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Ruthless King

Kings of Temptation

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Ruthless King

By: Sienna Cross
Narrated by: Jess Trepanier, Edo De Angelis
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A Dark Mafia Romance

Love is gentle, love is kind, but my love kills.

Introducing a new, steamy Italian mafia romance must-listen for fans of Sophie Lark, Ana Huang, and Sadie Kincaid!

Sold to the mob.

Four words I never thought I'd utter.

Worse, it was my father who did the unthinkable.

When the creditors come to collect, I'm handed over to the most ruthless man in New York City—Luca Valentino.

The head of the notorious Kings is as gorgeous as he is lethal. Dark, possessive, and violent. Nothing like the boy I grew up with, my dead brother's best friend.

And now I'm his….

The longer I spend in this gilded cage, the more certain I become he will ruin me for anyone else.

Buy this audiobook now to devour this spicy, enemies-to-lovers mafia romance. I dare you not to fall for Luca Valentino!

Ruthless King is the first fiery story in the blazing hot Kings of Temptation series. Each book is a stand-alone novel, complete with a HEA, of course, because even villains deserve a happy ending. Please note: This is a dark romance novel with scenes that may be triggering and sexually explicit in nature.

©2023 Sienna Cross (P)2023 Sienna Cross Crime Fiction Romantic Suspense
Engaging Storyline • Angsty Romance • Great Pace • Impressive Narrative • Fun Mafia Elements • Captivating Writing
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This is my first mafia romance. It had true mafia vibes with all the action, drama, and love; and of course, those spicy scenes were HOT.

Good narration.

Nothing Like a Little Mafia Kidnapping

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This book captured my attention immediately. The author did a great job. The pace was great, and I liked the characters.

The male narrator had a strange accent. It felt like he was pushing his voice to be deeper than his normal range, and it was occasionally distracting. The female narrator was fantastic.

Overall, this was worth the time and credit. I would definitely recommend it.

Good story

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Book has to may Latin works every other work was Latin and I assume a curse work. Could have been a bit less.

Fair listen

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I actually was really impressed with this story. Actors oh my gosh they are wonderful

The characters

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... this is the example they would use. It was too predictable. The use of the Italian language was as if someone googled a few words and then used them on repeat to try and build a character. Any actual sentence in Italian was quickly followed by an explanation as if any bilingual person talks like that. The accent on the mc sound South America. Nothing wrong with that if you ignore the fact that he is supposed to be Italian. There is no real story line here. Girl gets sold to the mob by her dad . After having a hard life and dating a douching that is in the rival gang of her " new owner." She falls for him and is put off by his ex, so he has to prove himself to her. They f.. a bunch and once there relationship is cemented, he "betrays" her (really weak in this story.) She leaves, he let's her go.( cause love.) Even though he's pointed out several times that she's in danger because he loves her. She gets kidnapped by her ex from the rival gang and he saves her. They live happily ever after. Que weak intro to storyline of next book and fade to Black.
There I saved you a credit.

(Spoilers, kinf of) If there was a blueprint on how to write a basic mob romance...

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I had a hard time liking the lead female or even understanding her thought process.
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She tales and accepts abuse from here father and ex boyfriend going as far as to willing to sell herself to help save her crap father from his own crap debts. All of this abuse is horrible and potentially never ending or life ending.
Cut to Luca. Yes, Mafia. Yes, dark and scary but offers situations leaps and bounds better than the ones she's in and she all the sudden decides she's going to object. To what??? Better treatment? A better life? Better conditions? Proximity to a man she WANTS to have sex with??? A man that has treated her better than anyone she has known in the last 10 years???
Girl power... Women's lib... How about give the girl a brain? She's studying her college courses. Finishing her degree with an expensive book she couldn't replace in a penthouse all for a month with no sex required and she can leave at the months end....
Tell me why I'm supposed to root for her temper tantrums?
The book would have been sooooo much better if you would have given your lead a healthy dose of common sense. 🤦‍♀️

I found the story frustrating

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This book is absolutely amazing. The writer did such an amazing job that I literally could not stop listening to this. The narrators kept me hooked from day one. This is my first book by this author and it certainly won't be my last. If you haven't gotten this book, you absolutely need to. It is worth the money or the credit you spend trust me on that.

Absolutely amazing

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cute romance mafia story. not too dark or triggering at all. my only complaint is book could have been made shorter if there wasn't so much repetition of the exact same lines over and over again in the same paragraph. this mafia boss seemed very young and an airhead at times.

Stella and Luca meant to be!

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New to me author, and new to me narrators!! I really enjoyed this. Lighter mafia story, and fun to listen to!

Really enjoyed this!

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This was an angsty romance.
Stella is just trying to survive and graduate, she’s lost so much, but she is still working hard and striving to give herself the best opportunity to get out of the terrible situation.
She is smart & charismatic, she has suffered tragedy & betrayal.
Luca has clawed his way to the top, he’s lost loved ones. He is powerful, gorgeous and ruthless.
The chemistry & connection between Stella & Luca is incredible. Stella is feisty and sassy, their banter is great & the spice is hot.

Angsty

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