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Round 2 with the Devil begins.

Grace thought she had left the nightmare of the Bratva Jewels behind her. Her days spent with them were some of the darkest of her life, but she’s safe now.

Or so she thought.

When the Bratva seeks revenge for losing one of their own, Grace knows she must be strong to withstand whatever they have in store for her.

What she didn’t expect was a dark knight to come to her rescue.

Maxim is one of the world’s most skilled and feared assassins, and he has a job to do.
What he wasn’t expecting is the complication Grace would become in his life.

When the time comes, can he hand her back to the Bratva?
Or will he keep what his dark heart desires?

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 2017

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J.A. Low

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"JA Low lives on a faraway beach in Australia. When she's not writing steamy scenes and admiring hot surfers, she's tending to her husband and two sons, and dreaming up the next epic romance."

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Profile Image for  ✰  Charlie  ✰ Chisholm.
1,984 reviews22 followers
September 29, 2017
This is my first book by this author and will not be my last. I know they are each a standalone, but I need to read book 1 ASAP.
Once I started, I could not put this book down I really do not know what to say.
This book is about Grace and Maxim I really liked both these characters the chemistry they have. This book kept me on the edge of my seat did not know which way it was going to end it is full of suspense and a couple twists and turns full on action and things, I did not see coming.
I really Liked Sergi too I loved him and Max they make a great team, I did not like Dmitri much. This book will keep you turning the pages.
I loved the writing and I cannot wait to see what happens next.
Profile Image for Mg ♥ The Bookishmedialite.
1,253 reviews317 followers
October 9, 2017
I was about to give up but then... SHIIIIT. So good! Can't wait to read the next one.

But I'm not reading the first one. Sorry :$.

Review to follow.
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121 reviews3 followers
November 5, 2017
Diamond is my first read my J.A.Low but it certainly isn't my last and while this is the 2cd book in the Bratva Jewels series they can each  be read as a standalone. After reading Diamond I am desperate to get my hands on book 1 Sapphire and anything else Low had written.

Grace a former Bratva Jewel, thought she had rid herself of her dark past as one of the Russian Mafia's most desirable escorts. When Russian Mobster Dmitri pursues Grace to exact revenge, she doesn't expect revenge to be so sexy in the form of Maxim. Maxim is one of Bratva's most skilled and feared assassin, who doesn't expect his next mission to put things into perspective.

I've tried to keep my summary as spoiler free as possible but Im practically bursting at the seams with the need to discuss every aspect of this book. So I going to start with the characters, the character development for Grace was a enjoyable to follow, from a troubled shell of a woman to a badass lady who confronted her fears head on. And Maxim, despite his line of work he still has a sweet, sensitive, nurturing side to show.

It had some great plot twists that keep things interesting and the dialogue was amazing, who knew an argument could have me giggling like a school girl. The story was dark, sexy and at times comical but it is everything I love in a good suspense filled Romance novel.

Within the first 5 or so chapter my mentality was "come on girl, stop with the bull crap this isn't how you should feel in this scenario", but as the story unfolds and Maxim weaves his way into my heart, I just fell in love with the characters. The chemistry between the two is off the charts and while this is a forbidden love scenario they both say to hell with the consequences. But does love really conquer all?

Thankyou Hachette Australia and Net Galley for an arc in exchange for my honest opinion.
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232 reviews7 followers
September 21, 2017
❤️🔥JUST BECAUSE HE KILLS PEOPLE FOR A LIVING DOESN'T MEAN HE CAN'T BE ROMANTIC!!!❤️🔥
❤️🔥I, seriously, don't know where to begin or what to say to convey my love for this book (and JA Low) without telling you about the whole book....and I WILL NOT do that...you would for sure hate me if I did ❤️🔥
❤️🔥When I read SAPPHIRE, Book 1 of the BRATVA JEWELS SERIES, it was nothing like I had expected it to be...Obviously, I knew it was mafia themed, and the book cover indicated a ménage a trois....but I could never have guessed, nor believed anything else about that book....EVER!! ❤️🔥
❤️🔥Then JA Low delivered (I compare book to babies in my mind) Book 2, DIAMOND.....and as excited as I was to read ANY Book by JA Low, and especially after reading SAPPHIRE, I, knew DIAMOND was a "jewel", but, again, I could never have guessed where she was going to take DIAMOND.❤️🔥
❤️🔥Now, as I sit here trying to review DIAMOND, I want everyone who reads this review to, first, BUY SAPPHIRE and DIAMOND, both, because why waste your time....once you read SAPPHIRE, buying DIAMOND will be a no-brainer, and then, don't expect to stop reading until you have read them both completely, because you will NOT put either book down until you have read the final page of DIAMOND... I HAVE to say my favorite quote of the book pretty much says it all..."Just because I kill people for a living, doesn't mean I can't be romantic."❤️🔥
❤️🔥SERIOUSLY!!!! HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THAT LINE??? ❤️🔥
❤️🔥So, I can safely say, I love DIAMOND, I love the BRATVA JEWELS SERIES, I love JA Low, and I can not wait to read about the next BRATVA JEWEL......SOON, I HOPE!!!! ❤️🔥
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1,451 reviews23 followers
October 30, 2017
I absolutely loved this book. It contained just enough of everything to make it really enjoyable and kept me wanting more. I read this book in an evening, I just couldn't put it down. I love the way that you get told just enough to let your imagination do the rest of the work for you, sometimes as in this case, less is more.

At the end of Sapphire you are left wondering what happens to Grace. You know that they have come for the jewels and that Diamond is too important to let go. And this is where the story really begins. Grace is captured and the whole story explodes from there. I refuse to give anything away at all. The story is well told and leaves you wanting more and more. The characters in this book are brilliant and they chemistry they flies from the pages is just magic. This book is full of danger, sexual chemistry and a romance you won't believe.

This book is a huge recommend from me. The writing is just getting better and better with every book that is released. And JA Low is fast becoming a defintely one-click author for me.
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769 reviews3 followers
October 23, 2017
Another outstanding book by the extremely talented JA Low!! It says standalone but I would totally recommend reading Sapphire the first book as you get the whole picture and more of an understanding of the characters and what they have been through! Grace and Max shine together in this gritty, fast paced sexy read.. their chemistry sizzles; as they go from captor and captive to lovers who fight their feelings because of their circumstances. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, from start to finish it was totally entertaining with a lot of twists and turns that kept you guessing right until the end... I'm so excited to see where this series goes next!!
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1,285 reviews30 followers
March 10, 2023
Maxim and Gracie deserve alllllllll the stars!

Whoa, this book packs one helluva punch!!

I’ll definitely reiterate that DIAMOND be read responsibly and if you see the trigger warnings and still decide to read this amazingly written and hella gritty book from Author JA Low, then don’t be complaining that you weren’t warned. While this is still a romance in every sense of the word, there is nothing light-hearted about it. If dark and occasionally difficult emotional reading is what you’re looking for, then Ms Low has delivered. In spades!

I loved the writing, the shocking and heart-breaking story and the absolute strength of the characters, especially our wild Gracie. And even though I struggled with the painful and traumatic content of SAPPHIRE’s story at times, DIAMOND was everything in a book that I couldn’t put down. Sleep be damned, I soldiered on.

This is the second book in Ms Low’s Bratva Jewels series and while I believe that DIAMOND could be read as a stand-a-lone, I highly recommend that you hit SAPPHIRE first because you will meet Zoe and the two men who rebuilt the broken woman dumped on the driveway of their home, and realise how the lives of these sisters was stolen and so severely damaged.

Ms Low did not give Gracie aka DIAMOND as easy time, and took a lot into consideration in the execution of her story. From her kidnapping, through health challenges to a self-assessment of Stockholm Syndrome, I absolutely adored her and loved Zoe’s part in supporting her through the unintentional challenges caused by family members who just could not envisage the invisible and internal scars. To see more from Zoe aka SAPPHIRE and her two men was a pure bonus.

Maxim was all deadly nightmare to his victims but solid honour and rescuing angel to the damaged Jewel he’d been contracted to recover. The Jewels were famous and prized, yet the reality before him was different and I couldn’t help but fall in love with the man whose actions spoke volumes more than he ever could. His and Grace’s dodgy introduction and contentious relationship became pure fire 🔥🔥🔥 but nothing about it was easy. Ms Low wrote their story sympathetically all the while bearing in mind that this was one trigger happy and deadly man.

The kicker though has to be mentioned. Nah, just joking. All I’ll say is that Ms Low pulled a huge WTH moment out of nowhere and by crikey I can’t wait for a next book that I hope will be in the series ... after I give Maxim and Gracie the 5-Stars they deserve 🖤💎✶

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2,300 reviews91 followers
February 24, 2023
Wow! I loved Sapphire and wondered how this author was going to top that book… she does! From the first page I was glued to this fast-paced story, finding it difficult to put down..

Grace, aka Diamond, is captured by Maxim and taken to his opulent Tuscan villa where he cares for her in her fragile state of mind. Unknowingly, Grace discovers a link to Maxim’s past that starts a new adventure for them all. An adventure that truly gets your heart pumping with adrenaline as things ramp up, talk about action packed! Honestly, I was on the edge of my seat wondering how things could possibly be resolved, so much so I literally couldn’t put this book down.

Once again becoming immersed in the world of Bratva Jewels, lead character Grace and the two new men, one a love interest, and one not, is such a treat.The two leading characters in Diamond are so easy to relate to and understand, their chemistry is flammable, but more, they're in tune with each other. There is a lot of action and drama to entertain, as well as some perfectly placed humour to make the reader chuckle.

The ending leaves a bit of room for more books in the series… I hope. Actually, the ending is brilliant, it makes me want the next story now! This is one indication of how cleverly written Diamond is and how the story is so enticing.
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360 reviews32 followers
March 7, 2023
I really enjoyed this second book in the series. I mean it has one of my fave tropes - Enemies to Lovers. Then you add in irresistibly hot alhaholes who are secretly cinnamon rolls, suspense, spice, and a sprinkle of some badass Femme Fatale, consider me SOLD.

J.A Low got me here, I really thought I had it all figured out before I even read the book. I thought for sure that someone was a mole and secretly bad and like I had this whole thing “figured out” and J.A. Low was like “HAH! Not today!” The chemistry and spice that Grace and the MMC have is fantastic and the spice…..it’s HOT. The MMC’s dirty mouth is spectacular.

I also really think that JA Low did a wonderful job addressing the aftermath of being in the events that happen in Sapphire. I thought coping and recovery were handled very well. With that being said just make sure you are checking the trigger warnings.
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2,921 reviews65 followers
October 23, 2017
What a fabulous story I loved it and could not put it down I met Grace in the awesome first book in this series and was so thrilled with this story she deserved a HEA and she got one a sizzling one with Russian assassin Maxim, it can be read a s a standalone but make sure you are comfortable because you won’t want to move really.

Grace has been to hell and back after spending time with the Bratva Jewels as a high class escort the things that she has been through will make your skin crawl but she is feeling safe at home with her sister still not coping emotionally, when she is kidnapped again and is to be returned to that hell and mobster Dimitri or is she? Her captor is not what she expected and he shows her a side of him that most would not see and the sizzle and spark that ignites between them unbelievable.

Maxim is a skilled assassin for the Russian Mafia he does his job with accuracy and without feeling but there really is more to Maxim than the person that most see, so when he is paid to kidnap Grace and he needs to keep her for a while till he returns her to Dimitri feelings unlike he has had before grow and then the discovery about his sister changes everything.

This is a fast paced sensual story never did either Grace or Maxim expect to fall in love so fast and so deeply of course there is danger and many ups and downs along the way but you will not be disappointed in their journey it sizzles it is emotional as Grace and Maxim open up there are lots of twists and MS Low has built the characters up into real people some so lovely others not so but what a fabulous ending to this story and I am sure there has to be more in this series Elena? Thank you for another fabulous story.
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418 reviews9 followers
October 2, 2017
ARC received for an honest review.
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4 'Master and Jewel' Stars

Sexy and suspenseful, JA Low is bound to have jaws dropping with the powerful and enticing second installment of the Bratva Jewels series! Holy crap!! Whereas Sapphire was dark in a bloodshed sort of way, I had been expecting the same sort of mafia-esque story line and plot to play out within Diamond but, this book went in an entirely unexpected direction and a bit "lighter" in terms of bloodshed.

This book swooned my panties right off! Yes, you read that right. I fell head over heels in love with an assassin *gasp*... I know, right?! Pure insanity. BUT Maxim, my sweet killer, he really grew on me. The way he cared for and fell for Grace so hopelessly and helplessly, you knew there was some little piece of humanity still lurking within this bad-ass monster for hire. I just heart him!! GAH!

JA Low has created a brilliant, complex and dark world among the Russian Bratva with twists and turns at ever flip of the page, one that is beyond complicated with the lowest form of human scum there can be on this earth. Submerging the reader into uncomfortable territory, delving deep into the sex trade world and life of the Jewels. This is a series that will have you begging and pleading for more. It really is a 'dark light of day' experience.

'Yet, among the chaos, you seem to have fallen in love. I mustn't have broken you enough.'

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219 reviews5 followers
October 7, 2017
Even though this is a standalone it's best to read Sapphire first to learn the back story and recurring characters in Diamond.

Diamond finds Grace suffering the after effects of her kidnapping and tortuous captivity by coping the only way she knows how, pills. It's her dependency on the 'extra' she tops up with that lands her back in her worst nightmare, kidnapped again.
But this time it's not the devil Dimitri whose stolen her away from her family, it's the head assassin for the Bratva Mafia Maxim. After helping Grace detox from the pills she's been using to forgot the terror she suffered Maxim finds out that there is more to the situation he finds himself in than he could possibly imagine.
Grace finds herself, against her better judgement, attracted the hot, ripped man holding her in his Tuscan paradise.
The chemistry between these two strong willed characters has the pages sizzling so much you have to turn them fast to see what's going on. Along with his right hand man, Sergi, Maxim digs deeper into Dimitri to find out what really happened to the legendary Bratva Jewels.
This story had me captive from the start and the twists and surprises along the way kept me reading. Told from both Grace and Maxim's POV we find out how each of them deals with and feels about everything that's revealed as the story goes on.
I look forward to seeing what happens next with the Bratva Jewels.
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357 reviews4 followers
March 15, 2023
Story: ★★★★
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Multiple POVs: ✅
Cliffhanger: ✅

♦️Trope: Forced proximity, age-gap, falling for your kidnapper, and Russian Mafia
⚠️Trigger Warnings: PTSD, drug addiction, and detoxing

Grace Clark is glad to be back home with her loving family. Unfortunately, she’s having a difficult time re-adjusting and secretly needs some extra help in handling the nightmares and everything she’s endured at the hands of Nikolai and Dimitri.

Meanwhile, the Russian Bratva is angry with Dimitri regarding the missing Jewels. They send him a deadly warning with a timeline to bring all the Jewels back.

Maxim Vasiliev helps by kidnapping Grace Clark (Diamond) with a plan to hold her hostage temporarily for Dimitri. After she’s captured, it's apparent Grace will require more care than anticipated. Their time spent together leads to both developing deep feelings for one another. Unfortunately, everything changes when more surprises are revealed and Dimitri wants his Jewel back.

I’m thoroughly enjoying the Bratva Jewels series. I cannot wait to read what happens next when more is revealed. I believe the series would be best when read in order as each book ends with a cliffhanger giving a teaser of where the next book is headed. This is my honest opinion, freely given.
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146 reviews
March 10, 2023
Was lucky enough to recieve an arc of this.

WOW this book was definitely a page turner, I just couldn't put it down.
JA Low has done it again, bringing us an amazing story.
Maxim is just EVERYTHING & definitely book boyfriend material.
Grace has been through so much and now she must relive it all over again.
That's until she meets Maxim and he helps her heal.
Although things should have been different for them, things start to change for both of them when maxim realises what Grace has been through and he needs to put a stop to it.
This book will have you on edge. There are twists and turns and things you need to find out about.
Definitely worth a read and I am dying to know what comes next.
There are so many questions that I want answered
This book wasn't as spicy as the authors other books, but it was still brilliant and had lots of smexy smut.
I would of liked more from the ending and epilogue but we'll see what happens in the next instalment..
Happy reading
2,300 reviews91 followers
February 24, 2023
Wow! I loved Sapphire and wondered how JA Low was going to top that book..she does! From the first page I was glued to this fast paced story, finding it difficult to put down. Picking up this book and becoming immersed in the old of Diamond and the Bratva men is a treat for everyone.

Grace, aka Diamond, is captured by Maxim and taken to his opulent Tuscan villa where he cares for her in her fragile state of mind. Unknowingly, Grace discovers a link to Maxim’s past that starts a new adventure for them all.

The leading characters in Diamond are so easy to relate to and understand, their chemistry is flammable but more they're in tune with each other. There is a lot of action and drama to entertain as well as some perfectly placed humour to make the reader chuckle.

The ending leaves a bit of room for more books in the series..I hope!
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475 reviews
December 18, 2017
Great Follow-up!!!

This is book two in the series, this is the story of Grace & Maxim.
Maxim is so rough, he’s total alpha hardness but he has a huge soft side and has experienced loosing someone he loves dearly. He’s also not meant to be Graces’s avenging angel but I think he may just be what she needs.
Grace has been to hell and back in Sapphire and she’s really not been able to get a handle on everything that happened or find a way to deal with it.
Grace & Maxim don’t have a traditional start to their relationship but I enjoyed them getting to know each other. They have some major chemistry that sizzles on the page.
This series is getting better and better and I can’t wait to see what else is to come.
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2,812 reviews5 followers
September 20, 2017
Diamond was a great standalone read full of suspense. This book is Grace and Maxim's (Max) story and I really enjoyed both characters and the chemistry between them. At first, I thought Grace was too weak a character but things changed and I started to like her more. I enjoyed Max and Sergi from the very beginning, they made a great team. It was also great having the characters from the first book in this one. There were definitely a few twists and turns within the story that I didn't see coming, especially the one with Max's sister Elena. Dmitri thinks he has it all, and it might be that way for now, but the games are just beginning and I can't wait to see what happens next.
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154 reviews1 follower
September 28, 2017
It's always really hard to follow up from a fantastic starting book to a new series. Your expectations are higher and you are hoping that the second book will deliver. I certainly had nothing to worry about with this book.
Grace and Maxim are fantastic together. At first Grace seems weak, but she manages to tap into an inner strength and is able to match the incredible character that is Maxim. I loved Max, and I think he has become my favourite hero so far in this series.
The story is twisty and turny and full of action with just a hint of underlying darkness. JA has created a complicated universe and I can not wait to see what comes next!
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3,033 reviews12 followers
October 31, 2017
copy received for an honest review.

Wow! After the end of Sapphire, I knew things were going to ramp up in Diamond.

And ramp up it did!

Right from the get go this is an adrenaline filled ride that had me wondering what would happen next.

If you read Sapphire ypu will know all about Sophie and Grace and will be full of heartache for our jewels, gower ypu will be full of hope as well.

I don't want to give anything away or spoil anything, but holy cow! Just when you think you know what's happening, bam!

I really enjoy the arc the story had taken and can't wait to see what happens next
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1,339 reviews29 followers
October 7, 2017
OMG, Love this book. J.A. Low knows how to throw in twists. This book is sharp with action, anger, and love. The dialogue and characters are on point. I loved the first book, and you do not need to read it to read this book, but you really should because it's amazing. Grace is so strong, and she is such an amazing heroine. Maxim while he is a total jerkwad at first really pulls through this book. Told in dual pov.

Logow stuff
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2,178 reviews30 followers
October 31, 2017
Great follow up to Sapphire! Yes it can be read as a standalone but I believe it helps to have read the first one. Especially for characters introductions, then you really know the players.
I enjoyed the build up to the romance between Grace and Maxim but it was about midway through that the action started and then this book got GOOD. Secrets were revealed and not everyone or everything was what they seemed. Deception ran rampant!
The final words 'Let the games begin' have me very excited for the next one! Our group has put their people in new positions and Revenge will be theirs!
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2,003 reviews46 followers
December 31, 2019
Sad but turned happy

Picks up where the last one ended. Grace sure is strong after she gets herself together with Max’s help. Her conflict of feelings is real and honest. She is brave and strong. I hope they get the bad guy he deserves to die. I will definitely read the next.
760 reviews3 followers
September 10, 2023
Adonis assassin meets damaged diamond

Great follow on from the first book ‘Sapphire’. If you haven’t already read that book, I suggest that you read that one first because this book is the sequel and you really need to know everything from book 1 for this story to have its full impact.

We’ve already met poor Grace Clark from the first book and bless her, she’s really been through the absolute worst of times. Along with her sister Zoe, they have been kidnapped, abused, raped and beaten at the hands of the Bratva she’s managed to escape, but mind is so broken that she’s turned to prescription medication to get through the pain and suffering.

In the drug-induced fog of her brain, she’s desperately struggling but her family are so wrapped up in finding those responsible that they don’t see how much Grace is lost. When she’s kidnapped again at the request of her nemesis, Dmitri… she’s almost at the point of giving up. But he new captor isn’t the same ruthless, harsh and cruel man. He’s still strong, dark and dangerous but when he does everything he can to help her get her strength back and purge the drugs from her system she realises that her kidnapper’s arms are one of the safest places to be in the world.

This is Stockholm syndrome that turns into true love. They fight their true feelings for a long time, and there’s so much flirtation and button pushing between Maxim and Grace that it’s so clear that these two belong together. But whilst Dmitri is still demanding that Grace is found and returned to him, she’s never going to be completely safe. There’s only one way for the two of them to be safe and that’s to get rid of the threat. But will that truly be enough?

Great story. Edge of your seat stuff. Loved Sergei’s character and I’m really hoping that there will be more to come from this series because I love these characters so much. There’s definitely scope for more… so come on Low…. Give us more Bratva Jewel
Stories.
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859 reviews15 followers
March 5, 2023
Wow just when you think J.A Low couldn't top Book One in the Bratva Jewels series she does it and more. Once you start reading it's hard to put down another book hangover for me. Diamond is Maxim's and Grace's (Diamond) story. Grace goes to collect her package she's expecting that has arrived and what happens next is something she never saw coming. Before she knows it she's in the hands of assassin Maxim a feared and skilled assassin. She lets him know what she thinks of this when she's locked in a cabin on his luxury yacht. Even he's secretly pleased at her actions even men are afraid of him but not this little Wildcat. She starts falling for him after he helps her through things and that he has a heart where she's concerned. While looking for Maxim one day unaware he has gone away she comes across a photo while looking in his office and wonders how he knows that Bratva jewel in the picture. She gets surprised by Sergei who is looking after her while Maxim is away on business and he is angry at her snooping. She confronts him about the jewel in the photo and is gets taken by surprise at Sergei's response to her query. There is lots of action and drama as their pasts come back to haunt them.
I received an arc for my voluntary honest review for NNBB. If you love a hot romance with some angst and mafia thrown in. Although this could possibly be read as a stand alone it is better to have read Book One first for all the back story. The author keeps you hanging onto the very end and finishes off the Bratva Jewel series. But then leaves you intrigued with the ending and I cant wait to see what stories comes next.
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181 reviews155 followers
March 5, 2023
☆ 5/5 & 3.5/5 spice

I enjoyed the first book of the Bratva Jewels series, but I definitely enjoyed this second book much more! We were introduced to Grace (aka Diamond) in the first book and were left on a cliffhanger, but we eventually learn that Grace was kidnapped once again. I really love Grace’s character and her sassy and fierce attitude. We are introduced to Maxim, an assassin who was hired to kidnap and hold Grace hostage in Italy. During that time she experiences withdrawal from the drugs she has been taking to deal with her PTSD. From the moment Maxim meets Grace, he helps her through two rough weeks of withdrawal and detox. It was amazing to see her progress and how she eventually begins developing feeling for Maxim. Their relationship slowly progress and I loved the tension and chemistry between them.

I definitely did not expect for their relationship, but I’m glad that they found each other. A morally grey character who falls first and helps her heal through all the pain that she has suffered from being trafficked and then later kidnapped.

This book had me hooked from the first page. I really enjoyed the variety of tropes in this series such as forced proximity, mafia/bratva, suspense, enemies to lovers, and the guy falling first. Plot twist after plot twist got me feeling shook. I guess that there is somewhat another cliffhanger, but I’m so curious as to see who the next character in the next installment will be.

Tropes:
❥ Dark romance
❥ Stockholm syndrome
❥ Guy falls first
❥ Forced proximity
❥ Enemies to lovers
❥ Slow burn
❥ Mafia/bratva
❥ Forbidden romance
738 reviews6 followers
February 21, 2023
Oh my God!! I love Maxim and Grace! JA Low did not disappoint!

Grace was once a jewel of the Russian Bratva. Jewels were beautiful women that was kept and trafficked for the the Bratva to get what they want from powerful men. She did escape, along with her sister but Grace is having a hard time adjusting to the life and found herself hooked not only on prescription meds but the not so legal ones as well. She went to get some drugs from her dealer, and she was kidnapped again. Grace knew she could not go back to the Bratva and started having a breakdown in the van. When she came to later, she found herself on a yacht and between fear of Bratva and the drugs in her system or the lack of, she destroyed everything in her room. She couldn't go back to that life again, she would rather die!

Maxim, a trained assassin was only supposed to kidnap and hold on to the diamond jewel for the time being until she can be returned to the Bratva as a precious jewel. After kidnapping her he realizes that Grace was withdrawing from drugs. He helped her through this for the time that it took. After she was finally clean and feeling better she told him exactly what the jewels were and what their purpose was for and he was mad at himself not doing his research and knowing this ahead of time. He vowed to himself and to Grace she would never go back to Dimitri or the Bratva. Grace didn’t believe him but there was something about him that kept drawing him to her.

OMG, the Epilogue!!!!
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2,245 reviews61 followers
March 5, 2023
4/5 ⭐
3/5 🌶️

I really enjoyed this second story in the Bratva Jewels series. It was a bit faster paced than Sapphire and had an enemies to lovers trope with a side of Stockholm Syndrome, which I always love. It also had some badassary femme fatale action and a lot more suspense. This main storyline was really fun and interesting, I loved the Dmitri plot and Sophie's part in the story too.

I really loved Maxim. When I saw it wasn't going to be Enrique as Grace's love interest I almost put the book back down to be honest... I was really looking forward to their story... But I'm so happy I'm not the writer in this relationship because JA knew exactly what she was doing when she brought this amazing man into the series for Grace. I just adored how he treated Grace and basically everything he did. He was a broken soul with an ooey gooey heart, just like I love 'em. Plus, he brought Sergei to the party, who was an amazing side character.

I really like Grace too, loved her actually for most of the story, but when the going got tough she.... didn't... and that was a bit disappointing. Thankfully someone else stepped up as our bad a leading lady and stole the show, and I'm really hoping she's the heroine of the next Bratva Jewels book. I'm really looking forward to more from this series.
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February 12, 2023
Grace was once a jewel of the Russian Bratva. Jewels were beautiful women that was trafficked and the Bratva would use the jewels to get what they want from men in power. She escape with her sister Zoe. She was struggling with PTSD and she was prescribed Xanax but she was supplementing her prescription with extra she would get from a drug dealer. She went to get some drugs from her dealer, and she was kidnapped, and she was taken to Italy from Ibiza. She did put up a fight but she knew she was going back to Dimitri and her mentally broke. She destroyed the room that she was being held in on the yacht she was being transported on.
Maxim was hire to kidnap and hold Grace so she can be returned to the Bratva as she is a precious jewel. Soon he realize that Grace was withdrawing from drugs and he help her through two weeks of hell as she detoxed. After she was finally feeling better she told him exactly what the jewels were and he was mad at himself not doing his research. He vowed to himself and to Grace she would never go back to Dimitri or the Bratva. Grace didn’t believe him but there was something about him that kept drawing him to her.
I love this book and the epilogue left me shook. I really love JA Low’s books. She is an awesome writer and the spice is through the roof.
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February 13, 2023
@jalowbooks - Diamond - Bratva Jewels Series

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ARC copy - releases 10/03/23

WOW this book was definitely a page turner, we just couldn’t put it down.
JA Low has done it again, bringing us an amazing story.
Maxim is just EVERYTHING 🤩 definitely book boyfriend material.

Grace has been through so much and now she must relive it all over again.
That’s until she meets Maxim and he helps her heal.
Although things should have been different for them, things start to change for both of them when maxim realises what Grace has been through and he needs to put a stop to it.

This book will have you on edge. There are twists and turns and things you need to find out about.
Definitely worth a read and we are dying to know what comes next.

There are so many questions that we want answered 🙈

This book wasn’t as spicy as the authors other books, but it was still brilliant and had smut.
We would of liked more from the ending and epilogue but we’ll see what happens in the next instalment..

Happy reading

DLB

😈Mafia
👹👸Falling for the kidnapper
💊Trigger Warnings

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