Beautifully Brutal (Soldati de Sangue Book 1)

First off I am going to say that this story has many triggers and I mean many! So if your not a fan of other woman and man whoring, and selfishness then this book is not for you oh and also a lack of romance between the two main characters. I love the premise of this story but this is one of those books that you love to hate. I loved it at times and others I hated it. I mean the man whoring was just out of control. I mean your supposed to be in love with a person why not wait for her but no he sticks his dick in anything he can get his hands on. That was a turn off for me.

Lance and Giuliana are separated after being together. Giuliana was taken and she is being held against her will. Lance has sworn to her father that he will get his daughter back. Lance then goes in search for her and does not find her for years. When he does he still wants to be with her and he is determined to have his woman. Will Giuliana want to be with Lance after being gone for so long? Will she still love him? This is such a roller coaster of a story that at times I had no idea whether or not Lance would find Giuliana. This is a good read and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Beautifully Brutal by Dani René is the first book in the Cavalieri Della Morte Series. I had no idea what to expect when I started this one and OMG, mind = blown! The story its self is really fast paced but pretty well developed and it is definitely an interesting plot!

The story is told from both Lance and Giuliana’s POV with some flashbacks of the beginning of their romance along the way. There is a pretty substantial age difference between the two, 18 years, but besides kissing they don’t do anything sexual until after she turns 18.

Lance Vincent Knight, a dark knight for the Cavalieri Della Morte and Arthur’s right-hand man. Arthur took him in when he was still a child. Initiated into the Cavalieri when he was 18 years old, the same day that Arthur gave him his first weapon. Arthur made him the man- the killer that he is today.

Arthur Calthorpe owns New Orleans and is the leader of the Tabella Della Morte an organization of assassins, and he’s the father of Giuliana Calthorpe.

Giuliana Calthorpe was just a girl when she first took notice of Lance Knight. But it wasn’t until her seventeenth birthday that Lance couldn’t resist Giuliana’s beauty anymore and kissed her for the first time.

That day was the beginning of Lance and Giuliana’s downfall. For a while, they snuck around to be with each other until right after Giuliana’s 18th birthday when Arthur finally catches them together. To say that he wasn’t happy would put it lightly. Lance tries to plead his case and admits to being in love with Giuliana but Arthur will hear none of it.

That was the last time Lance sees Giuliana. Arthur snuck her away and unbeknownst to Lance, has hidden her away in a convent, at Our Lady Of Sorrows in San Antonio.

That was two years ago. Lance has searched for Giuliana for two years and hasn’t been able to find a trace. It doesn’t help that the people that could help are either on Arthurs payroll or too scared to cross him.

Ever since that day, Lance has been on Arthurs bad side. He sends him to every dangerous mission where chances of survival are low just hoping that someone takes him out. Then one day, Arthur tells him he has another job for him, in San Antonio.

Arthur didn’t get to the position that he is in now without having some plays up his sleeve… he’s a cunning and ruthless man and there is more to this job then what Lance originally expected. But what?

Will Lance finally get his girl back? If he does will Arthur ever let them actually be together?

Check out Beautifully Brutal for yourself and find out!

“Perhaps we’re just star crossed lovers. And we all know what happened to the last set of forbidden lovers.”

Ahhh this one is sooo hard to write without spoilers!

Lance is such an alpha male, Giuliana calls him a brute quite often and I can’t help but agree with her! But you can’t help but like him, once you get over the hard exterior, there is some sweetness there too, especially when it comes to Giuliana.

“I was thirty-six, old enough to know better. But with a single glance at her, I knew I’d never be the same again. They say you can’t choose who you love, and it’s true. I didn’t choose her. It happened —a whirlwind of desire, emotion, and need rocked me to my core. She was forbidden, far too young, but I didn’t care. She begged, and I fucking kneeled at her feet. Even though my life was filled with far too much darkness, she saw right through my cold exterior.”

Giuliana is such a fiery and fierce character! She doesn’t take her father or Lance’s shit and I love that about her! She gives just as good as she gets and even though she’s young, she knows what she wants and is willing to fight for it.

“Was I a fucking prize for you just to piss my father off?” My venomous words cause him to wince, or perhaps it’s how hard I pushed him, but I don’t care . Not right now. “Are you happy now? That you took the one thing I saved for you? That’s all you wanted, wasn’t it?” My tiny fists slam into the mattress, and I’m on my feet pulling up the shorts I was wearing earlier. “Listen to me, baby girl—”“No, I’m not your fucking baby girl, Lance. I’m a grown woman, and I’m sick of men playing with my life, with my heart. I’m not a little girl anymore.”

I really wasn’t expecting that ending, but with the world she has grown up in and of course, who the man she’s in love with is, I can’t say I’m surprised that’s what she’s chosen to do.

This is just the beginning of this series and I can NOT wait to see where the rest of the men of the Cavalieri Della Morte take us! If Beautifully Brutal with all its twists and turns and scheming is any indication of how the rest of this series will play out, then I’m hooked!

If you like romantic suspense, with some sexy af assassins doing what they do best, along with a few heartfelt moments, and a sassy kick-ass heroine, then Beautifully Brutal is the book for you!

*I voluntarily reviewed an advance complimentary copy of this book.

A fast paced, beautifully written book with lots of twists and turns you don’t see coming. Not your normal everyday romance either but I enjoyed it. 🙂

Great read! Pace was good and it flowed well.
The first 40% were a little slow but as soon as i was in this book i couldnt stop.
Some great twists i did not see coming.
I did hope he would kill her father though haha

Beautifully Brutal is the first book in this series by multiple authors and I will be reading the other books in this series.
This is a story of an older man and younger woman, a forbidden relationship. Lance was raised and trained to be an assassin by Arthur Calthorpe the head of the Cavalieri Delta Morte. Arthur and his wife had Giuliani and Lance was smitten with her beauty which led to an hidden relationship. Arthur discovering their secret and sent Giuliani away without Lance knowledge. Lance never gave up on finding Giuliani whereabouts but Arthur sick sinisterly psycho actions kept them separated. Arthur devious traps was disturbing and atrocious in his gameplay with the couple.
The story is definitely dangerous, captivating and intense until the end but well worth the reading.

Everything I was expecting and so much more, Beautifully Brutal was just that. As a soldier, Lance is brutal, a torturer and killing weapon. But he has a weakness. Guiliana, daughter to the highest ranking mafia empire of the Cavalieri Della Morte. She is wholesome, innocent and pure, despite the fact of who her father is.
Theirs is a story filled with deception, intrigue, sinfully hot and arousing heat. The suspense and twists kept me quickly turning the pages. If you are a fan of dark romance, this one is a definite must read.

First book in the “Cavalieri Della Morte” Series, and its
pretty much everything I thought it would be.
It’s bloody,twisted,and definitely a dark read

If this book set the stage for the series, we are in for one hell of a ride! Beautifully Brutal is a dark and twisted forbidden romance that I couldn’t put down. This is the first Dani Rene book I have read and so far, I am loving her writing. Lance and Giuliana are two characters that exude animal magnetism. Everything about them screams passion. That’s really the only word I can think of when I think of these two…passionate. Romantic just doesn’t fit the bill because to be honest, not too much romance involved with this story. Plenty of passion and heat though, so if that’s more your thing, this book is it. The story itself is suspenseful and fast paced. It’s a fairly quick read, but certainly not lacking in plot. It’s a thrill ride that will have you breathless at times when you turn the page. I can’t wait to see how this series plays out, so far, I’m loving it

Beautifully Brutal is a story about two lovers that never should be. Everything is against them age, her father, his job, everything. But love has a way of finding a way to make its way through.

Giuliana is a young girl that has grown up in a very dangerous life. Her father is the head of the Cavalieri Della Marte and doesn’t hide anything from her. She is to grow up knowing life is not easy. Lance is one of her father’s assassins, Lance is like the son her father has never had. When Lance and Giuliana fall in love she is taken away and hidden. But Lance never gives up in finding her.

This is the first book in this series by multiple authors. Dani comes out swinging with this book. I can not wait to see where the rest of the authors go.

This is the first instalment of 12 in the Cavaliere Della Morte series and covers the incredibly, beautifully tragic journey of Lance and Giuliana. This story has so many twists and turns and at times, my head was spinning. The strong bond between the two lovers was woven throughout and kept me entranced until the very last page. Lance and Giuliana were perfect characters to tell this story and were so wonderfully written. I can’t wait to see what else this gritty series has in store for us!