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Cold Blooded Temptation
He’s a cold, ruthless crime boss.
She’s the woman who sees the broken boy he used to be.
Dante Cross is feared by everyone who knows his name. A legend in the underworld. Untouchable. Unapologetic. Unforgiving.
Until he meets her.
Imani Blake is a trauma therapist with a guarded heart and no time for monsters in tailored suits. But when Dante steps into her office—demanding help, hiding pain behind a brutal smile—she sees something no one else can.
A soul fractured by secrets.
A man addicted to control.
And a dangerous temptation she can’t resist.
What begins as a professional arrangement spirals into something darker, deeper.
Obsession. Possession. Redemption.
But loving Dante Cross means walking the edge between salvation and destruction.
Because the closer she gets to his heart…
The more he’ll make her bleed to keep it.
She’s the woman who sees the broken boy he used to be.
Dante Cross is feared by everyone who knows his name. A legend in the underworld. Untouchable. Unapologetic. Unforgiving.
Until he meets her.
Imani Blake is a trauma therapist with a guarded heart and no time for monsters in tailored suits. But when Dante steps into her office—demanding help, hiding pain behind a brutal smile—she sees something no one else can.
A soul fractured by secrets.
A man addicted to control.
And a dangerous temptation she can’t resist.
What begins as a professional arrangement spirals into something darker, deeper.
Obsession. Possession. Redemption.
But loving Dante Cross means walking the edge between salvation and destruction.
Because the closer she gets to his heart…
The more he’ll make her bleed to keep it.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 4, 2025
About the author
Jade West
19 books2 followersJade West writes emotionally raw, psychologically intense, and unapologetically bold love stories for readers who crave danger laced with devotion. Her dark romances delve deep into the shadows of passion and power, always grounded in unforgettable chemistry and high emotional stakes.
When she’s not unraveling twisted plots or exploring the minds of broken heroes, she’s somewhere dreaming up new ways to set hearts on fire—one dangerous love story at a time.
When she’s not unraveling twisted plots or exploring the minds of broken heroes, she’s somewhere dreaming up new ways to set hearts on fire—one dangerous love story at a time.
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February 11, 2026
I almost stopped reading this one, but…
I turned 65 years old in December. I started reading romance novels when I was a teenager. Those novels were Harlequin and similar books where the love scenes were suggestive and always “faded to black” when the couples were about to make love to each other. That’s the way I felt when I got the scene where Dante and Imani had sex for the first time and the next couple of times. Don’t get me wrong because the story was good. But I have gotten used to romance novels that described in detail what the main couple were feeling and doing to each other especially when they are intense. This is a dark mafia romance where Dante is a dangerous unapologetic man who kills to protect Imani. She isn’t a shrinking violet who clutches her pearls when faced with Dante’s world, his violence or his personality. I did decide to continue to read their story and the intimacy between them did eventually get hot and intense which is why gave it 4 Stars (3 and 1/2 is closer). I was also very curious about how it would end.
I turned 65 years old in December. I started reading romance novels when I was a teenager. Those novels were Harlequin and similar books where the love scenes were suggestive and always “faded to black” when the couples were about to make love to each other. That’s the way I felt when I got the scene where Dante and Imani had sex for the first time and the next couple of times. Don’t get me wrong because the story was good. But I have gotten used to romance novels that described in detail what the main couple were feeling and doing to each other especially when they are intense. This is a dark mafia romance where Dante is a dangerous unapologetic man who kills to protect Imani. She isn’t a shrinking violet who clutches her pearls when faced with Dante’s world, his violence or his personality. I did decide to continue to read their story and the intimacy between them did eventually get hot and intense which is why gave it 4 Stars (3 and 1/2 is closer). I was also very curious about how it would end.
October 14, 2025
Loved the storyline but was disappointed with the short story. So much of this book could have been elaborated on.
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