Rachel Van Dyken

My Review ( May contain spoilers, fair warning upon reading this review, please be responsible)

Destructive King is the third in the Mafia Royals series. If you love NA mafia romance, then I do recommend this series especially if you love a more comedy feel to it which is actually rare for the dark romance genre. Dyken has a writing style that really blends in some unique elements that just seem to really work so well together. I was really fascinated by this one. It also has a tortured dark hero with a shy sweet heroine of sorts. I love the parallels of their personalities that may seem to not work together, but they fit so right because our heroine is strong when he needs someone to stand up to him when the pain is getting too much for him. I really found the family dynamics in this one to be quite interesting and the romance was delectable at times. I really didn't have a issue with this book. It wasn't quite a five star and honestly it was almost a week ago since I read this one so I am just not sure what my exact issue was that kept it from a five star, but I did enjoy it for the most part so it gets a solid 4 star for me. Very eager to see what happens next in the series though.… (mais)

I have enjoyed all of the Eagle Elite series and have been #teamtex since the beginning but after this book Chase has stolen my heart. This book was packed full of emotions, it had all the ups and downs, especially with Chase being so confused asking why? to the anger that ate him alive and consumed him. He feels the ultimate betrayal and nothing will get in his way of his plans to destroy, even himself then comes in innocent Luc and it just tosses everything he had planned upside down. They had chemistry but Chase was so determined to hate that it took him a while to see what was before him but once Luc set her sights on helping him he didn’t stand a chance. I have re read this story twice already and it gets better each time because not only is it emotional but it has a bunch of twists and turns that a reader probably won’t see coming. Can’t wait to see what is next for this series. Oh and I’ll never look at bagels the same way again 😊
… (mais)

I have been in love with the Eagle Elite guys for a long time so when I heard we would get their children's stories in a spinoff I was curious as equally as excited. This book follows the next generation of leaders of the families and they have been raised to protect and be loyal to family first. Serena and Junior find themselves in a predicament because there is a fine line between their hatred and love for one another, but to love each other is a death sentence in the mafia, so they have to keep hating each other to protect each other. These two have to fight to survive and try to navigate a way around feelings that will eventually get them killed by their own family. At times I hated the way things would be going for Junior and Serena, but then I knew there had to be reasons for what was happening. I loved that we got to see the original Elect and see how they are handling letting the reins over to the next generation. I also loved that the familial ties are still there, but none of them will hesitate to do what is necessary to protect family above all else. There were so many twists that I did not see coming and a few times I felt as if my heart was being ripped in two, but the author has a way of helping the reader try to mend their hearts. I love this family and the ride so far with the next group of mafia leaders is an interesting one and I can't wait to see where it takes us. Blood In, No Out.… (mais)