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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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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Cover Reveal for Bloody Union by Brooke Summers

Title: Bloody Union

Series: Made #1

Author: Brooke Summers

Genre: Mafia Romance

Cover Design: Lee Ching, Undercover Designs

Release Date: January 21, 2021

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Marriages are meant to be sacred but when an arranged marriage turns bloody a war is started.

Makenna Gallagher’s life is anything but ordinary. After experiencing something traumatic her life changes and not for the better. When she meets the man that she is expected to marry she knows that keeping her secrets is only going to get harder. 

When Dante Bianchi sees his wife-to-be, he’s surprised. She doesn’t look anything like the sweet and innocent fourteen year old who he had agreed to marry five years ago. He looks forward to making her his. 

When their wedding ends in a gunfight, he’s surprised to see his wife handling a gun with ease and when he watches her kill a man he doesn’t know whether to be angry or turned on. 

Every family has secrets, but Makenna is drowning in hers. Will she sink or swim when hers turn deadly?

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EXCERPT

I make my way out the back just in time to see my wife shooting a fucking Russian bastard. Why the hell has she got a gun in her hands? My rage starts to surface again, she’s already been hurt and now she’s just killed a man. Fuck. 

“Kenna.” Her name is a growl from my lips. 

Her back stiffens and she turns to glare at me, “You here to help?” Her Irish accent is thicker than I’ve heard it before. 

My cock starts to stir again, her defiance shouldn’t be a turn on, but it is. “Sure,” I drawl and see her lips turn up before she quells her features. 

“There’s six out front,” she tells me. “Fucking Finn told me to stay here while he took the men with him. Arsehole.” She shakes her head. “Fuck knows where they’ve gone. Thankfully, Romero isn’t stupid and had a gun.” 

“Where did you get that one?” I ask her and I’m surprised I’m able to keep my tone even. 

She raises her brow and shakes her head. “When Romero put a bullet into arsehole number one,” she points to the dead body on the floor beside her, “I picked his gun up and used it on arsehole number two and three. Now, I’ve answered your question and as you can see I’m not going to have a meltdown because I killed someone; wasn’t the first time and certainly won’t be the last. How about we cut the chit chat and get to the car before your brother bleeds to death?” 

I bite back my chuckle, whereas Romero and Alessio don’t. Fuck, I should hate that she’s not the quiet, shy woman I had expected but I’m not, I’m glad. I don’t want a docile wife, I want someone who’s full of life and looking at Kenna that’s what I’ve got. “Let’s go.” 

“Atta boy.” Kenna laughs and I shake my head, fuck, how can I want to laugh during a moment like this? “The black Rolls, that’s where we’re heading. Try not to get shot,” she tells me. 

“Don’t worry, princess, I’ll be fine.” 

She smirks at me, “Good, you have your husband duties to take care of tonight.” 

Jesus! My cock twitches at the thought of being inside of her. “Oh, princess, nothing, and I mean nothing will stop me from fucking you tonight.” 

Her pupils dilate, then she shakes her head and runs out the back door, firing her gun as she does. 

“I’m going to kill her,” I grunt as I follow behind her.

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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