From USA Today bestselling author A. Zavarelli comes an enemies to lovers romance full of blackmail, emotional twists, and explosive chemistry.From the shadows, I’ve tracked her every move.I was just supposed to watch her. But now, I can’t stop. She’s my obsession. My addiction. My poison.Watching her isn’t enough.The savage in me won’t be satisfied until I take her and make her mine.One taste … me won’t be satisfied until I take her and make her mine.
One taste and I’m hooked. Too bad for her… I’m never letting her go.
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Stalked. Hunted. Captured.
He took me from my life and locked me away in his compound.
The ex-con. The big bad biker. Inked, bearded, and inhumanely sized.
And yet, every time he looks at me, I melt.
This broken beast hides demons behind those brutal eyes. I hate him… and I crave him. His touch, his words, his lips.
When my enemies come for me, he vows to protect me as long as I do what he says. I’ll be secure in this prison he created for me.
But who will protect me from him?
Convict is a full length standalone within the Sin City Series and has a complete ending.more
Birdie and Beast! Both with horribly tragic pasts and trying to find something in each other. Trust. That’s a lot harder for both than the steamy lust that pops between these two sexy characters. I fell in love with Birdie with her resourcefulness, fierceness and that mouth. Her relationship with her sister was terrific and her reason for her current nasty predicament. Beast aka Huck took some getting use to. Sure, he is a sexy beast with lots of demons but his way of dealing with them was an interesting choice. These two broken people find a connection but Birdie can’t shake her past. There’s brutal action when Birdie is forced to protect those she loves and face her demons which happen to be alive and after her. Will Huck be able to save her from the evil? I didn’t read the first book but I will because this one was damn exciting and a fantastic read. Sister, Gypsy, and her mysterious husband, Lucian, make an appearance in this story so a few details about the first book pop up but not enough to deter me from reading their story. Great writing and a gritty storyline with lots of bad guys to pick off along with a sizzling romance between fabulous characters in Birdie and Huck. I loved it but beware to the squeamish. It’s dark at times but is countered by the sweet hot romance. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
Gah this is one of my TOP Ashleigh Zavarelli reads of ALL TIME! Which says a lot because I freakin’ ADORE her. She had me at hello few years ago when Crow released and I have followed her shamelessly since. Her writing is utterly brilliant and consistently impeccable every single time!
Ace and Birdie are fantastic! Both incredibly written characters that develop so magnificently that I was in awe. This story is complex and twisty in the BEST way. Oh my goodness, legit perfection! Plot twists that I never would have anticipated – love it when I am caught off guard like that. I love romantic suspense. Add in a dose of MC and the combination is downright is magical!
Ace is a man of mystery. We first met him in book 1 Confess. Now in Convict we are gifted with an amazing back story that is carefully constructed and expertly executed. As for Birdie’s past, there are hints along the way but the reveals of events she has endured were ah – ha moments for sure. These two beautifully damaged, unlikely people find acceptance despite their transgressions, redemption and a bond so incredible I was left gloriously wrung out. ALL THE FEELS!
These are the type of books that I never want to end. I can’t get enough! I re-read them. Listen to their audiobooks when they release. I can’t wait for more!
Q: Birdie Blue was my fucking nightmare and salvation wrapped up into one terrifying package. She’d left her mark on me, branding it into my rusted up broken-down heart. …Good or bad, right or wrong, she was the other half of my soul that I’d always known was missing.
I have been wanting to get my hands on a book by A. Zavarelli for a while now because I stalk her on social media and her stories seem very compelling. But a crazy busy blog schedule has made that impossible… Until Convict and OMG!!! WOW… Convict was quite the introduction to a new author. I am still processing this one because DAMN! this book was a rollercoaster of dark & deliciously sexy.
Q: For over a year, I’d dissected Birdie’s every move in an effort to understand her. But in the process, she burrowed her way inside my head, contaminating all my thoughts. Now she was in my space. My lungs. On my flesh. I breathed her in, I felt her everywhere. Her scent, her silky skin, her butterscotch hair. She was driving me goddamned crazy and it had only been a day. One motherfucking day.
As a new reader, I can tell you even though Convict is the second book in the Sin City Salvation series, it’s written as a standalone. I am now dying to get my hands on Confess, the first book in the series. I love so much about Convict and I’ll likely miss something in this review but regardless, this was an outstanding read. This age gap, enemies to lovers, romance is a dual POV story that’s going to suck you straight into Birdie and Ace’s turbulent tale. It’s truly easy to get lost in Convict as its fairly fast-paced and unpredictable. I was truly expecting it to take a different direction from the story the author told, and I loved the variation and volatility of the book. It was perfect for the storyline!!! And the seXXXy was the have your batteries charged or your spouse on standby hawt… *shew* I am positive a cold shower wouldn’t be enough!!!
Q: Gone was the man from the night before who’d fucked me like he wanted to crawl inside my soul and never leave. Today, he was an animal, and his only intent was to take.
Readers will quickly become immersed in a dark, gritty, and intensely sexy story about two very broken characters. The jagged edges and individualities A. Zavarelli penned create a complex puzzle that is only whole when you merge Birdie and Ace. They just fit! Ace had a traumatic and disturbing past that hardened the man, and this rigid, OCD structured, quiet man quickly drew me in. I wanted to unravel him as Birdie did. His loyalty is absolute. Totally swoon-worthy! Birdie is nothing like I expected either. She’s broken in her own ways and while she does things with a purpose, she still puts herself in danger again and again until someone has to step in, and step up, to protect her from herself!
Q: “She’d never been treated right. She’d never known love. Her whole life was a desolate landscape of one user after another.”
Convict might contain triggers for some as the content isn’t rainbows and unicorns romance. You should be a fan of dark romance if you’re considering undertaking this one, but if you are a dark romance fan, you simply must grab this book immediately. On the spectrum from lightly dark (0), to a true dark romance (10), I would tell you this one is 4 but damn. what. a. ride!!! I can’t wait to read more by this author and I highly recommend Convict!
Q: She was too pure for a devil like me. I would corrupt her. Taint her. Ruin her. Depravity was the only way to describe this fixation.
She could never be mine.
My little heart is beating so fast right now.
This story.
These characters..
I. Erm i don’t even know what to say.
Ace was bloody amazing. A tortured hero? Sign me up! But then i read about him and boy did he make me fall for him and i fell hard.
Birdie, cheese and rice. She was a whirlwind. She was strong because she had to be but she also had this underlying pain that you could feel coming off her in waves.
I literally just finished and wanted to know more because Lucian and Gypsy was mentioned alot but it wasn’t until i had finished the book and realised they had a book first! So you could read this book without the first one? Yep! Do i need to go back? Absolutely because i need to know more about Lucian and Gypsy too!
Seriously guys.. buy this book on July 22nd. You won’t regret it!
I missed book 1 in this series, Confess, and jumped straight into this one – its my own fault for missing out on book 1, I feel as though I’m missing some stuff from the plot but certainly not enough to impact on my rating on Convict – which is a massive 5 star read!! OMG I loved it, I devoured it, its raw and gritty and powerful and everything I thought it might be and more. A stunning read in every sense of the word!!
Two damaged souls, both at different places on the spectrum of life, but these two could not be more perfect for each other. Birdie and Ace could not be more different, but when they get together, its just wow!!
Ace has some massive issues from his past, very much unresolved and goes through each day just existing, until Birdie, who becomes his whole reason for even breathing. He will protect her at even his own expense, with everything he is. She has become his obsession after watching her for a year, burrowed so deep in his skin but he does not realise until he has to take her in to keep her safe.
It’s a brilliant read, very emotional at times watching these two broken souls together trying to mend each other, but utterly compelling from start to finished, I couldn’t put it down. I loved Ace and his growly dark possessive persona and how Birdie became his light and his salvation. Awesome! Can’t wait to go back and read the first one now! Highly recommended reading!!
Convict is Gypsys’ sister Birdies’ story and can be read as a stand-alone.
Birdie is a con artist. Turning tricks in casinos is how she makes her money but she’s not doing it by choice. She hasn’t had the easiest time of it but she’s doing what she needs to do to survive. She’s a strong character but there’s so much pain buried inside her that it’s hard not to like her. With her sister Gypsy expecting a baby, Gypsy and her husband Lucian ask MC member Ace to step in and keep Birdie out of trouble until the baby is born.
Birdie has definitely met her match with Ace. He shares a close bond with Lucian and he’s determined not to let his friend down. Ace is borderline obsessed with Birdie. He’s possessive and protective and not willing to take any chances when it comes to Birdie, even though she’s fighting him every step of the way and there’s a good chance she’s going to drive him insane. Over time their relationship starts to slowly shift and they start to let their walls down and grow closer.
I struggled to put this book down. I loved the characters, they’ve both got dark pasta that they’ve dealt with differently and Ace is brilliant in all his alpha glory. Convict is another great book in the Sin City Salvation series.
5 DARK, TORTUROUS STARS
This was my first read by A. Zavarelli. I know.. what is wrong with me, right? Well, that has changed and I am so glad I read this book! It was hot, cruel, dirty, sinful, and the characters were BAAAAD.
Ace is such a torturous soul. Just from reading the first few chapters, you can tell that he has been through some dark moments in his life. He is broken, not salvageable, a monster.. or is he? Before Birdie, you could think all the above about Ace.. But Birdie kickstarted his heart without even knowing it. She saved him from his demons.
Birdie is one of those girls that you just want to lock away and keep away from the outside world. But she is anything but a spoiled princess.. She is her own woman. She is strong, independent, and remarkably protective. She has been through enough dark moments than any one person should have to go through. Her scars and her past follow her everywhere..
I did not read Confess before I read this book. But I am excited to go back and read more about Lucian and Gypsy. I am excited about this series! I really enjoyed reading it and can’t wait to see what happens next.
Convict was powerful ,tragic, hopeful and beautifully heartbreaking in every way possible. A.Zavarelli will push the serrated knife of her intense and raw words into your heart and twist it until you bleed emotions all over the pages.
Ace is everything I love in my alpha. Super protective, uber bossy, damaged through and through and ready to do absolutely anything for his woman. Birdie is the phoenix who rises from the ashes of her sufferings and pain. She is the hope and miracle I see in Dark Romance. Monsters exist but angels too. Their bond is forged in deepest crevices of hell but it is the most stunning and awe inspiring thing!
Why do I love dark and angsty reads? I ask myself this question often.I had an epiphany while reading The Convict by Ashley Zavarelli. I may not have suffered like Birdie and Ace in my life. But we have all experienced this paralyzing scary dark side of humanity in some way or one. We have just become efficient at hiding them or dealing with them. But dark stories like Convict are like a mirror. They are the reflection of the demons in my head. And they are also a source of constant inspiration for me. Every scar, every pain, every heartbreaking emotion actually shows incredible strength. Ace and Birdie’s raw, angsty, soul deep and intense love story gave me hope. Unconsciously I draw power from these stories each time I feel down. This is why I live for dark stories. I constantly chased the happily ever after right along with Birdie and Ace as they went through unimaginable horrors yet found solace and peace in each other
A. Zavarelli has trapped my heart with the extraordinary story telling and heart rending emotions. I was drowning in this mesmerizing and overwhelming story of love, revenge, passion and salvation . And I did not want to come up for air. My aching heart and burning eyes tell how deeply this story affected me.
Received ARC for Honest Review
Gah!!! The minute A. Zavarelli even hints that there is a new book on the horizon it’s all I can think about. Her storytelling and imagery and just the way she can make me feel all the emotions seriously just rocks me on another level. When I saw that Convict would be a standalone follow-up to Confess and would feature Birdie and Ace I was ready for double the amount of emotions and feels. And boy did she deliver. This story was AMAZING! I fell so hard for this damaged couple and never wanted it to end!
Without going into any details or spoilers just know that Birdie Blue is the exception to every rule that broody, growly Ace Fallon has in life. He is such a damaged and lost soul who makes it his mission to protect Birdie from her vices even if it’s at the expense of her own freedom. But what Ace does not expect is for the blond bombshell to completely eviscerate everything he knew to be true of what he needed and wanted out of life.
Gah!! This novel honestly is one of the best stories I have read this year. I held my breath at certain parts watching these two damaged people find strength in one another. The writing was just flawless and the way the author captured my attention from the get go with both Ace and Birdie’s pain kept me enthralled all the way to the last word. I loved that these complete opposites were able to make each other feel again. Birdie was Ace’s gamechanger. She blew up the sanctity and solitude of his existence and in just a year, burrowed so deep under his skin and into his heart despite him keeping her at a distance. Prior to meeting her, he just existed, but having her in his life gave him a reason to live and breathe. Ace likewise was someone Birdie could rely on and seek shelter from her demons and the storms of her life. He was her safe place. What an incredible read!
Overall, this novel was so so sexy and emotional and once again showcased Zavarelli’s remarkable prose and storytelling ability. I absolutely loved this! Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula
Holy wild ride! This is the first book by this author for me and I was blown away by the storyline and the concept. The great fluidity and character build was brilliant as well. There were some epic twists and turns that keeps you gripping your ereader. While Birdie can drive you insane, you have to put yourself into her shoes and why they are living the life they are. Then you have Ace, who is just alpha on a stick. Their push and pull was so magnetic and I loved their banter. Their chemistry is sizzling.
Overall, I know I need to go back and read Confess, but Convict has completely captivated me to the point I want to read the author’s entire backlist! The tortured hero with the angsty moments and the epic storyline has me just blown away. I honestly cannot say enough about this book! If you want something to blow your mind and jaw dropping, snag up this bad boy and fall in love with these characters!
5 outstanding stars for this mesmerising book. Convict is going to be one of my stand out books of this year. It succeeds in combining unlikely bed fellows in issues which are disturbing and challenging, with in incredibly beautiful love story. I fell completely for both Birdie and Ace/Huck. They both deserve so much love in their lives!
Ashleigh has penned such an intense, compellingly good book in Convict. It is tightly plotted, highly eventful, sets a great pace and I was completely immersed. I could not put it down. Fantastic!
Deliciously dark, gritty and thrilling Convict grabbed my attention from the first page and held me riveted until the very end. Birdie and Ace were both two beautiful yet deeply flawed and damaged souls who took me on a heart-gripping and mesmerizing ride.
Birdie was an incredibly strong young woman and a fierce survivor. Her character was one I truly connected with. I loved how she constantly kept Ace on his toes and shook up his world. Fierce, stubborn, protective with a heart of gold Ace was everything I adore in a hero. His demons ran deep and his story made my heart ache. Through their many ups and downs Ace and Birdie had me cheering, laughing, crying, ranting and swooning all over the place.
Convict was a gritty, sexy and emotionally spellbinding read I couldn’t get enough of. If dark, steamy and angsty reads are your jam then look no further than Convict.
WOW!!!!!! Just wow. A. Zavarelli, take my money. Take all my money because your books absolutely deserves every single cent of it. Your creativity. Your writing. It holds no bounds. Convict is EVERYTHING!!! Convict is a dark allure page by page. A titillating outstanding book worthy of a standing ovation. Every inch and layer of Convict made my heart soar. Every scene made me my soul excited. Every character captivated me. A. Zavarelli continues to astound me. Every book she has written, I have fallen in love. Every word and every character captures my heart. With Convict, she made me her ultimate fan forever.
Convict is deliciously and dangerously dark second book in the Sin City Salvation series. A richly and inviting dark romance filled with sexiness and a gripping storyline. A stellar and exciting read. An amazing and decadent hit. An addictive suspense with a powerfully laid out story. Convict intoxicatedly attacked my heart and soul. Convict made my heart ache in all the right places. My soul torn. Convict gave me goosebumps on my skin. The characters explosive. The story darkly stunning. A. Zavarelli utterly RUINED me. Heart Damaging. Thrilling. Brilliantly emotional. Convict is a gritty and heart wrecking story with rawness, anguish, intensity, love and deep connection. Convict will have you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails and making you hot with all the passion.
You have no idea how I waited for Birdie’s story ever since she was introduced in Confess. Her character absolutely intrigued me. My goodness, in Convict, I fell in love with her. She was a strong survivor. Her story broke me so much. I understood Birdie on a deeper level. I absolutely connected to her. She meets Ace and of course, the chemistry is sizzling and blinding. Ace is dominating, possessive, demanding and protective. Ace and Birdie touched my soul. Two broken people with damaged pasts but yet with such fantastic chemistry and passionate love.
A. Zavarelli gives you unforgettable dark romance. An absolute stunner. Highly Recommend.
This book was everything I have come to expect and love about A. Zavarelli’s writing. I absolutely loved this story.
Anything by Ashleigh is always a MUST read for me and this book proves why. Her writing never ceases to amaze me; she is a definite writing Queen.
Birdie and Ace’s story is definitely not a story you want to miss! A MUST read! So good grab your copy now!
Wow…Convict was a riveting, engrossing tale that had me hooked from start to finish. This is the second book in the Sin City Salvation series and it was my first A. Zavarelli novel. It was raw and dark with twists and turns I was not expecting and I could not put it down.
This was Birdie and Ace’s story. These characters were two flawed, damaged individuals yet they were so well-developed as the author was able to bring out so much depth and emotion from them. As the story progressed and we get further into their backstory your heart will break for these two yet at the same time you will be cheering them on and rooting for them.
The story was fast paced, with steamy scenes, action, mystery and suspense and a cast of secondary characters who all greatly added to the story. Convict was a fantastic read and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of dark romances.
Buckle up tight because you’re going on the ride of your life with Birdie and Ace. The journey was suspenseful, with a lot of twists and packed with steamy scenes to get anyone warmed up! It was great to explore Birdie and Ace’s stories.
This book had me HOOKED! I couldn’t put it down, I just wanted to stay in this world with Birdie and Ace. I loved them so much! Gah! I was on the edge of my seat for most of the book, just waiting for a fallout. They are both so broken, but their pieces fit together so beautifully. I just LOVED this book! Highly recommend!
I LOVED this book! It takes you on an awesome ride! I couldn’t put it down! This is the first book by A. Zavarelli I have read and I will be reading more! Ace and Birdie are damaged, broken souls that are drawn to each other. I love a great redemption story and this definitely fit the bill for me. It is dark, dirty, and heartbreaking. I haven’t read this first book, Confess, but didn’t feel I was missing out – just might have had a little more insight to all the different relationships between the characters. I highly recommend this book!
I am SPEECHLESS! I seriously don’t know how to put my thoughts into words. I knew I would love this book because heck I’ve loved every single A. Zavarelli book I’ve read, but oh my god. I didn’t expect to love it this MUCH!
Ace and Birdie were everything I love in characters. They were broken, but yet perfect together. Their story was dark and different but yet so beautiful at the same time. I seriously just couldn’t stop reading once I started. I was so drawn to the story line and dying to know what was going to happen!
I cannot express enough how much I loved this book! It’s a definite must read!! 5+ amazing stars.
OMG, OMG, OMG!!! I freaking Loved this book! Zavarelli has once again knocked me off my feet with this Amazing book! Convict is book two in her sin city series and it’s to die for! Ace and Birdie have completely overhauled my brain!! I will be in such a book funk over this! I just know it! I cannot stop thinking of it! I love these characters so much!! I thought Lucian and Gypsy were Great, these two are Magnificent! Both Ace and Birdie have a horrible past and they battle their demons everyday, they are alike in so many ways, I seriously couldn’t think of two people more deserving of love than them! They were made for each other, both fully prepared to live a loveless life with out true Intimacy. In eachother, they can heal, packed full of action and suspense! My heart shattered for them over and over, I cried so many tears! Zavarelli aways delivers a powerful story with an emotional punch and this one didn’t disappoint! I read this book in five hours! I just couldn’t put it down! Read it! I guarantee you will love it as much as I do! Convict is hands down the Best Read of 2019! I can’t wait to see what Zavarelli will have in store for us next! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.