The Resurgence. Acceptance. Perdition.The past came back to haunt me.There he was again, threatening me into compliance.I willingly took his hand to save the men I loved and fell to my knees before him.But the cost was high.And the cost was worth it.We were safe, and the end to my plans drew near.Retribution was on the horizon, shining down on the blood-stained path behind me.My father would be crucified and laid at the feet of the God he loved.May God have no mercy on his soul.The Bonetti Desolation. Atonement. Retribution.A fight to the death.That’s how he saved her and groveled for forgiveness.But the damage had been done, and all we could do was watch and wait in the shadows like we had done before.Time meant nothing.Patience was a fleeting dream.But finally her vision was coming to fruition.The past drove our Heathen.The present stoked the hellfire within her.The future was bathed in the blood of her pious father.A sanctifying end we longed to see.Retribution is the third and final book in the Bonetti Bastards series, a spinoff of Lunatic and Bonetti Brothers, and is for an 18+ audience as it contains scenes that might not be suitable for all readers.
I hate talking about myself. I'm awkward AF and write super spicy books with twisty plots. Most of my books are dark romance so always check the content warnings!
Narrated by Amanda Willow, Joe Arden, James Cassidy & Sean Masters | Produced by Blue Nose Audio
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 STARS — AND I’M STILL RECOVERING!
Some audiobooks are good. Some are great. And then there are the ones that get inside your head, grab you by the throat, drag you straight into their world and leave you sitting there afterwards wondering how on earth you’re supposed to move on with your life.
Retribution is THAT audiobook. 🖤
I have been waiting for this one, and let me tell you, the wait was worth every second.
The final Bonetti Bastards audiobook has arrived, and Chelle Rose, you magnificent, twisted woman… WHAT A WAY TO BRING THIS SERIES HOME!
🖤 THE STORY
We’re back with our Heathen, and this is a story steeped in vengeance, pain, blood, devotion and the kind of darkness that makes you question whether your fictional-man standards need professional intervention.
The past refuses to stay buried. The cost of revenge is brutal. And the road to retribution is paved with sacrifice, suffering and some very dangerous men who are absolutely not here to play nicely.
Heathen’s journey has been anything but easy. Watching everything come together, seeing the consequences of what has gone before, and feeling that determination for justice build towards its conclusion had me completely invested.
There’s rage. There’s heartbreak. There’s violence, obsession and devotion in all their gloriously dark forms. And underneath it all is the need to see a woman reclaim what was taken from her and finally reach the ending she has fought so hard for.
Chelle has created a world where the darkness never feels like a decorative accessory. It has history. It has consequences. It leaves scars.
And when the story reaches its final moments, you feel the weight of everything that came before.
This is a finale that feels earned.
🎧 AND NOW WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS CAST!
Amanda Willow. Joe Arden. James Cassidy. Sean Masters.
BLUENOSE AUDIO, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!
This is a phenomenal cast, and together they deliver the kind of performance that reminds me exactly why I am, and always will be, an audiobook girlie through and through.
It’s not simply about having four brilliant voices. It’s about what they bring to the characters, the emotion they pour into the performances, the intensity of the darker moments, and the way they make you feel as though you’re right there in the middle of everything.
The tension lands. The emotion hits. The darkness has teeth.
Every performance adds another layer to the experience, and the duet multicast format makes this world feel so immediate and immersive. These characters have distinct voices, personalities and emotional weight, and this cast does them justice.
Amanda Willow brings her own power to the performance. Joe Arden has that ability to make a voice feel like an entire event. James Cassidy and Sean Masters bring their own distinctive presence to the mix, and together they make this a seriously impressive listening experience.
This is what happens when a phenomenal story meets narrators who understand how to bring it to life.
I wasn’t just listening to Retribution. I was IN it.
And when you reach the end of a series, that connection matters. These characters have lived in your head for books, and hearing them brought to life with this level of commitment makes saying goodbye that much harder.
Bluenose Audio, you absolutely understood the assignment. 🎧🖤
🖤 THE FINAL GOODBYE
There is something bittersweet about reaching the final audiobook in a series you’ve invested so much of yourself in.
You’re desperate to know how it all ends, but a little part of you wants to slow down because you’re not ready to leave this world behind.
That was me.
I wanted the conclusion. I needed to know where this journey would take us. But I also wanted to hold on to every last minute because once it was over, that was it.
And now?
I’m still recovering.
My AirPods deserve a medal. My emotional stability has left the building. And I need a strong British cup of tea, a quiet room and a moment to process the fact that I have reached the end of the Bonetti Bastards on audio.
Chelle Rose has given us a dark, violent, emotional world filled with complicated characters, dangerous devotion and stories that stay with you.
And Bluenose Audio has given those stories voices that make them even harder to forget.
The story was worth the wait. The cast was phenomenal. And this final audiobook was everything I wanted it to be.
If you have followed this series, you need to experience Retribution on audio. And if you’re new to the Bonetti world, I would absolutely recommend starting at the beginning so you can experience the journey as it unfolds.
Please check the content and trigger warnings before listening, as this is a very dark story and contains themes that may be difficult for some listeners.
A huge thank you to Blue Nose Audio for the ALC. As always, these are my honest thoughts and opinions.
Chelle Rose, thank you for the darkness, the chaos, the characters I will absolutely not be forgetting any time soon, and for giving this series the finale it deserved.
Amanda Willow, Joe Arden, James Cassidy and Sean Masters — phenomenal work.
Bluenose Audio — thank you for another immersive listening experience.
Retribution may be the end of the Bonetti Bastards on audio, but I am absolutely not ready to be emotionally available again.
🎧 Five stars. One unforgettable finale. And a listener who is very much still recovering.
This one was especially DARK, so please mind your triggers! ⚠️ We’re talking chaos, gore, spice, and straight up RETRIBUTION! 🖤
The intensity, and the absolute madness kept me hooked until the very end. After everything these characters endured, seeing them finally get their HEA was SO satisfying! 😭❤️🔥
Dark, unhinged, spicy, and everything I could’ve wanted in a series finale! If you’ve made it this far in the series, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS ONE! 🎧🔥
This entire cast crushed every performance! Amanda Willow, Joe Arden, James Cassidy, and Sean Masters were the perfect cast, giving each character a distinct voice and so much emotion. Their performances elevated every scene, capturing the heartbreak, physical pain, tension, and passion so vividly that it felt like the story came to life!
Non-Spoiler Review: Book three and the finale in the Bonetti Bastards series. Holy hell, this book was dark, brutal and intense. It wrapped up perfectly. The revenge, darkness, and brutality were severe, extreme, and so very welcomed.
Listening to the audiobook with such a stacked cast, created a captivating listening experience that kept me locked in. Going from entertained to livid within a few short sentences is the result of great storytelling. Amanda Willow, James Cassidy, Joe Arden, and Sean Masters performed with absolute perfection.
Retribution is the ending of the series, so be prepared… it’s darker, more intense and emotional and let’s not forget spicier. Definitely listen with your earbuds in. My emotional compass feels like it has whiplash. During some of the chapters, my blood boiled with rage, so it’s safe to say, I was all for the darkness and female revenge. This book dives into very heavy subject matter, so check the TW’s.
As always, thank you Blue Nose Audio for the ALC.
Format: Audiobook Narrators: Amanda Willow, James Cassidy, Joe Arden, and Sean Masters
Wow what a great ending to a great series! Amanda Willow, Joe Arden, Sean Masters, and James Cassidy are wild perfection!
This series is really dark, really violent, but so well done. There is rage and retribution. There is heartache and heartfelt. And let’s just say, vengeance is sweet. This is one of the most hard fought HEAs I’ve read in a long time.
Words. Simply spoken and profound. The conclusion to this trilogy left me speechless. How do you describe such a powerful story adequately enough? Heather, Killian, Carter, and Knox are all victims of tragic childhoods. Heather was born into a family who savagely took her innocence and destroyed it over time. When she reaches adulthood, she is almost nothing but a shell of vengeance and vigilantism. Personally, I think that when she first met Carter, he was able to see into her soul and pull out the last shreds of her humanity she had left and hold onto them. There was a bond evident from that first encounter that only grew until the last book. I love the way this author writes reverse harems. The way she describes each character and makes the entire harem fit together like a puzzle is intriguing to me. By the end of this trilogy, the reader will feel the family dynamic and realize that each character belongs with one another. I do feel the need to warn the reader to check the trigger warnings. This is one of the more darker novels I have yet to read. It’s not just the aspect of actions committed, although those are very brutal, but more of the emotional side. The author writes on a level where the reader is able to feel the feelings of the characters and gains a mental connection to them. Then, when you add in the phenomenal cast chosen to read these characters and the level of talent to evoke that emotion and make the reader feel as if they are right alongside and living the tragedies with them, this story has the power to emotionally devastate you. When I first heard the cast chosen for the novel were Amanda Willow, Sean Masters, James Cassidy, and Joe Arden, my heart leapt for joy. I felt a personal connection to these characters from the first moment I read them and knew that there wouldn’t need to just be talent for the narration. There needed to be narrators that were able to bring their acting skills and perform each of the characters on an emotional level. They all nailed the performance. After the first chapter of Joe Arden reading Carter, I literally paused my Bluetooth and squealed out loud. Absolutely phenomenal performances throughout! I laughed, cried, and raged right alongside them as they read. Thank you to the author, Chelle Rose, for writing such a beautiful (and tragic) love story. Thank you to Blue Nose Audio for a stellar job in production. Thank you to the cast for performing these beloved characters. I recommend this novel for mature audiences only due to explicit sexual content and violence. Please check the trigger warnings, your mental health matters. I received this ACL in exchange for a fair and honest review.
🖤 Why Choose 💀 Triplet Lovers 🖤 Obsessive & Possessive Men 💀 Taboo Romance 🖤 Found Family 💀 Dark Romance
⚠️ CHECK CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS! Protect your mental peace ☮️⚠️
✨️ 🎧 ALC 🎧 REVIEW ✨️
🎙Narrators: Amanda Willow, Sean masters, Joe Arden & James Cassidy 🎙
These narrators couldn't have been any better than they were for this series! I loved hearing each and every single one of them for their roles. They were so perfectly chosen! NGL I am really saad that I won't get to hear them in the next book!
✨️📖 On To The Book Review 📖✨️
I forgot that whe this book started it was the last book, and I am soo glad I didn't realize it before I started it. I would have put off listenign to "save" the best for last. But I plowed right into this book and I am so glad that I did. This was such a great book. The darkness, the chaos, the love that is held between 4 people. No it's not conventional, but neither is the world. I lvoed that all three men were more than happy to do anything for the woman they love.
I mean who could turn down triplets that each have their own ways of fulfilling everything you need in a partner? Not to mention they will do anything for their queen. When the past refuses to stay where it should, the triplets come out and remedy the issues. There may be heartbreak, pure chaos, but that just means they will tear the world down for their partner.
I can't even begin to say how I feel about this quartet other than I loved them soo much !! This book was one of those that you can't really recover in a couple of days, maybe more like a month. I keep rolling everything around in my head. It doesn't want to leave, and to be honest, I don't want it to leave either. I'm not ready to be seperated from the Bonetti family.
Chelle started something when she came out with the original Bonetti Brothers, a darknes that I didn't know that I was looking for. This generation was definitely one that I won't forget. NGL I'm sad that this is the end. But I hope that she will give us some more of that dark romance she does so well!
Thank you 🫶🏻 to ✨️ Chelle Rose & Blue Nose Audio ✨️ for the complimentary 🎧 ALC 🎧. ✨️ All opinions are my own, honest, and voluntary✨️.
In this finale of the Bonetti Bastards trilogy, Amanda Willow, Sean Masters, James Cassidy, and Joe Arden return as Heather, Knox, Killian, and Carter, bringing back the passion and unhinged energy of this dark romance. I love the integration of the guys' reunited family with their unhinged Bonetti cousins (see books Bones, Reaper, Cage, and Psycho), and Heather meeting other women (the cousins' wives) who also were faced with abuse and could relate due to their own past with Heathers and her attachment to men who are not your typical partner. As in, they are all completely insane and don't blink when it comes to taking someone out for the smallest reason, especially when it comes to Heather. As crazy as these characters are, their love and devotion to one another are unmatched. A guaranteed HEA and plenty of open-door, very spicy scenes. Just like the previous two books, I enjoyed this one and felt it ended well.
Expectations: * Multiple POV’s * Duet Audiobook * FMC Wellard Asylum Escapee * Child Abuse (one triplet and FMC) * Severe PTSD / Mental Health * FMC Seeking Revenge * Cult of Pedos * Identical Triplets x Serial Unaliver FMC * MMMF Shared Spicy Relationship * HEA * Found Family
You must read the first two books before this, and please note that this is very dark-themed and the spicy scenes might not be for everyone. Read the trigger warnings before diving into this series.
Thank you to Bluenoseaudio and the author Chelle Rose for the ALC of this in exchange for an honest review
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
🔥🖤 Love - Acceptance - Blood - Revenge And Retribution 🖤🔥
🩸🗡️ Possessive - Dominant - Loyal Touch Her and… 🗡️🩸
❤️🔥⛓️ Why Choose ⛓️❤️🔥
Book 1 - Hooked Me Book 2 - Kept Me Drooling and.. Book 3 - Retribution - Has Left Me Satisfied Each one has Enough Spice 😈🌶️ and Unhinged Darkness ⛓️🖤 to Keep you occupied for HOURS!!
The entire cast brought each individual character to life. They bring you Every emotion possible and Still find a way to deliver More!
Performed in multi-cast duet by: 🎙️Amanda Willow- Heather*Little Heathen🔥
🎙️ Joe Arden- Carter 🫠
🎙️Sean Masters- Knox 🫠
🎙️ James Cassidy- Killian 🫠
Each Member of this cast is an Artist and I Am Definitely a Fan! ———————————————————————————————— ⚠️ PLEASE KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS‼️ YOU MATTER - YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS 18+ Audience Recommended (There is a Trigger List)