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Addictive Alessandro
Alessandro Savage walked through the same maze of streets in the French Quarter that he had walked for the last few months. He carried two things: his guitar case and a bottle of Jack. Months of self-induced punishment, wandering lost, looking for redemption. At least, that was the lie he told himself. It should have been him who died that fateful night the music had died in the Las Vegas massacre. He could never have absolution, because he had committed a crime unforgivable to those he loved.
Family was everything to the Savage brothers. Alessandro had broken that sacred bond when he had killed his oldest brother. He hadn’t been the one to pull the trigger, but he was as guilty as the man who had. This was why he needed to get drunk every day to numb the pain. He couldn’t deal with not being able to go back to the past and make things right.
Ava Lombardi hated bachelorette parties and her cousin’s was going to be extremely painful. She was spending four days at Savage’s Buck Doe Resort. Ava was a beautiful loner who had the ability to help the Savage family find Alessandro but didn’t want to get involved.
Getting Alessandro home was only half of the battle the other would be helping him to become clean and sober and stay that way. Ava had closed herself off years ago but not all ghosts were left better in the past.
Not all rehabilitation opposed to addiction were about abstinence. Could two souls that lost redemption find peace in each other’s arms? Would Ava be the one addiction Alessandro couldn’t beat?
Family was everything to the Savage brothers. Alessandro had broken that sacred bond when he had killed his oldest brother. He hadn’t been the one to pull the trigger, but he was as guilty as the man who had. This was why he needed to get drunk every day to numb the pain. He couldn’t deal with not being able to go back to the past and make things right.
Ava Lombardi hated bachelorette parties and her cousin’s was going to be extremely painful. She was spending four days at Savage’s Buck Doe Resort. Ava was a beautiful loner who had the ability to help the Savage family find Alessandro but didn’t want to get involved.
Getting Alessandro home was only half of the battle the other would be helping him to become clean and sober and stay that way. Ava had closed herself off years ago but not all ghosts were left better in the past.
Not all rehabilitation opposed to addiction were about abstinence. Could two souls that lost redemption find peace in each other’s arms? Would Ava be the one addiction Alessandro couldn’t beat?
- GenresRomance
373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2019
857 people want to read
About the author
Anne Marie Citro
14 books171 followersAnne Marie Citro grew born and raised in the greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. She grew up in a large, loving family. Anne Marie is married to a very patient man. He is the love of her life. They have four very cool sons, and the girls they brought into their family that have become daughters of her heart. She has been blessed enough to finally have a beautiful granddaughter after four sons. She has her own personal gaggle of girlfriends, who enrich her life on a daily basis and make her laugh. Caesar Friday is her favourite day of the week. Caesars with the girls and date night with her hubby. She works with special-needs teenagers, that have taught her how to appreciate life and see it through gentler eyes. Anne Marie was encouraged by her husband to follow her lifelong dream to write. She loves the characters that take over imagination and haunts her dreams. She loves the arts and she has tried her hand at painting, wood sculpting, chainsaw carving, wood burning, metal and wire sculptures. Yes, her husband is a very patient man! Anne Marie is an avid reader and enjoys about three books per week. But nothing makes her happier then riding on the back of her husband's Harley and throwing her arms out and feeling the wind race by. Anne Marie and her husband take a few weeks every year to travel to spectacular destination around the world. Anne Marie is excited and can't wait to see what the next chapter holds for her life.
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May 30, 2020
With all the losses we’ve experienced over the last few years, from mass shootings to a deadly pandemic, this is a story that will definitely resonate for readers. It’s a timely tale with a strong sense of family that will quickly immerse readers into one family’s grief as a guilt-ridden man finds love from a stranger a healing balm. Through all its emotional highs and lows reader’s heartstrings will be pulled in every direction which ultimately leads to a triumphant ending and an immensely satisfying HEA.
Alessandro Savage is a broken man at the start of this story, weighed down by guilt over something beyond his control. He can’t see the truth through his pain though and he’s on a destructive path of alcohol and drug addiction and it broke my heart to see him fall so low. It’s a heavy issue that the author deals with realistically and with respect, and they don’t pull any punches. It’s a difficult journey for everyone involved, both for Alessandro and for his family. From the very first page his family is the kind we all wish we had and I was drawn to each member and their perfect imperfections. They’re a tight-knit group and when one hurts they all hurt. The Savage family has already had to deal with the loss of their patriarch and their oldest child, so Alessandro’s vanishing is adding even more pain and worry. They’ve become desperate to find him and the new guest at their wedding resort could be the answer to their prayers. I adored the Savage family! I love their strength, their support, and their love is what fuels this story. Knowing how much support he has at home had me frustrated a time or two by Alessandro. Knowing how forgiving and loving they are, how much they want to wrap him in their blanket of love, had me hoping for one moment of clarity to take him home.
Ava Lombardi is a formidable heroine, brash and outspoken, larger than life and is just who Alessandro needs to heal. Whereas Alessandro’s family is loving and supportive, Ava’s ignores her and treats her as a pariah. Her unique abilities have them treating her as something obscene and it broke my heart as there were times when she herself chose to fade into the background. Alessandro’s family treated her like one of their own, once they realized she could find him, and it warmed my heart that they brought her into the family fold wholeheartedly. Ava’s abilities are dealt with in a casual manner, even though this bit of paranormal felt slightly out of place at times. Her interactions with the Savage family were warm while her interludes with Alessandro sizzled. There was rockiness though too as she stood by him while he dealt with his addictions, presenting hard truths as well as secrets.
On a whole this was a satisfying story with a bit of grit along with moments of sweetness. The main couple are a compelling pair with a journey that pulled at my heartstrings and had me rooting for them every step of the way. Along with a likable main couple there was a family that I was drawn to and it was their love and support that drove this story. It was the Savage’s love that gave Alessandro a soft place to land and gave Ava a home she so richly deserved. The matriarch of the family, Valentina, is especially wonderful as her unwavering support and strong beliefs in her children made me smile. She’s one mama bear you don’t want to argue with. While watching her children find HEAs there’s glimpses of her finding a spark of her own with another and I look forward to where things go to next for her. Readers drawn to strong families, broken heroes, and a gritty narrative will want to add this book to their shelves while grabbing the previous installments in this series to see where the Savage family started to celebrate where they are today.
Alessandro Savage is a broken man at the start of this story, weighed down by guilt over something beyond his control. He can’t see the truth through his pain though and he’s on a destructive path of alcohol and drug addiction and it broke my heart to see him fall so low. It’s a heavy issue that the author deals with realistically and with respect, and they don’t pull any punches. It’s a difficult journey for everyone involved, both for Alessandro and for his family. From the very first page his family is the kind we all wish we had and I was drawn to each member and their perfect imperfections. They’re a tight-knit group and when one hurts they all hurt. The Savage family has already had to deal with the loss of their patriarch and their oldest child, so Alessandro’s vanishing is adding even more pain and worry. They’ve become desperate to find him and the new guest at their wedding resort could be the answer to their prayers. I adored the Savage family! I love their strength, their support, and their love is what fuels this story. Knowing how much support he has at home had me frustrated a time or two by Alessandro. Knowing how forgiving and loving they are, how much they want to wrap him in their blanket of love, had me hoping for one moment of clarity to take him home.
Ava Lombardi is a formidable heroine, brash and outspoken, larger than life and is just who Alessandro needs to heal. Whereas Alessandro’s family is loving and supportive, Ava’s ignores her and treats her as a pariah. Her unique abilities have them treating her as something obscene and it broke my heart as there were times when she herself chose to fade into the background. Alessandro’s family treated her like one of their own, once they realized she could find him, and it warmed my heart that they brought her into the family fold wholeheartedly. Ava’s abilities are dealt with in a casual manner, even though this bit of paranormal felt slightly out of place at times. Her interactions with the Savage family were warm while her interludes with Alessandro sizzled. There was rockiness though too as she stood by him while he dealt with his addictions, presenting hard truths as well as secrets.
On a whole this was a satisfying story with a bit of grit along with moments of sweetness. The main couple are a compelling pair with a journey that pulled at my heartstrings and had me rooting for them every step of the way. Along with a likable main couple there was a family that I was drawn to and it was their love and support that drove this story. It was the Savage’s love that gave Alessandro a soft place to land and gave Ava a home she so richly deserved. The matriarch of the family, Valentina, is especially wonderful as her unwavering support and strong beliefs in her children made me smile. She’s one mama bear you don’t want to argue with. While watching her children find HEAs there’s glimpses of her finding a spark of her own with another and I look forward to where things go to next for her. Readers drawn to strong families, broken heroes, and a gritty narrative will want to add this book to their shelves while grabbing the previous installments in this series to see where the Savage family started to celebrate where they are today.
January 6, 2020
Anne Marie has done it again, I started reading Addictive Alessandro on Saturday morning at 7 am and had to reluctantly put it down around 9 am so that I could go shopping, I didn’t want to put the book down, I was in deep. I was hooked, I couldn’t wait to get back to reading this masterpiece, if life didn’t get in the way I would have finished this book in one day. It took two days to read it, it was fantastic. Anne Marie has a way of having the characters resonate within me. Anne Marie is so talented, so gifted. She leaves you wanting more, I can’t wait to read Seductive Santino. Awesome job Anne Marie!!
May 25, 2020
Believing his brother died from a madman’s bullets intended for him, Alessandro Savage takes off, afraid of his family’s reactions should they ever find out the truth.
Alone on the streets of New Orleans, Alessandro feels living as a homeless alcoholic is all he deserves. However, he hasn’t reached rock bottom yet. Drug dependency will help him fall the rest of the way.
Back in Pennsylvania, life goes on at Savage’s Buck and Doe, the family bridal party resort. Alessandro’s absence is felt and dealt with in different ways by each family member, but Valentina Savage knows her second-youngest son will return to her one day.
Fate steps in to help Valentina when Ava Lombardi shows up, an unwilling participant in her younger cousin’s wedding. The caustic computer graphic artist is over-the-top sarcastic and unapproachable. Santino Savage believes Ava’s personality masks her pain, but he and his family will be floored to find out she also hides an unusual gift that only begins with helping them find Alessandro.
Book three in the Savage Family series continues with the theme of strength of family and adds the heavy issues of alcohol and chemical addiction. There are no easy fixes or cure-alls. Love can be a safe harbor, but it can’t hide the reality and ugliness of substance abuse, dependency, and withdrawal.
Alessandro’s character takes several hits as the truth about the events leading up to his father and brother’s deaths comes to light. However, the truth does not set him free. He doesn’t wake up one morning no longer an alcoholic junkie. He has a battle ahead of him and Valentina is the only one who believes he will win.
I loved everything about Ava Lombardi. Okay, everything except her family because they are the most responsible for the pain she’s lived with for most of her life. She’s treated as a cursed outcast because of her special abilities and that’s how she comes to view herself. It will take a recovering Alessandro and his entire family to make her believe otherwise. I would have loved to see her condescending mother eat a little crow when she sees how Ava is loved and cherished by the Savage family.
Valentina Savage is once again my favorite character because this Italian mama is no joke. Still trying to come to terms with the loss of her husband and oldest son, Valentina is loving, fierce, protective, and passionate about her children. But could her healing bring her a new passion of her own?
Though a bit “syrupy-sweet” at times for me, I enjoyed this read—a solid, satisfying continuation of the Savage Family saga. Add it to your TBR today!
Enjoy!
Alone on the streets of New Orleans, Alessandro feels living as a homeless alcoholic is all he deserves. However, he hasn’t reached rock bottom yet. Drug dependency will help him fall the rest of the way.
Back in Pennsylvania, life goes on at Savage’s Buck and Doe, the family bridal party resort. Alessandro’s absence is felt and dealt with in different ways by each family member, but Valentina Savage knows her second-youngest son will return to her one day.
Fate steps in to help Valentina when Ava Lombardi shows up, an unwilling participant in her younger cousin’s wedding. The caustic computer graphic artist is over-the-top sarcastic and unapproachable. Santino Savage believes Ava’s personality masks her pain, but he and his family will be floored to find out she also hides an unusual gift that only begins with helping them find Alessandro.
Book three in the Savage Family series continues with the theme of strength of family and adds the heavy issues of alcohol and chemical addiction. There are no easy fixes or cure-alls. Love can be a safe harbor, but it can’t hide the reality and ugliness of substance abuse, dependency, and withdrawal.
Alessandro’s character takes several hits as the truth about the events leading up to his father and brother’s deaths comes to light. However, the truth does not set him free. He doesn’t wake up one morning no longer an alcoholic junkie. He has a battle ahead of him and Valentina is the only one who believes he will win.
I loved everything about Ava Lombardi. Okay, everything except her family because they are the most responsible for the pain she’s lived with for most of her life. She’s treated as a cursed outcast because of her special abilities and that’s how she comes to view herself. It will take a recovering Alessandro and his entire family to make her believe otherwise. I would have loved to see her condescending mother eat a little crow when she sees how Ava is loved and cherished by the Savage family.
Valentina Savage is once again my favorite character because this Italian mama is no joke. Still trying to come to terms with the loss of her husband and oldest son, Valentina is loving, fierce, protective, and passionate about her children. But could her healing bring her a new passion of her own?
Though a bit “syrupy-sweet” at times for me, I enjoyed this read—a solid, satisfying continuation of the Savage Family saga. Add it to your TBR today!
Enjoy!
June 29, 2020
This was such a sweet read. I enjoyed it immensley.
There is new love and other older relationships within the story.. It's a great balance of relationships not just between the main characters.
The character development was excellent. I felt I knew these people my whole life. The story development was very well thought out I was drawn I from the beginning. It was a quick easy read.. I can not recommend this book enough. It is also a perfect read for these unknown times. It is a feel good story that hits all the right notes. Enjoy!
There is new love and other older relationships within the story.. It's a great balance of relationships not just between the main characters.
The character development was excellent. I felt I knew these people my whole life. The story development was very well thought out I was drawn I from the beginning. It was a quick easy read.. I can not recommend this book enough. It is also a perfect read for these unknown times. It is a feel good story that hits all the right notes. Enjoy!
May 27, 2020
OMG, I wanted to shake Alessandro through most of this book!!! But I guess it says a lot about Anne-Marie's character building when a fictional character drives you THAT crazy. Ava, the extra edgy female lead, had me just as invested.
Another book I highly recommend. And then once I finished the book (sad it was over as usual) I just needed to know who the last, most charming brother, Santino, ended up with.
Another book I highly recommend. And then once I finished the book (sad it was over as usual) I just needed to know who the last, most charming brother, Santino, ended up with.
June 18, 2021
Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse
Ava and Alessandro went through hell and back to detox him from alcohol and drugs. In the last book, Alessandro disappeared because he read a text from his deceased brother Marcello griping about going to perform with his father when he had other obligations and Alessandro wouldn’t take his place. This amplified his survivors guilt to the extent he ran away because he felt he was not worthy to be in the famiglia. Good story. You will be surprised by Avas role in this story.
Ava and Alessandro went through hell and back to detox him from alcohol and drugs. In the last book, Alessandro disappeared because he read a text from his deceased brother Marcello griping about going to perform with his father when he had other obligations and Alessandro wouldn’t take his place. This amplified his survivors guilt to the extent he ran away because he felt he was not worthy to be in the famiglia. Good story. You will be surprised by Avas role in this story.
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