Bratva Blood Brother SeriesBook #4SazonI am a man of honor and what I have… I earned with my own two hands.I can be ruthless and I would live and die for the brothers I found when I was nothing more than a kid. As soon as I touched her, our connection was bonded. She is the missing half of my soul and to be without her now would leave me half alive.I plan to protect her whether she wants it or … half alive.
I plan to protect her whether she wants it or not, she’s a stubborn as I am and her quest might just kill her.
To be with her will be heaven. To be without her would send my soul into a lifetime of hell.
Ana
I may be small but I’m determined. I was taught by the men in my life to stand up for what I believe in and nothing will take my honor away from me. I won’t let it.
When I met him it was like meeting the other part of my soul. He completes me like no other ever would.
I loved him at first sight even if I didn’t recognize the feeling but not even he will stand in my way. I must get justice for the death of my grandfather. Family honor demands it.
I’m torn in two directions, I want justice but now I finally have something I can’t bear to lose, Sazon. Everyone is telling me I can’t face him but I’ll have no one else stand in my stead. I must face this particular killer.
I must face a monster and win, using everything I was ever taught. Will it be enough to win or will I fall under my own blade?
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** spoiler alert ** After her grandfather died, Ana vowed to get justice. Sazon is determined to help his brothers and work in his gym. One heirloom brings them together. Will Ana allow Sazon to love her? Will Sazon allow Ana her justice?
Loved this book! In my opinion each of these brothers are each great. I love the fact that Sazon is an alpha male, but yet when it came down to it, he let her fight her own battle. I loved how despite her size Ana, was a tough chick. Great read and great series!
3 stars–SAZON is the fourth instalment in KJ Dahlen’s contemporary, adult BRATVA BLOOD BROTHERS Russian mafia, romance series focusing on a close-knit group of friends, originally from Russia. This is gym owner Sazon Demikoff, and metal forger Anastasia ‘Ana’ Petroff’s story line. SAZON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The author begins each story with a short story prequel (Blood Brothers) focusing on the history of the ‘brothers’ and how they came to be.
NOTE: SAZON is the re-release of the author’s November 2017 release FORGED IN BLOOD.
SOME BACKGROUND:
Five young boys and childhood friends (Yuri, Sazon, Barshan, Mikial and Roman) survived the mean-streets of Russia only to be rescued and reared by a local gym owner Ivan Russo, who would meet his death by a local gang. Seeking revenge against the gang, local Russian Bratva member and soon to be New York Russian mafia leader Nikoli Silvanic would mentor the five young men until they were ready to take on the world, with the approval of Russian Bratva leader Sergi Constantine. When the time came Nikoli Silvanic would take over the New York territory, while the five ‘blood brothers’ would take over New Orleans. These are their stories.
Told from several third person perspectives (Sazon and Ana) SAZON is an ensemble story line that brings together a large number of characters from the author’s Bratva Blood Brothers, Satan’s Spawn MC and Sin’s Bastards series in an attempt to take down a serial killer that has brought his game to the city of New Orleans. Days earlier Ana and Drago Petroff lost their beloved grandfather to a killer-a man who special ordered a Russian-designed sword from the victim, a sword that was used to murder Ivan Curcovic Petroff. In her attempts to track down the killer and her grandfather’s missing Russian blades, Ana finds herself in New Orleans, falling in love with a member of the Russian mob. Enter Sazon Demikoff, gym order and a member of the Russian Bratva. What ensues is the hunt for a killer, and the discovery of information regarding fourteen years of mayhem and murder.
The relationship between Ana and Sazon is quick to develop; a case of insta-lust/love wherein our hero claims Ana as his own declaring his protection for the rest of their lives within a matter of hours of meeting. The $ex scenes are passionate, and quick to resolve without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. Saying that, Ana and Sazon’s relationship took a backseat to the search and investigation into a series of murders linking back fourteen years.
Like the previous instalment Barshan, Sazon takes liberty with some of the history of the Russian Imperial Romanov family, and the Russian revolution- a history fictionalized and fantasized by many authors and historians throughout the years.
Sadly SAZON, like the previous instalments, requires another round of editing in that there are numerous problems including missing letters, possessive errors, as well as several instances of issues with name changes including Ana to Anna, and Drago to Deago. SAZON is the re-release of the author’s November 2017 FORGED IN BLOOD, therefore there is no excuse for the publication of a book without another re-read, round of editing, grammar and spell check. I also struggled with the lack of connection between the killer and the Russian blades. There is no apparent information linking the killer to the blades, or how he was able to ascertain their important, location and history as it concerns the late Russian Tzar. The ‘missing information’ leaves a feeling of incompleteness to the overall story .
SAZON is a quick read that ends at 20% on the Kindle e-reader with additional material including a never before release novella-Saving Her, as well as Spawn and Spitfire Volume 1, Sin’s Volume 2 & 3. This is not unusual as most of the books in the series thus far end between 10-20% with the remainder filled with additional story lines.
ONE HARD PACKING READ!!!
Sazon is one kickass of a read. I like them all but Sazon hit me like a rock to my head. Yeah you got it here. Adrenaline pumping, heart pounding, pulse racing, kicking ass and taking names aren’t on his agenda. If you like hard hitting, action packed, and pulse racing reads then congratulations my friends you’ve found it. Sazon will bring you down. With whatever it calls for. The characters and scenes were intriguing and complex. I followed the characters along as they grew and transformed into the people they became. Graphic detailed descriptions were realistic and believable. This is one hot read. KJ did a remarkable job bringing this together perfectly. Great job KJ and thanks for sharing.