USAT Bestselling Author Loki Renard brings you a sizzling hot coming of age capture romance between a sassy college co-ed and the hardened gang leader who has to have her.You’re so sweet, Candi. You don’t belong in my world.I don’t belong in yours.But the moment I set eyes on you, you were mine.You took something from me.So I’m going to take something too:You.
Stealing Candi
By lokirenard
Candi and Dante are the most unlikely couple. They meet under the worse of scenarios and they explode from there.
Candi can’t help herself and Dante just wants her!
Such a quick read and cute entertaining story.
Candi steals, it’s what she does but when she steals from Dante, her
life changes drastically. Dante is a leader of men, not so nice men that
do not so nice things but Candi is worse in some ways. Their story is,
funny and pathetic but in every way entertaining to read. Candi just
can’t seem to help herself, she gets into more trouble so many times, I
am surprised she doesn’t pay the ultimate price. At one point, a cop comes
to arrest her but ends up leaving her to Dante’s devices, the cop just warns
Dante not to leave marks on her. I enjoyed the constant not knowing what
Candi might do next and cheered Dante on when she gets what she deserves.
There are many hot, sexy times between the two also, it’s like there is no telling
who is doing who at any given time, such fun!
WARNING: once begun, this story will OWN YOU!
Loki Renard is one of my top ten indie authors. Every story is so completely different from the one preceding it, I am always amazed and never know where she’s going to take me. Yet, I am always very glad I get to come along for the ride. Her prose is eloquent and descriptive; so good that I feel like that proverbial fly, but one with mind meld powers which allow me to hear what the characters are thinking and feeling. In addition, author Renard introduces the most realistic characters and finds a way to make me care for each and every one of them – especially the bad boys. They are not the traditional bad boys who fall in love and turn into good guys. Surely not, they are bad boys who stay bad but still able to create a love relationship that is as intense as it is unique. Perhaps the only standard that is carried throughout her novels are the amazing women she creates as her heroines. They are always strong – even when broken by the circumstances which surround them – and they are survivors no matter what they must endure to get there. Now having said that, Candi, the heroine in STEALING CANDI pulled every emotion from me and I fell in love with her completely, while I loved to hate Dante until I didn’t . . . However, I don’t want to spoil anyone’s experience so that is all I can say about them beyond the book’s blurb other than tell you that STEALING CANDI is well worth the time and cost! I volunteered to read a copy of STEALING CANDI, and this is my VOLUNTARY, honest review. I STRONGLY suggest that you purchase your copy of STEALING CANDI today! Happy pages!
This is a very compelling read despite it being one of the most warped love stories i have ever read. Dante and Candi are brilliantly written characters who meet under intense circumstances which lead on to a very twisted path for them. It is very sexy and very strange but i couldnt put it down.
Loved it!
I loved all of this book! Every part! Candi and Dante make the strangest perfect couple, but it takes a while for them to figure it out. There is so much heat in this story, but it doesn’t happen right away, and the story around it is completely addictive, it’s hard to put down even when you have to get up early for work the next day. The way the two characters are portrayed just make you think you know them until you realize that you never really did know them at all, but you still love them even more than you thought you did at the beginning. I loved all the gangster action and the yuppie facade dichotomy, and the way all of that just fades away as the relationship grows. I can’t recommend this book enough.
At first this book seems like you’re regular mobster romance, but of course Loki Renard doesn’t do regular. This story is so much fun. It’s dark in the best sense. There’s danger,hot hot sex, and quite a few surprises in this story. It’ll keep you entertained from beginning to end.
This author knows how to write a dark romance. I eat all of her books up because they just have that something special. The characters are well developed and the storyline is intriguing. Candi and Dante’s chemistry is off the charts hot. This story keeps you glued to the pages and I couldn’t put it down. Dante isn’t the kind of man you steal from and Candi makes a big mistake when she does. Candi is a relatively good girl but she keeps making mistakes and getting herself in trouble. And then Dante is there to correct her mistakes and he enjoys doing it. I highly recommend this book!!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Consider yourself stolen. You’re so sweet Candi. You don’t belong in my world. I don’t belong in yours. But the moment I set eyes on you, you were mine. You took something from me. So I’m going to take something too: You.
Candi is a college girl that carries around some secrets. However one night she decides to steal some liquor bottles or cases for a party but decides it just might not need to be used for the party the girls are throwing. Fast forward to this party and a gang shows up looking for the bottles and this is how Dante meets Candi. You guys are going to love this book so much. Candi and her friends will have you laughing out loud, plus there is some darkness. This book hooks you from page one and you will not be able to put it down. This is only the second book that I have read from Loki Renard but she is quickly becoming a must read author for me. She has this way of pulling you inot a book and hooking you so hard you can not put it down.
Loki Renard is one of my favorite authors and she writes such a fun mix of stories. They are all dirty, but some are super dark while others are a little lighter. This one falls somewhere in the middle.
Candi is impulsive, reckless, and has no sense of what makes a good girl and what makes a bad one. Dante is the exact opposite. He puts a lot of thought into everything he does, and he knows the difference between a good girl and a bad girl. He also knows exactly what to give each of them
This is a quick read that has elements of danger, super sexiness, and even some humor. I absolutely loved every single second of it and highly recommend it.
Stealing Candi is a steamy, sexy, and brings a dark world to light. Candi is a college student who gets her hands caught in the cookie jar. To bad that cookie jar ends up being something horrible and Dante needs it back bad.
Dante thinks he is dealing with a sweet and honest college student, but what he finds is a trouble maker under all her sweetness.
Stealing Candi was a highly enjoyable story. I couldn’t put my kindle down. Dante is so damn awesome we all should have one.
This is an intense story that will not let you put it down. The twists in this story really drive the reader to just keep thinking and reading. I laughed out loud when I realized what she did to Arthur… just rolled laughing. Every time Dante thought he understood Candi she just proved him wrong.
Stealing Candi by Loki Renard is the story of Candi and Dante.
Candi is a college age young women with a secret that ends up getting her to meet Dante. Dante is a tough alpha male leader of his group when he comes to take back something that was his that was taken. This leads him to meet Candi where his feelings go into taking mode.
This although had some dark moments also has some funny ones. I really hope to read more from this author soon!
Outlaw Love
Hot damn! Candi and Danti are freaking hot together! One alpha, dangerous, dark, domineering and delicious will turn Candi’s world upside down.
A woman of privilege, unaccountable, impulsive and just pure trouble will give Dante a run for his money!
The chemistry is incinderary, lust intense, and their will be deceptions, manipulations, discipline, surprises and revelations and a love that will make them complete! One brings out the dark the other brings out the light in each other. I just loved this book!
Is Candi good for you or bad for you?
This book is not what I expected. I thought it would be a dark mafia erotic story. It’s is but it isn’t. Her characters have got some balls on them, both sexes. I enjoyed the ride with Dante and Candi. There are redeeming qualities for everybody in this book. Hop on and enjoy the ride.
This was absolutely a surprise from start to finish. Loki Renard is one of my go to, one click authors. I love her characters, her storylines, her world building. “Stealing Candi” is no exception to any of those. There’s a plot twist that had me flipping pages back and forth to make sure I read what I thought I read and the ending blew me away with it’s shock value alone. This was another incredible book that I truly hope is the beginning of a series because I would REALLY like to know what the rest of her friends are up to.
Highly entertaining antics
—>>> Candi is one female character whose outrageous actions bring on unforeseen consequences, especially at the hands of the mysterious Dante who appears suddenly into her life, a man not many would dare to cross in the first place. Somehow she manages to thwart and circumvent his control no matter how tightly he screws it on, and this might just be the death of him, but at the very least, Dante will never be bored with her. Loved this story!
I haven’t looked. Is this a rom com? If it isn’t, it should be. Candi is all sorts of sass rolled up into a bundle of pure entertainment. Candi Smith should be related to Murphy because she seems to be a walking amalgamation of screw ups and I cackled throughout most of it. Except for the naughty bits, which were hot. If you’re looking for a quick read that will put a smile on your face and get you a bit hot and bothered, then look no further than “Stealing Candi.”
Great read. This book had me laughing at the antics, squirming at the steamy bits, and attached at the hip to my Kindle just to see what would happen next. Dante and Candi have personalities that come to life on the pages. A fast, cheeky, steamy read that as always leaves me anxiously waiting for where this author will take me next.
Ok, wooooowwwwww. I am pledging my book love to Loki Renard right now….like right now. This book killed me, laughed so hard. Candi and her friends were just so funny, and their reactions were spot on. Candi was a bit of a handful, and when I say a bit, I mean a huge handful. So damn funny. I really think Dante is the only guy that could handle her, and handle her he does. This book kept me glued to the pages, it was just that good and I will definitely read it again.
These two meet when she…uh “borrows” some things from him and then he comes to collect those things back from her and her ornery friends. OMG, she really is such a handful, if there was any trouble she could get into, she totally did, every time. And then he just takes her with him, here’s the thing, she always goes with him. She doesn’t want to like him, but she does. Dante is controlled and not a man to be messed with. She warrants many, many spankings. At first I felt a little bad for her, but she warranted them and knew she did. See, handful that one. These two had so much heat, with the back and forth. He wants her submission and she does not want to give in. He pretty much seen what he wanted and he took her.
I’m not sure if this really makes sense to say, but this was a dark read, but funny af. This book had you feeling every emotion you could go through and I loved it. It was a safe read, no ow drama, a little incident with om, but she saves herself. Dante is an OTT alpha for sure, like an alpha of the alphas. A virgin with lots of hot af baby batter, an epilogue and an hea. This is my first book by this author and there is no way it will be last. Such a great writer, apparently I have been under a rock, in a bubble or maybe just my head in the clouds, but I can’t wait to stalk this author…let the stalking…errr following begin. Oh and you’re welcome by the way.
I liked this book a lot. A compelling blend of intensity, heat, drama and humor is combined with action, excitement and a bit of an OTT feel to create a book that will keep you highly entertained. At times this romance will have you shaking your head at the shenanigans that these two get up to, or smiling at the zany humor of it all or have have your heart melting at what a perfect pair this couple is. I thought that Candi and Dante’s story had a very unique flavor to it, even though if you boiled it down to its simplest form it is basically a good girl/bad boy romance.