Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear—keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But a chance encounter with a woman from a rival mafia family puts him right back on shaky ground.Hate.Love.*Siena Calabrese’s life revolved around cooking numbers and … Calabrese’s life revolved around cooking numbers and scrubbing books clean until Johnathan rolled through her life like a hurricane. A woman is only useful to men in the mafia, if she isn’t totally useless. If she does what they want, then she can maintain the illusion of freedom. But how much is she willing to risk, how far will she go, for the man with secrets that sets her heart on fire?
Betrayal.
Loyalty.
New York’s streets won’t be the same.
A war is coming.
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Note: John + Siena: The Complete Duet features the full-length novels Loyalty and Disgrace, as well as the companion novella, John + Siena: Extended.
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ARC REVIEW
An emotional rollercoaster full of giggles and gasps, turns and whiplashes, shocking and unfathomable scenes you won’t forget.
‘John + Siena The Complete Duet’ is, if you ask me, one of Bethany Kris’ best works. This is an incredibly compelling, gut-twisting, heart pounding and mind racing kind of book.
I personally don’t enjoy third-person POVs when it comes to books, but for her books, you bet I will put my preferences aside and dive headfirst into this amazing mafia world.
This duet is complicated, mysterious, intriguing, passionate, action-packed, everything you want from a mafia book and more.
You always know what feelings to expect but you are never ready when it happens, it always shocks the socks off you.
The way the writer describes things that are usually impossible to describe, things that could scare most writers off, things you sometimes don’t even know you are feeling, things such as a mental disorder in such a way that compassion, love, and understanding just start pouring out of you is incredibly unique and a real talent.
An exceptionally intriguing love story with lots of drama, crime, and of course complex feelings both characters will have to wave through.
Because this is a complete duet, it gives the reader a chance not only to fall deeply in love with the characters from end to finish without having to wait for more, but it also shows how much both characters have to grow, learn and make mistakes to get where they need to be.
Siena is an incredibly talented and smart woman, she is confident, she knows what she wants, she is determined and hard-working, a true boss babe who is stuck in a world dominated by men, men who think they have a right to tell her what to do with her life and do not care about what she feels, men who have their own agenda.
She is funny and down to earth, and the thing that surprised me the most when reading this book was how real and almost normal she felt, I could relate to everything she thought and did even though it obviously is all fictional. This truly is one of the things that made this book special to me.
John is a complex man, one with an illness most people don’t believe exist, one that could put a target on his back and make him vulnerable. But despite everything, he tries, again and again, to make the best of it, to try and be better and to come to terms with being bipolar.
He is caring and loving, always trying to do right by his family while also doing right by himself.
John will have to go through many challenges in this duet, many obstacles that almost feel insurmountable but he will get through them.
This is a modern take into Romeo and Juliet, one with a less tragic ending and filled with criminals and mafia feuds, but a love story nonetheless.
This book is a great deal if you ask me because you will get both books in the John+Siena series in one go and trust me you will enjoy them.
A heartfelt story that will pull at your heartstrings, open your eyes, give you all the feels and intrigue you, written in a wonderful way you can’t help but fall in love with it.
This duet wasn’t what I expected. At all.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much it hit me in the FEELS.
Their love story was EPIC.
I’m talking Romeo & Juliet, star-crossed lovers type of epic!
With warring Mafia families, bodies dropping left & right, and achingly sweet stolen moments together.
John burrowed his way into my little black heart and Siena straight surprised the hell out of me!
Siena wasn’t the overly sassy heroine, she was the quietly calculating type. She played her part well. And boy did she have balls. Big Cajones.
My sweet John DESERVED Siena. He deserved to find his peace and happiness.
I loved this duet. I adored this couple. I wanted for them to fight and WIN their happily ever after.
Read this duet. It’s more than instalove and bullets.
5 STARS
I loved reading John and Siena’s love story again as a complete duet. They each have their flaws but when they’re together become seamless, which makes them an ideal couple. It’s all about the balance and understanding. Bethany-Kris never ceases to amaze me with her writing prowess, as her words beckon me to read more.
John + Siena: The Complete Duet is an EPIC read and will join the ranks of the BIBLIO-ARISTOCRACY!!!