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Sinners Consumed

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*PART 2 OF A DUET*

My world is on fire, and I’m obsessed with the girl who lit the match.

Bloodied knuckles and a lifeless body at my feet confirm it: Penny is my demise.

My gentlemanly facade is nothing but a memory.

My sins are seeping through my shirt like ink.

I tried to leave her. Couldn’t do it.

I tried to snuff the life out of her. Couldn’t do that, either.

So we’ll slow dance in the flames until I’m nothing but ash and embers.

I’ll only rise like a phoenix when she’s gone.

The problem is, I’d never let her go.

No, she’d have to run far, far, away to escape me.

And maybe she will if I just told her the truth:

I own the Sinners Anonymous Hotline.

And I’ve listened to every call she’s ever made.

DARK MAFIA ROMANCE - ENEMIES TO LOVERS - AGE GAP - SLOW BURN

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SOMME’S NOTES:

Sinners Consumed is part two of a duet. Rafe & Penny’s story starts in Sinners Condemned, which will be out September 7.

For a better reading experience, please read Sinners Anonymous before reading Sinners Condemned & Sinners Consumed.

You should know that I write dark romance, and my stories–including this one–aren’t for the faint of heart. They contain several triggers, so aren’t suitable for everyone.

319 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 7, 2022

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322 reviews545 followers
January 9, 2023
can relate to both main characters because i love talking shit too 😩
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426 reviews17 followers
October 11, 2022
Seriously, these books had no business being so good.

The angst and tension of book #1 in this duology blows and ends in a great sequel. It’s the good thing about having no expectations whatsoever, I started this thinking nothing of it and both books have surprised me greatly.

Now… give me Gabe. And probably will read psycopath Rory too 😍
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392 reviews5,943 followers
April 11, 2023
i have 156 highlights on a 320ish page book… what does that tell you?

rafe and penny are god tier, truly. i am so obsessed with them it’s not even funny. penny is one of the best heroines i’ve ever read. she’s such a ball buster and makes him work for it every. single. step. of the way and i love it.

rafe is quite literally the world’s biggest simp and by the end of the book he’s paying her $100 + tip to kiss her… every single time. I MEANNNNNNN.

their chemistry was scorching hot and the books are funny af. matt was so funny and the interactions between all the brothers and rory and the brothers was so good.

i’m a little stitious, to quote michael scott, and i loved that their relationship was based so much on fate and coincidences. they had little easter eggs for their relationship for years.



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517 reviews2,370 followers
November 17, 2023
3.5/5

Do yourself a favor and read this duet. That’s it.

“Because even though I’m unlucky with you, I feel even unluckier without you.”

“Come home, Queenie. Come home and let me worship you every day for the rest of your life.”
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794 reviews137 followers
November 20, 2022
reread 11/20/22 - still obsessed. i need more of them

5/5 ☆

“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”

I could have another book on Rafe and Penny and I still wouldn’t be satisfied. Somme knows how to write angst and tension like no other! Again, I found myself just enamored by their interactions and how much Rafe loves her. He goes through stages in this book where he grapples with what he feels for Penny, how much it physically and mentally overwhelms him as he tries to make sense of it, while at the same time trying to retain his reputation as a Visconti brother. We have this very obvious “masculine” character who has stayed away from women like Penny all of his life, but the instant that he meets her and their relationship develops, he can’t help but risk everything at the chance of being with her. UGH!!!! I need a Rafe.

Rafe and Penny are the epitome of “I hate you but I love you and can’t imagine life without you.” This was honestly everything I wanted and more (except an epilogue. I wanted an epilogue, Somme). The friendships between all the girls, Rory, Penny, Wren, Tayce - LOVE. I want to desperately be a part of that friend group!! We also get to see more of Rory and Angelo and they have gotten even cuter since book 1.

Somme’s writing is engaging, detailed and so, so funny. I cannot wait for the next book. ♡ If you haven’t read this series, this is your sign!!!

Tropes:
-Age gap (FMC is 21, MMC is 34)
-Mafia romance
-Small town romance
-Enemies to lovers
-So. Much. Tension.
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50 reviews8,107 followers
December 17, 2022
Solid 4⭐️!

My goodness I really do love Rafe and Penny😌. Don’t get me wrong it was a little slow in some parts but overall it was a fantastic book; and now I can’t wait for Gabe’s!!!
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596 reviews1,836 followers
October 8, 2023
“If I drown, you’re drowning with me. If you burn, I’m burning too. Pick your route to hell, Rafe. The destination and the company are the same.”


This one dragged. And it wasn’t really necessary to have two books for them. One would’ve been completely enough. However, I still liked the fact that he build her a bookshelf for all of her for dummies books, she could only sleep in the passenger seat of his car, he made he a “Penelope price for dummies book”, and he started drinking vodka when whiskey was his drink of choice but nah she hates the taste of it. Anyway Nico’s characters is so freakin nice and interesting to have a book about and dare I say I’m also excited for Gabe’s book??

#1 Sinners anonymous ~ 2.5 stars
#2 Sinners condemned ~ 3 stars
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186 reviews179 followers
July 13, 2023
55555555/5★

I’m so in love with this book, it’s ridiculous. The way it was just pure and utter perfection has to be CRIMINAL!!! There was literally not a moment where I wasn’t grinning and giggling my ass off (except for the sad parts ofc)!! I literally stared at my phone like that: :D, the whole freaking time while reading this book!!!

It was also such a huge improvement from book 1! While I did love book 1, book 2 was just so much more better for some reason to and it had everything book 1 somehow missed out on.

This book made me feel nothing but joy, giddiness and just every positive emotion there is!! In my eyes, this book had absolutely 0 flaws and I’m just so freaking obsessed with it, Penny and Rafe! Like these two own my heart and soul now and I’m most definitely NOT mad about that!!!

Penny is literally such an ICON!!! The way she literally slept with him one night, only to make him grovel the next day… WHAT A QUEEN!!! And the way she really made him beg for her forgiveness was EVERYTHING!! She was literally walking him like a dog! Bro was on his knees for her!! It was just so epic and so freaking entertaining!!

She’s in general such a strong and badass person! Finding out more about her fucked up past and what she has experienced at such a young age, broke my freaking heart. She’s such an amazing character and I honestly can’t get enough of her. I’m so going to miss reading her POVs!!

Now, don’t get me even started on my love for Rafe! I already thought that Angelo was amazing but Rafe?!?!? Bro took it to the next fucking level!!!!

The way he is so fucking obsessed with her was just too good to be true!!! Like he literally craved to be with her!! If my man isn’t like that, then I don’t want him!

He killed for her, even though he is a pretty clean and neat guy! And he brought her back a finger as a souvenir?!?! ICONIC!! He loved Whiskey but only drinks Vodka from now on, because of the chance of him kissing Penny because she hates the taste of Whiskey!!
He proved to her in so many ways how he is different from all the bad guys she has experienced before!! Anddddd… He literally asked for advice on how to properly grovel!!
In conclusion, I’m in love.

He’s just perfection! And so were the many moments between them!

Like… them not kissing until the 70ish% mark of the SECOND book was just everything!!! And the kiss was just so freaking AMAZING!!! He literally kissed her in the rain because that was the only way she wanted it to happen!!! I’m on my freaking knees!!
He let her use all his money just so she would forgive him but she didn’t care about that because she only wanted him to prove her that he truly loves her!!
And the way these two broke every rule they had about love and relationships, for each other… ugh.. I DIED DEAD!!!

Also… the fact that they’re literally soulmates?!?! The way they’re connected to one another by ‘bad luck’?!?! The fact that they thought that they were doomed and not meant to be together?!?!
Somehow the more I think about them and their relationship, the more I realise how perfect they are for one another!!!

Let’s just say that this book has me in a freaking chokehold which I will most likely never escape from! I will be spending the next few days on tiktok, scrolling through edits and videos of these two and this book!! Like.. how can I not?!?!

Overall, another 6+ star dark romance book for me and I’m most definitely not complaining! Somme Sketcher is a GENIUS!!! And I can’t wait until Gabe’s book comes out in September!! Sooo excited to see where the rest of the series is going!!
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263 reviews2,396 followers
January 20, 2023
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a la autora no le gusta la gente pobre que le da promoción gratis todos los días en diferentes plataformas (sin booktw yo no conocería estos libros poronga) y por leer este libro me dijo que me vaya a cagar asi que: right back at you reina 😗✌🏻 espero que nadie mas le de promo gratis a tus libritos, la proxima paga... no es mi problema que no lo puedas costear😉
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226 reviews274 followers
July 19, 2023
This book was full of things that were not in the first book! – Cute moments, spice, groveling, and confessions! 🥹💕

— From the start of this second book, it's full of spicy scenes! Literally, they turned all their fantasies into reality! They entered into an Enemies-With-Benefits agreement because Penny didn't want to fall in love and thought Rafe would treat her like other girls! There was a lot of miscommunication, mostly from Penny's side! She didn't know what she wanted, and Rafe was not letting her go either! Things eventually sorted out, and they became fond of each other! 🤭

— This book was still full of that Luck thing, and I was tired of listening to Rafe saying again and again that she's unlucky for him! That cartomancer seriously messed with him 😂 (though his business was going downhill 🥹). Bro tried to kill her two times 😒 but couldn't because he loved her so much and cannot live without her! Ok? OKAY, I STILL FORGIVE HIM BECAUSE HE IS NICE.

BEST THINGS: 🫶🏻

The groveling was too good! He Googled what groveling really is and followed through with it!
• He apologized many times, took her out for dinners every day, and waited the whole night outside her apartment in case she wanted to sleep in his car! 🥺💖
— He cooked breakfast for her, massaged her for hours, learned how to make a braid because she doesn't know how to, started drinking vodka instead of his favorite whiskey because she doesn't like the taste of whiskey, randomly called her cutie, adorable, and lastly, whenever she asked him the reason for doing all of this, he simply told her, "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" 😭💕
AND THAT PENELOPE PRICE FOR DUMMIES BOOK IN WHICH HE WROTE EVERYTHING ABOUT HER WAS SOOOO FUCKING CUTEEEEEEEE! IT WAS THE MOST CUTEST THING I'VE EVER READ! 💗✨💗✨

— Anyway, the side characters were really nice! I really liked Penny's friend Matt's character! 😂😂 He was cute, funny, and caring! His scenes were funny, lmao! Also ✨NICO✨ He was so nice! His character is just ???? ATTRACTIVE ???. I just can't wait for his book! He's too nice! A quiet beast! 🤩

Um, there were many typing mistakes in this book too! I noticed them a few times! Also, Matt's name was written as MAX! (I don't mind that, but if it helps in the future 🤷🏻‍♀️)
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464 reviews361 followers
October 8, 2022
"Since when did you start drinking vodka?”
“Since you said you wouldn’t kiss me if I drank whiskey.”


This duet has METH in it.

I am in love.
Rafe and Penelope did not let me down.
I love how Rafe was no ashamed of groveling and moping
Following Penny like a puppy
Paying for each kiss and begging for her time.

I love how Penny was a heroine with spine and KNEW she had Rafe by the balls

Such a top-tier couple.
Beautiful


“If I drown, you’re drowning with me. If you burn, I’m burning too. Pick your route to hell, Rafe. The destination and the company are the same.”
He makes a noise of anger. Grabs a fistful of my sopping ponytail.
And then he makes me a millionaire


Him buying her four birkin bags (all in different colours), a Cartier bracelet and a Benz for her to atleast tell him he's got a chance of getting another chance is so superior
I love me a rich king.

Rafe in love was a treat to read.

"There’s never been any pretense with you, Penny. When you talk, I listen because I enjoy what you have to say. When I fuck you from behind, it’s because I know I also have the privilege of fucking you face-on. And when you leave my bed, I can’t bear the thought of it being forever.”


Gimme gimme gimme my boy Gabe now.
I'm tired of eyeing him all this time.
Please i hope his book doesn't let me down
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561 reviews2,771 followers
October 7, 2022
5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sinners Consumed is part two of a duet and it continues where Sinners Condemned left off.

And here I thought the sexual tension and the sizzling chemistry between Rafe and Penny couldn't get better but MY GOD it was perfect.

One of the best enemies-with-benefits romance I've read and the best part was the GROVELING 🤌🏼

The slowburn was truly rewarding and the spicy scenes were HOT.

I absolutely love Penny's character development in the second part of their story. Despite having a tough exterior but she is still wounded on the inside but she would not allow anyone to ever walk all over her even the man she is falling for.

I thought Rafe had already won me over but man did I fall in love with him even harder when he built an IKEA bookcase from scratch and bought an entire collection of For Dummies books because he knew Penny read them. What a man.

The push and pull between them was so entertaining and eventually one of them had to go on their knees—and in the best way.

I love the Visconti family dynamic and I hope I'll get to read more of the other brothers' stories. I have to say I love every scene Angelo and Rory (main couple of book 1) make an appearance in because it's so satisfying to see Angelo being an absolute simp for his wife.

Trigger Warnings can be found on my review of part one of this duet, this is a dark mafia romance with mature and dark themes.
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349 reviews101 followers
December 23, 2022
3.25 stars

It was a good book. I liked the slow burn and watching their relationship develop. There’s nothing I didn’t like about it, I just didn’t love it they way I hoped I would.

There was just something I felt was missing. We missed a few moments I would have liked to see during the grovelling rather than jumping to the next thing. Like when she brought him up for the first time, I would have liked to feel the desperation and when she finally forgave him, we didn’t get to see much of it. Also, the ending was kind of unsatisfying. I guess since it ended before we got to see them truly together, I was hoping for more in the time jump.

I don’t think it needed to be a duet. This book was really just a continuation of the last book. No different stakes or plot, nothing shifted in the story, it just carried on exactly where it left off. I think it may be why I feel like it’s missing something to me. I thought there might have been a bigger plot outside the couple that they would have to deal with or something to make it need a duet but there wasn’t anything really.

I think I’m just not feeling it but I get why others love this book. Like I said, there’s nothing wrong with it, and I liked the romance a lot, I just wanted more.
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22 reviews2 followers
May 20, 2024
→ 4.75/5 ☆

"my heart has caught fire and i'm in love with the queen who lit the match."



˗ˏˋ it is safe to say this book saved the series!! although the duet may have been unnecessary, i'll let it slide because it was for rafe and penny heheheh. i don't think i was bored during any moment of this read. definitely made up for what we didn't get in duet part #1 ;)

╰┈➤ fmc: penelope price aka queenie, penny ♥
in love with this girl!! particularly the fact that she didn't fold at the beck and call of the fmc. sis actually made him work for it and prove he was different than the rest and that she actually mattered. we love a fmc that knows their worth 🤗 queenie most definitely brought rafey to his knees. oh boy, and much more than that!! love this for her lol

╰┈➤ mmc: raphael visconti aka rafe, king of casinos ♦ (bye that last name is for shits a giggles)
100% redeemed himself. i barely had any quotes from penny. all my tabs were for rafe because i ate up anything that came out of his mouth!! i love how he was showing and telling in this book. he wasn't all talk like some other mmcs..anywayy. he turned into such a simp lol penny's personalized for dummies book, sleeping outside of her apartment, killing any man who so much as looks at her??? mhmm, i know das right 🫦

"despite knowing this is temporary, has to be temporary, i know i'd give this girl the world on a silver platter, if she just said please like she does when she wants to come.”
"then what will it be, penny? because one things for sure; i'm not walking this earth without you. i tried it. didn't like it.
"look at me. i'm your hotline now, queenie. all your mundane thoughts, all your ramblings: they're mine. i want them all, no matter how trivial. do you understand me? good. now stop crying, i don't like it."
"you've ruined my life but i'm not strong enough to stop you."

raphael visconti is an angel in my eyes that can do no wrong. all praise to penny for changing him for the better. she broke down all his walls and i love them for that 😇

╰┈➤ utterly and entirely obsessed with how much their relationship developed over time. i feel like we saw the sparks that we didn't get in part 1 of the duet and i'm so happy we did!! from their diner hold-outs, sleepovers in rafes car, to the cutesy inside jokes, i loved. it. all.

╰┈➤ shout out to rory and angelo (oddly enough) for being the best wingwomam and wingman?!?!?! i don't think we would’ve gotten where we did without them (mostly rory) 😭 also matt being the best roommate what the heck. i loved his humor and personality and how he was still there for penny after all those years!! i thought their little fg with rory, tayce and wren was so cute too.

🎀 so excited to see gabe and wren tho!! we only saw little fragments of their characters but when they popped up, it was guuuhd. very curious to see how it turns out because gabe wants to be mr mysterious and wren is just a bundle of sunshine!! i smell.. opposites attract 😏


"this is what i want. not the gifts or the money, but this. this comfort, this stability, this love. it's everything this man gives me, every single day without fail."
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130 reviews1,603 followers
March 1, 2024
4⭐️ 3🌶️

absolutely loved this series way more than I was expecting, need Gabes duet as of yesterday 🥹

This was my least favourite but not because it was bad, just because I didn’t feel like Rafe and Penny needed two whole books for their story, it started to get slightly repetitive and not as fast paced as the first two, but regardless it was still fun, and definitely spicy
I like the undertones of fate, luck, chance etc and how it plays into their superstitions, the settings of casinos and super yachts etc it was super fun 🙌🏼 this definitely makes me want to read more mafia romance, this was the best I’ve read yet
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304 reviews53 followers
December 25, 2022
I was craving a big plot development, with a lot of action and maybe some consequences for the main characters and family but, for the most part the main focus was on the growth in terms of Penny and Rafe's relationship. I feel like more could have been done with Penny's past and the casino owner playing a bigger, more darker role in this series (and not killed off).

I don't think this part needed to be a duet, and could have been combined into a longer book, with some scenes condensed.
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422 reviews212 followers
April 14, 2023
14/04/23 - my third re-read! This is my comfort book for when I'm not feeling great mentally.

I think Somme Sketcher could write a 100 books about Penny and Rafe and it would never be enough. I cannot express how much I love these two and I want my own Rafe.

This book is Part 2 of a duet. Having 600 pages+ for their story was just perfection and I couldn't read it quick enough.

The writing, the pacing, the banter was fantastic. I hate when banter between a couple disappears once they're finally together, but Somme manages to balance this perfectly. This honestly has to be one of my favourite duets I've ever read and I cannot wait for Gabe's story.

If you love a good mafia romance with a strong FMC and a grumpy MMC, this is the book. The chemistry flies off the page and I found myself laughing out-loud several times. This book is honestly 6 stars!!

Somme, what do I have to do to get Gabe's book in my hands now?????
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669 reviews251 followers
September 3, 2023
Re-read 03/09/23: 5⭐️
Is it possible to give a book more than five stars? Because I really fucking wish I could give this one infinity stars y'all😩 RafePenny were everything and this duet will always be my comfort read! There have only been 3 fictional men so far that have managed to nail the whole grovelling thing down and I'm happy to say that Rafe Visconti is one of them. He also happens to be one of my top fictional men. The writing, the plot, the smut...everything was *chef's kiss*🤌🏻 This series has forever altered my brain chemistry🫠🫡

Okay y'all I'm OBSESSED with this duet ajshsjksksk!!! I didn't expect for this to be SO good but goddamn pop off I guess😍😍😍 The spice, the smut, the grovelling...everything was just mwah *chef's kiss* Can't wait to read more by this author!🥰🤎
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144 reviews150 followers
May 20, 2024
Rafe and Penny already had my heart in first book and I knew I will love them here! Rafe was so gone for Penny, man start drinking vodka because she said she won't kiss him 😆 This book was even hotter then first one 🥵 they had so many cute scene too, like the one when there was thunder and she run right to Rafe's arms and hugged him! Them in his care stays as the cutest scenes ever, now he even had all the extra stuff Penny needs to sleep in it 😭 I loved how Penny got Rafe lucky socks so he can be lucky again! The kiss under the rain!! UGH IDK WHAT TO SAY TO NOT SPOIL! Some stuff Rafe did made me mad tho, the way he acted right before Penny find out the truth. I though it will get heartbreaking, but seeing Rafe grovel to Penny so she will forgive him was one of the best and entertaining things I ever seen and loved that Penny didn't forgive him right away! Just gonna say one thing, that Rafe Visconti doesn't mind spending millions on Penny 🤭 and the whole "100$ and a tip" was funny, all the beats and games were funny to watch. I loved Penny's relationship with her neighbour Matt and her friend Nico, they were such a sweet friends. Hated Penny's parents! My favourite friend group was GIRLS GROUP! Aurora, Tayce, Wren and Penny were the best 💗 Loved seeing Aurora be close with Gabe and Rafe, the way she was being there for Rafe was so sweet! I loved all Angelo and Aurora moments, the way she was a bad cook and my boy Angelo had to eat it all 😂 Angelo always was doing what Aurora wants, was so cute BEST HUSBAND FOR REAL! One more ting, I'm super exited for GabeWren book because of all the crumbs we got, we learn some more stuff about Gabe which made me even more curious about his story 😭 I hope we will get it this year ❤️
November 3, 2022
5 stars or something else. Yup it was excellent. Their relationship progressed into enemies with benefits to no way I’m falling for you in this book and I loved every second of it. The angst, the chemistry was so amazing that I didn’t want the book to finish. Other characters had fun roles in this too specially Rory and ofc Gabe.
Rafe’s character development was done wonderfully too. I’m itching to read Angelo’s book now.
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Second read: I loved it ofc I just hope that by the time we get Gabe’s book, Penny finds a career. Like in the beginning of 2nd book we find out that Rory is joining pilot school again so I’m hoping that in the next book penny finds something that interests her. She’s 21still young af so I hope she gets a stable career.
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867 reviews346 followers
January 7, 2024
Unpopular opinion incoming

I unfortunately do not get the hype for this book. This relationship was split into two books for absolutely no reason because nothing happens.

I’m giving it three stars because it’s not horribly written I was just bored.

Her being unlucky, and that being the conflict of their entire relationship was so unserious

Sn: I’m interested in Gabe’s story, but I don’t want it to be a repeat of darkest temptation because I am seeing serious similarities between Wren and Mila. ( wasn’t a fan.)
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76 reviews50 followers
April 28, 2023
RAFE VISCOUNTI, ISTG IF YOU DON'T MARRY PENNY SOON, IM COMING AFTER YOU
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1,218 reviews2,981 followers
March 13, 2023
10/10 I absolutely adore this series. It's now one of my fave mafia romances series. The characters, the Visconti family, the friendship between girls, the romances? They're all amazing.

This is the third book, but the second book in the same duet starring Raphael and Penny. You have to read book two before reading this one! Their story starts there. I would also recommend book one only because there's a continous plotline that starts there and continues over in this one. I also really enjoyed reuniting with Angelo and Rory, main characters from book 1, in this book. I feel like they're the cutest, best marriage ever. And it's shown so clearly here, he's so down bad for her and he'll be that way forever.

And Raphael and Penny's relationship is also very very good. They have this sort of enemies with benefits relationship, because they hate they want each other so badly. Especially Rafe because he knows, HE KNOW she's his doom card. The moment she stepped foot on this town, his luck ran south. His casino was robbed, the port exploded, he got stabbed, he lost important VIPs, lmao. Rafe was watching slowly his downfall happen. And it's was clear it was because Penny. I'm sure it was too, like she IS the luckiest girl but she is the unluckiest with him lmao. FATED MATES + SOULMATES TROPE >> They really delivered all the best tropes with them. A fortune teller told him a redheaded girl will be his downfall and you know what? That actually happened.

In this book, the steamy bits are ON AND RUNNING. The sexual tension in book 1 in the duet was insane like the way they didn't kiss once and also didn't have sex once, but you got a lap dance, fingering under the table, dry humping, you know... normal stuff. But you didn't get any actual act. UNTIL THIS ONE. Oh, Somme wanted to start with a bang and she did. This book is so steamy and wow they really had the best chemistry ever. But you also can see them fall in love and it's so adorable. Rafe building a bookshelf for Penny and filling it up with For Dummies books just because she wants to find something she's good at and do it for the rest of her life. He cooks for her and kisses her forehead every single time. He takes her to get burgers at like 12 am and sleeps in his car because she cannot sleep alone. THEY'RE ADORABLE!

It was a really good book and I'm excited to get to know Gabe and Wren more in their own duet next. I saw Somme push the release so now I have bad luck lmao I was anticipating its release so bad lmao
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89 reviews8,491 followers
May 4, 2024
Woke up this morning thinking about Rafe and Penny. I love them so much. I am SO glad I did a reread. The experience was 💯 times better. I was able to really their story time. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.
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215 reviews229 followers
January 21, 2023
I have a mad crush on Raphael Visconti. He built a bookshelf on his yacht and filled it with For Dummies books because Penny was always reading those, so sweet of him.

Rafe is truly a gentleman (out of his brothers) and charming. Him picking up Penny for late night drives and with burgers since she’s comfortable sleeping in his G Wagon. It is the little things, truly.

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I have already fallen in love.

Nico and Penny’s friendship was the most precious friendship I have seen. He’s so loyal to her and always looking out for her. Rafe not being jealous of that friendship just made me like him so much more. He was grateful Nico has/was looking out for Penny since forever.
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305 reviews17 followers
April 22, 2023
i dont know how Somme Sketcher does it. If she found a way to put drugs in her writings. But reading her books makes me feel high in the best way possible.

“If I drown, you’re drowning with me. If you burn, I’m burning too. Pick your route to hell, Rafe. The destination and the company are the same.”


I said it already in my review for Sinners Condemned but I adore Penny. And I’m madly obsessed with Rafe.

The book takes off right where we left. And takes you on a journey that leaves you in a hot-cold bath between amused and laughing your ass of to hot and sweating in the course of seconds.

Penny still is the badass lead I love to read about it and I’m sure we all fell in love with in the first book. She continues to amaze me with her sassy lines and jokes and unwillingness to let anything drag her down.

And in the other side of this hot pair - Raphael Visconti. The second brother of the brother trio that i fell in love with head over heels in Sinners Condemned. He managed to make me faint within the first few pages into the book.

Like I said - Somme Sketcher has put some drugs into her books. I can’t explain it otherwise.
I devoured this the second I had my copy and time went by in a blur whilst I was enjoying the shit out of Rafe and Pennys teasing, fucking and their bets.
I was giggling.
Smiling.
Screaming.
Crying.
I experienced all the feelings reading this.

These two make for a dangerous combination. A thrilling pair. An smoking hot couple with some amazing banter and some damn girl lines being thrown at each other’s heads. [yes some are damn boy ]. And some very satisfying moments when you are just in awe of the badassness of Penny and Rafe. [yes this is now a word.]

Prepare for dialogues with just the right amount of everything. Humor. Tension. Bets and lots of bets. Intriguing rewards. Their interactions? worthy of an award.

And lets just say. All the teasing in the first part of their journey finally got to an end. Prepare for some really hot scenes that will demand a bath in holy water afterwards.

….so basically everything we experienced and loved about them in the first part of the duet is back again with even more spice and game.

The characters slayed to the moon and back. As did the romance. And the spice. And the plot.
A thrilling and exciting second book in this duet that creates a worthy finale of their story.

——————second read:
I will never get over Penny and Rafe. My comfort characters till I die.

5🌟


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thank you Somme Sketcher for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review <3
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