My name is Amadeo Dacosta, but you… you will only call me Father.I’ve been watching Carlotta Tomassi for months, biding my time to pluck her out of her sheltered life. The mafia kingpin’s daughter is not going to be a sweet little thing much longer. Not if I have anything to do with it.Soon, she will be kidnapped. Taken. Captive. Carlotta’s transformation from sweet little lamb to broken sinner … from sweet little lamb to broken sinner will begin in the cell I built for her. Barely legal and enchanting in her innocent beauty, she will be my prized possession.
I can’t wait for her to open her eyes and realize she’s now my property. The fear. The anticipation. The pain. I will take it all. And the first words I’ll tell her will seal her fate.
It’s time to confess, little sinner.
And Father does not forgive.
Confess is a full-length novel with a dirty priest straight out of your fantasies… or nightmares.
This is a captive dark mafia romance.
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When I first started reading this book, I have to admit, it was a little more unorthodox than I had anticipated. The deeper I got into the story and got to know the characters, I found myself connecting with some of the emotions of Father Amadeo, his brother Valentino and Carlotta. And then it happened. Tears. My heart broke for Amadeo and it was all I could do to finish the book. Isabella Starling brought forth such realistic humanity and emotion with this storyline, it truly took my breath away. I whole heartedly recommend this five star read.
First off – this book will not be for everyone. It has kidnapping, a touch of torturous BDSM, dubious consent, mafia action, and bloodshed. It is a TRUE, erotically dark romance. One that will have you on the edge of your seat, reading until the heart-warming end (there is a happily ever after)
This is my first read by Isabella and I will say it won’t be my last. She introduced me to a whole different level of writing with this book and impressed me greatly.
Father Amadeo Dacosta is a priest with a tortured past and he is determined to make those that caused him all the pain suffer greatly. Enter Carlotta Tomassi, the daughter of Massimo Tomassi – who is the crime leader of the Malbourne area.
Father Amadeo, with the help of his little brother Valentino, kidnaps Carlotta. Father Amadeo is determined to make her pay for the sins and crimes her father committed against him. Carlotta is a strong woman, finding out the pain her father caused towards Father Amadeo, she ends up wanting to help him.
There are so many twists, turns, and heartbreaks in this story, to end on such a good and heart warming end. I will definitely be reading more of Iasabella’s works. Like I said before, though, these masterpieces are not for the faint of heart or ones that take offense to what I listed out at the beginning. So, I say in ending – Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.
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Loved this book by Isabella! I mean mafia AND a hot priest?! Sucked me in quick and I read it in one sitting!
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HAIL MARY
by Lisa C Varn
Great read from Isabella Starling. I suggest you run out and buy this book. Isabella has a way with her characters like no other writer that I know. She grabs you from the first page until the last.
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This was my favorite troupe at it’s best mafia and dark romance , it has enough angst and heat to melt several kindles and nooks to boot Armadeo and Carlotta sweat up the pages. Carlotta is a mafia princess whose in the sights of a very bad man. This is a story that was done well with strong and sometimes likable and unlikable characters rolled up in these two people, this is a good weekend read for escape. Happy Reading.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was written well and the characters were interesting. This story of Amadeo and Carlotta was dark, heavy, amusing, kidnapping, anger, fearful, drama, danger, pain, scared, struggles, manipulation, confusion, emotional and lots more. Amadeo had his brother Valentino helped with the kidnapping then left Amadeo and Carlotta in a house, while Carlotta her father Massimo Tomassi, Malbourne’s Capo has put out there one million dollars for his daughter. This really wasa good book had me captivated from the start, I would recommend this book to everyone.
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This book may not be for everyone, it is a dark read but omg I absolutely loved it. Amadeo, Carlotta and Valentino are characters that you won’t ever forget. The connection that these characters have is off the charts. Amadeo wanted one thing and that was revenge but he got something more. Truly an amazing read that I couldn’t put down once I started. The ending was absolutely perfect. Another amazing read that everyone must one click.
This was an incredible read. It couldn’t put it down. Isabella Starling does it again and again. She’s a force to be reckoned with.
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Lighter shade of Dark Mafia
Confess is the first book I have read by Isabella Starling so I was not sure what to expect, as you just never know when you try a “new to you” author. The books description looked more than fascinating with hints that it would be dark, twisted and just down right filthy sexy in all the best ways. So I thought “bring it on and lets have some fun”.
The story itself I did not think was as dark as it should have been given the deeper details and twists that come out along the way. For me I could not connect that the H and h, Father Amadeo, and Carlotta, were ever actually in love or had deep feelings for each other. But when you add Amadeo’s brother Valentino into the mix and it seems that he loved Carlotta much more.
I am also just going to mention that there were a number of proofreading errors and story detail inconsistencies. This sort of stuff drives me nuts and I found myself being pulled out of the story while I was reading as I flipped back to find previous details just to make sure I was remembering correctly.
So overall for me this was an okay book with an interesting and twisted story-line that I would term as Lite Dark Mafia
This isn’t my normal type of book I read… I wasn’t even sure I would like it at first, but I have to admit I absolutely loved it!!! There is no sugarcoating how crazy this book gets, but it’s amazing!! It definitely is worth reading!!!
What a dark intense read that will have you loving this twisted read. This will grab you from the very beginning.
If you like lurking in the shadows of darkness and non-consensual doesn’t hit any triggers, then you’ll like Confess. Whilst I enjoyed the book, it felt like there was something lacking. Maybe it was that at times it seemed unrealistic.
Carlotta lives with her daddy, head of the mafia. He almost keeps her under house arrest, but she is able to slip out with a few well placed bribes. She’s almost 18 and ripe for a prearranged marriage. Carlotta is a good girl, she might sneak out but she’s not promiscuous and doesn’t flirt with boys.
Father Amadeo endured an unimaginable heartbreak and although he has faith in his god, he wants revenge. He’s going to take Massimo Tomassi’s daughter, break her and destroy her father. His brother Valentino aides him but then his conscience starts to play on his mind and he struggles to make Amadeo realise what he is doing is wrong.
A must read with some twists. I thought Father Amadeo was so twisted in the beginning then I realized the power of love and truth played a big part in this story. It is dark and twisted but Carlotta and Valentino found true love and happiness.
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This is a very exceptionally-written and very dark story that has very well-constructed characters with strength, depth and chemistry. This book is “”DARK”, twisted, taboo, disturbing, burning hot, intense, depraved, suspenseful, and has aspects vengeance, temptations, hate, betrayal, heartbreak, twists/turns, heartbreak, drama, surprises, mystery, revenge, grief, angst, loyalty and love. This is a must read very DARK romance…. sense a theme
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Confess by Isabella Starling. 5 stars
I confess. I have an addiction to the dark and taboo books! This book was everything I wasn’t expecting and so much more. This one started very dark but as you get to know the characters and get further into the story Carlotta and Amadeo will become your next addiction. For as much as he wants to hurt her, she already embedded herself in his heart. This author had me so invested in this story I can’t wait to share it with my friends- Carolyn- Book Haven Book Blog
Charlotte is a sweet teenage girl that gets kidnapped and tortured for her mafia father’s crimes by a priest called Father Amadeo. Amadeo lost everything he loved and is out for revenge. This is not a romantic feel good book but takes the reader through a roller-coaster of emotions that range from anger, disgust, heart-break, disappointment and in the end leaves you with a lump the size of a melon in your throat. Confess is violent, dark, twisted that lean more toward abuse than erotica. It has a good story-line, is well written, but the blaspheming is off-putting. This is a book that will keep revolving long after it has ended.
WOW….I could not put this book down! Isabelle Starling has written a dark story with an edge of your seat plot, perfect characters for the novel, unexpected twists and turns you do not see coming, strong emotions, revenge, sadism, and a twisted but tender love story. I wish I could give it 10 stars!
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Father Amadeo is a priest and a killer, a psychopath bent on revenge, but Carlotta may be his unwitting savior. He is pretty much off his rocker thanks to her father, the man who destroyed his life. He’s reluctantly aided and abetted by his younger brother Valentino who continually tries to convince him that what he’s doing is wrong, but plotting his revenge is the only thing that has kept him going for the last 18 years and Carlotta is the means to that end. She is young and innocent but he will make her pay for the sins of her father.
This book is not an easy read. The book blurb alone shows how twisted and unbalanced his mind is. It’s dark and disturbing and the anger fueled madness leads him to do terrible things but ultimately he finds his redemption through Carlotta’s forgiveness. It’s a gripping story, one that I won’t forget.
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OMG this was a brilliant read.
I thought it was a bit on the dark side but I soon got into it and loved every page of it.
Who wouldn’t love Father Amadeo. Jeez he was o e creepy character to begin with but I still fell in love with him and his Brother Valentino.
Loved Carlotta and how she grew into a beautiful fearless woman. I was so happy that she and Valentino achieved their HEA with a beautiful family regardless of the tragedy they had suffered. This was one hell of a book and well worth the read. Be prepared with a box of tissues because I certainly needed them.
A dark, gritty read, that may not be for everyone. I have come to enjoy Isabella’s books, and am always curious to see what dark roads, her and her characters decide to take us on. Confess was another enjoyable read for me, that kept me hooked, wondering what caused events to play out the way they did, and how they would turn out.