“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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Yesssssss! Patrick and Maddie! They may be my favorite duo, to date! Fire and passion and intrigue. This book has it all and of course, in perfect Aleatha-fashion, she leaves us with our jaws agape and wanting the next book yesterday. I cannot say enough good things about Spark! I also LOVE seeing our old friends too… I missed Mason lol
Patrick and Madeline’s Story is an amazing story not only of how strong people can be but how strong feelings can be no matter how old they are.
People can loose each other and no matter how long they are apart if your hearts are attached they still will find each other again.
Aleatha always gets me with the ending!! From the very first book I read of her, Consequences, she has made me want to immediately start the next book in the series because I need to know what happens!! This story sucked me in and I can’t wait to get more of Patrick and Maddie.
I can’t give too much away because I don’t want to spoil the plot, but I will try my best. I was worried that Patrick might not be a great hero for a book because I saw him more as Sparrow’s right hand man more than anything else. But I was so wrong! Patrick is possessive, alpha, and fully his own man. He is so well written, I love the depth and mystery of Patrick. Our heroine, Maddie, is fun, smart, and feisty! The chemistry between these two is intense.
If you want a fast paced, extremely well written, fun, and slightly dark read, this is the book for you! You will never see that ending coming. I can’t wait for the next installment.
5 out of 5 stars
When the girl of his dreams walks back into his life , she isn’t the innocent young runaway that he helped . She is the woman that will knock your socks off , but he thought she was dead . Why is she here and playing poker in an all stakes poker tournament . There is more to the girl that stole his heart in that alley . He wants to know why she was gone for so many years and she wants to stay but there is a reason she left and that reason will either bring them together or blow their whole world apart .
This story has I swear the best characters that the author has written to date . Maddie is a sweet girl that has been through so much and has grown up and learnt things the hard way . In some ways she is still the young girl that Patrick knows but in other ways she is a tough as nails poker player that has so many secrets . She is such a complex woman that you want to just hug and say things will be ok . There is so much you want to unravel in her life . You will love her when you start to read her . Now Patrick oh what can we say about the sexy man who is part of the Sparrows force . He is tall and sexy and oh so alpha . Patrick has also been through so much from his life , from life on the streets to the army to the elite group that is going to take down the underworld . You really want to either climb him like a spider monkey or hit him in the back of the head cause how stubborn he can be . They are a complex couple that you want to find out more about each of them . They are explosive together and will have you fanning yourself .
This book starts off with a bang and keeps you hooked from the first chapter . The author takes us on a roller coaster ride of emotion . This book is fast paced and goes on in a two day period with a poker tournament as back ground . For being the first book in the series I like that the author took us on the roller coaster ride and really didn’t bog us down with back stories . She blended the back stories seamlessly with what is going on today . There is intrigue and oh the romance well it could make you kindle melt and your cheek blush . Ok going to tell you there is a big and i mean big cliff hanger at the end and so can’t wait till book two comes out , crossing fingers I am hoping soon . So if you want a book that will heat up your cold nights this is the book for you . Trust me you will not be disappointed and you will fall in love with Patrick and Maddie.
This is an enjoyable suspenseful romance! Ms. Romig knows how to play her audience by dropping suspenseful hints at just the right time to keep us captivated and on edge. And…. yes, this story has STEAM!! Wowza!
Patrick and Maddie experienced unfortunate events in their youth that led them to being homeless street urchins living in the shadows of the city. They learned survival tactics at an early age. Those instincts and tactics created who they’ve become today and will both help and hinder them as they tackle their greatest obstacle yet. On the streets they became a team, one that led to a strong connection. That connection was broken when Maddie disappeared. Patrick was left to believe that Maddie died. But 16 years later, they find themselves in the same room.
Maddie is forced to reconnect with her previous life when circumstances bring her back to Chicago. The place she once worked so hard to survive and since tried to forget. The last person she wants to see is Patrick, the only one capable of ravaging her body and soul. Once again what happens in Chicago will determine her fate.
Appearances show that both are doing well in life. But appearances are deceiving. One of them is being manipulated against their will.
“I knew that a knight on a white horse didn’t exist and waiting for Prince Charming was a waste of time. The ony person that could save me was me.”
Set on doing just that Maddie avoids Patrick. But he has other ideas. Patrick wants answers and he isn’t stopping until he gets them. Their reconnection is INTENSE and HOT!
“They say we build things up in our mind,” he said as his warm breath skirted over my neck and collarbone, bringing goose bumps to my exposed flesh”…that our memories exaggerate reality. That’s not true. Being here right now, with you, within you, you’re…it’s better than I remember. Maddie, it’s f@*&ing heaven.”
Now that he’s found her again, Patrick isn’t going to let her go. He’s determined to find out who is pulling the strings and manipulating Maddie. But saving her could jeopardize his job and his life.
“I knew without a doubt that her return would ruin us. My body and mind were a collision course to our mutual destruction.”
The author drops a bombshell at the cliffhanging end. It raises more questions and causes us to franticaly start counting the days until the next story addition drops. This is an incredibly suspenseful, captivating, and steamy read!
I’m not sure if readers are getting it yet, but this “Being Aleatha’ed” is real! There really is no other way to put it, because once you are hooked, you are done. I can say I have been her baited captive for a few series now, but nothing prepared me for Spark. This is book one in the Web of Desire series and I already know the next books are only going to keep me solidly seated in anticipation and once available seated reading.
Patrick has fought and scratched up that ladder to become successful. While growing up in rags and gutters his soul always saw a better life. His understanding of life…his and others… set him apart in a dismal world. But sometimes the best parts of that world are when you have someone to fight the battle with…until you don’t have them any more.
Maddie never understood the danger around her. Of course when you live on the streets, hunger is just another factor involved in survival. Risk factors get blurred when desperation seeps in. Sometimes though, a friend can be just what a girl needs. But then, life does get in the way.
When life places these two together again, there has to be some fate involved. Or so you would think. Odd circumstances can cause major problems when not addressed, but one thing is true, passions run hot when love lost get’s a Spark.
I am hooked Aleatha and patiently waiting for the next installment. There are not enough stars for me to give to this…and that worries me because I know there will only be more twist and turns as this series continues. it makes me think we need a 10 star system. Haha Great Job!
Wow! Never saw that coming…
If you’re looking for edge of your seat excitement then look no further. From beginning to end of this book had my mind on constant loops. Why, what, I have so many questions and then BAM….. the end.
I’m so excited to see where this goes and my love for Patrick is even stronger than before. He had Madeline are such great characters and I’m 100 percent invested in them. You’re really gonna want to read this!!
*Review by Michelle
Spark (Web of Desire #1) by Aleatha Romig is the story of Patrick. He is part of a group of old army buddies who now run the Chicago underworld. Patrick has come a long way since his life on the streets. The only bright part of his past life was Maddie. Now at a poker tournament Maddie walks in which is a shock to him. He hasn’t seen her in over 17 years. He thought she was dead. Maddie didn’t wanted to come back to Chicago. She knew the possibility of running into Patrick and she didn’t want to risk it. Her life now is something she never thought she could find herself a part of however she has no choice but to play her part. Now face to face with her past she is stuck between a rock and a hard place. This is the first book I have read from this author since The Consequences series which I loved. I enjoyed this story. It was a great start to the beginning of this series and the ending has me wanting more. The tension and secrets between Patrick and Maddie kept me on edge. The bread crumbs that were being dropped had me gobbling them up. By the end of this book I was wanting more and mad I had to wait. I look forward to reading the other series, Web of Desire and Web of Sin which are the stories of his army brothers. 4.5 stars for me.
I was introduced to this author with the Consequences series, but have only read one other by her, that was more of a rom-com than her usual kind of dark romance. But this one grabbed me from the beginning. And even though I knew it was a series, and would probably have a cliffhanger, I can tell you that I did NOT see what was coming. From the very beginning I wondered what in the world happened to split up Patrick and Madeline. What would make her go to live, work, be “owned” by the horrible man that we know she works for. As well as what would cause Patrick to go work for what we know must be an organized crime situation as well. I guess it is maybe something we’d know if we’d read another series that I think this one branches off from. Which I haven’t read. While this is definitely a dark romance, in a way, it’s not anywhere near as dark, so far, as the first series I read by the author. In this book our main couple are good people, well, to each other anyway, and so that makes it a bit of an easier read. For me anyway. Not that Consequences didn’t suck me in and totally win me over to Tony, a total bad guy. It wasn’t just the cliffhanger that surprised me, but other events within the story that I didn’t see coming, at least not the way they happened. I had other expectations and guesses as the story went along, and for the most part, I was not right about any of them, not really. And I love that! It kept me guessing and reading till the very end. Of course now I’m left hanging and waiting for the next book!
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, Aleatha Romig is the Queen of Cliffhangers! She knows how to grab you and hold you tight until the bottom falls out with the last sentence of the book and you are holding on by a thread wondering how you are going to make it until the next book is released.
I kid you not, this book was fantastic. I fell for Patrick when I first met him in SECRETS (Web of Sin Trilogy) there was just something about him that called to me, I knew we would get his story eventually and to be honest waiting just over a year for it wasn’t so bad because it was sooooo worth the wait.
There are only a few authors that I will go into their books blind, without reading the blurb or reviews, and Aleatha Romig is one of them so when one little nugget was dropped pretty quickly I was floored but the cliffhanger put me on my ass. HOLY CRAP!
Madeline didn’t have an easy life and now she’s at the mercy of a Russian mobster who is making her play poker in tournaments which brings her to Chicago, the absolute last place she wants to be. I love poker and play once a month with a group of girlfriends so I was so intrigued with the game play in the story as well. Aleatha gave us their cards and their thought process on how they chose to move on and I found myself wondering if I would do the same thing or something totally different, for me this was a fun little part to the story.
You know when Sparrow is around usually bad things are happening and it’s no different here. There is much more going on then just the tournament but what exactly is happening only time will tell, in the meantime we have a dead body, an explosion, and much, much more!
If you enjoy dark romances, romantic suspense, or organized crime romances I highly recommend this book as well as the Web of Sin Trilogy and the Tangled Web Trilogy.
Happy Reading!!!
Spark
First book in Aleatha’s new Trilogy Web of Desire.
Although this Triolgy can be read alone I strongly recommend you read the other two trilogies Web of Sin and Tangled Web, to learn more about the Sparrow outfit.
Spark follows Patrick, one of Sterling Sparrows top 3 allies.
We learn a bit of his childhood and how he became to be one of the most admired and feared citizens of Chicago.
A huge Poker Tournament is taking place in one of Chicago’s casino’s, bringing in a number of people making the sparrows on high alert.
A surprise player is Madeline Miller, a person from Patrick’s past.
The story then explodes, I don’t think I’ve ever read such an impacted first book in a trilogy. Anticipation is high to see where Aleatha is going with the next 2 books.
War is coming!
This was so fantastic. It had everything without giving anything away. It keeps you guessing
I’ve been Aleatha’s for several times but Patrick and his Maddie girl story? It captured my heart effortlessly.
Story of second chance romance wrapped in intense intrique of the underworld, Spark make me sit on the edge the whole ride only to left gasping in the end.
It’s intensity.
The angst from Patrick and Maddie.
The steamy scenes.
The intrical web.
With every book I read from Aleatha, I’m still amaze of how she captured her readers in intrique web of lies, mystery, and passion all rolling together perfectly
4.5-4.75 STARS
Delving into this first installment of Aleatha Romig’s Web of Desire trilogy, I had no idea what to expect from Patrick Kelly’s story. Because when it comes to Aleatha, I have learned to always expect the UNEXPECTED. And with “Spark,” that’s exactly what this author has delivered!
Right from the get-go, an early revelation took me by surprise. From there, I slowly rode the wave of intrigue, curious as to where Patrick and Maddie’s story would take me.
Despite my early suspicions that turned out to be correct, I still felt the one-two punch of the cliffhanger ending that totally knocked me for a loop. Because the intensity brewing behind this ending is really just the beginning of a new, darkly twisted series, set against the backdrop of the Sparrow underworld. And that, my fellow readers, can only mean one thing… time to buckle up and hold on tight for what will surely be the ride of our lives!
4 and 1/2 stars of woah!
I think what I love most about Aleatha Romig’s writing is her ability to surprise her readers. After two chapters, I said to myself, wait what? How did this happen? When did this happen? It seems that Fate is bringing Patrick and Madeline together for a reason. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for either one of them. I can’t go into too much detail because I don’t want there to be any spoilers but damn… there are so many twisty turns to make your head spin. Some sinister beings are lurking in the shadows and who knows what they are thinking and planning. Not to mention the real fiery sparks between Patrick and Madeline. It seems that Madeline has many secrets and so does Aleatha because by the end of the story I was stunned… What the ever loving fudgepops!!! I am desperate for answers but it seems we must wait and have patience for the truth to be revealed. Not sure how I’ll go with that considering how impatient I am these days!
Aleatha has done it again with the first book in her new series, Book One Spark. Wow what a great book filled with twist and turns. Patrick, we find out was married 17 or more years to a woman named Maddie who he hasn’t seen since for about for about almost since they got married and sees her and the name Spark fits this book perfectly. This book has all the ingredients of a great romantic thriller with an OMG!!! Cliffhanger. I don’t want to give away any spoilers so all I can say that this series is definitely going to be a roller coaster of a ride and the second book can’t come soon enough. If you haven’t read the first two series, read them or if not definitely do not miss out on this book and series. If I could I would give it 10 stars. I also wanted to add that in Spark. Book one of the series. Web of Desire. we get history on Patrick and Maddie’s story but that is all I am willing to reveal. Again. a MUT READ book and series!!!
**4.5 flaming hot stars**
SPARK nearly set my Kindle on fire with a uniquely passionate but incendiary couple, an elite high-stakes poker tournament, and enough danger, hidden agendas, deceptions, secrets, and dubious characters to make my head spin.
Patrick from the Sparrow Organization and Madeline (a flash from his distant past) collide unexpectedly and sparks fly. This is the first book in the Web Of Desire Trilogy (another interconnected spinoff of the Sparrow World) and does a bang-up job of blending the characters and criminal empire of the Sparrow World, without overshadowing the sensual romance. Madeline has come to win the game, but not lose her heart. There’s more at stake than love and hearts. Will the stakes be too high?
You know when you think you’ve already experienced every plotline and coupling there is with nothing new out there? Well think again. This may be Aleatha Romig’s most arresting couple yet, and she antes up the stakes all the way around with trademark twists, turns and surprises that will have you more than anxious for upcoming FLAME, and ASHES. Dig in and get Aleatha’d –I’m on my second read to experience this compelling couple again, and unpretzel my twisted brain by trying to figure out all the clues. Nobody dishes up complicated better than Aleatha Romig.
This ARC was provided to me for my honest review.
Spark is book 1 in the Web of Desire trilogy. This is my first book I’ve read of Aleatha Romig and I really enjoyed. Since it is a first read I wasn’t sure what world I would be diving into and this book left me wanting more! Maddie and Patrick meet again as adults and I can’t wait to see where this series takes them!
Patrick and Maddie met when they were younger and needed each other. They filled a place in each other hearts where no one else had. When they meet each other again as adults the “Spark” is still there but even stronger. Patrick *sigh* is a force to be reckoned with but so is she. They’ve both came a long way from their youth by looking at them.
I loved the way that the book had a bit of everything for everyone in this book. The emotions, the nail biting suspense, the guessing and second guessing that I was doing!! The ending!! Even know that it was a trilogy I was like come on now!!! That’s where you’re ending it??? LOL
Nobody can weave a web quite like Ms. Romig. She wastes no time commencing the jaw dropping surprises. I cannot wait to get more of Patrick and Madeline. Their chemistry is off the charts and now that her bomb has been dropped I’m DYING to get my hands on the next book