From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L.P. Dover comes the crossover fans having been waiting for! Beloved characters from her Armed & Dangerous and Circle of Justice novels come together in this tantalizing new series!For years, my family was on top.Ruthless.Respected.Feared.That all changed with the death of my father. As I moved into the position of power over the Corsino … position of power over the Corsino empire, enemies to the family tried to take over my city. They thought I would be weakened by my loss. They don’t know me.
My name is Dominic Corsino, and I have a ravenous appetite for money, power, and women. The last of which I pushed aside when Faith Hilliard, a close family friend, turned up in need of help. I’ve always wanted her, yet couldn’t bring myself to involve her in the dark savagery of my world. Now, she’s within my grasp once more. If I didn’t fear her running from my brutal truth, I would have already tasted her sweet temptation.
But the time for hesitation passes when a fighter in my underground ring is murdered. With my family name at stake, I can no longer hide who I am and what I’m capable of. It’s all coming down to a one winner-takes-all match. If I walk away with the prize, the threats against the Corsinos will be crushed. If I lose, our entire empire will crumble.
It’s a dangerous game … and I’m ready to play.
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One of the things I enjoy about Dover’s writing style is her strong female leads and her balanced alpha males. There is a certain flow to her stories that truly captivates me as a reader.
The suspense is like a tight rope – a careful balance from beginning to end –
Her characters are always so vibrant and easy to connect with.
Dominic is all Alpha – growly, short-tempered and well built(?) Yet he also had the ability to step back and analyze the situation- think with logic not emotion – not that he always made the smartest choices…
When he wants something he gets it.
Faith – what can I say? At times I swear she was living in a bubble crafted by
her wildly vivid imagination –
a sort of protection from reality .
(Enough with the T.V. Faith)
I liked her backbone and her heart. I may not have agreed with all her decisions
but they worked for her (most of the time) and only accented her more carefree personality.
The chemistry between these two was hot!
They fit – she was the yin to his yang.
I am looking forward to the next in series
This book started out good but then it started to lose me in the second half. Dominic & Faith have a pretty fast love story, which was great. They both knew each other for years, so although their relationship started quickly in the book it didn’t seem fake or forced. They have great chemistry with each other and are pretty steamy together. All that stuff I loved. While all that was great there were some parts of the book that were predictable. There are a few twists and turns in the story line, but most of them can been seen coming from a mile away. I also found myself rolling my eyes at certain points at things Faith would do. She is a strong, established, independent woman and yet there are times where she is written as weak or she just does something completely ridiculous. I enjoyed this book but I’m sorry to say that I don’t feel that it was memorable.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book by this author, and I liked it… I know there is more to the story, given it’s a cross over romance but that didn’t mean the book lacked for anything. It most certainly did not lack anything. But it has me wanting to go and read the rest of these books that cross over into this world. The level of alpha feel to this book was off the charts. I am a sucker for a good alpha male, and this author sure as hell knows how to write them.
Dominic’s life is anything but normal. Working alongside his father made it dangerous… He had always had a thing for his sister’s best friend,… Actually a little more than a thing. He loves her, and he doesn’t want to bring her into the messy world that was his life. It was never the right time But once his father is no longer around, and things started to change for him and his family in this dark mafia world.
Faith has always loved the forbidden, her best friend’s brother. She was always intrigued by everything but things never when further than in her head, and life went on and she went on to marry someone else, who turns out to be a complete a**hole. They didn’t last… But it has her trying to put her life back together, and when Dominic invites her to go and stay at his family’s hotel. She was not going to pass that up.
These two together were intense. The sexual tension between them was thick as hell. The chemistry too and Faith saw a side of Dominic that not many people saw. A softer side. He’s usually a ruthless and dangerous man. It is how he has grown up. But he was always something different when he was around her. He could still bring this woman to her knees with just a glare, but she was never nervous or scared of him.
What unfolds through these pages with have your head spinning, and have you on the tips of your toes flipping page after page. There were many twists and turns throughout this book that I did not see coming. I love it when an author can throw me off track with just one sentence and this author nailed that!
As much as I want to lay this whole book out.
This will not be my last read of the authors’ work! I cannot wait to read more of this author’s world she has created. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
5 Stars!
Dominic and Faith were entertaining. Faith was Dominic’s younger sister best friend and they always got along. They secretly had a thing for each other but nothing too out of the way until she got divorced and screwed over by her ex-husband. Dominic stepped in to help her out but their feelings grew more and more for each other. Faith wasn’t a damsel in distress and new what she wanted. Dominic knew Faith was the one for him and managed his business while getting steaming hot with Faith. There was lots of action in this book that will keep you turning the pages.
This might be my first read by LP Dover, I’m impressed. I love mafia romance, add in best friends brother, and it makes for a very interesting read! The story is told in first person dual POV. I haven’t read any of the other books in the series that interconnect with Dangerous Game, and I did t feel like I missed out on anything. I will have to go back read them all…just because.
Faith is Dominic’s sisters best friend. She’s always had a thing for him, but he was like the forbidden fruit. Too bad, because the guy she ended up marrying cheated on her, then tricked her into giving up everything in the event of a divorce. Real winner . She is better off without him.
Dominic has been trying to clean up after his father was killed. Trying to stay on the right side of the law in the mafia-the challenge is real. Now he has Faith staying at his hotel, she’s finally divorced, and fair game. Will she be able to handle everything in his life? Will he be able to tell her all of his truths?
This is the first book in the Armed and Dangerous & Circle of Justice cross over series.
If you’ve read Circle of Justice books, you already know about Dominic’s family.
His father was a mob boss that the Circle had orders to kill.
Dominic is now in charge, but he is out of the way his dad ran things.
Faith is going through a divorce and gets screwed over by her d-bag of an ex.
There is a lot that happens, and I don’t want to say too much and give anything away.
The characters are great and so is the story line.
I loved it and can’t wait for more!
I love mafia books and this one didn’t disappoint. It’s very well written with wonderful characters and a great storyline. Dominic and Faith are total opposites. Their worlds collide and they both play a dangerous game of walking a fine line between the two worlds. This book is action-packed, steamy and entertaining.
I love this author!! The writing is so good and the way the story unfolds always leaves me guessing till the very end. Dangerous Game is the first of a new series that’s a crossover of two beloved series Armed and Dangerous and Circle of Justice. You don’t need to read the others to read this one however, that’s just how amazing Dover is!! This Mafia story mixes in other aspects and storylines that leaves you satisfied and engaged.
Dominic has always wanted Faith, his sisters best friend, but the timing was never right. Now things are changing for both of them and opportunities they never had before are opening up for them. Both are super strong also and they fit so well together.
Although this book is Mafia based it I ant gruesome and dark as others I have read but it is fell of suspense and drama. Just the right mix to keep me wanting more. Definitely a book I would recommend.
So I liked this book but I was hoping for more mafia in it. It has some and that causes the biggest issues in this book. It mostly focuses on Dominic and Faith’s relationship. Boy does that move fast! They know each other already thanks to Dom’s sister being her best friend but never anything more. Faith got screwed in so many ways by her ex husband and why she should be leary of another relationship so quickly, she jumps into head on. She knows what happened in their family and what all they do. It still doesn’t stop her from doing things she shouldn’t do. She trusts Dom and just wants her family protected. These two have a great and strong connection! Faith is a great character and strong for all that she goes thru in her life. I liked how we get both point of views and get to know some of the other characters. I’m excited to read more of these books!
4.25 stars—DANGEROUS GAME by LP Dover is a contemporary, adult, romantic suspense story in the author’s Armed and Dangerous series crossing over with her Circle of Justice. This is New York Mafia boss Dominic Corsino, and twenty-nine year old, attorney Faith Hilliard’s story line. DANGEROUS GAME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines (in both series) is revealed where necessary. Dominic is Layla Corsino’s brother (In the Crossfire).
Told from dual first person perspectives (Faith and Dominic) DANGEROUS GAME follows in the aftermath of Faith’s discovery that her husband and fellow attorney was having an affair. When it became apparent that her ex-husband made prior plans to take everything and more, Faith found herself under the protection of Mafia boss Dominic Corsino, a man who has been in love with Faith for close to ten years. But all is not well in Dominic’s world, and the recent death of his father left a gaping hole for control in the underworld, a world from which Dominic was hoping to get out.What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Faith and Dominic, and the fall-out as Faith is targeted when a rival mob boss wars for control.
Dominic Corsino is a reluctant Mafia boss having assumed his position with the death of his father but trying to go legitimate is much harder than expected especially when threats against Faith pull Dominic further into the lifestyle he was hoping to avoid. Faith Hilliard knows all about Dominic’s world. Best friends with his sister Layla, Faith is well aware of Dominic’s lifestyle, a lifestyle of which she is about to be exposed.
The relationship between Faith and Dominic is a friends to lovers romance, one in which our hero has been in love with Faith for a very long time. Faith has been unaware of Dom’s attraction but is willing to enter into a relationship within days of discovering her husband’s affairs. Dominic is desperate to protect the woman with whom he is in love but our heroine oft-time makes it difficult when her TSTL (too stupid to live) actions place herself and everyone else in danger. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters from both the Armed and Dangerous, and Circle of Justice series including Faith’s best friend, and FBI agent Reed Chandler, as well as Layla Corsino and her husband ( and Reed’s brother) Bryce Chandler; Dominic’s uncle Marco, and his son Luca; bodyguard Isaiah; Micah Perry; Connor MacCabe; underground fighters Taylor Benning, and Darius McKinney; mobsters Cadoc and his son William Cartwright.
DANGEROUS GAME is a story of family, betrayal, vengeance and death; a story of power and control; of romance and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the characters are colorful, energetic and dynamic; the romance is seductive and consuming. DANGEROUS GAME is a fast paced and animated addition to the author’s series.
Wow! Dangerous Game is an incredible book! Not quite the mafia story I was expecting, but it was even better than I could have imagined! Dominic and Faith’s story was beautiful! Best friend’s brother is a favorite troupe of mine, and LP Dover killed it with this one! Five huge stars!
Dominic Corsino’s father ran the city until his death and now it has fallen on Dominic to control the family interests. Yet he knows he can’t do it alone and although he wants out of most of the criminal aspects of the business he needs to have some power still. He asks for help from his brother-in-law Bryce Chandler and several of his fellow FBI agents.
Faith Hilliard is the best friend of Layla Chandler, Dominic’s younger sister. When Faith is double crossed by her soon to be ex-husband, Philip, Dominic comes to her aid and offers her a place to stay and a new job.
As Dominic and Faith deal with their past feelings for one another, they must also contend with Dominic’s enemies who are coming out of the woodwork to get anything to use against him. Can Dominic still hold onto Faith knowing what he has to do to save his empire?
This was such a fantastic book and I loved it from start to finish!! I can’t wait for more in this series and I loved the combination of the two series together.
I loved Dominic as he was a man that was so torn. He had been kept away from so much of the business and then was forced into it with the death of his father but he knew he still had to have some control over everything to prevent terrible things from happening. He cared about Faith for such a long time and I really loved the two of them together!
Faith was awesome and I think I wanted to kill her husband Philip for how he tricked her with their divorce. I was happy that Dominic gave her a job and a place to stay but I understood why she didn’t want it to look like she was taking his handouts.
Their was so much chemistry between Faith and Dominic and I really wanted them to be together right from the beginning but I also could understand why Dominic wanted to keep Faith as far away as possible from the world he was in. There were so many secrets and there were definitely some people set out to expose all of the secrets.
I loved how Bryce helped Dominic out as much as possible and gave him his brother Reed and a few others to help him get things straightened out before he decided what he was going to do. The FBI boys provided lots of valuable information through the book.
I hated Cadoc Cartwright as I knew he was trying to use Faith as a way of getting to Dominic and I definitely did not trust him at all!
The twist at the end with the fighting pit was intense and I was freaking out a little for sure! The scene definitely turned my stomach!
I was so mad and grossed out at the end for what happened to Faith . I was so happy that Dominic and Reed were able to get there and finish things off!
The end was awesome with what Dominic did for Faith and I am really hoping we get more!!
I have not had the opportunity to read many from this author but I do enjoy what I have. This one also was one that quickly captured me taking me into their world. I do not read too many mafia but this one did tempt me. Dominic seems to be a little different than most mafia but still with same drive. Then there is Faith whom also grabs our attention following her to see where this all goes. I do like when fighting is involved as this has but it turns dangerous to the hilt with it becoming full of twists. He wants a different result which has me glued to see if it all wraps they way he wants or turns upside down.
The beginning of this book, I was completely sucked in and was like, wow this is going to be good. Then at about 25%, things just started going off the rails and never quite got back on.
So much of this book was so over the top that instead of being entertaining, it made my eyes roll. I loved the Circle of Justice series but Dom and Faith’s book just didn’t resonate with me.
Dangerous Game
L.P. Dover
Wow omg wow what a romantic suspense! Very fantastic! Love the characters. Really kept my interest throughout! Amazing!
“You’re nothing but a w**** to him.”“And you’re nothing but a pathetic piece of s***”
“I love you so much. You literally made this the best day of my life.”
I absolutely loved it! Highly recommend!!
This was my first read from this author and she has grabbed my attention from the very beginning. I’m completely intrigued by this crossover from her Armed and Dangerous and Circle of Justice series. All the characters in this book were interesting, full of layers. They kept me on the edge of my seat with the intrigue and suspension.
Dominic has taken over as head of the family after his fathers death and he is trying to turn the family business around at the same time as keeping the vultures away. His sisters best friend, Faith, is going through ugly divorce and he jumps at the chance to help her, after all this woman has always appealed to him, made him want more and now she is single he is all in. The chemistry between them was palpable and they were amazing together.
If your expecting a huge mafia read then this will disappoint you as Dominic isn’t the ruthless Mafia boss we have come to expect from these books, he wants out of the illegal business, the over the line drugs and sex trafficking his father was into. This tale is mainly about him protecting his family and those he loves and cares about. There is action and danger with Faith
Dangerous Game by L.P. Dover is the story of Faith Hilliard and Dominic Corsino.
Dominic is taking control of the family after his father death. Dominic has everything that he has been wanting except the one thing he has been obsessive with…Faith. But now their time has aligned. Faith who is in need of help opens Dominic up to take things further with them. But nothing between them goes easy.
One of the many things that I love about L.P. Dover is how she can incorporate any of her characters in any of her other books. It leaves so many options for the voices that readers fall in love with to see them again. This book was one of those moments. We get to see Dominic in his full glory and his fall for Faith. It was beautifully written and kept my attention the entire time. Thank you so much for the delightful words.
Dangerous Game is a crossover of L.P Dover’s Armed & Dangerous and Circle of Justice series’ with a twist of Groves Off. I have read all three so I knew it was going to be full of alpha males and sexy times. You can totally read as a standalone as well. If you read In the Crossfire then you have met Dominic as Layla’s brother and Faith as Layla’s best friend.
Dominic has always had a thing for his sister’s best friend but it was never the right time to make his move. He didn’t want her involved with the way his life was going along side his father. And, she married a douchebag during this time as well. Now, it was a different story. His father was gone and his family was going legit and she was divorcing the rat bastard. He wasn’t sure how she felt about him and his family ties to the mafia but he wasn’t about to just let her go without finding out.
Faith was always intrigued by her best friend’s older brother. She also had a feeling Layla’s family was hiding something and now it was all out in open she wasn’t about to go anywhere. Especially when Dominic invites her to stay with him at the family’s hotel while she gets her life together post-divorce. She was never nervous around Dominic even with his dark stare. She saw the softer side of the man in a three piece suit with power surrounding him.
Dominic and Faith might have a connection but will it be enough when it comes down to it? They can finally open up and be together but others have other plans for them. With Dominic’s father and uncles out of the picture others will see that as weakness in the family. The Corsino family was on top and Dominic will do anything to keep it that way. Will Faith stay by his side or will it be too much?
Overall…It’s a wild ride full of heat, fight, love, family, and suspense. I loved every minute of it. I can’t wait for the next book!
Quotes:
“He’s going to pay for it. I may be a Chandler now, but I was born a Corsino. It may be time I use it to my advantage.”
“I just think it’s time someone showed you what you’ve been missing.”
“You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this,” he murmured, breaking the kiss.
I sucked in a breath. “Probably as long as I have.”
* A review copy was provided by the author *
I have read a couple books by L.P. Dover, but they were her lighter and funner side. I was excited to read this other side to her writing. I am a sucker for a romantic suspense story.
This book hit the mark!!! I loved this story.
I know it says that it is a crossover between her Armed & Dangerous and Circle of Justice series, but I will say this, I haven’t read any of the books from those two series and I wasn’t lost or felt like I was missing anything while reading this book. L.P. Dover does an amazing job filling in all the gaps and information so you know where Dominic’s story comes into play. What this book has done for me though, is I am now going to go back and read all the books in these two series!!!
Dangerous Game is the first standalone novel in L.P. Dover’s crossover series. It is told in Dual POV and will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. I loved the suspense aspect of this story. I love when a story can keep me guessing throughout the story. I was so intrigued with this story. I could go on and on about this book, but I don’t want to spoil any of the story for other readers.
This book is about Dominic and Faith. Dominic is Layla’s brother (Layla is from the Circle of Justice series) and is now taking over his families empire, but he is determined to do it the right way. Faith is also Layla’s best friend and the object of Dominic’s affection. Dom has been in love with Faith for years but the timing has never been right, but now the stars have aligned….can they get their HEA?? I loved both Dominic and Faith’s character. Dominic is a strong Alpha type Hero and he needs a strong heroine to be by his side and I thought Faith was the perfect fit for him. She was one of the strongest heroines I have read in a while. This is a couple you will want to meet.
This book was the perfect mix of suspense, mafia and sports romance. This story brought two things together….mafia and MMA.
I would recommend this book to all fans of L.P. Dover and anyone who loves a romantic suspense mafia story. If you liked to be glued to the pages and love writing that will sweep you up into this world, then this is the book to read.
I know I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series.