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Bianca is trying to survive in the small Texas town. Her only goal--to keep her younger brother healthy. Everything changes when Tiernan shows up at her mother’s door in a suit and tattoos.

His dark world is all-consuming, but she doesn’t want his money. Or his secrets.

Until her mother dies.

Then she has no choice but to turn to the only person who can help.

102 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2021

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Giana Darling

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Profile Image for Celia {Hiatus until August}.
750 reviews138 followers
October 2, 2022
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4,9 stars
This one is about Tiernan (Morelli's third son) and Bianca, Aida's daughter (Lane Constantine's mistress) what makes Bianca and Brando (her little brother) also Constantine.
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Another book in Midnight Dynasty world, the eternal fight for power between Constantine and Morelli.
This is only a prequel for what's coming, but damn, it started really good.
There's an instant chemistry between Tiernan and Bianca, though Tiernan is her mother's lover.
It's an age gap romance.
Tiernan is 30 years old and Bianca 17, she will be 18 in a few months.
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Of course, being Morelli, and one that might not be, because of his green eyes, there were always been suspicions if he is Bryant's son, there's an evil plan behind is relationship with the previous Constantine mistress, he wants her secrets, and he plans to destroy Caroline by revelling his husband's second family to the society.
And the nightmare for Bianca begins when her mother dies in her sleep.
They have no one, so she calls Tiernan.
Elena Lombardi appears, being Tiernan's lawyer, she's the one that takes care of all the papers.
Welcome to your new daddy, Bianca!
Best of luck, because Tiernan is such an ass...
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Profile Image for Jessica .
2,646 reviews16k followers
October 14, 2021
This is a prequel novella, so it's just a glimpse of how our hero and heroine are pushed together before the start of the novel (Guarding Temptation). I know that Guarding Temptation is a guardian/ward romance, so I was interested to meet the love interested and see how he became the guardian of the heroine. I enjoyed Bianca's character and how she was so protective of her younger brother, who she has pretty much raised herself. I had no clue that our hero was going to be a boyfriend of her mom's, and I'm not sure how much I love that aspect of the novella. But it did make sense with how Bianca and her brother became wards of the hero by the end of the story. I really enjoyed where the end of this novella went and I cannot wait to read the full novel to come!
Profile Image for Darlene I read WAY to many books.
3,676 reviews2,434 followers
October 12, 2021
I have been dying to read this story.. and we got a prequel to this couple.. and I'll be honest the hyped went down super fast on how they met


My mind was totally different.. I kinda wish Bianca and Tiernan met a different way.. im blah to how he met the mom and fucked the mom... I would have been cool if she didn't hear them many times have sex.. but yup.. it just made me go blah to the whole thing.

Now the moms out of the picture and Bi and her brother are now under Tiern care.. and I guess this is where book 1 shall start.. I'll probably wait until more reviews (on book 1) because I'm not really feeling it right now.. and idk if Tiern shall have woman on the side.. I do hope it's a daddy kink lol.. he did have a mouth on him lol

Low angst, Drama, virgin gal (still a virgin)

Recommend-ehhh
Cover-⭐⭐⭐

Slowburn
Age gap
17h/30H
Violence
Death
Cliffhangerish
Profile Image for Just Josie.
1,140 reviews193 followers
June 20, 2023
Pretty damn neat. 😈
This little taste of Tiernan made me crave more.
He is definitely a twisted character & I love a good revenge story. Gonna finish this series 🙌

Read: 25/04/2022
1st rating: 4 stars
Genre/tropes: dark/revenge
Cover: 3 stars
POV’s: Dual 1st person (Tiernan & Bianca)
Will I recommend: Yes
Profile Image for mira.
925 reviews1,379 followers
January 19, 2022
2⭐️

idk if i'll like this couple, i do hope i change my mind.
Profile Image for Marureviere.
1,309 reviews215 followers
October 6, 2021
2.5 🌟

Dangerous Temptation is one of my most anticipated reads this month, and this prologue novella, which is supposedly gonna heighten my excitement, unfortunately managed to do the opposite.

I wasn't particularly sold with how the h and H met, and how their relationship was established. It was kinda eh, and their banter was also just okay-ish? Plus the fact that just didn't sit well with me, regardless of the reasons. I did not expect that, and I could have done better without that knowledge to be quite honest.

I envisioned a different route as to how the h and H's relationship is gonna get established, which I admit is unfair but I couldn't help it since I've been SO excited to read this and I've been formulating theories in my head as to how it could unfold. So this is a factor that also dampened my anticipation when I found out how the story actually unfolded, which is lukewarm at best.

It's too early to say what I overall feel about this since it's only the prologue after all. But based on my initial thoughts and impressions, I'm not completely sold, but I'm still interested enough to read the main story.
Profile Image for Corinne [hiatus].
537 reviews111 followers
September 7, 2023
The intro to Dangerous Temptation

It sets up the romance between Tiernan Morelli (30) and Bianca Belcante (17).
It's well written, if not a bit embelished, GD style.
Safety wise, it couldn't be safer: no cheating, no sex scenes.
TWs: death of a loved one.

If you want to skip it, it is included in Dangerous Temptation.
Profile Image for P.
650 reviews41 followers
October 5, 2021
I’ll bend you over a fucking tombstone and spank you until you cry pretty tears.”

Meh. The MMC is a freaking douche bag eww of course we already know he's gonna use the MFC for some kinda revenge. I flew through his story because i do like Gianna's writing style hopefully the actual book is better.
Profile Image for 💜VGreedyReader🖤.
650 reviews127 followers
October 9, 2021
A taste of Tiernan was enough to make me crave more… a small morsel of forbidden to tickle your taste buds.

Giana gives us a glimpse into Bianca’s world, we meet her sweet and determined persona, so young but forced to grow up fast. Not yet a woman and already had to sacrifice a lot, unfortunately her journey just got tougher…

~𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔. 𝑨 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝑰 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒏. 𝑨 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 ~

Tiernan is not an easy man, he dominates the scene from his first appearance, his string personality is definitely worth of notice.

I’m confident Giana’s talent will deliver a passionate, crazy ride, I can’t wait to be hopelessly conquered by another Morelli man. It’s no wonder all these fierce Constantine women capitulate when facing such formidable men.

~𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 ~

I strongly urge you to read this short 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 (you read that right!) prequel.

A parting thank you to Giana for the awesome Cameo you gifted us with 🖤💋❤️ my Donna Elena Lombardi rules 🔥
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2,643 reviews966 followers
October 18, 2021
This prequel novella is the perfect beginning to what I can already tell is going to be a richly intense, darkly consuming, and seductively alluring story between the monstrous Tiernan Morelli and the innocent but resilient Bianca (of mysterious parentage, but I have my theories). Bad Dream gives us the foundation of Dangerous Temptation (out shortly) and already weaves a dangled web of mysterious agenda, buried secrets, and power games. Tiernan is an enchanting alpha- one with the very contrasts of his scarred face. Savagely beautiful, transfixing, edgy and menacing. And Bianca I can already tell is going to be a heroine I root for- the kind we often find in a Giana Darling story. Aged beyond her years, lonely but resilient, naive despite her spunk. The set up is one that certainly will give us an interesting story- a young girl, not even legally aged, at the mercy of a man who clearly has troubling intentions. There's a clearly hostile passion between them, one I cant' wait to simmer into a love-hate sizzle. And I'm looking forward to seeing how Giana, a real master of longing and epically romantic overtures where platonic love evolves into something of depth, handles the trope. But she's not stranger to taboo, nor age gap, nor dark elements- so I can't wait to see her combine that and her poetic writing style in a story with more hate than longing, and a game of power at it's center.
554 reviews673 followers
December 10, 2021
Trigger Warnings: S****l content, verbal abuse, alcoholism, mention of epilepsy, infidelity.

This is a dark, delicious and delightful interlude into Tiernan and Bianca's unconventional story, and how Tiernan met Bianca and her family for the first time.

Until the next read,

-TMR
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1,765 reviews174 followers
October 5, 2021
Loved it!

Omg this a nice introduction into this amazing forbidden romance! Bianca’s hate towards Tiernan is strong the chemistry between these two is intense this is going to be such a explosive and emotional journey I absolutely love everything by Giana Darling I can’t wait to see what happens next!!! So excited for this!!!
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154 reviews32 followers
October 8, 2021
After my last dive into the Midnight Dynasty I swore I was gonna stay away but here we are 🤣
This is also actually my first Giana read as well.

I honestly for the love of me could not remember if we learn of Tiernan or Bianca in any other Midnight Dynasty books. It’s been too many names in the family tree.

Quick and easy prequel novella that just gives you a bit of a taste. I was definitely intrigued from the first chapter with the way they meet. The fact that he is having sex with her mother was a bit cringey for me personally as I don’t really enjoy reading about H having sex with someone else. Especially since she can hear it 😬.Their tension was really there and I’m hoping chapters beyond the prequel novella have more of his POV.

“𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞.”

Excited for the first full book that will be out later this month.
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742 reviews61 followers
October 9, 2021
I am so excited for Giana to write in this world with this story. Age gap/forbidden is my most favourite and Giana is one of my favourite authors to write this troupe.

Bianca meets the dark and dangerous Tiernan when he turns up to date her mother. Tragically, her mother dies and the only person she can ask for help is Tiernan.

I loved Bianca and the sass that came from her, although threatened and intimidated by Tiernan she was able to hold her own and I can’t wait for her to bring this dark, hard and mysterious hero to his knees!

Bianca and Tiernan’s interactions were threatening, taunting and simmered just right to set the tension between them.

Asking for Tiernan’s help comes at a price and Bianca is soon to find out how when ‘Dangerous Temptation’ is released later this month! I need it now!

This novella was enough to get my interest, it was mysterious, teasing and I’m desperate for more.
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66 reviews15 followers
January 20, 2022
This prolong was good. It just intensify my need for dangerous temptations more. I need to read the book ASAP!! Tiernan and Bianca chemistry is soo good...the sexual tension through...even through Tiernan is an ass, but I still likes his character and can see where he comes from, he has a rough childhood from what we can see in the book, we got a little glimpses of it..I absolutely love Bianca character too, she is a old soul trapped in a 17 year old body, she is a mature girl. Can't wait to read there book. Age gap, guardian romance is always my favourite trope ( as the Forbidden and Taboo factors are soo big here) and who Don't love a morally grey asshole Alpha male who can redempt and changed himself for his love 😏.
I can't wait to get my hands on the dangerous temptations ❤️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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795 reviews107 followers
October 16, 2021
One thing’s for certain, I’m not a fan of Tiernan Morelli…but, he IS an anti-hero, so I guess Giana has done her job. Being a huge fan of GD I know that I need to just trust the process and have faith that she’ll have me falling in love with her newest hero in no time.
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1,947 reviews104 followers
October 8, 2021
Eeep! That prologue definitely sets the tone for what's to come.
Tiernan and Bianca are the epitome of forbidden. And right now, I'm not even sure if I can get behind them, but I'm totally in and here for it. Where is Giana going to take this story? I only have to wait a couple more weeks and I simply cannot wait.
I've only read a couple books from this Midnight Dynasty world, but I'm definitely going to need more. The Constantines and Morellis are damn intriguing and these families are all out for revenge. Count me in!
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229 reviews22 followers
October 18, 2021
great intro to this world and it left me sooooo intrigued
Profile Image for Kaylani Gallardo.
318 reviews311 followers
September 1, 2022
hhhhhmmmmm interesting. This wasn't bad it just wasn't at all what I was expecting going into this story. I definitely thought it was going to be more romantic and give me little hints of what we have in store for the full length novel. However after reading this I was just left feeling slightly underwhelmed! I really wanted to love this but it was just ok. I do think I will continue on with this series because I did really enjoy Giana's writing and I can see the potential. And I don't want to write of the series completely after only around 100 pages of set up. So we shall see.
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440 reviews20 followers
March 1, 2023
Подивимось, що буде далі. Ця новела була непогана.
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648 reviews17 followers
April 3, 2022
Not usually a fan of these of overly, naive heroines but we'll see how this goes... Giana Darling has never let me down before, so let's go to the next book in the series!
Profile Image for Amy.
1,097 reviews34 followers
October 5, 2021
This is a perfect little taste of what's to come in Giana's addition to the Midnight Dynasty world which I am loving.

"Tiernan Morelli was not just slightly broken. He was irreparably damaged. The black sheep. The dark horse."

We get to see Tiernan and Bianca's first encounter and the events that lead them to be thrust together. This has gotten me excited for what's to come in Dangerous temptation because the hate vibes are strong and the chemistry is going to sizzle.

"I effectively own you now. And I intend to enjoy it."
375 reviews9 followers
August 3, 2022
So this is a prequel that let us know how the MC of the Dark Dream Duet met.

I'm very curious to see how the author will pull this off cause hero banging the heroine's mother in the room next door? And then he's her guardian? hmmm...I have my doubts about this love story 😂

Also Bianca's father, omg!!! I'm glad that I read 'Wicked Idol' before this one. The guy was clearly a douche, shitty husband - his wife was even worst - but a lovable father, I guess!!

This collection is so twisted ahah
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1,865 reviews88 followers
October 4, 2021
I need more. This prologue novella gives us a taste of what’s yet to come in Dangerous Temptation. The chemistry between Bianca and Tiernan is off the charts. The hate… oh the hate vibes she projects toward him is gonna make their journey tumultuous and entertaining af. I look forward to what Giana has in store for us. This one is surely gonna be dark, dirty and with Tiernan being a Morelli, it is definitely gonna be depraved.
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