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    MANGA: Okitsune-sama no Iutoori Yakan

    July 10, 2020 / 1 Comment
    野干~お狐さまの言うとおり~ 分冊版 (コミックマージナル) | 三田六 ...

    Okitsune-sama no Iutoori Yakan – Rokuju Mita

    A drunk customer in a hot springs resort bar listens to the bartender’s erotic story of mating fox spirits…

    I love the Spirited Away feels! Beautiful art too.

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    REVIEW: The Assassin by M.D. Gregory

    July 10, 2020 / 2 Comments
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    The Killough Company: The Assassin – M.D. Gregory

    Gabriel Mancini represents everything Ardan Murphy hates.

    He’s disloyal.

    Money hungry.

    ‘Honor’ isn’t a word he knows.

    He is also too damn handsome for his own good.

    When mob boss Sloan Killough finally gives Ardan permission to find and kill Mancini, the job isn’t as straightforward as he expects. Ardan’s never had a target quite like Mancini, and the ex-CIA agent always seems to be one step ahead of him.

    When their game of cat and mouse turns into something more, their heated connection changes in ways neither expects, and their history becomes irrelevant. When enemies close in from both sides, Ardan and Gabriel must choose between their budding romance and the promises made to very dangerous men…

    The Assassin is part of The Killough Company series. It’s best to read this book as part of this series to understand this story fully. Please read the trigger warnings before beginning The Assassin as this book is a dark romance.


    This is the kind of obsessive hate that turns raging hard ons from figurative to full on.

    Ardan Muphy, assassin, is obsessed with hunting down Gabriel Mancini, hitman. You’d think they’re basically doing the same job but apparently there’s a difference as stressed by Ardan.

    The two hired killers had a history together. They had crossed paths now and then. They would have been friends but then Gabriel betrayed his boss. Such disloyality was something Ardan could not abide. And he made it his mission to put a bullet in Gabriel’s head.

    Gabriel Mancini is very much enjoying his cat and mouse game with his favorite Irishman. The Italian always stayed one step ahead. He will be found only when he wants to be. Which happened when he was in a ‘safe no killing zone’ where he met Arden. Who had no choice but to postpone the kill or risk a war between The Killough Company and The Norse Lords, the MC who owns the territory.

    This is where the real fun starts.

    I love enemies to lovers stories, especially ones where intense feelings were involved. This has been an ongoing hunt that started in the previous books so the emotions had been simmering for a long time. I especially liked the timespan because there’s nothing less convincing than an enemies to lovers story where supposed enemies fall in love after 5 minutes.

    The book was very effective in making you feel those complicated, burning I-really-really-hate-you-but-I-want-you-so-bad feels that culminated in a messy fist fight and a messier hatefuck. Whether they liked it or not or even admit it to themselves, their chemistry was explosive.

    It’s not just the way these two throw off fireworks that made the book so enjoyable. The mob part of the story was equally compelling. There were bigger things afoot. Crime families made their moves. Innocent lives were in danger. A birthday surprise is in the works.

    Ardan’s boss, Sloan Killough and his pet Conall, had major page time. I just love these two! They still couldn’t get enough of each other. It was Conall who suspected Ardan and Gabriel will eventually find their way into each other’s pants given the way Ardan was so determined to get the guy. Conall is rarely wrong about these things.

    The Assassin felt more like a transition story bridging the series to a wider world of underworld crime and motorcycle clubs. I liked how this sets up the plot for future stories and introduced the lead characters for upcoming books. I’m especially excited for Elio and Mateo’s book. These two are from the Follieri, an Italian family that had strong connections to The Killough Company.

    The ending unfortunately left me hanging. It felt rush and headed towards a cliffy I wasn’t prepared for. On the upside, we will see more of Ardan and Gabriel. They will be doing their best to outsmart the CIA and (hopefully) get their HEA. Can’t wait!!!

    P.S.

    As advised, it’s best to start at the beginning. The Killough Company series opened with a bang so I’m sure you’ll be delighted to find out how badass mob boss, Sloan, won over his beloved pet, Conall. Read reviews of books 1-2 here.
    M.D. Gregory books here.

    Rating
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Let Me Live / Let Me Die
    Artist: Des Rocs
    Album: Let The Vultures In

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    July 10, 2020 / No Comments

    I know pain, I know dread
    Wicked veins, they turn to lead
    Tears don’t stop the fire
    It’s killing time

    Back from the dead
    See, their eyes got nothing left
    Kiss me, I am the cobra
    It’s killing time

    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die

    Am I here, am I right
    With a name that I never liked
    Rip me out the moment
    It’s killing time

    Fear in the dark
    Oh, these thoughts, yeah, they’ll never stop
    Meet my friend, the lonesome
    It’s killing time

    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die

    Ooh
    Ooh, ooh
    My love
    Ooh, ooh, ooh, whoa
    Whoa, oh, oh

    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die
    Oh, let me live, oh, let me live or let me die

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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲—𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬.

COVER REVEAL: Shaken and Stirred by Lilly Atlas



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NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Spy by Mell Eight (Excerpt & #Giveaway)


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Unrequited love can make you blind.

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Sometimes growing up means growing apart in this queer take on As You Like It featuring first loves and friend breakups, from award-winning author Julia Drake.

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