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Paris Mob / Vengeful King #2
Revenant
Charlotte Duval had given everything. Just like her mother.
After the whirlwind romance that brought her together with the brooding and enigmatic Christophe Marchand, Charlotte is trying to regain her equilibrium by continuing their search for the stolen cross that is legend in the art world. Settled on the coast of Spain to continue the quest, she’s prepared for everything - except the man who haunts her dreams.
There was no fighting it - Charlotte Duval was in his blood.
Nothing had changed. Christophe Marchand’s business was still under attack, and his life offered no safe haven for a woman like Charlotte. But none of that changed the way his heart beat for her.
Indulging his curiosity about the final clue to the cross, he flies to Spain only to realize he’s been beaten to the chase — by the one woman he can’t forget. But when they join forces to reclaim the cross from an exclusive art sale, they realize the threat against Christophe is a threat again everything.
And everyone -- including Nico Vitale, Farrell Black, and Luca Cassano, brothers-in-arms in the organization once ruled by the Syndicate.
Now Christophe and Charlotte are in a race to recover the cross, outrun their enemies, and salvage the one love they can’t forget. There's only one question -- will they live long enough to do it?
After the whirlwind romance that brought her together with the brooding and enigmatic Christophe Marchand, Charlotte is trying to regain her equilibrium by continuing their search for the stolen cross that is legend in the art world. Settled on the coast of Spain to continue the quest, she’s prepared for everything - except the man who haunts her dreams.
There was no fighting it - Charlotte Duval was in his blood.
Nothing had changed. Christophe Marchand’s business was still under attack, and his life offered no safe haven for a woman like Charlotte. But none of that changed the way his heart beat for her.
Indulging his curiosity about the final clue to the cross, he flies to Spain only to realize he’s been beaten to the chase — by the one woman he can’t forget. But when they join forces to reclaim the cross from an exclusive art sale, they realize the threat against Christophe is a threat again everything.
And everyone -- including Nico Vitale, Farrell Black, and Luca Cassano, brothers-in-arms in the organization once ruled by the Syndicate.
Now Christophe and Charlotte are in a race to recover the cross, outrun their enemies, and salvage the one love they can’t forget. There's only one question -- will they live long enough to do it?
- GenresRomance
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 18, 2016
87 people are currently reading
178 people want to read
About the author
Michelle St. James
116 books583 followersMichelle St. James is a Southern California expat now living in New York's Hudson Valley.
She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages.
Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 70-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching Love Island UK, and anxiously awaiting the next season of Ozark and the Great British Baking Show.
She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages.
Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 70-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching Love Island UK, and anxiously awaiting the next season of Ozark and the Great British Baking Show.
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November 1, 2016
Charlotte Duval is seeking something and trying to protect something at the same time.
She’s on the coast of Miravet, Spain trying to track down Tuckers Cross, that fabled piece of jewelry that cost her so much: her father, her safety and her world, all in one blow. The something she is trying to protect is herself. Her heart is shattered and her body empty after Christophe Marchand left. They had started the quest to find Tuckers Cross together and she would damn well finish it.
She knows that its dangerous, that Christophe’s brother Bruno is still after it, but she is desperate to get some closure as far as Christophe is concerned, desperate to have her life back, such as it is. Charlotte is no longer the same woman that she was before she met him. For one thing, she was still in love with Christophe. She had surprised herself with how completely she fell in love with him, only to find out that he didn’t feel the same way.
Charlotte thought she could live without Christophe. She had been wrong. Christophe thought he could live without Charlotte. He had been wrong as well.
He’s tracked the location of Tuckers Cross to Miravet, Spain and is astonished to find Charlotte scoping out the house where the cross lies inside. All the feelings, all the emotion, come flooding back to fill him up with longing for her. What he felt for her never went away, it only ate away at him, bit by bit, until he was starving for her.
Christophe also knows that they are in danger. The mob world is in turmoil and the people that had helped them on their quest thus far had all ended up dead. The deaths looked like accidents but Christophe knew differently. He knew that they could be next. However, Christophe also knew that he would lay down his life in order to protect Charlotte. She was his everything and was worth more to him than any priceless piece of art.
He knows that they have a better chance of getting the Cross before Bruno if they work together. His only hope is that Charlotte will forgive him.
Ducunt volentem fata. The fates lead the willing…
I loved this book so much. It was sexy as hell and hot as fire. Added to that, it was suspenseful and didn’t go anywhere I thought it would. In short, it left me breathless. St. James excels at bringing you into the mind of the characters so you can feel every heart beat, every bead of sweat along your skin. The emotions that Charlotte and Christophe are your feelings, so deeply are the characters drawn.
The stakes are higher this time around and the danger that Charlotte and Christophe faced felt real. As I read, I gripped the book with white knuckled fingers. There is a scene at the end of the book that left me needing to find out what happened. The urgency and the need are real in this book. I haven’t had so much fun reading a romance novel in a long time!
Added to that, the relationship between Charlotte and Christophe deepens in Revenant. It goes deeper than love and touches on something even deeper. Neither can breathe completely without the other and they are just beginning to realise that. They were lost until they found each other and are coming to terms with the love that is building to a fever pitch between them, even if it goes against everything they thought they wanted.
Revenant goes beyond the typical middle book of a trilogy. By the end of the book, I knew the characters on a deeper level, really knew them, and the book was stronger for this. It also features cameos from Nico and Farrell and it was like seeing old friends again.
I can’t wait to find out how it all ends in the third book, Rule!
She’s on the coast of Miravet, Spain trying to track down Tuckers Cross, that fabled piece of jewelry that cost her so much: her father, her safety and her world, all in one blow. The something she is trying to protect is herself. Her heart is shattered and her body empty after Christophe Marchand left. They had started the quest to find Tuckers Cross together and she would damn well finish it.
She knows that its dangerous, that Christophe’s brother Bruno is still after it, but she is desperate to get some closure as far as Christophe is concerned, desperate to have her life back, such as it is. Charlotte is no longer the same woman that she was before she met him. For one thing, she was still in love with Christophe. She had surprised herself with how completely she fell in love with him, only to find out that he didn’t feel the same way.
Charlotte thought she could live without Christophe. She had been wrong. Christophe thought he could live without Charlotte. He had been wrong as well.
He’s tracked the location of Tuckers Cross to Miravet, Spain and is astonished to find Charlotte scoping out the house where the cross lies inside. All the feelings, all the emotion, come flooding back to fill him up with longing for her. What he felt for her never went away, it only ate away at him, bit by bit, until he was starving for her.
Christophe also knows that they are in danger. The mob world is in turmoil and the people that had helped them on their quest thus far had all ended up dead. The deaths looked like accidents but Christophe knew differently. He knew that they could be next. However, Christophe also knew that he would lay down his life in order to protect Charlotte. She was his everything and was worth more to him than any priceless piece of art.
He knows that they have a better chance of getting the Cross before Bruno if they work together. His only hope is that Charlotte will forgive him.
Ducunt volentem fata. The fates lead the willing…
I loved this book so much. It was sexy as hell and hot as fire. Added to that, it was suspenseful and didn’t go anywhere I thought it would. In short, it left me breathless. St. James excels at bringing you into the mind of the characters so you can feel every heart beat, every bead of sweat along your skin. The emotions that Charlotte and Christophe are your feelings, so deeply are the characters drawn.
The stakes are higher this time around and the danger that Charlotte and Christophe faced felt real. As I read, I gripped the book with white knuckled fingers. There is a scene at the end of the book that left me needing to find out what happened. The urgency and the need are real in this book. I haven’t had so much fun reading a romance novel in a long time!
Added to that, the relationship between Charlotte and Christophe deepens in Revenant. It goes deeper than love and touches on something even deeper. Neither can breathe completely without the other and they are just beginning to realise that. They were lost until they found each other and are coming to terms with the love that is building to a fever pitch between them, even if it goes against everything they thought they wanted.
Revenant goes beyond the typical middle book of a trilogy. By the end of the book, I knew the characters on a deeper level, really knew them, and the book was stronger for this. It also features cameos from Nico and Farrell and it was like seeing old friends again.
I can’t wait to find out how it all ends in the third book, Rule!
April 2, 2019
The fates lead the willing
After leaving Charlotte, Christophe tries to move on with his life. It's for her safety and that is one of the few things he cares about. But with the hunt for Tucker's Cross still in his mind he sets out to do the one thing he can for her, find it.
Charlotte knew their time would be limited, but it still hurts her entire being. So she grabs on to the one thing that she has left Tucker's Cross and the hunt she started with Christophe.
What they don't expect is being sucked into something neither of them are prepared to face. Not only will the Cross be a challenge but so will the feelings they both seem to have.
After leaving Charlotte, Christophe tries to move on with his life. It's for her safety and that is one of the few things he cares about. But with the hunt for Tucker's Cross still in his mind he sets out to do the one thing he can for her, find it.
Charlotte knew their time would be limited, but it still hurts her entire being. So she grabs on to the one thing that she has left Tucker's Cross and the hunt she started with Christophe.
What they don't expect is being sucked into something neither of them are prepared to face. Not only will the Cross be a challenge but so will the feelings they both seem to have.
May 30, 2017
Nice follow up
This was a good follow up for Christophe and Charlotte. The love, passion, danger and art that made this story had me hook! I mean I read it in one day! I can't wait for this war to happen! Excited!
This was a good follow up for Christophe and Charlotte. The love, passion, danger and art that made this story had me hook! I mean I read it in one day! I can't wait for this war to happen! Excited!
October 29, 2016
Great read
I have fallen in love with Michelle writing can't wait to get the final book in this series I have told my friends about her writing and the are hooked on her too!
I have fallen in love with Michelle writing can't wait to get the final book in this series I have told my friends about her writing and the are hooked on her too!
June 3, 2017
Oh the twists and turns. My heart is breaking for Charlotte. Hopefully she'll find happiness in the conclusion
July 6, 2017
Can't wait for Rule!
I had to order Book 3 after I finished Revenant! I love your books, keep them coming... I love how you intertwine characters from one series to the next...
I had to order Book 3 after I finished Revenant! I love your books, keep them coming... I love how you intertwine characters from one series to the next...
July 21, 2018
Kindle version
After finishing the first book, I wasn’t sure if I’d read the second but it dragged me back to see what happened next. Before I knew it I had started the third book.
After finishing the first book, I wasn’t sure if I’d read the second but it dragged me back to see what happened next. Before I knew it I had started the third book.
May 23, 2020
I am loving this story. The pull between Christophe and Charlotte is so strong. The intrigue, the search for the cross makes for an interesting read. Can’t wait for the third book.
December 1, 2024
Loved the story couldn't put the book down
December 9, 2016
Mob bosses unite
Let's get to the rule. Love how this story keeps you on your toes. Excellent reading hope everyone enjoys it.
Let's get to the rule. Love how this story keeps you on your toes. Excellent reading hope everyone enjoys it.
January 12, 2017
I just love the Mob Series books by Michelle St. James. This is no exception. Christophe and Charlotte have such wonderful chemistry together. Looking forward to the next book Rule.
April 1, 2017
4 & 1\2 ☆'s
This series is great. What started out as different factions under one w\ tentative tolerance has turned into friendship, understanding, & loyalty. Knowing together they are stronger & unbeatable. Love Charlotte's strength & adaptability to him & his world.
This series is great. What started out as different factions under one w\ tentative tolerance has turned into friendship, understanding, & loyalty. Knowing together they are stronger & unbeatable. Love Charlotte's strength & adaptability to him & his world.
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