5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Raised as a prototype for the Georgian Bratva’s obedience drug, 221 fails to think, act, or live for himself; he’s his master’s perfectly-crafted killing puppet. Standing at six-foot-six, weighing two-hundred-and-fifty pounds, and unrivaled in to-the-death combat, 221 successfully secures business for the Georgian Mafiya Boss of NYC, who rules the dark world of the criminal underground. Until his enemies capture him.

Talia Tolstaia dreams to break from the heavy clutches of Bratva life. She dreams of another life–away from the stifling leash of her Russian Bratva Boss father and from the brutality of her work at The Dungeon, her criminal family’s underground death-match enterprise. But when she stumbles upon her family’s captive who is more monster than man, she starts to see the man underneath. A powerful, beautiful, damaged man whose heart calls to hers. But sacrifices must be made–blood for blood…life for life…souls for scarred souls…

Review

OK.  So, I basically have never read a Tillie Cole book before in my life.  I have purchased many and I hear stellar things about them so I took this opportunity to review this one since I had heard such amazing things.  And while I may have been hella confused the first 25 percent of this book I ended up absolutely loving the love story aspect of this book.  You see, Luca is one of the main characters in this book and apparently there is a whole book about him and his life involving the italian and russians mobs and injecting humans with super human serum that make them crazy killing machines.  So I missed all of this in his book so I was completely confused for a bit and then I caught on and man this story was really amazing.

“You are … for me?”

221 is a killing machine and has been enslaved by his master for over 20 years.  His story is completely heart breaking.  He has been given no love or kindness or light in his life since he and his twin were abducted at age 8.  Talia doesn’t want to love much less like 221 but the heart wants what the heart wants and he is IT for her.

‘The betrayal to my family was complete;  realized and profound.  But so were my feelings for Zaal.’

This story really was a special one.  It was almost like a modern day tale of Beauty and the Beast complete with forbidden love.  And the writing.  Tillie Cole is an amazing writer and I completely get why everyone loves her books.  I will defintely be checking out more books by her in the future.  Even though it took me a while to catch on to the story in this book I still gave this 4.5 stars because the actual romance part of the story was top notch and the writing was just fabulous!

“I am … for you.”

~Amie

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