“From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante AlighieriA simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire. I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, and a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. For the longest time, that hasn’t included a woman at my side.There is only one beauty that can bring my untapped desire to life.I shouldn’t … desire to life.
I shouldn’t have opened the door. Cracking open the stone and striking the flint is my doing. What follows is hers.
With something so intense, will this spark lead to a blazing inferno? Will we make it out of the ashes before everything I hold dear is ravaged?
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance, Spark, set in the same dangerous world as Secrets and Twisted. You do not need to read the Web of Sin or Tangled Web trilogy to get caught up in this new and intriguing saga, Web of Desire.
SPARK is book one of the WEB OF DESIRE trilogy that continues in FLAME and concludes in ASHES.
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OMG!!!! I Need the second Book NOW!!! I have been dipping into Aleatha Romig books and she has me speechless every time! Maddie and Patrick throw us into a loop. There were a lot of twist and turns that I was never expecting. So many secrets, and one huge reveal. You ask why and how, but you will not get all of your answers in this book. Spark sits on the edge of danger and my spidey sense is tingling!! I loved every moment of each word that I read with every page. The ending had me kicking and screaming for more. I am fining that Aleatha brings out all the emotions in us. I need this in a book! I need the angst and cliff hangers because it is a rush! There is a lot of folks that hate cliff hangers, but not me. That makes me need the next book because I need to know all the answers to these secrets swarming all around our beloved characters. Where does Maddie and Patrick go from here? Only book two can tell……
Wow! I can’t put this book into words. It’s extraordinary. The characters, storyline, and the writing is all outstanding.
It’s by far one of my favorite read of 2020 so far.
Spark is the first book of a new trilogy and takes you full speed ahead into a tangled web of secrets, lies, love, loyalty, and so much more. I was pulled into the story within the first few pages and could not put it down. The angst and suspense kept me on the edge of my seat through the very last page.
The ending — well, it was MIND-BLOWING and I can’t wait for the next installment of this series to see what else this author has in store for us.
I LOVED IT!! I could not put this down I was on the edge of my seat nervous about what could happen, this is full of twists galore and the poker games made it all the better.
Patrick is delicious and all bossy a pure alpha and Maddie is fierce and seeing all the sparrow men again was a huge bonus. This is dangerous and pure heat so brilliantly written and that ending my jaw dropped to the floor OMG I can’t wait for more.
I DEVOURED this story. I was sucked back into the world of the Sparrows and Patrick’s story was FANTASTIC!
When someone from Patrick’s past resurfaces after 17 years so many different emotions come back. Madeline grew up alone on the streets, until she met a boy to share her apples with. The rest is history. Now she is face to face with the boy she once knew and things have changed, both of them are different people after 17 years.
Patrick and Maddie’s story was fast paced, suspenseful and had my mind racing the entire time trying to figure out where the story was going to go. These two had chemistry that was through the roof. It didn’t matter that they haven’t seen each other for 17 years there is still a spark and they ignited it once again.
Patrick is protective of Maddie, he wants to keep her safe. Get her out of the unsafe situation they find themselves. Maddie has her own reasons why she can’t just give up and they are reasons she isn’t ready to share with the man she used to love.
Spark is book one in an all new series and if you’ve read Aleatha you know there are going to be some bombshells dropped that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat and impatiently waiting for the next book in the series.
I can’t wait to see where this story goes and find out more about Patrick and Maddie’s history. A MUST READ!
Patrick!!! I truly don’t know how Aleatha Romig does it but I would love to reach into her mind and love there with all her brilliant stories.
Once again we are given a page turning un-putdownable (I would have read it all in one day if it wasn’t for being medicated after surgery. They made me fall asleep, so inconvenient.) Book I love Patrick and I couldn’t wait to read this one I heard it was about him.
If you have read the tangled web series or web of desire, this is the Alpha you have been waiting for. If you haven’t, as a stand alone book this still does the business.
Patrick works for the Sparrow organisation and you always knew and wanted to know he had a back story.
Enter Madeline. Wow the desire and history bounce of the page but why had they been apart for so long when it is so obvious that they should be together?
This book provides the spark that is the start of a journey you won’t want to stop.
If the cliff hanger is anything to go by,the bad guys are bad and my heart did a splat for this couple. To find a long lost love but have this curve ball will lead to further heartache no doubt.
Hold on tight this is going to be an emotional ride.
5 fast paced stars
This series get off to an epic start as book one unfolds. This read offers a perfect blend of intensity and suspense that will quickly have you hooked and needy. Patrick and Maddie’s romance is shaping up to be a real roller coaster ride of tension building climbs, stunning, dramatic drops and big, breath stealing twists. Try to prepare because this is only the first book and there is a monstrous cliffhanger looming at the end of it. I need book two ASAP and trust me so will you!!
4.25 stars–SPARK is the first instalment in Aleatha Romig’s contemporary, adult WEB OF DESIRE erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on Patrick Kelly, and Madeline ‘Maddie’ Miller. SPARK and the Web of Desire series is set in the author’s Web of Sin, and Tangle Web worlds but you do not have to have read the previous series to follow or understand the current timeline.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Patrick and Madeline) SPARK follows the rekindling romance between thirty-five year olds Patrick Kelly, and Madeline ‘Maddie’ Miller. Patrick and Madeline grew up homeless on the mean streets of Chicago, scamming and stealing to survive but at age eighteen Maddie disappeared from Patrick’s life leaving our hero to search for the woman he would always love, believing she may already died. Fast forward to present day wherein Madeline Miller, a renowned poker player finds herself face to face with her past, a past that wants a reconciliation, and the truth about what happened years before. With Madeline in prime contention to win the coveted poker tournament, Patrick is caught between head and heart knowing that the poker tournament isn’t all what it appears to be. Suspecting Madeline isn’t telling the truth, Patrick hopes to coerce our heroine into telling the truth. What ensues is the rebuilding romance between Maddie and Patrick, and the potential fall-out when Maddie reveals the truth to our story line hero.
Patrick Kelly is friends and works with Sterling Sparrow, the kingpin and boss of Chicago’s powerful underworld, and as such Patrick is aware of the truth behind the high stakes poker tournament. Madeline Miller is no longer in control of her life, and finds herself, under duress, ‘working’ for a man who has threatened someone she loves. Desperate to win the poker tournament Maddie struggles with her ongoing attraction to man from who she is keeping secret, sins of the past.
The relationship between Maddie and Patrick is a second chance romance; a rekindling relationship between two people who struggled and won but Maddie’s secret is about to destroy them all. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Sterling Sparrow and Aranaeae McCrie (Web of Sin Trilogy); Mason Pierce and Laurel Carlson (Tangled Web Trilogy); Reid Murray; as well as several notorious crime lords, and poker stars including Andros Ivanov, Marion Elliott, Antonio Hillman, goon Mitchell Leonardo, and concierge/ organizer Veronica Standish.
SPARK is a story of betrayal and revenge; of power and control; of secrets, lies, servitude and danger. The premise is intriguing, edgy and decadent; the characters are animated and dynamic; the romance is provocative and sensitive. There is a twist to the story line that I suspected from the start, a twist that is about to complicate Patrick’s plans for revenge. SPARK ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.
OMG!!! Aleatha did it again. I’ve been looking forward to Patrick’s story since first meeting him in Secrets. He’s so much more than I expected. My new favorite hero of Aleatha’s. When his past literally and figuratively comes back to life he will do just about anything to protect her. Maddie is in deep trouble and needs to win the poker tournament or she will loose everything including a secret she’s kept from Patrick. Holy moly what a cliffhanger. Can’t wait to read Flame. Highly recommended.
We first met Patrick in Secrets (Web of Sin #1) as a loyal and reliable friend to Sterling Sparrow. Finally, he’s getting his story. Patrick’s POV starts to tell how he became part of Chicago’s elite.
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A poker tournament brought Madeline to Chicago, she’s a hustler in playing the game. Her beauty commands attention, no wonder Patrick was captivated by it.
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Patrick and Madeline knew one another when they were teenagers surviving life on a daily basis. But something happened that got them separated and never heard or saw one another until now. The attraction is still there and the intimate scene was hot and sensual. But, there are so many secrets yet to be revealed between Patrick and Madeline. I have questions of my own after that cliffy ending.
Ms. Romig has started another enthralling series. I couldn’t put this novel down. Everything is perfectly timed and works all together in building of a good and suspenseful story. A must-read start of a series!
Note: ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Every.Single.Time! I love Aleatha Romig’s books. Her words just spill on the pages and flow like an intriguing masterpiece. I am serious – I have never read stories like hers. I don’t usually like series books, but I just can’t stop reading everything she publishes. And Spark does not disappoint! Patrick and Maddie’s story has all of the feels needed for an amazing experience. I can’t wait to read the next story in this series! I received this book at no cost in exchange for my honest review.
Anyone felt that unexpected punch in the gut at the end of this first installment? Holy smokes, Aleatha, you did it again, the false lull you let us into after which that explosive revelation left me in tatters. I really felt the anguish of Maddie like my own. You are really the queen of suspense.
Spark, Book 1 in Aleatha Romig’s Web of Desire series is yet another top-notch, thrilling read from this talented author. You do not have to have read any of the Sparrow Webs books prior to reading Spark, but you should. They will only enrich your “Spark” reading experience. If you don’t, not to worry. I’m confident you will enjoy Spark as a standalone. Once again, Aleatha Romig gives us a descriptively rich, action-packed, page-turning story that will leave you begging for more. As always, she has a way of writing that flows seamlessly from scene to scene, giving the reader the feeling of being there, in the story, watching from the corner and waiting with bated breath to see what’s going to happen next. I LOVED this beginning of Patrick’s story. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. The Sparrow men are back, bringing all their Alpha-maleness with them and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. Captivating, gripping, steamy and riveting–you do not want to miss Spark!
Aleatha Romig you slayed me with Spark. Any storyline involving Sterling Sparrow and his entourage is golden. Patrick’s story had me glued to my Kindle starting from the opening in a brick wall behind a dumpster to a multimillion dollar poker tournament.
Spark is brimming with intrigue and a cast of players that are so intricately woven throughout the story that you are kept on edge with every chapter. Patrick and Madeline pull you in and I felt like I was seated in the spectator section while holding my breath to see who would reveal their hand next.
Spark was everything I wanted and expected from an Aleatha Romig story including leaving me hanging on the edge of a cliff while listening to the faint whispering of “How do you like me now, Kelly.” My reply, “You evil genius you, Aleatha.”
I will never be tired of Aleatha’s writing. If you love her writing, you must be dysfunctional because we all come back for the same thing, cliff hangers!!!
So happy we got Patrick’s story. Getting to more about him and I know we will get more information as we continue his journey. Maddie, oh Maddie, what have you done? Why? As in Patrick’s story we will learn Maddie’s story as we read. Love they young love story and hope Patrick gets a second chance.
Every time I read one of Aleatha Romig’s books, I’m left staring at my computer screen, wondering how I’m supposed to write a review. I’m stunned, I’m gasping, I’m screaming for the next book in the series. Her cliffhangers don’t just whet your appetite for the follow-up books, they make you question how you’re going to fill the days in between.
Such is the situation with Spark.
Aleatha Romig introduces you to Patrick and Maddie, who met when they were kids. Their lives were not shiny and rosy. They were not the stuff of fairytales. When the two reunite later, though, Romig gives you hope that there might be a shiny, rosy glow at the end. Not the end of this book, mind you. The end of this book makes you SCREAM. I kept swiping my Kindle, thinking, “Surely she didn’t end this book NOW?!?”
But she did. She got you so wrapped up in Patrick and Maddie, and then she pulls the plug, leaving you in darkness until Flame releases.
Let me know what you think of Patrick and Maddie. And let me know how you’re going to pass the days until Flame.
Aleatha Roming could not have given Web of Desire series a better title. Spark, the first book of this epic trilogy has indeed caught my heart and soul in the web of suspense, sensuality and emotional storm. Set in the dark, rich and powerful underworld scene of Chicago, this enthralling story weaves a captivating tale of love, chaos and deception. My heart is flying high from the adrenaline rush of an intricate storyline, explosive feelings and twisted characters. A masterpiece every way.
Patrick and Madeline connected while they were young, poor and homeless in the dangerous and dirty streets of Chicago. Now years later, Patrick is one of the rulers of this city along with his friends. He is one of the top men of The Sparrows, the most feared and respected underworld outfit. He has power. He has money. And yet nothing matters when his path clashes with Madeline again. She is in Chicago to take part in a high rolling poker tournament in Club Regal as she has established herself as a lethal player. But there are secrets buried behind her seductive smile, gorgoeus dresses and alluring confidence. Danger is chasing her and her only way to beat it is to win the jackpot. As the story unfolds, every twist makes it more complicated. The rivalrly between Sparrows and it’s old enemies. Patrick and Madeline’s insane chemistry even when they have so many unresolved issues. A mess of blood, money and power. I seriously was afraid of even blinking as I did not want to miss a single detail.
Madeline is an amazing character. She is the epitome of beauty and brains. I am so in love with her multilayer personality. She is this cold, calculating, smart, cunning and devious poker player one moment. And in the next moment I get a glimpse of her vulnerability and pain. She is playing a dangerous game and it may cost her everything. And Patrick is the factor she did not count. The sweet, caring and gentle boy has hardened with time’s trial and transformed into this intimidating man. His power, his undeniable charisma and the edge of cruelty makes him a fascinating character. And what makes him even more intriguing is the same good man caring for Madeline beneath his rough dark exterior.
Having said all these, for me the hero of the story was the plot and the chemistry. Aleatha Romig delivers punches after puches. The break neck speed of the story kept me glued to the pages yet it did not lessen the impact of romance at all. Patrick and Madeline’s connection is something out of this world. They have so much heartache and suffering and longing between them. Their paths collided and they may end up hurting each other even more. My heart was breaking for their starcrossed love story. And that cliffhanger ending literally made me hit my head. Repeatedly.
Spark by Aleatha Romig was a brilliant beginning to what I feel would be an incredible series. This story balanced the angst, the mystery, the mind games, the power plays and the tragically beautiful love perfectly. 5 SPARKLING STARS!
Received ARC for Honest review
I could not wait for this book to hit my kindle. I started reading it this morning and could not put it down. And now I have finished it and have to wait for the next one to come out.
Patrick and Maddie were kids on the streets, taking care of each other until one day she disappeared. Now 17 years later she is back and Patrick can’t believe his eyes. Is she real or is he seeing a ghost?
As we go back to the world of Sparrows, we learn more about Patrick and his past. His love for Maddie hasn’t faded but his anger has gotten harder.
Maddie is trapped in a world that only gets worse when she disappoints the boss. She can’t win if she loses. So when she shows up at a poker tournament in Chicago, she can’t believe her eyes when Patrick shows up in front of her.
Can Patrick convince her to stay and he protect her? Will she stay with him? Can they move on from the pain of the past?
I love this story but watch out for that holy hell cliff-hanger. I was so into reading, I didn’t realize I was at the end until the cliff-hanger hit me square in the face. I NEED BOOK 2 NOW!!!!
**I received a free copy of this book to read and review and this is my honest opinion**
Pure Aleatha. A sexy, heart pounding beginning to what is going to be another incredible experience in the Sparrow world. I was on the edge of my seat reading faster than I thought possible. Brilliant five stars!!! If I could give more, I would. I can’t wait for book 2!!
AAAHHHH! That’s me screaming as I read the last sentence. Freakin’ Aleatha Romig and her captivating writing that draws you in from the start and doesn’t let you go. The first chapter! Oh my heart! That ending! I must have more!
I have been dying for Patrick’s story since the start of this intriguing world and its captivating men. And woah, it is everything I had hoped for and more. You never know what you’re going to get when you start a book from Aleatha, and her intricate detailing and story weaving will leave you anticipating more. I need answers and can’t wait for the rest of Patrick and Madeline’s story.