I am a Vor. You don’t mess with my family. Yet someone thought it would be a good idea to try. When my cousin goes missing, I move into action. When I get her back, I also get a little red head too. I didn’t plan on falling for her. I didn’t plan on keeping her yet I do for my own selfish reasons. Once I learn who she truly is our dance of deceit and lies comes back full circle. Now I will keep … keep her. Not as a lover but as a prisoner.
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Every now and again this author takes a step away from the MC world further into a world of darkness. In this case she went Mafia. This trilogy (get it?? not a standalone) starts off strong with the story of Alexi. He’s not a nice man by any means and doesn’t try to play like he is. He’s Vor. This isn’t a sweet story (I don’t think this author can write those (hahaha issuing a challenge here)), it’s ugly to it’s core but not over done. Human trafficking, rape, torture while not graphically done it is here. Betrayal and vengeance all part of the game, nothing is sacred, nothing is spared. Pain is given. Pain is received. The monster is unleashed.
Excellent start to the Caged Trilogy where we get a look inside the Dark , Twisted world of the Russian Mafia where no one can be trusted .
While rescuing a family member Alexei also decides he will have Clara a girl being kept with his cousin,will wanting her end him ?
The Chemistry between Alexei and Clara was On Fire , especially when they got to close amidst all the Chaos and bloodshed. It’s Definitely turning into a tragic love story full of drama , action and suspense .I am dying to know what happens next.
I love a story where the female mc isn’t a wall flower, but an equal to the male mc and the author has done this with this story. Clara has been held captive, tortured and abused beyond comprehension. What she has endured would break most, but not Clara. When Alexei ‘rescues’ his cousin he also buys Clara, he knows her face from somewhere but can’t place it.
Thus begins their story of survival, revenge, instinct and like recognising like. Fantastic read and I cannot wait for book 2 in this trilogy!
“Now that she’s broken into the cage of the monster, she should be afraid. Now that he’s had a taste of her, things will never be the same.”
Alexei gave me chills, his dark, forceful, powerful presence was magnetic and chilling from the start. He was unapologetically himself and I cringed for all those that got in his way. His attraction and alpha possessiveness was like a freight train and together they were like igniting gas with a match. Absolutely not wine and roses, but an absolute white knuckling Mafia Romance that with a little polishing could be magnificent. I thank the Author for providing a copy to review!!
“His eyes come back to meet mine and I’m lost in him. The killer, the man that bought me, the man that saves me every day of my life. How I ever lived without him, I will never know because I don’t plan on finding out.”
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
Wow!!!! Just WOW!!!! Irish Sparrow was an EXCELLENT read!!! It was full of anguish & heartbreak! It was dark and dangerous! It had twist and turns!!! But I wouldn’t expect less from a mafia book. I literally read this book in one setting. Another fantastic read from Erin!!
This book is dark and a little twisted and I loved every page of it! The first couple chapters had me wondering are the story was going, but it kept me intrigued and wanting to read more.
Alexei…what can i say about Alexei? He has so many demons, but I still love him.
This is a must read!
A stunning opener, Erin Trejo seem to be touching on some dark subject lately which I completely love
I’d like to put a Warning: on this book -there may be some triggers of abuse & rape.
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Alexei & Clara….. He Russian Mob, She Irish Mob need I say more?
This one is very intense read with some many secrets that will leave you on the edge of your seat….
Clara is sent on mission by her uncaring Irish mob father to kill one of the Russian Mob, in process Clara has been held against her will … or so we think … Clara & Alina has been raped & brutalized for months! Until Alexei swoops in to save them both…
He wear the scars of his past like a badge of honor, Alexei Pavlov is Russian Mob
This book has plenty of twists, turns & surprises throughout the book. but I just have this feeling that I can’t get out my head. Do you ever feel like Déjà vu? This has great storyline, but I feel like maybe I’ve read something similar to this story before .. I gave this book 3 stars cuz of this feeling … I am sorry Erin…. With that said I am still curious to see what Erin does in the next book
Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion
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Paulette Review
I totally love mafia romances and I didn’t realise when I first started to read this book it was about the bratva which is my fav mafia dark reads. so I knew I would like it from the first chapter.
The storyline is gripping and the darkness within both clara and aleixi’s lives shine bright within each other and draws them together, even not realising that them are no different sides.
I cant wait to see what happens in the next book but if it as good as the first one, it will be explosive.
A dark and thrilling romantic suspense
Clara, an Irish mob soldier’s daughter, is rescued by Alexei, a Bratva Vor, when he goes to get his cousin back. As the story progresses darkness is traded, secrets are exposed and only breaking through internal walls could save them both. Erin Trejo has provided a dark and thrilling romantic suspense read set in a Russian crime family with hidden plots and agendas that will suck you in from the very start. I can’t wait to read Broken Dove, which is the next book in the trilogy. Reader discretion is advised due to dark subject matter and/or possible triggers.
I received a free copy of the book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
The queen of dark does it again!! I don’t care she is writing MC or Mafia romances I devour them!! This book is gritty and dark and I loved it. Clara is such a strong character for what she had to endure. Alexei comes looking for his cousin and just couldn’t leave Clara behind. But he isn’t your typical hero, he has a past that still haunts his present. They have been betrayed by people that were supposed to protect them and be on their side, but Clara’s betrayal pushes Alexei over the edge. She has been keeping a major secret from him. Will Alexei just let it go or will he seek retribution against Clara? I can’t wait for the next installment of this trilogy!!
Loved this amazing dark intense emotional love story of Alexei and Clara. Heartstopping need more
WOW!!! This was a brilliant way to write about the Russian mob! Loved that it was centered around one man and his close group of people. It is a story that makes you believe there is some good in all of us and that there are some real monsters out there. The author did a wonderful job of giving you a great story with mystery and hot sex!
This is a dark romance/mafia romance that has some seriously dark scenes. I enjoyed the story and can’t wait for the next in the trilogy to come out.
Alexei Pavlov runs the Underground Gentleman’s Club, that’s a nude strip club and he is the Vor or a boss in his Russian organization in the Syndicate. He was brought up to be hard, viscous and unyielding. He was sent away when he was a child to a training camp, where only the strong survive. Fighting to survive, his mother committed suicide prior to being sent away, she couldn’t handle him being taken from her and being turned into a monster at such a young age. He fought, clawed and killed his way to where he is today, at the top. But he had never known love from anyone, fear definitely, respected of course, friendship somewhat, but he never had anyone show him that they loved him. And his monster grew and craves darkness, pain and blood.
Clara had been taken, drugged, beaten and raped repeatedly and thrown into a cage this is what her life had become. She has company in her own person hell, Alina she is in the cage next to her, Alina cries all the time, I won’t anyone, they took so much from me already that I won’t give them my tears or my words anymore. Then he comes in and buys Alina and Clara, she doesn’t know who he is, just that he has bought her. She’s suppose to wait there for someone but she doesn’t know who. Yes she was sent here on purpose by her father. She was suppose to be safe there but no, she had suffered so much pain, suffering she is about to break.
Alexei rescues his cousin Alina from the hands of the human traffickers and while he’s there he sees Clara and can’t leave her there. He’s obsessed with her red hair, her body, her eyes and her silence, he sees something in her that intrigues him. Clara sees darkness in Alexei and she craves it, she needs the darkness and pain to feel.
For Alexei to care about Clara is more than he can handle, he doesn’t know how to love, or be loved, he can’t. But Clara who is actually Zia Clara O’Kelly, her father is a soldier in the Irish mafia, he has sent Clara to get in with Mr Pavlov and to kill him. Can Clara follow through once she finds out that Alexei is Mr Pavlov and is her target? Can Alexei get over the supposed deception from Clara? Can he control his monster/darkness or will he set it free?
Dark, emotional, gritty, captivating read. Those are the words I would use to describe Irish Sparrow. It had everything I love in a mafia book. It was dark and sexy and I loved every second of it. It had twists and turns and kept me captivated the whole way through.
I really loved Clara, she was tough and stubborn. She did what she had to do in order to survive and fell in love along the way. Even with everything she went through she was still strong and not completely broken. She is everything I love in a heroine.
Then there was Alexei the man you love to hate. He had a hard past that shaped him into the man he is today and he is a very bad man. He makes some choices that make me so angry with him and heartbroken. But then he does things that are so sweet that make you fall in love with him. I wouldn’t exactly call him a hero but I wouldn’t call him and anti-hero either hes somewhere in between.
I love mafia books and it is hard to find good ones. This is definitely one of the good ones and I cant wait to read the rest of this trilogy.
I will say this story may have triggers for someone for abuse and rape. But if you are not triggered by that dive right in you will enjoy it.
WOW, what a whirlwind ride Irish Sparrow will take you on. The author has done an outstanding job of portraying the Russian Mafia World. Your emotions will feel everything: the hurt, the pain, the love of the kill, the anguish of betrayal, the loyalty of the Vor’s men, the list of emotional feels is endless. Kudo’s Ms. Trejo for a job very well done.
Alexei is the Vor, the head of his branch of the Russian Mafia. He is a dark, broken man with a heart of stone. When his cousin goes missing, Alexei jumps into action. She, along with several other women have been captured and sexual and mentally tortured. When Alexei finds her, he sees another woman, Clara, that he is drawn too. He buys their release and takes them to his home to heal. Clara is badly broken, but feels a strong pull to Alexei, but tries hard to deny it. Her father, who she hates, sent her out to do a job which caused her to be taken by ruthless men and trusting Alexei is something she won’t do. She has no idea who Alexei is or what he’s capable of, if he’s like the men who took her. Her fears are not unfounded. But Clara has secrets of her own. Secrets that when they come out will results is heartbreak and betrayal of the worst kind.
This is an amazing storyline that will have you gripping the book as you read along. 2 Thumbs up for this suspenseful romance and the start of what this reader feels will be a phenomenal 5 stars series.
Alexai & Clara is a very good read. It’s fast moving at times & I love the way they find each other in the darkness of both their souls but it’s dark & twisted, too
A lot of manipulation on both their parts. It’s a story that held me captive from the beginning. I normally don’t like dark romance but I did like this one a lot.
Wow! What can I say to bring justice to this book and author??? This story was gritty, intense, sensual, passionate and brutal. I loved every minute of it. Alexei and Clara just have that connection from the first time they meet and it never dies, it just gets more intense. Most of the books I have read from this author are about MC characters but I have to say that she can write any character and I will be hooked. The story was insightful and showed that even in the dark there is pleasure. From pain we can be surprised. I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait for Alina’s story in Broken Dove. This book was simply amazing and I can’t say enough good about it.
Wow! Really enjoyed this book! I stopped up through the night to finish. It was so different, but SO BLOODY GOOD!
Don’t want to give too much away. Dark, twisted and action packed, this book had it all. I was addicted from the first page. Loved Clara and Alexei’s story. Thought they were great characters. Can’t wait to read more of this trilogy.
I enjoy a good dark mafia romance, and Irish Sparrow is a great start to another good trilogy! Warning: there may be some triggers of abuse and rape. And in this book, it’s really hard to say if Alexei is the hero. Maybe the anti-hero. You’ll have to decide. But there’s no denying his all alpha male presence that takes over your senses, and he has a dark edge to him. Can he bring out Clara’s light? Can she bring out his? You’re getting an intense, gritty mafia piece here, so brace yourself for the Vor and his little Irish Sparrow!
I received this book for an honest review. WOW!!! Erin has done it again with this dark, thrilling, story about the Russian Mafia. Alexei and Clara have such a strong chemistry with just the right amount of darkness and compassion thrown in. Once Alexei saves his cousin and Clara, things take a turn as lies are exposed and revenge is meted, but will Alexei forgive Clara as she sacrifice everything for the man she has come to love. This story will have you on edge from beginning to end as you are drawn into the Russian Mafia, can’t wait to see what we are in for next. This is a must read and I highly recommend this book!.