Forbidden

Kent Crime Syndicate #2

by Jayla Talbot

Vander

It was raining on the day I fell in love. I used to scoff at the notion. I certainly didn't believe in it. It wasn't for monsters like me.

Then I laid eyes on her.

A goddess with a heart-shaped face and royal blue eyes. Fiery red hair and a freckle on her lip.

Mine.

I knew it. The same way I knew tides moved with the moon, and birds always flew south. But the future I plotted shattered before it even had a chance to set.

The diamond on her finger casting a shadow over it. The man at her side the only one I wouldn't destroy to have her.

My brother; head of our criminal syndicate.

I had no choice; I let her go.

Grace

Seven years after I said my marriage vows. I'm alone. Wife to a murdered husband. Mother to a child never born. Stuck in a world of criminals I didn't belong in.

I want out. I want my own life. More than anything, I want a child.

But when I seek my freedom from the new head of the criminal empire, my former brother-in-law, I'm given a different option.

Sell myself. Vow myself to him. It's not a way out, but it's the only way I can have what I truly want.

I survived one monster; I can survive another.


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'Forbidden' is a stand-alone book in the Kent Crime Syndicate Series. It can be read by itself, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Revenge.' It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings.

Genres: Romance

327 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 27, 2024

About the author

Jayla lives in Southeast Michigan with her husband and young son. She writes steamy romance. When she's not writing you can find her hiding behind her kindle or streaming the latest rom-com.

Reviews

[Mary Meadows · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pure p*rn

Heavy on plot and heavy on spice

When you read a book, you get awesome plot and really good spice or no plot and just spice
But this book has everything!

The story was awesome, the plot twist was crazy (but I suspected it tho) the trauma and ptsd was really well written

Vander and Grace are perfect for each other!
Love at first sight but not the right time kind of story and I wished that they didn’t have to wait for so long to be together

This whole syndicate world is just awesome 🖤

[Tamotha clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grace and Vander.

This is a great story of the male main character fall for female main character first. The female was married to a horrible husband he died and his brother always wanted her the heroin addict to her , obsession over her. Vander had to marry her.... She hated him but he loves her. The battle being for her heart.

[Anh Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first Jayla's book and I wasn't disappointed

Dark romance is not really my thing but the storytelling was better than what I expected. Cannot put it down.

[S K J · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF

This book is soooooo slowww!

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vander fall for grace who is his brothers fiancée.

[E · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable book. Not as dark as other books by this author.

[Jadyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5