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Ruthless: A Captive Enemies to Lovers Dark Mafia Romance (Ruthless King Book 1) Kindle Edition
"Dark, seductive, and hot as HELL." -USA Today Bestselling Author Lili Valente
Angel Rossi is living a boring post-college life when she's taken captive by billionaire mafia boss Nico Vitale.
Thrust into a world of luxury, danger, and unbridled passion, Angel is sure there's been a mistake. But when she realizes her entire life has been a lie, there's only one thing she knows for sure: she is falling in love with the frightening, powerful man who is her captor.
And he'll destroy everything in his path to keep her.
This is not your mother's mob.
"Romantic and intriguing. A gripping read!" - NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely
"Hot sensuality and gripping suspense. Brace yourself for a perfect romantic journey!"- NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Angel Payne
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★★★★★ "Nail-biting, heart-pounding romance!”
★★★★★ "Everything a mafia romance should be."
★★★★★ "Nico is not your daddy's mob boss… the kind of serious bad boy you can't help but root for."
★★★★★ "Written flawlessly and hotter than sin!"
★★★★★ "Perfect for readers who like their romance steamy with a shot of adrenaline and intrigue!"
★★★★★ "Nico could kidnap me any day!"
★★★★★ "The kind of mob boss I love to read about."
★★★★★ "The tension and chemistry between the two were off the charts... I could not put these books down."
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 31, 2015
- File size1372 KB
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- This is what happened when you were used to getting what you want. The first time you saw something you couldn’t have, it became an obsession. Not because you really wanted it, but because you knew you couldn’t have it.Highlighted by 149 Kindle readers
- “I do own you, Angel, whether you realize it or not.” He paused. “But you own me, too.”Highlighted by 148 Kindle readers
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"Dark, seductive, compelling, and hot as HELL." - USA Today Bestselling Author Lili Valente
"Hot sensuality and gripping suspense. Brace yourself for a perfect romantic journey!" - NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Angel Payne
From the Author
Michelle St. James is a California expat who ditched her beach house for a converted barn in New York's Hudson Valley. She spends her free time reading, doing yoga, hiking, and waiting for the next season of Love Island U.K.
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Book List and Suggested Reading Order
Mafia Boss Saga:
Ruthless (Ruthless King #1)
Fearless (Ruthless King #2)
Lawless (Ruthless King #3)
Savage (Savage King #1)
Primal (Savage King #2)
Eternal (Savage King #3)
Covenant (Vengeful King #1)
Revenant (Vengeful King #2)
Rule (Vengeful King #3)
Syndicate Saga (with appearances by your favorite Mafia Boss characters):
Fire with Fire (NY Syndicate #1)
Into the Fire (NY Syndicate #2)
Through the Fire (NY Syndicate #3)
King of Sin (Las Vegas Syndicate #1)
Wages of Sin (Las Vegas Syndicate #2)
Surrender to Sin (Las Vegas Syndicate #3)
Thicker Than Water (Boston Syndicate #1)
Blood in the Water (Boston Syndicate #2)
Hell or High Water (Boston Syndicate #3)
Murphy's Law Saga (with appearances from your favorite Mafia Boss and Syndicate characters):
Murphy's Law (Murphy's Law #1)
Murphy's Wrath (Murphy's Law #2)
Murphy's Love (Murphy's Law #3)
Wicked Game (Wicked Game #1)
Fair Game (Wicked Game #2)
End Game (Wicked Game #3)
Second Chance (Second Chance #1)
Fighting Chance (Second Chance #2)
Last Chance (Second Chance #3)
Coming Home (Coming Home #1)
Home Turf (Coming Home #2)
Home Free (Coming Home #3)
Kings of Corruption Duet:
Rogue Love (Braden Kane and Nora Murphy)
Rebel Love (Locke Montgomery and Elle Matheson)
Mafia Boss Standalones:
Muscle (Luca's Story)
Eternal Love (Mafia Boss Holiday Reunion Novella)
Sentinel (Leo's Story)
Imperium:
Love or Money (Imperium #1)
Devil You Know (Imperium #2)
Savage Empire:
Conquer (Savage Empire #1)
Captivate (Savage Empire #2)
Crown (Savage Empire #3)
The Awakening Series (steamy midlife divorce romance):
The Awakening of Nina Fontaine
The Surrender of Nina Fontaine
The Liberation of Nina Fontaine
About the Author
She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages.
Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 70-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching the Great British Baking Show, and waiting for the next season of Love Island.
Product details
- ASIN : B013727A7S
- Publisher : Blackthorn Press (July 31, 2015)
- Publication date : July 31, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1372 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 336 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,333 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #12 in Gothic Romance
- #17 in Organized Crime (Kindle Store)
- #231 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Michelle St. James is a Southern California expat now living in New York who can confirm the former has better weather while the latter has better pizza.
She is the critically acclaimed author of over fifty published novels and seven novellas. Her first series (under her not-so-secret real name) received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist and was one of Booklist's Top Ten Debut novels. Her work has also been an Indie Next selection and has appeared on prestigious lists such as the Lonestar List, New York Public Library's Stuff for the Teen Age, and Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and translated into over twenty languages.
Michelle lives in a converted barn with a leaking roof, a 65-pound puppy, and three perpetually annoyed cats. She spends her free time doing yoga, watching the Great British Baking Show, and waiting for the next season of Love Island U.K.
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Two years out of college, she wonders if the rest of her life will be filled with hours at the Muddy Cup as a barista. She knows that she needs direction in her life-she just has no idea which direction she wants to go in.
The only spot of brightness in her life was her brother David. With her mother gone and her father often absent in her life, he was all she had. She is constantly trying to bridge the gap between her brother and her father, but to no avail. Angelica hopes that something, anything, will change.
Then things do change when she is kidnapped. She’s thrown into a room and held captive for reasons unknown to her. However, the reasons almost cease to matter when she meets her captor: the dangerous and handsome Nico Vitale.
He’s the boss of New York City’s crime family. After his parents were murdered in an execution style killing, he took control. Nico wants answers and Angelica is the key to them. Angelica is prepared to resist Nico. What she doesn’t count on is his kindness, his strength or her growing attraction to him.
Then she learns a family secret that shatters her entire world. Her whole life is not what she thought it was. Angelica has only one option: help Nico learn the truth so that she can finally figure out if loving him is a valid option…
My meagre plot summary doesn’t do this book justice. It comes nowhere to capturing the rapid fire plot that seems to flip the pages almost turn themselves, nor does it capture characters so real, so vibrant, that they live beyond the page.
It also fails to capture the incredible passion and the amazing love scenes that set the pages on fire. I have read hundreds of romance novels, but none of them have come close to Ruthless by Michelle St. James.
Of course, Michelle St. James is the pseudonym of Michelle Zink. So I already know that she can tell a flat out fantastic amazing story. I also knew that Michelle could write passionate love scenes with aplomb-she showed that she could do so with her Shadowguard Trilogy of novellas. I was left breathless after those three short books and wondered what Zink could do with the space of a full length romance novel.
After reading Ruthless, I don’t have to wonder any longer. Ruthless is the work of a master of the romance genre.
Yes, the love scenes are incredibly hot, but it’s more than that. What I loved most about Ruthless was that it wasn’t just about the love scenes. Michelle has given us a novel that goes beyond the typical mob boss novel. She breaks stereotypes established by mob novels and instead of a man driven to kill for no reason and poses a woman, she’s created Nico Vitale.
I love the twist she’s given the book in Nico. He doesn’t kill if he doesn’t have to and he takes care of his own. More than that, despite the situation they are in and the attraction he has to Angelica, he wants her to want him and will only take her completely when she does.
He’s a man with depth, with heart and with honour. Despite the unkindness done to him, he knows there is a right way to do things and a wrong way.
Zink has given us everything we could want and more in Ruthless. I can’t wait until Mob Boss Book Two: Fearless comes out in September! I can’t wait to read Ruthless all over again!
Nico is an interesting character in that he is heavily involved in organized crime (bookmaking, unconventional cyber protection, etc.) and is willing to commit any violence he deems necessary, yet he contributes substantially to philanthropic organizations, prays using the rosary with some regularity, is promoting more ethical business practices for the mob, and is at war with himself for his attraction to Angelica yet his need to use her to flush out her father, even at risk of her safety. Additional characters of interest include Luca Cassano, who is trusted by Nico to watch over Angelica, Carmine Alfiero-Nico's Consigliere (trusted advisor), and Raneiro Donati, headquartered in Rome and in charge of the world-wide Syndicate.
The story is interesting and intense. The characters, dialogue, and scenes feel real. There is some angst at the beginning, and suspense throughout the book. This all results in a fast and enjoyable read which sustains the reader's interest through the entire book. However, the sexual situations are glaringly descriptive (more so than needed, even for a hot story), and occur much more frequently than needed. It therefore makes one question if this is as much the purpose of the book as the telling of the actual story, thus detracting from an otherwise excellent book, and hence my rating of 4 rather than 5 stars.
Top reviews from other countries
Story is slow and predictable…too bad because I really like mafia stories. It just didn’t do it for me, but others might find it enjoyable. Nothing wrong with the writing style, it just wasn’t for me.
You can find the characters in difficult and sexy steamy situations that keep you turning pages whitout stopping.
Starting book 2 so
The characters throughout were three dimensional and not mere cyphers, as in some similar stories I've read, and as such their motives were believable, even when they were doing bad things. I especially loved how strong Angel proved herself to be, and how she wouldn't grovel, even when she felt her life was at stake. To top it all off, the sex scenes were smoking! I can't wait to read the next book in the series!