years and he would wait forever for her. I love their love. This has so many tropes I love such as age gap, mafia, enemies to lovers, and more. This is a duet and left off on a cliffhanger but thankfully book 2 will be out the next day. I cannot recommend this enough. I’m obsessed with her writing and the fast paced mix of smut and plot. It’s perfection. Read this!!!
February 20, 2024
Chefs kiss🤌
March 20, 2023
Thorns of Lust by Eva Winners was absolutely magnificent! I have been waiting for Tatiana's book for a very long time, and now that I have my hands on it; I haven't been able to put it down. I absolutely love the first book, and I'm so excited to start the next one. This author never disappoints, and each book just gets better and better. Fantastic job, Eva!
Illias and Tatiana are such a unique pair! They're both so complex, but are absolutely meant for each other. Illias is the boss and everyone knows it, but he would burn the world down for Tatiana, and I really appreciate that in a man. Tatiana has had a very difficult time after the passing of her husband, but Illias was there to stop her from drowning in her heartache. I believe these two are forever, but does that mean they will? Go find out in book two Thorns of Love!
Go read Thorns of Lust by Eva Winners to meet these two complex, but also so lovely characters Illias and Tatiana!
Note: Thorns of Lust is book ONE in Illias's and Tatiana's story that comes out on March 23rd!
Illias and Tatiana are such a unique pair! They're both so complex, but are absolutely meant for each other. Illias is the boss and everyone knows it, but he would burn the world down for Tatiana, and I really appreciate that in a man. Tatiana has had a very difficult time after the passing of her husband, but Illias was there to stop her from drowning in her heartache. I believe these two are forever, but does that mean they will? Go find out in book two Thorns of Love!
Go read Thorns of Lust by Eva Winners to meet these two complex, but also so lovely characters Illias and Tatiana!
Note: Thorns of Lust is book ONE in Illias's and Tatiana's story that comes out on March 23rd!
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