DONATI BLOODLINES: PART ONE
by Bethany-Kris
Donati Bloodlines Trilogy #1
Publication Date: May 2, 2016
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Organized Crime. Erotic Romance
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SYNOPSIS
Donati Bloodlines: Part 1
They’re not star-crossed—they’re impossible.
Bought and soon-to-be delivered, Emma Sorrento will be the next wife of a New York Don decades her senior. Not by choice, but as a mafia princess—was there ever one?
But the soul-black eyes of the man tasked with ensuring her safe arrival to the wedding of her nightmares tempts her like no other. In the worst possible way.
Calisto Donati. He’s entirely forbidden. The nephew of the man she’s supposed to marry. And just a touch from him could get her killed.
Is it worth it?
Now Emma has two problems. Saving herself from a marriage to a man she doesn’t want, and not falling in love with the one she does.
NOTE: The Donati Bloodlines trilogy includes THREE parts that should be read in order—part one and two end on a cliffhanger, and part three is a HEA.
This review is done as a whole for all three books as each part ends and the other leaves off revolving around Emma and Calisto and their forbidden love affair.
In book one there are Emma and Calisto and Affonso loving two out of three ain't bad Alfonso was nothing but a monster. Emma is forced into marriage with Affonso a marriage she never wanted and a man twice her age but, before she is tied down she is going to do things on her own time and with someone of her choosing. There were many nights of passion between Calisto and Emma that happened between them before she ended up married but, "oh", know Emma couldn't just fall in love with just anyone it had to be the man's nephew she was bound to marry. The greed, cruelty, abuse was what Emma suffered in silence under the hands of Affonso in their entire marriage and Calisto the only bright light in her very dark world.
Talk about being in between a rock and a hard place loving one man and hating the other. What we loved most about the story is that you felt Emma and Calisto's despair, their pain, their love, and the hopelessness of it all. The emotions the story brought out in the reader were heart- wrenching as well as gut-wrenching. The chemistry Calisto and Emma had been off the charts. We loved them as a couple and if that was not tragic enough because they cannot undo the circumstances they find them in what comes to pass maybe be a blessing to them both or just more heartache and pain. The story was filled with a ton of danger, suspense, heartache, pain, and tons and tons of secrets and a story that kept you on edge the entire time and was pretty much about a couple who played Russian roulette with their lives on more than one occasion!
Book 2 is more of the same as book one more heartache and pain but, for Emma, it's two-fold she has lost the man she loves to the darkness, and her light snuffed but, secretly she knows she will always have a piece of the man who was once her whole world her soulmate her love. My heart broke time and time again for this couple the hopelessness of it all for all of them. Affonso was a man you despised and secretly hoped someone he crossed would off the man for the pain he caused to all those who got in the way of what he wanted leaving a wake of dead bodies behind and a string of broken hearts and even more despair but, all those dirty little secrets are about to be revealed and hopefully, justice would be served.
My heart went out to Emma time and time again for the constant pain she continued to be in from the abuse of her husband along with his disinterest in her other than her womb and providing him a son. We were surprised this woman survived it all but, some might think of her as weak but, that woman was stronger and smarter than anyone ever gave her credit for she was doing everything and anything she could do to keep all the ones she loved safe and protected and alive.
Things heated up, even more, this time and things were about to explode! More and More suspense and someone was about to pay the Piper! Calisto was a character who you instantly fell in love with, and you would learn soon enough of what that man was truly capable of and how one man's loyalty to them all was about to change their lives forever.
Talk about a fantastic ending to an amazing series book three had it all just more of book one and two. Throughout the entire series, the love that Calisto and Emma had been always evident to those who really looked and clearly saw it knew the constant danger that it put that man in along with those he loved so in order to protect them all Calisto needs to do is to make very strategic moves to move right into the top slot of being the boss.
Still, the pain and heartache continue she may have her freedom but, that does not get her the ones she loves. Calisto and Emma living with an unbelievable secret that can get them all killed but, from all that darkness something beautiful emerged. There were tons and tons of drama constantly going on and the constant danger that lurks at every corner but, there is also that kind of love that has stood the test of time for this tragic couple.
Overall just an amazing series the characters were awesome they felt real we felt their pain and sadness and hopelessness and their love. This author has a way of always making you fall in love with her characters they feel very real the men swoon-worthy, dangerous, possessive, protective, they should wear a sign around their necks that says danger beware, yet we cannot help but fall in love with them time and time again. This series ranks up high on my list of favorite mafia crime series neck and neck with Guzzi Family Crime family but, because Gian is one of my top favorite book boyfriends they come in second place. Furthermore, this author is an amazing storyteller and honestly, I don't know how so many others have not discovered her before now because to us, she is our top favorite author when it comes to mafia romance and having some of the best characters ever. Series like this one and many others she writes are constant rereads for us throughout the year not only that it is almost like we need a fix of my favorite characters on a constant basis. Lol This series like all the others once you start reading them, you can't put them down from the first few chapters you are hooked, and you're turning to pages until you have crossed the finish line. One of the things we loved most about this re-released series is because when you finish book one you wanted to dive directly into book two. Calisto and Emma and Cross are characters not easily forgotten and having read Catherine's and Cross's story already that statement will hold true. Five-star reads across the board for us...
DONATI BLOODLINES: PART TWO
by Bethany-Kris
Donati Bloodlines Trilogy #2
Publication Date: June 20, 2016
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Organized Crime. Erotic Romance
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SYNOPSIS
Donati Bloodlines: Part Two
They’re not star-crossed—they’re impossible.
Calisto Donati is what every made man in the mafia should be, and then he broke his oath for a woman that wasn’t his.
Their secrets and games are deadly, but as hard as he tries to stay away from his boss’s new bride, the universe seems determined to keep bringing them back together. Trapped in a marriage that leaves Emma heartbroken and lonely, he’s often the only one left to pick up the pieces of what remains of a once vibrant woman.
Maybe his self-control would be better if he didn’t know the monster his uncle truly is—after all, Affonso Donati was the first hard lesson about life that Calisto had to learn.
These are the secrets of the Donati Bloodlines—where everything, even love, is a lie.
But how far will they go to keep it that way?
Note: TW for miscarriage, child loss, and DV.
DONATI BLOODLINES: PART THREE
by Bethany-Kris
Donati Bloodlines Trilogy #3
Publication Date: September 6, 2016
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Organized Crime. Erotic Romance
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SYNOPSIS
Donati Bloodlines: Part 3
They’re not star-crossed—they’re impossible.
Emma Donati wasn’t given a choice in the end, and the one she was forced to make saved more lives than just hers. If only knowing that was enough to get her through the hell she’s currently living. Instead, she’s paying the price for the lies they’ve told, and the cost is unbearably high.
Some days, it feels like she imagined it all. Like everything with Calisto was a dream.
But they were real once.
Even if now, he doesn’t remember any of it.
And if protecting the only thing she has left of him means lying to the one man who might be able to save her—so be it.
Except the truth still has consequences, and when Calisto finds out what she’s done … not even God will stop him.
Note: TW for miscarriage, child loss, and DV.
ABOUT BETHANY-KRIS
Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.
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