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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A very DARK beginning leads to a rare and enduring love. . .
CONFESS, author Isabella Starling’s newest novel is quite the experience. It is full of triggers, violence, and explicit scenes, (so only readers 18 or older, please) and yet ends with the most amazing love story! I couldn’t believe that something which started in such darkness could be turned around into such unconditional love, but author Isabella Starling’s masterful writing made it both realistic and believable. CONFESS is well-written, includes some amazing and dynamic characters, and is one of those reads that requires a reader to imbibe each word – even while reading in a full-body cringe. Author Starling’s message is that love is the most powerful of all human emotions. Its loss can warp a mind or bring it back from the brink. Conversely, when love is given unconditionally it can heal the most heinous harm to body and mind. CONFESS unveils both aspects of love’s influence in what felt to be a deeply personal story as author Starling uses her masterful prose to build suspense throughout the novel. Additionally, CONFESS is a dark psychological romance that once started demands the total focus of the reader until the last word is read. In fact, it has yet to let go of my mind. While dark romances are not for everyone, if you are looking for something different to read CONFESS by Isabella Starling is an amazing journey. I voluntarily read an early copy of CONFESS, and this is my VOLUNTARY and HONEST review of 5+STARS. Sincerely, if you are a fan of dark romance, CONFESS by Isabella Starling should be your nest romance purchase! Happy pages!
I have been waiting for this book! I will tell you it was worth it! I was immediately drawn into the book.
I could not put this book down! I did not sleep till I had read the last word. The characters are complex and capture you from the start. They are so much more than what they allow people to see. They have secrets, lust, love, pain, betrayals, anger, and a driving force for payback. There are twists and turns that have you on the edge of your seat. The emotional journey this book takes you on will RIP at your heart and keep you on edge as you read to find out what will happen next. Just when you think you know what is coming….you don’t. I loved this book! It is well written and is beautiful in its complexity and in the darkness and light of the souls of each character. A definite must have! I am voluntarily leaving my review after reading an advance reader copy of the book from the author. Fantastic book!!!
Well damn! That was definitely an interesting read but will NOT be for everyone! Without giving things away, it can get very dark, rough, graphic and disturbing, but if this is your genre then you will love it! I’m kinda halfway between lol I do love certain aspects of it and the blurb sounds intriguing but there were some parts I just wasn’t into and that’s just my issue, not the writers. Isabella starling is back in the game and she is gunning hard for the top! She writes very vivid stories that will leave you feeling all types of ways! This book had my emotions up and down and my heart broke at times for Carlotta. It was really an interesting plot about revenge and how it changes you and changes as time goes on! Great read if it’s your vibe!
Confess may not be for everyone. It’s dark! It’s twisted! It’s heart-wrenching!
It’s a dark and twisted story full of lies, secrets, revenge, love and so much more.
One secret can change your entire life, it’s up to you how it changes it.
This book is by far different than anything I’ve ever read. This author has defiantly returned with a bang with this one. It packs a couple of unexpected punches and an unexpected love.
This book was amazing and I was completely surprised on how dark it really was. I don’t often read a dark romances but anything from Isabella Starling I once click. This book would be no exception. It was so well written and in-depth. I feel so bad for Carlotta it was getting anxious reading every time they were in the room together. Such a heartbreaking story and makes you feel so many deep emotions. I would read dark books from her. Five stars! By Tiffany
If you are interested in dark & gritty tales, look no further. This is filled to the brim with it. You’ve got a dirty dirty priest, who’s haunted by a horrible past and seeks his revenge on the innocent daughter of the mafia man who ruined his life. After he takes Carlotta, he does very very bad things to her. Somewhere along the way, lines blur a bit. When Carlotta’s father finds them and takes her back, Father Amadeo & his brother Valentino plot and plan to get her back. This was gritty, raw & emotional. And not what you think. Or maybe it will be. Either way, you’ll very much like it!!
If you’re a fan of edge-of-your seat dark erotic romance stories with an intriguing storyline and packed with twists and turns, heartbreak, suspense, drama, surprises, mystery, revenge, grief, angst, loyalty, and so much more, then you need to read Confess by Isabella Starling. This is one book that will grab you from the beginning and hold you captive until the very end.
I volunteered to review an advance reader copy of this book.
Wow! Hold on to your seats! This is gonna be a bumpy dark ride. You’ll be too enthralled to even look up from the pages to see where the next curve is going to take you.
I devoured this in one evening, and it was such an emotional, and at times touching, story. You’ll love and hate the characters, but the end is definitely worth the read. Come on readers, it’s time to “Confess” that you are intrigued and want to read their story
I was so excited when I heard Isabella was coming back. And she comes back with the gut-wrenching twisted tale that is Confess. This story is filled with dark themes, excruciating punishments and a captive/captor dynamic. If any of these tropes offend you, turn back now.
Father Amadeo is a priest with a tragic past. He lost everything and is now out for revenge. And who better to exact it on than innocent Carlotta, the daughter of the man who took everything from him.
Carlotta is a sweet girl who has no idea what her father has done to attract Father Amadeo’s ire. Amadeo and his brother Valentino kidnap her and Amadeo proceeds to try and break her completely. But Carlotta is strong, and it will take more than a few punishments to knock her down.
I loved that Valentino was included and we got to see that although he agrees with Amadeo that someone needs to pay for what happened, he does not think that person should be Carlotta.
And the ending! You learn that Carlotta’s father had his reasons for doing what he did, but is that enough to justify all that Amadeo has lost? You’ll just have to read Confess to find out!
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving my review.
Loved this heart wrenching, dark, twisted romance!!!
Once again Isabella Starling has managed to tell a wonderfully twisted, dark, heart wrenching story that had me reading as fast as I possibly could to find out what would happen next. The story of Carlotta, Amadeo and Valentino is by far one of the best stories I’ve read this year. I can’t even begin to express the number of emotions I went through while reading this book and I truly loved every single minute of the emotional roller coaster ride this story took me on. I loved this book and I highly recommend it!!!!!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Isabella Starling is BACK! I’ve missed her dark reads, and after a brief hiatus, she has put forth her darkest yet. Father Amadeo Dacosta has a plan for innocent Carlotta Tomassi, a plan borne from almost two decades of horrendous pain. Amadeo’s brother Valentino tries his best to protect Carlotta, while understanding the ways of his older brother, and the Mafia. The characters are not as they seem; not all is as evil, or as innocent as portrayed. There is a wonderful depth to their characters. The story is darkly compelling, both tragic and wonderful in its telling. If you are a fan of dark romance with torture & dubcon elements, I would recommend this.
HOLY HOTNESS!!!!! Carlotta and Amadeo, Y’all!!!!! Isabella Starling has written THE HOTTEST story of 2019!!!!!! This book is straight up
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I will start by saying, Confess is not for everybody. There are dark moments, BDSM, kidnapping, and questionable consent.
With that being said, this story is exactly what I said. Dark. Father Armadeo is a vicious and brutal man with a dark past and he wants Carlotta to pay for her fathers sins.
“I want to invade her mind. Possess her. I want to fucking own her.”
Personally, I had a hard time connecting with this story and the characters. I am not new to BDSM or erotica romance so I can’t quite put my finger on what exactly my issue was.
With that being said, I am a huge fan of Isabella and her other pen names and love all her other work too.
WOW! Isabella that book was emotionally raw and left me feeling flayed open at the end.
Amadeo is a character I hated from the beginning but fell in love with him half way through.
Carlotta broke my heart as her tale took many twists and turns and at times it devastated me.
Valentino I loved from the very beginning. He is so nurturing and kind in a very selfless way.
This story made my night. I loved the ending so much it made me smile.
This scorching hot, dark mafia romance nearly lit my Kindle on fire! Edgy and raw, my eyes flew across the pages as I devoured this book. Darker than my normal reads, it delivered a satisfying read with sharp writing mixed with a bit of intrigue.
**This book contains graphic scenes that may be triggers for readers.
Isabella is back and she came back with a bang!!! This is a dark read and may not be for everyone. It is not for the faint of heart and there are some pretty graphic scenes, but of you like dark taboo reads, then jump right in.
I have been waiting for Isabella to write this story and she wrote it so well. I was hooked from the beginning and read it in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down. This took me on quite the ride. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.
This is a story of revenge, darkness, lust, hate, desire, confession, forgiveness and love. There were some twists that shocked me. Amadeo has been obsessed with getting revenge against the Tomassis for years and is going to use Carlotta, the mafia princess, to get it. He kidnaps her with the help of his brother, Valentino. Valentino isn’t sure that Amadeus should do what he plans to do with Carlotta. She is innocent girl. When she is kidnapped she is held captive in a room where Amadeo is cruel, a bit sadistic, but also starting to care what he does to her. But is this enough to let Carlotta go, or will she become the broken girl he wants to make her? This was a dark and delicious story that have some wonderful characters. You will cry, have some OMGosh moments, heart pounding shocks and happiness. Read this return of a great author and don’t pass this up if you like dark, twisted and delicious reads.
““ Time to f***ing confess,” he grits out.”
“But she’s forever on my mind. Carlotta Tomassi. My obsession. My possession.”
Dark, twisted, emotional roller coaster ride of deception, secrets and lies that will grip you and keep a hold of you right and not let you go. Father Amadeo has deep seated demons that gripped him to the depths of his soul and one man is responsible for the man he’s now become. Full of revenge, grief and plotting to take what he wants to break and torture the person he deems needs to pay for her fathers sins and confess what she’s done. Carlotta is a pawn in a dangerous game and she has no idea her life is about to change in a way she may never come back from. I can’t put into words how this book made me feel, I was sad, angry and felt happiness, so many emotions this author throws at you and you better be ready to catch them, you will not be the same when you are finished with this story. No spoilers, loved it! I found this book on BookSprout.
5 DARK TWISTED STARS!! OMG…..this book had me holding on for dear life, from the first word until the end. Amadeo, Valentino and Carlotta will take you on a dark, twisted ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This author is phenomenal with her words and sucks you into the story. I highly recommend this book.
Wow what can I say this book definitely takes you on a ride! This is the first book by Isabella I have read and she did not disappoint in any way! This story I’ll take you on the crazy Journey of a young girl born and raised in a Mafia Family where her father does things that people don’t agree with or obviously want to attack back. We meet father Amadeo while he is secretly watching over the family and plotting his revenge against the father. He waits as close to her legal age before he strikes and kidnaps her that’s when the story gets really going. I’m not going to go into too much detail because I don’t want to give away too much but let’s just say the story is full of heartache, Revenge, twisted moments, and edge-of-your-seat suspense! We also meet Valentino who is the opposite of father but stands by his brother as much as possible and in the end we find out so much that you almost have to have compassion for father Amadeo and I kind of feel heartbroken forearm at the same time but some of the things he’s done make a question his sanity. I recommend the story highly if you like any of the things I’ve said it’s definitely a page-turner and kept my interest until the very end I couldn’t put the book down. I can’t wait to see what else Isabella has in store for us.
Just WOW!! deliciously exciting and dark my heart was pounding a mile a minute on the edge of my seat. Full of all sorts of twisted up emotion and taboo revenge to the highest level butt oh boy what a ride.
Father Amadeo,Valentino and Carlotta are fantastic characters and will not easily forgotten.