“Come to me, Lyla, and I’ll let your father live.” Three years ago, Lyla Dalton fled from the glittering lights of Las Vegas and the ruthless man who rules the criminal underworld, Gavin Pyre. She created a new identity and has been living a quiet life, but that’s at an end. He’s found her and is bringing her back to where she belongs. As Lyla navigates through the dark secrets of her past, … navigates through the dark secrets of her past, she’s forced to face a man who won’t accept no for an answer from the woman he still claims as his.
Author’s Note: This is a dark romance novel with triggers, violence, and mature themes that may make some readers uncomfortable.
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Yeesh!!! This is book one of a series and the world building in this story was amazing. I felt for the m/c almost instantly and the things she has to deal with, wow – just wow.
There is so much that goes on in this story. It’s layered in such a way that it keeps getting more and more intense as the story unfolds. It’s like veils being lowered again and again making things even darker and murkier. This is a very dark and twisted “mafia” story and while some of it is incredibly cliche’, some of it is original and unique. The relationship between the female protagonist and her bff cousin is the most realistic relationship in the story. They both broke my heart just a little bit.
I did enjoy reading this story and look forward to reading more in the series to see if anyone gets their HEA.
Beginning to end, this book was a suspenseful ride that had me on the edge of my seat. I think I might have left indentations in my Kindle from gripping too hard at times. The book was very well written with a riveting plot and complex characters. It kept me guessing throughout. Really enjoyed reading this book and looking forwarding to reading more in this series.
Crime Lord’s Captive (Crime Lord #1)
Author: Mia Knight
Rating: 5 Stars
Loved where this Author is taking her Readers including me in this book. Loved getting to know Lyla & Gavin, can’t wait to read more about the Crime Lord series. 5 Star read for me.
Pure naughty, over-the-top deliciousness! When you’re in the mood for tons of angst, drama, and sexy times, this book – this entire series – is perfect.
This book was so amazing! I rate it 5 stars! I loved the story between Layla and Gavin! It had me hooked right away. I never read a mafia romance, but i’m glad I did! The story just flowed so well,. It progressed very well. I love books that have you hooked from page one. These two are so different, but so much alike at the same time. I will be reading more mafia books now! It’s such a good book!
Crime Lord’s Captive (crime Lord series, book 1) by Mia Knight. Is an epic 5 star read. Full of intensive, suspenseful and some romantic moments that definitely keep you on the each of the seat with each page you turn.
Lyla has been lost for over three years before she is thrown back into a life and world she doesn’t want any part of. The crime underworld is a world full of monsters that want nothing more than to take down the current crime Lord and will do almost anything to make it happen.
Mia has written the relationships in this novel perfectly, there friendships and loyalty to each other is outstanding and the growth throughout is great to watch.
Crime Lord’s Captive (Crime Lord Series Book 1) by Mia Knight. This is the story of Bank Teller Morgan aka Lyla Dalton who is on the run from her crazy ex boyfriend. Her boyfriend is the Ruthless Crime Lord Gavin Pyre in Las Vegas. What Gavin wants Gavin gets. She left him and his crime world because he was cheating on her and she wanted to be free from that life style. Gavin has promise Lyla that he will give up that world if she will come back to him so she goes. Lyla has things in her past she doesn’t want to relive and she really doesn’t want to be back in this situation. She knows Gavin probably won’t be able to keep his promise to stay out of the Crime World but she has to stay because he’s blackmailing her. Gavin is a jerk a lot of times and I wanted to kick him. This book is full of twists and turns and it will keep you reading until you are done. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
5 Star
Crime Lord’s Captive (Crime Lord Series Book 1)By Mia Knight is a book the grabbed me from the beginning and kept my attention till the end. I was on the edge of my seat I had to know what happens next. This is the story of Layla and Gavin. Layla is a woman who thought she left her old life in the past and moved on until a man from her past is blackmailing her.Layla had left because she found out who he really was. Now she feels fear and she has no control of her life. Gavin is a dark man who rules a very dark underworld. He is borderline obsessed with Layla.who is Gavin really? Is there more to him than what people see? Why is he persistent on having Layla Can Gavin get through the walls Layla has built up?This book left me wanting more .This is a must read. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.
I have to say I am kicking myself majorly for not finding the very talented Mia Knight sooner than just now. Crime Lord’s Captive is my first time reading anything of hers but I can tell you since I have finished the last pages I have added all of her other works available to my TBR list and purchased everything for this series! (MEGA bonus for this novel’s cliffhanger! It’ll take a tiny bit of that sting out of the pain 😉 ) Now, just a small heads up this does tackle some sensitive subjects of abuse and if that isn’t your thing or it is a easy trigger point maybe don’t read this, but I can tell you that Mia does a fantastic job of writing about the subject with class and couth. Everything had a place and a reason, never written strictly for that shock value and I loved that, So maybe that will help you in making your final decision about whether you could handle the subject matter. To me this was completely worth it!
This seems to cover a lot in one book, but not enough in the same time, hence why there is more and a cliffhanger warning lol. I love how we are completely given the entire picture here of the dynamic from an outside point of view. We see how Gavin is the ultimate Alpha male and stalker, obsessed with his love and determined to have her no matter the cost or danger (even to her) but we also see how it affects and plays on Lyla’s life and where she is. I love that in these type of psychological twisty novels. This is a master cat and mouse game between Gavin and Lyla, and I freaking loved every single deep dark and twisted moment of it. I can’t wait to get my claws into the next one and find out how that cliffy turns out! Thank you for this fantastic read Ms. Knight!
I absolutely LOVE this book! Crime Lord’s Captive is the first book in the Crime Lords Series by Mia Knight. Morgan was living a simple life working in a bank as a teller and had the sweetest boyfriend ever. No one knew that she was running from something. No one knew that her name was changed either. Her real name is Lyla Dalton. Everyone except the person that she was running from. That was until one day when she came home from work and found someone waiting to take her back to her home in Las Vegas. Gavin Pyre is the new Crime Lord of Las Vegas and the one that Lyla was running from. It’s been 3 years since she’s been home. She doesn’t want to be there but in order to save her father she goes back. However, Gavin has other ideas. He wants her back and will do anything to get her back. That is until Gavin decides to give up the title to his #1. All hell breaks loose and Gavin goes on a rampage and things between Lyla and Gavin go haywire as well. This story ends, unfortunately in a cliffhanger. But, there are some steamy scenes too! I really enjoyed this book to the point where I couldn’t put it down! I was completely sucked in. Now I really cannot wait for the next book in the series. I would suggest this book if you are into mafia type books!
CLC covers a 2 week period in which an entire life is lived between Gavin and Lyla. You know the old nursery rhyme: “Gavin and Lyla sitting in a tree…” Kisses – yes; love – yes. They never get to the marriage or baby carriage. They do experience blinding hate – not towards each other. This is a romance, after all; but from others. Doesn’t matter how big and powerful you think you are, there will always be someone bigger, badder, or stronger waiting to take you down. Gavin and Lyla are forced to live that truth in the darkness of their story. A story so compelling I read it in one sitting. I devoured their personalities and conflicts like eating succulent prime rib with a glass of red wine. Next course coming right up!
i love this series, i cant stress enough have amazing it is. if you love mafia romance. dark and twisted book bf then you can not go wrong with this series. a must read.
I did not like the book!
Waiting for more. Left without a solid ending
Could not put it down!
Hot enough that I went and bought the entire series. Enjoyed them all and put them on my favorites shelf.
This was a great story with lot’s of drama and twists and turns,an all-around great read. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
Great read but a clif hanger
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Mafia romance Capture/captive romance
Packed full of drama!
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Fast paced plot with lots of mafia related drama. Angst, heartbreak and emotion throughout.
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Ends in a cliffhanger. Cant wait to read the next installment, our heroines been put through the wringer.
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Lyla has escaped her life in Las Vegas and Gavin’s dangerous life as being King of the underworld.
She has a menial existence under a different name and with a sweet man but Gavin finds her anyway.
He drags her back to Vegas and makes demands and threatens her to make her stay. Just when she starts to fall in love with Gavin again danger finds them through Gavin’s enemies.
Such a great story!