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BLURB
To
take back life, one must first face death...
One
man stripped of his freedom, his morals...his life.
Conditioned
in captivity to maim, to kill and to slaughter, prisoner 818 becomes an
unremorseful, unrivaled and unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he
knows. Death and brutality are the masters of his fate.
After
years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his
mind: revenge...bloody, slow and violent revenge.
Revenge
on the man who lied.
Revenge
on the man who wronged him.
Revenge
on the man who condemned him and turned him into this: a rage-fueled killing
machine. A monster void of humanity; a monster filled with hate.
And
no one will stand in the way of getting what he wants.
One
woman stripped of her freedom, her morals...her life.
Kisa
Volkova is the only daughter of Kirill ‘The Silencer’ Volkov, head of the
infamous ‘Triad’ bosses of New York's Russian Bratva. Her life is protected. In
reality, it’s a virtual
prison. Her father’s savage
treatment of his rivals and his lucrative and coveted underground gambling ring—The
Dungeon—ensures too many enemies lurk at their door.
She
dreams to be set free.
Kisa
has known only cruelty and loss in her short life. As manager of her father’s death match enterprise, only grief and pain
fill her days. Her mafia boss father, in her world, rules absolute. And her
fiancé, Alik Durov, is no better; the Dungeon’s five-time champion, a stone-cold killer,
the treasured son of her father’s
best friend, and her very own—and much
resented—personal guard. Unrivaled in both strength
and social standing, Alik controls every facet of Kisa’s life, dominates her every move; keeps her
subdued and dead inside...then one night changes everything.
While
working for her church—the only reprieve in her constant
surveillance—Kisa stumbles across a tattooed, scarred, but
stunningly beautiful homeless man on the streets. Something about him stirs
feelings deep within her; familiar yet impossibly forbidden desires. He doesn’t
talk. Doesn’t communicate
with anyone. He’s a man beyond
saving, and a man she must quickly forget...for both their sakes.
But
when weeks later, out of the blue and to her complete surprise, he’s announced as the replacement fighter in The
Dungeon, Kisa knows she’s
in a whole lot of trouble. He’s
built, ripped and lethally unforgiving to his opponents, leaving fear in his
wake and the look of death in his eyes.
Kisa
becomes obsessed with him. Yearns for him. Craves his touch. Needs to possess
this mysterious man...this man they call Raze.
Review
This book....this book is so good y'all! I expected this dark and twisted story but I didn't expect the FEELS....I didn't expect to feel these characters connection...feel their emotions....feel their love! 5 stars.
I'm not going to summarize any of the story.....this is a book you need to go into blind, the blurb tells you enough.
Buy this book! From the very first page you feel the love of two soul's that belong together. I believe this is the fifth book I've read of Tillie's this year, some of my favorites of 2014...not one has been under 4.5 stars. Tillie is now one of my go to authors!
*Reviewed by Brandi
AUTHOR BIO - SHORT VERSION
Amazon
& USA Today Best Selling Author, Tillie Cole is a Northern girl through and
through. She originates from a place called Teesside on that little but
awesomely sunny (okay I exaggerate) Isle called Great Britain. She was brought
up surrounded by her English rose mother — a farmer’s daughter, her crazy Scottish father, a savagely
sarcastic sister and a multitude of rescue animals and horses.
AUTHOR BIO - LONG VERSION
Amazon & USA Today Best Selling Author, Tillie Cole,
is a Northern girl through and through. She originates from a place called
Teesside on that little but awesomely sunny (okay I exaggerate) Isle called
Great Britain. She was brought up surrounded by her English rose mother -- a
farmer's daughter, her crazy Scottish father, a savagely sarcastic sister and a
multitude of rescue animals and horses.
Being a scary blend of Scottish and English, Tillie
embraces both cultures; her English heritage through her love of HP sauce and
freshly made Yorkshire Puddings, and her Scottish which is mostly demonstrated
by her frighteningly foul-mouthed episodes of pure rage and her much loved
dirty jokes.
Having been born and raised as a Teesside Smoggie,
Tillie, at age nineteen, moved forty miles north to the 'Toon',
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, where she attended Newcastle University and graduated with
a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Religious Studies. She returned two years
later to complete a Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching High School Social
Studies. Tillie, regards Newcastle to be a home from home and enjoyed the
Newcastle Geordie way of life for seven 'proper mint' and 'lush' years.
One summers day, after finishing reading her thousandth
book on her much loved and treasured Kindle, Tillie turned to her husband and
declared, "D'you know, I have a great idea for a story. I could write a
book." Several months later, after repeating the same tired line at the
close of another completed story, she was scolded by her husband to shut up
talking about writing a novel and "just bloody do it!" For the first
time in eleven years, Tillie actually took his advice (he is still trying to
get over the shock) and immediately set off on a crazy journey, delving deep
into her fertile imagination.
Tillie, ever since, has written from the heart. She
combines her passion for anything camp and glittery with her love of humour and
dark brooding men (most often muscled and tattooed – they’re
her weakness!). She also has a serious side (believe it or not!) and loves to
immerse herself in the complex study of World Religions, History and Cultural
Studies and creates fantasy stories that enable her to thread serious issues
and topics into her writing -- yep, there's more to this girl than profanity and
sparkles!
After six years of teaching high school Social Studies
and following her Professional Rugby Player husband around Europe, they have
finally given up their nomadic way of life and settled in Calgary, Alberta
where Tillie spends most of her days (and many a late night) lost in a writing
euphoria or pursuing a dazzling career as a barrel-racing, tasselled-chap
wearing, Stetson-sporting cowgirl... Ye-haw!
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7074846.Tillie_Cole
