Bloody Union by Brooke Summers Book Review!

"Your ugly stuff is going to be mine, the sooner you realize that I'm going to protect you from anything and everything that poses any harm to  you, the better we'll both be." - Brooke Summers, Bloody Union

Who doesn't love an alpha male? I especially love an alpha male when he's paired up with an alpha female! 

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am so glad I had the opportunity to read this one.

Bloody Union started off with a bang! So much happens within the first couple of chapters of the book, I was all in. Hook, line, sinker. I had to find out where the story was going to go and how it was going to end.

One of my favorite things about this book was the characters. To start off, we have Makenna. Kenna is a badass female who has gone through a lot in her young life and doesn’t take shit from anyone, including her family. She takes care of herself better than any man could and she demands respect from others with her actions. I love that she allows a sliver of vulnerability in throughout this book, due in large part to Dante. He’s the only one who can make her lose the hard exterior and be open and honest. She keeps things even by constantly reminding him that if he hurts her, she’ll kill him, and Dante knows it’s not a lie.

I love the character of Dante too. He’s a badass in his own right, as are most people who grow up in a mafia family and have their first kill by age 12. He’s passionate though, and head over heels for Makenna. It’s sweet to see, that he can be both- hard and soft, protector and ender.

I also really like Romero and Alessio, Dante’s brothers, and Finn. I feel like that author has really set up a potentially long series of books because I would love to read all their stories. As it is, book two in this series is going to be about Danny, another character I like, who is Makenna’s nephew. I’m hoping Romero and Holly’s story will soon follow!

Anyway, I don’t want to go into too much detail about this book because I want the review to remain spoiler free. I do really encourage you to check it out on release day, especially if you’re interested in a mafia romance read! The only reason it wasn’t a 5 star review for me was because I did feel like the feelings of ‘can’t live without you’ love came about really quickly, especially for an arranged marriage, but I still loved their story and relationship. Hope you’ll check it out!!

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AUTHOR BIO 

I'm Brooke, I'm a Londoner born and raised. I live with my fiancee and our daughter.
I'm a foul mouthed, dirty minded weirdo.
I'm an introvert who would rather spend the night in front of the fire reading than go out.
I write Dark Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Taboo. Basically everything I love thrown together.
I'm hoping you'll join me on this wild ride I'm about to embark on.
 
 
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The Consequence of Loving Colton by Rachel Van Dyken Book Review!

 "I'd rather fight with you, bicker with you, every damn day of my life than having nothing at all. I'm selfish enough to want any piece of you- even if it's the bad, the ugly, the ridiculous. So even if you'd hated me, I'd still die a happy man- because I'd still be on your mind." - Rachel Van Dyken, The Consequence of Loving Colton

Let me start off by saying, I am late to joining this party! This book was released back in April of 2015 and I have just read it, but better late than never for sure!

I just love this author. One of the best things about 2020 for me was binging through so many of Rachel Van Dyken's books. If you haven't read her Eagle Elite series, stop what you are doing right now and read it! I was obsessed, still obsessed, and highly, highly recommend it! I read the series start to finish, at least of the books that were released, last year. Many of the books I read within 24 hours, they were that good. 

However, this review is not about the Elite series. It is about Milo and Colton and I love them, too! I recommend stopping and reading this one too, because it was just a fun, easy, lighthearted read! There were times during this book I was laughing out loud, times I caught myself reading with a smile on my face. Of course there were times when I wanted to shake both Milo and Colton, but overall I just really enjoyed this story. This is one of those stories of seemingly star crossed lovers and the struggle they both had while they tried to figure out what would happen in their futures. 

One of my favorite quotes from the book is listed below:

"Love is never a sure thing, man. You're never going to be totally certain that the person you offer your heart to will accept it with open hands, but if you don't take that risk you'll never reap the benefits of what it has to offer."

That quote is perfectly appropriate for this whole story, it just sums it up perfectly. It's so much about taking the risk. This story continually kept me guessing, kept me wondering what would happen and when. I cheered for these characters and loved when they were happy and was sad when they were hurting. I loved Colton and Milo, but honestly, I think I loved Max most of all. I am so freaking excited for book two as it focuses on Max, the gregarious, gorgeous best friend/fake fiance to Milo. Can't wait to read that one and I'm so glad I enjoyed this one so much!! 

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