Blood Money (Marchesi Loan Sharks #1)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Blood Money." It's the first novel in the Marchesi Loan Sharks series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["Liam
I was drowning in debt and my sister needed help, so I made a terrible choice. I borrowed money from the infamous Marchesi family, knowing I had no way to pay them back.
Did I think I could evade them?
Did I think I’d win the lottery?
No, I didn’t think at all. I just acted.
Now, a killer is at my door, a man known for his ruthlessness, his persistence, and the way he can bring a man to his knees – for business or pleasure.
I’ve got to find a way to pay him back, and the only thing I own free and clear is my body.

Valentino
My job is extracting money from delinquent clients. If they can’t pay with cash, they pay with pain.
The next client on my list is Liam, but when I show up at his house ready to take his money or break him, I find a desperate young man who intrigues me so much I consider other options.
When he offers himself as payment, I long to torment him in ways we’ll both enjoy, but clients are off limits, and only fools break Marchesi family rules.
I might just let him make a fool of me."]

Now HERE’S the angst and hurt-comfort I needed! Yess! Make me cry. Thank you!

These two were dangerous. They had so many person demons and they weren't good with trust and they didn't believe in luck. Until they crash landed into each other's lives. Until fate didn't give them a choice. Until Val didn't give Liam a choice.

This whole universe is mafia romance, and most of them would be classified as a dark romance, but this one truly felt dark. It was dangerous and daring, it was nearly hopeless. But they made it work (good think Lucien is a sucker for true love).

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, parental death, medical debts, blackmail, stalking, attempted SA, homelessness, and more. 

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Hot Blooded (Marchesi Loan Sharks #0.5)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Hot Blooded." It's the prequel/introduction novella in the Marchesi Loan Sharks series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["I thought I’d be spending a long, boring summer as the virtual prisoner of my mafioso father.

Instead, a series of bad choices left me staring down Tony Trevisani, the man who’d given me the best night of my life.

He was the only man I’d ever wanted to keep until I’d learned he was one of my father’s enemies. Utterly forbidden.

And now here he was, back in my life when I was at my lowest.

He looked ready to kill me–or ravage me.

Which would it be?

Would I survive the night? Would my heart?"]

There were parts of this that I loved and parts that...make Lucien seem like a true villain (it was slightly clarified/rectified). 

Tony (not the monkey) was definitely a shot-first-as-questions-later kinda guy. And seeing how many of those men work for Lucien...he deserves his own island. 

But I did think Tony (not the monkey) and Elio were adorable! Crazy as hell, but adorable. ;)

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, mentions of attempted SA, mentions of being drugged, and more.

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The Reprobate (Texas Safehouse #5)

Here's Silvia Violet's "The Reprobate." It's the fifth and final novel in the Texas Safehouse series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["People call me a reprobate. I’m known for my humor, my arrogance, and my inability to follow rules.

My boss sends me on a mission to protect the cold-as-ice billionaire I love to hate. I plan to push all the man’s buttons.

He’s as irritating—and as hot— as he’s always been. I expected to want him. What I didn’t expect was for my heart to get involved.

There are things no one told me about the mission, and our enemies are closing in fast. We have nowhere to go, but my friend’s ranch turned safehouse.

Neither of us was made for relationships, but the longer we’re together, the harder it is to deny the way he makes my heart ache for more. I’ve been living on the run, dodging bullets and my past. Can I stay put and give myself a chance at love?"]

These two…were not what I expected at all. Yes, they butted heads a looot, especially in the beginning. They were sooo similar: lone wolf, hiding behind a facade, tragic backstory, control oriented. But somehow they fit together perfectly. 

What a great ending to a fabulous series!

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, PTSD, and more. 

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The Recluse (Texas Safehouse #4)

Here's Silvia Violet's "The Recluse." It's the fourth novel in the Texas Safehouse series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["The days I spent as a prisoner of war haunt my dreams most nights. I’m doing my best to move from one day to the next, but nothing feels pleasurable anymore—until I find Carlo Marchesi sneaking around my cabin.

Carlo is a mobster. He’s supposed to be under guard. But when he suggests a wicked way to pay for a night in my house, I can’t say no, and I can’t hold back the real me, the dangerous man I never thought I’d be again.

Being with Carlo feels more real than anything has in ages, but he has a life back in Boston, and neither of us are a good bet for a relationship.

When Carlo’s enemies come for him, will love be enough to hold us together and help us survive to build a life together?"]

Whelp, I wasn't entirely prepared for that.

I didn't anticipate the lack of angst and hurt/comfort. Especially after realizing that Carlo was the other MC. I excepted someone softer for Blade than a spoiled mob prince, but Carlo was so much more than that (and absolutely everything Blade needed). I also didn't anticipate crying. So...thanks for that. 

I loooved these two. They healed in each and helped each other grow after their pasts tried to tear them down. 

LOVED the Angel and Devil moments (and okay, Lucien).

Of course Fox is last. I'm sure he'll get smacked right over the head with love, so hard that he won't know what happened. 

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, abusive parents, PTSD, blackmail, and more. 

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The Rogue (Texas Safehouse #3)

Here's Silvia Violet's "The Rogue." It's the third novel in the Texas Safehouse series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["Rogue can charm the pants off anyone, but can he catch a man who might as well be a ghost?

Eight seconds on a bull was never as scary as falling for a man who might disappear any second. I might have left the rodeo to work my brother’s ranch, but I never lost my taste for danger… and I’ve never met anyone more dangerous than Special Agent Ghost.

My overprotective brothers warned me away from him, but I’ve never been one to take good advice. When Ghost and I came together, it was explosive… and also healing.

We both have secrets, and neither of us ever thought we’d find comfort like we have in each other’s arms, but he doesn’t know how to stick around, and I’ve never learned how to let someone love me.

Unsure how long the fire between us will burn, we keep our relationship hidden until the day when an enemy’s bullet shatters the hidden world we’ve created. Now we’ll both have to make a choice: to keep hiding our true selves or put our cards on the table and fight for the future we want… together."]

Well, I knew these two would make me cry. Though, I was wrong about the amount of angst and hurt-comfort. These two were somehow the sweetest of all of the couples so far. Maybe it was the fact that they didn't fight their connection, their chemistry. They just fought how deeply their feelings were.

I loved how perfectly they matched each other. They were adorable and fluffy and spicy and protective (sooo protective). 

I really liked seeing more of Jacob and Rogue's friendship. That was perfect.

As was all of the glimpses of Blade. CanNOT wait for his HEA.

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, abusive parents, injuries requiring a hospital stay, and more. 

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The Reaper (Texas Safehouse #2)

Here's Silvia Violet's "The Reaper." It's the second novel in the Texas Safehouse series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["A Marine. An assassin. A fine line between love and hate.

I’ve seen too much death as a Marine and the son of a mafia boss’s lackey. I finally have a chance to do what I’ve always raise horses. My brother’s ranch is also a safehouse for men the police would never protect.

TJ, our first client, is a hot AF mafia assassin who doesn’t take no for an answer. He’s the last man on earth I want to desire, and the only one I long for.

My self-control grows thinner each day until I give into TJ’s demands, baring myself to him in more ways than one. TJ isn’t the man I thought he was, and I can’t fight what I feel for him, but the danger that sent him to the ranch is growing and sooner or later, he’ll go back to his family.

Do I fight for him or accept that we were never meant to be?"]

We watched this two dance around each other (well TJ did most of the flirting..Rhys fought their connection at every turn) the entire first novel, and in my opinion, they spent way too long doing the same in this one. Not to mention the hurt-comfort, wasn't okay with all of that bs. Then again, TJ has a thiiick skin, so he didn't take most of what Rhys said to heart.

It was all hate hate hate until it really really wasn't. And then I almost cried. And then I did cry.

Plus all of the Ghost/Rogue stuff! D: They'll make me cry for sure.

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, abusive parents, and more. 

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The Renegade (Texas Safehouse #1)

Here's Silvia Violet's "The Renegade." It's the first novel in the Texas Safehouse series, which is within the Marchesi Family universe. 

["I followed my gut and defied orders.

I'd do it again even though I was left with a stain on my record and no where to go until an old friend pulled me back into the world of organized crime.

Now I spend my days doing two things I love, raising horses and protecting people. Just like before, my life is filled with danger, bad men, and their badder enemies.

I didn't think I had time for anything else. Then a scared young man came to me for help."]

Oh Grant, you really should have listened to X when he told you that Jacob was "trouble."' That boy knocked you head over boots faster than you denied there was anything between you. And telling yourself that you'd keep your hands off of him? Suuure.

Jacob was trouble but trouble that Grant needed. And honestly, the entire ranch. He showed them that their can be more in life and loss, that there can be something to look forward to, that they each deserve love and kindness. 

I knew this series would be good, but I might have under estimated how good. I mean, mafia cowboys?! Yes, fucking please. All of the incoming HEAs.

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, abusive parents, abusive ex, stalking, and more. 

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