There was one secret that I kept from my wife. The Fausti famiglia was one of the most infamous and powerful crime families in the world. Their rule spanned the thickness of history books—and I was one of them. My dangerous lineage had been hidden until my wife, Scarlett, the curious farfalle that she was, started fluttering around, awakening the monsters of my past. They would stop at nothing to … monsters of my past. They would stop at nothing to claim what they felt belonged to them. Using my wife as a pawn in their game to lure me in? Wasn’t going to happen. Because I was a monster just like them, and I’d sacrifice it all to keep the woman I called mine safe—even if it meant my life.
Book III in a seven-part Mafia Romance saga.
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Your the only reason I break the surface” Brando and Scarlett have an incredible connection and their love story continues in book 3. As with the first 2 books, questions are answered but so many new ones have also been put out there. Will Brando be able to seek his vengeance without becoming part of the family business? Will Scarlett be able to dance for her love of it or will someone always be pulling the string? I guess we will have to keep reading to find out.
Brando Fausti is having a hard time working on the rigs and being so far away from Scarlett when one dive things go wrong and he really needs to think about where he wants to be.
Scarlett Rose Fausti has begun living in Italy when a case of mistaken identity leads her to meet Brando’s family and a world she was never involved in before.
But will Brando be happy with his new family and how will they receive him? Will his family be the strength that Brando needs to rid himself and Scarlett of Olivier Nemerus?
This book is getting so much deeper than I thought it would and it looks like this will be a huge series!
I love Brando as he is such an alpha male and hates asking for help but wants to keep Scarlett safe and well protected. Unfortunately, that doesn’t work out too well once she meets his family. Brando works super hard on the rigs and wants to make sure he can provide for Scarlett without dipping into the tainted money from his father.
Scarlett is a wonderful character who almost becomes someone else in Italy as she has to rely on herself and then Maggie Beautiful and Violet to live. I love that she feels like she has so much more freedom over there than she did in Paris.
I thought the whole thing with Brando’s family was done so well on misconceptions and I was shocked about the racing for the family and what it proved.
I really liked the walk between Scarlett and Brando’s grandfather, Marzio.
The end was a huge shock for me and I was not expecting any of that!
I am anxious to see where the next book takes us and if certain characters meet their demise!
By Rebecca
I am loving this series. I can’t help but love these characters. This series gets better and better with each book.
We finally get to meet some of Brandos family, and it just gets more interesting.
Annie Rose Welch has done amazing with this book, and series.
I can’t wait for more.
This series has me sucked in, hook, line and sinker! Each book gets better and better! There is so much going on and the storyline in this book just kept unfolding much to my disbelief!
There were two notes I made (among a lot of others) that I believe summed up book III.
This family seemed dormant, like a sleeping giant, until I came along.
The real question was: who will you become, my love? But I wouldn’t receive an answer from him. Not then.
This series so far has it all! And this author’s writing is superb!
All of the fancy-scented products drifted to me from where I stood in the shadows right outside of the golden sunlight that coated the kitchen and the woman in it. It was that certain time of day when light clings. Her figure softened to butter, hazy at best, like an angel bathing in dusk.
The rustling of leaves overhead, the faint perfume of a lamented zesty lemon lingering in the air, and the whine of the wind when it sweeps low to the ground seemed to be the only proof that life moved on.
So beautifully written! She paints a picture you can see in your head! I cannot wait to continue on with this series!!
Scarlett and Brando’s relationship is tested in everyway in this gripping almost Suspenseful saga but never ever do you not want Brando to come through his demons whatever the outcome. How can you not love him he is a Powerful, Possessive Alpha male who adores and lives for Scarlett. I loved reading about Brando and in this book we also get to read how his actual real job as a deep sea diver pushes him and allows him to prove how strong he is and how much determination he has in all that he does.
I am so loving this series and now cannot wait for May to be here to pick up where I left off to read more about how their relationship will be tested and how Brando continues to almost put on hold his calling in his famiglia.
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The sleeping danger has been awakened. . . the force unleashed. . .
There was a sleeping monster hidden behind all that beauty, strength, determination, alpha, dominate male. There was one thing that could unleash the danger and havoc that he could cause and in this installment we get to see so much more.
I caution you to read the two previous parts first. I caution you to not take this lightly. I caution you to not be engage in anything else. This will consume you and have you biting nails to get to the next installment.
Take your time. Take your steps to this one. Make sure that you read both of the parts before this one. You will thank yourself for the foresight of doing this.
OMG WTF DID I JUST READ!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG……. OMG…….. OMG……… I just don’t have words to express how I feel after reading this book. I mean I was in awe and I loved LOVED every minute that Brando spent with his wife Scarlett. Yes they are married and living the dream. Brando spoils Scarlett like no ones business and I love how he takes care of her needs and her wants. Brando is always thinking about Scarlett and what she wants.
He has a love for her like no other I have ever seen but his secret is about to come out and Scarlett being Scarlett finds out that Brando has been keeping a secret and when the truth comes out the family comes after Brando trying to use Scarlett to get to him and there is no way in hell he is going to allow that. The family tries to use Scarlett as a pawn to get Brando to come back in the family fold and be like his father. But there is no way in hell Brando is going to do that. They should have never under estimated a man determined and in love! Oh Lord I need part four like right now!
“La mia parola è buona quanto il mio sangue. My word is as good as my blood”.
At last, we’re on Book 3 of 7 and when I finish every book, I’m just dying for the next one. Little by little we’re getting into the mafia part of this saga and my goodness, I’m on edge every time they come around. I have so many questions and just eager to know more about everyone in this dangerous and dominating Fausti famiglia. This is the series that just keeps on giving! With every book that comes out I keep falling in love with Brando and Scarlett. Their love for one another is just something so deep and profound, it’s nearly unbreakable. Ahhhhh, I can’t get enough of this series!
Part III and they’re both tackling something new and different, marriage and being apart while Brando continues his dangerous job of being an off-shore diver a couple of weeks at a time. I’ve noticed with each book, we get to hear from Brando so much more and I simply can’t get enough of it. I love seeing inside his mind because it simply shows so much of him and just how deep his love goes for Scarlett. There’s so much vulnerability there that sits alongside his alpha tendencies. And how deep that fear goes of losing her especially since there’s no knowing of what could happen when the truth is revealed to her about his (their) family name.
Since the beginning, I feel like I’ve just been waiting for this book. I wanted to get to the mafia part of the story and while we get an indulgence of it, I’m still begging for more. I was literally on the edge of my seat just wondering what would happen once more of the truth is revealed behind Brando’s family. And remember that Scarlett didn’t know the truth for a while, so a little bomb is ticking between these two. But I tell ya, I have soooo much adoration for Scarlett because of how easily she can handle things on the fly. And she’s quick to do ANYTHING when it comes to the #1 person in her life, Brando, no questions asked.
There seems to always be some sort of threat when it comes to these two and it’s rather suspenseful because you’re constantly waiting for who will try to do what. But it’s all intriguing at the same time because it does something to Brando, it’s bringing out his true nature and I want to see it all. And I have a feeling we will.
“I know everything there is to know about you, Fausti. When you’re down, I’m right beside you. I’ve told you before, my place is next to you. Even when I’m not physically there.”
Their relationship was constantly tested and we were all just sitting here wondering how they’d weather through the storm. There were times where I just felt this immense sadness and betrayal because in my mind I kept saying she would never do that or he would never do that! Seeds of doubt are definitely planted and it just messes with your mind a bit because uhhhhh, how dare anyone mess with their relationship, Annie?! tee-hee!
Brando and Scarlett are a force to reckoned with and they’re nearly untouchable. There’s no other couple that can outmatch them, and you’ll see that more and more with every page you devour in this saga. And my goodness, there’s something so erotic about these two when they’re together and apart. But I love it, it’s so damn sexy!
“You’re the only reason I break the surface”.
Annie, I keep telling you time and time again, you’re an absolutely phenomenal writer and I can’t get enough of your words. I’m always sucked in from the very beginning until the end, and I’m just impatient to get my hands on the next part of this series!
This saga is turning out to be some of Annie’s best work and my favorite of hers!
**I VOLUNTARILY REVIEWED FOR A READER’S COPY, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT MY REVIEW IN ANYWAY.**
Annie Rose Welch
Annie continues to blow me away with her amazing writing skills. I get so caught up in the story that I can feel the sun on my face and grass in my toes. An author that can make you feel what she is writing is an wonderful thing.
I am going to keep this short and sweet. I don’t want to give away any spoilers.
Brando and Scarlett are now in Italy. Scarlett finally finds out about his family and the backlash of being part of the family.
I am going to stop now, sorry. If you read the other two books you are going to love this one too. If you haven’t read the other two books, why not? They are awesome!!
Brando Fausti has gone on a deep-sea dive and taken the reader right along with him. That includes not panicking at the depths he has to travel. Scarlett Rose Poesy shows us the love she has for her husband. This third book in the Fausti Poesy saga seems to be all about their relationship. We get to watch them navigate the world of marriage. You also get to travel with them without having to leave your armchair.
In this third book in the Beautiful Years series there are plenty of characters that come and go. Just like us, people come and go and some have a small effect on what happens in our lives. Temptation seems to be a theme here. There seems to be a few enticements that are put in Scarlett’s path. The author does a great job at tempting her readers as well. It had me wondering what else this author was going to put in front of Scarlett – just like that enchanted apple.
In the last book, I thought “soap opera” but with this book I thought “reality show”. It’s like watching their life play out for our enjoyment. In this story, I connected more about what was going on with Scarlett. It was like Brando was taking a back seat so that his wife could shine. But that doesn’t stop family business from sneaking in – even though we don’t see it or read it doesn’t mean that it’s gone away. There are ups and downs in any relationship and I felt a sense of sadness as I worked my way toward the end that left me with a sense of foreboding. I’m so ready for book four – I want to know…
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The Beautiful Years- Part 3 by Annie Rose Welch. Oh My Gosh…is it HOT in here or is it just me! I am so addicted to this love story and the characters that I find myself thinking about them randomly during the day. Maggie Beautiful has stolen my heart- she is such a fantastic character. I’m hoping somewhere in this story she gets her well deserved HEA too. As we move into the depths of what I like to call the “after the honeymoon” phase with Brando and Scarlett you can see how both become so vulnerable by being apart- what a tragedy! But their love is so deep and strong- it will conquer all in the end (of this I am sure). “Thank you for being mine. For loving me despite me.” This story is so intense and beautifully written, you want it to keep going and going. Just like any true and committed relationship this story has the most important elements of patience, perseverance, and most importantly passion. I highly recommend this book, series, and author to you.
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