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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Wow! Wow! Wow! This book was so good! I loved Luca and Haven. Their story started early, they fell in love young. He left her to handle a family issue. I usually like mafia books, this one I LOVED. We start with an arranged marriage, but by the end you realize how much he loves her. She was a fighter all the way. It had so many twists and turns. I was holding my breath in the end. I can’t wait to read more of these characters!
Wow, what a book. This story began with young love and became the ultimate dark romance. Loved the build up and the angst that this story gave. I feel in love with the alpha male and sassy female characters. I want more. I devoured this book and I need more. The graphic violence and hot love scenes had me swooning and gripped to the book from page one. Shantel has created a Mafia masterpiece that will draw you in and wishing you were part of the story. I want more story, more information about all the characters and I want more books with the kings. Beautiful writing and a fantastic hot dark romance.
Code of Silence was another great read by Shantel Tessier. I really liked it. This was a Mafia, second chance read which are two of my favorite tropes. I loved Luca and Haven. They were just scorching together. Could not get enough of them. This is definitely a must read. I cannot wait for the Dark Kings series.
5 well deserved mafioso stars!!! I absolutely LOVED this book!!! Code of Silence is one of the best things I’ve read in a long time. It grabs your attention and interest from the first page. The characters and the storyline are both fascinating and well written. I cannot wait for more books in this new series!
Another 5 Star Read by Shantel Tessier.
Dark Steamy Alpha-hole Twisted Secrets Voyeurism Second-Chance Mafia
I went into this book thinking this book would be like ‘Slaughter’, which is my favorite book by this author, but the alpha hole was not as bad. She was so good at describing some of the torture scenes that you really couple picture it so clearly and see it playing out in your mind. I really can’t wait for the next book in the series, it is going to be H-O-T. I love her books.
If all of this sounds like what you love to read (really anything by Shantel Tessier) then run now and snatch this book up because you won’t be able to put it down.
WOW!! Shantel has the knack for dark romance! She can weave a story so beautifully, but these newer stories of hers have such a darkness, intriguing that sucks you in. The gore from the side stories, the chemistry from Luca & Haven is just GAH perfect! I have never been in love with the darker stories some authors write, but Shantel has shown me the way into hers. The characters in this book were well written, I am in love with them & want all of their stories now!!! The short glimpse we get into this dark world I can feel is so small & we will see so much more in the future DK series. The twists & turns of Haven’s life made me want so much more. I was so engrossed in this story that I was surprised it was ending way too soon. A fantastic must read!!
I highly recommend this book. Told in dual POV.
Shantel writes the best jackholes. You can’t help but to love hate them. I’m ridiculously excited to read about all the Kings too. I just know they’re going to be some of the best bad guys ever. Luca and Haven were so great. I wish the book was longer though, I didn’t get enough of them. I need a second or third epilogue.. stat! You definitely need to read this book.
I love a good mafia romance and was sooo excited to hear that Shantel Tessier wrote one , because let’s face it she writes some addicting books with hot af men ! This book immediately sucked me in from the beginning, Luca is incredibly hot and bad af and Haven is his girl from high school and love of his life , he leaves her for a couple years with no explanation and than returns and buys her hand in marriage from her parents! The twist and turns in this book oh boy this was one helluva ride ! And we meet the Dark Kings in this book and Nite ugh you guys these men that Shantel has created are so mouth watering yummy ! Can’t wait for Nites story , he literally stole my heart with Haven and how loyal he is to Luca . This arranged marriage mafia romance definitely gets 5 stars from me and my recommendation !
*** I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book ***
Wow! Code of Silence by Shantel Tessier is amazing! I don’t want to say too much without giving it away but if you love mafia romance with some twist and turns this ones for you. It had everything I crave and more. Loved every bit of it!
I love Luca and Haven! Omg.. it was mesmerizing and wonderfully written my favorite book of the year!
Honestly I don’t know what to think right now. It was good writing like always but what I did not like were all the lies and how he treated her in the first half of the book. If I was her in this situation, I would learn self defense and how to shoot. Luca was pretty harsh and unfeeling and she acted kind of young. I really like Jasmine, she was a no nonsense kind of girl. So after the first half I really got into this book and now I really like to read Nites book and the King books. All in all it was a great read with harsh words, brutality, death and of course love.
I received an ARC for an honest review.
Welp. As expected I didn’t get anything less than superb excellence from Shantel Tessier in her newest standalone COS! I absolutely devoured her Dare series and was so excited to see what she had in store for her readers.
From the beginning….it’s gritty and dark. Mafia romance with a major side of crime and violence! Our anti-hero is everything I have come to expect from Shantel. With her gloriously flawed anti-hero and her beautifully strong heroine.
Prepare yourself for a hate to love romance!
I received an ARC for COS and I woke up to start it I couldn’t put it down I just finished and wish I can erase my memories and start it all over again! What a good book. I need more!
I love arranged marriages especially when it involves mafias. I loved this book I could not put it down. I loved that she get background information so you are not lost when reading present and pass. I also loved how she incorporated the Dark Kings and Nite. So They just added to the store. I can’t wait until their stories come out.
I do want to know more about the Bianchi siblings. Hopefully they all get books also. I have an idea who I want the sister to end up with.
Once again She it a home run.
Thanks for allowing me to read this book. I am definitely a fan for life!
I’ve followed Shantel Tessier since the start of the UN Series with Undescribable and I can honestly say Shantel’s writing just gets better and better.
Code of Silence is darker than her earlier work, but I love how Shantel makes you fall for the ‘bad’ guys.
This is a mafia themed book with the main characters being Luca and Haven.
Haven is being forced into becoming a mafia wife and they all know the only way out of the mafia life is by death – can they make it work or will Haven end up a casualty?
I loved this book, the twists and turns make the book hard to put down and keep you gripped right to the end.
I can’t wait for what comes next
I was worried because this author is fairly new to me. I have only read her Dare series and it set the bar pretty high. I went in completely blind and whoa! Talk about dark and gritty mafia madness! I was pleasantly surprised. This story was really intense and action-packed right from page one. The suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat turning pages because you are not sure exactly where it’s going to go. It is well written and the flow works.
The hero is a sexy mafia bad boy who makes a great ruthless bad guy. His loyalty will steal your heart. I was iffy on the h, in the beginning, I thought she was kinda a pushover and made not so smart decisions. She said it best herself “Good d*ck will make a girl stupid. I should become a lesbian.” I thought that the Hero needed a stronger woman, but she definitely redeemed herself and I look forward to watching her grow. I hope that all of the female characters in the story grow as the series continues. The strength of the men demands it.
Be warned it gets pretty gruesome in a few parts. Overall it was an enjoyable read. I will be continuing with the series and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mafia story.
Shantel Tessier
Wow. This book has everything. Betrayal, danger, Mafia, mysterious ruthless group who weild power and influence, second chance romance oh and a forced marriage. Well written with characters that come alive, you will get sucked into the underworld of Sin City and and not come up for air until the last word. The biggest let down of this book for me is that its the first to introduce these characters as i want all their stories now so i can binge. You really need to read this book.
Hold please, while I go die until Spring time! Let me just start by saying this book had me from page 1! I haven’t read a book this fast in a long time but I could not put it down. At. All! It was EVERYTHING! When I read what Code of Silence was gonna intel I was honestly expecting just your typical arranged marriage mafia romance. This is not that! I loved this take on mafia/arranged marriage! Absolute perfection!
Now on to the characters! I’m not usually big on the heroine who cries a lot. But the way Shantel wrote Haven’s scenes, every-time she cried. I wanted to cry. I felt it that much! Every time Luca yelled. I felt it. I could visualize every single part of this book like I was literally watching it on TV. That’s so hard to come by for me. And don’t get me started on those yummy scenes!!! Talk about panty melting! Please excuse me while I go take a cold shower then soak in a tub full of ice bc I need it after those scenes!!!
I definitely started 2020 off right with Code of Silence! I can’t wait to dive deeper into this world!!! Bring on the Kings and definitely give me more Nite!!!! I. Need. Them. All!!!!
So yeah! I had no doubts Shantel Tessier was gonna give us another amazing read but she knocked this book out the park! It’s absolute perfection! Go read this book! Like. NOW!
HOLY COW! What did I read? This book starts off on a dark and cringy note and the hits keep on coming. Luca grew up the son of a mafioso Don, and knows violence, heartache and death from an early age. Haven’s love for Luca started at a young age. Despite knowing his family is part of the mafia and assuming Luca’s also involved, she is naive and unaware of reality. Ripped apart, Haven learns to live apart from Luca, only to learn she is now to be married to the man who walked out on her. Wow.
Like Haven, my mind was smacked over and over by the secrets revealed during the story. Shantel has a knack of giving the reader a false sense of confidence of anticipating the track of the story, only to sit back and smile as our minds are blown. The chemistry between Luca and Haven is hot. The side characters grabbed my attention. I’m so thrilled to learn that they all will have their own stories down the road.
i could not put the story down. In fact, I read it so fast, I’m going back to read it again. This is not due to the duration, more that I simply had to know what was coming up next in the story. I love this story and I think if this is the introduction to this new world, the next books will be even more intense. I cannot wait for more. Well done.
Code of Silence is the newest book from Shantel Tessier. Once again, she has knocked this book out of the park! This is a stand-alone book, but it also introduces us to the next series that she will be writing. And what an introduction! While this book focuses on Luca and Haven, Ms. Tessier also puts in enough information to have us all anxiously waiting for the series that will follow.
COS is a second chance, mafia romance book. Luca grew up in the mafia and Haven is the one he can’t let go. The plot flows nicely and gets you intrigued from the very first page. Luca worked relentlessly to be able to claim what was his and protect Haven from danger. Even though Haven doesn’t see it from the beginning, everything Luca does is to protect her. And it shows how much Luca does love her. The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat and I finished this book in less than a day! This story is told in dual POV so you get to see thoughts, reasons, and feelings from both main characters. This story has it all, drama, angst, darkness, and steamy romance. The steamy scenes were everything you hope for! Not all the twists were predictable, which was refreshing. If you read a lot of these types of books, then some things can feel predictable. It was great being surprised by them. I hope to see more of Luca and Haven in the rest of the series.
Wow! I’m speechless!
I freaking loved this book!!! It’s dark, twisted, shuddering, awful, sexy, fantastic as hell!!!
I read this book in one sitting. Couldn’t put it down.
Luca, son of a Mafia Boss, is born and raised into the Mafia life no matter what. He meets Haven in college, her being two years younger than him. They fall in love, even tho she knows / suspects what he’s doing.
After he left her and broke her heart, she’s finally getting her life together Luca comes back. With a marriage contract. She finally gets what she always wanted, right? Or not?!
Another perfect book by Shantel Tessier. She keeps you captured from the first page with a bang until the very end. She describes certain scenarios that leave you cringing and shuddering, but you have the urge to keep reading! The bed scenes are off the chart hot and have you melting into a puddle, lol.
All in all, if you are a lover of mafia romance books, this is definitely a MUST READ!!!
All the stars from me and can’t wait for the Kings’ books!!!
I kindly received an arc from the author and voluntarily left a review