Devil You Hate
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Summary
If you make a deal with the devil he will always collect。
They call me " The Devil。 "
Deranged and violent。
Gorgeous but frightening。
The night before her arranged marriage， I kidnap her。
As the last remaining daughter to the Ricci Family I know her father will do anything to keep his hold over the five families， which means he'll do anything to keep her safe。
Beautiful， fragile and innocent， destroying her will push her father over the edge。
Taking her was revenge， plain and simple。 Spilled blood for spilled blood。
Most wouldn't dare cross another mob family， but I'm scared of no one。
I figure the mafia princess will be easy to break， but I was wrong。
The light in her tempts the darkness inside of me。 Teases it， tortures it。
Every day I find myself wanting to hurt her， break her， but also keep her。
Lucky for Celia， she fails to see that there is no escaping what I have planned。 When she attempts to draw me in with her innocence， and sweet naive heart I thrive to show her what true darkness is。
They call me " The Devil。 "
Deranged and violent。
Gorgeous but frightening。
The night before her arranged marriage， I kidnap her。
As the last remaining daughter to the Ricci Family I know her father will do anything to keep his hold over the five families， which means he'll do anything to keep her safe。
Beautiful， fragile and innocent， destroying her will push her father over the edge。
Taking her was revenge， plain and simple。 Spilled blood for spilled blood。
Most wouldn't dare cross another mob family， but I'm scared of no one。
I figure the mafia princess will be easy to break， but I was wrong。
The light in her tempts the darkness inside of me。 Teases it， tortures it。
Every day I find myself wanting to hurt her， break her， but also keep her。
Lucky for Celia， she fails to see that there is no escaping what I have planned。 When she attempts to draw me in with her innocence， and sweet naive heart I thrive to show her what true darkness is。
Reviews
Lena
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It’s intense。 It’s hot。 It takes your breath away。 Finally I can relax a little， until the second part of this story。 A story usually doesn’t make me feel all this， but this one did。 Now I’m just waiting for the rest。 I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book
Kathleen Bradbury （Bulfon）
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I liked this book。 The story was beautifully written and flowed beautifully。 The characters were well defined within the story and they had such great chemistry。 I loved the ending。 If you like the works of this wonderful author， then this book is must-read。
Sharon in SF
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These two authors definitely know how to do hot mafia romantic suspense！ Our heroine， Celia， knew she would never pick her husband。 As the remaining daughter of one of the key mafia families， she knew her marriage would be more of a business alliance than a love match。 The night before her wedding， she is kidnapped， and when she awakens， is then told she will be auctioned off。 While being held captive by our "Hero"， Nic， she tries to figure out why he hates her so much。 Resigned to the fact she' These two authors definitely know how to do hot mafia romantic suspense！ Our heroine， Celia， knew she would never pick her husband。 As the remaining daughter of one of the key mafia families， she knew her marriage would be more of a business alliance than a love match。 The night before her wedding， she is kidnapped， and when she awakens， is then told she will be auctioned off。 While being held captive by our "Hero"， Nic， she tries to figure out why he hates her so much。 Resigned to the fact she's powerless to do anything， she decides to fight back with her tongue， poking the "Devil" who holds her so she at least understands why。 She catches heated glances from Nic， but he's determined to lock down any attraction toward the virginal hostage he plans to use for money and revenge。 We don't have all the details regarding the vengeful feelings Nic and his brother， Lucas， have for Celia's family， but the build-up ratchets up the suspense factor。。。especially given the cliffhanger ending！ 。。。more
Christina Fender
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Oh my holy what did I just read？ Super hotness Batman did this story suck me in and keep me glued to my screen。 Celia has basically grown up locked in a castle and groomed to be seen but never heard。 Her father has just arranged her marriage to strengthen the family bonds。 The next morning she wakes up in a basement with no clue how she got there or where she even is。 Meet the Devil。 Nic has spent his entire life planning his revenge on the families that destroyed his。 What’s a Princess other th Oh my holy what did I just read？ Super hotness Batman did this story suck me in and keep me glued to my screen。 Celia has basically grown up locked in a castle and groomed to be seen but never heard。 Her father has just arranged her marriage to strengthen the family bonds。 The next morning she wakes up in a basement with no clue how she got there or where she even is。 Meet the Devil。 Nic has spent his entire life planning his revenge on the families that destroyed his。 What’s a Princess other than collateral damage is his plans？ She doesn’t matter even if she might be the perfect woman。 Just go get your one-clicking finger ready and get to reading。 Then scream and holler because the next book isn’t out yet。 。。。more
BookmarkedbyKat
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I’m left a little on the fence of how to feel about this book。 Up until the very end， the book was mostly back and forth banter and non-con scenarios。I feel like it has so much potential and ended on a huge twist of a cliffhanger leaving you excited for book 2， but overall I kept waiting for ‘more’ and it never came until the last page of the book。 It was well wrote and am interesting story， I just felt like it was slow-paced and a lot of the same thing throughout the entire book。
Jessica71208
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Love so much but need book to nowCelia and Nic story was omg so good and that ending has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book。 Celia was stolen by Nic who wants revenge and is going to use Celia。 I don't normally like cliffhangers but this one's tolerable cuz we don't have to wait too long for the next book。 I have to say I totally didn't see that ending coming but it was that perfect twist that no matter what I have to read book to as soon as I can。 Love so much but need book to nowCelia and Nic story was omg so good and that ending has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book。 Celia was stolen by Nic who wants revenge and is going to use Celia。 I don't normally like cliffhangers but this one's tolerable cuz we don't have to wait too long for the next book。 I have to say I totally didn't see that ending coming but it was that perfect twist that no matter what I have to read book to as soon as I can。 。。。more
Sherlock Hughes
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This was the first book a new duet/series from these ladies and it was amazing， I seriously can't get enough of their dark mafia romance stories！This stories is about revenge but also so much more！ Celia is about to be married off to a man when Nico shows up and steals her away with plans to auction her off as the ultimate revenge until suddenly he can't seem to let her go or keep his hands off her。 He is definitely a dark man with dark taste and she is a sweet， innocent mafia princess。。。 you kn This was the first book a new duet/series from these ladies and it was amazing， I seriously can't get enough of their dark mafia romance stories！This stories is about revenge but also so much more！ Celia is about to be married off to a man when Nico shows up and steals her away with plans to auction her off as the ultimate revenge until suddenly he can't seem to let her go or keep his hands off her。 He is definitely a dark man with dark taste and she is a sweet， innocent mafia princess。。。 you know this is going to lead to some steamy scenes！The chemistry between Nico and Celia was phenomenal！ I seriously couldn't get enough of these two and I need the next book right away！ The plot might sound like a typical mafia story is anything but， it felt fresh and new in a way I didn't expect。 I was loving it right up til that massive cliff hanger！I highly recommend this book！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Jenn Z
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JummmHonestly， this is a whole book about nothing。 I just keep reading so maybe I could find something good。 But no， it has to end in a cliffhanger。 What a sad read。
thenerdybookworm_
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Devil You Hate is the first in a duet and must be read first。 This book is a dark and dirty mafia read。。。。no feel good moments here。 Nic is out to avenge his family and bring every other mafia family down。 In order to do that he kidnaps Celia， planning to sell her。 Nic is cold and ruthless and he has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get what he wants。 Celia is the daughter of one of the mafia families and is set to wed to cement an alliance。 On the day of the wedding she’s taken by Nic Devil You Hate is the first in a duet and must be read first。 This book is a dark and dirty mafia read。。。。no feel good moments here。 Nic is out to avenge his family and bring every other mafia family down。 In order to do that he kidnaps Celia， planning to sell her。 Nic is cold and ruthless and he has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get what he wants。 Celia is the daughter of one of the mafia families and is set to wed to cement an alliance。 On the day of the wedding she’s taken by Nic and realizes her situation went from bad to worse。 The chemistry sizzles between these two。 Celia tries to change his mind but Nic won’t let anything sway him from his course。 Can we say cliffhanger？！ The second book can’t come fast enough。 。。。more
Melanie Jo
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When I first heard about this book and I was so excited to read it。 It did not disappoint。 Holy moly Nic and Celia。 Talk about a dark and gritty romance。 I was hooked right from the first page and left stunned by the cliffhanger。 I'm anxiously waiting for the next book。 These ladies are my favorite coauthors。 You will not be disappointed！！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 When I first heard about this book and I was so excited to read it。 It did not disappoint。 Holy moly Nic and Celia。 Talk about a dark and gritty romance。 I was hooked right from the first page and left stunned by the cliffhanger。 I'm anxiously waiting for the next book。 These ladies are my favorite coauthors。 You will not be disappointed！！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Sarah Barnes
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THE REVIEW FOR THE BOOK: Devil You Hate: A Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers RomanceGENRE: Dark RomanceAUTHOR: J。L。 Beck & C。 HallmanTROPE: dark romance， mafia romance， contemporary romanceTYPE: The Diavolo Crime Family Book #1POV: Multiple POVMY RATING: 5。0 StarsThis is the story of Celia who is the daughter of a mob boss in Chicago。 Her father is the leader of the five families。 Celia has been raised for one purpose only， to marry someone of her father’s choosing。 Celia had an older sister who comm THE REVIEW FOR THE BOOK: Devil You Hate: A Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers RomanceGENRE: Dark RomanceAUTHOR: J。L。 Beck & C。 HallmanTROPE: dark romance， mafia romance， contemporary romanceTYPE: The Diavolo Crime Family Book #1POV: Multiple POVMY RATING: 5。0 StarsThis is the story of Celia who is the daughter of a mob boss in Chicago。 Her father is the leader of the five families。 Celia has been raised for one purpose only， to marry someone of her father’s choosing。 Celia had an older sister who committed suicide， leaving her to fulfill the contract of an arranged marriage to Marco。 Nicolo is a brutal leader of a gang who is set on revenge against Celia’s family。 Nicolo makes a trade with Marco for Celia to relive him of some of his debts。 The plan is for Nicolo to sell Celia （who is a virgin） at an upcoming auction。 The premise of this book is what drew me in and ultimately led to the entire book being consumed in a single sitting。 I love dark mafia romances and I haven’t ready one like this before when the villain （Nicolo） is intending to sell the heroine as a sex slave。 You often see the villain taking the heroine as payments and marrying them or keeping them for their own personal pleasure。 Before you read this book， know that it does end on a pretty epic cliffhanger; therefore， we don’t have a conclusion to Nicolo and Celia’s story。 I read this book and watched the relationship develop between Nicolo and Celia。 The book is mainly centered around their relationship with the promise that he’s going to put her up for auction。 I don’t think I’ve ever been so shocked and gutted at how this book ended。 I honestly thought there would have been a different outcome。 I’m really excited for the next book。 Also dying to know how the twist at the end plays out。 If you like dark mafia romances， then you’ll love the fresh take on a classic romance trope。 The chemistry between Nicolo and Celia was intense。 This book will make you feel a range of emotions。 It’s worth checking out。 。。。more
Tracy Smiljanic
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So emotional， so exciting， so maddening Omg， Nicolo is just plain evil！ My heart was in my throat thru most of this book。 So good！ What a cliffhanger ending！ Cannot stand that I have to wait a month to read the next book。
Debra Richardson
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An outstanding， powerful， dark， and intense book one of the Diavolo Crime Family series！ Superbly written with a real sit on the edge of your seat story line that drew me in and kept me engrossed from start to finish。 The characters likeable and you will enjoy getting to know them; the chemistry is undeniable。 Definitely recommended。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Anna
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Couldn't put it down！I have been reading hundreds of books on kindle for a little over 4 years and I have never left a review before， I'm not the best with expressing my thoughts and feelings on the books I read but I felt like this was such a great book that I guienely wanted to write a review。 I'm pretty sure I would rate this book as my favorite mafia romance so far and I have read soooo many mafia romance books。 What I liked most about this book was that it was different from the rest。 With Couldn't put it down！I have been reading hundreds of books on kindle for a little over 4 years and I have never left a review before， I'm not the best with expressing my thoughts and feelings on the books I read but I felt like this was such a great book that I guienely wanted to write a review。 I'm pretty sure I would rate this book as my favorite mafia romance so far and I have read soooo many mafia romance books。 What I liked most about this book was that it was different from the rest。 With a twist and cliffhanger at the end， I was so frustrated that I have to wait a month for the next book to come out BUT I am also 100 percent sure that the next book will be worth the wait。 Just read this damn book， you will not be disappointed！ 。。。more
Brooke Black
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WHAT？！？！Ok I wish I would have checked to see if this was more than one book。 That cliffhanger gave me a concussion！ Aside from that this book is absolutely amazing！ This book is DARK and I was all for it！ If you like dark romance this is it！ There is so much going on and I read this cover to cover and could not put it down。 So excited forThe next book！
Orel Reads
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Devil You Hate is the first book in the new duet The Diavolo Crime Family。 This is told in dual POV so you get both sides and was also well written and managed to keep my attention easily。It was also extremely hot and I thought Nicolo and Celia had such great chemistry together。It was an easy fast-paced read and I do have a soft spot for mafia romances and this one definitely hit the spot for me， I definitely recommend this is you like dark mafia-type fiction。Mafia romance is my catnip- I love Devil You Hate is the first book in the new duet The Diavolo Crime Family。 This is told in dual POV so you get both sides and was also well written and managed to keep my attention easily。It was also extremely hot and I thought Nicolo and Celia had such great chemistry together。It was an easy fast-paced read and I do have a soft spot for mafia romances and this one definitely hit the spot for me， I definitely recommend this is you like dark mafia-type fiction。Mafia romance is my catnip- I love this trope so hard， 。 And Beck and Hallman have brought out my fattest cat- because this book was DELICIOUS。 I’ve long loved this dynamic duo， and I’m so glad they’ve brought their Beck and Hallman flair to the mafia world。 We have their amazing characters ， including a dreamy alpha， and their characteristic romantic sizzle and agnst， all infused through the gritty， dark， insanely sexy， and suspenseful arranged marriage mafia captive lens。 I couldn’t fly through this story fast enough- they brought all the push-pull chemistry， the STEAM， the danger！ Beck and Hallman aren’t just dipping their toes into mafia darkness they’ve jumped straight into the deep- and the result is addictive。This book was absolutely page-turner and I'm looking forward to the next book to find out what will happen next！If you love mafia romance this is the book for you，this was amazing，raw ，edgy and crazy。 I enjoy to read this book so much。❤ 。。。more
Lara
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RevengeNicole will have his revenge against all those who wronged his family。 When his plans begins to come through he never expects his captive to warm something inside his cold dead heart。
Vea
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One wild ride right here！ “。。𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐。 𝙷𝚒𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚖𝚎。”I should be sleeping， I really should but I can’t stop thinking about this book。 This is what happens when you go into a story completely blind after you’re told “read this NOW”。 This was。。 wow。。。unexpected， talk about a page turner。 Celia and Nicolo！ What a ride。 Celia is a twenty three year old， sheltered virgin， whose mobster father is about to marry her off to another awful man。 Before this marriag One wild ride right here！ “。。𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐。 𝙷𝚒𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚖𝚎。”I should be sleeping， I really should but I can’t stop thinking about this book。 This is what happens when you go into a story completely blind after you’re told “read this NOW”。 This was。。 wow。。。unexpected， talk about a page turner。 Celia and Nicolo！ What a ride。 Celia is a twenty three year old， sheltered virgin， whose mobster father is about to marry her off to another awful man。 Before this marriage happens， Nicolo kidnaps Celia as part of his revenge on her family。 He plans to sell her at an auction to the highest bidder。 While in his captivity， Nicolo tries to shatter her spirit and manipulate her to the point of breaking。 Some scenes y’all！！！ You might not be ready for them if dub-con is difficult for you to read。 I felt so angry for Celia， but at the same time you can’t help but feel this pull towards Nicolo。 You know there’s a reason for the way he is but still its maddening。 God I hated him。 Celia definitely has a bit of Stockholm syndrome going on and I don’t even blame her because I might too if I was her。 This man is nothing if not persuasive。 I’ll say this though， books with any type of human trafficking or auctions in this case are crossing into my hard limit area。 But As I said， went in blind and the only thing I regret is not waiting till the second book is out because that ending！！！！ What？！？！？！ Mind。 Blown。 🤯 。。。more
Julia
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This is a 3。75-4 for me。 It ends on a cliff hanger which I knew。 Until I know how the story totally ends it’s hard for me to decide how to rate it。 It definitely left me intrigued to continue to the next book instantly， which I will。 Worth the read but definitely understand that you will have to read the next book。 Part of me wished it was just one longer book considering the serious cliff hanger it leaves you with。
Ms Cats World
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Cravingly DarkCelia （Celeste） Ricci， living a life not truly hers to control， in an arranged marriage， a part of a business transaction， to Marco Gardello。Nic Diavolo has his eyes set on vengeance， destroying the five families and taking control of it all。 First step， kidnap Celia as restitution of her father's merciless and bloody past。 Revenge ever closer to his grasp。Broken， surrounded by bitterness and anger， Celia definitely does not have self-preservation instincts。 Definitely Stockholm Sy Cravingly DarkCelia （Celeste） Ricci， living a life not truly hers to control， in an arranged marriage， a part of a business transaction， to Marco Gardello。Nic Diavolo has his eyes set on vengeance， destroying the five families and taking control of it all。 First step， kidnap Celia as restitution of her father's merciless and bloody past。 Revenge ever closer to his grasp。Broken， surrounded by bitterness and anger， Celia definitely does not have self-preservation instincts。 Definitely Stockholm Syndrome scenario with an extremely uncaring alpha-hole and Celia's character had a muted strength。 Meaning， she's lived her whole life in an unloving， uncaring family already。 So， to be kidnapped and put in the same style of situation， but with actually more care， if you could believe it， she has a blase air about her。 Dark read that heavily lies with BDSM at a degrading level。 The pinnacle ending leaves you questioning every single thing that you believed。 At the beginning， you guess at certain bits of information throughout， like a trail of cookie crumbs。 Once the suspenseful cliffhanger happens though， you start to go back in your mind to see if you've missed anything。 Bravo to the author！ Craving the next book already！ 。。。more
Gin
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Deranged is right！ Wow， this was one crazy ride。 It took me a minute to get into the story but the beginning was almost too much。 Too much back and forth。 Too much trying to push the limits。 Too much trying to be something but didn't quite get there for me。 Ugh， we know where this is going。。。or do we？ By the half way point I was enthralled。 Was Nic really that horrible？ Was Lucas going to loose it？ Was Celia really going to auction？ I'm not going to give away that OMG ending but I'll tell you th Deranged is right！ Wow， this was one crazy ride。 It took me a minute to get into the story but the beginning was almost too much。 Too much back and forth。 Too much trying to push the limits。 Too much trying to be something but didn't quite get there for me。 Ugh， we know where this is going。。。or do we？ By the half way point I was enthralled。 Was Nic really that horrible？ Was Lucas going to loose it？ Was Celia really going to auction？ I'm not going to give away that OMG ending but I'll tell you that Nic proved to be as deranged as the blurb portrayed。 So dark， deviant and somehow so insanely hot。 I loved that he followed through even at his worst。 Celia tried hard to used her backbone and I loved the way she got to Nic。 She was certainly naive but that was her upbringing。 No real life experience just painful family drama。 Not sure why the authors wanted to scar her but that seems to be a thing right now。 Beautiful heroines with some physical damage。 The story picked up about half way and then it was darkly wonderful as Nic and Celia became something more than captor and slave。 There's tons of mafia fighting and betrayal with Celia caught up in the game of revenge。 The surprise at the end was mind blowing。 What the heck is going on？ This proved to be everything I want in a dark mafia story。 A devious， dominant hero powerful enough to bring his enemies down， a beautiful heroine fighting against her fate， dark mafia families with ugly histories， terrific secondary characters， and jaw dropping twists and turns。 There's some hot sex but no real romance。 It's coming with a pair like Nic and Celia and it's going to be so good when it hits。 I can't wait！ Bring on the next installment。 So worth the read！ I voluntarily reviewed an ARC。 。。。more
Sissy's Romance Book Review
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Devil You Hate by C。 Hallman is the First book in The Diavolo Crime Family Series。 This starts the story of Nicolo Diavolo 'Nic' and Celeste Ricci 'Celia'。 Celia is a innocent who his falling her father wishes to marry someone she doesn't want。 Nic is the evil hero who has 'bought' Celia and kidnaps her right before her wedding。 Nic plans to break her then sale her but is finding that he is drawn to her。 This was a page turning dark story that does end setting us up for the next installment。 Thi Devil You Hate by C。 Hallman is the First book in The Diavolo Crime Family Series。 This starts the story of Nicolo Diavolo 'Nic' and Celeste Ricci 'Celia'。 Celia is a innocent who his falling her father wishes to marry someone she doesn't want。 Nic is the evil hero who has 'bought' Celia and kidnaps her right before her wedding。 Nic plans to break her then sale her but is finding that he is drawn to her。 This was a page turning dark story that does end setting us up for the next installment。 This book/story may not be for all if you have trigger issues。 。。。more
Karin
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This is literally the perfect name for this story！ Celia is living a life that’s not even hers， she is living the life she is told to live and about to marry a man she can’t stand because that’s what’s expected of her until one day she’s kidnapped and meets Nicolo who is scary as can be but she’s not sure what outcome is worse， his or the one that use to before her。 I loved that Celia is strong and even though scared deep inside she doesn’t bend to Nics will。 Can’t wait for the next one
Johanna Sawyer
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Love。 Love。。。 love that cover！ Mafia romance in a duet。 Blurb caught my eye but I really enjoy reading books from this duo。 What did I like？ Well this book was a hard sell for me。 It’s hard to read about innocence paying for diabolical behavior and Celia doesn’t deserve what life hands her。 Nicola is so bent on revenge， his reactions to Celia seem bizarre。 It almost seems like he has ADD just by how many times he gets lost during a conversation。 I was getting whiplash just trying to keep up。 Wo Love。 Love。。。 love that cover！ Mafia romance in a duet。 Blurb caught my eye but I really enjoy reading books from this duo。 What did I like？ Well this book was a hard sell for me。 It’s hard to read about innocence paying for diabolical behavior and Celia doesn’t deserve what life hands her。 Nicola is so bent on revenge， his reactions to Celia seem bizarre。 It almost seems like he has ADD just by how many times he gets lost during a conversation。 I was getting whiplash just trying to keep up。 Would I recommend or buy？ I’ve read a ton of this duo’s series and this one feels lackluster。 No originality and basic mafia treatment。 The ending was my only hope for something juicy。 I’d pick up the next book to see if this can be salvaged and recommend to mafia book lovers。 I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review。 。。。more
Candy Edwards
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This book was epic！ Beck and Hallman are exceptional writers！ I couldn't get enough of this story。 Celia Ricci and Nicolo Diavolo were enemies。 Nicolo is a very bad man and doesn't think twice to use Celia by sticking it to her father。 Nicolo is the devil in every aspect of the word。 He doesn't do feelings。 This dynamite book ends on a cliffhanger。 I can hardly wait for the next book in this duet， Devil You Know。 This book was epic！ Beck and Hallman are exceptional writers！ I couldn't get enough of this story。 Celia Ricci and Nicolo Diavolo were enemies。 Nicolo is a very bad man and doesn't think twice to use Celia by sticking it to her father。 Nicolo is the devil in every aspect of the word。 He doesn't do feelings。 This dynamite book ends on a cliffhanger。 I can hardly wait for the next book in this duet， Devil You Know。 。。。more
Literary Temptations
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MY RATING: 3*RELEASE DATE: 16 April 2021CLIFFHANGER: NoARC was kindly provided for an honest reviewThere is nothing original about this story。 While I don't necessarily have a problem with that， i just wish there had been something to try to set it aside from every other revenge mafia books。It wasnt a bad story hence why some may have rated it 5*。 Ive just read it and others alike far too many times now。 MY RATING: 3*RELEASE DATE: 16 April 2021CLIFFHANGER: NoARC was kindly provided for an honest reviewThere is nothing original about this story。 While I don't necessarily have a problem with that， i just wish there had been something to try to set it aside from every other revenge mafia books。It wasnt a bad story hence why some may have rated it 5*。 Ive just read it and others alike far too many times now。 。。。more
Lauren L。
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Book ReviewBook: Devil You HateAuthor: JL Beck and C HellmanTrope: Dark mafia， definite triggersPerspective: Dual POV， 1st personOverall rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Warning: this books ends on a cliffhanger。But don’t be sad: book 2 is set for release May 2021。This is a slow burn between the captor， Nic， and the captured， Celia。 And while a slow burn， the last 5 or so chapters just totally flew off the handle and sucked you in for book 2。 Not only that， there is a set up of secondary characters for subseque Book ReviewBook: Devil You HateAuthor: JL Beck and C HellmanTrope: Dark mafia， definite triggersPerspective: Dual POV， 1st personOverall rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Warning: this books ends on a cliffhanger。But don’t be sad: book 2 is set for release May 2021。This is a slow burn between the captor， Nic， and the captured， Celia。 And while a slow burn， the last 5 or so chapters just totally flew off the handle and sucked you in for book 2。 Not only that， there is a set up of secondary characters for subsequent stories in the future if these authors chose to。 During the book， the writers somehow make you feel Celia’s defeat of her situation while also feeling sympathy towards Nic。 It’s a total mind f*ck。 But in a really good， I need to keep reading kind of way。 The conflict is so well written you end up sympathizing with both main characters when in reality you should be cheering for just Celia。 Twisted dark romance at its finest。 。。。more
Jo
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Dark， Dangerous， Delicious Devil Ohhhhhh my GAWD‼ You ladies have outdone yourselves！ I couldn't put down this delicious page turner。 The book had me curling my toes， Nic and Celia/Stellina were burning the pages I couldn't read fast enough。 I loved it！ The drama， the hotness， the fear and excitement！ You have to read it to understand that this book is an experience！ Get you some towels， wine， and enjoy the ride。 I can't wait til the next installment 📚 to see their ride through。 Kudos Josie and Dark， Dangerous， Delicious Devil Ohhhhhh my GAWD‼ You ladies have outdone yourselves！ I couldn't put down this delicious page turner。 The book had me curling my toes， Nic and Celia/Stellina were burning the pages I couldn't read fast enough。 I loved it！ The drama， the hotness， the fear and excitement！ You have to read it to understand that this book is an experience！ Get you some towels， wine， and enjoy the ride。 I can't wait til the next installment 📚 to see their ride through。 Kudos Josie and Casey 👏 。。。more
Cathy
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I loved this book it is dark and twisted and a great story， I hate it because it is a cliffhanger， but with this story I would not have it any other way。 The story just sucks you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat。 Nic could be your worse nightmare and Celia is just such a sweetheart and I could feel for her。 The story flowed really well and did I mention it was dark and twisted， like all good crime stories should be。 It is a great story and it was written well。 The characters worked well I loved this book it is dark and twisted and a great story， I hate it because it is a cliffhanger， but with this story I would not have it any other way。 The story just sucks you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat。 Nic could be your worse nightmare and Celia is just such a sweetheart and I could feel for her。 The story flowed really well and did I mention it was dark and twisted， like all good crime stories should be。 It is a great story and it was written well。 The characters worked well together and there was chemistry。 This is just a great book and now we wait。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
iheartbooks217 Elizabeth Welch
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Celia is the only child left in the Ricci Family and her father wants to use her to form an alliance with another prominent family in an arranged marriage contract。 Nicolo has other plans for her though。 This book had me turning pages until the middle of the night， only to smack with a nasty cliffy at the end！ I can’t wait for book two！ Steamy， sexy， scary， mafia love/hate story。
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