Emotional. Riveting. Erotic.
5
By KSP91301
Book one sucked me and made me fall in love with this trio of crime families, and I haven’t been the same since. Book two cements that love, especially for Carrigan and James, whose forbidden, clandestine affair is the main focus of The Wedding Pact.
Carrigan is everything I love in a heroine: strong, intelligent, gutsy, and determined. James, despite being thrust into being the head of the Halloran crime organization and having to carry out unspeakable acts, is an alpha male with a soft heart. He’s determined to find ways to legitimize the Halloran businesses and protect those in his care. He and Carrigan try to resist one another, but the attraction between them is too elemental and undeniable. When they come together, it’s explosive.
I love everything about this story, especially the author’s perfect portrayal of the emotional conflict and torture some of the characters suffer. They are trapped, almost helpless, manipulated, and controlled by their families and the weight of their responsibilities. They yearn to lead lives of their own choosing, not the lives they’ve been forced into just by virtue of being born into mafia families, yet fear leaving behind those families and all they’ve ever known. The author illustrates their pain so thoroughly my heart aches for them.
The Wedding Pact is dark, emotional, intense, riveting, and incredibly erotic. It made me laugh, cry, curse, horny, and my heart literally pound in fear and anticipation. I’m completely invested and cannot wait to see how good triumphs over evil when these characters get their HEA in book three.
4.5 stars