True power is never held by good men, only the most perfect of villains. And she and I are both villains… I stole her, and she’s so very angry. The cartel princess doesn’t like being a pretty little pawn. She fights me when she should fear me. But oh, how her defiance excites me. She would kill me if she could, and I’d ruin her if I had an ounce less control. What a twisted game we play with … What a twisted game we play with sweet threats and cruel promises. I crave her madness in the most depraved ways because I know she’ll be so beautiful when she bleeds.
A queen who could set the world on fire and a king who would call it rain. Two very bad people who want very bad things are never safe together.
Some love stories have no heroes.
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Bad is very different compared to my everyday reads! For instance the two main characters are freaking insane, I don’t know how the authors came up with the idea for this but the must have gone to some dark places.
Camilla is a captive but make no mistake she is bada$$ I really liked her character, she held her own in every situation and was just as ruthless and conniving as Ronan! Both of them have a sick obsession for blood and are constantly playing mind games with each other.
Ronan is your designated bad boy billionaire with a heart of coal! That guy was all shade, a man who held no loyalties to anyone but himself. A master manipulator and in Camilla he has found someone similar.
Usually with books like these the first half is the characters hating each other and the second half is them being all lovey dovey, this was not the case in bad. From start to finish it was push and pull. I loved that! I’m so curious to see how book two begins after the ending from Bad.
“He’s dangerous and powerful, and I’m drawn to him in the same way that an adrenaline junkie is to life threatening heights. I’ll likely fall and die, but the trip down would be a rush like any other…”
I have no words…at least I’ll try to explain how much this one made my dark side sing with glee, although I know I won’t do it justice, so bear with me. Ronan’s smoothly psychotic charisma is completely and utterly intoxicating THE ENTIRE TIME. There is no hearts and flowers, only blood, power, and pain…and it was unreal how drawn to him I was. My heart raced like I ran a 5k and there wasn’t a dull second to be found. These two Authors do it like no one else can.
“Her soul is dark, and such a contradiction to her beautiful exterior. Alluring and deadly, such a lethal combination.”
Camilla’s fire is indescribable, and while she is not a controlled burn, like our dear Ronan, she is a force to be reckoned with, and their friction was off the charts. Not love, but more like kindred spirits, both loving to see the world burn, then take it all over and rule it. She showed no fear, and gave as good as she got, and it was almost hypnotizing how in sync they were.
“Within her eyes lie cruel promises of violence and lust. And that strikes something buried deep inside me-there is every possibility this woman may be my undoing. It shouldn’t be such a thrill.”
The suspense of what will happen to them is almost unbearable at times, you never know what will happen next, and it was a complete thrill ride from start to finish. And as for the end….it made my stomach drop and salivate for the next book. Don’t go in this dark pool if you can’t swim folks, but I’m head over heels for these two!! I thank the Authors for providing a copy to review!
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
The thing that attracted me the most was the blurb. I was dreaming of a story like this and bamm. It’s here so I needed to read it fast. I wanted to know more and more.
Stevie J. Cole and L. P. Lovell are new authors to me and let’s just say that I will be stalking their works from now on. Their writing is intense, raw, scary, dirty and kinky.
Bad is their latest release and tells the stories of Ronan and Camila.
Ronan is really bad. He’s cold, unscrupulous, with no remorse or pity and not only a manipulator but also a player.
Camila is a really badass woman. She’s a fierce leader of the Juarez Cartel, bad at her own pace and a fighter with a secret weapon that transforms any man in little lambs.
Since the day Ronan kidnapped Camila, he wants to break her but it’s becoming a
very difficult task.
These two together are a couple from hell. They stop at nothing to achieve their goals, the way they hurt each other… And I’m done talking.
Jesus fuck*** Christ this book is amazing.
I’m still shaking from the intensity of it and I’m also amazed.
The plot is superb, intense and wrapped in a danger warning. It’s a very well written book with lots of craziness, madness, crime, suspense and all that’s BAD. The interaction between the characters is intense, raw, dangerous and hot as hell. They will push each others buttons until one of them snap.
Overall it was a phenomenal, amazing and intense reading will lot of scary parts, lots of suspense and so much more. You can’t be prepared for this, trust me, it will make you fear them.
I’m so mad right now… Mad because it’s over and I want more. Seriously guys… Why ended it like that? You two are wicked… When will we get the next book?
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
Love it, thanks!
I finished this book months ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. I love it!
I read both books. Not my usual type of read. It was blood, violence, dark and vicious but I was intrigued. I wanted to know how a relationship like this could work and if love would be born of it. I enjoyed it.
“Bad” is Dark, Twisted, Depraved & Savage. I Loved It! It kept me on the edge of my seat, I couldn’t read it fast enough. I love reading Dark Mafia books. This is my favorite so far this year.
The sexual tension between Camilla and Ronan was off the chart explosive. It is utterly volatile. They wanted to kill each other one minute and get down and dirty the next.
This is a highly addicted read, the action and suspense was off the charts. This book is not for the faint hearted. There is a whole lot of blood and violence.
I highly recommend reading. The only downside is the massive Cliffhanger.
~ Kim L – Wonderful World of Books
Bad is well…Bad. So very bad…
Hold on, before you shake your pitchforks, it is the kind of Bad only those of us in the dark realm appreciate. Those that find themselves giggling in glee at depravity.
Bloodlust, ha what a joke! The evil in these pages will tempt and tease you. It will seduce and call to you.
You will question your own mind. You will question theirs. But in the end, the violence will consume you. You may draw a knife. So when you think about it…who’s bad?
This book is perfect. The only ending that could have come about…I’m just giggling in blood covered glee. Seriously, it might be too late for the shrink but damn, I can’t wait for their next book.
Stevie J. Cole and LP Lovell are dangerous. Like a watch list kind of dangerous. You have been warned!
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Loved it! But wish I could get the next book. Says it’s not available yet.
I did not like the story line at all. Too much good stuff to read to wsate energy on this book.
Too evil, too real.
This is such a steamy, twisted romance! Addictive!
I don’t mind a little roughness or kinkiness but this book was cruel and just weird I tried to read it hoping he would get a little gentler but couldn’t finish but to each there own just wasnt for me!
This book had me on the edge the whole time. The tension between the two main characters was tantalizing. I love that the female lead was strong and independent, not meek and helpless. Great story, excellent tug of war with the heart and mind. I look forward to reading more of this story.
I found this book hard to get into. Just to much details
This book was different but I truly enjoyed the dark nature. Its was not overtly about sex which was nice. Sucks Book 2 isn`t available at B&N.
Very dark, sick and unnecessarily violent.
These two are the epitome of Bad.
It’s a nice change to see the girl is just as bad as the guy.
They are seriously the most fucked up couple I have ever read, their back and forth of who has the biggest balls.
They either want to kill each other or fuck each other and they don’t care which.
* ARC PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR FOR AN HONEST REVIEW *
“I want to fuck him almost as much as I want to kill him…perhaps both at the same time?”
WOW. That’s seriously the only way that I can even begin to start this review with. I love but LP Lovell and Stevie J. Cole’s writing and they’ve given us some pretty fucked up shit before. If you haven’t read The Game Series by these two amazing authors, than you’re missing out. I say all of that because I thought that series was twisted and these two couldn’t get much darker. WRONG. With Bad, they delivered us a twisted story full of blood lust and power that consumed me from the moment I read the prologue. SERIOUSLY, the prologue starts off with a bang.
I don’t even know how to give this book the justice that it deserves. It has the Bravata and Cartels. It has politics. It’s full of danger and some seriously messed up shit. Yet, the mastermind behind it all, Ronan exudes power and confidence and you can’t help but fall in love with his twisted mind.
Camilla is a complete bad ass and is honestly Ronan’s match. The things that the two of them thrive on is dangerous, life threatening and exhilarating. You wouldn’t think one person enjoys that kind of pain let alone another. Everything about them screams each other’s equal but they operate as they are the only one that can survive.
When Ronan takes Camilla, he tries to break her down and keep her fire going all at the same time. They dance our each other and the danger with what seems like little regard for their lives. The passion between them is pulsating and I couldn’t get enough.
I’ll say it. It ends on one hell of a cliffhanger but it’s one of those cliffhangers that I absolutely love. I needed the outcome yesterday so now my stomach is in knots as I anxiously wait until I can get my hands on the next book and find out what happens with these two strong and passionate messed up souls. Well done, Ladies. I absolutely loved it.
Bad is a stand alone however Ronan and Camilla both appear in the Wrong Series. I enjoyed the Wrong series. Bad not as much, it felt a bit theatrical. There’s plenty of strategy, blood, violence and more blood that was a bit over-the-top.
Players:
Ronan Cole is the bad Russian mobster from the Wrong series who has his own agenda.
Camilla Estrada is the sister to Gabriel Estrada, the leader of the Juarez cartel.
Ronan and Camilla have a thirst for power and blood. Although Camilla is the captive she’s much like a lotus flower, pretty and deadly. Their power struggle only intensifies their sexual tension. However Ronan has other plans in progress and Camilla is a distraction he can not afford. The ending is a cliff hanger leaving us with a game of Russian roulette. 3 Stars