Reign of Wrath

Dirty Broken Savages #3

by Eva Ashwood

Reign of Wrath is the thrilling third installment in the Dirty Broken Savages series.

Note: The blurb below contains spoilers, so I'd highly recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with book one, Kings of Chaos. You've been warned!


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I was a good girl once. But now they’ve unleashed the devil in me.

My sister is gone. I held her in my arms while she took her last breath, and now I don’t feel like I can breathe.

Once, I had a list with six names on it.

Now there’s only one name that whispers through my mind like a siren call to my demons.

Julian f*cking Maduro.

He took her from me. So I’m going to take everything from him. With the Kings of Chaos by my side, I’m going to dismantle his life piece by piece.

He’s powerful, but we’ll be stronger.

He’s vicious, but we’ll be more cruel.

He’s cunning, but we’ll be more devious.

And when all of this is over…

He’ll be dead, and we’ll be dancing on his ashes.


Reign of Wrath is a full length mafia/gang new adult romance featuring a slightly psycho heroine and four even more psychotic men. This book contains dark themes and possible triggers, so please read at your own discretion. It is book 3 of 4.

Genres: Dark Romance, Romance, Dark, Why Choose, Smut, Enemies To Lovers, Contemporary

383 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2021

About the author

Eva Ashwood has been a reader her whole life and a writer for several years. She loves telling stories of alpha males and the fierce women who bring them to their knees.

She's a sucker for reverse harem, bully romance, enemies to lovers, heroes who redeem themselves, and all the drama and passion of new adult love.

Reviews

[Jenifer Briggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHAT THE FUCKITY FUCK. NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU CANNOT END A BOOK LIKE THAT YOU DEVIL WOMAN. NO. I refuse to believe that's how it ends for them. Nope. My heart is beating. My head is pounding. Vomit on my sweater already, mom's spaghetti, the whole shebang. OMG I need the last book now. Right freaking now. I'll fight everyone tonight during the ARC bonanza, I have no shame. I refuse to believe that they all won't get their happy ending. I REFUSE.

But on a less shouty shoutout, I gotta give this to Eva: this is the first RH I've read where there's not a clear front runner in the Harem. I love this band of psychos equally and I need them all to get their happy ending. Nothing less and I will riiiiiooooottt.

Omg, is it five yet? It's always five o'clock somewhere, right? *infinite sobbing.*

I'm just gonna be rocking in the corner until then. Kbye.

[Sakshi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kicking myself for not checking before diving! The series ain't completed. And now I'll have to wait for the next book to be published!! ☹️

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was I expecting to be crying in bed at 2am when I finished this book?

Absolutely not, but it happened.

I’m loving this series SOO much!
The Kings Of Chaos are my favorite fictional men at the moment.
They leave me speechless, they’re full on psychos, yet sweet at times, super supportive & of course will fuck your brains out…. Together🥵

The plot was still as strong as the other 2 books, but this one captivated me a lot more. This was such an emotional rollercoaster of a read.

This books picks up exactly where book 2 finishes, you’re not left with any gaps of wonder what happened.
River is such a badass heronie, I love her & her take no shiii attitude.

She struggles a lot more in this book, but for very good reasons.

There is so much character developement throughout this book with each character.

But that cliffhanger… WTF😤😭

[Sauieh Noushin · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMFG!!! I got an ARC of this and finished it in less then one day!! I couldn't put it down. The story picks up right where the second book ends and it is just non stop right up to the end with a major heart breaking cliffhanger. These Kings are just.... I'm speechless. They are psycho, killers, beasts, sweet, tender, supportive, caring and will fuck your brains out in no time!!! This is a must read. All the feels and had me crying. I'm in shock right now and can't wait for the last book!!!

[nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
Okurrrr that cliffhanger was brutal y'all😭💀

[Tayla Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagine being three books into a series only for it to RIP YOUR FUCKING HEART OUT IN THE LAST TWO SECONDS AND ENDS. Oh wait I don’t have to imagine that because it just happened to me and I had to have ten solid minutes of silence and I’m still not okay. Takes screaming, crying, throwing up to a whole different level and I am going to need about ten business days before I even consider leaving the house because what the fuck

[A · Rating 3 out of 5]

i read the first two books in october and i didn’t even notice a new book came out until now, and i literally ran to read this. the beginning half was sadly very boring but it progressively got more entertaining. the end though? wrong. i wanna know what happens asap!!!!

[Jo ✿ · Rating 3 out of 5]

What the absolute fuck was that ending ?????

[❀ Crystal ✿ - PEACE ☮ LOVE ♥ BOOKS · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omg I want to rage and scream, purge this anger and painful emotions away. I thought I couldn’t forgive River finding her sister only to lose her and then we have to suffer this ending, it’s torturous. I’m 99% sure Gage isn’t dead but dammit, I dunno, these curveballs keep coming out of nowhere. Sure it takes the whole book to finish what Julian started but then a new enemy emerges that’s a whole lot more dangerous and powerful. I have so many questions now because no matter what River won’t let this stand. But how can she take on this Society, an organization I’m sure has roots dating back generations? In the end I am happy Dog and Cody are safe but I’m worried what’s ahead. Even if he’s not dead, River has gone through sooooooo much recently. That city needs to lock down because this bitch is about to lose her damn mind and no one will be safe 😳😳 I can’t wait……. But dammit I am still mad and heartbroken, but off to read the last book because a girl needs answers.

[Valentina]

After books 1 and 2, I can still appreciate the appeal of this story - strong heroine, diversely appealing antiheroes mixed in romantic suspense and spice, in fact, her hottest book yet. This story contained great intrigue with characters now pulling together.

A medium burn, slightly less progressive pace — I expected more to occur — but with great character development. There was something to love in each of the heroes in this motley crew. As a personal preference, I would have liked the heroine with more reticent at this point, less kickass, but for those who like this style, it's a good read. A splintering cliffhanger as usual, I am still curious how this adventure ends.

[Alaina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha ha.. what the fuck kind of ending was that? Now I need the next book.

[Lindsey Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes the title is just some of the emotional craziness this author puts us through lol. This book started right where we left off and don’t stop from there. It’s full of every emotion, scorching hot and just brilliant. Get ready for one crazy ride because that’s what you’re about to continue on reading this and if you’re anything like everyone then you will love every word of it. Well that is until you get to that mother of a cliffhanger. Eva leaves us with our mouths on the floor and a prayer that it is so not true!!! You need this book now.

[Rowena Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARE YOU FU*KING KIDDING ME

That ending has broke my heart, that’s not fair!!! WHY THO 😭😭😭 WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT 😭😭😭😭

After 2am and I’m here crying into my pillow, after I’ve finish crying, I’ll come back and finish my review

[Galina Sulaiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

savages3

Are you freaking kidding me with that cliffhanger? Ugh I have a love\hate with those. This book runs the gambit with everything that happens. I love how they came together to save her nephew and raise him. Don’t want to give out too much because you absolutely need to read the book to understand where I’m coming from. Oh and before I forget to mention, the scenes with Priest are worth the wait!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

What. The. FFffffffff?!?!?!?

I can't believe it ended that way! AND the entire time I'm reading it I thought it was the last book in the series. I hadn't realized another one is coming out MONTHS from now! I have no idea how I can wait to find out what happens.

As far as the actual book. It was amazing! The beginning was so sad because River is reeling in the aftermath of what happened at the end of the second book. Knox and Gage were so sweet and good to her that my heart broke... In a good way. I'm so glad that she and Priest finally had their "moment". It was perfect, aside from how they arrived there.

I LOVE Ash the most. I LOVED this book. I LOVE the author. I LOVE this series. I can't wait to get a hold of book 4!

Here's my cast,
RIVER,


GAGE,


KNOX,


ASH (My favorite guy! 💜)


PRIEST,


**I know not everyone loves when people do a cast of characters but I love them!!

[Krina patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

wtf eva. how could you end with something like that.

[Celina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reign of Wrath was e third book in the series. After the ending of the previous book I was really keen to get into this one to see what happened next. However this book really struggled to maintain my attention for the first 60%. I tended to go back and forth with it, as it felt like little plot and development was happening. However the final 40% the book picked up again and I highly enjoyed it

[Cheria · Rating 5 out of 5]

RTC

That fng cliffy 😱😭😭😭😭 Nooooo

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, fuck that cliffhanger lol. I knew it was going to end on another gigantic one and the dread was building but, hell, I'm glad the final book is coming out soon. With that out of the way.. from book one where I gave it a 3, this has steadily got better and better.

Things picked right up from Queen of Anarchy and there really was no dull moment. It was action-packed, full of steam, and slice-of-life moments that lightened things up. I was moved to tears a couple times which I didn't at all expect to happen in this series, but there I was, sniffling in bed. In my review for Kings of Chaos, I mentioned that I'd look forward to the potential of what's to come and wanting more personality and emotional development from River and her relationships. Verdict is that this has exceeded my expectations. I'm all in with River and her Kings and I thoroughly enjoyed Reign of Wrath. I love how River's character has developed and we gain further insight of each of the Kings' personalities which was great.

Although Kings of Chaos didn't hook me, I'm glad I kept at it because from Queen of Anarchy, it only gets better. I definitely recommend this if you're looking for an exciting and dark RH series.

[Abbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find these books ae good but there's elements that just drag and chapters are just taken up with sex... which is fine but it is a good 50% of the books and sometimes it disrupts the actual story. which is actually really good. the plot with Julian was done brilliantly and how they dismantled everything to their advantage and the way that was ended was a cruel and unusual punishment as prior to that chapter i was happy to DNF this series overall

[RomanceBookObsessedGirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew the ending of this book was going to wreck me, Eva always does with her cliffhangers! I am so in love with River and her four guys. I don’t want to say to much as I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but I will say that it’s an amazing series so far and I can’t wait to see where it goes. I’m not crying you are!

[Cat H · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6 stars.
EX-FUCKING-SCUSE ME?!?
Uh. No. Nope. I think the fuck NOT.
What the fuck was that??!
So much for hoping nothing else gets completely fucked.

Nope.
Uh uh.
No fucking way in hell did that just happen.

I.
I need a fuckin DRINK.
Fuck. Me.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

GIRL YOU DID NOT. I just want to say this. I have been on a train all day because of delays and I read this and it was WONDERFUL BUT I SWEAR TO THE GOOD LORD ABOVE IF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW PAGES IS TRUE IM GONNA EXPLODE.

[Talia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What the hell was the ending I'm so glad I haven't got to wait for book 4 .

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reign of Wrath
I Give this Book a 4.5/5 Star Rating, Listing as 5.

Cliffhanger(?): Yes!
Relationship Type: RH> Reverse Harem: MFMMM
Heat: 4/5
Romance: 4.5/5
Drama: 4.5/5
Suspense: 5/5
Pacing: Mid.
Dark(?): 2.5/5

Series is not over and thank goodness cause I honestly enjoy this series. You’re kept wondering what was going to happen next.
There’s a plan but you don’t know what it is until it happens, really enjoyed that suspense!

[Kassidy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐️ WHAT THE FUCK. ENDING A BOOK LIKE THAT HAS TO BE ILLEGAL. I AM IN SHOCK RN. I wasn’t planning on reading the next book because this book was just getting so slow and repetitive but omg I have to read to see what happened to….. u know who. The way I’m so attached to these characters is so bad… and that plot twist.. phew girl that was good..🧌🧌

[Tuni · Rating 5 out of 5]

These cliffhanger endings😰😰

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series has been just fast and furious with one crisis after another but still the sweet aspects of each character showed through the chaos. This book was no different and I was invested right out of the gate but there was a need to put it down a few times because I was not ready for what was about to be unleashed. I’m not okay and that cliffhanger is probably the worst one yet. It can’t be it just really can’t be!

[Tamarra Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wrath is sweeter when delivered by a queen

After loosing her sister, River goes on a downward spiral, lost in her own thoughts of pain and grief, but Gage, Priest, Ash and Knox don’t let her dwell for long bringing her out of her darkness.
Together, they form a plan to dismantle Julian and his business, it’s a layered process, but they painstakingly do the work to achieve their end goal.
They put there plan into action, and watch Julian’s world fall one piece at a time.
With the FBI still hanging around they know they have to watch there every move.
Gage, Priest, Ash and Knox belong to River as much as she belong’s to them, they hurt when River hurts, but it hurts River all the more knowing that Julian never loved her sister Hannah, that she served only one purpose, giving him what he wanted, an heir, that she was not worth remembering, but her guys they step up for River and help River honour her sister in every way.
River is good for them, she continues to change them in ways they never thought possible. She never had much of a family growing up, to be wanted and needed by them, it changes her on a fundamental level, there is fear, scared of the unknown, she is ready to seek that future that she has longed for, there is hope after all.
In one night Julian’s world comes crashing down, his filthy dirty secret with his sister Natalie is exposed ruining any chance he had of getting wherever it was he was planning to do next, putting him on the defensive and enacting his own plans, not realising that the kings of chaos are right in the middle of it.
Priest is taken hostage and it sends everyone into a tailspin, but Julian finally meets his maker at River’s hand and his timely ending couldn’t be more sweeter, but in that moment of pure adrenaline Priest and River finally connect, coming together in a furious passion of heavenly fire nothing could tear them apart.
But unbeknownst to them there are other players in the mix, players who will make themselves known when the time is right.
River has lived in a revolving nightmare, she holds onto the memories of her sister Hannah, promising her that she will live her life and love her men to the fullest, and in doing so taking Cody in, giving him a life worth living.
But Natalie has other ideas, in a jealous rage she takes Cody, and when they realise her intentions with Cody they go into protective and fight mode, saving him, in the process learning more truths of Natalie’s relationship with her brother Julian and what he denied her, leading to her untimely demise.
With Julian and Natalie out of the picture, River, Gage, Priest, Ash and Knox then focus on Cody, giving him what he needs.
And then they receive a call, a call for a meet, where Agent Carter reveals truths to them, that the game they were playing goes beyond them, and when he is taken out, and there mysterious player shows there face, and more truths are revealed, when it all begins to click into place for River, that Alec was responsible for her captivity, rage consumes her, because what she and the kings of chaos have done, have served a purpose for Alec and he is willing to deal, but in will cost them dearly, the life of one of the kings of chaos, and when Gage sacrifices himself, it’s an ending no one will see coming.
Please head authors warning for this book as there are themes may trigger. This book has it all dark romance, murder, madness, mayhem, revenge, vengeance, violence, adrenaline seeking suspense, twists, truths and the ultimate betrayal.
This story is told from multiple POV’s , it will take you on a wild ride, having you turning page after page. This book had me beginning right til the end. This author definitely knows how to write and I’ll be coming back for more.
And those MF, MFM, MFMM and MFMMM s*x scenes were steamy, it had all the angry angst, hate and passion one would except, they all belong to each other there protectiveness and possessiveness of each other, is what binds them as one, it was off the charts and had all of the feels.
Now we wait for book four to see how it unfolds for River, Gage, Priest, Ash and Knox.

[Cherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5☆