“Trust no one.”After the recent tragedy, The Unholy is on high alert as they deal with the increasing tensions of the mafia. Believing the latest attack to be a declaration of war, Sal attempts to strategize, aligning the pieces and players of an ever-shifting gameboard. They know who fired the shots, but who led the countdown?The violence wasn’t just another random act of crime, but a bloody … crime, but a bloody massacre armed with a message.
Welcome to your new life, Sal Raniero.
As the newest mob boss on the block, he is outraged by the assault on his turf and fiercely determined to protect his girl and his brothers. With friends and foes coming from every direction, he works the problem, analyzing the unknown variables, and inching closer to a perilous instability than ever before.
With enemies breathing down their neck, Sal and Iris suffer under the blinding glare of spotlights on their relationship. Coming clean isn’t as easy as they hoped. Confronting their families and associations, they realize everyone has an opinion on their forbidden romance and powerhouse alignment.
Feeling the pressure mounting, Sal unilaterally decides to abandon his post and take off on a cross-country adventure with the beautiful girl of his dreams. Along the way, they discover normalcy in amongst the betrayals and lies. Remembering the innocent days before they were the future of the criminal underworld, they learn the truth should never be taken for granted as they unravel the web of their years apart. He is the Dark Prince of The Mafia Commission. She is the Lotus Queen. They were never meant to fall in love.
They were raised to divide and conquer.
Even each other.
Diary of a Submissive is the fourth book in a Tomb of Ashen Tears, the epic dark mafia romance. It is highly recommended readers experience the first three books: Salt Kissed Love, Famous Last Words, and Every Minute I Love You.
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She did it again!!!!! THIS is why I love Kailee. Her character development through all of her novels are simply the best. I love the dynamic between Deacon and Iris. I just have no words for how much I love their fierce love and protectiveness. I love how dark and twisted it is yet so perfect! I couldn’t put it down once I started. BRAVO Kailee….you are truly one of a kind girl!
Holy darkness and wow! This was quite the read and truly the best of the books. I loved how much more I got about Sal during this intense, brutally raw and emotionally charged read. Once again Deacon and Iris were fabulous characters and the interactions between the three of them (with Iris shocking me a bit) were absolutely addictive. Not sure how one book can contain so much raw emotion and the twists and turns just kept coming.
Mind-blowing!
Wow, what can I say! Kailee Samuels, you did it with this twisted, steamy, and suspenseful dark Mafia romance with powerful characters at play, it was thrilling and shocking—I was captivated from start to finish! I was flabbergasted with the unexpected revelation that happened, but it is jaw-dropping good! This is book 4 of the TAT series. This dark Mafia suspenseful thriller is full of emotional angst. It is riveting, dark, wicked with some forbidden lust, deceit, conflicting loyalties, and steamy sex scenes that are off-the-chart hot! You NEED to READ! It is a tangled mess of lies and secrets. Just when you think you have it all figured out, it takes a new turn making you realize just how wrong you were. Not all of its surprises are pleasant ones, but there is a certain satisfaction in experiencing a thread that is so obstinately unexpected. The author effortlessly transported me to the turbulent and violent life of the Mafia world with Lucas Salvatore (Sal) Raniero, Iris Nakamura, the Lotus Queen—beautiful, but ruthless as her beauty, and Deacon Cruz. Iris is Sal’s lover, who fights him as much as possible and does what she needs to do to get her point across. The Unholy sons are still trying to rule the world without getting caught. There is a lot of suspense with revenge and power-struggle war between the different families. Everyone seems to have an agenda—you don’t know who to trust! My mind was spinning with the possibilities! Kailee Samuels’ books are dark and dirty, but they keep the chills, twists, and surprises coming as the characters confront a dark and elusive evil. Well done Kailee Samuels! Well done indeed! The scenes are well written, fast-paced and flow smoothly from one scene to the next.
Such a great book. 104 chapters of raw emotions. Sal, Iris and Cruz bring you back to their world. You live the highs and lows of the unholy trinity. You feel as if your are right there with their fights, secrets and love. You won’t be able to put this book down.
If I could give this book a thousand stars I would! Kailee laid it all on the line in this one. SDI (Sal, Deacon, and Iris) took me on an epic journey…. they lifted me up, tore me down, broke my heart, knit me back together, made me laugh, made me cry, made me mad, made my heart so happy that I wanted to dance and then took me back to the beginning of the journey to start it all over again. The story is so real and raw that you will find yourself wishing you actually lived in their world.
Kailee’s poetic way of telling the story and her dynamic dialogues never disappoint. She always delivers something unexpected and ALWAYS leaves me thinking. Kailee is a rare jewel among authors. Once she sucks you in, you won’t be able to get enough. Diary of a Submissive will do just that……it will suck you in and you won’t be able to get enough. It is the fourth piece to the puzzle that is SDI, so if you haven’t had the privilege of getting your hands on the first three pieces, I would suggest you start the journey from the beginning! You won’t regret it. HIGHLY recommend.
I adore Sal and Iris. This book totally screwed with my head like only Kailee can do. The dynamics between Sal,Iris, and Deacon will blow your mind. This is a definite do not miss book.
I’ve been waiting for this book. OMG I’ve had myself so worked up over it. You know how we get ourselves psyched up over something then Bam!!! its here. Well let me tell you it was insane. Loved it from beginning to end.
This series has never been anything but amazing. I don’t like to give any spoilers, that’s cheating. LOL What I will say is get this book, read it and have your world rocked. LOVE, LOVE LOVE
What can I say !!!!! AMAZING…. wow this book is amazing. I love the storyline involving Sal, Iris and Deacon. Their story just drags you in by the hair and won’t let you go. Its twists and turns will bring out every emotion that you have. This book is brilliant written by an amazing author. You must read this book and fall into their story…
OH MY GOSH!!!!!
Again Kailee doesn’t disappoint with a stonker of a book yes it’s loooonnggg 104 chapters long but……I just couldn’t stop reading. Alll my favourite characters back but of course the main three Deacon, Iris and Sal again these three and the relationship they have is amazing. This book was a whirlwind of emotions throughout I laughed, cried ugly tears and of course wanted to throw my kindle up the wall a few times lol, but again Kailee knows how to write deep characters and you just get sucked in the story all the time you feel what they are feeling, and what they are going through. So much of course happens in this book with it being so big and long but trust me you never loose sight of what’s going on and the flow of the story and please don’t be put off by the size of this book it’s amazingly written as always. I can’t wait to read more of what’s to come in the future.
This is book four in the A Tomb of Ashen Tears series. I absolutely love this authors stories so when I started this my expectations was high. Well she blew my expectations out of the water. This was absolutely brilliant.
So yet again I’m sitting here and wishing I could swallow a dictionary to give this book the review it deserves but I can’t. I just can’t. So I’ll say this is an epic read. It’s a big read and I’m so glad it was. Kailee has her own unique way of telling a story and I really wish more people would read her stories. So if you enjoy dark and twisted, those stories that will mess with your head then I highly recommend you start reading this series.
To start off, I love Kailee’s books. I’m in it for the long haul. This one however, was a real chore for me to get through. It was super long, which doesn’t bother me, but it was just too much back and forth between Sal, Deacon, and Iris’s relationships both as a triad and as pairs. Some uncertainty is ok, but I feel like it could’ve been resolved in a much less drawn out fashion.
I loved all the rest of the story and how the different players were moved around and trying to figure out what Lotus’s ultimate goals are. We learn more about everyone’s pasts and family members we didn’t know much about was really interesting.
I loved the ending! Finally! That’s all I’m going to say as to not ruin anything.
I received an ARC for my honest review.
When I read a book of Kailee’s, I don’t just read it, I devour it. Diary of a Submissive, book 4 in this series, was a feast for my senses. Sal Raniero is the ultimate bad boy, obsession, dom. I was drawn into this story immediately, my senses overloaded with plot twists, character’s behaving badly (which was so, so, good to read), secrets revealing even more secrets. In short, this book consumed my life. And I loved every minute of it. Like her other books, the sex scenes are graphically detailed and very steamy. Of course, if you’re reading book four, you are aware of this concept. If you stumbled on this review and are not familiar with this series, go back to book one. You will be lost if you start here.
I loved the book. I love that I have another book coming to immerse me into this dark, depraved and majestic world of Sal Raniero
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“It took three to fall in love. And three to fuck it all up.”
Diary of a Submissive (A Tomb of Ashen Tears series #4), is addictive to no end. I screamed, swooned and cried…and couldn’t get enough of such a delicious voluptuousness.
In that opus, the author once again reinvented the atmosphere, more intimate, where the accent is put on the emotional turmoil of my favorite trio, trinity, Sal, Iris and Deacon.
“Two men. Two loves.[…] One girl. One epic fucking Raniero versus Cruz war.”
The complexity of the emotions and the justesse of Mrs Samuels’ words sent me spiraling into that maddening mafia world. Jealousy, hope, rage, insecurities tangoed with competition, trust issues, business desisions. I cannot tell you how many times my heart broke, shattered, thumped, swelled or missed a beat. You name it, it’s all in there.
It’s not an easy story, but who would want easy when it’s so good to get lost, immersed into the pages of deep, pure, raw feelings. At turns formidable and vulnerable, sometimes both at the same time, the characters learn, adapt, evolve: the connections are fluid. They fight with passion and love fiercely. And when they detonate, they hit hard and take no prisoners. The author brilliantly captured the expression of their unconventional love, in all it’s splendor, shameless erotism, and sometimes ugliness.
“His symbiotic relationship between the wind and the earth is unparalleled—a sacred walk. He’s found peace and balance in the equilibrium, sculpting the mountain for my burn and building shores for her seas to strike.”
I absolutely loved how Sal matured, still struggling with his lifelong addiction issues. Deacon is darker than ever, unapologetic and fierce. Iris is spreading her wings, strategizing as hard as the others players on that constantly moving board.
“Thick or thin, we’re in this—blood bath bonding—together.”
Just like with the finest clockwork, the precision of the prose is impeccable, the intricacies of the cogs are splendid. Trust KRS to drop the twisted bombs at the right time…the new revelations, the clerverly woven web of deceits, alliances and threats had me grinning and yelling like the craziest woman…(but maybe I am crazy after all???). BOOM… MIND BLOWN…
I VOLUNTARILY REVIEWED AN ARC COPY OF THIS BOOK. THANK YOU!!!
Wow, what to go on a ride with your favorite group, Sal,Deacon, and Iris? Pick this book up and roller coaster your emotions away. Love Kailee’s writing style and her characters! This is the fourth in the TAT series so grab them all, fall in love with reading their twisted dark tale.
With each book I read this author never fails to surprise me and is such a brilliant storyteller. Kailee Samuels truly knows how to grab her readers and you will madly read to find out what happens next. This book has everything, there’s heat, tears, healing, twists and turns, and my head is spinning and my mind is blown. The plot is intriguing, it’s resplendently written, and the characters are real and complex. Diary of a Submissive is 104 phenomenal chapters and it’s definitely a book you don’t want to miss out on.
Mind blown. I have so much admiration for this author’s writing. You lose all track of time and get sucked into these amazing stories with characters that you love and want to strangle all in the same breath. I’ve experienced so many emotions with Sal, Iris and Deacon (to name a few) that I don’t know how much more I can take. Just when you think you got answers more questions or what the heck moments arise. All I can say is this is a must read and be prepared to fall down a rabbit hole you may never want to come out of.
Diary of a Submissive is a dark, twisted yet beautiful story and once again this author has left me speechless. I started to write this review yesterday right after I finished reading but I was still processing everything. This book has 104 mind blowing chapters that pulled me in and by the end I still wanted more. I definitely recommend this book and this author to everyone who loves great writing and heartbreakingly beautiful endings.
The first three books of this series, Tomb of Ashen Tears, were mindblowing leaving me speechless. Diary of a Submissive is explosive! The first page started out with a BANG!
With Kailee’s stories always expect the unexpected and then some. She has a way with words like a siren to the seas. Seductive. Poetic. Her books revolve around Sal and his selected family. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
You feel the emotions of the characters as though you are there with them experiencing every situation.
Questions were answered but more arose.
The Unholy are working to strengthen their alliances. Lotus is leaving a path of destruction.
Iris is beginning to find flaws in her and Sal’s relationship. She acts on impulse. Doesn’t think before she reacts. Sal is deeply in love with her knowing she is keeping secrets. Secrets that are causing chaos. Lies. Betrayal.
Diary of a Submissive is a long book, 104 chapters that you will definitely enjoy. I do recommend reading the first three books before devouring this one.
What can I say just WOW!!! What a ride it’s still in my head and I think it will be there for awhile, every single emotion you have you it will be experienced in this outstanding beautifully written story.
I was sucked in and consumed by these characters and words that I absolutely love and adore that demand your complete attention at all times there’s just no way around it so prepare for the unexpected because sexy Sal, Iris and Deacon will own you.
So raw, so deep, and so painfully beautiful! I loved this fourth book in the TAT series! Sal, Iris, Deacon, and our favorite cast of characters are back. With the mafia breathing hot and heavy in their lives, Sal and Iris decide to take a trip. There’s a playful side to Sal that we’re treated to, while Iris is testing the waters in her own inimitable way. Deacon is always that dark force to be reckoned with, and together, the Holy Trinity are simply amazing! Their unwavering love for each other helps them get through their soul-gripping challenges, and I have not seen another trio with quite this depth of trust and promise. It left me taking a deep breath, with my heart bursting with feeling!