WARNING: This book contains delicious sex scenes with a hot man dirty-talking in Italian; women handling firearms and explosives; and scenes of violence with a crystal Virgin Mary cigarette lighter. Antonio is a killer. He’s beautiful and educated; a prodigy of a thief and as violent a badass as ever came off the boat from Napoli. Theresa knows it, but that doesn’t stop her from getting … from getting emotionally and physically entangled with him, and this is how she got it in her head that she can protect him.
But it’s not her job to save him, and she’s just not getting that. Every time she tries to protect him, she practically gets him killed, and the tighter he grips her, the more dangerous she becomes.
It’s almost as if protecting her the way he does is the one thing he should stop. As if the only way he’s ever going to find a moment’s peace is to just embrace her as a partner, rather than a defenseless creature.
But he’d never do that. Not this violent badass.
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Wow! This is the continuation of Theresa and Antonio’s story from Spin. Ruin takes us through them trying to figure out how they can be together despite all the odds against them. The mob wants her gone and Antonio is quickly finding he will do anything to have her in his life and bed.
Book 2 is has more suspense as we wait to find out what happens at the wedding of another mob couple. Theresa is continuing to find her strength as her love and commitment is tested. I loved this book and had to grab Rule as soon as I was done.
“I’m going to fuck you easy and slow, until your bones turn into jelly. and you forget how to beg me.”
CD Reiss doesn’t give simple book hangovers, she completely turns your world upside down while dragging you along for a wild ride, this time of passion, betrayal, corruption, violence, revenge and of course, love. I knew this story was going to be intense from start, but I never expected it to take me where it did.
This review is one of the hardest ones that I have written, and after 2 days and hours of sitting here trying to put this book into words, this is the best I’ve got, without giving away all the good bits and spoiling it for you all.
Ruin picks up right where Spin left off with Theresa hauled up in hiding with Antonio.If you haven’t read Spin, stop reading this and go grab it now! (Amazon / B&N / Kobo / iBooks)
“Let me introduce you to my mob. This is my Neapolitan camorra. These are my rituals. My sold souls. My men of honer. This is my Los Angeles.”
Antonio, the violent, ruthless, sweet and passionate Capo who has lost his heart to Theresa and wants nothing more than to protect her and give her the life she deserves. But to do that, he needs to get out, and once does not simply get out of the Mafia. Alive.
With the betrayal of his former partner, Paulie, Theresa has never been in more danger, and Antonio has never been as fearful of losing her, making him even more determined to keep his Contessa away from that side of his life, but she has other ideas.
“She was my hope, that woman, standing so straight as she crossed the street. She could rule the world. She already ruled me.”
Theresa, the strong and resilience woman who is more calculating and has a harder exterior than Capo gives her credit for, is learning where her true place is, beside her Capo. She has broken through her old life and is trying to merge herself into his, taking it upon herself to try and help free himself from his duties in the Mob, but her lack of understanding all the rules they play by leave her more recklessness than helpful.
“She was going to be the death of me, and I was suicidal. I would kill for her, or I’d be killed by her.”
Between the lies, hatred, scheming and murder, these two come to realize their love for each other is otherworldly, something neither one is willing to give up. It’s raw, passionate and animalistic, it knows no limits. Yet it’s so sweet, protective, and breathtaking.
“I am yours, Contessa. Solo tua. Forever. Everything I do with you is forever.”
Can their love survive everything the Mafia throws their way?
“You are my only, my one and only. And if I have to turn my life upside down, or go to hell to be with you, so be it.”
You will need to read it for yourself to see
We get to see the world through both Antonio and Theresa’s eye, the straggles, heartache, happiness and raw passion they both share, and try to hide from one another.
I laughed, cried, laughed some more, cried, was grossed out, laughed again and then came the painful ugly cry.
I am dying for book 3 to come out, but I will admit, I’m curious as to how CDR is going to top perfection.
I am really enjoying this series and am looking forward to the final book to tie the series to its finish
excellent book