Shantel…. I can’t say enough how I enjoy your work! ❤❤
I loved Maya! Although she was admittedly broken, scarred, lost, and sometimes reckless, she always owned up to her faults. She put everything front and center, never hiding from her truths, like a bad ass! If she is anything she is resilient! When she spotted Raziel, it was like he had a beacon on his person, cause she zoomed in on him for the kill! But he has a fiancée, Maya! What does that have to do with me? 😂 She claimed that man, and she would be damned if he wouldn’t be hers!
Raziel, cold, and menacing on the outside, but he held so much pain, and burden in his heart. He was determined to uphold the promise he made to his mother, understanding that he was breaking his own heart by doing so. Along with the family issues he was having with his father and brother, Raziel’s plate was overflowing. Then this firecracker of a beauty comes along, ready to add one more log to his fiery inferno. He didn’t want to like Maya, to crave her, dream of her, and live in her skin. But he does like her, a lot! She becomes a vice that he couldn’t stay away from and was ready to tear anyone apart who stood in his way of her.
Now, we know that getting to the HEA is like going through battle in a Shantel book, but this one was so worth it! To see Maya slowly break Raziel down, and for him to show her vulnerability was everything! 🥰
I enjoyed the love/hate relationship between Maya and Priest, as they were a whole mess! Mr. Mercier, Raziel’s father came through in a big way. He embraced Maya, as he could see the genuineness in her being, and how she had changed his son. Caine! Well, well, well…. He is a lot like his brother, Raziel, but then not at the same time. He was interesting getting to know, and I am excited to learn more about him a Zia in the next read. Loved this! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾