“EXCITING and DELICIOUSLY ADDICTIVE in every way!” Mia Sheridan, NYT bestselling author”SEXY, FAST-PACED, and ADDICTING!” A.L. Jackson, NYT bestselling authorCara Carelli is a silver-tongued mafia princess, master manipulator, and the only woman I’ve ever loved. But she’s also smokin’ hot and my ex-wife.When Cara led me straight into a trap and pleaded for my help, I couldn’t say no. She thought … straight into a trap and pleaded for my help, I couldn’t say no. She thought she had the upper hand, but this time, I was in control and planned to make her beg.
They say all’s fair in love and war and turnabout’s fair play, but what starts out as a wickedly seductive ploy turns into a twisted game of the heart.
Tied Down is a full-length enemies to lovers, second chance STANDALONE by USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler.
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Tied down makes you feel every emotion. Cara and Kiel don’t have a regular relationship… at all. You want to hate Cara for everything she has done but then you feel bad for what’s happening with her current situation. The mafia story line is no joke and full of action that I just loved to read!
Tied Down is the second book in The Nailed Down series but it is the first I’ve read and can be read as a standalone. The book starts off a little slow and I had trouble getting into the story at the beginning. But once it started going and picked up pace, Boy did things heat up and speed up!
Cara is a mafia princess, stubborn and headstrong. She is married to Kiel but hasn’t seen him for five years and he might not be ready to forgive her.
“You threw me to the wolves without worrying about my feelings, or hell, even my life.”
Cara calls on Kiel for help and he ends up right back in her trap, but maybe that’s where he wants to be! Tied Down is a second chance romance with action, suspense, and some really HOT chemistry between these main characters!!
-4 Stars!-
What a brilliant writing duo these two ladies are both very talented authors in their own right but together Wow!!!!!. This book has it all it’s hot it’s intense it’s full of love and it’s dangerous, what a great combination this couple are a very hot normal guy with his mafia princess. Kiel and Cara may be separated it may have ended very badly but can he turn her down when she is desperate for his help, they may be over but Kiel will still protect what is his even if it’s in name only.
This book will keep you on the edge of you seat just when you think you have it all worked out Ms Bliss or maybe it’s Ms Butler will throw another spanner in the works and have you guessing all over again. I loved the love hate relationship that Kiel and Cara have not only does it make for an extremely passionate read it also makes this couple realistic. This book really flows and you have no idea which author wrote which part and that for me makes it the perfect writing duo, can’t wait for instalment number 3 in this brilliant series.
My Rating:
4.5
Favorite Quotes:
Cara was the best actress I knew. She lied like a gambler with nothing in his hand and a million-dollar pot in front of him.
He took a step, and the woman walked backward, looking at Dale on the bed, then around to the rest of us as though we might help. “It’s time for you to find some other dick to jump on. Your gravy train ended a long time ago.”
As women, it’s a struggle, most times, to find the perfect man. Let’s be honest, they don’t exist. And so, we’re left with marble men and putty men. Depending on what you want, you have to decide which ones you’re willing to tolerate.
My Review:
I am loving the combined effort of the dynamic duo of Eden Butler and Chelle Bliss pooling their massive talents. The writing was tip-top and seamless, the only rankle I had was in the far from admirable character of Cara, I deemed her antics to be several levels beyond despicable and unpardonable, but lucky for her, Kiel was more forgiving. The storylines were engaging and entertaining with occasional hot licks of incendiary sensuality – oh, my. I have read both books in this series and am more than eager for the next installment and hope it comes soon before I forget all the shiny little tidbits I have gleaned from this book.
Chelle and Eden have brought us an entertaining, steamy, fast paced, second chance romance with Tied Down. If you have have read Nailed Down then you will know we have already met Kiel. Don’t worry if you haven’t these books can be read as stand alone’s with no problems. I just feel for those who met him, we’re of the same opinion he came across as a Cocky manwhore!!
But after reading this story I now know why he had the attitude he had. We get the background needed to understand him better. And to know why he is the way he is and does the things he does.
Five years ago Kiel fell in love with Cara they quickly married in secret. Coming from a crime family Cara panicked when it came to telling her father. She did the unthinkable and lied about who Kiel really was to her. In turn breaking his heart but also causing him to be badly beaten by her brother and family. That experience changed him, he became colder to other women. But all it took was for Cara to enter back into his life. For him to realise that, his feelings for her didn’t exactly die.
“I broke the heart of this big, Protestant Samoan. Worst damn thing i’ve ever done.”
Cara knows that she broke Kiel’s heart with what she did to him. She’s never stopped loving him but knew he couldn’t forgive her. But she desperately needs his help, so she tricks him into meeting with her. She knows she does not deserve his loyalty and protectiveness but ask’s for it anyway.
Kiel is torn between love and hate for the woman who was supposed to be his forever. But if there’s one thing Kaino men do, is to protect their family and those they love especially when in danger. And at the end of the day Cara is…
His Wife
I don’t think i’ve read a book where both main characters i didn’t like at the first meeting!! But through fantastic story telling of their flaw’s, i understood why they did what they did and through forgiveness i fell hopelessly for them both and their story to HEA.
I am loving this writing duo of Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler and can’t wait for Dale and Johnny to each get a book!!
5 star Review Tied Down (Nailed Down #2) by Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler
Wow, what a great book. Tied Down is a smoking hot, suspenseful read which had me gripped from the first to the last chapter.
Kiel is a journalist and when his ex-wife
Cara Carelli asks for my help I have no choice but to agree. However, since she has ties to the mafia, he knows it will not be simple and more than likely dangerous.
I fell for Kiel right from the start, he was everything that I could imagine wanting and needing in my life and so much more. Cara was harder to engage with but eventually I warmed up to her.
There is so much anger and hurt between Kiel and Cara that the animosity almost leapt of the pages. Of course there is a fine line between love and hate and it is obvious that these two still have a deep love between them.
As danger increases so does the intensity of their feelings. The chemistry between Kiel and Cara is scorching.
The mystery and suspense kept me riveted as I kept promising myself, just one more chapter until it was over.
These two authors obviously work well together as I was unable to determine where one author ended and the other picked up; a sign of a great collaboration .
I look forward to reading more in the series.
“Kiss me like this is forever.”
My goodness, I was not expecting this tilt-a-whirl…not one little bit! And let me just tell you, dear reader, I loved every second! I had an inkling that this story would be a wild ride, given the lovely authors, but **fans self dramatically** oh my!
From the first paragraph to the very last line of this book, I was hooked. The chemistry between Cara and Kiel is an absolute live-wire that you can just feel vibrating off every page, the emotional warfare between the two magnificently written.
Aaahhhhhh Kiel!!! I just love a cocky man. Kiel is everything. I couldn’t get enough of this book and never wanted it to end. Its so unbelievably sexy and it’s action packed! This was one of those “just one more page” books because you constantly just wanted to know what happens next. Cara, I had a love hate relationship with her through half the book but it did make me enjoy her that much more in the end. I absolutely love a book that points out the character’s flaws and make us see that they are NOT perfect. If you have not read Nailed Down yet that’s okay, you don’t have to. I would though because you don’t want to miss that one either! Thanks Chelle and Eden, you did it again!!!!!
Well if you thought Nailed Down was sexy and intense you haven’t read anything yet until you read Tied Down. This read definitely had me hooked from the very first chapter until the very end I couldn’t put it down. This book was intense, sexy, suspenseful and action packed that it will have you on the ege of your seat and begging for more. Kiel and Cara were hot and explosive with their fiesty banter and off the charts chemistry that they have now moved to my favorite couple. Get ready for one captivating read that will have you fanning yourself by the end!
Chelle and Eden blew my mind! Kiel and Cara are explosive! I love their story! This story is action packed and full of steam! I highly recommend this book to others!
This book will have you on the edge of your seat and tied up in knots. It is action packed, full of chaos and drama and so damn sexy it will leave you weak in the knees and your heart racing. For the past five years Kiel has pushed his ex-wife out of his mind and stayed away from New York. When a job offer for the journalist in NY can’t be overlooked he heads there, what he doesn’t expect is to be confronted by his ex Cara, the mafia Princess needing his help and protection. Kiel is torn between love and hate for the woman who was supposed to be his forever. This second chance romance with some added mafia drama will hold you captivated and bound to the very end.
I am totally digging this writing duo of Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler. This story is chock full of good stuff!! It is sexy, steamy, intense, dangerous and so many other things, I couldn’t put it down. I loved Kane from Book 1 but his brother Kiel has overtaken the top spot between these two very sexy men in my eyes.
5 years ago Kiel married Cara thinking she was the love of his life and then she did the unthinkable and positively crushed him. Kiel learned a lot from that experience and is a different man today because of it. But he deep down even with all the hurt, his feelings for her didn’t exactly die.
Cara comes from a very interesting family. She needs help, the kind only Kiel can give her, so she tricks him into meeting with her. She does not deserve his loyalty and protectiveness but he gives it anyway. He is amazing! I ended up liking her a lot more than I thought I would at first. She had her reasons for what she did in the past.
Now if they can only get through the danger they find themselves in, can they possibly rekindle their love and find that HEA that has eluded them up until now? We get more of Kane & Kit and Dale and Gin and even some new people to intrigue us like Cara’s brother Johnny. Lot’s of good characters adding to an already amazing story. Can’t wait to see who is up next! Dale? Johnny?
This is Kiel and Cara’s story. Kiel fell in love hard with his wife only to have her lie to her family and say he was stalking her. Fast forward five years and Cara needs Kiel back in her life. It won’t be easy to win him over. He is bitter and rightly so. They are brought back together in a fast paced, action packed journey. Will they get their HEA? It was also nice checking in with Kane and Kit from the first book. I can’t wait to find out if we get to read Johnny and Sammy’s story or Dale and Gin.
Kiel is learning his woman doesn’t follow directions well, “I told you to stay in that room.” I could only shrug, having no excuses that would keep him from complaining. “You’re the most stubborn woman I’ve ever known.” Kiel is really devoted to his woman, “…have spent hundreds of hours listening to your father talk about the shady **** he’s done in his life.” I pulled her close, draping one of her muscular legs over my thigh. “Monumental things, remember? Every one is for you.” I liked this book, I fell in love with Kiel.