Includes the first ten chapters of Mortal Siege, the conclusion to the Siege Series! Life separated us. Destiny tied me to her. Obsession drove me mad. I knew they all hurt her. What I didn’t understand is how deep . . . Seven years ago, they ripped her from me—my father. The friends I made at school. Jealousy drove all of those bastards into conspiring against us. And they won. I almost killed … those bastards into conspiring against us.
And they won.
I almost killed myself after losing her.
Now I live for only three things:
I will destroy everyone who hurt her.
I will find her.
I’ll become the biggest monster ever known to accomplish those things.
I’m at the head of my father’s empire now. A corporate king. I’m ready to finally put in place the plan I’ve been working on for years.
I’m ready to find my Lexi.
What I didn’t realize is that she had already found me.
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Holy hell!! What more could Lexi go through? That poor woman has been through hell and back. Kudos to her for being able to get back up after being knocked down time after time. That poor woman has been through it all in her life. Her strength and perseverance is very commendable.
Andrew is a cold hard man, but hey with what has happened in his past I completely understand. He has made a pact with himself that anybody and everybody who has either hurt or helped hurt Lexi is going to pay. He went down a dark path before finding his way back. He came back stronger and more determined to right the wrongs of the past.
There is so much that is going on that at times it made my head spin a little bit. There are some dark factors in this book that just start to really get tied together towards the end of the book. I’m holding out for the next installment in hopes that all my questions get answered.
Systematic Siege is a dark, bloody, and delicious read. Andrew’s entire life centers around Lexi. He lost her once and he refuses to lose her again. He takes some drastic measures to make sure he doesn’t. Lexi doesn’t feel the same way, she’s been fed lies and has lived through so much heartbreak that I’m surprised she hasn’t went crazy with it. She’s tough though. She does what she has to do. Andrew is a man obsessed. Literally. Lexi is his world and when he finally gets his hands on her again he wants to show her how much she means to him. Lexi hates him, she despises him. She doesn’t have the full story though. When she gets it? Shit it gets real.
The world created will hook you in, and that ending will have you literally begging for more. I was impressed with Lexi. All the stuff that has been done to her, to her loved ones, and yet she still perseveres. Andrew is hard and cold, but his love and obsession shines through and shows a different side to him. The lengths he goes through to make sure Lexi feels and is safe is astounding.
While I enjoyed this story, I felt like everything was rushed. It seemed to go by so fast that I was left wondering if I missed something. The writing and characters keep you entranced though. Andrew will have you wishing for his brand of monster, while Lexi will have you cheering her on.
An N. Isabelle Blanco serial is always a wild ride. Somehow, she always manages to pack a ton of action into a short page count and they cliff hangers at the end of each volume are always nail biting.
In this newest series, Andrew is ready to move heaven and earth to get back Lexi, the woman he loved and lost years earlier. Through flashbacks we see how much these two meant to each other and just how much losing her devastated Andrew. He is now the CEO of his father’s company and he has the power and money that comes with it. He is ready to take on the world for Lexi, but he may not be prepared to learn the secrets that helped keep them separated all these years.
This packed an intense punch and the passion between Lexi and Andrew when they were younger was more than intense. This leaves off on an interesting cliffhanger that has me anxious for volume two.
Loved Lexi & Andrew’s story so much!! This was a dark and exciting romance, it grabbed ahold of me right away and refused to let go. And OMG, that ending left me with my jaw on the floor. I’m really looking forward to the next book.
I’m addicted to this book. I love Lexi & Andrew. From page one I was hooked and once I started reading I didn’t want to stop. Andrew still and will always love Lexi and will do anything to get her back and protect her. Every time Drew & Lexi are together their chemistry is off the charts and their sex is HOT. I can’t wait to read more especially how it ended, Wow. Another amazing read that everyone must click.
N. has outdone herself with this book. I was like holy batman when I started to read it because I could not put it down. Right from page one I was captured by Lexi & Andrew and the love they have for each other. I will say this I rarely hate a character but I HATED Andrews father because he was a mean son of a bit@# He took Lexi from Andrew and that just about destroyed him. What I love most about Andrew was his fight mode he went into and never stopped looking for Lexi. Lexi was his one and only and he knew he needed her no matter what the cost is.
When they finally get together it is amazing and this is where the novella kicks off and things start to get real. I will say there are some dark themes and triggers in this story it all fit together to make it complete. This is a must read by N. and I can’t wait to read book two in the series. The ending had me like WTF but I love those kind of endings because it makes me stalk the author to see when the next book comes out. Team Andrew all the baby!
4 Stars
This book was a serial that was released previously but is now together in one set. Ms. Blanco has presented readers with a very dark and twisted tale of young love gone horribly wrong due to money, power and evil. I was drawn into this book rather quickly through the main character Andrew. The book starts out mostly in his point of view, as the story continues chapters will switch between his perspective and Lexi’s, the heroine and obsession of his life. I admit I found some of the flashbacks frustrating, mostly a section of the book where it only flashes back a few hours, but I understand the necessity of doing it that way for the story. This story is like no dark erotic romance I have ever read. There is a trigger warning and I would heed that for those who might be effected. One thing is for sure, I need to read the conclusion of Andrew and Lexi’s story. As maddening, dark, twisted and a times shockingly insane as this couple is, there is not denying the love and list is real, though borders on outright obsession for sure. If dark, twisted and erotic are your thing I would definitely recommend you pick this book up!
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I first read this novella when it was published in 2015, now it’s been revised in preparation for its coming finale.
My opinion:
Hot as a motorbike left in the sun. If there’s one thing I like about N. Isabelle Blanco’s stories is that they’re written with blazing desire. It’s impossible to feign indifference when the pages just vibrate with yearning and passion.
For many chapters, we get Andrew’s vision of his present mixed with the past, full of regret for what he lost and revenge to fix his father’s legacy of wrongs against Lexi, the woman he betrayed seven years ago. I enjoyed both timelines as their initial relationship became clearer while Andrew told about his obsession, his failure to protect Lexi from his father’s ruthless pans, and his own downfall due to losing her.
The steamy scenes were just sweet and deeply arousing. I love it when an author’s prose is so powerful that it rips through my mind and leaves it trembling, awed.
This is the first book in a four book series. Lexi and Andrew’s story is a dark novella that is very gripping. Fast-paced with strong characters and an engaging story. Friends in high school who were pulled apart because of their father’s actions. Betrayal, cheating and chemistry that’s explosive. I read a reader copy and voluntarily chose to review.