“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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A second chance at a love she tore apart.
Cara and Kiel. Young lovers that eloped. Except it wasn’t that easy since she is a mafia princess trying to rebel against her family but throws away Kiel -brutally- at the first sign of the wrath of daddy.
Years later, after Kiel’s hatred and bitterness has been cemented, they cross paths again. Not coincidentally. Things are more difficult and more dangerous than ever.
Very intense! Physically and emotionally! Kiel is such a great guy so I really didn’t want to like Cara for what she did to him, she was a heartless brat, but I slowly came around.
This leads up to Dale & Gin’s story next in Kneel Down. I can’t wait to see how Dale works his way out of the mess he’d gotten himself into.
Great story of two people who fell in love despite their differences. Loved it from start to finish!
WOW! I volunteered to review this book for the authors. I love reading books from both Chelle Bliss and Eden Bulter. They are so good together. This book is about Keil and Cara. This is the second book in Nailed Down series. Tied Down was so good! It might be my favorite in the series!! Kiel was sexy and all alpha! Kiel and Cara had amazing chemistry and those sexy scenes were scorching!! You DEFINITELY have to read this book! I was drawn into the book with each page I turned. Keep up the amazing work ladies! I can’t wait to see what else y’all will bring to us again.
Loved this book! The whole series is excellent.
Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler have done it again!!! This one started out a little slower for me, and I wasn’t totally crazy for Cara to begin with, but that definitely changed before it was over.
Kiel Kaino arrives in New York thinking he’s there for a job interview. But he has this gut feeling that something is off. And boy, is it ever! When he follows what he thinks is going to be his next quickie into a room at the airport he’s in for a rude awakening.
Cara Carelli has a huge problem and the only person that can help her is her estranged lover. But he wants nothing to do with her after what she put him through five years ago. Can she convince Kiel to help her? Or will he leave her to find her own way out of her own problems.
I fully admit that Cara was not a favorite of mine early in the book. But she definitely grew on me. And by the end, I loved her.
I know I am behind on this series! And I am ashamed to admit that I have had this and book three on my kindle for little while……and I have book four on pre-order!!
So I dived in tonight to catch up before book four releases!! And holy moly, I could not put it down! The chemistry between Cara and Keil is off the charts! This book is fast paced and hot as hell!! I need to read Book Three!!!
Love Second Chance stories with a HEA! This is a fast read because you can’t put it down till the end! Filled with romance, family DRAMA and a chemistry between Cara and Kiel that is so hot! Can’t wait to read Dale’s story!
I think we would all love a Kiel Kaino in our lives!
This is a really good mix of a steamy, second-chance romance with a smidgen of suspense too boot. Tied Down can be read as a stand-alone story, it does feature characters from book 1 but the plot of this one is independent from the first. I am a huge Chelle Bliss fan, so I don’t even need to look at the blurb to know I’ll be reading the story, and I never find myself disappointed with any of her books.
Kiel is offered the job of a lifetime in New York, somewhere he swore never to return. He should have known better and gets sucked back into the world of Cara, his one-time mafia goddess. However they parted on bad terms, painfully bad terms for Kiel who literally limped home to lick wounds that were NOT metaphorical. Cara is the last person he wants to see, but he can’t deny the attraction he still feels for her. Will they get a chance to right the wrongs of the past, or will the danger of Cara’s world tear them apart forever?
If you’ve read Nailed Down, then you will already have met Kiel. However the Kiel from that story was just a cloak he wears to protect his heart. In Tied Down we meet a very different man, not the heartless man-whore I thought I might get, nor the dominant alpha male that we see too often. No, Kiel is very much the calm, strong and mainly silent type but also a man who loves fiercely and when he loves it is with all his heart. I wasn’t sure if I’d like Kiel but what I felt far surpassed that emotion. I absolutely adored him, he could do no wrong in my eyes!
For the first few chapters I really disliked Cara, by the end of the book I loved her too. That was some clever writing Ms Bliss and Ms Butler!!! At one point I couldn’t see how I would ever forgive Cara, I actually felt worried that I wouldn’t like the book because of this. Yet, whilst I didn’t feel that she ever truly explained her actions, I could forgive her. Her love for Kiel shone out from the pages of this book.
The plot has some crazy twists and turns and a very nice set up for a third book, which I will most definitely be reading! Whilst this definitely has ‘adult’ content, there wasn’t a lot of it. what there was fitted into the story and felt a very organic part of the plot. The book is really well written, the story was easy to read and follow and the pace was perfect. I would happily recommend this to fans of contemporary romance, as well as to family and friends.
Kiel Kaino is hot, sexy, a little arrogant and on his way to a new chapter in his life. Heading back to the one city he said he would never return to because of a job offer he truly does not understand how he got.
Cara Carelli has a problem and the only person in the world who can help her is the one man she is pretty sure hates her more than anything. So she has to sink to unthinkable means to bring him to her.
Defying her father’s wish of marrying her to Vinnie, the head of an old Italian family, a man who literally gives her the creeps, is Cara’s one focus. With the help of her brother Johnny, she creates a way to get everything she wants if she can just get Kiel to stop hating her and trust her again.
As she and Kiel find ways to not argue they find ways to remember what they lost. The heat between them is a firestorm! What she never counted on was the lengths Vinnie would go to make sure their families were joined and he got control of the Carelli legacy. With the help of Kiel’s brother Kane and others the couple run from New York to Seattle in hopes of throwing Vinnie off the trail.
Danger, smiles and lots of steamy moments bring you into the world of an aspiring News Journalist and this Mafia Princess. It keeps you thinking and wondering what can happen next. Bonus, Kane, and Kit are here to help among others.
Tied down is Book 2 in the Nailed Down series.
Kiel and Cara’s story is a brilliant read from start to finish. Their story is full of twists and turns, angst and hot sexy scenes.
I look forward to reading more in this series.
Meh, did not love the characters or storyline
I enjoyed reading this book! I love how Kiel & Car get back together. This story has a lot going on but it keeps you reading to find out what is happening and how it turns out. I recommend this book and the authors too !!!!!
Love this series!
Chelle and Eden have once again hit it out of the park. Cara and Keil have a past and now fate has once again thrown them together. Cara is a strong independent woman and Keil is your typical alpha male but personified !!!!These characters each want to be in charge they are strong stubborn, arrogant and always get what they want. This is a thrill ride, so hop on , sit down and strap yourself in!! You are in for a crazy, wild, sexy off the charts ride!!!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
Tied Down is another fantastic book by the duo of Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler! It is sexy, fast paced story with a bit of drama to keep you on the edge of your seat! You won’t want to put it down.
Kiel has been reeling from the deceit Cara inflicted upon him years earlier, but she needs him to protect her. Can he forgive her and can they move on and find the passion they once had?
You guys! If you thought Nailed Down was hot, wait until you get your hands on Kiel! I mean he is one smoking hot man. And Cara, she is one bad chick! These two had their issues, to say the least, but when trouble comes around they are pulled back together in the craziest way. This is one face-paced, page turner! The suspense in knowing what is going to happen and when and where will have you devouring this book in one setting!!
Another 5 star read!!!
This is the second book in the Nailed Down series but at can be read as a standalone. Though some characters from the previous book are involved in this storyline so would be best to read in order to get the full understanding of how they fit in.
Kiel, is a journalist who left NY 5 years earlier after a traumatic experience.
Cara, is a ‘mafia princess’ and the reason Kiel left NY.
If you have read Nailed Down then you will have already meet Kiel, where in my opinion, you find him as a cocky man-whore with no respect for women. But after reading Tied Down, Kiel & Cara’s story I now know why he has the attitude that he has.
Five years ago Kiel met Cara in NY when he was just starting out, but ended up returning home to his brother, beaten and broken in both body and heart.
Fast forward 5 years and Kiel is sent a cryptic meeting request for an amazing opportunity back in NY.
The meeting turns out to be orchestrated by Cara to get Kiel to return to New York, which he soon finds out when he steps off the plane.
Past hurts make him adamant he will not let her get to him again, but things take a dramatic turn and Kiel’s natural protective instincts kick in.
I’m not one to give the story away in a review, so I’ll leave you with this…
This book will keeps you hooked, because it has danger, twists and turns, is hot hot hot and sucks you in so you can’t put it down!
I can’t wait for more from this series, can we have Dale & Gin please!
I voluntarily Reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
I loved Keil and Cara’s love story!!! At first I didn’t think I was going to like Cara but by the end of the book she had won my over.Kiel on the other hand I loved from the start!!! They have to go through a lot to be together and it was so worth it!!!
I love both of these authors individually so when they get together I expect to be blown away and once again I wasn’t disappointed.
Tied down is a fast paced, second chance romance but full of so much more, a little action and suspense fill the pages.
I LOVED Kiel but Cara took some getting used to, she didn’t exactly scream worthy of forgiveness.
Their story has twists and turns, some serious mafia shit and an attempt at rekindling something that should have died years ago.
I really didn’t like Cara at first, her begging seemed like BS to me, she was once again all about her father and herself, who cares about Kiel, lets bribe the man with money after screwing him over and ruining his life, career and all, years ago.
Eventually she grew on me, I can’t say I truly loved her but I did like her at least.
Their hot together, there’s no doubt about that, these brothers are so freaking hot and the secondary characters, I want everyone of them to have a story asap lol.
I’m a big Chelle Bliss fan and found Eden Butler in another book they coauthored! These two write amazingly together!
Tied Down was awesome, so sexy & steamy! Hot, hot, hot…oh how I loved Kiel and Cara in this second chance romance!
This book is full of so many things…love, hate, lies, marriage, separation, betrayal. I loved how protection Kiel was of Cara despite her betrayal and his intense feelings for what she did! Loved that Kit & Kane were in it and the secondary characters peeked my interest too. Highly recommend! Loved it!