She was a broken angel that had the light beat right out of her.I was the man responsible for her life, her protector… Rescued by my brother and shoved into my arms I never expected to fall for the fragile woman, with soft eyes, and lips that begged to be kissed.I know what she saw when she looked at me, a ruthless fighter, a man with a broken past, too far gone to be reached, sinking deeper and … reached, sinking deeper and deeper into the darkness.
Still, somehow her light reached me, the innocence inside her called to me and the moment her soul touched mine I was tamed, ensnared in her love.
But love comes at a cost, and in our world, you pay with your life. With all the danger surrounding us, I don’t know if I can protect her. Not only from myself, but also from a past that refuses to let go.
This is book four in the series but it can be read as a complete standalone. This is a full-length novel. It contains NO-CLIFFHANGER, NO CHEATING, and has a HEA. It is a DARK mafia/crime romance and contains subject matter not suitable for all readers.
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When I started reading I couldn’t put it down.Cassandra Hallman and J L. Beck are magnifysent and amazing writerrs.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can’t wait for the next book.
Absolutely Stunning love story ! I was totally captivated from the very beginning. Sophie and Roman’s story pulled me in and held me hostage throughout the entire book. I was filled with so many emotions as I read this story. I cried, laughed, and simply smiled through the entire book. When it ended I was left wishing for more. I definitely recommend this amazing story to anyone looking for an amazing read
I loved this book Sophie and Roman their story was heartbreaking as well as magical and I just loved everything about their story I couldn’t stop reading
Tame Me is an awesome read. Captivating, engaging,intense emotional, touching and filled with action,twists and turns and suspense.. well written interesting characters with plenty of steam. Great addition to the series! Well Done! I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
WOW! Another electrifying read in the “Rossi Crime Family” series. This book (like all the previous ones), will grab and drag you through a roller coaster of emotions, making you wish you were there to be a part of it. It is an edgy, intense, shocking, raw, funny, witty, enjoyable, exciting, awe-inspiring, and thrilling read! I love Roman and Sophie together; they are broken but have a love and chemistry between them that is deep, undeniable, and unbreakable. An absolute must read! I LOVED IT!
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Loved the book it was great, the storyline was incredible and the characters were interesting. Ivan became the head of the family and tried to let out the trafficked girls but one girl Sophie decided to stay in her cell. Roman is Ivans younger brother and he is given Sophie to protect, they both are broken. Sophie didn’t want to leave the confines of the cell, scarred that they would send her back to her fathers place, he sold her for money.
This book is was great twists and turns, happy issues and sade, even sade lost soles are aloud to be happy.
Thank you for allowing me to review this book it was great.
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I am totally obsessed with this series! I started reading the first one two days ago and now can’t wait to see what is next! So in this book we get to know Roman who is the brother of Ivan from Guard Me. They are trying to right some wrongs from the previous book when we meet Sophie. Oh Sophie will shatter your heart with her story. I’m not going to lie you are gonna want to find a way to climb through the book and smack Roman quite a few times in this book, but he makes you love him by the end! These two together was phenomenal and really shows you that even monsters need and can love. It may not be shown the same way, but it was beautiful to see these two come together. As well as the rest of the series there are twists and turns and some real mind blowing moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I really can’t wait to read what is next! Such an amazing series by some fabulous authors! Great job!!!!!
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For J.L. and Cassandra’s last book for this series, I have to say this is my favorite story! Roman is a troubled man whom we met in the previous book, with his brother Ivan. Roman has an anger issue and likes his pills. Roman also knows that he is never going to fall in love and get married. He has a horrible pass and knows that he can not give any woman the love and life they would need. However, when Ivan needs help with a woman that won’t go home when she is released Roman is tasked with taking her to his home and make sure she is safe.
Sophie is a sad and confused woman who was sold by her family to smugglers. When she is released, she has nowhere to go and is offered to stay with Roman. She finds she feels very safe with Roman and has no idea why since he makes damn sure she shouldn’t.
This story is heartbreaking and sad, but in the end, brings you to hope for love no matter how damaged you are. Roman and Sophie are a beautiful couple, and I will be rereading this series over and over!
After years of staying away from Ivan, Roman is pulled back into his world while still trying to maintain his and his fights. He has the best people around him to make that happen. But when Ivan needs him at the compound and things get tricky, Roman is given a task of watching over Sophie. But when he looks at Sophie, he wants to save her, keep her, but he is not capable of these feelings with his lifestyle. But when he tries to stay clear of Sophie and bad things happen, will he admit his feelings?
Sophie has had a rough life and he is not getting any better. When the women are all sent home, Sophie refuses to go home. But when Roman takes her home with him, she trusts him and wants to be around him at all times. Will he keep her around?
Can two broken souls heal each other? This is a dark romance that is intense, exciting, drama filled, twisted and so emotional. I could not put this book down. I was sad to see the series end, but maybe we will get more and more with Luke’s story. I received an ARC of this book from the author.
This is my first book from these authors and I like their style. I was not sure if I would like this book due to the content; however, despite all the killings, it was a well thought out book. I like that it deals with some “bad” people having a conscious and know what is right from wrong especially when dealing with human trafficking. Although this is a standalone book, I am now curious as to how the other stories played out.
This book is about Sophie and Roman. She is a young woman who was beat and sold by her father for money. Roman is Ivan’s younger brother and is now working with him to change what the previous leader was doing in human trafficking. They encounter Sophie because after Ivan, Roman’s brother, releases all the women held captive for auction, she refuses to leave and the story begins. Roman is no knight and is only helps her at the request of his brother, but he soon learns that there is more to life than what he has been obtaining.
It takes a strong spirited woman to tame a wild beast and Sophie does just that. I love how there are twists to her story and other characters come into play to complete this unique family. I loved the ending it was very special. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
I voluntairly reviewed an advanced copy of this book. WOW!!!! Tame Me by far is my favorite addition to The Rossi Crime Family, Roman will grab you from page one with his strong and larger than life behavior. What a thrilling, exciting story that is filled with danger, lots of passion, sadness and redemption. Roman is ordered by his brother Ivan to protect Sophie who was found in one of the cells. Sophie is a beautiful young women who may have been broken but is stronger than anyone thinks. Now her and Roman are pulled together into this explosive relationship. Will she be able to show him that he is worth saving and not the beast that he sees himself? Can he save her and give into his feelings for her? This story comes full circle with the Rossi brothers and others who work together to end the men who sell women. So many twists and turns as well as unexpected events that you will not be able to put this book down. You should read all of the other books that leads to Tame Me, you will not be disappointed. C. Hallman and JL Beck what an outstanding job you have done with this series.
Sophie is battered and beaten both physically and emotionally by the time Roman saw her for the first time. Her backstory is tragic with her cult like family and abusive father as the lead instigator in kidnapping and child trafficking.
Roman had demons of his own to deal with as his life of drugs and death was spiraling downward when he was coerced to care for Sophie.
This dark romance was filled with violence and danger. The relationship build between the main couple was convincing as two broken souls finally found each other to heal and build.
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The conclusion to an amazing series that leads a full circle back to book 1 in the series. A grizzly heart wrenching story filled with betrayal, lies, addiction and suspense.
The story picks up where Ivan is the new boss of the Rossi compound with his brother Roman as his second in command. Ivan is determine to exit out of the sex trafficking with Xander approval but left with several female in the compound as the result of the quick take over. Roman is the owner of a gym and an underground fighter and leads a party lifestyle…includes alcohol, drugs and other.
Sophie life was in a turbulent situation at an early age where she had parents who didn’t have remorse for their kids. She is abused and sold to be auctioned off to the highest bidder by Xander’s father before his death. She is found in the compound but refuses to leave therefore Roman was assigned her keeper until Ivan can find a new home for her. Initially Sophie was a fragile and frighten victim but later into the story she became unpleasantly aggressive.
This is an interesting story of Sophie past connecting with the previous story and a renewed opportunity for life. I recommend reading the first book in this series for clarity of the book.
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I loved this book. Read it straight through, only stopped long enough to dry my tears. This book has everything needed to keep you interested and have you invested in the characters. I guess this is the 5th in a series but can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone. It’s the first I’ve read of any of this series, but I will definitely be going back and starting with the first
If you are looking for a book that will redefine what you think you know of the romance genre, then you need to pick up and devour Tame Me. It will rewrite and challenge everything you think you know. In a world where are no longer taught to think on our own but to follow those who are the loudest and most convincing, this book will pull on the loose threads of your convictions and you will find yourself spiraling into both heaven and hell. What you can’t see with your eyes, you will feel with your heart. What can never be explained will be innately understood throughout the far edges of your soul. Don’t close your eyes for a second because the moment you do is when the darkness will creep in and the evil you have been running from will reclaim and consume you.
Roman is stuck. He has found himself in a life that he can neither control nor find a reprieve from. He marches to a forced rhythm that is only halted by a wholly unexpected and unwanted woman. Her name is Sophie, and she has found herself swallowed in an inky darkness that she is unable to escape. Those who should love and cherish her have thrown her to the vicious wolves for a fate worse the death. She faces a future that is not surrounded by hope or smiles. Instead it is ruled by fear and heavy darkness. Two shattered souls that have found each other through the veil of night. Neither has anything left to cling to but a misplaced whisper promising safety. Can Fate shower light and hope upon a world so steeped in pain and desperation, or will we watch the dark conquer even the mere promise of light in its pursuit of ultimate and unapologetic power?
Days later, I am still reeling from coming in contact by both Roman and Sophie. The power of these two precious lives is truly beyond words. They found themselves left with nothing more than the ability to live life by the power of their heart. Making decisions with that freedom and that level of restriction is both terrifying and freeing because the level of struggle they had to endure would leave any of us inhumanly crippled and powerless. Watching these two learn to find solace and light in the other broke my heart wide open. I was left in awe at their beauty and their power to change their fate and the fate of the other by reaching out and going beyond their comfort zone. This is love at its purest and most raw form. This is what true romance is really about. The selfless giving and receiving is the only way that love will survive in our hard and cruel world. The bond formed from such a deep connection is like nothing else you will find on this Earth apart from the love of a mother for her child.
JL Beck and C Hullman know the insane power they have over the hearts of their readers which is why they never fail to deliver with stories that will blow your mind every single time. While their stories run the gamut from all types of romances, each one will capture your heart with its raw intensity and pure hope. I find myself falling in love with each incredible masterpiece, and I am always looking forward to what their boundless creativity will bring to life next. These are two fantastic authors that you want to keep a close eye on. Missing out on their wonderful works of art is like a crime in and of itself.
The Rossi Crime family series continues with book #5, Tame Me. This Mafia series has been great from the beginning and just keeps getting better!
Roman and Sophie are so great together and their story was an attention getter from the beginning. Their attraction to each other is instant. Roman desires her but he is convinced that he dies not deserve her. Sophie, being broken, has an immediate connection with Roman that makes her feel safe and she fights to make him see that he is what she wants.
As with the previous books, this story is filled with all the emotional feels and will keep you turning to the next page! You are going to fall in love with Roman snd Sophie!
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Another amazing story by Cassandra Hallman and J.L Beck. I first read Guard Me so I was excited to see the characters we’ve already met in this book. Roman and Sophie have a great connection and they are great for each other, I loved reading about them falling in love. I would definitely recommend this book.
Roman is a hardened man in more ways than one. Both physically and mentally. He thinks himself incapable of caring for anyone. It takes Sophie, a victim of human trafficking to put a chink in his armor. He knows that she needs protection because someone has physically harmed her. Just looking at her brings out the protective side Roman thought he long lost.
This story has a few twists and turns. And is definitely what I would call a page turner. I have read the previous Rossi Crime Family books and this was just as incredible to read as the other ones. I cannot wait to read Luke and Grace’s story when it comes out.
I hope all of the books in this series become a boxset I would love to own them all in one place.
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Roman can’t believe when he is tasked with watching out for Sophie. She wouldn’t let anyone touch her but she let him.
Sophie can’t move, she has no desire to live after what she’s been through. When Roman touches her shoulder, for the first time in a long time she feels safe.
Two people brought together from totally different upbringings find peace together but have to overcome so much pain from their pasts.
They have you spell bound as their complicated relationship pulls them together but also pushes him out.
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Dark, intense, exciting, action packed, brutal, twisted, emotional and sizzling, this book delivers plenty of Wow as the story grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Sophie and Roman’s romance will put your heart through a wringer. It was impossible for me not to feel for and fall in love with this couple. They are both so broken and wounded. As the reader you are made to wonder if even love could heal all the damage that they have suffered. As enjoyable as I thought that this book was, I will say it it is not an easy read. This book features both sweet beauty and vile ugliness. It’s complicated and as complex as the real world. I thought it was an incredible read and a terrific end to this series.