From USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a steamy second chance romance full of political intrigue, family betrayal, and shocking blindsides.Love is the deadliest lie.I never meant to start a war.Then I fell for the boy my mother warned me about.A lowlife.A criminal.To me, he was just Matty. To the world, he was Mateo Cortes, soulless killer for the Carrera Cartel.We … Cortes, soulless killer for the Carrera Cartel.
We were the virgin and the villain. The debutante and the devil.
He swore we’d end in ruin. I swore love would conquer all.
I was wrong.
Running saved my life, but now a costly mistake has put it back on the line. Forced out of hiding, I’m given minutes to decide my fate: inmate or informer. The DEA plans to bring down the Carreras by infiltrating their ranks.
I’m the pawn.
Mateo is the target.
Four years ago, I started a war. Now I’m back to end it, and this time I won’t run from the dark.
My devil will come for me.
And God help anyone who gets in his way.
*The Carrera Cartel books are all standalones and can be read out of sequence. However, if you prefer to avoid spoilers, it’s highly recommended that you read them in order.
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This is a great follow up to BRL. This is an amazing story!! I’ve been waiting forever to read this book and it didn’t disappoint. Mateo & Leighton’s story is so crazy & exciting with the twists I didn’t see coming. Just an amazing book. I had so many emotions reading their story. I even cried at the end. I highly recommend this book & this series!!! So looking forward to Brody’s story!!!
Wow! This is the 2nd installment of the Carerra Cartel. They dont need to be read in order to know what’s going on, but this author is brilliant diving into the mind of a known mobster. From hurt to pain to punishment, the author does NOT disappoint. Very well written and I loved every second of every page.
Wow I don’t even know what to say about this book. This book had me hooked from the first page tell the very end of. This book will have you on edge at all times as it is very dark and intense. This book was very hard to put down. This book I hope will be more to Mateo and stars story as this is a second chance of love. This book will show that trust and true love will have to over come the dark times.
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I had been waiting to read Faded Gray lines for a while, and was not disappointed. Once I started, I could not put it down. Cora Kenborn creates characters that stay with you always. I don’t want to give away any of the storyline, but if you enjoy a witty, sexy, action packed story, this is the book for you. I need more!
This book has it all! Hot, sexy male Alpha and smart, mouthy heroine. I loved it from the very first page. Mateo and Leighton will forever be in my heart, I simply just fell in love with them!!
5+++ This is one of those books that had me up until 3:30a.m. because there was no way I could put it down. The Carrera Cartel series is one that will leave you so tied up in the characters that you will have a book hangover like non other. Ms. Kenborn has done an exceptional job in creating people that leave a mark on you.
Be ready for some twists and turns that will leave you crazy, betrayal like no other, love given another chance and the darkness of the underworld. This was an exceptional read that I highly recommend.
This book is so addictive I almost called in to work sick just so I didn’t have to stop reading it!! There are some books that leave a mark on your heart and stay with you for life, and this is one of those books!!
Mateo is dark, deadly, and smoldering hott. He is also loyal, protective, and did I mention HOTT! We got a small glimpse of Mateo in Blurred Red Lines and to say I was excited that he was getting his own book is an understatement. Leighton is feisty, fierce, and fiery, and also Brody’s baby sis. She is the perfect match for Mateo and just as deadly.
It’s so hard to talk about this book without giving spoilers so I’ll just say…GET THIS BOOK!! Cora Kenborn has delivered a story full of all the right elements to create a non-stop thrill filled book that you don’t want to put down. I eagerly await the final book in this series, Brody’s story, and predict an even edgier story. FGL is one of my top 10 picks for 2018 books to read. #2018Top10
Faded Grey Lines is the 2nd installment of the Carrera Cartel.
How does the saying go? Blood is thicker than water, well let me say that Cora has proven in this book that Blood only makes you related, and loyalty makes you family.
Cora went above and beyond my expectations with this book. Blurred Red Lines was fantastic but this one is just magnificent.
This is Mateo and Leighton’s story and hell what a story it is.
Leighton lands herself in a mess she didn’t see coming, she calls her brother and he tells her what she needs to do to remove herself from this situation.
Little did anyone know is that Leighton’s life as she knows it will never be the same. From then on she unravels a chain of deception.
When arriving at her brother Brody’s house, things get a bit more complicated. Never in a million years expecting to see the the one man in life whom had the ability to break her, Matty (Mateo) again. she’s shocked and becomes closed off. The two have unresolved issues, but their chemistry is sizzling HOT!!!
As the book goes on we watch as all the, lies, deception and revenge unravels.
Honestly nothing I say will do this book justice.
I’d give it 10 out of 10 if I could.
Like I said it’s a magnificent read.
Just amazing!! This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I could not put it down until I was done. This book has something for everyone, no matter what genre you prefer. It is a Cartel/Mafia story, a second chance love story, a political suspense. Do not miss this book!!
This one really kept me on my toes! I have recently come to love the cartel genre. In here we have Mateo who is second in command. I loved how he could be so hard and unyielding but then a little glimmer of kindness would slip in! There are so many characters in her and the writing of them and their antics is crazy good! I can not imagine keeping a separate log of all these guys and gals so I could remember where I last left them and what they were doing. I did not listen to book 1 but I am game now to go look it up and find out about the first two characters.
I did listen to this on audio. While both narrators do a great job Aaron Shedlock does outstanding with his accent. I loved listening to the male characters.
Leighton and Matteo had a really sweet, young love. But circumstances, and outside forces, came between them with lies and deceit, each ultimately blaming the other for their separation and lost love. But new circumstances put them unexpectedly back in each other’s lives, and now they have to decide if a second chance is worth the upheaval it will cause both their lives. They both have their secrets, and the pain and hurt is difficult to overcome. Ultimately, there is an HEA, but getting there is emotional, and very steamy. There are some intriguing twists, and the cartel world that was built in the first book carries over well here, as responsibilities have shifted a bit, and expectations have changed, especially for Matteo. And the more they learn about the past, as well as their present secrets, the more twisted their lives become. I liked how they pulled everything together in the end, it was a good comeuppance for those who deserved it, and a good setup for the next book.
The narration was excellent. Aaron Shedlock and Sarah Puckett never disappoint, and this was no exception.
More Carrera Cartel and did it deliver! I loved Mateo in book one and loved him even more in this book. Mateo and Leighton has a past that entwines together. But they separated at one point. Now they are in each others lives. But danger is around the corner. Secrets and truths are exposed. Get ready for a wild ride. Just when I was getting over one shock, here came another secret exposed. I loved it. Talk about suspense! And I loved that we got some more Val and Eden too. The narrators did an amazing job. Perfect voices for these characters and for the feel of this novel. I can’t wait to continue on.
MATEO AND LEIGHTON ARE WRITTEN IN THE STARS
Mateo Cortes, the always loyal second in command in the Carrera Cartel is sent to Houston to help his boss, Valentin Carrera, honor a promise he made to protect Brody Harcourt’s sister…(**gasps a breath)..not knowing she is Star…the only girl he ever loved……and the one who broke his heart…Sounds good, right??? It is……
Leighton Harcourt is in trouble…BIG trouble, and since her brother is the only person she trusts, she leaves everything and goes to Houston for his protection….(** loudly inhales)…. not knowing her brother’s boss and her bodyguard for the foreseeable future is Matty…..the only boy she ever loved….and the one who broke her heart….I know, right?? You really do want to read this book….
FADED GRAY LINES is book two of Cora Kenborn’s Carrera Cartel Series, and it is a rollercoaster of emotions…happiness….sadness….love….hate…jealousy… sex…revenge…all the big ones….and there are twists and turns you won’t see coming.,….and surprises….Both books are stand alones, but I was already falling in love with Mateo Cortes, the sexy mobster, after reading book one…..Now… I’m all in….
Faded Grey Lines is the second book in this series. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but may have some spoilers for book one. Join Mateo and Leighton as they fight to save everyone they love.
I’ve danced with the devil.
Now it’s time to become one.
I devoured this second book in the fantastic Carrera Cartel series and oh my! This book was different than the first in the series but just as good. Secrets abound and are revealed in the most tantalizing and heart-rending way. You become so engrossed in the characters that you cannot stop reading and it is well worth a little lost sleep in order to finish it.
Cora’s characters are written so well that the fact they are part of or tied into a cartel becomes a moot point. There is no gratuitous violence or overly mushy love stories, everything is hard-earned.
Looking forward to the next book in the series!
I can’t believe I waited so long to read the Carrera Cartel books, they are 5 stars good!!! I suggest reading Blurred Red Lines first, that way your introduced to Mateo, Faded Gray Lines is Mateo and Leighton’s story, a second chance at love, so many secrets, heartbreak and violence followed their lives from the moment they met. I was so sucked into this book. I loved Mateo and Leighton, out of both books they are my favorite couple and I want a Brody story!
This is the second book in the Carrera Cartel series and can be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading in order.
This book was fantastic, absolutely fantastic from beginning to end. Ms. Kenborn has such a way with words, her writing style is fluid and captivating. I adore the way her words flow effortlessly, and the story keeps me engaged throughout. The characters are well written, complex and three dimensional. The chemistry between Mateo and Leighton was scorching and sizzling. Their story, as second chance lovers, is perfect in it’s flawed beauty. The twists and turns, secrets and betrayals, left me second guessing what was going on. Ms. Kenborn kept the cards close to the vest. I honestly didn’t think I would love this book as much as I loved Blurred Red Lines, but this book was exceptional. Ms. Kenborn does mafia like non-other, and this book is definitely high on my list of 2018 reads.
I feel further in love and intrigue with the Carrera Cartel in this second book of the series. Mateo and Leighton keep the secrets, violence, loyalty , and sexiness of the mafia cartel going. I was pulled into the life of crime, and the family called mafia again and loved every word. The story stayed true to the life of what being in a mafia or drug cartel family could be like. It was easy to fall in love with Val’s second in command Mateo as he makes his way into finding out who has betrayed his boss and best friend. Then right in the middle of it all is Leighton who can bring Mateo to his knees for she is the one love that he considered giving up his life in the cartel for. I loved every turn, and every suspenseful move made by each character trying to figure out who betrayed who and who would pay the price at the end. I honestly can’t wait for the next. I can’t wait to see what the cartel has in store for me one more time.
Book two devoured and I loved this one even more than the first. The pace of the story kept me glued to the pages from the beginning and I bloody loved Mateo.
Leighton is a strong character I really liked her. I admired her bravery when it came to protecting those she loves.
This story really kept my attention with all the twists, turns, lies and betrayals. You really don’t know who to trust. Everyone has their own agenda.
Mateo really comes into his own in this story. He’s a force of nature and not a man to be messed with. He’s a criminal a bad guy but he’s loyal to those in his inner circle.
In true Cartel nature these books aren’t for the faint hearted the lives these characters lead is dark, dangerous and sometimes deadly.
But that’s the reason I love a good Cartel/Mafia series I want to be shocked, I love the WTF moments.
This series is seductive, thrilling and addictive reading.
I’m definitely one clicking every book that comes out in this series. I can’t wait for more. Bring on Brody.
Holy Crap on a Cracker! This book was so freaking good!! Okay so let me start with this is book 2 in the Carrera Cartel series. It is a stand alone but I recommend you read book one just because some characters are in the first book. So with that being said, Matteo was in book one and that’s where we got our first piece of him, I couldn’t wait for his book! Now I’m not going to give details away but holy crap I never saw this lead female coming, or could I have imagined her connection. Leighton is one bad ass female, she is a survivor! I loved her! Matty and Star blew me away!! Ahh!! So freaking good! These two characters are Everything!! They have out of this world chemistry, it was hot and page turning! It’s also very emotional! Not going to lie I was a basket case while reading this. Read it! This book is definitely one you don’t want to miss! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.