☆NOW A TOP 40 AMAZON BESTSELLER☆I was a good girl. I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism centre and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday.Then, I got cancer.What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived?I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it. So, when I finally ran into the man I’d been writing to since he saved my life as a … to since he saved my life as a little girl and he offered to show me the dark side of life before I left it for good, I said yes.
Only, I didn’t know that Zeus Garro was the President of The Fallen MC and when you made a deal with a man who is worse than the devil, there was no going back…
This is Daddy Zeus Garro’s story from Lessons In Corruption. A standalone in The Fallen Men Series.
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Taboo, breathtaking, and scorching hot! I freaking loved WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE.
When I was reading about the little girl on the church steps that ran to her monster, the little girl that lived through being shot and also cancer, this is a must read book, they have some remarkable characters in this book, I really don’t want to say much more just in case you haven’t read it, but it is well worth it to read!! Enjoy I loved it
Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana Darling is book Two in The Fallen Men Series. This is the story of Zeus Garro and Louis Lafayette ‘Lou’.I have read the previous book (and loved it) but feel this is easily a standalone book.
Zeus happen to meet Lou when she was 7 years old. Lou was an innocent victim of a shoot out wheres Zeus saved her life. But they both were hurt by a bullet and Zeus ended up killing a person. They never met before but she felt he was her guardian monster angel. Because of that bullet they found out early she had cancer and it help to start treatment early. Lou and Zeus spoke at the hospital and someone how formed a bond that never went away. They became Pen Pals and Lou felt Zeus gave her the strength to fight the cancer and she never lost her feelings that he was her guardian monster.
Later when she became a young teenager Zeus stop writing her scared that she would for a crush or love attachment knowing that she was a good girl not needing to be corrupted by his bad life.
But Lou never stopped wanting to turn away from the girl image and took to the Dark side anyway.
Now Zeus if fighting to do the right thing but Lou is his and always has been so he going to take what is his!
I an a fan of Ms. Darling books so I knew I would enjoy this book but I didn’t know how much. I completely loved it and could not put it down….read until I finished it a 4:00am. So worth my book-hangover!!
Welcome To The Dark Side: .25
This one’s for my fave gal, @Eileenreadss. Love you more than you love Zeus Garro.
I loved this book, even if the ending absolutely shattered me, as witnessed by all the despair filled voice messages I left for @Eileenreadss at 3 AM while I was reading it.
Louise Lafayette is such a strong character. I genuinely admire her resilience and her bravery. She puts up a fight no matter what and never lets her illness bring her down. She is a bright light and I loved reading about her.
Zeus Garro is a DADDY. I am not sure if I have read another male character who loves as openly and as freely as he does. Not only does he have absolutely no restraints with his affection, but he does so fiercely. He’s protective and caring and overall, quite a gem.
I also loved learning about the relationships with all of the brothers (Mute is my mf favorite don’t talk to me please) and Harleigh Rose as well. I’m very intrigued by her and can’t wait to read her story soon.
Anyway, thanks Giana for breaking my heart. I’ll be back for more.
#WelcomeToTheDarkSide #GianaDarling #ZeusGarro #LouiseLafayette #Loulou
Phew!!! This is one hell of an incredible story which I highly recommend everyone should read!
Daddy Z’s fearless loyalty and dedication to his loved ones is ought to touch every
single one of your heartstrings and I say this simply because his willingness to fight for everything he believes in is nothing short to remarkable.
Staying true to everyone he cares for and having such raw and powerful feelings for his woman are only a few of the things which will be sure to leave you panting and asking for more.
What can I tell you about Zeus Garro?
sexy, bada$$ and alpha to the max
great father, great friend, great brother
Prez of The Fallen and he takes his role seriously
protector of the defenseless. He tried to take a bullet for a little girl he didn’t know.
everything that was great about this story!!
I really enjoyed this book. I was told I’d like it better than Lessons in Corruption and I did. Although I still think King was delicious, Zeus showed me exactly where all that deliciousness came from.
Ten years ago, the prez of The Fallen, Zeus’s uncle, turned against the brothers and an intense gunfight broke out in a church parking lot. Seven year old Lou was walking with her parents and ended up in the crossfire. The only person who seemed to want to step between her and a bullet was the stranger she couldn’t look away from. At twenty-six, Zeus became Lou’s ‘guardian monster’ and through the years, they wrote to each other. They knew each other in ways no one else could. And then Lou ages up and Zeus does the right thing by cutting himself out of her life.
But Lou wasn’t having it. She was seventeen going on grown and she was tired of the fake life she was supposed to be enjoying. She wanted to revel in the dark side. She wanted to live and all of her dreams centered around Zeus.
There were some issues with this story, such as its pacing and the fact that it seemed to be longer than necessary, but I was so invested in it and its characters that I didn’t care. Honestly, this book was very close to a five-star read and the major reason it was out of the running was because someone died that didn’t need to die. It didn’t feed the story and I felt it was done to tug that much more on my heart strings. Not cool. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE was an age gap romance that was filthy, yeah, but it was also full of heart. There were health scares, bullets and knives, conspiracies and rats, families and friends, and the beauty that grew between Zeus and Lou once he accepted that she was it for him.
This is my first book by Giana that I have read and it definitely won’t be my last. She floored me with this one.
Louise Lafayette dodged death at the age 7 when she ran into the arms of her “guardian monster”, Zeus Garro when gunfire erupted one morning. They turned into pen pals while he was in prison and she was battling cancer. Loulou grew up and, 10 years later, the love she has for him turns into more.
This is a dark romance with a 19 year age gap between the Hero and heroine that will tear you apart and put you back together. Zeus and Loulou are both such strong characters and I LOVED the ending. I don’t cry easily when reading and Giana had me wiping tears away over a SIDE character. The way she wrote all the characters, you are able to become attached to more than just the main. The twists and turns keeps you turning pages to find out what happens and who did what. In my opinion, this isn’t your typical MC romance – it’s something more. I started off reading this thru Kindle Unlimited and ended up buying all 3 books in the series – it’s that good.
“Yes, Daddy.”
Ohhhh Hell Yeahhhh
MUST READ 2018
I finally got my paws on this book after seeing it being RAVED about on social media!!! And I will tell you that I could hardly put it down y’all!!! Welcome to the Dark Side consumed my life for 24 hours…CONSUMED.MY.LIFE!!!!
This is my first read by Giana Darling and it sure will not be my last!! I actually know that WTTDS is book 2 in, I’m guessing a series??? But I did not feel I was missing anything since I haven’t read book 1, but I will tell you that I will be going back to read book 1 and whatever else I can get my grubby little hands on!! Holy Shit this book was the bomb.com…lol
I want to say that I am a huge fan of MC books and WTTDS is definitely right up there with some of my very fav MC Authors…like Wylde, Frazier, Bliss, Sheehan and Trejo…see where I’m going with this?? Lot’s of fav MC Authors, my favorite MC Authors. I know it’s just my opinion, but I am trying to show how much I loved this MC book!!! Giana Darling knocked Welcome to the Dark Side out of the park!!!!
Now onto my review…I really don’t want to say too much cuz really, you should just go dig in and hold on for the wild ride!! Zeus Garro is the bad ass MC president. He happens to share an unusual friendship while he is in prison with a young lady that was injured in the crossfires of rival MC clubs. This part of the book, ohh Hell there are lots of parts of this book that will definitely pull at your heart strings. They become Pen Pals and I will tell you I fell sooo hard for this unlikely pair. You will get sooo sucked into their friendship and see the bond forming right before your very eyes!! Goodness…I just loved it!!
I gave Welcome to the Dark Side 5 “goo one click on release day” STARS!!!
I feel that there should be a disclaimer in the beginning of the book stating:
“this book should come with a fire extinguisher because your Kindles will spontaneously combust at all the HAWTNESS going on *stops to fan herself* andddd you will need batteries” bahahahaha
Thank you for this AWESOME read Giana Darling!!! Can’t wait to read more of your books!!! xoxoxo
Ohh and I hope each biker gets his own book…that would be just fan-dam-tastic!!!
This story grips you by throat and the heart and never ever lets you go. This is my favorite Darling book and even though I HIGHLY recommend all of her work, something about these characters spoke volumes to my reader’s soul! LOVED it!
OMG !
Wow what an emotional roller coaster of a book I absolutely loved Welcome to the Dark side my only issue is I finished it too quick I couldn’t put it down I was drawn into a fantasy world and find my reality sucks I want to un read this book just to read it again !
So wonderfully written it just flows !
A absolute must read by Giana Darling and of 2018 …
This is a book I just know I will reread and tell people about oh my gosh I want to shout out what this book is about but don’t want to ruin it for everyone !
I simply adore welcome to the dark side and recommend it to anyone reading this !!!!
Okay, first of all Be.Still.My.Heart. Oh, the feels and gamut of emotions that this story put me through! I fell in love with all of it!! Love your way with your poetic words and steamy scenes, Giana! I had to read this follow up to Lessons In Corruption. These are part of the Fallen Men Series and are Standalones with continuation of known characters appearing throughout.
I knew not long after I started reading this author’s work, that not only did I plan on reading everything else she’s written but that “Welcome to the Dark Side” will definitely make my top 10 reads for 2018!
I was so wrapped up in the wonderful way Loulou & Zeus’s relationship evolved. The author did an incredible job weaving their early years as a unique kinship & friendship that began with the shared bullet wound.
I wouldn’t call the story a tearjerker, however, Lou’s relationship with Mute was so special, it grabbed my heart.
I loved how the author built a very sexy romance in the midst of a gritty world filled with ugly diseases like jealousy, greed & cancer.
For anyone who loves a sexy story with great characters that persevere, along with grit as well as some suspense, I highly recommend making this book your next read!
I was so excited for this book! And I was not disappointed.
I have read all the Giana Darling’s books and love her writing but if I’m honest felt bad for her. I felt like her beta’s and proofreaders or editor let her down. The stories were good but the errors killed the stories. But this book was like a complete 180. And I am was so excited for her!!!!! I am so happy I stuck with her.
Nobody does MC like Darling. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about the age difference between Zeus and Lou but Darling pulled it off and made it work.
This book was raw, gritty, sweet, empowering, heartbreaking and toe curling. This is definitely a great read!!!! I loved the storyline and all the characters created. I don’t want to give anything away so I’m not going to say anything else other then read the book!!!!!!!
I was wondering if I could ask you a question, and it’s kinda personal so feel free to pass. But since you’re still reading I’m assuming you’ve given me the go ahead so I’m just gonna pull up my big girl panties and say it…
I’ve lost my ovaries. Have you seen them?
They were last spotted at the start of Welcome to the Dark Side (The Fallen Men, #2), but have gone missing since then. Pretty sure it was sometime after Zeus Garro was introduced, so I’m blaming him. You know the guy, tall, built like a mountain, capable of killing men with his bare hands or bringing a woman to orgasm with the twitch of his lips. He’s the one with a dirty mouth, kind heart, and body of a Viking. Yeah, that guy.
No?
Hmm, maybe Lou has seen them. After all, she’s partly to blame for those pesky internal organs skipping out on me. If she hadn’t formed an unbreakable bond with her Guardian Monster all those years ago, none of this would have happened. Who would have thought strong willed, compassionate, intelligent women sent Zeus into a sexual frenzy? Not me, that’s for sure.
You know what? Maybe Giana Darling has seen them. She’s the mastermind behind the whole series, the one who’s responsible for melting Kindles around the globe. Heck, it’s her fault sleep deprived devotees are scrambling for coffee injections to get them through their day after binge reading well into the night. This book is addictive, damn it. It needs to come with a warning label. Something like, YOUR OVARIES WILL GO MIA, or THIS READING DEVICE MIGHT SPONTANOUSLY COMBUST needs to be stamped on the front cover.
Yeah, maybe I’ll ask her.
This book is one of the most anticipated release in my list and Giana Darling didn’t dissapoint me.
First time i meet Zeus in Lesson in Corruption, to be honest i was conflicted. Between my love for my poet sexy biker boy with his old soul and maturity of a man despite his youth, and his dad. Yup! I am that girl who love that boy but oh my God … His dad is just too hot!
In WTTDS, you finally see where King come from. And my ovaries go boom for Daddy Zeus!
Giana sure know how to make her man. If after reading this series you wanna .convert your man to a biker, get a line, ladies. Get a really long line and i’ll be at front line! Cause oh my ovaries…these biker boys, these MC outlaws guys…they are that kinda man you want…scratch that…NEED in your life! The way they treat their woman. How they protect their family. How they have their brother’s back. Family. Brotherhood. Passion. Love with no hold barrel. I need this series go long with the other Fallen member.
Now, lets talk about the filthy God and his fallen angel. Zeus and LouLou.
WTTDS is not an easy read, specialy if life keep intervering like me. So many emotion. Yes, its got taboo and dark side. Age gap…huge age gap as in a seventeen year old girl with a guy twice her age. But like i said before, this book hold so many feels. If this kinda taboo is not your cup of tea, don’t even think to read this book and giving bad review in the end cause that would be plain stupid.
Zeus and LouLou connection are like a storm you didn’t see it coming but knew its there and swallow you whole. It whisper around you. So soft at first you barrely notice. And then it grow in time. Consuming until finally there’s just no way running from it. But then again, you just wanna go anywhere but being swallow whole.
*****Then there are the best kinda men, yeah? The ones that man up and claim a woman the way a woman wants and needs to be claimed. He sees somethin’ he likes, he goes up, lays it out and asks her out. He does what he needs to do to get to know her, listenin ’, spendin’ the money and, better, the time to know her mind so he can rock her world. Somethin’ fucks with her, that man is gonna throw down to make it right again****
GOD I LOVED THIS BOOK SOOO MUCH!!!
You know some books are so good that you cab relate to them,you feel like the things that you’re reading are actually happening with YOU! WTTDS was like that! though i have nothing in common i felt like i was there!
And don’t get me started on the chemistry..i freaking love everything about Zeus and Lou !!I devoured the book..Can’t wait for the next in series
#gardian_monster #little_warrior
Guardian Monster Stars.
This book was PHENOMENAL. Without a doubt, it is Giana Darling’s best work to date. I don’t know how she does it every single time, but every male she creates utterly consumes you. You want to eat, breathe, love these hot as sin men and Daddy Zeus Garro is no different. This sexy as fuck monster will destroy every other man for you.
#DaddyZeus will leave you wanting, panting, moaning, screaming, “ooh-ing and aah-ing” to everything that comes out of his dirty mouth.
*** “You wanted me to touch you, Lou, you wanted to tempt the fuckin’ beast? Well here he is. Now tell me has anyone been inside this young, fresh pussy, Lou? Anyone stretched you so much it burned but ya loved it anyway?” ***
*** “With or without me, Loulou Lafayette was going over to the dark side. And I’d decided I’d be the welcoming committee.” ***
Louise Lafayette… the best way to describe her is by saying she is an old and wise soul stuck in a young woman’s body.
Being the daughter of the mayor, granddaughter of the main pastor at church, Louise was raised and groomed to the standards her parents tried to set. Meek and submissive; a mere pawn to her parents political advances. After a while, though, Lou realizes she doesn’t want that life. This is where our heroine begins to shine. Behind her formal and boring life, Louise recreated herself…
*** “Loulou was the woman I wanted to be. She was the dark heart of me brought to life, unbound from the scripture and familial gulf of my youth. It was the section of my soul that found violence a necessary tool of retribution. That felt passion like a thunderclap and hatred like a burning thing in my gut that needed to be acted upon.”
This story is heartbreakingly beautiful and wickedly dirty and sexy all at the same time. You get to see first hand the struggles of cancer, the beautiful unity creates when friends become family, and the ugliness of family that creates distance. The juiciness a forbidden age gap story can only bring. The delicious action packed drama that only an MC book can create.
This book will make you feel EVERYTHING and more.
I laughed, cried ugly snot tears, loved, lusted, hated… the list is endless. That is a world that only our beautiful Giana Darling can create.
Get ready to open your doors to Daddy Zeus.
Welcome to the dark side, little warriors. I hope it is as wicked for you as it was for me.
OMG! I’m not usually dramatic when it comes to reviews, but I’m not sure how I’m going to recover from this book! This story gutted me.
I expected a good story–I loved Lessons in Corruption where some of these characters were introduced. What I got in Welcome to the Dark Side was greatness.
The passion, intensity, and heart that Giana Darling puts into her work is astonishing. Seriously, WTTDS is so well-written. It’s planned perfectly to give a reader the absolute best experience.
Zeus, Loulou, the whole cast of characters…they are exceptional. I quickly saw beyond the age gap between Z and Lou, though it’s ever present. It added to the whole emotional, edgy feel of the book.
From the first pages, I knew I was going to love Zeus, and he’s not an easy man to love. Hardened by the MC life, definitely not on the right side of the law…an anti-hero if ever there was one…but fiercely loyal and unwavering in his dedication to family, both by blood and by bond. Can I get a #YESDaddy?!
And Lou, she might be young but she’s strong. Strong-willed, faithful to a fault, breathtakingly beautiful inside and out. Sure, she’s a rebellious teen on the surface, but she has the drive and grit of a survivor. She knows exactly what she wants and she’s not afraid to take a chance. She becomes Zeus’ Little Warrior, sigh…
I won’t give anything away, but know this—this book will rip you apart and have you cursing. There’s humor and tears, graphic scenes…and love…some of the purest love you’ll find in a book. Hands down, one of my favorite books, ever!
OH MY ZEUS!!!! What a phenomenal read from the brilliant Giana Darling! Zeus and Lou’s story will make you want more even after you’re done reading!
I love the author’s writing. She has this way of explaining and describing things so poetically that you feel like you are in the moment with the characters. I could actually see Zeus’s eyes in my mind with such clairty!
The story is an absolutely thrilling rollercoaster of emotions that will leave you pleasantly exhausted. The balance of angst, humor, drama, mystery is perfect. My heart is battered and bruised, but it’s in a fulfilling way that only can be explained by reading the story itself.
I loved Zeus & Lou’s relationship. Excellent character growth. So much beautiful steam that I honestly thought my Kindle was going to melt.
I HIGHLY recommend this book!
This is one of my go to re-reads and favorite romances of all time. It’s everything!