Sweet Brutality (Ruthless Obsession, #4)
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Summary
The more she fights me， the more I want her。
It’s that beautiful， sassy mouth of hers。
It makes me want to push her to her knees and dominate her， like the brutal savage I am。
As a Russian Arms dealer， I should not be ruthlessly pursuing an innocent like her， but that will not stop me。
A twist of fate may have brought us together， but it is my twisted obsession that will hold her captive as my own treasured possession。
She is mine now。
I dare you to try and take her from me。
It’s that beautiful， sassy mouth of hers。
It makes me want to push her to her knees and dominate her， like the brutal savage I am。
As a Russian Arms dealer， I should not be ruthlessly pursuing an innocent like her， but that will not stop me。
A twist of fate may have brought us together， but it is my twisted obsession that will hold her captive as my own treasured possession。
She is mine now。
I dare you to try and take her from me。
Reviews
Elle Reviews
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🔥 I love these book so much。 Zoe Blake writes dark（ish）， smutty， insane romance that is good for my soul。 🔥Honestly just leave your feminism at the door and have a good time！ 🔥I adored the banter in this book。 Maxim and Carinna have amazing chemistry and their back and forth is so entertaining。 🔥The plot has great pacing and never stalls but let’s me honest I didn’t read this for the plot 😂🔥If you like hardcore smutty books with incredible possessive， controlling men to lose yourself in for a co 🔥 I love these book so much。 Zoe Blake writes dark（ish）， smutty， insane romance that is good for my soul。 🔥Honestly just leave your feminism at the door and have a good time！ 🔥I adored the banter in this book。 Maxim and Carinna have amazing chemistry and their back and forth is so entertaining。 🔥The plot has great pacing and never stalls but let’s me honest I didn’t read this for the plot 😂🔥If you like hardcore smutty books with incredible possessive， controlling men to lose yourself in for a couple of hours， you need to read this series！！ 。。。more
Crystal Emerson
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Perfectly dark！This book was perfectly dark & sexy just like all the ones prior。 This series is a must read， you will not be disappointed！ Be warned this is a dark romance with spankings， hair pulling， anal play & so much more dark sexy times。 Couldn't get enough of these big bad scary obsessive russians！ HEA & lots of steam！！ Perfectly dark！This book was perfectly dark & sexy just like all the ones prior。 This series is a must read， you will not be disappointed！ Be warned this is a dark romance with spankings， hair pulling， anal play & so much more dark sexy times。 Couldn't get enough of these big bad scary obsessive russians！ HEA & lots of steam！！ 。。。more
Tori Kleine
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You don't want to miss thisI think I might seriously consider offering to have Zoe Blake's love child after reading Sweet Brutality。 Maxim is a work of art （and not just because of his tattoos and multiple piercings。 Carinna is exactly the type of heroine I hope I'd be （but let's face it - I already know I'd fall quite short 😅）。 She's smart and sexy and sarcastic AF and she balances Maxim's crazy perfectly。 You don't want to miss even a word of their incredible story。 You don't want to miss thisI think I might seriously consider offering to have Zoe Blake's love child after reading Sweet Brutality。 Maxim is a work of art （and not just because of his tattoos and multiple piercings。 Carinna is exactly the type of heroine I hope I'd be （but let's face it - I already know I'd fall quite short 😅）。 She's smart and sexy and sarcastic AF and she balances Maxim's crazy perfectly。 You don't want to miss even a word of their incredible story。 。。。more
Cat Hoffpauir
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4。6 stars。
Dominika
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Least favourite of the series DNFI had this book pre-ordered because I loved the first 3 so much - but for some reason this book rubbed me the wrong wrong way and I couldn’t get into it。Zoe’s books all have elements of dub-con， but this one was leaning way more into non-con/creepy then what I could read through - I made it to 50% and just couldn’t read onAlso， this is the main book in the series that I feel has very little in terms of a storyline - it is kind of piggybacking off of Dylan’s story Least favourite of the series DNFI had this book pre-ordered because I loved the first 3 so much - but for some reason this book rubbed me the wrong wrong way and I couldn’t get into it。Zoe’s books all have elements of dub-con， but this one was leaning way more into non-con/creepy then what I could read through - I made it to 50% and just couldn’t read onAlso， this is the main book in the series that I feel has very little in terms of a storyline - it is kind of piggybacking off of Dylan’s story too much， and really not getting to know either of the MCs。Those familiar with Zoe’s work， this is not even close to as dark as the ward series - but somehow was just not done in a way that was enjoyable。Wouldn’t recommend this one 。。。more
JD
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This is the fourth in the author's series about Russian arms-dealers and their （thus far） American women。 Because this is a spin-off series; several characters from previous books appear; and the MC met in Sweet Savagery， I'm not sure this is a standalone。 I haven't read any of the other books and while I followed the MC's relationship well enough， all the other characters blended together since I had little idea who they were。The short version of my review is that this is better than I thought This is the fourth in the author's series about Russian arms-dealers and their （thus far） American women。 Because this is a spin-off series; several characters from previous books appear; and the MC met in Sweet Savagery， I'm not sure this is a standalone。 I haven't read any of the other books and while I followed the MC's relationship well enough， all the other characters blended together since I had little idea who they were。The short version of my review is that this is better than I thought it would be。 While that might sound like damning with faint praise， I rarely never like Ms。 Blake's books: the prose is too unsubtle; the punishments too harsh （really torture-porn）; the MMC's too unlikable; and the MFC's so doormat-ish that the relationships are really one long sex scene absent any tension， feeling， or appeal -- all completely interchangeable。 But， I saw from the reviews that this would be different and while I'm always hesitant to trust ARCies， this time I agree with them。Long（er） version: Maxim and Carinna meet in Chicago （or the author's totally unrecognizable version of it）: he's there to sell guns; she's trying to get her pastry chef degree。 Though the sex is animalistic hot， Carinna is sure they're incompatible。 Or are they？ There's a lot to like about this book。 The positives include the lack of true "darkness" （as I define it） since Maxim never harms her; for me this was a relief since I don't like "dark，" but those who do might be disappointed。 I also appreciated Carinna's ambition and snark; that for the first half of the book， she reacted more realistically to Maxim's profession and personality than is usual for this genre; and that he was ultimately more concerned about her safety and happiness than his own。 But what really made this book for me was the self-reflexivity （of which I'm always a fan）: He was like one of the bad boys from my Kindle romances。 The kind you swooned over in a book but knew would be a disaster to date in real life。 All the more reason to get him out of my apartment and out of my life。 Since the book was suffused with Carinna's humorous inner monologues， it never took itself too seriously， which made the OTT aspects work:I had to come up with a plan。 Something not as extreme as Thelma and Louise， but also not involving us going into the witness protection program and living the rest of our lives as Mary Sue and Betty Lou deep in the middle of Kansas working at some no-name diner。。。 I do have some quibbles and one really strong reservation: Carinna's biggest problem is given short shrift; the ending is rushed and abrupt; the mafia sub-plot was ludicrous; and the author has done no research into the role of women in Russian society （both better and worse than she depicts it here）。 But， most importantly， it's hard to have any positive feelings for Russian arms-dealers -- especially right now。3 1/2 stars which I'm raising to 4 as I would for any book that invokes Barbara Stanwyck （though few， if any， 21 year-olds would know who she is）。 We get a peek at the next book: while the dynamic is slightly different from this one， it seems to include the kind of brutality I don't like in this author's work so I doubt I'll read it。 。。。more
J M L
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3。5 StarsI really like Zoe Blake and the hot， Russian， alpha heros and sassy， strong， intelligent heroines in her stories。 I really like this series and was looking forward to this book。 Maxim was all alpha and Carrina was strong and sassy but their story fell a little flat for me。 The first 70% of the book was just sex。 Don't get me wrong。 I appreciate some hot intimacy in a book， afterall thats a big part of reading romance。 I will also be the first to admit degradation kink is not really my t 3。5 StarsI really like Zoe Blake and the hot， Russian， alpha heros and sassy， strong， intelligent heroines in her stories。 I really like this series and was looking forward to this book。 Maxim was all alpha and Carrina was strong and sassy but their story fell a little flat for me。 The first 70% of the book was just sex。 Don't get me wrong。 I appreciate some hot intimacy in a book， afterall thats a big part of reading romance。 I will also be the first to admit degradation kink is not really my thing but I can tolerate it in moderation but I found myself skimming pages because I was searching for an actual plot。 There was a lot just sex that added nothing to the story。 Once the actual story kicked in though it was good。 I just wanted more。 I did appreciate the appearance of the characters from the other stories and reading their progression。 I'm also intrigued by Luca and Katie and hope their story will get this series back on track for me。 。。。more
Lindsey
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Spicy and SweetAnother wonderful book I have really enjoyed reading this series。 I love Maxim and just hot much detail she goes into describing her characters。 The love between Maxim and Carina is so sweet。 She is a strong female and stands her ground but Maxim loves every minute of it。 She also enjoys having someone to finally take care of her。 I always want to the books to continue when I get to the end but I like how we can at least catch up on some of the characters from previous books。 I’m Spicy and SweetAnother wonderful book I have really enjoyed reading this series。 I love Maxim and just hot much detail she goes into describing her characters。 The love between Maxim and Carina is so sweet。 She is a strong female and stands her ground but Maxim loves every minute of it。 She also enjoys having someone to finally take care of her。 I always want to the books to continue when I get to the end but I like how we can at least catch up on some of the characters from previous books。 I’m already looking forward to book 5 。。。more
Heather
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Lord have mercy！！！ So hot！！ 🥵🌋🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Zoe， please don't listen to the people who can't stand the heat in the kitchen！ They can leave！ These books are my guilty pleasure， and I love every dang one of them！ I wouldn't mind if the next one had a crazier OTT possessive man！ The crazier， the better if you ask me。 LoL Keep up the good work， and I will be patiently （ok， I'll try to be patient😉） waiting for the next book in the series。 Lord have mercy！！！ So hot！！ 🥵🌋🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Zoe， please don't listen to the people who can't stand the heat in the kitchen！ They can leave！ These books are my guilty pleasure， and I love every dang one of them！ I wouldn't mind if the next one had a crazier OTT possessive man！ The crazier， the better if you ask me。 LoL Keep up the good work， and I will be patiently （ok， I'll try to be patient😉） waiting for the next book in the series。 。。。more
Allison Bird
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These men keep getting better and better。 Maxim is tatted， pierced and brutally blunt about what he wants。 And Carinna is it。 She’s a pastry school student with a sassy mouth who doesn’t make it easy for Maxim。 But he’s obsessed with his little spitfire。 Maxim meets Carinna after he’s been tasked with dealing with her best friend， Dylan’s apartment。 The tension between these two was right off the bat， and if we know anything about these Russian men they take what they want。 Carinna isn’t taking These men keep getting better and better。 Maxim is tatted， pierced and brutally blunt about what he wants。 And Carinna is it。 She’s a pastry school student with a sassy mouth who doesn’t make it easy for Maxim。 But he’s obsessed with his little spitfire。 Maxim meets Carinna after he’s been tasked with dealing with her best friend， Dylan’s apartment。 The tension between these two was right off the bat， and if we know anything about these Russian men they take what they want。 Carinna isn’t taking his interest seriously， to protect herself from the potential fallout， but Maxim is in it for the long haul。 Buying groceries， carting her around， even partaking in her bread making class seems a little extreme for a Russian arms dealer。 “What your fairy tales never tell you is that often， my lyubimaya， it is the villain who wins， because it is the villain who is willing to fight， no matter the cost， for what he wants。”Carinna is taken by a rival gang looking to take control of the Russian territory in Chicago。 Maxim stops at nothing， but also Carinna puts up one hell of a fight。 Maxim makes the decision to return home， setting her up for a life without him。 But his little spitfire has plans of her own。 。。。more
Tabatha Reed
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And we’re back。 I was so disappointed by the previous book in this series I approached reading this one with a bit of trepidation。 Obviously every Zoe Blake book is going to contain spanking and punishment but having Sweet Savagery prioritize it over the other stuff was frustrating for me。 This installment brought us back around。 So yes， you can expect the spanking and punishment but the focus is the ruthless obsessed relationship between Maxim and Carinna and all the scrumptious spice。 It’s got And we’re back。 I was so disappointed by the previous book in this series I approached reading this one with a bit of trepidation。 Obviously every Zoe Blake book is going to contain spanking and punishment but having Sweet Savagery prioritize it over the other stuff was frustrating for me。 This installment brought us back around。 So yes， you can expect the spanking and punishment but the focus is the ruthless obsessed relationship between Maxim and Carinna and all the scrumptious spice。 It’s got all the elements that made the first two books so good。 He’s bossy， possessive and protective， it’s perfect。 Cover 3/5Story 5/5Heat 3。5/5Angst 2。5/5Fast burn， there’s some steam before this but they get down to business around 20%。 No condoms No virgins Spanking Punishment Degradation Push away from hNo OW/OM drama No separation No cheating No scenes with othersNo cliffhanger HEASafety - this is a safe read， Maxim is pretty perfect。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Sweet Brutality by Zoe Blake is the story of Maxim and Carinna。 She is living a rugged life while going to school to be a baker。 He is here for Dylan…。but， when they meet， things sizzle！！！ So much danger， death， intrigue， power， dominance， and steam！！ But， Carinna is no shrinking violet！！！！ She’s got strength and perseverance of her own！！！ Absolutely breath-taking read！！！ I was completely immersed and locked in until the end！！！ I LOVE these two together！！！！！I am volunteering to leave a review fo Sweet Brutality by Zoe Blake is the story of Maxim and Carinna。 She is living a rugged life while going to school to be a baker。 He is here for Dylan…。but， when they meet， things sizzle！！！ So much danger， death， intrigue， power， dominance， and steam！！ But， Carinna is no shrinking violet！！！！ She’s got strength and perseverance of her own！！！ Absolutely breath-taking read！！！ I was completely immersed and locked in until the end！！！ I LOVE these two together！！！！！I am volunteering to leave a review for an Advance Reader Copy of this book。 。。。more
Jennifer Pierson
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Maxim is our resident OTT alpha arms dealer who was quite entertaining to watch。 He decides （yes 100% decides） that Carinna is his for the foreseeable future while he's in her neck of the woods whether she likes it or not as he carries her off LOL！ Thankfully， Carinna is a sassy heroine who isn't afraid to stand up to him even if he ignores what she says。 They have serious heat despite the fact that she has an intense inner struggle with the kink she didn't ever think she would want but now know Maxim is our resident OTT alpha arms dealer who was quite entertaining to watch。 He decides （yes 100% decides） that Carinna is his for the foreseeable future while he's in her neck of the woods whether she likes it or not as he carries her off LOL！ Thankfully， Carinna is a sassy heroine who isn't afraid to stand up to him even if he ignores what she says。 They have serious heat despite the fact that she has an intense inner struggle with the kink she didn't ever think she would want but now knows that maybe just maybe it's okay to want it with the right person。 Now， I'm not down with some of this particular kink， however， that's not to say the heat didn't jump off the pages because it did so have a cool drink ready while reading that's for sure。 Of course， Maxim will have his own dilemma when having to confront the feelings he's catching for her so yeah， this was a book that was very entertaining to experience that I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND！ 。。。more
Zelda
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We met Carinna & Maxim in Sweet Savagery， the previous book in this series。 These books are interconnected standalones， so don’t worry if you haven’t read it。 Maxim is a Russian arms dealer。 He met Carinna through her friend Dylan; as neighbours， when Dylan’s safety was compromised， Maxim made sure Carinna was safe， too。 I’m sure it had nothing to do with Carinna being a mouthy spitfire。 I loved the pairing of a giant pierced man and a pastry chef-in-training-their scenes are fiery hot and Maxim We met Carinna & Maxim in Sweet Savagery， the previous book in this series。 These books are interconnected standalones， so don’t worry if you haven’t read it。 Maxim is a Russian arms dealer。 He met Carinna through her friend Dylan; as neighbours， when Dylan’s safety was compromised， Maxim made sure Carinna was safe， too。 I’m sure it had nothing to do with Carinna being a mouthy spitfire。 I loved the pairing of a giant pierced man and a pastry chef-in-training-their scenes are fiery hot and Maxim dishes out punishment in the most delicious ways。 Sexy， fun， and intense， my favourite parts were Maxim visiting the pastry class。 It’s a great story！I received a copy of this book。 My honest opinion is voluntarily provided。 。。。more
Steph W
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Sweet Brutality is book #4 in the Ruthless Obsession series。In true Zoe fashion， we are treated to another OTT male MC in Maxim！ He sets his sites on the unsuspecting Carinna and never looks back。 These two together set the pages on fire。 I thoroughly enjoyed the fast paced action of this book， the banter between both of them， and Carinna’s hilarious inner dialogue: “He practically hummed with criminal stay-the-f*ck-away-from-me energy。 The sound of the red flags flapping around his head alone s Sweet Brutality is book #4 in the Ruthless Obsession series。In true Zoe fashion， we are treated to another OTT male MC in Maxim！ He sets his sites on the unsuspecting Carinna and never looks back。 These two together set the pages on fire。 I thoroughly enjoyed the fast paced action of this book， the banter between both of them， and Carinna’s hilarious inner dialogue: “He practically hummed with criminal stay-the-f*ck-away-from-me energy。 The sound of the red flags flapping around his head alone should have kept me awake。 Yet it didn’t。”“This was crazy。This was insane。This was bonkers！”Along with this fabulous story， we get to catch up with the previous couples in this series， which I loved！Can’t wait for Luka’s story next in book #5， Sweet Ferocity！ 。。。more
Amber
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My only complaint is that I wish it had been longer。I love this entire series。
Christine Rodgers
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loved！ giving it 5 stars！ Zoe Blake Does 👏🏻NOT 👏🏻DISAPPOINT👏🏻！ Another great Ruthless Obsession book to add to the series！ Love these Russian men so much 😍 loved Maxim in this story。 I also adore getting to read about Dimitri， Vaska and Ivan and the heroins 💕and even Gregor！ This was really great！
Lisa Roberts
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Wow wow wow！！！ Maxim and Carinna are on fire my goodness this was hotttt！！！ Maxim is brutally honest ， dirty mouth and so bossy but a great big Ole teddy bear under all that hotness and he just met his match。 I loved Carinna that mouth of hers had me laughing out loud these to together were phenominal and unstoppable and so right。This was written to pure perfection and I don't think I could ever get tired of these two。 It is nonstop action from the first page and I don't even have the words to s Wow wow wow！！！ Maxim and Carinna are on fire my goodness this was hotttt！！！ Maxim is brutally honest ， dirty mouth and so bossy but a great big Ole teddy bear under all that hotness and he just met his match。 I loved Carinna that mouth of hers had me laughing out loud these to together were phenominal and unstoppable and so right。This was written to pure perfection and I don't think I could ever get tired of these two。 It is nonstop action from the first page and I don't even have the words to say you need Maxim in your life。 。。。more
Debleena
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Yeah I usually read Zoe's book to curb my fantasies and horny hoohawI won't lie， other than her mind numbing， questioning my beliefs，sanity and my very soul the dark dark erotica read Dark Obsession Trilogy her books in general have ludicrous， preposterous plotline with possessive alpha holes who are perhaps from the 1850s and too naive， sweet little petite doll like fmcs。 Buttttt the sex scenes are just hot and oh panty melting and whenever I feel like reading books with lots of orgasmic sex an Yeah I usually read Zoe's book to curb my fantasies and horny hoohawI won't lie， other than her mind numbing， questioning my beliefs，sanity and my very soul the dark dark erotica read Dark Obsession Trilogy her books in general have ludicrous， preposterous plotline with possessive alpha holes who are perhaps from the 1850s and too naive， sweet little petite doll like fmcs。 Buttttt the sex scenes are just hot and oh panty melting and whenever I feel like reading books with lots of orgasmic sex and too little story her books come to my mind。 I mean I don't want to insult the author because I have huge respect for her after reading her Dark Obsession series（since very few dark psychological eroticas make me question my sanity and beliefs and DO trilogy did that from book 1 till the very end） but her other books have the similar storyline， similar character traits and a similar pattern with bigoted concept of damsel in distress， too innocent fmcs needing punishments and "firm hands in discipline" 🤦🏻♀️ Sooo yup this book had amazing panty melting sexy explosive sex scenes which made my day brighter 😍😅Oh atleast in this book the fmc was not a complete helpless case and did fight so that was a nice surprise。Definitely gonna re read it again when I would feel too horny and would feel the need to just read good sex scenes with minimalistic plot（whic happens quite often 🤭） 。。。more
Jo
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Carinna was just trying to work her bartending shift but things didn't go as planned。 Some nasty guy grabs her and it doesn't end well for him， thanks to a HOT piece of Russian man meat。Oh Maxim， you dirty DIRTY man！！！ Maxim comes to Carinna's rescue。。。but can we really call it a rescue since he basically takes over her life？ I would say yes because OH MY JEZZUMS the things this man says and does to Carinna 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ it's absolutely delicious！！！Throw in some kidnapping， lots of sass， a who Carinna was just trying to work her bartending shift but things didn't go as planned。 Some nasty guy grabs her and it doesn't end well for him， thanks to a HOT piece of Russian man meat。Oh Maxim， you dirty DIRTY man！！！ Maxim comes to Carinna's rescue。。。but can we really call it a rescue since he basically takes over her life？ I would say yes because OH MY JEZZUMS the things this man says and does to Carinna 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ it's absolutely delicious！！！Throw in some kidnapping， lots of sass， a whole lot of piercings， previous couples and a one action packed rescue， you've got yourself another phenomenal read from Zoe！ 。。。more
Deb Richmond
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I’ve just finished Sweet Brutality， the fourth book in Zoe Blake’s Ruthless Obsession series。 If you’ve read the other books in this series， you know you will not be disappointed！ If the series is a new one for you， just hold on to your hat！We first met Carinna Russo in Sweet Savagery。 Carinna’s friend Dylan got involved with some Russian mobsters， and now one of them - Maxim - has returned to claim Carinna for himself。 He figures she’ll be good to have around when he’s in Chicago on business。 C I’ve just finished Sweet Brutality， the fourth book in Zoe Blake’s Ruthless Obsession series。 If you’ve read the other books in this series， you know you will not be disappointed！ If the series is a new one for you， just hold on to your hat！We first met Carinna Russo in Sweet Savagery。 Carinna’s friend Dylan got involved with some Russian mobsters， and now one of them - Maxim - has returned to claim Carinna for himself。 He figures she’ll be good to have around when he’s in Chicago on business。 Carinna， just like Emma， Mary， and Dylan before her， is stunned by the domineering， powerful， tattooed， HOT Russian who has come for her。 Carinna and Maxim have off-the-charts chemistry， but Carinna is so overwhelmed， she can’t think straight。 The more time they spend together， the stronger their feelings become， but neither is willing to admit the truth。 What Maxim doesn’t know is that some Japanese gangsters are after him， and they’ll use Carinna as leverage if necessary。 These two do get an HEA， but the journey there is life-threatening。Per usual， Blake has written a book with a great plot， interesting characters， and a hero who is as possessive and passionate as he is dangerous。 One of Blake’s trademarks is the humor in her books - it’s truly funny。 The relationship among the Russians is good-natured， and it’s hilarious how they tease and banter with one another。 I love that these women and their Russians are becoming a family。 I also love that we get to see some characters from the Ivanov series。 I’m really looking forward to Sweet Ferocity， the next book in this series。This book can be read as a stand-alone， but you’ll enjoy it so much more if you read the series from the beginning。 Let me know what you think so we can discuss！ 。。。more
Allie D
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Such a great addition to the series！ I have been waiting for this release date for months and it didn’t disappoint！ The level of detail was incredible and as always the storyline was a great addition to the books that came before。 In case you are worried let me tell you that Maxim was worth the wait and so much more！！！ Bring on Sweet Ferocity book #5
Madeleine
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This is the 4th book in this incredibly addictive series that you definitely do not want to miss。 Zoe has a way of weaving a phenomenal tale that lures you in and keeps your attention the entire time。
Elise
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This book made my unmentionables warm。 Am I allowed to say that？ I don’t care。 It did。 Very warm。 No one writes scenes involving the unmentionables quite like Ms。 Zoe。 Maxim is rougher and more intense in the aforementioned scenes than previous heroes so maybe it’s a personal taste thing but I like him， I like him the most out of Zoe’s Russian mobsters and I was so certain that Gregor was my favourite。 Sweet brutality indeed。Carinna is a sweet girl working her way through pastry school and a sh* This book made my unmentionables warm。 Am I allowed to say that？ I don’t care。 It did。 Very warm。 No one writes scenes involving the unmentionables quite like Ms。 Zoe。 Maxim is rougher and more intense in the aforementioned scenes than previous heroes so maybe it’s a personal taste thing but I like him， I like him the most out of Zoe’s Russian mobsters and I was so certain that Gregor was my favourite。 Sweet brutality indeed。Carinna is a sweet girl working her way through pastry school and a sh*t ton of family guilt。 Her character is fun - not as fun as Mary or naughty as Nadia but cool and likeable。 Nice to visit with the characters from the previous books - you get a nice tie in to the rest of the series but this book still stands as a standalone。 Fun book。 Fun and… warm。 。。。more
Renee
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I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie's Book Reports。The more she fights me， the more I want her。 It's that beautiful， sassy mouth of hers。 It makes me want to push her to her knees and dominate her， like the brutal savage I am。 As a Russian Arms dealer， I should not be ruthlessly pursuing an innocent like her， but that will not stop me。 A twist of fate may have brought us together， but it is my twisted obsession that will hold her captive as my own tre I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie's Book Reports。The more she fights me， the more I want her。 It's that beautiful， sassy mouth of hers。 It makes me want to push her to her knees and dominate her， like the brutal savage I am。 As a Russian Arms dealer， I should not be ruthlessly pursuing an innocent like her， but that will not stop me。 A twist of fate may have brought us together， but it is my twisted obsession that will hold her captive as my own treasured possession。 She is mine now。 I dare you to take her from me。 This is the story of Maxium who is a Russian arm dealer。 He is man who is used to getting everything he has ever wanted。 When he lays eyes on Carinna for the first time， he won't give up until he has her and she's not going anywhere。 He is going to keep her。 He loves that she has a very sassy mouth and as a reader I was living for the banter between the two of them。 Carinna is a girl who has parents that manipulate her all the time and she only in life has ever had one real friend that she could count on。 She really only has ever had herself when you get right down to it。 Now that she Max has taken her she really feels like she should show this guy that she doesn't kneed anyone。 She is the confident woman who can do it all own her own。 She is also very stubborn。 However when unrest starts to kick off between other organization and Carinna being so stubborn is isn't very long till she finds herself in the place she sure does not want to be。 In the crossfire。 Can Max admit his feelings for her and everything be the way they want it to be You have to read to find out。 I thought this book was absolutely amazing。 。。。more
Kim
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Imagine over six feet of raging muscle fighting and protecting me。 At some point you just start to see past the growling and start seeing them for the men they are despite it。 IF you think Dimitri Vaska or Ivan were amazing - Maxim will blow your mind。 This man is the poster child for no phucks 。I highly recommend reading this asap
Shirley
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What can I say。。。 this series is one that I look forward to reading as soon as I find out there is a new one being released。 I really like how the author gives us strong storylines and characters that have plenty of personality and sass all wrapped up with the darkness that we crave。 It's one of the things I really like about diving into just about any one of her books。 I know I'm going to be immersed in the story， mentally and emotionally from the beginning。Maxim and Carinna's story is no excep What can I say。。。 this series is one that I look forward to reading as soon as I find out there is a new one being released。 I really like how the author gives us strong storylines and characters that have plenty of personality and sass all wrapped up with the darkness that we crave。 It's one of the things I really like about diving into just about any one of her books。 I know I'm going to be immersed in the story， mentally and emotionally from the beginning。Maxim and Carinna's story is no exception。 The major Alphahole that is brusque， harsh and overbearing and the sprite of a female that gets under his skin。 。。。more
Sissy's Romance Book Review
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Sweet Brutality by Zoe Blake is book 4 in the Ruthless Obsession Series。 Loved the book 。 Full Review to come shortly
D。K。
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Maxim is an arms dealer who was introduced in the last book as Ivan's business partner。 Carinna is a friend and neighbor of Dylan who is bartending to pay her way through school。 When Maxim shows up at her bartending job and saves her from being hit， there is no going back。 Maxim has decided that Carinna is his for the time he is in America。 Corinna learned at an early age to be independent due to an family tragedy。 So when Maxim storms into her life trying to take control she not only craves it Maxim is an arms dealer who was introduced in the last book as Ivan's business partner。 Carinna is a friend and neighbor of Dylan who is bartending to pay her way through school。 When Maxim shows up at her bartending job and saves her from being hit， there is no going back。 Maxim has decided that Carinna is his for the time he is in America。 Corinna learned at an early age to be independent due to an family tragedy。 So when Maxim storms into her life trying to take control she not only craves it she resist it as well。 Maxim and Carinna were intense but also endearing as well。 Maxim has old fashioned views that clash with Carinna's and it makes for an interesting read。 I throughly enjoyed reading this book and cannot wait for the next installment。 。。。more
Samantha Hickey
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