Love is a weakness for a man like me… when I saw she feared me as much as she wanted me.
I wanted the beauty, a woman nearly half my age.
I wanted to own her and possess her.
Then I wanted more.
More than her obedience and submission.
I wanted her body, heart, mind and soul.
I never knew I was signing my death warrant when our paths collided.
I never knew who she truly was: A Bratva princess who’s supposed to be a ghost.
Her dark secrets unearth old enemies who want her dead.
I’m Vincent Giordano, underboss to the Giordano family .
I should know better than to start a war.
I should know better than to let love into my cold heart.
This isn’t a fairytale.
When she kisses me I won’t turn into a prince.
I’ll still be the beast.
Yet, I can’t let them take her.
I just don’t know what it will cost me this time.
Tempt Me is a DARK standalone, single dad, mafia billionaire romance in the Dark Odyssey series. If you love a filthy-mouthed, possessive Alpha you will love this.
CAUTION: Be prepared for one wild, steamy ride. Read at your own risk.
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Vincent still mourns the death of his wife who was murdered by a rival mob. This has caused him to close his heart and emotions becoming a ruthless killer instead except for where his toddler son is concerned. When a woman offered herself to him for payment of her father’s debt he reluctantly accepted.
Ava would do anything for her father to keep him safe. Their secret must never be revealed otherwise instant death. After the death of his wife and son his world started spiraling downwards to a path of destruction. Needing money for his fixes of drugs, booze and prostitutes he did one thing that insured his death.
There is a strong chemistry between Ava and Vincent. As she peels back the layers she sees a different side of Vincent.
When ghosts of Ava and her father’s past become present their lives are put on the line.
Tempt Me will keep you intrigued as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall in place with mystery, suspense and turn of events that will even have your kindle sizzling.
Tempt Me in my opinion is the best of the Dark Odyssey series!
Thank you Hidden Gems and the author for a fabulous complimentary copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
Phenomenal Story!!!
This is my first book by this author and it could not have been better. I was blown away as it consumed me page by page. It has every element that makes the ultimate mafia book. It is the story of Vincent Giordano and Ava, the beautiful woman with a hidden past and secrets that gives her nightmares. Vincent has suffered a loss that haunts him daily. Ava and Vincent come together when Ava offers herself to Vincent to pay her father’s debt. I couldn’t put this book down and cannot wait to start another book by this author. If you like mafia stories you will love this one!
I never thought this series could get any better but I was completely wrong. What a crazy ride this book was. Vincent has lost so much and there’s more to come. Ava has also lost so much but her life has changed in so many ways. Can two people who have pasts where lives were lost help heal each other. The storyline is very enjoyable. Who doesn’t like a good mafia book especially in Chicago and the Giordano men are one of the best to read about. The characters within are all written into the story well. I would most definitely recommend this series. Enjoy
Vincent will be the mob boss once his father retires, is he ready for that? When tragedy struck, he blames himself but becomes even more ruthless and hard. But when he is betrayed by an employee of his, he finds himself in an interesting situation. Ava steps up to offer herself to Vincent in exchange for her father’s life, will that work? Can he take this kind of payment?
Ava is a strong-willed woman in her own right. But in this situation with Vincent and her father, how far will she really go to safe him? Can she give herself over to Vincent?
The book is a great read that includes mystery, love, lust, romance, tragedy, violence and twists and turns. Oh and the chemistry between Ava and Vincent is felt from the first time they meet and throughout the book, wow!!! I received an ARC of this book from the author.
This is the first book I have read from Faith Summers. I must say I am in love after this one book. I love to see how these “mafia” types are supposed to be these hard, seemingly uncaring people, when in all reality, they are regular human beings – they just choose to do things in a different manner. I love how Ava is just as strong as Vincent is – just in different ways. She was strong when he needed it and he in return was strong when she needed it. Definitely recommend and I will be purchasing more of her books.
This is my first read from this author and it was good. I didn’t read the other books in the series but it wasn’t hard to keep up. There were parts that were a little slow but all in all a good read.
4.25 stars– TEMPT ME is the fourth instalment in Faith Summers (aka Khardine Gray) contemporary, adult DARK ODYSSEY erotic, mafia, dark romance series focusing on the Giordano family who own and operate the exclusive Dark Odyssey Sex Club, and the reigning family in the Chicago mob. This is the eldest son, new boss of the Chicago and the Italia Giordanos, and single father Vincent Giordano, and journalist Ava Knight’s story line. TEMPT ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
NOTE: Due to the graphic nature of the story line content, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Ava and Vincent) TEMPT ME follows several converging paths including two million dollars in missing money, and a potential partnership with the Russian Bratva. When her father was discovered to have stolen two million dollars from the Giordano family, Ava Giordano offers up herself as payment for her father’s sins but Ava’s naïvete found our heroine unaware that she would become the personal possession of Vincent Giordano, to do with as he pleases. From a sexual plaything to the woman with whom he would fall in love, Vincent will discover that there is much more to Ava than he could have ever imagined. As the Russian Bratva continues to seek a partnership with the Giordano family, a background search uncovers the truth, and the danger that awaits for everyone involved. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ava and Vincent, and the potential fall-out as Ava’s past comes seeking revenge, and Vincent believes himself unworthy of his own happily ever after.
Two years earlier Vincent’s wife Sorcha was killed in a war between competing mob families. Unable to forgive himself for the loss of his wife, Vincent’s grief is palpable and painful. Meeting Ava Knight give Vincent a second chance at happiness and love but threats to Ava’s safety force Vincent to push away the woman with whom he had fallen in love. The $ex scenes are passionate and erotic.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Vincent’s brothers: Nick (Tease Me #1), Gabe (Taunt Me #2), Salvatore (Thrill Me #3), parents Julian and Angela Giordano; their cousins Christian and Georgiou; Vincent’s son Timothy and her nursemaid Marguerite; Ava’s father Mark; as well as several members of the Russian Bratva.
TEMPT ME is a story of family, betrayal, relationships and love; power, control, vengeance and death. The premise is gritty and dark; the characters are animated, real, wounded and edgy; the romance is provocative and intense. TEMPT ME is a startling and intoxicating look at the one family’s struggle to remain on top.
This was my favorite book so far in this series. There was something about Vincent that just drew me to him. While he still hasn’t moved on from the death of his wife, he has a child to take care of and then finds out his parents are planning to go to Sicily, which will leave him in charge. One of the final items his Pa wants Vincent to take care before he leaves is the potential deal with the Bratva.
But then Vincent also has to deal with an employee (Mark) who has been stealing from him and unfortunately his daughter, Ava, gets caught up in the situation. But will her secrets come back to harm Vincent?
Tempt Me is the fourth book in this series and features Vincent Giordano, underboss of the Giordano family who is a widower to a small child after his wife was murdered, and Ava/Juliette, who agrees to be his to erase her father’s debts of stealing millions of dollars. This dark mafia tale has great characters and a plot with intrigue, suspense, mystery, and sizzling romance. I believe this is the best book of the series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is mafia age-gap romance.
It’s described as dark but I didn’t find the romance with this one dark at all.
It’s all the other stuff related to Ava and Vincent’s pasts that actually brings the dark flavour with this.
Vincent takes Ava for a debt her father owes him and though originally she was only meant to be payment he finds himself drawn to her against his better judgement.
Ava despite her past also feels a connection with Vincent.
Both the main characters here have things in their pasts that are now affecting there present.
Vincent with the death of his wife and Ava with a buried identity she is still running and hiding from.
Both trying so hard to bury their feelings especially Vincent who since his wife’s death the only thing that has mattered to him is his young son Timothy and his work.
So this one was emotional and twisty an easy page-turner.
I liked both Vincent and Ava but did get frustrated sometimes with Vincent and some of his behaviours.
Especially as with him being much older than Ava I thought he should act more mature rather than taking his uncertain moods out on her.
He was 44 and she was 26 (so 18 years).
I felt for poor Ava every time Vincent let her in slightly only too completely stone-walled her later.
Poor girl couldn’t do right for wrong.
I’m also not a fan of the perfect dead wife trope but this was well enough written that it did to draw me in despite my aversions to the trope itself.
I did have some slight niggles though.
I’m not sure I was fully convinced regarding Vincent’s feelings.
Ava yes, but Vincent just seemed a bit lacklustre especially how he had waxed lyrical over his first wife.
Regarding his interactions with Ava well beside the sexual which was certainly hot It all just all seemed a bit bland in comparison.
Almost like Ava was second best.
He should have definitely done some major on his knees grovelling for his past actions and pledging his undying devotion that would have gone a great way to convincing me he was all in here.
I also thought there should have been a lot less dead wife and more cutesy son Timothy.
Despite the above, I still enjoyed this and though this is book 4 in a series it can easily be read as a standalone.
It was very well written, engaging and seriously sexy and that’s on top of all the suspense and edge of your seat moments.
So I couldn’t decide if this was a 3 or 4 star read for me I’ve gone with the 4 as even with my niggles it was well written and I enjoyed it a lot despite my nitpicks which were mostly personal.
I will definitely check out the other books in this series.
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Red Hot Temptation
*** 4 1/2 Stars ***
Tempt Me is the fourth book in the Dark Odyssey series by Faith Summers, aka Khardine Gray. This is the first book on this series that I have read and I have to say that I quite enjoyed it, even though did wonder a few times about things happening at times as it became apparent that there are characters and stories that cross over between the books in the series. I think this book can still be read as a stand-alone, however reading the previous books would have added more to what happens in this book. But It was still a heck of an emotional ride for this dark Mafia romance. Both Vincent and Ava carry a lot of emotional baggage that really shows with their actions. They deal with things differently but when they are together it is like red hot lightening. Sometimes you need that searing pain to heal a wound and Ava and Vincent do that for each other to get a HEA of their own making.
Vincent and Ava’s storyline was a little off putting in some instances. The characters are ok I did not connect with them as much as I would have liked. The storyline hit way to many hiccups regarding the family safety for what was supposed to be a scary mob family.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Oh, how I love this Dark Oddessy Series! A Sensuous journey of suspense and love! MUST-READ!
TEMPT ME, is the fourth Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance in author Faith Summer’s incredible Dark Oddessy Series. Like the other novels in this series, TEMPT ME is full of wonderful writing, unforgettable characters, and a sensational plotline! it’s not surprising then to note, TEMPT ME almost melted my Kindle! I volunteered to read TEMPT ME because my mind was captivated by the compelling book blurb; however, I kept reading long into the night because I HAD to know what happened next! I really needed to see if love could win over a heart hardened by tragedy, and whether or not Ava could bring love into a household desperate for Ava’s special brand of loving! Sprinkled with just the right amount of angst, filled with hefty cups of romance, and stirred by the most memorable characters, TEMPT ME is a recipe for hours of first-rate entertainment. I jumped at the chance to voluntarily read a copy of TEMPT ME, so it’s probably not surprising that I feel compelled to honestly award this complex Mafia romance with a 5-STAR rating within my VOLUNTARY review. TEMPT ME is a standalone within a series about a Mafia family, and I can hardly wait to read the rest of the novels in this series so I get to see how all of the brothers find their true loves. TEMPT ME is a DARK and steamy Mafia romance that contains the violence and vulgarity typical of that romantic trope. So, only those 18 or older should apply. However, TEMPT ME is an exceptional read and I cannot emphasize this enough – get your copy of TEMPT ME today. Happy pages
These Giordano brothers are irresistible and tje Dark Odissey Club is just a hot dream that makes everything better.
I love how we keep finding these characters I am already in love with. Vincent just became my favorite in the serie.
I have purchased all the books in this series and can honestly say that this author has got it just right. She manages to draw you into her characters lives and therefore you can identify with each one. Vincent and Ava are no exception. What scintillating chemistry these two have. Plenty of thrills and twists makes this a story to get really into. A real page turner.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are intriguing. Rachael works for her father and works harder than anybody else, her father treats her like a child, she ends up going to a masquerade party at The Dark Odyssey they wear masks and take them off they will go home with someone. Dante was at The Dark Odyssey he has always loved Rachael and he will try to make sure it is him to claim her.
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I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. I am hooked on the Dark Odyssey series. Vincent has taken over after his father retires. He is determined to get the person who took millions of dollars from the family. But Ava gets in the middle of the whole mess. She wants her father to get clean and finds out just what he has been up to with the mob. Ava wants to give herself for her father’s life. There are so many twists and turns thru this story. When Vincent has to decide what to do about the Bratva will Ava have a secret that will blow their world apart? This book has great characters and a great storyline. You will not want to put it down. It is a dark romance, so if that is not your genre skip this book. I look forward to more of Faith’s stories
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Loved this book. Vincent is a changed man since his wife was killed now he’s getting ready to take over as head of his mafia family but one woman named ava may be able to bring him to his knees. Wgat will happen next?
I received this ARC from Bad Boy Updates. I love this series!! This one is about Vincent Giordano. He is still reeling from the death of his wife 2 years ago. The only thing that keeps him from losing his humanity is his son. Being the second in command for the Family it is up to him to make those that betray them pay. Mark’s payment will be his only daughter. Ava agrees to save her father, but soon finds herself falling for her captor. Just when you think you have everything figured out, her secrets come out and put them all in danger. This is dark, but tugs at your heart and makes you fall in love with Vincent and his family. I loved it!
The great plot was well written and the characters were so well developed that as I turned each page the chemistry between the characters kept me totally hooked until the very last page!
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