Get ready for another gripping dark romance from New York Times Bestselling author Penelope Sky! Once you start Cassini and Balto’s story, you won’t be able to put it down until the very end… My husband is cruel, ruthless, and despicable. I hate him with every fiber of my being. The only reason I haven’t killed him or tried to run away is because of the promise I made. I sold myself to save … to run away is because of the promise I made. I sold myself to save someone I loved…and this is the price I have to pay.
I was sitting alone in a bar when the most handsome man walked inside. Striking blue eyes, cheekbones as sharp as glass, and a muscular body fit for a war. He was gorgeous. I couldn’t take my eyes off him. When he bought me a drink, I didn’t say no. I’d been unfulfilled for so long, and I wanted a real man for the night. My husband had his affairs so why couldn’t I?
I noticed the peculiar ring on his right hand, a diamond carved into a skull. If only I’d known what that meant, I would have known who this man was.
The Skull King.
A man more cruel and ruthless than my own husband.
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I really enjoyed this book! It was dark, and Balto is involved in some horrible things, you should hate him…. but you don’t. I really hated Lucian, and I got a bit impatient with how much of a victim Cassini let herself be, but it was a really good book, and I am definitely looking forward to the next one!
Another great story by Penelope! She pulls in you with the characters. It doesn’t matter that they are ruthless criminals, you can’t help but fall in love with them. I absolutely loved this book. And holy moly did the last paragraph of this story throw me for a loop. I had to re-read it three times to make sure I read it right.
ARC review…may contain spoilers
Wow!! The last page I was like damn, this book was intense on so many levels.
We got a glimpse of Balto aka The skull King in some of Ms. Sky’s Italy based books and we knew he was bad and ruthless but in the first book of this series we get a little more detail of him.
We get his sexy side and learn he can be passionate.
Baltic meets Cassini, a very intriguing women that he needed to know.
But Cassini isn’t your typical bar hookup, she has a past and a not so bright future but she thinking if the throwing caution to the wind to be with the sexy man she cannot take her eyes off of !!
An agreement is made and these two have off the charts chemistry and each time is just gets
very very hot and heavy and Cassini becomes very selfish and greedy but she can’t stay away.
Cassisini divulges small pieces of her uneventful life that she’s been thrown into and Balto offers to take care of the situation but Cassini is under the impression that Balto is no match for her husband.
When all is revealed is this what would become of Cassini’s husband, will Balto save her from her misery or does she end up being in a new prison with a more ruthless monster!!
I love love love this book!! Cannot wait for the next one!
Can’t wait to find out what happens next from the moment you start reading you can’t stop
Penelope did it again! I read this book in one sitting! Balto is the ultimate male!
This review contains so spoilers
I have read all of Penelope Sky’s books and so I thought I had an idea of what was going to happen but boy was I wrong!! And I loved every minute of it too!!!! Balto is definitely the arrgoanat sexy type of man and Cassini is definitely a confident women. I have to say that I didn’t expect her to be married to Lucien because of her ex-boyfriend. I expected it had something to do with her brothers again my thinking was wrong lol. Cassini’s brothers being in the drug game and big time too!! Tons of different things going on in the book and I loved it all read this book in like 2 hours because I was so excited!! Can’t wait to find out what the next book has in store!! If you have never read a Penelope Sky book you definitely won’t be disappointed with this one, the chemistry is awesome between the two characters and describes everything so you can imagine like you were watching a movie!!!!
Sierra Kingery
Loved the first book in this series. Penelope Sky hooks you and pulls you into the book, you can’t put it down.
Again, Penelope Sky kills it! This is such an exciting story. Cassini is stuck in a terrible marriage and is controlled by her husband Lucian. She is sent on a business trip from her husband and unexpectedly meets Balto. She is instantly aroused by him. And the same goes for him. But she is afraid of acting on her desires because she doesn’t want Balto ending up dead. But Balto isn’t afraid and gives Cassini his card to call when she is ready. Her life is miserable and she decides to take a risk and call Balto. Bam! They are explosive together. And the story that connects everyone is exciting. And the ending…ugh. Can not wait for The Skull Crusher.
A simple glance across a crowded bar or destiny – a very fine line. Cassini and Belto are the perfect match, but unfortunately she is married to the enemy. Is it just a relationship between the sheets or will it end up being so much more. Can you really fall in love with the one man who was double crossed your husband? Even if you wanted the man you are married to dead? Once again Penelope Sky creates characters that are behind the eight ball. Filled with high emotions, deception and lies this book had me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. I need the next book in this series ASAP!!
This is the best book yet by this author! You can’t go wrong. 100% you won’t want to put it down. Take a chance and find out what happens.
Never thought I would see the leader of the Skull Kings in a way that I would like him a lot and want to be on his team! Team Balto!!!
As usual with Penelope’s stories, it is a page-turner! Cassini gave up her freedom for someone she thought loved her, only to realize she actually sentenced herself to a slow and unhappy death and the person really did not care for her.
She meets Balto by chance and the chemistry or lust between them is totally off the charts!
I can’t wait to see what happens next in the rest of their story.
Omg this book was awesome I cant wait till the next one come out… I will be counting the days….
When I heard about a new book by Penelope Sky, I knew I had to check it out. The storyline was well written. The characters were flawed, complicated, and formidable. And the connection between the characters were rather interesting. Balto wanted a woman that was owned by another. Cassini wanted to escape the life she cursed herself with. Not everything is as it seems. The installments can’t come soon enough.
I really enjoyed this book just like Penelope’s other books hands up to you. Skull King (Balto) does have a heart even thou he says he doesn’t. Now that Cassini is free from her cruel husband after not having a choice of marrying in order to save her so call boyfriend. Who didn’t try to save her but got married 3 months later. Will she actually be free. Guess we won’t know till the next book.
OMG! This book is so good! I couldn’t put it down. That ending though, wow. I can’t wait to see what happens next. Great characters and the chemistry between Balto and Cassini is hot. Lucian is a sleeze. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!
Penelope took the one character out of all of her other books that I never thought that I would care for and made me love them. I never thought we would see a Skull king book. She took a villainous character and made him human. He’s cocky, arrogant, and self assured and just what she needs. A forbidden romance that is doomed from the beginning. He knows she’s married but he doesn’t know to whom. She knows he’s ruthless but she doesn’t know who he is.
And once again I am completely devoted to these characters. I can’t wait for the next book.
Penelope Sky has this magical ability to capture your attention and get you hooked on her books right away. This novel is unlike a lot of her others as far as the dymnamic of Balto and Cassini. Their story is captivating and sexy. I couldn’t put it down. The plot twist at the end has me needing more!!
This is book one of the new series by this wonderful author. I am in awe of her talent for writing books that make time disappear. This is my new favorite by her. This book had me from the start. The characters are fantastic! I love alpha men and a strong and sassy woman. You get both with these characters. Lucian and Balto want Cassini for very different reasons. She finds herself caught in the middle of a very dangerous game. Who will win? Will she get her man or will she be destroyed? Check it out and see for your self. So worth every minute spent reading. A definite must have. I can not wait for the next book in this new series! I am voluntarily leaving my review after reading an advance copy of the book from the author.
This book lack the punch of Button & Lace, and the Scotch King, series. Cassini, disappoint me, she lack the backbone needed to fight the good fight. She made it so hard to like her, because she allow her husband Lucian, to treat her like a dog and a doormat. I cannot believe what she did for her so call boyfriend. No man is worth that kind of self sacrifice. Baltimore is a force to be reckon with. He reminds me, of Bones. I cannot wait to see him and his identical twin Heath in action. Will he find out who Cassini really is?! Will her brothers figure out the connection with Balto? Will he get the Skull Diamond? Will Cassini suffer at the hands of Balto! I was fortunate enough to received an ARC, and write a review of my own free will. I’m looking forward to The Skull Crusher. I hope that it’s a lot more exciting.
The beginning of another great series from Penelope Sky. Balto and Cassini brought together by accident now together by choice. Did Cassini trade one prison for another? Will Lucien mount a takeover? Stay tuned, more to come…