Saints of the Syndicate

The Syndicate #1

by Natalie Nicole

"Honesty is a one way ticket to Hell, Kitten."

Sinclair Blackwell
Declan Carter
Giovanni Martinelli

Kings of campus.
Walking Greek statues of sin and lust.
Influence beyond belief.

Their obsession?

Me.

After a brutal attack, these powerful empire heirs take me in.
They saved me from potential death.
They protect me. Provide for me.

They all become my... lovers?

Slowly but surely, we all enter into a relationship with each other. Lines of love and hate blur as walls are broken down.

But happiness is only a pipe dream in my world.

Threats start. Unknown forces living right under our noses have other plans for us.
I become a pawn in a game I'm not even aware of.
So do they.

Corruption collides with greed.

So how do we fight a battle we aren't even aware of?

It's simple.

We lose.

Genres: M M Romance, Dark, Dark Romance, Why Choose, Romance, College, BDSM

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2021

About the author

Hey guys! I'm Natalie Nicole! Dark Romance author!
I'm currently the dirty 30 and I live in Ohio. I'm a mom, dog mom and cat mom. Purple hair and an overall awkward human being.

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Reviews

[G · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
This book was an amazing kick-start to the series. I loved Bethani and the guys!!! That cliffhanger at the end though... I can't wait to get my hands on book 2. Looking forward to seeing how everyone's secrets unravel and how the ending plays out.

[Kendra Shuford · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book! A great smutty, contemporary, reverse harem romance with swords crossing! Tons of alpha men behavior and badass female energy! The scenes were 🌶🌶🌶 and I loved the relationships between all of the characters!

Would love to see faster pacing and less detail in the next book!

BEWARE the book ends on a big cliffhanger!

[Jade Knight · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't do it.

(Reasons why, without any real spoilers.)

- The dialogue is so bad. SO bad. They all sound like 15 year old kids talking, all the time. What 20+ year old is thinking/saying things like "Holy s**t balls" or "Jesus f**king ducks" or "F**k a duck and screw a kangaroo" or "c**kmuncher". The last one has been said multiple times and it's so cringe. Well, it's honestly all cringe. Besides all that, none of the dialogue sounds natural at all.
- They curse so much it's annoying. I don't mind swearing - I do it myself - but I'm not kidding when I say they drop the f-bomb so much that, at only 34% in, if I go back to count, I would not be surprised to find out I've read it 200 times or more.
- There's instalove/instalust - and then there's this. Within an hour of laying eyes on the MFC (not even talking to her) they are basically obsessed with her, all expressing how they feel she is different than any other girl they've ever been with, etc.
- Everything coming out of the MMC's mouths from the second conversation with the MFC is sexual. Even the thoughts of one of the MMC's is how bad he wants to screw her as she is relaying her sob story of a life. Like, what?

I could list other reasons, but if these aren't enough to sway your opinion, nothing else I add will either.

DNFing @ 34%

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was quite the bang to this new series and a great debut as well!
This story was HOT, intriguing and very promising to fulfill big things for us readers.

Three alpha men - Sinclair, Declan and Gio. They have grown up to powerful men who knew how to get what they want, by any means necessary. They've got their sights set on someone and she is in for quite a sexy fight. Gio is my favorite of three, I think.

Bethani has had a nightmare of an upbringing. A junkie mother who was more interested in her next fix who put her daughter in dangerous situations over and over again. Now she's at a prestigious school to hopefully better herself. One step at a time. Being a scholarship student has no perks and once her 3 dark shining knights figure this out... she has no say. They plan to take care of ALL her needs. She'll be screaming their names one way or another.

This story started a bit slow for me, but quickly gained speed and kept me entertained. Looking froward to starting book 2 soon!

[Karin The Dark Bookworm · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 60%
I've had enough with all this bullshit.
Everything is just eye rolling worthy, Declen and Gio are ok but Sinclair's character is just too much of everything. Hiding bdsm equipment around the the apartment, seriously?! Who does that.
It was just Fifty shades meeting to many traits in one character.
And why, whyyyy make the heroin weak but make her sassy?! What's the point? Either she is a strong fc or she's not.
So... yeah.

[Ketharini · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars. This book had the fastest, strongest version of Insta-Lust I've ever seen, times three!!! I absolutely do not like this trope, as I find it very shallow and superficial. I tried to continue with this book until at least to the smut scenes, but I was too put off by the insane way the 3 MMCs were drooling and having semis over the FMC when she was still unconscious! Hard pass (pun intended), thank you!

[Katie Frewin · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was so bad I want to give it a zero, but since that’s not possible, I give it a one. This was quite honestly the worst book I have read all year. It was the WORST case of insta love I have ever suffered. It was poorly written, a mix of *30 minutes later* and phrases like voracious gluttons. The author doesn’t grasp where commas need to be placed, and somehow it escaped her editor as well, leading to words like c**suckers to be a unit of measurement. I cannot fathom how this book has such a high score as it is SO bad I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemies. Absolutely terrible in every way, and the way the author was obsessed with male genital piercings? Creepy. 0/10. DO NOT read this book!!!!!

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The spice! The SPICE!!!! Holy Hannah!

I loved this premise of secret society. It was a nice change from the typical mafia/gangster romance. I also LOVE all three boys and couldn’t choose a favourite, which is great since it’s a reverse harem and I don’t have to choose 😏

The ending cliffhanger sets up a great guessing game of what comes next and I can’t wait for Book 2!

Thank you to Natalie Nicole for allowing me to be part of your ARC team! I’m looking forward to this journey and watching you grow as an author! What a spicy ride this book was! 🥵

[Mouna · Rating 1 out of 5]

waste of time, a wattpad story is much better

[no one · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m genuinely shocked at all the good reviews.

I hate leaving negative reviews but. . . This book needs serious editing, revising - hell, the whole works.

I’m only 22% in and I’m DNFing. This is only the second or third book I’ve ever stopped because I couldn’t force myself to sit through until the end in hope for redemption. Why did I decide to DNF it? Continue reading for some minor spoilers.

The Dialogue. Holy hell, I really want to know what kind of IRL conversations the author is having if she thinks what she’s writing sounds natural. In all honestly, most of it sounds like it was written by a thirteen-year-old on Wattpad who is trying to make their characters sound edgy and cool, from every other word being the f-bomb - I just used the word frequency counter in kindle and 'Fuck' is used 826 times in this book! That's insane. - (I am an avid cusser, it doesn’t bother me. But the way it’s written sounds like a preteen showing off lol. Ex: “Then, of all motherfucking
places, we find you here. In some fucking shit-
hole that isn't worth a fucking fuck, like you
are a stain that the university needs to hide
away. How fucking long have you lived here,
Bethani? How. Fucking. Long?" he heaves out), to repetitive talk about how criminal they apparently are, to the weird “supposed to be funny” back and forth the guys have, and so on. Also, the guy’s parents talking about making them get arranged marriages? Hello, Wattpad circa 2012. Added with mentions of possible mafia/cartel similarities? Still not certain about that part though.

The insta-feelings. Here’s a quote from the book from one of the MMC’s for reference:

“Please, whoever is up there. I haven't even
heard what I can only assume is her melodic
voice yet. Haven't got to see how her eyes shine
when she is happy and laughing. Haven't got to
experience anything yet with her. Please let her
be okay. Fuck, let her be okay.”

This is the inner dialogue of a guy that, barely an hour ago, just laid eyes on the girl he’s currently thinking these things about. They haven’t even spoken to each other. (For more insight in case you haven’t read it, she was knocked unconscious and he - along with the two other main guys - “rescued” her. By rescued, I mean they literally kidnapped her and took her unconscious ass to their place instead of the hospital. They saw her in their club and followed her out where she was having an altercation with some guy she knows, then the guy whacked her head against some building, knocked her out, and hence they came to her “rescue”.) Also, does this sound like something someone would actually think to themselves? I’m sure it’s supposed to come off as cutesy and romantic that he wants to see her eyes twinkling with laughter or whatever, but it’s way over the top.

To add to it, all the guys have pretty much already expressed they are all feeling this strong pull/attraction/protectiveness/she’s-different-than-any-other-girl-ever mix of emotions. Again - haven’t even talked to her. Hardly just laid eyes on her.

(This next part isn’t really about insta-feelings, it’s just another example of more unrealistic comments being made.)

After she is patched up and put into Gio’s bed, this happens:

“With a middle finger and 'fuck off', I jump
up to go give B a kiss on the forehead but wrap
my giant-ass bear paw around her little hand.
It's so fucking soft and delicate.

After I kiss her forehead. I lean down and
whisper, “We got you, baby B. You'll never feel
alone again, sunshine. Wake up soon, baby.
Can't wait to officially meet you."”

Just no.

Gio. His whole “can hack everything in five seconds or less” thing is tooooo much. Can he be a hacker? Sure - plenty of people are. But, here’s the scenario: He spots a girl in the club and wants to know who she is. Does he go up to her? No. Why would he? He has a phone that he can miraculously go through an hour of CCTV on, find her, end up finding out everything about her short of what kind of milk she pours in her cereal . . .all in less than 30 seconds. And no, I’m not exaggerating. It is clearly said that it takes him less than 30 seconds to get all this info. It’s a book, it’s fiction - I know - but the reach is so far I can’t get over it lol.

Also, you mean to tell me one of the guys answered her phone while she’s unconscious and her friend just gives them whatever info they ask and isn’t, like, freaking out some random guy is answering her phone instead of her? Girl, get new friends.

This is how she reacts to waking up and hearing random men talking:

I stay burrowed in my knees as I demand,
"Can you kidnappers please shut up. Or at
least talk quieter? My God, am I in hell? Ugh.
Even my own voice is too loud."

"Sorry, Tesoro."

"Yeah, sorry, baby B."

"What? No apology from peanut gallery
member number three?"

"Hmph. Just wondering when these pricks
came up with nicknames for you already." A
deep sigh comes from him. "Sorry, kitten.”

..

The unrealistic reaction to realizing you’re possibly (pretty much) kidnapped? The random nicknames? The “ugh” and “hmph”? The humor that is definitely not humoring at all? If this isn’t a prime excerpt of why I’m not continuing with this book, I don’t know what else to say lol. (But I’m going to continue on.)

Also, she ONLY freaks out when they tell her who they are, because she somehow doesn’t recognize them even though she has seen them on campus? Speaking of - in the prologue - if you can even call it that - the guys make eye contact with her, and yet it’s like that didn’t happen? Because the author makes it seem like the scene when they apparently first spot her is at the club, which doesn’t add up with the prologue. Idk.

And when she went off on them after realizing who they were? The. Cringe.

A direct quote from the MFC herself:

“Now why would I want to associate my 'scholarship sob
story' self with the likes of any of you, you
ask? Yeah. I think that's pretty fucking obvious.
This place is hell enough. I really don't need
any more pity looks thrown my way because
I'm some charity case. Fuck. That."

For context: Did anyone bring up her past? Or even hint that they knew anything about her? Nope. This is screamed by her just because she learned their names.

She brought her whole sad life story into it for no reason, NO REASON, and also was going off about how she sees them walking around campus and they are players and what not, but how would she know that about them if she didn’t recognize them? Make it make sense.

Oh, to show you a prime example of why this reads like it’s right out of wattpad(Beth talking to herself after running away from them after she screamed at them):

“Guess I may or may not owe them an apology.
Eh, let's go with maybe not for right now and put
a pin in that. They are still snob-ass playboys.
Sexy as fuck, god-like chiseled out of stone with
tattoos, piercings, and eyes ranging from a pale
steel gray, emerald green to an ocean blue. But
still, snob-ass rich playboys. So yeah..”

Followed up by them breaking into where she lives and then admitting to her that they put a tracking device in her phone, and her inner dialogue is just a looooong couple paragraphs detailing how good she thinks they look. Because that’s what’s important here. Got it.

And what happens when they tell her she is moving in with them? (Because obviously that’s the obvious solution to them not liking where she lives) She says no (understandably). But then, one of them picks her up and backs her into one of the other guys, and so she’s just sandwiched in between them (and of course they are hard and she can tell) as the guy holding her tells her in what ways he would like to otherwise occupy her mouth, if you catch my drift. I’m not kidding. I’m even downplaying it a bit. I was so dumbfounded I busted out laughing and had tears streaming down my face because what in the actual fuck?! She’s of course turned on by what would otherwise be considered assault, and one of the guys randomly bring up that, hey, they all have their dicks pierced. Of course I already knew that, because the author has brought up their piercings multiple times. Important part of the story I guess. Anyways, she ends up ~finishing~ from their position squished together and passes out while he’s still holding her between him and his friend/lover/idk what their relationship is tbh. I don’t think that’s normal. I think she needs to get tested for narcolepsy, because what. Lmao.

At this point I’m not even mad, I’m thoroughly entertained by how ridiculous and bad this book is, and I’m only 22% in. But, this scene is followed up by more stilted, awkward, what sounds like a bunch of sixteen-year-old boys back and forth between the main guys.

Forgot to add an example of them acting like that so here’s a random example:

~ “We all want answers. But being arrogant cock-munchers isn't going to accomplish anything.”

"Cock-muncher." I snicker, then proceed to a full-out laughing fit, like a dumbass sixteen-year-old chick, which causes the other idiots to do the same. ~

Hey, at least he agrees they are all acting like little teenagers lol.

And now I’m weighing whether or not I wanna push through andddddd it’s a no. Just can’t handle it anymore. I tried. I cannot connect to characters that feel like kids, or get past the typos and grammar, plus the dialogue being so bad. I will probably do a light skim of the rest of the book just to see if it improves at all, but no high hopes. I’ll update if I do.

Update one: Skimmed about 10% more, found this: "Jesus fucking ducks!" I scream as I launch
the water bottle at Declan in retaliation. "The
flying monkey hell is wrong with you!"

This is only one of many examples of the author obviously trying to make the reader laugh, but it’s just so unfunny it’s cringe.

Also, I get it, they look like rock gods, only hotter. How many times are you going to tell me?

Update two: @ 38% and officially am calling it quits because I simply cannot any longer. Please, send help. I’m dying of laughter at how ridiculous this is.

So, they are forcing her to tell her life story and what not, right? She’s talking about a guy breaking into her place and assaulting her (no, not when they broke in lol), then goes on to talk about her shit childhood and literal trauma, and then it switches POV’s and Declan’s thoughts are:

~
I want-no, desire to sink my dick so deep in her that all
her bad memories float away and all she can remember is good shit.
~

PLEASE. This sent me into orbit. I’m am simply deceased. Like, sir, put your cock away. That is not going to help. It is NOT the time ffs.

[Tiff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a 3.5, almost 4 star read for me. I liked the plot and enjoyed the characters in this book. There were a few issues that I will explain below, but I am still interested enough in the plot to read book 2. Please note the issues below are all personal preferences.


When it comes to mm in RH books it is a hit or miss on if I'm going to like it or not. Unfortunately, I did not like the way the mm was written in this book. Two of the three love interests are FWB before meeting the FMC & its stated in one of the guys POVs that they are FWB until they find someone to commit to. Once the FMC is with one of the guys he has a conversation with her to inform her that if she commits to them they will also commit to her & they won't be with anyone else. He goes on to tell her about his FWB arrangement with the other love interest but that if she doesn't want them to do that anymore, they won't. The FMC does not comment on this and no further discussion is had regarding it due to other dialogue happening after the statement. Well then we cut to a few chapters later when she is intimate with the 3rd love interest and while that is happening, the two mm characters decide to be together. It bothered me that no conversation was had with the FMC before they decided to continue being FWB, especially since they made the comment about her needing to be comfortable with it first. Later during a group scene, the FMC tells them she wants them to be together sexually because "its not just about her pleasure but also theirs" but there were ways for all 3 guys to get pleasure from her. No one had to be left out in this moment so her reasoning for the two guys being together did not make sense.

[sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

it's unfortunately giving 2013 wattpad romance novel in a not so great way lmao some of the dialogue had me looking away in second hand embarrassment it was rough but it read super quick and was full of smutty goodness so it did its job! did I cringe many a times? yes. will I still be reading the next one? well duh!

[Brianna Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!! This book had me hooked from the very start to the end with the addicting storyline, of the charts steam, hilarious characters, and jaw dropping moments. Bethani is a fierce Heroine with a backbone who grew up having to fight for everything, she’s not used to having anything easy. She meets Giovanni Sinclair and Declan in awful circumstances but they come to her rescue. Their hooked from the very start and I loved how much they cared about her safety and her. There’s a lot of secrets and moving pieces in this book that you can’t help but want to solve. It’s not easy especially with that cliffhanger! I’m left with so many questions and can’t wait for the next book to hopefully have all my answers haha. If you love RH full of 3 gorgeous possessive men, a sweet but independent Heroine, and plenty of steam and secrets to keep you guessing while hooked for more definitely check this book out!

[erika chin · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Marcie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it when I run across an author that writes their debut in such a fantastically flawless way that it makes me refuse to believe it’s their debut….Natalie is one of those queens! Holy hotness wrapped up in tattoos, piercings and secret societies - I swear this story has it all. I was engrossed from the prologue and could not put this down at all until I hit the jaw dropping, semi-truck of a cliffhanger.
Normally I tend to favor one or two of the male characters in a reverse harem, but this one? I absolutely love all three men. The way Natalie wrote Declan, Sinclair and Giovanni - it was pure genius. These three guys are so different, yet they balance each other out perfectly and the way they grow thru out this first book….****swoon****
Bethani is a *#%*+I loved how Natalie gave all 4 POVs and she did it perfectly, plus a fifth one to give some depth with one of the villains (oh yeah, there’s more than one). The smexy scenes are thigh rubbing, lip biting, and ravingly hot. Add in the ominous undertone of this mysterious and sinister secret society that has their hands in more pots than Betty Crocker has pans…I am left a hot mess waiting, scratch that I am begging Natalie for the next book.

[Glowstars · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh! My! Wow!

This book had me hooked from the start. Four characters with more secrets than a bar full of politicians and I was curious to find out all of them. Well, I can say that by the end of this book I had not achieved that goal so will be hanging on for the next one to hopefully reveal all. I loved the intricacies of each character, especially the guys who, while so similar, were also so very different. Bethani is an absolute blast of sass and attitude. The plot itself is intriguing and full of mystery and that cliffhanger! Oh. My God. I don't know how I'm going to be able to wait for the next instalment.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lauren.readsx_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow. Honestly have no words! I mean the cliffhanger has destroyed me and I honestly cannot wait for the next book to see what goes down!

I loved all 3 boys, honestly don’t think I could pick a fave I am obsessed with them all 😍 I loved how all their personalities were completely different and they were easy to tell apart! The plot is different to what I’ve read before and I loved it, really dragged me in! Excited to see how the rest pans out!
THE. SPICE. IN. THIS. BOOK 🤭 I mean no words, M/M , M/F/M , also group scenes eurgh 🥵🔥🔥

[Jordin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a debut book from Natalie Nicole and is a dark RH. There are TW. If you love dark RH romances I definitely think you will enjoy this. The characters relationships and chemistry felt authentic. If you love the brooding alpha “touch her and I’ll kill you” vibes you’ll love Sin, the funny but possessive vibe? That’s all Declan. The calculating/idealist protective vibe? That’s definitely Gio. There were times I was literally laughing or WTF’ing out loud. I wish it dived a little more into the characters pasts. Other than that this is definitely a good read from a new author.

If you like dark society with some violence and crazy but sweet alphas I recommend. I was apart of Natalies ARC team and received an early copy

[emily ♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

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this was so so bad dont read it.
i’ve been in such a rut w books lately and NOTHING is hitting the way i want it too 👹👹👹

anyway onto my next disappointing read…

[Shelby · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at like 20%

every page got worse

[Coastie Mom · Rating 5 out of 5]

For this being Natalie Nicole’s first book, I have to say she did a FANTASTIC job! I am definitely adding her to my favorites! From the start I was drawn into this story and had a very hard time putting this book down until I was finished with it! This is the story of Bethani, Declan (Dec), Sinclair (Sin) and Giovanni (Gio). Bethani is a young woman who has had a very difficult life. It seems like it’s always one thing or another happening to her. She is sweet, caring and feisty! The guys, how else would you describe them! They are hot, moody, dangerous, filthy rich and want for nothing. They are part of a secret society at the college that Bethani attends. They are all ruthless and each one has their own individual quirks which makes them unique. All it takes is Bethani walking into their club for them to immediately fall for her. Once the boys realize that Bethani was drugged, they immediately go looking for her and save her from being beaten up by “Peter”. Since she is passed out, they take her back to their place to take care of her, when she wakes, she is pissed and leaves. When push comes to shove though, the boys are able to talk her into moving in with them. The banter between them was cracking me up. I loved how she spent time with each one and then once they started spending time all together, they kept falling more and more in love with her. Only they didn’t want to admit it because they are supposed to be big, bad boys who have no weaknesses. I love how they would do ANYTHING to protect Bethani and take care of her. She keeps them on their feet and makes them happy. However, there is an unknown person out to destroy everything the boys have because Bethani will be his queen.

If you like drama, steamy scenes, darkness, loyalty, deception, betrayal and passion, then this is the story for you! I cannot wait for the next book to come out as this ended on a cliffhanger (ugh!!!!). Great story with great characters. I can’t wait to read more about Bethani’s past and see how the boys will handle everything. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Mulan Book Princess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bethani is attacked and the three kings of the campus save her. The catch is that they were all equally attracted to her at first sight and have an overwhelming need to protect her and claim her. Sinclair, Declan and Giovanni all have a dark streak within them that is part of their heritage but didn't realize they had a softer side until they met Bethani. As they convince her to start a relationship with them, secrets overwhelm their present and their future.

I thought this book was suspenseful and so entertaining. The chemistry between the 4 was beyond sizzling hot and steamy. I really adored all the characters and this story did surprise me as it wasn't the usually bully-school type of reverse harem. Be warned that this novel is dark and deals with MM and MMFM relationships. This book ended on a cliffhanger and I can't wait to read book 2.

I received a free advanced review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving my fair and honest opinion.

[Ines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bethani is young woman trying to keep her head above water while studying on a scholarship. When the three kings of the campus, Sinclair, Declan and Giovanni, spot her they immediately decide that she is theirs. They save her from potential rape and death, and move her into their appartment to protect and care for her.

My rating for this book went a little haywire, so I'm gonna settle with a four star rating. Why? I started off with a five for the first half of the book, because I loved the dynamic between Sinclair, Declan and Giovanni. They were like three overaged toddlers with too much money and power, and too little guidance. I enjoyed their bickering, the way they made fun of their friends but still had eachothers backs no matter what. Thanks to the fact that this book is a multiple POV, you really get to know the male characters and that puts more depth in the story. These three guys are not good guys, but once they decide they want Bethani in their lives, she is the one that comes first. If you're looking for protective and possessive assholes who treat their girl as a treasure; you found them! Still, Bethani has enough sass and attitude to remain her own person and to establish boundaries of her own.

Halfway through though, the things I liked most about this book fell away to make place for more spice. For me, it felt like the story got stalled to put in enough spicy scenes. I know that this is entirely personal, and most people like a lot of hot scenes in a book, but for me they stalled the story a little too much. It was clear for about 130 pages what was going to happen before it actually went down and that was just too long for me.

All in all this is a decent debut with a lot of potential for the next book, so I'm definitely looking forward to find out how this story continues.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saints of the Syndicate is a refreshing take on the RH mafia/secret society romance. Yes its dark in places. I think i was expecting this book to be like some of the bully school RH books recently and i was pleasantly surprised that it wasnt. Bethani (FMC) is strong willed, sassy with everything that shes had to go through and having to only rely on herself her whole life. Shes had a difficult backstory to get her where she is now. At a school where the majority of the students there are from a privileged background. Sinclair, Declan and Giovanni being at the top of the list. A secret society, and abusive Ex, plot twists and lots of underhand characters as well as plenty of steam including some MM too. One bloody brilliant cliffhanger ending. It was such a damn good start to this series. Bring on book 2 now

[Pops · Rating 5 out of 5]

I binged this book! I loved it so much!

"𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏."

Saints of Syndicate - I love how all 3 boys just knew they wanted her, and went after her without second guessing, a lot of people might not like that but I do love when they just know what they want and go get it! I loved the fire Bethani gives them, and how protective the boys are of her. I personally loved how in-depth the story is and how everything is carefully explained; it builds a better picture of the story!

The spice did not disappoint at all!!! I actually cannot pick a favourite between the boys; they are all amazing in their own way. D and G together, though 🥵🥵 they are the scenes I live for lol.

The ending had my jaw left on the floor, my heart was racing!! Hopefully the boys can save Bethani before it's too late!!!

[•Cici• Theory of A Dreamer Book Blog♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

As soon as I stumbled across this book while scrolling through social media I had to go add it to my TBR list right away! I started looking forward to this story from that point on. I picked it up as soon as I could and I enjoyed it so much!

Bethani, Sinclair, Giovanni, and Declan's journey grabbed my attention from the get go! I loved how the ball got rolling from the start and how I got into these characters minds. I wasn't sure what all was going to happen with these characters and I really liked that! I so enjoyed the heat throughout and getting into The Syndicate world as well!

With Saints of the Syndicate, Ms.Nicole has created such a good debut! I am so looking forward to book two and finding out what happens next in this story! (:


*I volunteered to read and review a copy of this book from the author*

[mafiagirl_writer · Rating 5 out of 5]

All i can say WOW the book was amazing and im so hapoy to be patbofbur arc team and this is my first time resding this author and this book has alos of steaming part so please 18+ and older if u like this types of books you should read it

My thoughts of rhe book so Okay first of… these men so sexy 😌👌🏻
I love a strong sassy heroine and the fact that she comes from a diverse background and she’s smart. I’m about it and she knows whay she wants

Now with that cliffhanger I really don’t think I’m going to make it tillit comes out . I really hate the dads and Peter and I cannot wait to see the guys what is going to happen next whobis ready for the next book i know i am

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! Where to start with this book. This is a new to me author and this book drew me in to the point I hated having to put it down because I needed to know what happened next. Needless to say, I read this in record time! This groups backstory has more secrets and twists and turns that keep you on your toes and drawn in right from the beginning. All of these character's were well written with amazing personalities that really worked together. An unlikely grouping at first though, with the guys basically running the school campus, and Bethani an outsider that felt she didn't belong. It didn't take long though for the guys to notice her and decide they wanted to protect her and make her theirs. With all of the outside threats and opinions on their grouping it kept the story moving perfectly. I simply cannot wait for book 2 to find out what happens next after that cliffhanger ending!

[Larissa Rye · Rating 4 out of 5]

4-1/2 Stars!!

This book was so freaking sexy! If you love reverse harem than you will devour this book! Everything these three guys do is beyond delicious & you can’t help but fall in love & lust with them! Bethani is one lucky lucky lady to have these three guys on bended knee for her!

Not only is this book hot as hell, it’s also full of mystery. There’s something dark lurking in the background of this story & I just want to know everything right now. My mind was racing trying to put all the pieces together but there’s still so much that confuses me. The guys’ dads creep me out & are sinister as fuck. Something dark is coming or is already here… can’t wait to find out what happens next! Because when someone messes with these King’s Queen all hell is bound to break loose!

[Sara Munoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book one in a connected series of The Syndicate Series Book Series was intriguing and engaging. This Menage Romance includes a sweet, fiesty and sassy female who is rescued by 3 young men at her college who are in a secret society. She does not immediately realize that they looked out for her when she was drugged, she gets mad first. This story has unique characters with interesting histories, and strong personalities. I will be reading more by this new author.

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