5 Smooches

Synopsis

My marriage seemed perfect from the outside looking in.
People envied me. They wanted my life, wanted to be me.

Mrs Alejandra Gambino.
Wife of Dino Gambino. Daughter of Eduardo Castillo.
Respected. Loved. Mob royalty.

They had no idea of the horrors that lurked behind closed doors.
They didn’t know I was at the lowest point a person could reach.

Enter Julius Carter.
Aloof, handsome, blue-eyed Julius Carter.

He saved me.
I screwed him over.

Now everybody was after me. My life was forfeit.
It was only a matter of time. I was a dead woman walking.

The question was, who would get to me first?

Review

WOW!! This book had my heart racing and my brain working overtime. I was in a constant state on trying to figure out what would happen next and it was awesome. Dirty is the much anticipated and long awaited follow up to Belle Aurora’s hit book Raw. Following Julius, Twitch’s best friend and right hand man, and Alejandra, the woman who put him in the worst porition possible.

‘I refused to believe I had married a monster. I was sure the night before had been a one-off situation. I was wrong.’

I am a long time fan of Belle Aurora’s writing, devouring any and everything she puts out. I was nervous going into this that it would not live up to Raw. Raw was exciting, captivating and completely unique, so I was hesitant that she would be able to recreate that kind of magic again in the same world. Let me tell you that Belle did not disappoint. Dirty is just that, gritty, messy and complicated. Nothing is black and white and everyone in it lives in the grey. It was easy to love Julius, even when he was mean and demeaning it somehow worked and you just could not hate him. And let’s talk about Alejandra. That woman was beaten but not broken. She is strong and courageous and in impossible situations she took the hard road. I loved her devotion to her family and her utter will to survive.

Dirty can be read as a standalone since all pertinent information needed from Raw is given to you but I personally highly recommend reading Raw first. It will not only increase your ability to fall into this insane world you will later regret not reading Raw first since then end would be spoiled for you and that is a book you will most definitely want to read.

Dirty kept me on the edge of my seat and with every heart stopping moment I fell harder and harder for Julius and Alejandra. This is a story not to be missed.

~miranda