Vicious Hearts

Dark Hearts #2

by Jagger Cole

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I’ll do anything to save my family. Even if it means marrying the devil himself.

Cillian Kildare is a monster wrapped in charm and sophistication. A gorgeous psychopath with venom in his veins and sadism driving every beat of his cold, black heart.

When I’m sent to kill the vicious Irish mafia boss to settle a debt from my past, it’s supposed to be simple.

It becomes a lot less simple when Cillian catches me, and carves his way into my darkest secrets and most deviant desires.

Now, captured and bound as his prisoner plaything, he has new plans for an unholy marriage of inconvenience.

He’ll protect me from my past. And for six months, I’ll give him my body, my soul, and my submission—willing or otherwise.

It’s just physical. A contract and nothing more.

But the devil, as they say, is in the details.

And if I’m not careful, this devil might soon break his way into something

My heart.


Vicious Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers age-gap romance with a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra possessive literal psychopath of a hero with “look at her and I’ll unalive you” energy. This is a DARK romance with adult themes. Readers are strongly advised to read the TW inside. No cliffhanger; HEA included.

Genres: Dark Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Mafia Romance, Dark, Romance, Marriage Of Convenience, BDSM

490 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2023

About the author

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside—rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com


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Reviews

[Larissa Cambusano]

dnf at 30%

I fear i’m not in the mood for this right now. i’ll be back later maybe.

[Marianna Moore · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you want to imagine what it’s like to have your brain put through a meat grinder…. Read this book. I’m gonna go jump off my roof now.

[nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
If this man told me to bark, I'd get on my knees and fucking bark. No questions asked. RAWR DADDY.

[Warda]

DNF at 46%.

Wasn’t really holding my interest. But that could also be because I feel like I’m hardcore slumping and I don’t know what reading feels like anymore. 🥲

[Nerlie౨ৎ🎧📚 · Rating 2 out of 5]

⋆. 𐙚 ˚ pre read ⋆. 𐙚 ˚
I never read this one and honestly I don’t even know why. Probably the curse of never reading series in order striking again 😭

[devangi · Rating 2 out of 5]

my pussy was bone dry the entire time.

[Samantha (bookgramsaga reviews) · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

''I’ve never felt more fixed than when I’m with you''

Safety warnings:
- H 41 / h 26
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- BDSM
- Violence/d*ath
- Self harm
- Mention of drug abuse/addiction
- Mention of child physical/s*xual assault
- Mention of su*cide
- Mention of r*pe
- HEA

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To be honest I will say I did not expect Cillian's book to be so dark - there was something kind and endearing about him in ''Deviant Hearts''. The way he loved his nieces and how protective he was of them despite being in the type of world and family they lived in.

I also did not feel such a strong connection to the MCs in this book then I did in the previous one, I think Una and Cillian did match perfectly to one another, there was not much of an emotional connection I felt throughout the book. It might just be me obviously and I do believe they love each other but emotionally I think these two have a long way to go. They are both dark minded and both possess a certain thought process others would not understand so they have that going for them.

The whole plot surrounded around someone named ''Apostle'' and their mission to kill the ones who killed Seamus (the villain from book 1) who also happens to be Una's father.

You see Una and her twin brother Finn were subjected to his demented ways for years as children and they were forced into the mental ideology he had. When he was imprisoned they were placed in the foster system and suffered greatly both emotionally and sexually. Sadly, her brother Finn, who seemed to be one who took most of the pain (by choice to protect his sister) developed a drug addiction to take it all away and she has been searching for him for 2 years.

Apostle has been keeping her brother hostage until she can fulfill the tasks laid out to her: Task number 1 is to kill Cillian.

She attempts to do so and ends up at a BDSM club Cillian frequents and that meeting where she loses her virginity to him does not go as Cillian might have hoped as she stabs him right after.

Because of whom Seamus was to the Irish mafia and how he was caught years prior - the Irish mafia members are weary about Cillian and his authority so he does something archaic and demands Una marry him (since Seamus was once a part of the Irish mafia) in order to end the war and bring peace the way Neve's marriage did.

Sadly we find out her brother died 18 months ago from a drug overdose and this means that Apostle never had her brother, it was all a ploy to fuck with her and control her.
Now - did I know who the apostle was from the moment we were introduced to Dr. Thompson? Yes. It was so obvious and sadly it did not have the same effect on me as intended.

I kept thinking how stupid everyone was to not see the obvious connection, especially Una. She just embraced the lady and trusted her.

Dr. Thompson aka Gail was in love and obsessed with Seamus, enough to marry him while he was in prison, DIG UP HIS CORPSE and place it into her home and live with it too.

Crazy has a new meaning.

[Jenn (The Book Refuge) · Rating 5 out of 5]

So glad I deviated from my TBR for this. This couple was so intense! I knew I’d like Cillian after reading book 1.

Una is the daughter of his greatest enemy and that enemy may be dead but the damage he continues to inflict is NOT. This book begins with Una being sent to end Cillian but she’s about to bite off much more than she can handle. And be much better off for it! Eventually...

Can't wait for Hades romance next!

5 stars
4.5 on the spice scale

CW: Violence, previous SA and childhood abuse, side character death due to drugs, PTSD

Spicy content: hand necklaces, BDSM, CNC, primal play, impact play, and more!

[AvidReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

So freaking good!

—true Enemies to lovers, age gap.
— marriage of convenience.
—hidden secrets and unexpected revelations.
— sadist, psychopath hero.
— assassin, kick ass but soft heroine.
—strong familial bonds.
—suspense, mystery.
—dark romance, TW.
—hot💥🔥💥🔥💥.
—kink galore.
—included in KU, could be read as standalone but I highly recommend reading this first book( it’s so good).
—safe.

[Matilda · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was hot when she stabbed him whilst he was taking her virginity🤭

the romance didn’t hit the same as it did with ares and neve tho…all they did was fuck and i got a little bored

[Neelakshi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐

“I play very rough, little girl.”
I shiver.
“You never know,” I gasp back. “Maybe I do, too.”

Now this is man i would sell my body to at a discounted price. The discounted price being ZERO because i would NEVER let a FINE gentleman like him pay for a whore like me.

[Luna ♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

»Remove your hand from her, or I'll remove it from your arm.«

★ ★

Sadly this book was disappointing. I was really excited but the smut wasn‘t my cup of tea. The whole submission thing was too much for me and sometimes kinda embarrassing. I skipped a lot of pages.
I liked Cillian and Una and the story had potential but for me the smut was a No-Go (together with the dirty talk and submission thing). But this is totally my opinion, I think there are many people out there who will absolutely LOVE this book.



𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
#1 Deviant Hearts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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#2 Vicious Hearts ★ ★
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#3 Sinful Hearts ★ ★ ★ ★
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#4 Twisted Hearts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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#5 Stolen Hearts ★ ★
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#6 Reckless Hearts ★ ★ ★
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[Abby (booksinthefreetime) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5⭐️
4/5🌶️

I just spent my whole day absorbed into this book! Jagger Cole writes the most perfect mafia romance HANDS DOWN. I’m already jumping into the next book of the series and have a feeling they’re just going to get better and better 🥵🌶️😍

If you love…

-Forced/Arranged Marriage
-Age Gap
-Vir*in FMC
-Enemies to lovers
-Mafia romance
-Dark romance

READ THIS BOOK!!

[Alina Kravets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Дуже сподобалась ця книга.💎

Пара: Кілліан & Уна


Тропи:
⋆ Мафія
⋆ Шлюб за домовленістю
⋆ Різниця у віці (16 років)
⋆ Sadist, psychopath hero.
⋆ BDSM
⋆ Від ворогів до закоханих
⋆ Одержимий головний герой
⋆ Praise Kink
⋆ Primal Play
⋆ Virg!n FMC

Одразу здогадалась хто тут злодій, але мені було цікаво читати.

Уна - отримує завдання від Апостола вбити Кілліана, щоб врятувати свого брата, і постійно проводив для неї випробування.
Тому вона сильна в одночас зламана душа.

Уна викрадає членство в темному секс-клубі який відвудує Кілл.

І скажу їх перша зустріч проходить просто вибухово.🔥
Я була навіть трохи шокована тими подіями.

Скажу так Уна майже вбиває Кілліана.

І оць він починає своє розслідування, дуже швидко він її знаходить.

Сам Кілл божевільний психопат, садист, і тд.
Але бляха, він мені сподобався, своїм домінуванням, і те як він вирішував проблеми.
Взяв на себе відповідальність навіть попри те що батько Уни, хотів вбити його племінницю.


Книга дійсно мені принесла задоволення.

"- На справді я хочу сказати, дякую за те що врятували мене від цього.
- Я не рятував тебе, дівчинко. Я просто побачив те, що хотів, і прийшов аби забрати це."

Вона читає статтю про психопатів.
Бо її цікавить чи здатен він кохати, і на стосунки.

"- Готова? Не хочу запізнюва��ись.
- Так звісно, поїхали.
- Доречі, я здатний на стосунки.
- Вибач... я не...
- Тобі було цікаво. Це нормально, я розумію. Я і сам переглянув всі визначення і говорив з п'ятдесятьма психіатрами. Ну і більшість класифікують мене як психотика, принаймні певною мірою. Але.. Я все ж такий здатний на стосунки.
- Я знаю. Бачу те як ти відносишся до Нів, Айліш , Каслу і ...
- До тебе."

Тому рекомендую!❤️‍🔥

[Cristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn’t feel the connection between the MCs.

[Milica's Bookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rather better story than the first part, with more complex characters.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't a bad read but it also wasn't really what the blurb lead me to believe it would be either. Instead of an enemies to lovers, forced marriage, spicy sex slave romp which I was very much in the mood for it was more of a C grade thriller with a lot of family tree filler and pretty boring sex. Also my pet peeve is when bad guys spend all their inner monologue telling you how bad and dark they are. Like we get it, you love killing people my dude but can we chit chat about it a little less??

Una as an assassin who also matched Cillian's darkness was also pretty underwhelming and instead of a badass h we got a looooot of trauma dumping.

I think this book would be fine if you're looking for more of a thriller type mafia than a character/relationship driven romance which is what I thought I was getting.

[Coco.V · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute, enthralling, intense story! This series is getting better and better. I've always had a soft spot for broken, damaged and misfits characters, and in this respect, the author delivers all these elements in spades with these two main characters. This is a fast-paced and well-crafted story with scorching HOT kink galore throughout the book. Cillian and Una's unusual blisteringly steamy connection will have you second guessing yourself until the very end. Love all the members of the Kildare and Drakos families and I can hardly wait to see what's next and to discover Hades' story. Overall rating: 4.5 stars!

⚠Be warned if you have triggers to read the intro/TW first as it jumps almost right into dark content.

[rj]

DNF
Too much for me lool
H also frequents a sex club - not my cuppa

[Jen ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth it and you should read this!!!

Contains some spoilers so please read at your own risk



This book was so amazing. I loved Cillian and Una's story. The banter and bickering between them was comical and hot at the same time. It was sweet how two broken people finally found their other half and somehow fixed the brokenness inside them.

I appreciate the family dynamics in this book too. How they were so protective of each other and the lengths they will go through to keep their family out of harm's way. I did get why some people from Cillian's side were wary of Una but at times I'm annoyed with their rudeness. But I'm glad that it was resolved and they patch things up for the betterment of their new found family.

It broke my heart reading the awful things done to Una and her twin brother Finn. They've experienced so much horrors all throughout their lives and I can only imagine the difficulty living with the trauma and demons from all those horrible events. I loved the glimpses I read from the flashbacks about their sibling relationship, and how they protect each other with the best they've got against any harm since they were young up to the point they had to separate. Although, I'm sad for what happened to Finn, I guess he couldn't set the demons at bay any longer. But in an alternate universe I would've wished for a different ending for him, he deserves to experience life, see so many things, or travel the world, and so much more.

As for Cillian, he was so unashamed of what he is or how he does things, something I truly admire about him. He was definitely a morally grey character, yet I rooted for him anyway. I won't tolerate in real life the way how he handle the monsters inside him, but in this book? I'll support him 110%, those guys deserve what Cillian unleashed upon them, they had it coming and I'm not even appalled by his questionable ways. But what I did commend the most was how he hunted down the person responsible for the abuse that Una suffered when she was young. The way he made sure the jackass will surely suffer was over the top pleasing for my own taste and I got a kick out of reading that scene. I guess nothing's more sweeter than a morally grey character who's willing to unalive someone for the woman he loves 😅

I supposed it was safe to say that the characters in this book have their own brand of craziness, but nothing will ever top more than the villain in this story. She was batshit-insane-total-lunatic hands down. I went slacked-jaw reading the last chapters of her attempt to bring back her most loved person. I knew something was up with her when she was mentioned in the book, but I still didn't see that twist coming. I only saw those insane plots in movies or dramas, but reading it just gave me the same icky feeling. I guess love sometimes can be really maddening driving some up to the point they do unthinkable things.

Overall, this is worth recommending. I truly enjoyed this book and it exceeded my expectations so much. This book deserves a high rating and positive reviews. Finding this entirely gratifying wasn't something new, I'm always amazed that as much as I can say, I do try savour Mr. Cole's book with one sitting, they are that good. He's one of my go to authors when it comes to mafia romance, and I'm really glad I stumbled upon one of his books last year.

I can't stress this enough, but people should read this! No time will be wasted with Cillian and Una's story, so worth it.

[madie dragoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️
4/5🌶️

thank you valentine pr and literary management for this arc! this book will release on may 4th, 2023.

i want to start by saying that vicious hearts and definitely NOT for the faint of heart. check the triggers of this book before diving into this world! this is book 2 in the dark hearts series and i absolutely ATE UP deviant hearts. dark, steamy, and veryy twisted: book 2 definitely did not disappoint. book 1 really gave us a good look at cillian and his dark and disturbed nature, but we definitely get more of that in this book. cillian is a psychopath, but he would also burn the whole world down for his family. i found this book to be so redeeming for his character and i absolutely loved that. una is a dark and damaged character but also has grown from her struggles and become very strong because of them. she’s sassy and definitely gives as good as she gets, especially from cillian. it was really cool to see this two dark and disturbed characters come together and complement each other, both in relationship and in chemistry. the spice (🥵), the tension, and the suspense were all so perfect that i enjoyed reading this book so much. i cannot wait for hades’ story!

“but i will never let anything or anyone hurt you.”

[Deyanira Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

** ARC REVIEW **
Before I dig into the review let me just say that before reading this book I downloaded Book 1, Deviant Hearts, and read it. They’re both standalones but when they’re interconnected characters I always love reading in order. I would definitely recommend reading Ares & Neve’s story before diving into Cillian & Una’s.


Cillian is the head of the Kildare Family and quite literally a psychopath! Una is the daughter of a monster, one who wanted the Kildare family dead. She’s set with the task of killing Cillian and let’s just say she’s as drawn to him as he is to her. Cillian is 🥵 , since Book 1 I was obsessed with his character and I couldn’t wait to read his story (& it definitely did not disappoint!).

Jagger Cole is a new author me but I will definitely be reading more from him! (🖤He’s actually the FIRST male author I’ve read spicy books from🖤) If you’re looking for a dark mafia romance with a plot and amazing characters, then you’ll definitely want to pick up this series! AND HADES (ARES BROTHER) IS NEXT AND HE IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE!! I’ll anxiously be waiting for that book.

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

REVIEW
Score: 5/5
POV: Dual
Heat Level: 5/5
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers; Fake Marriage; Suspense; Virgin FMC; Age Gap (16 years)

Well I’m officially obsessed with Jaggers writing. If you’re like me, currently on a mafia high, and just really crave an actually dark MMC, then I’ve finally found the book for you! Cillian is dark and he stays dark! So many mafia books claim the MMC is this horrible dark guy but then he’s just like mush for the FMC which is great don’t get me wrong but it kills the dark persona some. Well that does not happen with Cillian. Even though he does of course get soft for Una he still stays dark and it’s wonderful. I think what makes it work though is bc Una needs his darkness.
Lots of sexual related trigger warnings in this one. Mention of suicide, self cutting for harm and pleasure, etc. so definitely check those before reading. But this was just so good. So addicting.
5/5

[Teresa González · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean it was better than the first one ?

[Lover of Romance · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨


First Impressions
Vicious Hearts is the second in the “Dark Hearts” series and I found this installment to be quite interesting. After the first book, I was really curious about Cillian’s book and after seeing a raving review of this one from “The Book Refuge” I was highly intrigued by it especially as it features a psychopath of a hero and an assassin heroine. Even though this setup doesn’t always work out for me, I was still curious about it and I really fell hard for this world in the first book and I was fascinated to see where the author would take this one, especially in seeing a male author portraying their take on a dark romance. While its not a perfect read, it’s a delightfully entertaining one. If you are a fan of mafia romance, then I highly recommend it.

First Line
To Kill monsters, you have to know the darkness.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Cillian
Cillian is the head of Irish mafia, and the head of his family. He has psychopathic tendencies and will protect his family at ALL costs. He is an alpha male, highly possessive, and dominant in and out of the bedroom.

The Heroine: Una
An assassin in training, her father is the enemy of the Kildare’s and tried to kill Cillian and his niece. She is determined to save one she loves, even if that means going into the lion’s den to kill her target.

Summary
Una, is being blackmailed, in order to save her twin brother’s life. She would do anything for her brother no matter what. They were trained as kids to be assassins, even though they thought that they had escaped that life, the darkness is now ready to consume her again. And the target that she is given is Cillian, the head of the Irish mafia. What she doesn’t expect is that while on the mission to assassinate Cillian, they form a sexual connection to each other and something deeper forms between them. Even though Cillian is furious, there is something holding him back from killing his prey, he instead wants to discover all of her secrets and own her body and soul. They enter into an agreement of marriage of convenience and it will throw their families off but their relationship forms something more tangible and we see what a love match between a mafia psychopath and a assassin would look like…

What I Loved
Vicious Hearts is an action packed romance that definitely delivers on all fronts. I absolutely had so much fun with this story and most especially these characters. Unlike the first book, this has a whole different type of enemies to lovers element to it. Its apparent that this is what the author prefers to write as the whole series seems to be enemies to lovers, but this one really seemed to work for me. And man their dynamic is so fiery hot. So be prepared for plenty of hot scenes and some BDSM elements. From their first meeting though, chemistry is explosive. I really enjoyed how Jagger Cole writes the more sexual scenes. Definitely knows how to write well done spice. While these scenes are super hot, there is also something more building within the scenes themselves and I found myself being impressed with the careful buildup of this quality within the sexual moments.

The tension between them that is outside of their sexual relationship, makes so much sense. In the first book, we see how evil Una’s father is and in this one we see another side of evil to him that not even his own children were protected from and in fact received it worse as he manipulated them in the worst of ways and because of how they were treated as kids, they both suffered as they matured. The last element to this story that I expected was to see a marriage of convenience but honestly it ended up working even if Cillian’s family wasn’t completely supportive of it. It made sense that they would come to this agreement with each other.

What really made this couple really work for me in the end though was seeing how they each had darkness they had to battle. There are black in each of their hearts, and neither of their individual upbringings were positive and both carry deep scars and this is where a marriage and even a emotional intimacy between them really makes sense. They understand each other in a way that they could never be understood by those closest to them. I really admired the way in which Jagger Cole was able to build upon this element and when these two fight for each other…its pretty kick ass!

And the ENDING….we have to talk about this ending haha This is what made me a Cillian stan forever! This hero is WILD and crazy especially when those he loves is in danger. And what he is willing to do to protect them, well he literally is a psychopath and the manner in which he goes about it was hilarious, and intense. He gets creative and has to battle the villain in only the ways this villain can be battled with dark intent and crazy maneuverings. But it works and his family remained safe. Poor God of War is all I am going to say haha

What I Struggled With
Now this is NOT a perfect book. I wish it was, but this author just hasn’t reached five star status for me. Now these books aren’t bad or anything. In fact I absolutely have a crazy fun time with them. But there was just something missing to keep it from getting a higher rating. Its really long and I do wish that there was a bit more softer intimate moments between our couple. Even in a super angsty read I still need those vulnerable moments between a couple, and only saw a fraction of it.


Overall View
Vicious Hearts is a powerfully engaging read that will keep you in tenderhooks from beginning to end. It’s a tale of darkness, of the forbidden and of connecting two dark damaged souls that when brought together is a force of nature.

Favorite Quote(s)
“This might all be for show,” he growls, his hand cupping my cheek as the other arm circles my back. “And you might have fucking stabbed me, and there might be an expiration date to all this.” I tremble as green fire ignites behind his eyes. “But I will never let anything or anyone hurt you.”


“I might be broken, Una….” The words rasp in my ear as I lose myself in him, feeling him utterly take control, claiming every part of me. “But I’ve never felt more fixed than when I’m with you.”

Two black hearts. Two broken black pieces, glued back together with gold.

She makes the chaos in my head…” I shrug. “Slightly less chaotic. That thing in me—the violence. It’s quieter with her.

It means I want to find the dark, black, parts of you and rip them out,” I rasp. “It means I want to expose those needs you have that you’re so ashamed of that you keep them hidden away, and inflict them upon you until you’re mine.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Dark Suspense Romance
Character Type: Alpha Male, Mafia, Assassin-Female, Psychopath
Themes: Family Connections, Danger, BDSM, Praise Kink, Dirty Talkin, Kick Ass Scenes
Tropes: Blackmail, Fake Relationship, Marriage of Convenience, Enemies to Lovers, May to December(Age Gap).

Book Perspective
Duo POV

Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes! You definitely want to read this series in order.

Steam/Spice Explanations

Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.

[isy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars ✨

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t and I won’t give Jagger less than 4 ⭐️s. Jagger has a way with words and phrases. Some may say they are overly repetitive and could be enhanced by a thesaurus. I would say they are a little treat!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

•Dark Romance
•Mafia
•Age-Gap
•Arranged Marriage
•Possessive Hero

•Dual POV
•Stand-alone, but part of the Dark Hearts series
*Check TW/CW before reading

JUST WOW. 🤯🔥
This book was so good. From the story to the spice to the dark side of Cillain, I LOVED IT. 🖤

Cillian is head of the Irish Mafia. He has a dark side that his family knows about, but an even darker side he keeps contained. One night, he finds himself in an unfortunate situation when a pretty woman tries to kill him. When she fails, Cillian does all he can to find her. He finds Una and learns that she is the daughter of a horrible monster who tried to kill and torture his niece. Una is doing what she needs to do in order to determine her twin brother’s safety. When Cillian takes Una, he ends up having to marry her in order to tie the bonds amongst the other Irish clans. While they are together, they learn they both have a dark side. They like the pain and the pleasure it causes them. But what happens when a past comes back to haunt them?

This book was so good. Cillian & Una’s relationship would be considered unconventional, but they worked so well together. They brought the darkness out in one another and channeled it into both pleasure and love. Cillian is the ultimate Dom and feeds off of Una’s pain, which she in turn loves as well. But even with their dark sides, you can’t help but see the true love they have for another. 🥵

I love this series and can’t wait to continue with Hades book! 🔥

Favorite Quotes:
“He knows what I crave. And I love that he knows. Just as I love that he knows I don’t want a PG, Disney version of aggressive or hard. I want it vicious.”

“Two broken pieces, fitting together perfectly. Two black, bruised hearts, beating together as one.”

[Myblogisgreat · Rating 2 out of 5]

A whole mess.

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente servicio.
Ella debe asesinar al jefe de la mafia irlandesa, pero no termina su trabajo así que se convierte en la presa de él.

Para las Remo Falcone girlies, this one is for you 🖤