From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally captivating and thrilling, romantic suspense. At first, his words were harsh and his touch cold. I knew he was a dangerous man and he could destroy me if only he wanted to. That’s not what he wanted though. It’s not what he needed. It’s not what I desired either. It’s so easy to get lost in the touch of a man who’s powerful and … the touch of a man who’s powerful and unattainable.
A man who wants for nothing … except me.
Soft touches and stolen glances made my blood heat and my heart beat in a way I never knew it could.
Yes, it’s easy to fall into a haze of lust and desire.
But there’s a reason his reputation is one of a heartless man.
And I should have known better.
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Willow Winter definitely raises the stakes with Heartless. It is hot, twisted, dark, and beautiful all at the same time. I loved seeing Carter transform after being around Aria. I can’t help but getting sweet satisfaction out the fact that she loves to hate Carter. Things get crazy in this book. I just loved it. From beginning to end, it was so deliciously good.
Strength and weakness combined
I love the direction of this book, since somewhere in the first book I’ve been hoping aria will find her strength and I loved that carter although in his own warped way is also hoping for that . He sees her strength and he wants others to see it too.
Carter is the perfect anti hero. He’s dangerous and demands respect and fear but he also does care in his own way and just has to find his own new way.
I loved the dirty gritty context of this book and the dirty chemistry between aria and cater .
I do somewhat struggle with the forced submission parts however I’m still cheering for aria to find her strength more and more and ultimately be carters equal ! (I’m hoping haha )
Can’t wait to read the next installment !
Okay, okay. I’m just going to jump right into this review. We pick right back up on were Merciless ends and just the flow from one book to another it was just fantastic. We learn a little more about both of their backgrounds. I love the little pieces of understanding we get about Carter and Aria and more than that I LOVE being in their minds. I love the way each of them thinks. No matter who’s POV we are reading, I am always rooting for them and wanting the best possible outcome for each of them. Nothing is fast-paced, but we aren’t walking as slow as a snail either. I think the pacing of this series is perfect. I think that the things that have happened in both this book and the first book, would be realistic timing-wise.
We are still in the dark as to why Carter is still going through with all of this, with our poor sweet Aria, though I do have my suspicions. I can’t wait to dig deeper into his delicious mind and find out all of the reasons he’s doing this. My favorite, Aria is going through some turmoil and truly battling with herself on how she feels about everything, especially Carter. I love being in Aria’s perspective because everything she is feeling is real and genuine and I can so relate with her and sympathies.
Honestly, parts of this book gave me full-body chills, and no I don’t mean bad full-body chills (True Crime Junkies you know what I’m talking about), I mean the delicious kind of full-body chills. Where you know something so wrong, but oh so good, is going to happen and it does and it leaves your heart bursting with so much happiness. Do you ever just read something and think “How am I ever going to read anything else ever again?” I mean the detail and description that Willow Winters uses in her books is just crazy. I don’t know how I didn’t find her books sooner. Willow Winters is a writing genius and I truly mean that. It’s just everything about this book is fantastic.
I can’t think of anything I didn’t love about this book. It’s additive, kept me on my toes, intense, and I just can’t wait to dive into Book 3 as soon as I finish writing this review.
I was so into this book I couldn’t put it down! It was so good! Willow has me so high strung right now! It was so intense! Every time we seem to be making headway into Aria and Carter’s love for each other we take 5 steps back. It’s such a rollercoaster of emotions. I can’t wait to read what comes next!!!
Aria, is getting stronger, but at what cost?
Carter gives her revenge, revenge she needed but didn’t know if she would ever get.
The back-in-forth between these two is so hot to read. Carter wants to give her the world. Aria wants to be free. Neither of them know what is really happening to them.
The ending OMG, Willow Winters really had me crying out NO! Its a good thing I bought the whole series.
I was amazed that how Willow can create these characters and make me wonder if these kind of situations do exist in real life. Just fabulous.
{{{CLIFFHANGER}}} I’m coming to expect them in this series. Damn!!!
What more can a person do who is left holding their breath with goosebumps covering their body at the end of the book? Read book 3. Just do it and continue the story. There is so much I hate but then love about this story. Much like Aria hating Carter but loving him at the same time. It’s twisted. It’s wrong. But I can’t help myself. I need more…
The second book of four that tell the story of Aria and Carter. Absolutely beautifully written, amazing characters, and a truly one of a kind story.
The relentless fight for control in a world controlled by those who follow no rules, break promises, know no loyalty, and kill without remorse both their enemies and anyone close to them that dares to cross them is brought to life. The bond and commitment of families and lifetime friendships is both shown, betrayed, and tested. The uncontrollable attraction, heartbreaking struggles, and impossible odds for a love to survive between two people from opposing sides is tested to the utmost extreme!
Heartless
By: Willow Winters
Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood, Jacob Morgan
Willow Winters is keeping me on the edge of my seat with this series! Heartless picks up where Merciless left off with Carter and Aria. There is a lot happening in this second installment. We get to know more about the history of the families as well as meet with Carter’s brothers and their women. There is a little sideline mystery with Jase’s girlfriend that I am anxious to know more about. The continual push-pull between Carter and Aria is exhilarating and tiring at the same time. I am stuck wondering if I like Carter or I hate him. I even have issue with Aria’s feelings towards Carter. I can’t imagine her circumstances, so I need to know more to understand her feelings! So much action and continual family fighting, I need to know where this all leads, and Winters leaves me on the precipice of suspense…again! I need to move on to book 3 and keep the story going. Breathless will be on soon!
Jacob Morgan and Savannah Peachwood do an amazing job narrating this dark tale. I am loving Morgan’s ability to go from evilness to tenderness in the blink of an eye. Peachwood is amazing with Aria’s strength and vulnerability. She has her pegged to perfection. Can’t wait to continue.
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HEARTLESS is the second book in Willow Winter’s Merciless series. I cannot get enough of this story! Each book has me mesmerized from start to finish as lines are drawn and sides are taken!
Carter and Aria have a very interesting, dark and intense relationship. He holds her hostage and she struggles with hating him and loving him at the same time.
I cannot wait to see how this story is going to unfold.
What the hell?!?!
This book made me cry, smile and feel so much hatred for both of them. At times they are soooo sooo stupid. Why can’t they just let go of their past and live in the moment. I know that Carter had a shitty past, but still.. he can change. He is changing, a bit and a bit. But still..
And Aria? Damn she is stubborn and doesn’t know what to do. I get, she loves her family, but she also loves him, so yeah it is hard.
But what she did at the end? O my god!! I was shocked and glad that I have a Breathless paperback at the ready.. the ending is fucked up, once again.
But nonetheless, I loved this book. It is so unpredictable and at times shocking. Now onto the Breathless..
I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, after reading book 1! I finished this book in one sitting!I loved it!! I would definitely recommend this series to anyone! Next up Book 3…(giddy) can’t wait!!
Carter truly is the definition of Heartless. Or is he? I fluctuated so much between liking and not liking Carter in this book. Continuing where Merciless left off, Heartless dives deeper into the history of these two families as well as Carter and Aria. My heart hurts for Aria as she struggles with her captivity and being forced to submit. Just when I thought Carter was turning around, he says or does something that makes it clear what his motive is.
Heartless reminded me so much of Romeo and Juliette but the twists and turns that Willow Winters writes, makes it nothing like the play.
This book will be haunting me until I can get to the next book in the series. It left me wanting to know more and in the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this second installment in the Merciless series!
Book 2 was very fast paced. The characters are very well developed and I was on the edge of my seat as I got to the end of the book and new I have to wait for book 3 which will be out in another month. Wish I had I now so I know what happens to Aria and Carter.
Very intense book!! Willow writes the best books- you just can’t put them down!! Loved this book!!
Oh my freakin’ goodness!!! What the heck was that??!!! That was so intense, my heart is still pounding!!! The chemistry between these two is off the charts. The characters are so complex . I’m drawn in by trying to figure out what they are going to do next and I’m wrong almost every time (and happy to be so!). I cannot wait for the next book in this series!!! GAH!!!!!
Reviewed by: Amanda A.
Jase – “I need to know what she means to you at least.”
Carter – “Everything.”
Carter…oh Carter, Carter, Carter. What can I say about you and this book?
Well first of all, it is a MUST to read Merciless before Heartless. Not only is it a fantastic story and the introduction to this world, but Heartless is continuing the saga of Carter and Aria. So much feeling and emotion between these two characters. Carter needs to remain strong and feared to keep control of his world. Aria needs to protect her family and fight the feelings she is developing for Carter. Aria wants strength…Carter wants fear.
Raw and emotional, Willow Winters continues to lead her readers through the journey of the forbidden. Learning more about Carter and what makes him, well, HIM, and learning how Aria is trying to cope with a world she never asked to be in is not an adventure for the faint of heart. This is a mind-blowing page turner that sucks you in and spits you out in a whirlwind of emotional chaos. Ms. Winters leaves her readers begging for the next book before the ink is dry and the “publish button” has been pushed on her current feat of literary genius (Yes, I mean Heartless), and that takes wicked talent.
I’ve been impatiently waiting to read HEARTLESS ever since I finished reading MERCILESS Book 1. This is the continuation of the story of
Carter Cross & Aria Talvery. And W. Winters does not disappoint!
Carter knew as long as everyone feared him, and those closest to him, he would survive. He would thrive. A war was coming between the Talvery family and the Romanos, but because of his now having possession of
Aria, the Cross brothers were now involved, too. He made a vow to never let anyone take her away from him. No one!
To say the relationship between Carter and Aria is complicated, would be too simple a term. It is so volatile that I got nervous waiting for a shoe to drop or maybe two. Carter has vowed that as long as he is living and breathing Aria would be his, whether she liked it or not. He has gone as far as to admit to his brothers that he “cares” for her. Aria has come to admit that she has come to “want” Carter. She has no one else. She admits to her “need” for him. She fears she may even “love” him. As their time together grows, so does her knowledge that she is not the only broken one. She learns how broken and shattered Carter’s been for years. He’s broken! It takes another broken soul to know one.
Again I warn that those shoes are going to drop. Carter and Aria’s story is far from over. It will be continued in the next book BREATHLESS. Once again I will be impatiently waiting for it’s release.
Book two finds the families in full blown war and if you thought the story was brutal and intense before prepare yourself because it’s going off with a huge bang.
In every war you have to pick sides choices are made and then there’s no turning back. Aria and Carter are having their mini fight, a war of hearts and feelings but who’s going to win.
The author did a great job building the tension with each page I turned I found myself holding my breath. I was waiting just waiting because j knew something was coming but never did i
imagine that ending.
Roll on book three.
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This was another amazing read by Willow, your books are awesome and just keep getting better!!! Cant wait for your next book!!! Check Willow Winters books out you will love them!!!