Dangerous and feared. Those words describe my future husband. Who just so happens to also be my ex-boyfriend. It’s complicated. Two years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father’s bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone and wasn’t going to look back. That maybe he’d never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again. Now a cruel twist of fate has … cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal. I’m his. He thinks he did me a favor, but I feel like I’ve been given a death sentence. He doesn’t want to get married because he still loves me. No, he did it for money. More power.
I’m going to be a mafia wife. And there’s only one way out of it. Death.
But as it turns out, someone else doesn’t want me to marry the ruthless Luca Bianchi. And if he has his way, I’ll see that early grave.
Due to mature content and themes this book is recommended for readers aged eighteen and over. Code of Silence is an arranged marriage and a complete standalone. This novel may contain triggers.
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** spoiler alert ** I am not a mafia trope person normally-but Shantel has changed my mind with this book. I devoured this book, I couldn’t read it fast enough. SO many twists and turns , that I have found Shantel is very good at. She keeps your guessing and this book is no different. Luca is total alpha male. And even though he sometimes ticks you off- you still want him. There is major character development in this book, and I’m to excited to see where she takes the stories of the Dark Kings and Nite(I think I’m looking for his story the most 😉 )
Overall, this book was great. Well written, AMAZING storyline and sucks you in from the first page. If you like complete alpha males, twists and turns, HOT scenes, awesome secondary characters, mafia themed, SIN city, secret family, blackmail and the OMG moments- I HIGHLY recommend this book!
I love this book! I couldn’t put it down!
Luca. Luca. Luca. His dirty mouth and the fact that he’s ruthless, yet still good… ugh I love him. I mean just his name alone… I love Haven too. My heart hurt for her most of this book, but I rooted for them every step of the way!!
Such a great read. Delicious, second-chance, bloody and captivating! If you love mafia romances then definitely pick this book up!! I could read so much more of them and I’m so glad we get more in this world!
Luca is EVERYTHINGGG! I loved watching hearts break, pieces being picked up and then being glued back together. This was a great read with plenty of suspense, raw love, and great sex scenes. I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
This Standalone is bloody raw and epic!!I love mafia romances and this is just perfect.I loved how luca and haven had that love even before marriage.Luca is very controlling and possessive but his love for haven makes him more likeable. Haven grew up to be more mature as the book progresses and I love how she takes control in the end.Good gripping tale!
It’s dark, intense and gripping story. It will hook you in from the beginning with its twists and turns as it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The chemistry is off the charts sexy and steamy. The characters that you will love. A great read that will leave you blown away. Looking forward to reading more.
Haven and Luca were once destined but Luca is the son of a Mafia boss and his destiny was set, meaning he had to leave Haven, in doing so, he said he would be back soon for her, but he never did. u2063
Four years later, after coming home from a run, Haven knows something isn’t right and heads straight to her father’s office. Here she discovers she is being sold to the man that broke her heart, Luca, and that they are to be married within two weeks.u2063
Packed up and taken to his house, she battles her hatred for him and is also struggling with her feelings for him that only he can give her. u2063
Haven is a great character. I liked her strength and the way she stood up to Luca, she was hurt deeply by him and she wasn’t afraid to let him know this. She was also a little stupid when she knew there was danger she just dove right in not thinking things through. u2063
Luca *swoon* I loved him! He’s powerful, loved deeply and would do anything for Haven. He’s also very passionate and knows exactly what he likes and how to treat a woman, the sex scenes were fire! Although all these things, he’s also the son of a powerful mafia boss and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty, these scenes are pretty graphic and Tessier didn’t hold back on them. u2063
The story has so many layers that keep you engaged pulling you further and further into the story. It’s Mafia-related, a second chance romance and has so many twist and turns, I never wanted it to end. u2063
Code of Silence is the first book in a new series from Tessier and although produces a great story it also gives a great cast of characters that I can’t wait to read about in future books.u2063
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I have so many feelings about this book. First of when shantel writes she writes damn good. I mean this book had me going for ooo to wtf in a matter of pages. I love this book I love the characters. Amazing book!!!
Wow, WHERE do I even start? Let me just say, I have not read ONE mafia book I like. I could never connect with the characters, they felt cold, impersonal, no real life in their characters. I don’t know why, I just couldn’t connect with them. That has absolutely changed as of today. As expected, Shantel blew It out of the park and gave me a mafia romance I LOVED. I was enthralled every second of this book and got invested in the characters. Not only Luca and Haven, but I was pulled in wanting to know more about Nite and the Kings. Even Haven and Jasmine had me laughing at their antics and Jasmine’s quick retorts LOL. COS was the perfect book to feed my dark heart and I cannot wait for more!
COde of Silence by Shantel Tessier was phenomenal! Let me tell you very suspenseful, Action packed-mafia world. I love mafia stories and this one was the best!
We have Haven & Luca who are nothing like other couples. Luca was involved in the mafia world, and ofc hes hard headed, stubborn. Then we have Haven who is feisty and fierce. She knows about the whole mafia world, and the life Luca lives, but she dont show it til after she meets Luca. SHe proves that she can be this mafia wife that he deserves.
You really need to read this. ITs different but oh so damn good. I cant wait to read more of her stories!
Code of Silence is a fast paced, suspenseful, and action packed read. From the first page to the last, I was on the edge of my seat as Shantel Tessier spun a web of deceit and lies.
I loved both Haven and Luca, and the secondary characters as well. COS served as an introduction to the Dark Kings who we’ll meet more in depth later on this year. And I can’t freaking wait!!
Tessier has quickly become one of my favorite authors with her edgy plots, antiheroes that walk on the dark side, and badass female characters. I love when authors push my boundaries as a reader because it’s food for my black heart
Wow!!! This books was all sorts of awesome. If you’ve read a Shantel Tessier book before then you know she’s going to take you on one heck of a ride. This book is dark, dirty, raw, gritty, and just so good. I was hooked immediately and read it in pretty much one sitting.
Luca is a jerkface and I love him so much. He knows what he wants and he doesn’t care what he has to do to get it, see the jerk comment. LOL! Haven is just a broken-hearted girl trying to make the best of the less-than-ideal situation she finds herself in. She’s fierce and feisty. And I love them together!
There is a lot happening in this book, like crazy twists and turns, but the storyline flowed so well, making it easy to follow along. And the characters, even the secondary lineup, are fantastic. I’ve already called dibs on my next book boyfriend.
Another fantastic read from Shantel! This will for sure be a top favorite of the year for me.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Dangerous and feared. Those words describe my future husband who just so happens to also by my ex-boyfriend. It’s complicated. tow years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father’s bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone and wasn’t going to look back. That maybe he’d never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again. Now a cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal. I’m his. He thinks he did me a favor, but I feel like I have been given a death sentence. He doesn’t want to get married because he still loves me. No, he did it for money. More power. I’m going to be a mafia wife. And there’s only one way out of it. Death. But as it turns out, someone else doesn’t want me to marry the ruthless Luca Bianchi. And if he has his way, I’ll see that early grave.
Holy cow. I am not even sure how I am going to review this book without giving something away. There is so much that goes one and so much more to every move than you see from time to time and you will be on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what the heck is going on. I know that I devoured this book. Fell in love with Luca and Haven. These two have been in love with each other since childhood. And then he up and left her at a time when she wanted to run away and get away from the mafia and them live a normal life where not one could find them. This was devastating to Haven and she has mourned the loss of Luca for a long time. She dropped out of college and has been living with her parents since. Though imagine her surprise when out for a morning run she comes home to discover his car in her drive and his father and brother in her dads office and finds out she has been sold into marriage to Luca. And that’s all I am going to tell you. I devoured it. I loved it and I never wanted it to end. I fell for all the Kings of the Kingdom too and was so excited to find out we are getting his book and Nite’s. Oh Nite. I didn’t mention him but your going to love him and I was so hoping we would get more. Don’t even think about it. Grab this book and enjoy the edge of your seat ride that you are in for. I loved it and you will too.
I love a good mafia book and Code of Silence is at the top. Haven was left heart broken when her boyfriend up and left her. Luca, who was born in the mafia, thought he was protecting her by leaving. This story is full of surprises and dark twists. The supporting characters are fantastic and I can’t wait to read more about the Kings.
WOW! I’m dead! Deceased after reading Code of Silence. Seriously, heart beating out of my chest, burning through the pages, my first more that 6 Star read of 2020’…DEAD. Here lies Megan; she loved to read.
Luca and Haven’s story was everything I love about a good arranged marriage mafia book. Jam packed full of secrets, lies, darkness, all the angsty goodness & off the charts chemistry. COS had me hooked from page one and kept me guessing til the very last page. And this new book world that Shantel Tessier has created…YA’LL I can’t wait for what’s to come! SO GOOD! I’m pretty sure my book hangover has a hangover at this point and I regret nothing! Do yourself a favor and read Code of Silence its so so good!
***ARC Provided in Exchange for an Honest Review/ Megan Scandalous Book Blog***
Ahhh….Code of Silence is such a great story. It’s full of some major hotness, angst, and oh the suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat with all the twist and turns. Luca and Haven’s story is a mafia/arranged marriage romance that sucked me in and made me fall in love with their story. Their story is a different kind of mafia/arranged marriage and not as predictable as I thought it would be. I loved every freaking minute of this story and highly recommend that you one-click this one.
Happy Reading Everyone!!!
Reviewed by Jeanette Oglesby
This was a nonstop excitement. I didn’t want to put it down once I started.
Haven and Luca were smoking!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on the Kings
Shantel Tessier went Mafia bound. She went in Enemies to lovers territory with this new upcoming release – Code Of Silence. Around 10% in, I was hooked. The main characters, Luca and Haven were college sweethearts. Luca was born into the mafia. With Haven by his side made her entwined with the mafia. Although, Haven tries desperately to get Luca to understand she does not want to become his parents. Their life. It’s all Luca knows…
Plans become ruined.
Years go by.
Once lovers, become enemies.
An unwanted request is all it takes to stir up trouble.
So very well done to this Author!!!
Code of Silence was the perfect amount of dark and twisted. There were times I wanted to yell, scream and punch Luca. Also mad Haven didn’t do just that to Luca. But don’t worry he kisses it all better. I loved each one of these characters and can’t wait to read more about them all.
I didn’t want this book to end! It’s that good! I love me a good mafia romance and this one checked all the boxes! It’s dark (but not too dark) and twisty with plenty of steam. I love Luca and Haven and them getting their second chance. She has a lot of heartache to overcome before they can even start to move forward. Their road to their HEA is filled with all kinds of obstacles. Is their connection strong enough to survive?
Even though this is a standalone, Shantel created this wonderful world and characters that will continue in books to come. I cannot wait for more!!
There is no where to run when you are sold to the Las Vegas Mafia. Especially if that person happens to be an ex-boyfriend who broke your heart.
Haven and Luca’s relationship was once a fairy-tale, and is now her own personal nightmare. Haven has so much fight in her, and spirit. She is not someone who is going to role over and take whatever Luca has planned. Haven manages to hand her own when up against Luca, and when she feels betrayed by those she loves. Luca, with his best friend Nite, along with the four Dark Kings who run Kingdom come together to take down an enemy who has been after them for years. Haven gets answers that force her to realize just how much Luca has really done to save her after breaking her heart all those years ago. Will it be enough for her to be happy in this marriage or will it tear them apart?
This is the beginning of a new series by Shantel Tessier which launches us into the lives of the Dark Kings and the Kingdom they run.